Wishing our beloved author Wendell Berry a happy 92nd birthday! 🥳 We're so grateful to have him as a cornerstone of our list, and we hope you'll check out some of his many celebrated works! 📚

MAKESHIFT is a must-read book of August! 📚 "Beguiling and mysterious, a dystopic puzzle box. . . Come for Peter Rock’s intoxicating language and stay for this beautiful tale of sisterhood and hope in the face of destruction." — @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social buff.ly/wCr8XgF

12 Must-Read Books of August 2026 - Chicago Review of Books

Come the dog days of summer, when the heat begins to grind you down and the days start to blend, there’s nothing better than encountering a story that will provide a spark of excitement. Maybe a…

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Happy paperback pub day to @victorsuth.bsky.social's HOLLOW SPACES! 🌟 A @nytimes.com Notable Book of the Year & Editors' Choice 🌟 "If Suthammanont’s debut is anything to go by, he is destined for a major career as a novelist." — @nytimes.com buff.ly/Hq2pTD1

4 weeks out from the hotly-anticipated release of @amandapetersauthor.bsky.social's THE BIRTHING TREE! 🌳 Last week, she made her way down from Canada(!) to the PRH warehouse to sign thousands of copies that will soon be available at @barnesandnoble.com, BAM, and select indies near you on 9/1!

THE BLOND is coming!!! ⏱️ I’m SO excited to share that @catapultbooks.bsky.social will be publishing my second novel! If you love Cloud Atlas, messy queers of the past, and books that feel like you’re exploring an archive, then you’re in for a treat…

✨ COVER ANNOUNCEMENT ✨ We are so thrilled to partner with @debutiful.bsky.social to share the cover of Lara Vergnaud's forthcoming memoir UNTRANSLATABLE. Design by Victoria Maxfield with art direction by @nicolecaputo.bsky.social. Available 2/16/27. Preorder now: buff.ly/vDe5p1S

"Poses significant questions about the true value of family versus the self." Gianni Washington's review of “The Flayed Man” by Chloe Lauter (@catapultbooks.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2026/07/27/g...

Guilt Sharper than Fangs in "The Flayed Man" - Chicago Review of Books

Our review of Chloe Lauter's new novel, "The Flayed Man."

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"If you are looking for a new kind of bloodsucker in a more quietly horrific world, Lauter gives you one. They don’t sparkle in sunlight, but they just might wither under the weight of existential dread." — @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social

Guilt Sharper than Fangs in "The Flayed Man" - Chicago Review of Books

Our review of Chloe Lauter's new novel, "The Flayed Man."

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THE BIRTHING TREE is a @readbookpage.bsky.social most-anticipated title of fall '26! "The many fans of Amanda Peters’ breakout debut about a missing child of Mi’kmaq migrant farm workers, THE BERRY PICKERS, will want to put her sophomore novel at the top of their TBRs."

Fall Fiction Books You'll Want to Read First | BookPage

Explore the most anticipated fiction books arriving this fall, including literary fiction and likely bestsellers.

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Happy paperback pub day to THE DANCE AND THE FIRE! 🔥 🔥 "THE DANCE AND THE FIRE is an evocative portrait of sexuality, friendship, and art, amongst a setting of nearby destruction." — @ourculture.bsky.social books.catapult.co/books/the-da...

Buzz for the SHARED LIFE OF EGAN AND LUCIAN is growing! 🐝 Here’s Rose signing some tip ins for her signed first editions, which will be available at select indies on 11/3! Keep your eyes peeled 👀

THE FLAYED MAN author Chloe Lauter shares some of the books that influenced her as a young writer via @debutiful.bsky.social. debutiful.net/2026/07/21/t...

The Flayed Man Author Chloe Lauter Reveals the Weird Stories That Made Her a Writer - Debutiful

Set against the Mojave Desert and Las Vegas, Chloe Lauter‘s debut novel, The Flayed Man, blends horror, dark fantasy, and family drama into a gripping story of survival and sacrifice. Ellis Karsten…

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Congratulations to @pcverrone.com and Emeline Atwood for making the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize longlist! 🥳 Inaugurated in 2006, the First Novel Prize honors the best debut novel of the year and supports emerging voices in fiction. buff.ly/CO9ts7W

Happy pub day to THE FLAYED MAN! This one is for all the readers dying for Halloween in the middle of summer...🧛‍♀️ "Brutal, horrific, disturbing, yet amazingly heartfelt and touching, THE FLAYED MAN deserves a spot on your summer reading list." — Gruesome Magazine softskull.com/books/the-fl...

"I knew it would be part of my job today to remind the court and the prosecutor that we were only here on misdemeanors. My new client might be a suspect in these shocking murders but had not been charged with them. No one had." Read the full excerpt from SISTERS OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN: buff.ly/WXz7czP

Rebecca Wright Stevens on Amos Lane and Repping Alaska’s Indigenous Citizens in Court

Arraignment of Amos Lane in District Court Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska August 6, 1993  When I pushed open the heavy gray doors of the courtroom, heads turned toward me as though it were a w…

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"I like a messy reader. I like readers with messy lives, meaning really everyone. It’s not maybe a beach book, but it’s for everyone." @tnwwyatnw.bsky.social interviews @erappblack.bsky.social about I Would Die If I Were You (@catapultbooks.bsky.social). ➡️ buff.ly/HCbfhxJ

"I hope people will come and understand that the book signals that there is no story you can’t tell. There’s no gag order on a story, however you want to express it." therumpus.net/2026/07/14/d...

Do the Thing: A Conversation with Emily Rapp Black - The Rumpus

“I feel more despair now than I did ten years ago; the global uncertainty, mostly. But part of being an artist is to say, “I don’t know what’s going to happen.” To me, that’s the truth of everything.…

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"Writing is just what I’ve always done, to move through any moment in my life, both the difficult ones and the not so difficult ones." Emeline Atwood shares how writing A REAL ANIMAL helped her move through the grief and trauma of her 20's, via @barnesandnoble.com. buff.ly/lutVVMX

A Real Animal: A Guest Post by Emeline Atwood

Emeline Atwood's debut novel follows a young woman caught between her youth and adulthood, who starts an unexpected chapter in a new city and navigates uncertainty, loneliness and identity. Read on…

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If you've been meaning to read @amandapetersauthor.bsky.social's THE BERRY PICKERS, now is the time! For just one day only, grab your ebook copy for $1.99 AND read an exclusive excerpt from Amanda's forthcoming novel THE BIRTHING TREE included for free! The ideal summer read ☀️ 📚

Happy pub day to SISTERS OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN! 🌟 An Amazon Best Book of the Month ✨ "Written with curiosity, empathy, and humility, this is true crime, second-act reinvention, and extreme-landscape immersion in one crystalline package." — Oprah Daily buff.ly/tx1K3FB

"A beautiful and unflinching look into pain, healing, human nature, and what it means to be a person . . . Sharp, memorable, and wrought with a kind of stark honesty that makes for an instantly compelling character . . . A magnificent debut." — @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social

Love and Human Nature in "A Real Animal" - Chicago Review of Books

Our review of Emeline Atwood's debut novel, "A Real Animal."

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"Mr. Kraus embarks on a lovingly obsessive analysis of the film: technical details of its making, the biographies of seemingly everyone involved and its cultural impact."— @wsj.com www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

‘Partially Devoured’ and ‘The Sixth Nik’: The Undead in His Head

Daniel Kraus puts human stories on gruesome horror-movie terrain. The terror is part of the trip.

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Emeline Atwood shares some of the books that inspired her new novel A REAL ANIMAL via @culturedmag.com! www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...

Here Are the Books Young Writers Can’t Stop Turning to for Inspiration

We asked a number of literary sub-30-year-olds from our Young Writers list for where they find writing inspiration.

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@NPR.org chats with author Rebecca Wright Stevens about her new book SISTERS OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN, the story of a gruesome double murder in arctic Alaska. Available everywhere tomorrow! buff.ly/cVaHxvD

A public defender's new book traces a gruesome double murder in arctic Alaska

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Rebecca Wright Stevens about her new nonfiction book, "Sisters of the Midnight Sun." It's the story of a gruesome double murder in arctic Alaska.

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Listen to @susantonetta.bsky.social on Women, Life and Science discussing her book THE DEVIL'S CASTLE: Nazi Eugenics, Euthanasia, and How Psychiatry’s Troubled History Reverberates Today. bit.ly/4eUDmG6 @jillgrinberglit.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social

We're so excited for this short film inspired by Eliza Barry Callahan's novel THE HEARING TEST, starring Victoria Pedretti and Maya Hawke! 🤩 Learn more about where you can watch it here: qnews.com.au/where-to-wat...

Where to watch Victoria Pedretti and Maya Hawke's sapphic short film

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THE TILTING HOUSE is now availabe in paperback! Just in time for beach read season ☀️ 🏖️ 📚️ "Lush and lyrical . . . A sweeping exploration of immigration, exile, mother-daughter relationships, loss and home." — @msmagazine.com Read now: buff.ly/9tmnGP6

So thrilled to see A REAL ANIMAL featured as a staff pick Thunder Road Books in Spring Lake, NJ! We love our indies 🫶 “I’m floored . . . unsettling, powerful, and unlike anything I’ve read before.” —Katherine Czyzewski

THE DEBUT OF THE SUMMER IS FINALLY HERE! 🔥 ☀️ 🐚 Happy pub day to A REAL ANIMAL! 🔥 "An astonishing debut with a compelling voice." — @latimes.com 🔥 "Stirs with edgy sex, anger, and transcendence." —TIME 🔥 "Raw and captivating." — @vulture.com Read Now: buff.ly/MuTVFwL

THE FLAYED MAN by Chloe Lauter is an August 2026 @americanbookseller.bsky.social Indie Next Pick! As always, a huge thanks to all of the booksellers who nominated us! ✨ THE FLAYED MAN hits bookstores officially on 7/21 and is available to preorder now! softskull.com/books/the-fl...