Published by The Hogarth Press on 16 June Mania: StoriesThe 49th collection of Joyce Carol Oates. That same day, “America’s Leading Female Writer” posted and reposted 40 times on X, commenting, among other things, on Dick Cavett, Tiger Lily, cats, and, repeatedly, police brutality. A storehouse of extraordinary short stories, frenzy has already received rave
Half the year has passed, and a new quarter has started, but books? Books are fire. There are so many great releases coming out in July – from bestselling award winners to highly anticipated debuts – and it was really hard to narrow things down for each genre below. For example, I very much wanted
zando penguin audio From viral fantasies to high-stakes games, Navesa Allen’s Into Darkness series takes you into a world where desire turns dangerous. In Lights Out, a drunken lesson turns fantasy into reality. In Cogged Up, a ruthless man watches from a distance and decides he wants more. In Game On, an enemy gets close
Library friends, welcome back. I hope our American readers enjoyed their holiday weekend and everyone stayed cool amid this terrible heat wave. I have an assortment of updates to keep you on top of your library game: publishing news and opinion pieces, a summer reading list “bonanza”, memoir lawsuits, a UK literary crisis, and more.
Well, readers, let’s wrap it up so we can get you back to reading as quickly as possible. If you choose to accept it, your mission is to enjoy this list of exciting new science fiction and fantasy novels coming in July 2026. Whether you like magic, mayhem, aliens, monsters, romance, or all of the
IGetting there and finding a good job has never been easier. But it feels like it’s getting harder. In June, the number of job vacancies in the UK fell to a five-year low; Headlines warn of impending AI-employment shock. What might the future of work look like – and who or what will shape its
Usually when I hear about a party thrown by the most famous person in the world, I don’t immediately think that someone like me should be there. What does Come to think of it, this delusional idea happens when the guest list includes people I’ve met, interacted with and shared space with, even if only
IReading Rachel Aviv’s interview is a great way to get recommendations. The precise essayist answered my questions about his new book by asking if I had read his colleague Parul Sehgal. shock plot (of course), Janet Malcolm’s work (are you kidding?), or Parallel Lives By Phyllis Rose (You know, I’ve been Meaning To). And then
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wWhen Patrice Lawrence got the call to become Britain’s next Children’s Laureate, her first reaction was disbelief. “I was absolutely shocked,” she says, laughing. She’s just beginning to process what it means to join a lineage that includes Jacqueline Wilson, Quentin Blake, Michael Rosen, Julia Donaldson, Mallory Blackman and, most recently, Frank Cottrell-Boyce. “So many