A new month means new reads–– and July has a ton we’re looking forward to. Check out books we can’t wait to start below, and don’t forget to buy your next new read through TBIR’s bookstore. When you do, you support our mission of keeping the Bronx hooked on books.

The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam

Whip-smart coder Asha is ready for the next big chapter in her career, chugging along in her PhD program. But all that changes when she reunites with high school crush Cyrus– their whirlwind romance turns into a marriage, and it’s not long before Asha writes a new algorithm and leaves her most well-made plans behind. Together, Asha and Cyrus develop a new app, one that provides users with daily personalized rituals, and before they know it, the app has millions of users. Will the sudden fame tear their marriage apart? Will either one of them come out on the other side of it? Find out in Anam’s hotly anticipated new book.

While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory

New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory’s does it again! Ad executive Ben lands a huge campaign, and tries his best not to be too captivated by Anna, the movie star he’s working with for hours everyday. Anna is determined to make it as an actress, and while she’s trying to distract herself while waiting to hear back about an huge audition, she instead finds herself distracted by Ben. Guillory’s latest rom com tells the story of what happens when people start falling for each other— despite their best efforts to not.

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

Shiori, princess of Kiata, discovers she has magical powers– but they’re forbidden, and the consequences could be deadly. Shiori is exiled from her own kingdom by her stepmother Raikama, with Raikama threatening to kill her brothers should Shiori reveal her powers to anyone. Shiori embarks on a quest throughout the land, searching for her brothers, and uncovering a dark conspiracy with twist after turn after twist along the way. Lim’s first installment in this YA fantasy series is a start you won’t want to miss.

People Like Them by Samira Sedira

A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Novel, and praised by publications from the LA Times to Kirkus Reviews to Booklist, Sedira’s upcoming novel (her fourth) is sure to be an edge of your seat suspense ride. It tells the story of a couple living in a remote French village, whose lives are thrown into chaos after they become close to their new neighbors, a family of wealthy outsiders.

Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson

Crushed by a breakup and not ready to face her senior year of high school, Olivia is determined to make a change in her life. Toni is about to start college, and still reeling with the loss of her father she returns to the music festival he always told her about, looking for answers— best friend Olivia is right by her side. But Olivia and Toni both get more than what they bargained for in Johnson’s newest (her debut novel was the critically acclaimed You Should See Me in a Crown, recipient of a Stonewall Book honor) YA romance.

Intimacies by Katie Kitamura

In Kitamura’s (also the author of a New York Times Notable Book that was named Best Book of the Year by over a dozen publications) latest, an interpreter leaves New York for the Hague to work for the International Court. But personal turmoil, political controversy, and a violent crime all threaten the peace she thinks she’s found in her new chapter. Kitamura creates a gripping thriller out of the life of a young woman, interweaving stream-of-consciousness prose with suspense elements.