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Subscribe Deep thoughts and sale picks from editor Jillian Lucas and Staff Writer Daniel Modlin to fuel your weekend shopping. David Chang Recommends Five Books About Food, Chefdom, and Perspective Chang's new memoir, "Eat a Peach," details the famous chef's struggles with depression while building the Momofuku empire. —Daniel Claudia Rankine Recommends 5 Books Around the Racial Imaginary Claudia Rankine, author of 'Citizen,' has a new book out titled 'Just Us.' She spoke with me about five books she recommends around the racial imaginary. —Daniel Bryan Washington Recommends Five Books on Being OK With Not Knowing The acclaimed author of "Lot" recently published his debut novel, "Memorial," a "gay slacker dramedy" set in Houston and Osaka, Japan. —Daniel A Swim in a Pond in the Rain If you haven't read George Saunders' short story collection, Tenth of December, I can't recommend it enough. Saunders is the New York Times best selling author of Lincoln in the Bardo, and he's back with a new "book" this year—A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life. The book is derived from 20 years-worth of Saunders' teaching at the Syracuse MFA program. It's paired with iconic short stories and essays and all-in-all, is a master class in Russian literature for anyone who might be interested in how fiction works. I spoke with Saunders about five books he'd recommend. —Daniel Even *more* picks: Elizabeth Kolbert Shares Five Books on Environmental Destruction The Pulitzer Prize winner, author of The Sixth Extinction, and Staff Writer for The New Yorker shares her recommended reads. Michael Moss, Author of 'Hooked,' Shares Five Books on the Evolution of Addiction The author of the new book, Hooked, sat down and recommended five books on the evolution of addictive behavior. Mike Birbiglia, Author of The New One, Recommends Five Non-Celebrity Memoirs That Will Make You Laugh and Cry The New One explores the journey of a father who never really wanted to become one. KEEP SHOPPING Looking for something in particular? Let us know!   Please note that if you buy something featured in one of our posts or newsletters, The Daily Beast may collect a share of sales. © Copyright 2021 The Daily Beast Company LLC  555 W. 18th Street, New York NY 10011  Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe.