
In our morning reading: Halloween stories, a playlist from Jason Diamond, and more.

In our morning reading: Halloween stories, a playlist from Jason Diamond, and more.

In our morning reading: exploring Elaine Knaf’s bibliography, revisiting CF’s comics work, and more.

In our morning reading: an interview with Henry Hoke, news of a John Cale reissue, and more.

In our weekend reading: James Baldwin’s connection to New Jersey, an interview with Tara Isabella Burton, and more.

In our afternoon reading: adapting a Yoko Ogawa novel, recommended horror fiction, and more.

In our morning reading: interviews with Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Laird Barron, thoughts on Jeffrey Ford’s fiction, and more.

In our morning reading: a review of Jami Attenberg’s new novel, an excerpt from Leland Cheuk’s latest, and more.

August brings with it hotter temperatures, a vision of a more humid life, and the slightest hint that fall might be on the way. August also brings with it a host of thought-provoking books, deftly-translated works from around the world, and imaginative fiction that riffs on contemporary concerns. Here’s a look at some of the books due out this month that have us most excited.