July Reads

Ms.Bjork here, it’s time for my July Reads on bookstagram! This month, the 20 books I read are in tiers of MUST READS, Add these to your TBR, and Read them if they come your way. A lot of the books I read were novellas, hence the high volume, so I'm calling this month #novellajuly

Favorite Book This Month:

Little Eyes by Samantha Schweblin

Runner-up:

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

TIER 1: MUST READS #5stars

• Little Eyes by Samantha Schweblin

Small toys called kentukis take the world by storm and everything starts to fall apart.

• Convenience Store Woman by Suyaka Murata

A Japanese outsider works in Smile Mart for 18 years

• Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi

A memoir o f a non-binary, Nigerian author

• The Untelling by Tayari Jones

A woman tells everyone she is pregnant but finds out she can actually never have children.

• Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche

A well-known Nigerian woman writes about her experience after her father suddenly passes away.

TIER 2: Add these to your TBR (all 4 & 5 star books)

• Nobody’s Normal by Roy Richard Grinker

A history of culture's impact mental health stigma.

• Finna by Nino Cipri

A couple that recently broke up has to travel to another dimension to save a customer at their place of work.

• The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark

A detective and his partner try to exorcise a ghost from a train in an alternate universe in Cairo 1912.

• The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle

A man wrongfully admitted to a mental institution tries to escape but must battle a man with the head of a buffalo.

• Funny Weather by Olivia Lang

A series of essays about resilient artists.

TIER 3: Read them if they come your way (3 & 4 star books)

• Running with the Kenyans by Adharanand Finn

Finn moves to Kenya to train for a marathon

• Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

The homeless ghost of a train station tells his life story.

• Earthlings by Suyaka Murata

A girl who doesn't fit in thinks she is an alien after her stuffed animal tells her so.

• An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield

A well-known psychologist tells of her experience with bipolar disorder.

• Highway Blue by Ailsa McFarlane

A young woman and her ex go on the run by car. Read any of these? What did you read this month?