Hello everyone! Happy July! Apologies for the lateness of this post…I just barely made it out of the end of the school year *Cues Celie in The Color Purple* “But Dear Gawd, I’m Here! I’m Here!” but it was truly a close call at times!

How I felt on the last day of school, honestly!

Anyways, July is now here and it is bringing us so many new releases! I’m quite excited about all that this summer has brought us so far and what it will continue to bring us, outside of the heat (that, I don’t enjoy so much)! As we know by now, publishing dates CAN still change so be sure to double check the titles that you’re most excited about. I’ve checked some but not all! But let’s get into this list!

I may have used this recently but I can’t help but love when Black Women are in their element like in this gif!
  • Sorry For The Inconvenience by Farah Naz Rishi *adult* 7/1
  • The Curse Of The Flores Women by Angelica Lopes *adult* 7/1
  • The Waning by Wunmi Aramiji *adult* 7/1
  • Masquerade by O.O Sangoyomi *adult* 7/2
  • Just Playing House by Farah Heron *adult* 7/2
  • The Night Ends With Fire by K. X. Song 7/2
  • Farrah Noorzad And The Ring Of Fate by Deeba Zargarpur *MG* 7/2
  • Teen Titans: Starfire by Kami Garcia, ill. By Gabriel Picolo 7/2
  • The Mirror World by Femi Fadugba 7/2
  • Not About A Boy by Myah Hollis 7/2
  • Ready Or Not by Andi Porretta 7/2
  • Character Drawing With Alcohol Markers by Lidia Cambon 7/2
  • The Museum (The Inside Story) by Dustin Growick & Laura Martin *PB* 7/2
  • The Townsend Family Recipe For Disaster by Shauna Robinson *adult* 7/2
  • False Idols by K’Wan *adult* 7/2
  • Age 16 by Rosena Fung 7/2
  • More Days At Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa *adult* 7/2
  • The Lion Women Of Tehran by Marjan Kamali *adult* 7/2
  • The Second Chance Of Darius Logan by David F. Walker 7/2
  • Three Kings by Todd Balf *adult* 7/2
  • Spider-Man: Stories From the Spider-Verse edited by David Betancourt, Faridah Abike-Iyimide & Preeti Chhibber 7/2
  • We Don’t Have Time For This by Brianna Craft 7/2
  • I’m From Here Too by Kashmira Sheth *MG* 7/2
  • Homebodies by Tembe Denton Hurst *adult* 7/2
  • Cash Delgado Is Living The Dream by Tehlor Kay Mejia *adult* 7/2
  • The Boy To Beat The Gods by Ashley Thorpe *MG* 7/4
  • Our History Has Always Been Contraband: In Defense Of Black Studies edited by Colin Kaepernick, Robin D. G. Kelley & Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor *adult* 7/4
  • Let The Games Begin by Rufaro Faith Mazarura *adult* 7/9
  • The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez *adult* 7/9
  • The Haunted States Of America Edited by Ellen Hopkins, K. E. Lewis, Janet Fox, Freeman Ng & Others *MG* 7/9
  • A Whisper Of Curses by J. Elle *MG sequel* 7/9
  • It’s Elementary by Elise Bryant *adult* 7/9
  • A Magic Fierce & Bright by Hemant Nayak 7/9
  • Tell It To Me Singing by Tita Ramirez *adult* 7/9
  • Did Everyone Have An Imaginary Friend? (Or Just Me) Adventures In Boyhood by Jay Ellis 7/9
  • Devonte’s Shoes by K.E. Lewis, ill. By Robert Paul Jr. *PB* 7/9
  • Dismantling Mass Incarceration by Premal Dharia, James Forman Jr. & Maria Hawilo *adult* 7/9
  • Unbecoming by Seema Yasmin 7/9
  • Sour Apple by Linda Liu *PB* 7/9
  • A Letter To My Best Friend by Yangsook Choi *PB* 7/9
  • Peach Heaven by Yangsook Choi *PB* 7/9
  • This Great Hemisphere by Mateo Askaripour *adult* 7/9
  • Grown Women by Sarai Johnson *adult* 7/9
  • The 66th Rebirth Of Frankie Caridi by Johnny Marciano 7/9
  • The Grim Reaper’s Lawyer by Mea Monique *adult audiobook* 7/9
  • The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee *adult* 7/9
  • The Art Of Pretend by Lauren Kuhl *adult* 7/9
  • A Map Of My Want by Faylita Hicks *adult* 7/9
  • If Love Had A Price by Ana Huang *adult re-release* 7/9
  • These Deathless Shores by P.H. Low 7/9
  • How To Die Famous by Benjamin Dean 7/9
  • Gloriana, Presente: A First Day Of School Story by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, ill. By Doris M. Rodriguez-Graber *PB* 7/9
  • Keyana Loves School by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley, ill. By Charnelle Pinkney Barlow *PB* 7/9
  • Keyana Loves Her Family by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley, ill. By Charnelle Pinkney Barlow *PB* 7/9
  • Dirty Pleasures by Kenya Wright *adult series audio* 7/9
  • The Burning by Linda Castillo *adult* 7/9
  • Grant Me Vision by Sabrina Greenlee *adult* 7/9
  • Humor Me by Cat Shook *adult* 7/9
  • The Fire Next Time Nobody Knows My Name No Name In The Street The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin *adult* 7/9
  • The Summer I Saved The Wild by Rachel Faturoti *MG* 7/11
  • The White Guy Dies First Edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker 7/16
  • The Design Of Us by Sajni Patel *adult* 7/16
  • Portrait Of A Shadow by Meriam Metoui 7/16
  • Sister Day by Jyoti Rajan Gopal & Fanny Liem *PB* 7/16
  • Waiting To Welcome: A New Baby Story From West Africa by Samantha Cleaver, Reuben Nantogmah & Bri Marie McNish *PB* 7/16
  • The First King by Shameez Patel Papathanasiou *sequel* 7/16
  • The Ping-Pong Queen Of Chinatown by Andrew Yang 7/16
  • Anti-Racism As Daily Practice: Refuse Shame, Change White Communities, And Help Create A Just World by Jennifer Harvey *adult* 7/16
  • Scram by Rory Lucey *MG* 7/16
  • Rifts And Refrains by Tiye *adult* 7/16
  • Girls Who Burn by MK Pagano 7/16
  • Trouble In Queenstown by Delia Pitts *adult* 7/16
  • Grann’s Baby by Judith Annique Francois *adult* 7/16
  • Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures Of A Rogue Shark Scientist by Jasmin Graham *adult* 7/16
  • Go, Wilma, Go! Wilma Rudolph, From Athlete To Activist by Amira Rose Davis & Michael G. Long, ill. By Charnelle Pinkney Barlow *PB* 7/16
  • Blood Jade by Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle 7/16
  • The First by Kipjo K. Ewers *adult* 7/16
  • Grief In The Fourth Dimension by Jennifer Yu 7/16
  • The Rival Partnership by Nisha Sharma *adult series* 7/17
  • Beautiful And Terrible Things by S.M. Stevens *adult* 7/18
  • Brushed Between Cultures by Samarra St. Hilaire 7/18
  • Jewel Me Twice by Charish Reid *adult* 7/23
  • The Great Cool Ranch Dorito In The Sky by Josh Galarza *MG* 7/23
  • Bodega Cats: Picture Purrfect by Hilda Eunice Burgos & Siara Faison *MG* 7/23
  • Henna Is… by Marzieh Abbas & Anu Chouhan *PB* 7/23
  • Catalina: A Novel by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio *adult* 7/23
  • Asking For A Friend by Kara H.L. Chen 7/23
  • Peking Duck And Cover by Vivien Chien *adult series* 7/23
  • Being Black In America’s Schools by Brian Rashad Fuller *adult* 7/23
  • Viewfinder by Jon M. Chu *adult* 7/23
  • The Dissonance by Shaun Hamill *adult* 7/23
  • The Reckoning Of Roku by Randy Ribay 7/23
  • What We’ll Burn Last by Heather Chavez *adult* 7/23
  • Ninth Life: The Factus Sequence by Stark Holborn *adult* 7/23
  • Remnants Of Filth vol. 4 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou 7/23
  • Amir And The Jinn Princess by M.T. Khan *MG* 7/23
  • Cross The Line by Simone Soltani *adult* 7/23
  • Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh *adult* 7/23
  • Your Letter by Hyeon A. Cho 7/23
  • Linh Ly Is Doing Just Fine by Thao Votang *adult* 7/23
  • The Bookshop Sisterhood by Michelle Lindo-Rice *adult* 7/30
  • The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Washington 7/30
  • That Prince Is Mine by Jayci Lee *adult* 7/30
  • Castle Of The Cursed by Romina Garber 7/30
  • Cobalt Red: How The Blood Of The Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara *adult* 7/30
  • Wild, Willing And Wise by Heatherash Amara *adult* 7/30
  • Eighteen Roses by Shannon C. F. Rogers 7/30
  • Between Friends & Lovers by Shirlene Obuobi *adult* 7/30
  • My Mother Cursed My Name by Anamely Salgado Reyes *adult* 7/30
  • Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu *adult* 7/30
  • Peerless vol. 1 by Meng Xi Shi 7/30
  • Save Our Forest by Nora Dasnes, trans. By Lise Laerdal Bryn *PB* 7/30
  • Finding Famous by Candice Jalili *adult* 7/30
  • Ordinary Days: The Seeds, Sound And City That Grew Prince Rogers Nelson by Angela Joy *PB* 7/30
  • Glenn Burke, Game Changer: The Man Who Invented The High Five by Phil Bildner *PB* 7/30
  • A Lethal Lady by Nekesa Afia *adult* 7/30
  • Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than The Life You Deserve by Drew Afualo *adult* 7/30
  • The Creepening Of Dogwood House by Eden Royce *MG* 7/30
  • Passion by Monica Walters *Adult Series Audiobook* 7/30
I truly am and am itching to get back to my reading!

We’re getting so many new books and I’m over the moon about it! I also have gotten approval for some early reader and listener copies! Here are the titles:

  • Masquerade by O.O Sangoyomi *adult*
  • Just Playing House by Farah Heron *adult*
  • The Night Ends With Fire by K. X. Song
  • Farrah Noorzad And The Ring Of Fate by Deeba Zargarpur *MG*
  • Let The Games Begin by Rufaro Faith Mazarura *adult*
  • The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez *adult*
  • The Haunted States Of America Edited by Ellen Hopkins, K. E. Lewis, Janet Fox, Freeman Ng & Others *MG*
  • A Whisper Of Curses by J. Elle *MG sequel*
  • The White Guy Dies First Edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker
  • The Design Of Us by Sajni Patel *adult*
  • Portrait Of A Shadow by Meriam Metoui
  • Jewel Me Twice by Charish Reid *adult*
  • The Bookshop Sisterhood by Michelle Lindo-Rice *adult*
  • The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Washington
  • That Prince Is Mine by Jayci Lee *adult*
  • Castle Of The Cursed by Romina Garber

Of these, I’ve read:

  • Masquerade by O.O Sangoyomi *adult*
  • Just Playing House by Farah Heron *adult*
  • Currently Listening To: Let The Games Begin by Rufaro Faith Mazarura *adult*
  • Currently Reading: The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez *adult*

I’m really hoping that I can find a good reading/personal life/work balance (yup, I’m working this summer) as my reading had decreased a bit thanks to adulting and what not. I also hope to go back to other books I hadn’t gotten to throughout the summer!

I’mma try my very best, book buds!

Anyways, what titles are YOU excited about? Is it a title I’ve mentioned or one I missed? Please let me know which ones here in the comments or on social media on Instagram @bookishgirlmagic (continue to look out for lives and the occasional post), Twitter @bookishgrlmagic (I’m remain quite random on there but still a good time), Threads @bookishgirlmagic (I’m posting on there a little more there) and Clubhouse @bookishgrlmagic where you can find me mostly in book centered clubs/rooms (mostly on Tuesdays and Fridays) to chat with me. Also let me know if there are any books that YOU are excited about! I definitely wanna know! Oh and please subscribe to this blog if you haven’t already because it makes me feel like I’ve gotten to curl up on the beach & read! And to those who are subscribed, thank you thank you thank youuuuu, I really truly appreciate y’all! I’m sending bookish love always and wishing you a happy summer & reading!

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I’m reader who has a fierce love for books written by authors of color & belief in the importance of supporting them! My mission is to amplify their voices and work so this generation and all the others after them will have literature that will reflect them.

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