20 Best Books To Read in July

by Julie Buntin

A searing, brilliant novel about power, and stories, and who gets to tell them. Full review >

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by Valeria Luiselli

An offbeat migration story as piercing and artful as any in Luiselli’s oeuvre. Full review >

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by Sigrid Nunez

Nunez’s stories make a welcome addition to an already much esteemed body of work. Full review >

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by Colson Whitehead

A master novelist in full command of his powers as a storyteller, prose stylist, and social observer. Full review >

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by Shirlene Obuobi

A thrilling, sexy, and modern take on forbidden fruit. Full review >

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by Stephanie Soileau

A gorgeous meditation on the forces that create and destroy communities, families, and lives. Full review >

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by Sarai Walker

This claustrophobic, pulse-pounding tale of paranoia rivets from start to cathartic finish. Full review >

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by Shannon Sanders

A bighearted triumph. Full review >

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by Nathaniel Rich

Genuine intellectual heft and fast-paced, nimbly plotted action can coexist, after all. Top-notch. Full review >

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by Mark Haber

A sharp, taut portrait of curdled, angry leadership. Full review >

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by David Thomson

More than a flicker of light: a flood of illumination. Full review >

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by Rachel Aviv

Both intellectually and empathetically astute, probing the uneasy complexity of a defining relationship dynamic. Full review >

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by Dan Werb

Dazzling insights into the cohabitants of our daily lives. Full review >

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by Jason Dove Mark

A passionate cry of resistance to bear witness to the natural world and remember its abundance. Full review >

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by Pamela Colloff

A fiery indictment of a system that rewards jailbird snitches for “telling just the right story.” Full review >

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