ET Read Home, a monthly reading list

For August, dog days, Czech film history, and a thriller

Paid subscribers get two extra issues a month. One of those is ET Read Home, suggestions of books to read right now. Some are relatively new releases, others are already published works that are timely or books that I’ve been thinking about for some reason or another and think you might find useful, too.

If you are considering the dog days of summer…

Sigrid Nunez, The Friend

Get it? Because it’s about a dog! I loved this book. If you are a writer or an academic or just love dogs, you will love it, too.