yards throughout the neighborhood. The Cubs even once tried replicating the popularity of the ivy by growing it on the outside of Wrigley Field, according to Carl Rice, the team's vice president of ballpark operations. But the love of ivy proved too alluring for those visiting Wrigley, and the new clippings were repeatedly uprooted and taken. So the ivy remains inside, covering decades-old brick (some parts of the wall have been updated since the original installation), with nostalgia unmatched across Major League Baseball.

The brick and ivy weren’t the only great additions in ’37. The giant scoreboard — originally a reddish-brown color, but painted green in 1944 to absorb sunlight better — required help from engineering students from nearby colleges to get it constructed safely. It boasts over 300step further from sanity. Profane, manic, and tipping into the uncanny, Stephen Florida a story of loneliness, obsession, and the drive to leave a mark.”

Dear Cyborgs by Eugene Lim

FSG Originals, June 6

Another weird little novel that really pushes the boundaries of the medium and erases genre distinctions. For the reader who goes to both AWP and Comic-Con (e.g., me).

From FSG Originals: “In a small Midwestern town, two Asian American boys bond over their outcast status and a mutual love of comic books. Meanwhile, in an alternative or perhaps future universe, a team of superheroes ponders modern society during their time off.”

The Gypsy Moth Summer by Julia Fierro

St. Martins Press, June 6

Big Little Lies off the coast of Long Island in the early 90s? With 100% more bugs? Sign