Whether you like it or not, summer’s not quite over yet. There are still many days of sunshine and miserably hot temps ahead. To round out the rest of your summer reading list, our staffers share their favorite books they read this summer, for you to enjoy on a sandy beach, at a neighborhood cafe, or maybe just anywhere with AC.

As an inveterate gossip, I really enjoyed Griffin Dunne’s memoir, The Friday Afternoon Club. Dunne’s dad Dominick is a summer novel staple (maybe you too want to lay on a beach and read about how society ladies were mean to each other), but it turns out his rakish actor son has lived a life of fun fodder. From his childhood attending parties alongside Sean Connery to his best-friendship with Carrie Fisher, the book is full of glamour, family feuds, mistakes, and at least one visit to an orgy.

It also provides a front-row seat to one of the most devastating domestic violence murders in the American public consciousness, as Griffin navigates life after his sister Dominique’s murder. While he leans a little heavily on his father’s past writing for those sections, an anecdote from the set of Johnny Dangerously — the now-mostly forgotten Michael Keaton movie Dunne filmed at night while attending the trial during the day — brought surprise tears to my eyes.

—Meredith Haggerty, senior editor, culture

My great friend Tyler invited me to join his book club. He works at our local high school, which means I now get to be part of literary discussions with the English teacher who I had during my freshman year! I’m excited to learn from everyone in the group, and also from the other teachers I didn’t get the chance to have back then. This past month, we read The........

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