An appreciation of Julia Reed: author, wit, journalist, Southerner, cook, keen observer of everything from politics to music, and East Hampton visitor. She died on Aug. 28 at the age of 59.

Talking is a good way to describe Mr. Birbiglia’s comedy. “The New One,” his Broadway show that opened at the end of 2018 and inspired the book, is right at the corner of stand-up comedy, one-man performance, and storytelling.

Horticulture enthusiasts will have two opportunities next weekend to visit private gardens in Southampton and on Shelter Island, thanks to benefit tours for the Southampton History Museum and the Parrish Art Museum.