Books

• In Maureen Johnson’s new mystery, her teen detective would rather commune with the dead (BG)

• Jenny Jackson’s ‘The Shampoo Effect’ may be the most Ipswich book ever (Boston Globe)

• Stacey Yu’s ‘Kitten’ indulges in the agony and ecstasy of helplessness (BG)

• Amanda Montell lays bare your ‘mental magic tricks’ in ‘The Age of Magical Overthinking’ (BG)

• Writing ‘A Living Remedy’ gave Nicole Chung a chance to show herself grace — and offer it to others (BG)

• Allston author Kayla Cottingham wants her readers to have a ‘hot ghoul summer’ in ‘This Delicious Death’ (BG)

• In ‘Spin,’ Rebecca Caprara recasts the story of Arachne for a generation of young activists (BG)

  For their first YA, ‘I Kissed Shara Wheeler,’ Casey McQuiston turned to TikTok (BG)

• Sen. Elizabeth Warren stays true to her ‘Pinkie Promises’ in new picture book (BG)

• GennaRose Nethercott’s debut novel ‘Thistlefoot’ has nomadic roots both in Ukraine and in the author’s own life (BG)

• In YA, queer love stories finally feel mainstream—when will other mediums catchup? (Washington Post)

• No longer a Rookie, Tavi Gevinson works digitally, prizes print (BG)

Lifestyle + Entertainment

• With a new album but no place to go, Phoebe Bridgers unpacks ‘Punisher’ (Boston Globe)

• Julien Baker explored the literary arts on ‘Little Oblivions,’ now she’s ready to educate (Boston Globe)

• An ever-evolving Taylor Swift has a new kind of story to tell on ‘Folklore’ (Boston Globe)

• The colorful tale of Maggie Rogers (Boston Globe)

• A little catchup with Mara Wilson (metro)

• Aly & AJ are doing it for themselves (Boston Globe)

• How former Chanel CEO Maureen Chiquet found success on her own terms (Boston Globe)

• How do couples live in tiny homes without killing each other? (Washington Post)

• When dates go wrong, bartenders act as ‘guardian angels’ (cherry bombe)

• Insta-erotica: Erotic artists are reaching huge audiences on Instagram—and live in constant fear of being deleted (Washington Post)