It’s June, and we’re in a pensive mood. Sometimes that can mean thinking about questions of nature, society, and isolation; sometimes it means considering questions of art, artistic intent, and how we view ourselves. Here are ten recommendations for the month that cover a wide thematic ground, and might well leave you thinking about the ways you and others interact with the world, both natural and built.
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Tara Isabella Burton, an excerpt from David James Keaton’s next novel, and more.
In our morning reading: thoughts on a Karate reissue, an excerpt from Melissa Febos’s new book, and more.
And now, somehow, it’s March. We’re not sure how that happened, either. Nevertheless, it is the case, even as the weather decides to vacillate between “bitter cold” and “maybe picnic weather?” It’s a strange time. Our recommended books for the month also cover a lot of ground, from insightful looks into the art of writing to immersive forays into surreal landscapes. Read on for what we’re looking forward to this month.
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on David Hoon Kim’s fiction, an interview with Alexandra Kleeman, and more.
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Sarah Gerard and Jeff Parker, an excerpt from Blake Butler’s new book, and more.
So it’s June. We’ll be honest — this was unexpectedly delayed from earlier in the month and then delayed again. It’s an unsettling time out there, for so many reasons. Here are some books due out this month. We’re excited about them. Maybe you will be, too. Maybe you’ll find something in one of them to better understand the world; maybe you’ll find something in one of them to give you a moment of levity during a trying time.
In our weekend reading: recommendations from Horse Lords, nonfiction by Emma Straub and Tara Isabella Burton, and more.