Summer Books

Channel the energy of the landscape with new books on home and garden 

Summer by the Sea: Cottages from Watch Hill to Little Compton by Thomas Kligerman (Phaidon, 2026)

The Layered Home by Benjamin Reynaert
(Clarkson Potter, 2026)
The Summer House: Lakeside Cottages, Seaside Retreats, and Country Idylls-arvida by Jaci Conroy (Rizzoli)
Summer Houses by Phaidon Editors (Phaidon)
Madoo: The Making of an American Garden by Alejandro Saralegui and Kendell Cronstrom (Rizzoli, 2026)
Pleasure Principles: An Almanac from the Garden by Richard Christiansen (Chronicle)
The Kitchen Garden by Toby Musgrave
(Phaidon, 2026)
A Garden Tour of France by Stéphane Marie
(Flammarion, 2026)

In Pursuit of Leisure

Masterful writer and naturalist Robert Macfarlane (The Old Ways, Underlands) and frequent collaborator illustrator Jackie Morris remind us of the critical importance of slowing down and immersing in the beauty of the wild. 

The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss by Robert Mcfarlane and Jackie Morris (W. W. Norton & Company)

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