Find great summer reads like The Memo by (Hastings resident!) Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling, Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (author of Fleishman Is In Trouble), The God of the Woods by Liz Moore, Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi, and Bear by Julia Phillips. Though released in the spring, All Fours by Miranda July and James by Percival Everett continue to be a top summer book pick too.
In art books, there is a new gorgeous monograph on Mickalene Thomas that is must-have addition to your contemporary art book collection, and a new Martin Puryear book that beautifully documents the unveiling of his monumental site-specific installation, Lookout, at Storm King Art Center.
For kids, there is a new picture book by Oliver Jeffers out in August, the wonderfully weird picture book Millie Fleur's Poison Garden, and the newest addition to the Cat on the Run series by Aaron Blabey (Bad Guys). as well as the latest Bad Guys (#19). And in extra special news, local favorite Jodi Levine has co-written Mousetown, out August 13th.
In other non-fiction, there is cookbook and hosting guide Big Night: Dinners, Parties & Dinner Parties by Katherine Lewin, the latest from our beloved Jenny Rosenstrach: The Weekday Vegetarians Get Simple (August 27), and The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise by Olivia Laing.
Check out some of the most anticipated books released Summer 2024 available to ship nationwide via the Bookshop platform below. Make sure you see “Picture Book” in the upper left corner when you checkout to ensure your purchase is credited to our shop.