The Most-Anticipated Upcoming Book Releases

Take a look ahead at all the upcoming book releases this year. Find out what the most-anticipated upcoming book releases are in the coming months.

What is it about a new book release that gets my heart pumping?

I may have a to-read list as tall as a mountain and a bookshelf already overflowing with books, but I still simply can’t resist upcoming book releases.

Instead of fighting my desire to read all the new books out, I’m embracing my penchant for finding the next great book.

If you love new book releases as much as I do, enjoy this list of all the upcoming book releases that have caught my eye. This upcoming book releases list is constantly updating, so be sure to come back and check again soon.

Every month, I update this list, removing books already published and adding upcoming book releases that catch my eye. Don’t worry, if you are looking for books already published this year, I’ve still got you covered with my list of 2026 book releases.

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June 2026 Upcoming Book Releases

Whistler by Ann Patchett

Literary Fiction
June 2, 2026
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A woman runs into her former stepfather who was married to her mother for one year during her childhood.

Land by Maggie O’Farrell

Historical Fiction
June 2, 2026
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In 1865, a father and son undertake the mapping of Ireland.

No Dumb Questions by Jason & Travis Kelce

Nonfiction
June 2, 2026
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Football stars, podcasters and brothers, Jason and Travis Kelce answer their fans’ questions.

The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden

Historical Fantasy
June 2, 2026
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To avoid marrying the King of France, a woman flees into an imaginary realm.

Daughters of the Sun and Moon by Lisa See

Historical Fiction
June 9, 2026
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The lives of three Chinese women living in post-Civil War Los Angeles.

Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan

Mystery & Thriller
June 9, 2026
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A famed author must find her blackmailer as a documentary crew arrives for her 70th birthday.

Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer

Contemporary Fiction
June 9, 2026
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A young man takes a job as an all-purpose assistant to an elderly Italian baronessa.

You First by Caroline Kepnes

Mystery & Thriller
June 9, 2026
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Prequel to You. The story of serial killer Joe Goldberg’s first love and his first kill.

The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston

Romance
June 16, 2026
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An estate’s new head gardener stumbles on a secret garden with a man trapped inside.

It Could Have Been Her by Lisa Jewell

Mystery & Thriller
June 23, 2026
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A woman returns to a lost dog to a house that holds secrets to her past and possibly to a missing teenager.

A Pair of Aces by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Historical Fiction
June 23, 2026
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An assistant district attorney and a high end madam work together to bring down a notorious gangster.

The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson

Contemporary Fiction
June 30, 2026
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A young woman joins a tight group of friends and causes havoc in a small beach town.

The Top of the World by Ethan Joella

Historical Fiction
June 30, 2026
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In 1975, a woman visits the Poconos to retrace her brother during his dying days.

July 2026 Upcoming Book Releases

Perfect Life by Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores

Mystery & Thriller
July 7, 2026
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Sequel to Happy Wife. Este’s past catches up to her when she is a suspect in a murder investigation.

Some People by Parini Shroff

Contemporary Fiction
July 7, 2026
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A woman allows her daughter’s soon-to-be-ex-husband to be her caretaker for a week.

Hot Girl Murder Club by Ashley Winstead

Mystery & Thriller
July 14, 2026
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A mid-tier pop star is implicated in a series of Hollywood murders.

Dominion by Jean Kwok

Fantasy
July 14, 2026
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A woman with no memory and little magic and a warrior with no future unite to save the mortal realm.

The Half Life by Rachel Beanland

Historical Fiction
July 14, 2026
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A US Navy wife on a Mediterranean island must confront her loyalties when the locals suspect nuclear contamination.

The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren

Romance
July 14, 2026
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When her troubled marriage is erased from her husband’s memory, a woman gets a do-over.

Ransom by Daniel Silva

Mystery & Thriller
July 14, 2026
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Gabriel Allon searches for a missing British socialite while an old enemy lurks.

The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza

Mystery & Thriller
July 14, 2026
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An American artist gets caught up in the wealthy Parisian art scene and plans a heist tied to a missing van Gogh.

This Changes Everything by Lisa Scottoline

Mystery & Thriller
July 14, 2026
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A woman tries to use her psychic intuition to help solve the murder of her best friend’s grandmother.

Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead

Historical Fiction
July 21, 2026
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Book Three of Harlem Trilogy follows Roy Carney through 1980s New York City.

Getting Away with Murder by Shari Lapena

Mystery & Thriller
July 28, 2026
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To save their New York brownstone, a married couple plots to kill one of their wealthy relatives for the inheritance money.

City of Widows by Nadia Hashimi

Contemporary Fiction
July 28, 2026
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The lives of Afghani women who must chose to fight or flee when the Taliban return to power.

Buyer Beware by Catherine Ryan Howard

Mystery & Thriller
July 28, 2026
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A home buyer starts to uncover the secrets buried in her house that someone will do anything to keep hidden.

August 2026 Upcoming Book Releases

The Unknown by Riley Sager

Mystery & Thriller
August 4, 2026
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In 1926, five women disappeared from a remote Vermont island and one hundred years later it begins happening again.

Adversary to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Fantasy
August 4, 2026
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As Evie embraces her villain side, she finds that she might be the true threat to Rennedawn’s magic.

Time to Burn by Ellery Lloyd

Science Fiction
August 4, 2026
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Commercial time travel goes wrong when a woman uses it to change the past and the present.

The Secrets We Hide by Karin Slaughter

Mystery & Thriller
August 11, 2026
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North Falls Book 2. Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her sister, ex-federal agent Jude Archer, investigate a brutal attack.

Stay Buried by Jennifer McMahon

Horror
August 11, 2026
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Two sisters inherit property in Vermont where they must face the superstitions of the locals to learn the truth of their mother’s death.

Under the Falls by Richard Russo

Literary Fiction
August 11, 2026
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A musician returns to his hometown for a benefit concert and most confront the sins of the past.

The Butcher Legacy by Alaina Urquhart

Mystery & Thriller
August 11, 2026
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In the third book of the series, Dr. Wren Muller must investigate when girls start to vanish in the weeks leading up to Halloween.

My Sister is Going to Kill Me by Nina Simon

Mystery & Thriller
August 18, 2026
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On a rafting trip in the Grand Canyon, two sisters must uncover the murderer in their group.

Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty

Contemporary Fiction
August 25, 2026
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Ten years after Big Little Lies, the close-knit group of mothers must gather around their teens when a stranger begins asking questions and the high school principal is threatened.