To date, 2015 has been a good year for nonfiction. If your penchant is for works that deal with complex issues in our society, you’ll have plenty to read; if you prefer books that explore the substance of a life through inventive narratives, you’ll find plenty to enjoy as well. What follows is a selection of some of the nonfiction that’s been released this year that’s impressed us the most.
In our afternoon reading: notes on Chelsea Wolfe’s latest, interviews with Ian MacKaye and Tony Conrad, a look at the prose styles of James Baldwin and Ta-Nehisi Coates, and more.
In our weekend reading: interviews with Ta-Nehisi Coates and Wendy C. Ortiz, new writing from Roxane Gay and Molly Gaudry, new music from Wax Idols, and much more.
In our morning reading; an excerpt from Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book, new writing from Donald Antrim, new music from Run the Jewels, and more.
In our weekend reading: Bijan Stephen on Ta-Nehisi Coates, Alexandra Molotkow on rock culture, an interview with Ben Marcus, and much more.
In our afternoon reading: new writing from Helen Phillips, a review of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s latest, thoughts on E. Nesbit, an excerpt from Harper Lee’s new book, and more.
In our Monday afternoon reading: an excerpt from Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book, Hari Kunzru wrote about Dune, new writing from Jac Jemc and Alexis M. Smith, and more.
Well, it’s July. Perhaps you’ll be doing some reading on a beach this month; alternately, you might be seeking to find a place, any place, with air conditioning to start turning pages and delving into something. The range of books we’re excited about this month encompasses everything from punk-influenced fiction to thoughtful meditations on national issues to acclaimed works in translation. What follows is a selection of the July books we’re looking forward to the most.