20 Best Books To Read in June

by Yrsa Daley-Ward

Elegant and unpredictable in the best possible way. Full review >

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by Taylor Jenkins Reid

A heart-pounding race against the clock combined with a love story adds up to a novel that’s impossible to put down. Full review >

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by Lucas Schaefer

Swings for the fences, makes it at least to third. Franzen/Roth/Irving comparisons earned and deserved. Full review >

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by Maggie Stiefvater

This luxurious novel is set to take the world by storm. Full review >

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by Rob Franklin

A captivating novel of dissolution and redemption. Full review >

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by V.E. Schwab

A beautiful meditation on queer identity against a supernatural backdrop. Full review >

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by Jess Walter

Walter is a beacon of wit, decency, and style. Full review >

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by Dennard Dayle

Historical burlesque as lively in invention as it is ingenious in execution. Full review >

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by Michelle Huneven

A deeply satisfying novel; Huneven’s best work to date. Full review >

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by Irene Solà ; translated by Mara Faye Lethem

A fabulous achievement, at once sweeping and sly, raunchy and richly compelling. Full review >

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by Melissa Febos

A gorgeous and thought-provoking memoir about how celibacy can teach us about love. Full review >

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by Matthew Gavin Frank

A fascinating voyage among the hidden tides shaping a social niche. Full review >

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by Keach Hagey

An exemplary blend of biography, financial technology reportage, and futurology. Full review >

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by Edward Hirsch

A unique re-creation of a great life in a largely vanished world. Bada bing, bada boom! Full review >

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by Molly Jong-Fast

The best book Jong-Fast could have written about the worst year of her life. Full review >

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