What does your July reading look like? If you’re in need of recommendations, we have a couple to share with you, encompassing writers from all over the world and books in a wide variety of styles and genres. Whether you’re looking for deconstructions of certain worldviews or fascinating trips into history, we have you covered; here are 10 books that might pique your interest this month.
In our morning reading: thoughts on an Olivia Tremor Control album, fiction from Luke O’Neil, and more.
In our afternoon reading: revisiting a novel by Han Ong, talking with Horse Lords, and more.
It’s hard to keep up with new books. Two months ago I read Arcade, Drew Nellins Smith’s first novel. It’s a hard-to-pin-down book about cruising and coming out in Texas, centered around a seedy “adult store.” The book is bold, direct, often uncomfortable, often hilarious. It was published a decade ago. The day I finished reading it I learned Smith’s second novel was coming out soon.
In our morning reading: revisiting a Cat Power album, thoughts on Amit Chauduri’s new book, and more.
In our weekend reading: interviews with Evan Dorkin and Wendy Eisenberg, a new horror publication, and more.
Our editor is under the weather this weekend; Sunday Stories will return next week.
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Play Time’s new album, fiction from Henry Bean, and more.
In our morning reading: an interview with Scott McClanahan, a new issue of On the Seawall, and more.