via 11 of the Best Books Out in June
<p>Now that we are firmly in the middle of the year, everyone and their mother’s Best of The Year (So Far) lists are steadily coming out. We’ve even got one on the way ourselves. In the meantime, there are lists from everyone, from <em><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/books/best-books-2026-so-far.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mFA.sz1s.QEj6BvJWZ_ec&smid=url-share">The New York Times</a></em> to <em><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/best-books-2026">The New Yorker</a></em> to <a href="https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g71202845/best-books-of-2026/"><em>Esquire</em></a> to <em>Vogue</em>—though <a href="https://bookriot.com/2026-best-books-so-far-lists/">our Executive Director of Content, S. Zainab Williams, mentioned how the latter’s list was noticeably lacking in Black authors (<em>boo, his</em>s)</a>. Looking over the lists, there are some shoo-ins listed—like Tayari Jones’s <a title="Buy from Thriftbooks" product-id="0525659188" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fkin-a-novel_tayari-jones%2F56729859%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" data-title="Kin: Oprah's Book Club: A Novel" data-publisher="Knopf" data-releasedate="2026-02-24" data-author="Jones, Tayari" data-ean="9780525659181" data-asin="0525659188" class="butter" rel="noopener">Kin</a>, T Kira Madden’s <a title="Buy from Thriftbooks" product-id="0063289687" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fwhidbey-a-novel%2F55907137%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" data-title="Whidbey: A Novel" data-publisher="Mariner Books" data-releasedate="2026-03-10" data-author="Madden, T Kira" data-ean="9780063289680" data-asin="0063289687" class="butter" rel="noopener">Whidbey</a>, Douglas Stuart’s <a title="Buy from Thriftbooks" product-id="0802167195" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fjohn-of-john%2F55758991%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" data-title="John of John (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel" data-publisher="Grove Press" data-releasedate="2026-05-05" data-author="Stuart, Douglas" data-ean="9780802167194" data-asin="0802167195" class="butter" rel="noopener">John of John</a> (Oprah’s latest book club pick), as well as a few nice surprises. </p>
<p>But that’s not all June has to offer—its new releases are also off the chain. There’s historical fiction by Maggie O’Farrell, sci-fi by recent Pulitzer winner Daniel Kraus, a heist-y romantasy by C. L. Polk, a long-awaited manga translation, and much more. </p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Literary Fiction</h2>
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><div class="wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb"><div class="bookblurb__content"><div class="bookblurb__cover-and-save" style="float: left;"><a class="bookblurb__coverlink" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fland%2F57142575%2F" data-ean="9780593320648" data-asin="0593320646" data-title="Land: A Novel" data-author="O'Farrell, Maggie" title="Buy from Thriftbooks"><!--[if mso]><table align="left" style="margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;"><tr><td><![endif]--><img decoding="async" class="bookblurb__image" src="https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/land-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg" alt="Land book cover" width="200" height="auto"><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></a><div class="save-to-collection-wrapper save-to-collection-book-blurb mb-3"><div class="save-to-collection-mount" data-book-id="27991" data-book-title="Land: A Novel"></div></div></div><h3 class="bookblurb__booktitle"><a title="Buy from Thriftbooks" rel="noopener" product-id="0593320646" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fland%2F57142575%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" data-title="Land: A Novel" data-publisher="Knopf" data-releasedate="2026-06-02" data-author="O'Farrell, Maggie" data-ean="9780593320648" data-asin="0593320646" class="butter">Land</a> by Maggie O’Farrell</h3><div class="bookblurb__description">
<p>The bestselling author of <a title="Buy from Thriftbooks" rel="noopener" product-id="1984898876" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fhamnet_maggie-ofarrell%2F26830654%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" data-title="Hamnet" data-publisher="Vintage" data-releasedate="2021-05-18" data-author="O'Farrell, Maggie" data-ean="9781984898876" data-asin="1984898876" class="butter"><em>Hamnet</em></a> and <em><a title="Buy from Thriftbooks" rel="noopener" product-id="0593315081" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fthe-marriage-portrait_maggie-ofarrell%2F35884012%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" data-title="The Marriage Portrait: Reese's Book Club: A novel" data-publisher="Vintage" data-releasedate="2023-07-11" data-author="O'Farrell, Maggie" data-ean="9780593315088" data-asin="0593315081" class="butter">The Marriage Portrait</a></em> sets her sights on Ireland in the 1860s. In a country recently ravaged by famine and starvation, a man named Tomás and his son Liam are working on the Ordnance Survey, a project to map the whole of Ireland for the British Crown. Tomás is determined to make a map not only of his country but of The Great Hunger, so recently thrust upon them by the English. But when Tomás is sent off course in an upsetting encounter, it’s up to Liam, only ten, to try to finish his father’s work even as he struggles to understand what is happening around him. —Rachel Brittain</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sci-Fi</h2>
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><div class="wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb"><div class="bookblurb__content"><a class="bookblurb__coverlink" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/166807947X/?tag=boorio-20"><!--[if mso]><table align="left" style="margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;"><tr><td><![endif]--><img decoding="async" class="bookblurb__image" src="https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The-Sixth-Nik-by-Daniel-Kraus-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg" alt="cover of The Sixth Nik by Daniel Kraus" aria-hidden="true" width="200" height="auto"><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></a><h3 class="bookblurb__booktitle"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/166807947X/?tag=boorio-20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Sixth Nik</a> by Daniel Kraus</h3><div class="bookblurb__description">
<p>Fresh off his Pulitzer Prize win for <a product-id="1668068516" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fangel-down-a-novel_daniel-kraus%2F53916552%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" title="Buy from Thriftbooks" data-title="Angel Down (Pulitzer Prize Winner): A Novel" data-publisher="Atria" data-releasedate="2026-05-26" data-ean="9781668068519" data-asin="1668068516" data-author="Kraus, Daniel" class="butter" rel="noopener">Angel Down</a>, Kraus is shaking things up again with this epic sci-fi novel! The mysterious crew aboard the sentient biomatter ship The Sickness travels to a plague-riddled planet to find out what is going on. But first, they’ll have to survive the journey and the scores that need settling among the crew. —Liberty Hardy</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Nonfiction</h2>
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><div class="wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb"><div class="bookblurb__content"><div class="bookblurb__cover-and-save" style="float: left;"><a class="bookblurb__coverlink" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fa-way-home-a-memoir-of-losing-yourself-and-the-beauty-of-returning%2F57202601%2F" data-ean="9781662510618" data-asin="1662510616" data-title="A Way Home: A Memoir of Losing Yourself, and the Beauty of Returning" data-author="Barnes, Cinelle" title="Buy from Thriftbooks"><!--[if mso]><table align="left" style="margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;"><tr><td><![endif]--><img decoding="async" class="bookblurb__image" src="https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/A-Way-Home-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg" alt="a graphic of the cover of A Way Home: A Memoir of Losing Yourself, and the Beauty of Returning" width="200" height="auto"><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></a><div class="save-to-collection-wrapper save-to-collection-book-blurb mb-3"><div class="save-to-collection-mount" data-book-id="27990" data-book-title="A Way Home: A Memoir of Losing Yourself, and the Beauty of Returning"></div></div></div><h3 class="bookblurb__booktitle"><a title="Buy from Thriftbooks" rel="noopener" product-id="1662510616" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fa-way-home-a-memoir-of-losing-yourself-and-the-beauty-of-returning%2F57202601%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" data-title="A Way Home: A Memoir of Losing Yourself, and the Beauty of Returning" data-publisher="Little A" data-releasedate="2026-06-09" data-author="Barnes, Cinelle" data-ean="9781662510618" data-asin="1662510616" class="butter">A Way Home: A Memoir of Losing Yourself, and the Beauty of Returning</a> by Cinelle Barnes</h3><div class="bookblurb__description">
<p>In 2023, Cinelle Barnes is writing a memoir about returning to the Philippines when she suffers a traumatic brain injury. Her memories became malleable, hard to pin down and recall. As she recovers, she works through her memories of her childhood in the Philippines to her present living in South Carolina with her husband and daughter. Barnes’s story is of resilience in the face of so much loss, but also one of new joy as she embraces all the gifts and support she is given during her recovery. —Kendra Winchester</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Romance</h2>
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><div class="wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb"><div class="bookblurb__content"><div class="bookblurb__cover-and-save" style="float: left;"><a class="bookblurb__coverlink" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fthe-feywild-job-dungeons--dragons_c-l-polk%2F57614386%2F" data-ean="9780593599792" data-asin="0593599799" data-title="The Feywild Job (Dungeons & Dragons)" data-author="Polk, C. L." title="Buy from Thriftbooks"><!--[if mso]><table align="left" style="margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;"><tr><td><![endif]--><img decoding="async" class="bookblurb__image" src="https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/The-Feywild-Job-by-C.L.-Polk-Book-Cover-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg" alt="The Feywild Job by C.L. Polk Book Cover" width="200" height="auto"><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></a><div class="save-to-collection-wrapper save-to-collection-book-blurb mb-3"><div class="save-to-collection-mount" data-book-id="27468" data-book-title="The Feywild Job (Dungeons & Dragons)"></div></div></div><h3 class="bookblurb__booktitle"><a title="Buy from Thriftbooks" rel="noopener" product-id="0593599799" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fthe-feywild-job-dungeons--dragons_c-l-polk%2F57614386%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" data-title="The Feywild Job (Dungeons & Dragons)" data-publisher="Random House Worlds" data-releasedate="2026-06-30" data-author="Polk, C. L." data-ean="9780593599792" data-asin="0593599799" class="butter">The Feywild Job</a> by C. L. Polk</h3><div class="bookblurb__description">
<p>C. L. Polk’s first full-length romantasy in several years, <em>The Feywild Job,</em> is technically Dungeons & Dragons IP, and according to some, it offers the same vibes as the most recent movie. We’ve got a grifter who has sworn a literal magical oath never to fall in love, and their ex-partner, with whom things ended pretty terribly. Both have been recruited onto a team to steal a gem, and everything just goes wrong from there. Or right, depending on how you look at it.  —Jessica Pryde</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Graphic Novel/Manga</h2>
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><div class="wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb"><div class="bookblurb__content"><div class="bookblurb__cover-and-save" style="float: left;"><a class="bookblurb__coverlink" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fbilly-bat-volume-1-volume-1_naoki-urasawa_takashi-nagasaki%2F56611868%2F" data-ean="9781419780080" data-asin="1419780085" data-title="Billy Bat Volume 1 (Volume 1)" data-author="Urasawa, Naoki" title="Buy from Thriftbooks"><!--[if mso]><table align="left" style="margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;"><tr><td><![endif]--><img decoding="async" class="bookblurb__image" src="https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Billy-Bat-Vol-1-cover-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg" alt="Billy Bat Vol 1 cover" width="200" height="auto"><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></a><div class="save-to-collection-wrapper save-to-collection-book-blurb mb-3"><div class="save-to-collection-mount" data-book-id="27985" data-book-title="Billy Bat Volume 1 "></div></div></div><h3 class="bookblurb__booktitle"><em><a title="Buy from Thriftbooks" rel="noopener" product-id="1419780085" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fbilly-bat-volume-1-volume-1_naoki-urasawa_takashi-nagasaki%2F56611868%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" data-title="Billy Bat Volume 1 (Volume 1)" data-publisher="Kana" data-releasedate="2026-06-02" data-author="Urasawa, Naoki" data-ean="9781419780080" data-asin="1419780085" class="butter">Billy Bat Volume One</a></em> by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki</h3><div class="bookblurb__description">
<p>Kevin is a successful cartoonist in post-war America, but his confidence is shaken by the revelation that he might have unintentionally plagiarized his most famous character, Billy Bat. He travels to Japan to get to the bottom of things, only to realize that the mystery goes far deeper than he ever could have imagined. —Eileen Gonzalez</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Mystery, Thriller, or True Crime</h2>
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><div class="wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb"><div class="bookblurb__content"><div class="bookblurb__cover-and-save" style="float: left;"><a class="bookblurb__coverlink" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fthe-fervent-whites-a-novel_deshawn-winslow%2F56863520%2F" data-ean="9780593977910" data-asin="0593977912" data-title="The Fervent Whites: A Novel" data-author="Winslow, De'Shawn Charles" title="Buy from Thriftbooks"><!--[if mso]><table align="left" style="margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;"><tr><td><![endif]--><img decoding="async" class="bookblurb__image" src="https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/The-Fervent-Whites-DeShawn-Charles-Winslow-cover-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg" alt="Cover image of The Fervent Whites by De'Shawn Charles Winslow" width="200" height="auto"><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></a><div class="save-to-collection-wrapper save-to-collection-book-blurb mb-3"><div class="save-to-collection-mount" data-book-id="27198" data-book-title="The Fervent Whites"></div></div></div><h3 class="bookblurb__booktitle"><a title="Buy from Thriftbooks" rel="noopener" product-id="0593977912" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fthe-fervent-whites-a-novel_deshawn-winslow%2F56863520%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" data-title="The Fervent Whites: A Novel" data-publisher="One World" data-releasedate="2026-06-09" data-author="Winslow, De'Shawn Charles" data-ean="9780593977910" data-asin="0593977912" class="butter">The Fervent Whites</a> by De’Shawn Charles Winslow </h3><div class="bookblurb__description">
<p>For fans of tense mysteries set in a small town in the ‘80s!</p>
<p>In the early ‘80s, after almost two years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit, James and Ella White return to their community in upstate New York. There is no happy welcome back. There is instead a secret being held, harassment, a murder, and a whole lot of tension. —Jamie Canaves</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Fantasy</h2>
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><div class="wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb"><div class="bookblurb__content"><div class="bookblurb__cover-and-save" style="float: left;"><a class="bookblurb__coverlink" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fthe-unicorn-woman%2F37965880%2F" data-ean="9780593128282" data-asin="0593128281" data-title="The Unicorn Hunters: A Novel" data-author="Arden, Katherine" title="Buy from Thriftbooks"><!--[if mso]><table align="left" style="margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;"><tr><td><![endif]--><img decoding="async" class="bookblurb__image" src="https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/The-Unicorn-Hunters-Katherine-Arden-cover-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg" alt="Cover Image of The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden" width="200" height="auto"><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></a><div class="save-to-collection-wrapper save-to-collection-book-blurb mb-3"><div class="save-to-collection-mount" data-book-id="27161" data-book-title="The Unicorn Hunters"></div></div></div><h3 class="bookblurb__booktitle"><a title="Buy from Thriftbooks" rel="noopener" product-id="0593128281" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fthe-unicorn-woman%2F37965880%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" data-title="The Unicorn Hunters: A Novel" data-publisher="Del Rey" data-releasedate="2026-06-02" data-author="Arden, Katherine" data-ean="9780593128282" data-asin="0593128281" class="butter">The Unicorn Hunters</a> by Katherine Arden </h3><div class="bookblurb__description">
<p>This is a gorgeous historical fantasy about Anne of Brittany in France. In order to keep from being the last duchess of Brittany, she schemes a secret marriage to France’s rival. To pull off this stunt, she plans a unicorn hunt in an enchanted location, the forest of Brocéliande, where unicorns were said to have once walked. And maybe they still do… —Liberty Hardy</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Historical Fiction</h2>
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><div class="wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb"><div class="bookblurb__content"><div class="bookblurb__cover-and-save" style="float: left;"><a class="bookblurb__coverlink" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Ftheres-only-one-sin-in-hollywood-a-novel_rasheed-newson%2F56567529%2F" data-ean="9781250406149" data-asin="1250406145" data-title="There's Only One Sin in Hollywood: A Novel" data-author="Newson, Rasheed" title="Buy from Thriftbooks"><!--[if mso]><table align="left" style="margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;"><tr><td><![endif]--><img decoding="async" class="bookblurb__image" src="https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Theres-Only-One-Sin-in-Hollywood-A-Novel-Rasheed-Newson-cover-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg" alt="Cover Image of There's Only One Sin in Hollywood: A Novel by Rasheed Newson" width="200" height="auto"><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></a><div class="save-to-collection-wrapper save-to-collection-book-blurb mb-3"><div class="save-to-collection-mount" data-book-id="27728" data-book-title="There's Only One Sin in Hollywood: A Novel"></div></div></div><h3 class="bookblurb__booktitle"><a title="Buy from Thriftbooks" rel="noopener" product-id="1250406145" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Ftheres-only-one-sin-in-hollywood-a-novel_rasheed-newson%2F56567529%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" data-title="There's Only One Sin in Hollywood: A Novel" data-publisher="Flatiron Books" data-releasedate="2026-06-02" data-author="Newson, Rasheed" data-ean="9781250406149" data-asin="1250406145" class="butter">There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood</a> by Rasheed Newson</h3><div class="bookblurb__description">
<p>Skyline Studio’s answer to Sydney Poitier’s success in 1950s Hollywood is a burgeoning young actor named Xavier C. Barlow whose star is steadily on the rise. He seems to have it all—fame, success, and all the charisma an audience or studio could ever ask for—but when he dies at the height of his career, Skyline’s backlot fixer knows the truth: the circumstances aren’t what they seem. He should know; he was the one responsible for making sure Xavier stayed deep in the closet. Now, he’s ready to expose the powerful forces behind Xavier’s untimely death. —Rachel Brittain</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Horror</h2>
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><div class="wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb"><div class="bookblurb__content"><div class="bookblurb__cover-and-save" style="float: left;"><a class="bookblurb__coverlink" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fmueca_cynthia-gomez%2F56802155%2F" data-ean="9798217047574" data-asin="B0FPKYNSYW" data-title="Muñeca" data-author="Gómez, Cynthia" title="Buy from Thriftbooks"><!--[if mso]><table align="left" style="margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;"><tr><td><![endif]--><img decoding="async" class="bookblurb__image" src="https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/muneca-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg" alt="Muñeca book cover" width="200" height="auto"><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></a><div class="save-to-collection-wrapper save-to-collection-book-blurb mb-3"><div class="save-to-collection-mount" data-book-id="27731" data-book-title="Muñeca"></div></div></div><h3 class="bookblurb__booktitle"><a title="Buy from Thriftbooks" product-id="B0FPKYNSYW" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fmueca_cynthia-gomez%2F56802155%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" data-title="Muñeca" data-publisher="G.P. Putnam's Sons" data-releasedate="2026-06-02" data-author="Gómez, Cynthia" data-ean="9798217047574" data-asin="B0FPKYNSYW" class="butter" rel="noopener">Muñeca</a> by Cynthia Gómez</h3><div class="bookblurb__description">
<p>I went into this book cold when I saw it was a work of gothic horror by a Latine author. Should I have probably deduced from the title that it was going to involve a creepy ass doll? Pues si, But did I? Nope! Doll feelings aside, I’m glad I didn’t make the connection because I might have missed out. In late 1960s Oakland, Natalia is a queer, Latine, working-class witch who schemes her way into a position caring for Violeta Miramontes, a glamorous heiress to Spanish colonial wealth who’s been paralyzed by a mysterious illness. Natalia, whose mother once worked for the Miramontes, suspects Violeta’s condition is the work of malevolent witchcraft and vows to break the curse, a pursuit that will endanger not only her charge, but herself. Make sure to read the author’s note for this one, which provides some great context for the people and places that may (or may not) have inspired the story. —Vanessa Diaz</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Young Adult</h2>
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><div class="wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb"><div class="bookblurb__content"><div class="bookblurb__cover-and-save" style="float: left;"><a class="bookblurb__coverlink" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fmonarchs-in-the-wild_israel-moya%2F56661253%2F" data-ean="9781643797526" data-asin="1643797522" data-title="Monarchs in the Wild" data-author="Israel Moya" title="Buy from Thriftbooks"><!--[if mso]><table align="left" style="margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;"><tr><td><![endif]--><img decoding="async" class="bookblurb__image" src="https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Monarchs-in-the-Wild-by-Israel-Moya-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg" alt="cover of Monarchs in the Wild by Israel Moya" width="200" height="auto"><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></a><div class="save-to-collection-wrapper save-to-collection-book-blurb mb-3"><div class="save-to-collection-mount" data-book-id="27936" data-book-title="Monarchs in the Wild"></div></div></div><h3 class="bookblurb__booktitle"><a product-id="1643797522" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fmonarchs-in-the-wild_israel-moya%2F56661253%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" title="Buy from Thriftbooks" data-title="Monarchs in the Wild" data-publisher="Lee & Low Books" data-releasedate="2026-06-02" data-ean="9781643797526" data-asin="1643797522" data-author="Israel Moya" class="butter" rel="noopener">Monarchs in the Wild</a> by Israel Moya</h3><div class="bookblurb__description">
<p>It’s 1994 in the tiny rural California town of La Sombra, and 17-year-old Cal isn’t having a great time. His dad walked out on his family after the tragic accident that scarred Cal’s face, his classmates have a lot to say about the scar and his beat-up ’68 Mustang, and his church-obsessed mom is under the spell of a crooked pastor. Things go from bad to peor when he finds the body of his class valedictorian and immediately becomes a suspect in her suspicious death. A way out of La Sombra presents itself when Cal least expects it, but the choice to take it or leave it leaves Cal torn between obligation and the life he dreams of leading. —Vanessa Diaz</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Children’s/Middle Grade</h2>
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><div class="wp-block-book-blurb-block-main book-blurb bookblurb-block bookblurb"><div class="bookblurb__content"><div class="bookblurb__cover-and-save" style="float: left;"><a class="bookblurb__coverlink" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fthe-fluffy-futon%2F55932784%2F" data-ean="9798348024208" data-asin="B0FCDRQPPL" data-title="The Fluffy Futon" data-author="Kasano, Yuichi" title="Buy from Thriftbooks"><!--[if mso]><table align="left" style="margin-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;"><tr><td><![endif]--><img decoding="async" class="bookblurb__image" src="https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/the-fluffy-futon-cover-300x0.jpg.optimal.jpg" alt="The Fluffy Futon cover" width="200" height="auto"><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></a><div class="save-to-collection-wrapper save-to-collection-book-blurb mb-3"><div class="save-to-collection-mount" data-book-id="27984" data-book-title="The Fluffy Futon"></div></div></div><h3 class="bookblurb__booktitle"><a title="Buy from Thriftbooks" rel="noopener" product-id="B0FCDRQPPL" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lkCeo/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thriftbooks.com%2Fw%2Fthe-fluffy-futon%2F55932784%2F" target="_blank" butter="butter" nofollow="nofollow" data-title="The Fluffy Futon" data-publisher="Gecko Press ™" data-releasedate="2026-06-02" data-author="Kasano, Yuichi" data-ean="9798348024208" data-asin="B0FCDRQPPL" class="butter">The Fluffy Futon</a> by Yuichi Kasano </h3><div class="bookblurb__description">
<p>In this cute, funny story, a grandma washes her futon and leaves it out to dry. But the futon is so clean and comfortable that a cat settles down for a nap, followed by more animals, a little boy, and Grandma herself. With beautiful illustrations and plenty of fun animals for young readers to count and identify, <em>The Fluffy Futon</em> is the perfect bedtime read for little ones. —Alice Nuttall</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Other Book Riot New Releases Resources:</h2>
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<li><a href="https://bookriot.com/listen/shows/allthebooks/"><em>All the Books</em></a>, our weekly new book releases podcast, where Liberty and a cast of co-hosts talk about eight books out that week that we’ve read and loved.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://bookriot.com/newsletter/new-books/">New Books Newsletter</a>, where we send you an email of the books out this week that are getting buzz.</li>
<li>Finally, if you want the real inside scoop on new releases, you have to check out <a data-type="link" data-id="https://bookriot.com/new-release-index/#/" href="https://bookriot.com/new-release-index/#/">Book Riot’s New Release Index!</a> That’s where I find 90% of new releases, and you can filter by trending books, Rioters’ picks, and even LGBTQ new releases!</li>
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