Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the stories we covered ourselves on Book Riot this week.
Every month, the American Booksellers Association put together a list of the top 25 new book releases of the upcoming month as their Indie Next List Preview. These are books that were nominated by booksellers at independent bookstores across the country, and they cover all genres and categories. Each book has a quote from a bookseller about why they recommend this book, and these recommendations can be printed out as “shelf-talkers” to display in store.
Grab your sword and strap on your sandals. It’s time for Hot Greek Summer!
For our first Zero to Well-Read Guided Read-Along, we’ll be throwing it way back with The Odyssey by Homer in the run-up to Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation hitting theaters July 17.
And for All Access members, here are all the interesting links we bookmarked that didn’t make the cut for full Today in Books coverage.
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