New Book Releases June 2026
Discover Current New Release Books for Your Reader Type
At Bookfinity, our book lovers and editorial team have searched high and low and looked far and wide to bring you this curated list of the best new release books for June 2026. We look at advance reader reviews, presales data, librarian-led research and a variety of metrics to bring you only the best of the best. It was a busy month for new releases, so it was hard to narrow things down, but we did it. Here's a quick look at some of our top picks, which are designed to appeal to a variety of Reader Types.
- Land is a historical women's fiction piece from the Irish author behind Hamnet.
- Monster of a Land is Lauren Hough's take on a John Steinbeck-inspired cross-country road trip with her dog Woody.
- When You Loved Me transports readers to New England where a young widow searches for rumored pirate treasure among the vestiges of her father's estate.
- The Hidden Nations of Animals features world-class nature writing from Ryan Huling, whose work has been featured in Nature, Wired, USA Today and more.
- The Unicorn Hunters sweeps readers into a lavish historical fantasy set in France.
- Paul Tremblay's Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep is a dystopian cyberpunk thriller featuring AI brain implants and a strong female lead.
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Beach Reader
by Ashley Poston
The new head gardener at enchanting Lilymoor House expects a quiet summer restoring the estate's grounds, not a mysterious hidden garden and the brooding man trapped inside it. As strange magic spreads through the fading manor and sparks fly with an inconveniently charming nephew, Sophie may be the key to helping Lilymoor bloom again.
Bookworm
by Lisa See
From beloved New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, the story of three Chinese women whose unexpected friendship helps them survive and, despite the odds, thrive, in the turmoil of post-Civil War Los Angeles.
Dragon Slayer
by Lex Croucher
From New York Times bestselling author Lex Croucher comes an extraordinary dark academia fantasy about dangerous privilege, corrupted power and two former best friends caught on opposite sides of the secrets rotting at the heart of Britain's most prestigious boarding school.
Galactic Guru
by Isabel J. Kim
Doppelgängers, corporate intrigue, heartbreak, betrayal and the harsh permanence of the border: From award-winning author Isabel J. Kim, Sublimation is a thrilling and provocative debut for fans of "Severance" that asks what you'd sacrifice for a different life.
The Hobbyist
by Rowan Jacobsen
Upending everything we thought we knew about sun exposure, this investigation sounds the call on the health benefits of the sun, and what we risk when we minimize our exposure. Thought-provoking and deeply researched, this eye-opening book challenges conventional wisdom and makes a compelling case for stepping back outside.
Game Day Hero
by Paul Tenorio
In The Messi Effect, Paul Tenorio, national soccer writer for The Athletic, draws on coveted access to bring readers inside the locker room as Lionel Messi's arrival turned a last-place team into a global phenomenon.
Leading Lady
by Kaitlyn Tiffany
In the winter of 1967, the official account of the Kennedy assassination was beginning to fray. Some of the sharpest challenges to the government's narrative came from women whom politicians and reporters dismissively labeled "scavengers," portraying them as eccentrics obsessed with murder mysteries or infatuated with Kennedy himself.
Lifelong Learner
by Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor
Part memoir by the daughter of the iconic comedian Richard Pryor, part exploration of the historical and contemporary use of the N-word, this hybrid book peels back the curtain on the life of Pryor and interrogates the most perplexing word in the American lexicon, a word he helped popularize.
Maverick
by Andrew Moore
The Beasts of the East is a celebration of the extraordinary lost natural wonder of the eastern U.S. — an astonishingly abundant landscape that was once the center of American wildness before its despoliation — and a revelatory journey through recent efforts to return wildlife to its native landscapes.
Modern Romantic
by Tia Williams
New York Times bestselling author Tia Williams returns with an intensely romantic, deliciously sexy tale about a woman searching for her handsome seatmate on a European flight — and the unexpected places her hunt for love leads her.
Self-Starter
by Taylor Sheridan & Tom Nelson
The debut book from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Taylor Sheridan, creator of "Landman" and cocreator of "Yellowstone" — a no-bullsh*t, darkly funny survival guide to life inside a maximum-security prison, cowritten with prison-hardened ex-con Tom Nelson.
Serial Reader
by Allison Brennan
New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan delivers a gripping thriller about one Texas family fighting to save their farm from ruthless enemies and devastating storms. After her husband's sudden death, Ellen McKenna refuses to sell the family land despite growing pressure from a powerful businessman. But when relentless flooding threatens everything they've built, the McKennas must fight to survive before it's all washed away.
Spiritual Seeker
by Robin Jones Gunn
Bound by a friendship that feels more like sisterhood, cousins Nora and Allie travel to Scotland after their gran asks them to claim an unexpected inheritance and uncover the secrets hidden in her old diary. As they explore misty Highlands, ancestral castles and charming villages, the trip becomes more than an adventure. It becomes a journey of faith, healing and discovering what they've carried with them all along.
Stunt Double
by Leah Rowan
On the run, Marion is stranded at a lonely roadside motel. There she meets Norman, the quiet innkeeper who seems devoted to his overbearing mother.
In "Psycho," Hitchcock shocked audiences when he killed off his protagonist. But what if the leading lady had fought back?
Time Traveler
by Marie Benedict & Victoria Murray
From the bestselling authors of The Personal Librarian comes a gripping novel inspired by the true story of Eunice Carter, Manhattan's first Black female prosecutor, and Polly Adler, a glamorous madam with dangerous connections.
In 1930s New York, the two women form an unlikely alliance to take down notorious mob boss Lucky Luciano, risking everything in a world ruled by power, corruption and secrets.
The Trendsetter
by Jason Kelce & Travis Kelce
Super Bowl champions and podcast favorites Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce tackle life's weirdest questions in this hilarious collection inspired by their hit podcast "No Heights." From football debates to ridiculous hypotheticals and brotherly chaos, the Kelces bring humor, heart and locker-room energy to every page.
Woke Up Like This
by Lev Ac Rosen
When a hopeless romantic goes searching for the handsome stranger who ghosted him, he and his chaotic group of queer best friends stumble into a murder mystery far bigger than they expected. Funny, fast-paced and full of heart, The Disaster Gay Detective Agency is a wildly entertaining thriller packed with found family, sharp humor and lovable disasters trying to stay alive long enough to solve the case.
World Traveler
by Rick Atkinson
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson brings the American Revolution vividly to life in this striking graphic adaptation of The British Are Coming. From Lexington and Concord to the Siege of Boston, this visually immersive retelling captures the chaos, courage and larger-than-life figures that shaped the birth of a nation.
Young at Heart
by Darcy Miller
Senior year was supposed to be normal for Lily until a classmate turns into a vampire and her own supernatural past comes roaring back to life. Packed with witty banter, chaos, romance and immortal ex-boyfriend drama, I Am Not a Vampire (Anymore) is a sharp, hilarious YA adventure that puts a fresh spin on classic vampire lore.
Cool Mom/Dad
by Perrin Roosevelt Ireland
In delightful watercolor comics of pregnant seahorse dads, spider oral sex and the four-headed echidna penis, Perrin Roosevelt Ireland takes us on a wild biodiversity ride through queerness, infidelity, consent, divorce, sex change and even sexual cannibalism in the animal world.
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