June, incredibly, is almost at an end, and, for many of us it’s been a month of many things, from the beauty of Pride Month and the recognition of Juneteenth to the sweltering weather of heat waves around the world and the subsequent packing of beaches and pools. Amidst all this, there are many new books to bring with you when you want some time to yourself in the sun or in somewhere delightfully cool, including, aptly, , a new book by Nicola Twilley on how refrigeration transformed not only modern-day food and sensibilities, but what was possible to eat and conceive of. You’ll also find books about the invention of reality TV and its surprising cultural impact; new fiction from Alana Saab, Julia Phillips, Santiago Jose Sanchez, and many others; indigenous Guatemalan poetry by Humberto Ak’abal; and much, much more.
Read deeply (and somewhere with some shade, if possible). * “ is a riveting, deeply funny, and acutely observed ride through the breaking down and rebuilding of self and connection. It’s a full sprint toward (and away from and back again) real love and meaning.
Sharp and existential and devastating and queer.” –Jules Ohman “Julia Phillips’s rare and marvelous new novel weaves fairy-tale magic into a story of sisterhood, daughterhood, care, and devotion. Building with quiet fury to its astonishing ending, will capture your heart and mind.
I read in a state of wonder.” –Jessamine Chan “Sanchez’s powerful first novel follows a young boy from .
