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What a day for new books! As summer approaches, we have no shortage of terrific new tomes to consider, with strong, wide-ranging showings in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The ever-prolific Joyce Carol Oates is back with , a scathing fictional exploration of the medical establishment’s treatment of women. The brilliant Kent Wascom, who I had the privilege of knowing as an acquaintance in grad school, is back with an explosive, lyrical novel following a crew of misfits through the mythos of the West.

R.O. Kwon, excitingly, is back as well, with a wide-roving new novel, , which is at once a ghost story, an exploration of what it means to make art, and much, much more.



And you’ll find much more exciting fiction from established writers, including K-Ming Chang, Kevin Kwan, Anna Dorn, and many others. You’ll also find four new poetry collections, including work from the innovative postwar poet Tomaž Šalamun, a lyric exploration of race and identity from Nikki Wallschlaeger, modern-day experimentation from Siminia Banu, and more. It’s quite a day for nonfiction, as well.

There are many revealing, inventive memoirs to consider, including work by Shze-Hui Tjoa, the artist M. K. Asante, Lemony Snicket/Daniel Handler, and more.

You’ll also find nonfiction tackling everything from the myth of El Dorado and the experience of sailing the seas alone to life in Post-Roe America and the downfall of NFTS. I hope you’re ready to bring home many a new book. I know I am, even i.

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