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What Writers and Editors Read: August 2023

Take a peek inside your favorite writers’ Pockets to discover their recent reads—and why you might enjoy them too.

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Each month at Pocket, we ask our favorite writers and editors to share their good taste and discerning reading habits. They tell us the best pieces they read last month, and we share them with you. Think of it as a group chat with writers you love, swapping links to great writing.

July’s edition covered Lionel Messi, dining out while blind, and the harms of fitness influencers, among other stories. For August, stories explore why we glorify overwork, rediscovering play in adult friendships, the last survivors of an isolated Amazon tribe, and more.

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