Good morning. Fall's the perfect time to hunker down and read deeply. |
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Oct. 1 is the official start to "heat season" in New York City, when landlords are required to keep buildings at 68 degrees during the day if the temperature falls below 55, which it often does, and 62 at night regardless of the weather. Here and elsewhere, for many, it's the unofficial start of cozy season: second quilts and thicker socks, darkness by dinnertime and — naturally, invitingly — a near imperative to hunker down and read. |
The heat went on in my apartment, right on schedule, and I fell straight into binge-reading mode, finishing one book ("The Midcoast," a Maine-set thriller by Adam White) and picking up another (Hua Hsu's memoir "Stay True") without pause. |
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature was announced this week, going to the French writer Annie Ernaux. The finalists for the National Book Award were announced too. (I recommend Tess Gunty's "The Rabbit Hutch," among the fiction finalists.) In a week and change, the winners of the Booker Prize will be announced. (Among the shortlisted titles, I've been dying to read NoViolet Bulawayo's "Glory," which Violet Kupersmith called "a brilliant, 400-page postcolonial fable.") Check out the lists, see what appeals, cross-reference with Times reviews, update your list. |
In my middle school, a short period each morning was devoted to "SURE," or Silent Uninterrupted Reading for Enjoyment. My teachers weren't thinking of the constant intrusion of mobile push alerts when they devised SURE, but it makes the acronym no less useful today. Invoke SURE for the whole family for an hour or an afternoon. Pick up the Swedish writer Fredrik Backman's "The Winners," the final book in his Beartown trilogy. Stephen King has a new "multiverse-traversing, genre-hopping intertextual mash-up," "Fairy Tale." Check out A.M. Homes's political satire "The Unfolding," her first novel in 10 years, or, from the National Book Award longlist, "If I Survive You," the debut story collection of Jonathan Escoffery, whom Andrew Martin calls "a gifted, sure-footed storyteller, with a command of evocative language and perfectly chosen details." |
What are you reading this fall? Tell me. |
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- Fashion month wrapped. Here are eight memorable moments from shows in New York, London, Milan and Paris.
- Loretta Lynn "created an archetype that spoke to the heart of country music and reached far beyond it," Jon Pareles writes. Lynn died this week, at 90.
- Kim Kardashian agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges over crypto promotion.
- Researchers at the U.S. National Gallery of Art said they would change the attribution of one of the museum's Vermeers.
- A revival of "1776" with a cast of female, transgender and nonbinary performers opened on Broadway.
- The playwright Suzan-Lori Parks has four shows taking place this season, including a revival of "Topdog/Underdog" on Broadway.
- Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have reportedly hired divorce lawyers.
- The Will Smith film "Emancipation" will be released in December, making it eligible for the upcoming awards season, though Smith is barred from the Oscars.
- The comedy theater Second City will open its first New York location.
- Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, wore a "White Lives Matter" shirt at his fashion show in Paris, inciting outrage.
- A trial has begun in a lawsuit accusing Kevin Spacey of battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Here's what to know.
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- An explosion and fire destroyed part of the sole bridge linking Crimea to Russia, imperiling a primary supply route for Russian troops in Ukraine.
- A woman who said Herschel Walker, the Republican Senate nominee in Georgia, paid for her abortion now says he urged her to terminate a second pregnancy.
- U.S. employment growth cooled slightly last month but remained robust as employers added 263,000 jobs.
- Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, declared a state of emergency and said the city would spend $1 billion in response to its migrant crisis.
- The U.S. announced sweeping limits on the sale of semiconductor technology to China.
- The W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner fears being "left and forgotten" in Russian detention, her wife said.
- The school district in Uvalde, Texas, suspended its Police Department amid questions about its response to the mass shooting at an elementary school in May.
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📺 "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" (Friday): It's impossible to erase the image of Cate Blanchett as Galadriel in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" films. Yet Morfydd Clark has made the character her own in the prequel series. "The Rings of Power," one of the most expensive television shows ever made, brings its first season to a close this week. |
📚 "Last Light" (Tuesday): I recently saw "Leopoldstadt," a late-career play from Tom Stoppard that is also one of his most personal. It reminded me that great artists can continue to produce interesting work well into their golden years. That's also the subject of the nonfiction book "Last Light," by the art critic Richard Lacayo, which focuses on six artists — including Monet, Goya and Edward Hopper — and argues that they were as vital and creative in old age as they were in youth. |
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Eggplant Parmesan with a side of pasta is a beloved Italian American pairing: It is cheesy, homey and about as labor-intensive as it is comforting. Those same flavors come together in an easier, more streamlined way in Kay Chun's eggplant Parmesan pasta. Instead of deep-frying the eggplant, she sautés it with onion and garlic before tossing it with tomato sauce, pasta and bits of fresh, milky mozzarella, which melt a little when it meets the hot sauce. A topping of toasted, Parmesan-laced bread crumbs adds crunch without heft. It's a speedy, thoroughly tasty meal that could be just the thing to make with the last summer eggplants before they disappear from the market until next July. |
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Surf city: Autumn may be the season of big swells, but the smaller waves found year-round near East Coast cities are perfect for beginners. |
New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres, Major League Baseball: Playoff baseball is underway. The Mets had one of the best regular seasons in franchise history, with a second baseman who led the majors in batting average, a first baseman who shared the R.B.I. title and two of the game's most dominant starting pitchers. But they couldn't quite clinch their division, so they've been forced into a best-of-three wild-card series with the Padres, whose third baseman, Manny Machado, had an M.V.P.-caliber year. The Padres took Game 1 last night, but it's still anybody's series. The winner will face the Dodgers next week. 7:30 Eastern tonight on ESPN and, if needed, 7:30 Eastern tomorrow night on ESPN. |
- The Padres are without their superstar shortstop, Fernando Tatis Jr., who was suspended in August after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.
- Dietitians working with teams are replacing players' dugout candy with fruit, jerky and sugar-free gum.
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Thanks for spending part of your weekend with The Times. — Melissa |
Lauren Hard, Claire Moses, Ian Prasad Philbrick and Ashley Wu contributed to The Morning. You can reach the team at themorning@nytimes.com. |
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