Monthly Book Lists
It's a slow month for book releases but we looked far and wide to find the most exciting new books coming out anyway because we made a commitment to you that we would do this and we take our commitments seriously. Fortunately, the ones we found look really, really good.
Monthly Book Lists
It's fall! We look at new releases from friend-of-the-site Patricia Lockwood, Franny Choi, Jane Schoenbrun, and more.
Monthly Book Lists
It's September and book award season rolls on. We recommend seven new books coming out this month, plus one celebrity memoir from 1994.
Monthly Book Lists
We have great taste and you should subscribe to Who Even Reads to discover the Next Big Thing before the Booker people get their grubby hands all over everything. Here are the Books We Like the Looks Of coming out this August.
Monthly Book Lists
This month, in the midst of deodorant-testing heat and confused displays of patriotism, we bring you an all-fiction batch of July books, including Colson Whitehead's appealingly named Cool Machine.
Monthly Book Lists
This month's upcoming books include several debuts, including an enticing fable that draws from Minnesota's racial history, a nonlinear story of queer rural Florida, and a television-ready immigration narrative (at least one).
Monthly Book Lists
Our monthly book list for May includes nonfiction from Jesmyn Ward, a speculative novel by Tom Lin following Chinese immigrants in South Dakota who encounter a secret government program, and more.
Monthly Book Lists
See what April books we're excited about. This month's selection includes an International Booker Prize nominee, a novel that features Monica Lewinsky as a patron saint, and more.
Monthly Book Lists
Check out five books we're looking forward to that are coming out in March, including new releases from Rebecca Solnit and Louise Erdrich.
Monthly Book Lists
Our takes on six books forthcoming in February 2026, including novels, short story collections, and nonfiction.