Looking for the perfect book to take along on your summer vacation? We've got you covered. Check out the options below: from graphic novels to unforgettable memoirs and works of fiction, these are the new books you'll want to read throughout June and beyond.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy (drops June 6)
Focusing on a variety of characters and stories throughout the Indian subcontinent, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is Arundhati Roy's first novel since the best-selling The God of Small Things, which was published 20 years ago.
The Answers: A Novel by Catherine Lacey (drops June 6)
Seeking relief from an illness that doctors can't seem to diagnose, Mary Parsons opts to undergo a holistic treatment called Pneuma Adaptive Kinesthesia that miraculously cures her of her odd symptoms. The problem? It is incredibly expensive. As a true New Yorker would, she scours the Internet for a new job to pay for the treatment and becomes the Emotional Girlfriend in the "Girlfriend Experiment," the creation of a "wealthy and infamous actor who has hired a team of biotech researchers to solve the problem of how to build and maintain the perfect romantic relationship."
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay (drops June 12)
The author of Bad Feminist explores her relationship with food and weight in this new, deeply personal memoir.
Uncomfortably Happy by Yeon-sik Hong (drops June 13)
Translated by American cartoonist Hellen Jo, this graphic novel focuses on the cartoonist's own move with his wife to a new house in the Korean countryside.
The Seven Husband of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (drops June 13)
The novel chronicles the life of Monique Grant, a writer who is chosen by aging actress Evelyn Hugo to write her biography. How did Evelyn find her? As the novel unfolds, secrets are revealed.
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too: A Book by Jomny Sun (drops June 27)
What would an alien think of our world? That's the question explored in this illustrated book, based on the uber popular Twitter account @jomnysun.