During the week, it can be tough to stay on top of everything. On Fridays, though, we suggest kicking back to catch up on all the delightful literary reading the internet has to offer. Don’t have the time to hunt for good reads? Never fear. We've rounded up the best bookish reading of the week for you.

We Read...

Adult books for the summer reading challenge and hung out with some great literary sidekicks. We'll have what he's having. This is what Representative John Lewis is reading. The Janet Mock told us about her new memoir. Immaculate inning, cup of coffee... are you in the know about baseball's creative terminology? ICYMI: Hans Christian Andersen wrote an adult novel. Henry David Thoreau had some very cool pencils. If you loved Moonlight, you'll be excited to know that Barry Jenkins, the film's director, is adapting James Baldwin for the big screen. Get in a New York state of mind with these city-centered #SubwayLibrary reads. When librarians read To Kill a Mockingbird for the first time. These books helped writers come out. Your favorite writer may also have been a painter. Is this the end of gendered children's literature? We've got breaking news from the middle of the last century that history buffs will go crazy for. Toni Morrison talks audiobooks and more.

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TGIF:

No need to get up! Join our librarians from the home, office, playground — wherever you have internet access — for book recs on Twitter by following our handle @NYPLrecommends from 10 AM to 11 AM every Friday. Or, you can check NYPL Recommends any day of the week for more suggestions. ​

Need to find some inner calm? Tell us a book you like and we'll suggest another, until 11AM EST. #FridayReads pic.twitter.com/XkXAgjmDgk

— NYPL Recommends (@NYPLRecommends) July 7, 2017

Awesome. How about INFIDEL by Ayaan Hirsi Ali? @Ayaan #FridayReads

— NYPL Recommends (@NYPLRecommends) July 7, 2017

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What did you read?

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