The end of the school year, the time for road trips and bonfires, the season when the days grow long. No matter your summer plans, they’ll be better with a book — and we’ve got plenty of titles to keep you happy, hydrated and cool. Stay in touch by writing to us at books@nytimes.com, and keep with all the latest book news by subscribing to our newsletter. ... but that’s not allAlso in our annual Summer Reading issue:Alan Cumming reviews John Waters’s new book, “Mr. He and his work are seasoned; they are the gifts that keep on giving, to him as well as us.”

Source: New York Times May 25, 2019 21:22 UTC