June 2026 New Book Releases

Looking for the new releases coming out in June 2026 for your next TBR? Get titles from all genres!

Contemporary

• Wasp's Nest by Kat Stoddard
• Nymph by Sofia Montrone
• We Hexed the Moon by Mollyhall Seeley
• The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson
• All the Little Ways by Laura Lekkos
• Alan Opts Out by Courtney Maum
• Girl's Girl by Sonia Feldman
• The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff
• The Anti-Marriage Pact by Lindsay MacMillan
• Road Trip by Mary Kay Andrews
• Long Island Girls by Gabrielle Korn
• Nantucket Second Changes by Pamela Kelley
• Down with the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore
• It's All River by Carla Madeira
• The Lake Club by Lina Patton
• The Lowe Job by Grace Alexander
• The Emilys by Heather Abel
• Cece Downing's Start Over Summer by Soon Wiley
• Let's Not Go Overboard Here by Erica Hendry
• Skin Contact by Elisa Faison
• Whistler by Ann Patchett

My pick: Skin Contact by Elisa Faison 

• Release date: June 29
• Synopsis: After her mother’s death, Frances and her husband Ben decide to open their marriage, but the experiment unravels when Ben falls in love with someone else just as Frances decides she wants a baby.

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Thriller

• Nasty Little Secrets by Gabbie Hanks
• The Last Time We Drowned by Saratoga Schaefer
• Names Have Been Changed by Yu-Mei Balasingamchow
• It Could Have Been Her by Lisa Jewell
• Nine Lives by Catherine Steadman
• The Au Pair by Teddy Wayne
• The Break-Up Retreat by Camilla Sten
• The Long Con by Jenna Voris
• Obstetrix by Naomi Kritzer
• Heather by Caitlin Mullen
• Man of My Dreams by Olivia Worley
• You Girls Play Nice by K.D. Aldyn
• The Housewife by Natalie Barelli
• The Disaster Gay Detective Agency by Lev AC Rosen
• Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan
• This Is a Lie by Cleo Ballard
• Summer's Never Over by Darby Bozeman
• Someone Else's Husband by Kimberly McCreight
• Somebody Worth Killing by Jessica Payne

My pick: The Break-up Retreat by Camilla Sten

• Release date: June 9
• Synopsis: Undercover journalist Isobel Anderssen infiltrates the mysterious Himlafall Clinic in the Swedish woods to expose its founder, Dr. Martina Hastings, and find the truth behind women who have vanished after seeking heartbreak therapy.

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Fantasy

• The Shrouded Queen by Adam Troy
• The Reimagining of Thornwood House by Jaleigh Johnson
• This Immortal Heart by Jennifer Saint
• Field Guide to the Formerly Villainous by Autumn K. England

My pick: This Immortal Heart by Jennifer Saint

• Release date: June 4
• Synopsis: After emerging from the sea with beauty and power, the free-willed goddess Aphrodite is drawn into an affair with hot-tempered Ares. As their passion flourishes despite the disapproval of Olympus, Aphrodite must ultimately decide whether to remain a pawn in Zeus’s kingdom or risk everything for a love that threatens her divine purpose.

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Horror

• The Summer of the Serpent by Cecilia Eudave
• Rotten Heart by Kat Dunn
• Hunger & Thirst by Claire Fuller
• Tillinghast by Clare Cavenagh
• Marion by Leah Rowan
• The Children by Melissa Albert
• Backstabbers by Eliza Jabore
• Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay
• Headlights by CJ Leede
• The Secret Attic by Chelsea Conradt
• It Came from Never Land by Cynthia Pelayo

My pick: Hunger & Thirst by Claire Fuller 

• Release date: June 2
• Synopsis: Decades after a traumatic childhood dare in a London squat, reclusive sculptor Ursula must face the consequences of her past when a true-crime documentary filmmaker exposes her hidden identity.

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Romance

• Scandal of the Summer by Alexandra Vasti
• The Guest Book by Mae Marvel
• You Won't Forget Me by Mazey Eddings
• Bump, Set, Sparks by Jennifer Moffatt
• The Open Era by Edward Schmit
• The Last Days of Summer by Sarra Manning
• The Very Definition of Love by Sophia Benoit
• The Missed Connection by Tia Williams
• Games: A Love Story by Anna Maria Volkova
• Puck by Samantha Allen
• The Summer Girlfriend by Kristina Forest
• Romantic Hero by Kirsty Greenwood
• Dearly Departed by Chip Pons
• Tropesick by Lauren Okie
• Good at Being Alive by Elizabeth O'Roark

My pick: Tropesick by Lauren Okie 

• Release date: June 22
• Synopsis: Ghostwriter Katie Caruso is forced to partner with her brother’s former best friend, Tyler McNally, at a secluded estate where the romance tropes they are writing begin to manifest in their real lives.

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Historical Fiction

• Lost in the Summer of '69 by Eliza Knight
• The Fire Agent by David Baerwald
• Land by Maggie O'Farrell
• Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer
• The Top of the World by Ethan Joella
• Our Sister's Keeper by Jasmine Holmes
• Crescendo by Jane Healey
• The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden
• Days of Sun and Shadow by India Hayford
• Daughters of the Sun and Moon by Lisa See
• Little Wild by Laura Evans
• The Windsor Affair by Melanie Benjamin
• Feast by Catherine Kurtz
• A Pair of Aces by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray
• The Home of the Drowned by Elin Anna Labba

My pick: Feast by Catherine Kurtz 

• Release date: June 9
• Synopsis: In 16th-century Italy, master chef Girolamo navigates the dangerous politics of a Renaissance court where every meal could be a weapon. He must protect his secrets and his life when he is ordered to prepare a lethal banquet for a visiting dignitary.

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Romantasy

• Black River by Ruby Jean Cottle
• Peaches and Honey by R. Raeta
• Witch Season by Julia Bianco
• Her Sharp Embrace by Kate Koenig
• Nemesis Mine by Amy Archer
• The Song of Salt and Shadow by Seren Rose
• The Winged Game by Sophie Kim
• White Lights by Lauren Kate

My pick: Black River by Ruby Jean Cottle 

• Release date: June 9
• Synopsis: After seventeen-year-old Dusty begins experiencing a strange physical transformation and a thirst-driven attraction to Will, she realizes something has been hunting her from the shadows.

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Young Adult

• Together We See by Ari Tison
• When Dealing with Dragons by Dana Swift
• Kingdom of Waves by Melissa de la Cruz
• The River She Became by Emily Varga
• The Heirs by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
• All We Hunger For by Anna Mercier
• Good Luck, Babe! by Erin Baldwin
• Checking You Out by Jennifer Chen
• Beware the Abbott Boys by Chelsea Ichaso
• What Happened to Those Girls by Carlyn Greenwald
• Medicine Wheels by Byron Graves
• Break Out by Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, & Nicola Yoon
• Their Will Undone by R.J. Valideperas
• DOE by Rebecca Barrow
• A Prince Among Pirates by Katie Abdou
• Tangled Roots & Wild Dreams by Angela Velez
• The Secret World of Briar Rose by Cindy Pham
• 13 Little Love Stories by Various Authors

My first pick: Doe by Rebecca Barrow 

• Release date: June 23
• Synopsis: Cheer captain Maris Larsen forms a dangerous supernatural bond with Doe, an ancient and decaying beast that promises her the power to destroy her rival. Maris remains unaware that she is the blood-linked key to freeing the monster, a deal that requires a sacrifice.

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My second pick: The Heirs by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 

• Release date: June 2
• Synopsis: After being raised under their billionaire father's brutal "button method" to become child prodigies, the five Button siblings find themselves trapped in their family manor following Leontes Button's murder. As the investigation unfolds, the brilliant heirs must protect their own dark secrets while navigating a house full of enemies their father created.

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Science Fiction

• Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim
• Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky
• The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang
• The Sixth Nik by Daniel Kraus

My pick: Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim 

• Release date: June 2
• Synopsis: After moving to America at age ten and severing ties with the version of herself left behind in Korea, Rose Kang is forced to return home for her grandfather’s funeral. Upon arrival, she discovers that her Korean "instance," Soyoung, has a plan to steal Rose’s body and life.

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Sequels

• Paris Celestial by Ay Chao
• Light Wielder by Rachel Schneider
• Moonfall by Ed Crocker
• A Botanist's Guide to Tradition and Treachery by Kate Khavari
• You First by Caroline Kepnes
• Father Material by Alexis Hall
• The Secrets We Hide by Karin Slaughter
• Restless Bones by Gillian French
• Lore Olympus: Volume Ten by Rachel Smythe
• Harvest Season by Brynne Weaver
• Shattered Gods by Katee Robert
• Six of Crows: A Darker Shore by Leigh Bardugo
• Night Witch by Jaymin Eve
• The Raven at the Ash Door by K.A. Linde
• Tempting Venom by Rina Kent

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