On Books: City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg

For me, Summer 2017 was shimmering magic, a time that remains incomparable to any other period in my life otherwise defined by “important moments,” like a vacation or major event. Reminiscing over those few months from four years ago incites a visceral reaction in me to date - the playlist in my mind immediately switches to guitars and drums, set to the backdrop of hot evenings in Soho and the Lower East Side, fond memories