2026-05-25
29 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm your host Rosie Blau.
Today we are blissfully abandoning the news and the real world
to talk about something altogether more enjoyable: fiction.
And we're thinking about what books to take on holiday.
What do you plan to read on the plane, on a sun lounger by the pool,
or while you for once give in to all those screen time demands of your kids?
We're talking escapism, relaxation, and happiness.
I know, not our usual fare.
These are the books you want to read,
not necessarily the ones you're going to be bragging about or brandishing on the bookshelf behind you during your weekly meeting with your boss.
Going under the covers with me are some of the esteemed bookworms of The Economist.
Catherine Nixey, our culture and Britain correspondent.
Hello, thank you for having me.
Tom Standage, our deputy editor and world ahead editor.
Great to be here.
And from Paris, we're also joined by our culture editor, Alexandra Suich Bass.
Good to see you.
Today we're discussing pulp fiction versus the classics.