Hit the Beach — or the Couch — With the 52 Best Summer Reads of 2021

Nichole Perkins's collection of essays Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be examines her life as a Black Southern woman through the prism of pop culture. From watching Frasier while processing her own experience with mental illness to the role Prince played in helping her understand desire, Perkins has a gift for crafting funny and insightful essays.