Robert Lopez is the author, most recently, of The Best People (2025), the third installment of interconnected “People” books, which began with Good People (2016) and continued with A Better Class of People (2022). Similarly, Molly Gaudry is the author of Fit Into Me: A Novel: A Memoir, which is the third installment of interconnected “tea house woman” books, which began with We Take Me Apart (2010) and continued with Desire: A Haunting (2018).
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Robert Lopez’s fiction, interviews with Jonathan Lethem and Megan Mayhew Bergman, and more.
Greetings, friends. It’s April and we’re reading books. Sharply written fiction, incisive nonfiction, and a 70s-style photo novel are all on our list; there are debut books here and new work by old favorites. Here’s a look at 10 of the books we’re most excited to check out this month.
In our weekend reading: an interview with Robert Lopez, revisiting a Jeanette Winterson novel, and more.
Well, it’s March. Seasonal adjustments and clock adjustments, all in the same month. And hey, there are some books due out this month, too! We’ve got our eye on a few new titles in translation, along with some new books on indie presses we like by writers we like. Maybe one of these books will change the way you see the world this month.
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Lauren Hilger, thoughts on Robert Lopez’s new book, and more.
In our morning reading: fiction by Robert Lopez, an interview with Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe, and more.
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Robert Lopez, thoughts on Kim Fu’s fiction, and more.