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9 New Books To Read in June

9 New Books To Read in June

Recommended Reading by Lit Hub Staff and Contributors

By Literary Hub | June 4, 2020

Sheltering: Ilana Masad on Writing a Good Sex Scene

Sheltering: Ilana Masad on Writing a Good Sex Scene

The Author of All My Mother's Lovers Talks to Maris Kreizman

By The Virtual Book Channel | June 3, 2020

Listen to Claudia Rankine on whiteness and the photography of Paul Graham.

Listen to Claudia Rankine on whiteness and the photography of Paul Graham.

By Jonny Diamond | June 3, 2020

Watch President Obama's town hall on George Floyd and police violence here.

Watch President Obama's town hall on George Floyd and police violence here.

By Emily Temple | June 3, 2020

You can download these books about police violence for free right now.

You can download these books about police violence for free right now.

By Jessie Gaynor | June 3, 2020

Nikil Saval, writer and <em>n+1</em> editor, is about to be a state senator.

Nikil Saval, writer and n+1 editor, is about to be a state senator.

By Emily Temple | June 3, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Big Kiss, Bye-Bye
  • Bad Bad Girl
  • The Ten Year Affair
  • Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
  • Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy
  • Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution

You can order today from these black-owned independent bookstores.

By Corinne Segal | June 3, 2020

Readings on Racism, White Supremacy, and Police Violence in America

By Jonny Diamond | June 3, 2020

On the Clearing of Lafayette Square, and the Coward Donald Trump

By Timothy Denevi | June 3, 2020

Layli Long Soldier on Wounded Knee and the Murder of George Floyd

Layli Long Soldier on Wounded Knee and the Murder of George Floyd

"This country, the structure—if it were a dinner table, I’d flip it."

By Layli Long Soldier | June 3, 2020

Letter From Cleveland: On Protest, Laughter, and Finding Breath

Letter From Cleveland: On Protest, Laughter, and Finding Breath

Poet Ali Black Marches for Black Lives Matter

By Ali Black | June 3, 2020

How Capitalism Created Sexual Dysfunction

How Capitalism Created Sexual Dysfunction

On the Commodification of Good Sex

By JoAnn Wypijewski | June 3, 2020

What Humanity’s Newest Disease Can Learn From Its Oldest

What Humanity’s Newest Disease Can Learn From Its Oldest

Dr. Monty Lyman on the Social Cruelties of Leprosy

By Monty Lyman | June 3, 2020

The Deliverance of Douglas A. Martin's Obsessive Desire

The Deliverance of Douglas A. Martin's Obsessive Desire

Hugh Ryan on Outline of My Lover

By Hugh Ryan | June 3, 2020

The Middle of History: Readings on Democracy, Fascism, and the Uncertain Space Between

The Middle of History: Readings on Democracy, Fascism, and the Uncertain Space Between

Aleksandar Hemon, Timothy Snyder, Ece Temelkuran and More on What's at Stake

By Jonny Diamond | June 2, 2020

This year's Desmond Elliott shortlist features all black writers.

This year's Desmond Elliott shortlist features all black writers.

By Katie Yee | June 2, 2020

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