Independence Day 2025 reading

Happy Fourth of July, no matter how you’re spending it ... though we certainly hope it involves a book.

In honor of the holiday, we're sharing the best of the blog's Independence Day-related posts instead of the day's bookish news.

We hope you enjoy the thematic selections!

Reading recommendations - fiction

• "Dear Black America": A letter from Tracy K. Smith

• Stock up on books for the Fourth of July

• Author Q&A: Salina B. Baker

Reading recommendations - nonfiction

• First Conspiracy author dishes on plot to kill George Washington

• Biography seeks greater credit for Founding Father Benjamin Rush

• Patriotic pitmasters: Pick up this BBQ cookbook for the Fourth of July

Literary learning

• The Fourth of July, the literary way

• They declared independence ... and their love of reading

• Enjoy these Fourth of July factoids