The 13 Best Book Covers of July

The 13 Best Book Covers of July

Hot and Heavy?

By Emily Temple | July 31, 2026

Chelsea Rathburn on the Unexpected Beauty of the “Research Dead-End”

Chelsea Rathburn on the Unexpected Beauty of the “Research Dead-End”

What Failed Poetry Can Teach Us

By Chelsea Rathburn | July 31, 2026

Read the First Reviews of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s <em>The Little Prince</em>.

Read the First Reviews of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince.

”The Little Prince will shine upon children with a sidewise gleam.“

By Book Marks | July 31, 2026

July’s Best Reviewed Fiction

July’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring Colson Whitehead, Sigrid Nunez, Valeria Luiselli, and More

By Book Marks | July 31, 2026

July’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

July’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring Rachel Aviv, David Thompson, Pamela Colloff, and More

By Book Marks | July 31, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Wanting to Switch Writers’ Groups?

Am I the Asshole For Wanting to Switch Writers’ Groups?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | July 30, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Country People
  • You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters
  • Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991
  • A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies
  • It Will Come Back to You: Collected Stories
  • Cloudthief
  • Cool Machine
  • Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast
  • Beginning Middle End
  • They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy

Preventing WWIII in Europe’s
New Cold War

By Hannah Lucinda Smith | July 30, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | July 30, 2026

What Is the Difference Between Exile and Exiles?

By Roger Celestin | July 30, 2026

One Man’s Crazy Scheme to Create a New County in Northern Ireland

One Man’s Crazy Scheme to Create a New County in Northern Ireland

Jan Carson on Tethering the Fantastical to the Factual

By Jan Carson | July 30, 2026

Lupe Mendez on Texas Politics and the Killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

Lupe Mendez on Texas Politics and the Killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and Jennifer Maritza McCauley on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | July 30, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending July 26, 2026

By Literary Hub | July 30, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending July 26, 2026

By Literary Hub | July 30, 2026

The Tragedy of Loving Sylvia Plath

The Tragedy of Loving Sylvia Plath

Sarai Walker on Obsession, Ownership, and Plath Worship

By Sarai Walker | July 29, 2026

Organized Rebellion: How Nightlife Evolved Throughout the Ages

Organized Rebellion: How Nightlife Evolved Throughout the Ages

Imogen Willetts Explores Our Long History of Nocturnal Fun-Seeking

By Imogen Willetts | July 29, 2026

The Sea Otter and the Abalone: On the Intertwined Fates of California’s Wildlife

The Sea Otter and the Abalone: On the Intertwined Fates of California’s Wildlife

Joseph Ogilvy Explores the Impact of Colonization, Trade and Westward Expansion on the Environment

By Joseph Ogilvy | July 29, 2026

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