A Deep Dive Into Covering the Jeffrey Epstein Case is One of July's Must-Read Books
This month, dive into a novel that might have you too scared to ever fly again, devour a memoir from the reporter who broke one of the world's biggest stories, indulge in a mystery that'll be essential in every beach bag this summer, investigate the implosions of one of the world's most valuable companies, and so much more.
Dey Street Books
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Reporter Julie K. Brown’s work for the Miami Herald helped expose Jeffrey Epstein’s heinous crimes and aided in bringing down a web of cohorts who helped the late, disgraced financier elude justice for years. In this book, Brown dives deep into Epstein’s rise and fall and also shares new information on how she uncovered intelligence integral to Epstein’s undoing. Is it scandalous? Sure. But it’s also a masterclass in reporting and a story no reader will soon forget.
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A nameless narrator is at the center of this slim, powerful volume by Katie Kitamura, author of 2017's hit novel A Separation. The woman lives in, but is not from, the Hague; she works as a translator at the International Court and is carrying on a perhaps doomed relationship with a still-married man. As tensions mount in her personal and professional lives, she's pushed to become more than just a witness to history but to make choices about how hers will look.
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This debut novel from former bookseller and flight attendant T. J. Newman might be one to wait until you’ve arrived at your vacation destination to crack open. Why? Because the thriller follows an airplane full of travelers, none of whom know their pilot’s family was kidnapped—and to secure their release, he’s been ordered to crash the plane.
Knopf
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In her latest, Dana Spiotta—author of Stone Arabia and Eat the Document—tells the story of Samantha, a 50-something woman who's had enough of family troubles and American politics and decides to do something surprising about it. Spiotta writes beautifully about parenthood, aging, and other calamities that come with being alive in an unforgettable meditation on the indignities of life in the modern age.
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In her first novel, former HBO executive Miranda Cowley Heller tells the story of two lifelong friends whose relationship takes an unexpected turn one night at a family retreat on Cape Cod—and the nail biting 24 hours that follow as they decide whether to go back to life as they know it or let their indiscretion change their lives forever.
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The latest from the acclaimed author of Neon in Daylight, this novel follows a young man named Luca who moves to New York City to take an internship at a once-illustrious magazine. But whatever he learns inside the office is dwarfed by the real-life lessons provided by colleagues and a glamorous older couple who take him under their wing for reasons that might not be altogether pure.
Crown
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If you enjoyed this spring’s Hulu documentary, WeWork: Or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn, you’ll love Brown and Farrell’s juicy inside look at the fallen Silicon Valley startup-turned-institution. Here, the Wall Street Journal correspondents delve into founder Adam Neumann’s eccentricity, spending, and eventual failure; the company’s often toxic work culture, and what WeWork’s boom and bust says about Silicon Valley as a whole.
A Deep Dive Into Covering the Jeffrey Epstein Case is One of July's Must-Read Books
This month, dive into a novel that might have you too scared to ever fly again, devour a memoir from the reporter who broke one of the world's biggest stories, indulge in a mystery that'll be essential in every beach bag this summer, investigate the implosions of one of the world's most valuable companies, and so much more.
Our picks for the seven standout new releases of the month.
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