Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. “Ace Atkins’s killing honesty sets a new standard for Southern crime fiction.”. “As in his spy novels, Kanon demonstrates a mastery of closed-in drama. Such is the jabbing understatement of the dialogue—what’s withheld matters more than what’s said—that it holds you in suspense as much as any action scene. The contrast between his impeccable control and the nightmarish chaos of this time and place gives things a powerful edge. Kanon goes to China with stirring results.”

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

Rachel Cusk’s Parade, Francine Prose’s 1974, and Andrew O’Hagan’s Caledonian Road all feature among the best reviewed books of the week. Brought to you by Book Marks, Lit Hub’s home for book reviews. *. 1. Caledonian Road by Andrew O’Hagan. (W. W. Norton) 5...

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

The Ursula K. Le Guin Literary Trust has announced the shortlist for the third annual Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction. The Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction is an annual $25,000 cash prize given to a writer for a single work of imaginative fiction. The award is intended to recognize those writers Le Guin spoke of in her 2014 National Book Awards speech—”realists of a larger reality, who can imagine real grounds for hope and see alternatives to how we live now.”

Here’s the shortlist for the 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

Today’s bestsellers including a couple of new titles, starting with All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker. This is a thriller set in 1975 Missouri, and it’s a Read with Jenna pick. The publisher describes it as a “missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each.”

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower Opens in July 2024. It is wildly prescient. The link of the day is actually a tweet in which Michiko Kakutani sketches the...

Octavia Butler’s PARABLE OF THE SOWER Opens in July 2024. It is wildly prescient.

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July is an interesting month: arguably peak summer, a time for travel and beach jaunts and — perhaps — a time to consider what the second half of the year has in store. July can be a lot, basically. And so, our recommended July books cover a lot of territory. If you’re in a serious mood and would like a searing trip into recent history, we have you covered. If you’re looking for an ambitious tale of adventure, we can help with that as well. Here are 10 recommended books due out this month.

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This July

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  Sun, sand and a great book – that's the perfect formula for a relaxing beach vacation. Since we're firmly in the grasp of summer 2024, it's about time to choose your next great read. We've got a selection of some of the most gripping, moving and entertaining books our readers have loved this year. Whether you love reading on an e-reader like a Kindle or you prefer real...

Our readers' favorite books of 2024 so far

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Happy new book day to all who celebrate! It’s approximately eleventy million degrees in Maine right now, and my brains feel like soup in my brain pan. Thank goodness I don’t need them, lol. The scorching weather hasn’t stopped the critters from visiting. This past weekend I saw my first red-bellied woodpecker, which was so beautiful! And also poorly named, IMO. Its head was the most astounding shade of red I’ve ever seen in nature, while its belly only had a weak bit of faint orange. It should be called the Play-Doh redheaded woodpecker. Alas, I was not consulted. This is in keeping with my opinion that, historically, people were bad at naming things. (Says the redhead, whose hair should be called orange or copper, or even rust, but certainly not red.)

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I regret to inform you that the below list of the most read books on Goodreads this week is identical to last week’s, but I’ve added some of the most read books from different countries to shake things up a bit. We recently also made note of the The Most Popular New Books on Goodreads in 2024 (So Far), and if you’ve been keeping up with this feature, you’ll definitely notice some familiar names. The Housemaid Is Watching by Freida McFadden only came out in June, but it’s already in the top ten of the most popular books on Goodreads of the year so far!

The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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There are certain zodiac signs that most people are careful with because of their fiery and low tolerance levels. You can hardly mess with individuals with such signs without getting a backlash. Whether they are in work environments or family settings, they do not hesitate to set boundaries and protect them.

5 Zodiac Signs You Don't Mess With

We all know people with a ‘sixth sense’ who seem to be just a little more in tune with the world than everyone else. Do you know which zodiac signs they probably are? We can’t be sure, but we’ll share the three signs most likely to have that bonus sense. Having six senses can be a burden and a blessing, and you just may find if you are one of these three signs that some things in your life can be explained by having an extra sense.

3 Zodiac Signs Who Have A Great Sixth Sense

This spring, Swedish American author Alvina Chamberland released her English-language debut, Love the World Or Get Killed Trying, a brilliant, fiery work of autofiction about a transgender woman on the cusp of 30 traveling alone through Iceland, Paris, and Berlin. The publisher’s marketing copy describes the book as “an urgent wildfire scream-of-consciousness, cry-of-love manifesto,” which certainly got my attention. After reading and sitting with the novel for a while, I kept returning to this turn of phrase, “scream of consciousness”. It’s a visceral, irreverent term that perfectly encapsulates Chamberland’s narrative voice. But what is a scream-of-consciousness book? Where did the phrase come from? Are there others like it? I spoke with Alvina Chamberland about Love the World Or Get Killed Trying, scream-of-consciousness prose, and other works to which it might apply.

What Is a Scream-of-Consciousness Book?

Young adult fiction has never been more mainstream for readers of all ages. In fantasy especially, not reading YA means missing out on some of the most exciting, popular, and genre-expanding stories out there. In fact, it’s even become more common for adult readers to incorporate middle grade fiction into their TBRs. There are so many incredible authors writing in all age categories, after all. Plus, YA or middle grade often scratches a different itch than adult; I find nothing more comforting than a middle grade fantasy graphic novel.

9 YA Nonfiction Books That Adult Readers Should Pick Up

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A wealthy financier built the 32-bedroom estate for family who never set foot in it. Now the eerily decrepit mansion is set to get a big renovation.

See inside a $300 million Gilded Age mansion built for heirs who died on the Titanic that sat abandoned for years

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Yale Law professor Amy Chua played a critical role in bolstering Vance's profile when she encouraged him to write his memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy."

Meet the woman who helped boost JD Vance from Ohio obscurity to 'Hillbilly Elegy' superstardom

Let’s dive straight on into another batch of new YA book releases. Whether you’re a hardcover fan or love the portability of a paperback, there’s something here for you this week. But first…. Bookish Baubles. If you’re looking for a little bookish bling, how about these book...

New YA Books Hitting Shelves This Week: July 15, 2024

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The color yellow is gorgeous, eye-catching, and downright happy for most people. So much so that it's the main hue in the world-famous happy face—but science says it's not the best color to wear on a date.

You Shouldn't Wear Yellow on First Dates, Here's Why

Goodreads keeps track of a lot of stats you may not have stumbled across if you don’t go looking for them. For example, you can check out the most read books on Goodreads every week (or month or year), and you can filter by country. You can find out the most popular books on Goodreads in 2024 (so far). Not every reader uses Goodreads, of course, but it’s the most popular reading tracker, so these stats give a good overview of the buzziest books of the moment.

The Most Popular Book Club Books of June, According to Goodreads

"The Women," a historical fiction book about military nurses during the Vietnam War, is the bestselling book of 2024 authored by Kristin Hannah, a seasoned New York Times bestselling novelist and Forbes 50 Over 50 award honoree. Bill Gates praised "The Women" as a "beautifully written tribute" to forgotten veterans and included the book on his summer reading list.

Kristin Hannah's Book 'The Women' Tops 2024 Bestseller List, Recommended by Bill Gates

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Judy Blume! Halle Butler! Narnia for grown-ups! 23 new books out today.

It’s the middle of July already! What a July it’s been so far, much less what a 2024 it’s been. If you need to sit back...

Judy Blume! Halle Butler! Narnia for grown-ups! 23 new books out today.

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