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Summer is a bracingly honest season for readers: it's too hot to pretend to be clever, so you just read books you actually like. TIME asked some of its favorite writers what they read when they read for fun

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  1. Florida's Deadly Hit-and-Run Car Culture
  2. Why Ireland Is Running Out of Priests
  3. The '00s: Goodbye (at Last) to the Decade From Hell
  4. Scientology : The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power
  5. The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting
  6. Workers of the World vs. China Inc.
  7. Can the Taliban Be Wooed to Switch Sides?
  8. Want to Boost Your Memory? Try Sleeping on It
  9. The Lesson of Dubai: The Crisis Is Not Over
  10. Germany's Doubts About Afghanistan Grow After Revelations About Air Strike
  1. Why Ireland Is Running Out of Priests
  2. The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting
  3. Florida's Deadly Hit-and-Run Car Culture
  4. Scientology : The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power
  5. The '00s: Goodbye (at Last) to the Decade From Hell
  6. Workers of the World vs. China Inc.
  7. Why Big Shopping Bargains Are Bad News For America
  8. Want to Boost Your Memory? Try Sleeping on It
  9. The Lesson of Dubai: The Crisis Is Not Over
  10. How Guatemala's Most Beautiful Lake Turned Ugly