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Table of ContentsThe hard to imagine: gay male eroticism in photography and film from their beginnings to stonewallbest early Prime Day book deals at a glance:

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BEST HARDCOVER DEAL "Atmosphere" by Taylor Jenkins Reid $21 (save $9)

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BEST PAPERBACK DEAL "The Crash" by Freida McFadden $9 (save $8.99)

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BEST KINDLE BOOK DEAL "So Far Gone" by Jess Walter $2.99 (save $12)

Amazon Prime Day is nearly here (officially running from July 8 through 11), and we're already being blessed with tons of deals. If you're looking to stack your summer reading list with books, it's time to get going.

On top of Amazon offering three free months of Kindle Unlimited and Audible to new members, we're also seeing some pretty sweet discounts on books themselves. Whether you want to load up your Kindle with e-books or you prefer physical books in your hands, there are a ton of deals waiting for you at Amazon weeks ahead of the formal Prime Day start.

From bestsellers to hidden treasures, we'll be tracking all the best early Prime Day book deals below and updating the list with the latest and greatest price drops as we inch closer to the main event.

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Best early Prime Day book deal

Opens in a new window Credit: Ballantine Books Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid $21 at Amazon
$30 Save $9

Why we like it

Atmosphereis the latest from the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoandDaisy Jones & The Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid. Just released earlier this month, it's already listed as one of Goodreads' most popular books of the year. It follows Joan Goodwin, a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University, who is selected as one of the first women scientists to join NASA’s Space Shuttle program in the 1980s. The hardcover copy is already on sale ahead of Prime Day for $21, down 30% from its list price.

Hardcover book deals

• Cher The Memoir: Part Oneby Cher — $12.50$36(save $23.50)

• Atomic Habitsby James Clear — $13.38$27(save $13.62)

• The God of the Woodsby Liz Moore — $16.15$30(save $13.85)

• Summer in the Cityby Alex Aster — $16.60$28(save $11.40)

• The Sirensby Emilia Hart — $17.10$29(save $11.90)

• Memorial Daysby Geraldine Brooks — $17.84$28(save $10.16)

• Dune: Deluxe Editionby Frank Herbert — $18.10$50(save $31.90)

• The Wedding Peopleby Alison Espach — $18.37$28.99(save $

• Retreatby Krysten Ritter — $18.50$28.99(save $10.49)

• Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams — $18.50$32.99(save $14.49)

• Sunrise on the Reapingby Suzanne Collins — $19.17$27.99(save $8.82)

• Atmosphereby Taylor Jenkins Reid — $21$30(save $9)

• Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trashby Alexander Clapp — $22.60$32(save $9.40)

Paperback book deals

• The Nightingaleby Kristin Hannah — $6.78$17.99(save $11.21)

• The Stranger in Her Houseby John Marrs — $8.60$16.99(save $8.39)

• Keep Your Friends Closeby Lucinda Berry — $8.77$16.99(save $8.22)

• The Crashby Freida McFadden — $9$17.99(save $8.99)

• Just for the Summerby Abby Jimenez — $10.13$17.99(save $7.86)

• Every Precious and Fragile Thingby Barbara Davis — $10.24$16.99(save $6.75)

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• Those Girlsby Chevy Stevens — $13.71$19(save $5.29)

• Skeleton Crew: Storiesby Stephen King — $13.99$21.99(save $8)

• The Ministry of Timeby Kaliane Bradley — $15$18.99(save $3.99)

• A Court of Thorns and RosesPaperback Box Set by Sarah J. Maas — $34.95$95(save $60.05)

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• The Summer Guestsby Tess Gerritsen — $2.49$4.99(save $2.50)

• The Last Partyby A.R. Torre — $2.49$4.99(save $2.50)

• Pictures of Youby Emma Grey — $2.99$14.99(save $12)

• We Begin at the Endby Chris Whitaker — $2.99$18.99(save $16)

• So Far Goneby Jess Walter  — $2.99$14.99(save $12)

• The Good Girl by Mary Kubica — $2.99$10.99(save $8)

• One Golden Summerby Carley Fortune — $10.99$19(save $8.01)

• Dead Moneyby Jakob Kerr — $13.99$30(save $16.01)

• Matriarchby Tina Knowles — $14.99$35(save $20.01) + get $1.50 in Kindle credit

• The Girls Who Grew Bigby Leila Mottley — $14.99$28(save $13.01)

• The Emperor of Gladnessby Ocean Vuong — $14.99$30(save $15.01)

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