Dear readers, This might be regional bias speaking here, but I love our guide to spending a bookish afternoon in Park Slope and Prospect Heights — two Brooklyn neighborhoods very dear to my heart. In under an hour, you can hop from stores focused on romance and fantasy to a community stalwart and bookshops that stock new and used titles alike. I can tell you that I’ve never left empty-handed from the latter. They have the quality of providing the book you didn’t know you needed to read, at the ideal moment to read it. Of course, there are pit stops along the way — places to refuel with dumplings, a latke, a cocktail. And the capstone is Prospect Park itself, one of the most iconic places to spend an afternoon with a novel. If you’re feeling really ambitious and are local to New York, you could combine the route with another literary endeavor. Our Summer Reading Bucket List challenge is coming to an end soon! We came up with 10 reading goals, and encourage you to try to complete at least five. If you submit your list by Aug. 31, you can be entered to win a prize from the Book Review. The submission guidelines and form can be found here. Enjoy, and I’ll see you next week. Like this email? We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times.
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