Sunday Paper PLUS Recommends—Week of May 31, 2026
At The Sunday Paper, we often discover books, podcasts, films, and other works that move the needle and spark inspiring change. This week, we are thrilled to hand the mic again to our Sunday Paper PLUS readers! Our thanks to Ivy, Natalia, and Gwen for their recommendations. We hope these suggestions open your heart and mind and encourage you to come together for meaningful conversations.
What Ivy Moon is Watching
Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler are back—this time fighting to hold on to their 7,000-acre Texas ranch—only to find new trouble waiting for them. In Dutton Ranch, the couple trades the mountains of Montana for the brutal heat of South Texas, where a ruthless rival ranch will stop at nothing to protect its empire. The expanded cast, including Annette Bening, Ed Harris, and Jai Courtney, brings new characters who are just as strong-willed and dangerous as the Duttons themselves. Stream Dutton Ranch now on Paramount+, and see what Beth Dutton does when she’s finally fighting for a ranch of her own.
What Natalia Pozuelo is Reading
When Amy Purdy was nineteen, bacterial meningitis put her in a coma with less than a two percent chance of survival. She lost both legs below the knee—and her dream of becoming a professional snowboarder. She pursued it anyway, eventually becoming a three-time Paralympic medalist, a Dancing with the Stars fan favorite, and one of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100. In Bounce Forward, Purdy distills everything she’s learned about rebuilding a life into 21 practical, science-backed tools. Warm, honest, and grounded, Bounce Forward is for anyone who knows that going back to who you were isn’t the goal—becoming someone better is.
What Gwen Colby is Listening To
Four years is a long time to wait for a follow-up, especially when the album you're following is Stick Season, one of the defining folk records of the decade. Noah Kahan answers the pressure with The Great Divide, a 17-track album that trades some of Stick Season's claustrophobic intimacy for something wider and more searching. He's writing now from the other side of sudden fame. This is music for the end of a long day, the beginning of a long drive, or any moment when you need someone to put words to something you've been carrying around. Stream The Great Divide now. It was worth the wait.
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