Are you, by any chance, seeking some reading recommendations for the month of July? Serendipitously, we happen to have a couple of those at the ready for your perusal. We’re thrilled that a couple of old favorites of ours are returning with new, genre-defying books this month; throw in some moving nonfiction and thoughtful ruminations on creativity and you have a compelling selection to choose from. Here are our recommendations for the current month.
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Bora Chung and Kate Zambreno, revisiting Chicago movies, and more.
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Bora Chung’s new collection, an interview with Keith Buckley, and more.
In our morning reading: an interview with J. Robbins, recommended comics from Black creators, and more.
In our weekend reading: reviews of books by Steven Millhauser and Bora Chung, fiction from Maxim Loskutoff, and more.
In our afternoon reading: inside the work of LittlePuss Press, Maris Kreizman on the year in books, and more.
In our weekend reading: thoughts on Nathan Salsburg’s new album, a review of Bora Chung’s recently-released collection, and more.
December can be an especially intriguing month for seeing what’s new out there. In some cases — which you’ll see a fair amount in this month’s rundown of interesting titles — the “new” isn’t all that new at all. Instead, you’ll see books available in the U.S. that have garnered acclaim overseas. There’s also plenty of interesting work in translation, and a new edition of a classic collection. Here are some of the books we’re most intrigued by this month.