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Great New July Historical Fiction Releases

Astronaut! by Oona Aristide Release date: 14 July 2026 In 1989 Romania, in the twilight of Nicolae Ceaușescu’s dictatorship, when even family, friends, and neighbors could not be trusted, rumors of a man-eating bear set a police detective and a young schoolgirl on a collision course for disaster. Police detective Constantin is assigned to solve

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July’s new graphic novels are insanely good

Summer overall isn’t my favorite season, but I also have to admit that everything about this time of year – bright blue skies, flourishing trees, abundance of flowers – looks great. And these newly published graphic novels aren’t too shabby either. This month, you’ll find a lot of books about dance for some reason –

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Corrupted Review by Daisy Dixon – A History of Dark and Dangerous Art | Art & Design Books

mUseems are damned if they do, damned if they don’t. Ignore past problems and criticize them for being problematic. Rewrite their labels according to changing politics and call them didactic and woke. The truth is that history is full of immoral art. But how do we know it when we see it? And what, if

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Most Popular Queer Romance Audiobooks on Libby

Our friends at Libby’s shared which queer romance audiobooks their patrons, spanning more than 22,000 public libraries across the US, are listening to the most. Rachel Reed, author of Unexpectedly heated rivalry—which was converted mega-popular show-There are some books that made the list. There is also another sports romance that seems to attract Libby readers.

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What we’re reading: Authors and readers on the books they enjoyed in June books

Oli, Guardian reader i just finished reading Vimmy Road Boys By Sufiyan Salam. Set in Manchester’s Curry Mile, a brilliant combination of violence and vulnerability, I loved this book. I completely connected with the three main boys, and I loved the changes in perspective of the different characters throughout the book. I completely cried at

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🥇Best Debut Novel of 2026

jenny jacksonauthor of pineapple street, is back with shampoo effectPublished today from Pamela Dorman/Viking Books. Below, she discusses how John Updike couple Inspired his new novel. I grew up in Ipswich, Massachusetts, a seaside town north of Boston famous for three things: beer, clams, and John Updike. The famous author wrote his greatest books, including

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6 Non-Romantic Casual Fantasy Books

I love cozy fantasy with all my heart. This really is a style I can’t get enough of. But I’ve noticed that this genre—or at least the more publicized parts of it—is full of romance. To be clear, I love a little romance, and cozy fantasy romance is great. But cozy fantasy and cozy fantasy

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‘The Perfect Moment’ reveals how the culture wars have ‘consumed America’

Author Isaac Butler explains how the religious right embraced the culture wars, which began with banning schoolbooks in the 1970s and now continues with the Trump administration’s efforts to discredit the NEA.

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Book Riot’s Deal of the Day for June 30, 2026

Today’s Special Book Deal $1.99 deep darkness By Lee Knox Ostertag GET THIS DEAL $4.99 typewriter and guillotine by mark braid GET THIS DEAL $1.99 imago By Octavia E. Butler GET THIS DEAL $2.99 Produce by Ann Leckie GET THIS DEAL $1.99 I’m not Jessica Chen By Ann Liang GET THIS DEAL $1.99 a crime

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Publisher’s Weekly’s Most Anticipated Books of the Fall

The literary headlines you need to know today, including a preview of autumn’s new releases, Ursula K. Le Guin Award, and. love hypothesis teaser trailer. Clear your schedule and check out Publishers WeeklyList of most anticipated books of fall 2026 Fall is always an exciting season for publishing, but especially so in 2026. It seems

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