Episode Notes For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss what they are enjoying reading, watching, and cooking so far this summer. Jennifer Harlan for The New York Times: A Brief History of Summer Reading Trust by Hernan Diaz Absolution by Alice McDermott Good Material by Dolly Alderton White Noise by Don DeLillo Americana by Don DeLillo Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Melissa Clark for The New York Times: Cooking: Halloumi