Hello, friends. It’s June now. We’re baffled by it, too. Perhaps the only up side to the sixth month of the year beginning is the fact that a new month brings new books, and this month has a lot to offer. As always, some writers we’ve long admired have new books out, whether fiction or nonfiction. Read on for some reading recommendations for the month we’re in.
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Jesmyn Ward’s new novel, recommended books in translation, and more.
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Carlos Niño, thoughts on books by Elle Nash and Gordon Lish, and more.
In our morning reading: delving into the new SPELLING album, an interview with Gordon Lish, and more.
In our afternoon reading: new writing by Melissa Febos, interviews with Mark Doten and T Kira Madden, and more.
In our morning reading: an interview with Maria Dahvana Headley, talking poetry with Angel Nafis, and much more.
In our morning reading: fiction by Tatyana Tolstaya and Gordon Lish, thoughts on Danielle Lazarin’s new collection, and more.
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Drive Like Jehu, Ryan Britt on the history of James Bond, checking in with The Scofield, Sean H. Doyle on shoes, and more.