What are we looking forward to reading this month? Stories of the uncanny, for one thing. Candid true-life stories, for another. If there’s a running theme here, it might well involve New England, which several of the writers with books out this month have ties to. Does this prefigure us spinning off Vol. 1 New England? We can’t say for sure, but if you read on, we can point you in the direction of some notable July books.
In our morning reading: interviews with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore and Paul Tremblay, new music from Tyondai Braxton, and more.
In our morning reading: interviews with Lydia Lunch and Paul Tremblay, thoughts on Lou Barlow’s new album, and more.
In our morning reading: revisiting the works of Binyavanga Wainaina, an interview with Alix E. Harrow, and more.
In our morning reading: an interview with Rita Indiana, Danez Smith on drafts, and more.
In our morning reading: thoughts on Jeremy Robert Johnson’s new novel, an interview with Claire Cronin, and more.
In our afternoon reading: revisiting Paul Tremblay’s stories, thoughts on James Baldwin’s nonfiction, and more.
In our afternoon reading: a playlist from Nate Marshall, fiction by Marie NDiaye, and more.