Black Summers: Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors
Edited by Desiree Cooper
An expansive exploration of summertime Detroit.
Kuleana
By Sara Kehaulani Goo
The fight for an ancestral home unfolds amidst a history of dispossession.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
By Melissa Febos
There’s strength in telling your own story.
A look at what’s steaming up the shelves this month.
25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs
By Andrew Leon Hanna
How three migrant women are cultivating a life in Jordan.
A Triumph of the Debuts
By Suzy Rigdon and Kate Lewis
Three writers vie for the New American Voices Award.
Mercury Pictures Presents: A Novel
By Anthony Marra
Its uncharacteristic antic tenor aside, the author’s prose still breaks hearts with the lightest touch.
We came, we read, we gushed. Here’s a recap of the titles that left us especially warm and swoony last month.
Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death
By Nick Lane
Dig up your old chem notes, lay reader. You’re gonna need ‘em.
We love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are July’s winners.
