In a series in which American authors describe the foods they associate with long, hot summers, writer and journalist Susan Orlean salutes corn on the cob. Show more

In a series in which American authors describe the foods they associate with long, hot summers, Nathan Englander declares his obsession with local cheeses in Madison, Wisconsin. Show more

In a series in which American authors describe the foods they associate with long, hot summers, TC Boyle remembers cookouts in suburban New York, Ohio and wooded California. Show more

In a series in which American authors describe the foods they associate with long, hot summers, Simon Van Booy compares Coney Island hot dogs and Long Island lobster rolls. Show more

Series on summer eating in America. Novelist Audrey Niffenegger celebrates the joys of summer ice cream. But now that she can no longer eat it, what could take its place? Show more