Our Monthly Picks July 2024

What if a Sally Rooney novel read like a thriller? Kala combines relatable characters with a propulsive mystery (on par with that of Tana French) in this electric novel about fleeting youth and the ties that bind.

Packed with secrets, shapeshifting dragons, romantic tension and non-stop action — you’ll be hooked.

Spanning decades and coasts, Zevin’s epic is expertly crafted and deftly realized. An intelligent novel full of friendship, heartbreak, creativity, and love … an instant classic.

This is the stranger-than-fiction true story of Stéphane Breitweiser’s infamous and incredible career as — you guessed it — one of the world’s most notorious art thieves.

As devastating as it is uplifting, this is a story of losing love, loving what’s lost, holding on and letting go.

Narnia, but with a Pakistani Muslim infusion, this is the story of two friends being swept out of rural Pakistan into a magical Jinn realm. With heart and humor, M.T. Khan tells a culturally vibrant tale that bandies with important themes of capitalism, child labor and Islamic tradition.