A look at what’s steaming up the shelves this month.
The Theater: Courage and Survival in the Defining Atrocity of the Ukraine War
By James Verini
A searing account of the Russian attack on civilians in Mariupol.
A Year of Marvelous Ways: A Novel
By Sarah Winman
An old woman’s magic heals a young soldier’s heart in this uneven tale.
The real problem? Humankind.
We came, we read, we gushed.
An Interview with Benny B. Peterson
By Mary Kay Zuravleff
The writer talks love, the DC punk scene, and their debut novel, which concerns both.
We Want So Much to Be Ourselves: A Novel
By Stephen O’Connor
In prewar Berlin, ordinary citizens confront (or ignore) rising fascism.
We love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are July’s winners.
Up All Night: A World History of Nightlife
By Imogen Willetts
The cool kids have always known where best to be seen.
Culpability
By Bruce Holsinger
Unnervingly relevant moral dilemmas ignite this AI-propelled family drama.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
