Sarah McNally, owner of McNally Jackson Books, suggests books to check out this summer.

Fiction:

Nonfiction:

Children’s:

Matt Friedman, reporter for Politico New Jersey and author of New Jersey Playbook talks about the showdown between the NJ Governor Murphy and State Assembly, legislation of marijuana and the millionaires tax.

Molly Ball, national political correspondent, TIME, discusses the latest national political news.

Jami Floyd, host of WNYC's All Things Considered and legal analyst, talks about President Trump's nomination to replace Justice Kennedy

In case you missed them, some of our favorite segments from this week. 

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Today's show contained segments that had previously aired on the show, and were lightly edited for time. Links to the original, unedited audio are below:

The Eights | 1948 and the Start of the Civil Rights Movement (May 8, 2018)

The Eights | Alienation in America (May 14, 2018)

The Eights | Culture Wars and Art in 1998 (June 5, 2018)

The Eights | The Rise of Liberal Media in 2008 (June 15, 2018)

With the primary victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Brian Lehrer Show/Harris Poll finding that millennials place less importance on owning private property as a source of American strength, if you're under 40, where do you put yourself on a scale of 1 to 10, capitalist to socialist?

Immigrants (from other countries or other parts of the U.S.), where would you send someone to find your "taste of home?" What restaurant, even what dish at a local restaurant, sends you back?

GQ staff writer Alex Baron wrote a recent column about how as he’s aged he’s enjoying being “washed” (approaching, but not quite washed up) and argues some of the things he used to look down on, like playing golf, aren’t so bad. As you've aged, what simple pleasure that you used to consider uncool, have you started indulging in?

As we gear up for our election-year series, “30 Issues In 30 Days,” we’re opening the phones for nominations. What issue deserves more attention as voters prepare to go to the polls in November. Nominate an issue, about anything but the Russia investigations, and tell us why it matters.