July is here! And, as ever, that means (amongst other things) that there are heaps of new books to look forward to. Today, we’re focusing on books newly being released in paperback this month. And there are many, many to be excited about, especially if you missed any of them the first time around.

Below, I’ve selected twenty-six to consider, including novels, story collections, essays, memoirs, critiques, and poetry collections. You’ll find many an exciting book, including the enigmatic author Djuna’s ; a new collection from veteran story writer, Ann Beattie; poetry from the Jamaican writer Colin Channer; powerful and personal reflections on artists, including Winslow Homer and a number of painters from the Netherlands; and many, many other books from acclaimed writers, including John Milas, Ruth Madievsky, Andrew Lipstein, Rachel Louise Snyder, Hila Blum, and more. Read deeply this July, Dear Readers.

After all, you’ve got many a marvelous thing to choose from. It’ll be worth it. * “This is a beautiful horror story told masterfully and elegantly.

It is a brilliant, different kind of war novel, one that reveals the insidious ways the violences of war can tear people apart from the inside out.” –Roxane Gay “Andrew Lipstein follow[s] up his first novel, , about the publishing world, with , which explores more universal themes..

..You root for its thinky, troubled hero, even while you enjoy watching him sweat.

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Not since Jonathan Safran Foer’s has a Brookly.