July Book Releases

It's another month of fantastic books. Here are the ones I've read and am most excited about, as well as others that are on my radar.

A new month means a new batch of much anticipated new books, and July is full of really really good ones. Get ready to put in your preorders and library holds because you won’t want to miss these. I’m trying something new this month and instead of linking each book individually, you can visit my Bookshop storefront to purchase any of the books listed. (I receive a small commission when you do so.) Thank you in advance for your support!

In this issue…

• What I’ve read

• My top 10 most anticipated

• Others on my radar

July Book Releases

What I’ve read

• The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (7/2) – “Rich in background detail and secondary mysteries… this ever-expansive, intricate, emotionally engaging novel never seems overplotted. Every piece falls skillfully into place and every character, major and minor, leaves an imprint.” - Kirkus (starred)

• The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (7/2) – “A moving tale of friendship, betrayal, and forgiveness, unfolding into a deep and powerful exploration of feminist protest in Iran. The contrast between Ellie and Homa’s voices is a narrative all of its own, and Homa deserves a place as one of the true heroines of literature.” - Erica Bauermeister

• The World After Alice by Lauren Eliza Green (7/2) – “A bouquet of a book: thoughtful, heartfelt, funny, tender, tough, and gorgeously written. It is a novel about how love won’t save you, except in the ways that it does, about the pain of family life, and also its transcendent qualities.” - Elizabeth McCracken

My top 10 most anticipated

• The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan (7/2) – “A stunning achievement, and J. Courtney Sullivan’s best book yet. Sullivan weaves a narrative that’s fascinating and thought-provoking. I literally could not put this book down.” - Ann Napolitano

• Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías (7/2) – “The novel captivates with its increasingly claustrophobic atmosphere, and Trías keenly explores the resentments that fester within a mother-daughter relationship, a failing marriage, and childcare work. Readers will be gripped.” - Publishers Weekly (starred)

• Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna (7/2) – “An empathetic portrait of millennials trying to build lives for themselves amid social, political, and ecological change… A smart debut that feels rooted in the experiences of a generation and establishes McKenna as a gifted writer.” - Kirkus (starred)

• This Great Hemisphere by Mateo Askaripour (7/9) – “An inventive and immersive epic that follows its brave invisible protagonist as she navigates a futuristic new world that often mirrors our own. A thrilling page-turner.” - Brit Bennett

• All This and More by Peng Shepard (7/9) – “Whichever path readers take, they’ll find a tantalizing and well-knit story. Reality TV fans especially ought to take note.” - Publishers Weekly

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• Our Kind of Game by Johanna Copeland (7/9) – “With expertly timed reveals and plenty of thorny insights into the causes and consequences of gender-based violence, this first-rate suspense novel thrills and provokes in equal measure. It’s a must-read.” - Publishers Weekly

• Body Friend by Katherine Brabon (7/16) – “The novel’s emotional core is heated by lyrical musings on the body and its relationship to language and narrative. This is an illuminating reflection on what it means to live with pain.” - Publishers Weekly

• Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell (7/30) – “If you, like me, think thirty-somethings methodically working through their issues is very hot, Slow Dance is the book for you. The people in it feel like people you know or may even people you’ve been. Slow Dance is sexy, sweet, wise, and nostalgic.” - Gabrielle Zevin

• The Wedding People by Alison Espach (7/30) – “My very favorite kind of novel—hilarious and witty with enormous heart and characters I fell in love with. I was delighted to be at this wedding, in the middle of the drama and gossip, watching the entanglements of friendships old and new.” - Jennifer Close

• Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight (7/30) – “A deeply satisfying nail-biter that is, at its heart, a beautiful love story of a mother and a daughter who must dig through each other’s secrets to find true connection and save each other. I couldn’t put it down.” - Angie Kim

Others on my radar

July 2

• The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood

July 9

• Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesseur-Akner

• State of Paradise by Lauren Van Den Berg

• The Unraveling by Vi Keeland

• The Anthropologists by Aysegül Savas

• A Thousand Times Before by Asha Thanki

• Lo Fi by Liz Riggs

• Take Me Home by Melanie Sweeney

• Tell It to Me Singing by Tita Ramírez

July 16

• The Genius of Judy by Rachelle Bergstein

• Things Don’t Break on Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins

July 23

• Liars by Sarah Manguso

July 30

• Pink Glass Houses by Asha Elias

• Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu

• Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)? by Jay Ellis

Which ones are you most excited about?

I’ll be back later this week with a June recap. In the meantime, read reviews of the first half my June books.