For me, July means watermelon festivals with watermelon dishes of all kinds, and you can’t forget the watermelon eating contest. It means evenings spent searching for fireflies under the tree canopies at the dog park. And PLEASE bring me all of the peach tea lemonades that I can stand.
As a fan of true stories, my summer reading leans towards seafaring adventures and sharp-witted essays. And July delivers! It’s full of incredible new releases, with everything a nonfiction girlie could ever want. But where to begin? I could start with Maris Kreizman’s new memoir, which is definitely near the top of my list. Or I could read a book about the history of conjure women in America. Or maybe I’ll check out the new memoir about growing up Muslim in America after 9/11. Or what about a braided memoir about what it means to be Indigenous in contemporary Turtle Island?
In celebration of true stories, I’ve collected eight of some of the most exciting nonfiction titles hitting shelves in July. You might be new to nonfiction or a true stories pro, but whatever the case, there’s sure to be something on this list that catches your eye.
All publication dates are subject to change.
I Want to Burn This Place Down: Essays by Maris Kreizman (July 1)Literary and cultural critic Maris Kreizman is an icon in bookish media spaces. Now she’s got a book of her own. In her first collection of essays, Kreizman ruminates on her life as someone who used to believe that if she did everything society told her—get good grades, attend a good college, land the perfect job—she’d live a fulfilled life and have all of her needs met. But before long, she realized that wasn’t the whole truth, to say the least. |
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