'And Just Like That' is finally its own gloriously preposterous thing

Watching

• And Just Like That. It only took three seasons, but finally this sequel to Sex and the City has hit its stride. With a pared down cast and some much needed movement, the show finally feels as preposterous and fun as we want it to. Read more.

• Survivor. We’re at 50 seasons now! Here are the 24 cast members of Season 50 and what to know, or remember, about each of them as the long wait until next year marches on.

• The Better Sister. Amazon Prime is out with a thriller about a high-powered attorney found murdered in his Hamptons home. Here’s what to know about the family drama in this thriller and its surprising ending. Spoilers ahead!

Reading

• Run for the Hills. The latest novel from Kevin Wilson starts with an unusual family reunion that leads to an even crazier family road trip. Read more.

• The Book of Records. Madeleine Thien’s century-spanning fourth novel is set in a mysterious shape-shifting enclave for displaced people where the past, present, and future collide. Read more.

• Is a River Alive? With his twelfth book, best-selling British nature writer Robert Macfarlane argues that rivers are not just flowing bodies of water, but living beings with legal rights. Read more.

Talking About

• And Just Like That might be watchable now, but it’s still missing beloved, sex-positive PR expert Samantha Jones. We pulled together a list of her best episodes here.

• Audra McDonald is arguably the greatest living stage actor as the most Tony-nominated performer in history. TIME profiles the remarkable star here.

• As The Last of Us draws to a close, the urge to watch the apocalypse unfold hasn’t. Here’s what to watch next.