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
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
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
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
It’s July, and it’s time to be brimming with summer novels. This week, we are introduced to the new book North Woods Author Daniel Mason, people of the countryEmmeline Atwood’s highly anticipated debut novel, a real animalAnd the sequel to Irvine Welsh Trainspotting, men in love. And many more. Read the full list below, and
I regret to tell you that I will have to keep this introduction brief. Not because there’s any shortage of things to say about July’s notable new releases; It includes many different flavors of award-winning journalists and writers of concern about our bleak ecological future and data-dominated present, as well as welcoming several beloved novelists.
Renowned Iranian writer Shahranush Parsipour, whose subversive works of feminist fiction landed her repeatedly in jail, has died at the age of 80. A pioneer of women’s literature in Iran, Parsipour satirized the country’s patriarchal culture in novels including Women Without Men and Touba and the Meaning of Night. He was imprisoned four times under
Skybound Entertainment As Ballpoint struggles to fit in with his new Autobot friends, an accident with an experimental weapon causes him to swap bodies with the most dangerous Decepticon of them all – Megatron! Will ballpoint’s new shape and power finally get it the acceptance it seeks? Perhaps Would the mighty Megatron really accept being
This summer is exciting for new kidlit releases with so many great things coming out soon that making a list of just nine felt like an impossible task. But I am here to keep trying to give you information about a small part of the new releases of July. I tried to capture a variety