
In our morning reading: a conversation with Nicholas Russell, PEN America gets a new president, and more.

In our morning reading: a conversation with Nicholas Russell, PEN America gets a new president, and more.

In our morning reading: an interview with Scott McClanahan, where books and pizza converge, and more.

What does your July reading look like? If you’re in need of recommendations, we have a couple to share with you, encompassing writers from all over the world and books in a wide variety of styles and genres. Whether you’re looking for deconstructions of certain worldviews or fascinating trips into history, we have you covered; here are 10 books that might pique your interest this month.

In our morning reading: new writing by Claire Hopple and Marcy Dermansky, an interview with Jeff Parker, and more.

In our weekend reading: an award for Eugene Lim, fiction from Claire Hopple, and more.

In our weekend reading: an interview with Ruyan Meng, nonfiction from Amber Sparks, and more.

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by Claire Hopple
We’re not supposed to see this. We’re just a couple of kids. Still, old enough to be culpable. Our eyes slowly adjust to the scene but nothing else adjusts. The facts start to land on us: Someone has torn apart Sofia’s cornfield. An individual has committed mayhem in the shape of a corn maze on our next-door neighbor’s property. An ordinary townsperson is at the forefront of corn maze design, but also maybe at the forefront of destruction.

In our morning reading: an interview with Claire Hopple, thoughts on Tessa Hadley’s new book, and more.