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  • Book Jacket: House of Beth
    House of Beth
    Kerry Cullen
    Published 7/15/25

    A haunting and seductive tale of a young career woman who slides quickly into the role of stepmother, in a life that may still belong to someone else. "Vivid, addictive, and ...
  • Book Jacket: I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU THIS
    I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU THIS
    Marian Thurm
    Published 7/15/25

    A complex family drama with a Manhattan family court judge at its center.
  • Book Jacket: If You Love It, Let It Kill You
    If You Love It, Let It Kill You
    Hannah Pittard
    Published 7/15/25

    A refreshingly irreverent novel about art, desire, domesticity, freedom, and the intricacies of the twenty-first-century female experience, by the acclaimed writer Hannah ...

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  • Book Jacket: First Time, Long Time
    First Time, Long Time
    Amy Silverberg
    Published 7/22/25

    For readers of Emma Cline and Melissa Broder, the story of an untethered, sardonic young woman falling for an older radio host… and then for his daughter.
  • Book Jacket: Girl, 1983
    Girl, 1983
    Linn Ullmann
    Published 7/22/25

    Called a "masterpiece" (Ali Smith), this stunning novel explores desire and anxiety, beauty and youth, memory and power.
  • Book Jacket: Greenwich
    Greenwich
    Kate Broad
    Published 7/22/25

    Summer, 1999. Rachel Fiske is almost eighteen when she arrives at her aunt and uncle's mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut.

First Impressions: Readers Recommend

  • Book Jacket: The Whyte Python World Tour
    The Whyte Python World Tour
    Travis Kennedy
    Published 6/24/25

    Rikki Thunder, drummer for hot new '80s metal band Whyte Python, is about to get it all: global fame...a dream girlfriend—and an unwitting role as an international spy.
  • Book Jacket: Angelica
    Angelica
    Molly Beer
    Published 7/1/25

    A women-centric view of revolution through the life of Angelica Schuyler Church, Alexander Hamilton's influential sister-in-law.
  • Book Jacket: The Original
    The Original
    Nell Stevens
    Published 7/1/25

    In a grand English country house in 1899, an aspiring art forger must unravel whether the man claiming to be her long-lost cousin is an impostor.

Latest "Beyond the Book" Articles

  • Miranda July: The Essential Works
    Beyond the book article for All Fours
    Miranda July is an artist who works successfully in multiple mediums, perhaps equally well-known for her films and her fiction. Born in 1974 in Barre, Vermont, and raised in Berkeley, California, July dropped out of college in her early twenties and moved to Portland, Oregon, where she began ...
  • Flag Bearers of the Civil War
    Beyond the book article for How to Dodge a Cannonball
    Anders, the protagonist of Dennard Dayle's How to Dodge a Cannonball, describes himself as a 'flag-twirler': he twirls flags for the Union, then the Confederacy, then the Union again. Throughout the novel, Anders name-drops increasingly baroque flag-twirling maneuvers, including the Sumter Two-Step,...
  • A Percival Everett Starter List
    Beyond the book article for Erasure
    Percival Everett's 2001 novel Erasure was adapted for film as American Fiction in 2023, leading to director Cord Jefferson's Oscar win for Best Adapted Screenplay. The year after, Everett's new novel James scooped up major awards, including the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. While these...

New in Hardcover

  • Book Jacket: Hot Girls with Balls
    Hot Girls with Balls
    Benedict Nguyen
    Published 7/1/25

    In this outrageous and deeply serious satire, two star indoor volleyball players juggle unspoken jealousies in their off-court romance ahead of their rival teams' first ...
  • Book Jacket: The Original
    The Original
    Nell Stevens
    Published 7/1/25

    In a grand English country house in 1899, an aspiring art forger must unravel whether the man claiming to be her long-lost cousin is an impostor.
  • Book Jacket: The Compound
    The Compound
    Aisling Rawle
    Published 6/24/25

    Love Island meets Lord of the Flies in this must-talk-about-it read, as bingeable as the best reality TV.

New in Paperback

  • Book Jacket: The Lion Women of Tehran
    The Lion Women of Tehran
    Marjan Kamali
    Published 7/8/25

    From the nationally bestselling author of the "powerful, heartbreaking" (Shelf Awareness) The Stationery Shop, a heartfelt, epic new novel of friendship, betrayal, and ...
  • Book Jacket: The Bright Sword
    The Bright Sword
    Lev Grossman
    Published 7/8/25

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium.
  • Book Jacket: The Briar Club
    The Briar Club
    Kate Quinn
    Published 7/8/25

    The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a ...

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