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Summer 2026 New Releases

The season's most acclaimed brand-new novels — ten books critics and booksellers are championing across summer 2026, from major returns to breakout debuts.

10 booksJune 2026

01
Land
Maggie O'Farrell
The summer's most-praised novel. O'Farrell turns her own ancestor's story into a luminous reckoning with land, language, and loss.
02
Whistler
Ann Patchett
Vintage Patchett — tender, wise, and impossible to put down. A Katie Couric and Good Housekeeping book club pick.
03
Cool Machine
Colson Whitehead
The two-time Pulitzer winner closes out his Harlem Trilogy in style — a glittering, propulsive send-off.
04
The Shampoo Effect
Jenny Jackson
A wickedly fun beach read with teeth. Jenny Jackson's Pineapple Street follow-up is built for a porch and a cold drink.
05
Big Little Truths
Liane Moriarty
The sequel readers have waited a decade for. Monterey's mothers are back, and so are their secrets.
06
The Children
Melissa Albert
A Read with Jenna pick. Eerie, enchanting, and ferociously smart — the Hazel Wood author's grown-up debut.
07
Villa Coco
Andrew Sean Greer
Pure Greer: sophisticated, funny, and irresistibly charming. A most-anticipated pick from TIME, People, and Oprah Daily.
08
Country People
Daniel Mason
Mason follows the acclaimed North Woods with a warm, wise novel of reinvention and rural life.
09
Sunrise
Téa Obreht
Obreht at her most ambitious. A century-spanning puzzle box of memory, place, and buried truth.
10
The Missed Connection
Tia Williams
From the author of Seven Days in June — a swoony, jet-setting romance tailor-made for summer.