In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in July through September 2026.
Our shared top reads:
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves
Time to Burn by Ellery Lloyd
Kelly’s remaining top reads:
Make Nice by Ryan Effgen
The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza
City of Widows by Nadia Hashimi
The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian
Under Story by Chloe Benjamin
Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult
Fallow by Sarah Anderson
Cindy’s remaining top reads:
The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders
Sunlight Finds You by Laura Moriarity
The MASH Up by Laura Marie Meyers
Some People by Parini Shroff
The Secrets of Deer Creek by Thao Thai
Fallen for France by Elizabeth Letts
Proof of Progress by Elizabeth Castellano
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Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
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