*New & Notable Adult Fiction - June Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated June 9, 2026
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*New & Notable Adult Fiction - June Highlights*

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The Children
Albert, Melissa
Paper Book
A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK "An extraordinary book. It's a page-turner, full of mystery, but that's the least of it. The language is dusted with magic. The Children reminded me of Ray Bradbury at his best." --Stephen King The haunting...
The Unicorn Hunters
Arden, Katherine
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * In a desperate gamble to save her throne, a young monarch conceals a secret marriage in the shadows of an enchanted forest--and unknowingly alters the fate of her world--in this dazzling novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the...
Names Have Been Changed
Balasingamchow, Yu-Mei
Paper Book
Ophir's tale begins in Singapore, where a petty crime spins out of control, estranging her from home and family. Resorting to false identities and forged passports (being mixed-race helps), she criss-crosses the globe from a Paris-themed hostess bar in Tokyo, to a bustling Chinese restaurant in...
A pair of aces
Benedict, Marie
Paper Book
Eunice Carter, assistant district attorney for the City of New York and Manhattan's first Black female prosecutor, has her sights set on the one and only Lucky Luciano, head of New York City's five largest organized crime families. Other prosecutors have tried to bring down Lucky, but they've all...
To Ride a Rising Storm: The Second Book of Nampeshiweisit
Blackgoose, Moniquill
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER . A young indigenous woman and her dragon fight for the independence of their homeland in this epic sequel to the bestselling and multi-award-winning To Shape a Dragon's Breath, "a remarkable novel that is bound to be a staple of fantasy shelves for years to come" (...
Pool House
Choi, Mary H K
Paper Book
AN AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK * NAMED A MUST READ BOOK FOR SUMMER BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, W MAGAZINE, THE NEW YORK POST, LITHUB, BOOKRIOT, AND MORE! "A sharp, hilarious, unsparing mother-daughter story."--Rachel Khong...
Meet Me at the Seaside Cottages
Colgan, Jenny
Paper Book
This summer, escape to the Seaside Cottages in the Scottish isles with this delightful mother-daughter story about second chances in love, life, and home renovations, by New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan. EVERYONE IS SEARCHING FOR THEIR PERFECT HOUSE. BUT HOME IS...
FACE OFF --ACQ
Curto, Chelsea
Paper Book
This collectible paperback edition features full-color character art and a never-before-seen bonus chapter. From USA TODAY bestselling author Chelsea Curto comes the first book in her hockey romance series DC Stars, a steamy rivals-to-lovers romance between an NHL...
Declan : A Mystery
Emery, Anne.
Paper Book
Father Brennan Burke's father, Declan, gathered up his family and fled Ireland under the cover of night four decades ago after disobeying an order from his commanding officer in the IRA. Declan has not set foot in Ireland since. Until now. Why now? And why not? What could go wrong after all this...
We Are Gathered Here Today
Finger, Bobby
Paper Book
At 36, Finlay Hightower has attended countless incredible, cringe-worthy, and disastrous wedding celebrations with his best friends. Their secret to surviving wedding chaos? The Hour of Disrespect - a pact to reserve judgement to one hour after the couple's Big Day, protecting the wedding glow and...
Rasputin Swims the Potomac
Fountain, Ben
Paper Book
ONE OF LITHUB'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2026 * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF SUMMER BY THE L.A. TIMES & KIRKUS "A comic masterpiece. The current administration is finally getting the book it deserves."--Kirkus (Starred Review) From...
Wild People Quiet : A Novel
Gereaux, Tara.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A taut, exquisitely rendered story exploring the repercussions of a woman's decision to hide her Métis identity while living in a small, predominantly white prairie town in the 1940s, for readers of The Berry Pickers, Tommy Orange, and The...
Ghost-Eye
Ghosh, Amitav.
Paper Book
Past and present collide in a novel about a girl who might just be a "case of the reincarnation type." Varsha Gupta wants fish for lunch. Her family is shocked; the three-year-old has never tasted fish in her life. The Guptas are strict vegetarians and don't allow it inside their...
Love You More : A Novel
Giffin, Emily.
Paper Book
A woman just engaged to a man she adores receives a call from the first love she's never quite forgotten in this emotional, powerful novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Pact. Billie has built the perfect life. Her practice as a doctor...
Villa Coco : A Novel
Greer, Andrew Sean.
Paper Book
Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer ("A great chronicler of our times." --San Francisco Chronicle) showcases his wit, sophistication and deep knowledge of focaccia in this magical and madcap tale of a young man who takes an unspecified job with a charismatic elderly baronessa at her...
Mary and her Métis Grandma
Jasper, Rita.
Paper Book
This is a work of auto-fiction / biography and memoir resulting in historical literary fiction. There are two sets of memoirs; one from the early 1900s (Grandma) and the other from the 1980s to 2021 (teenager, Mary). I've embellished and rewrote my Grandmother's factually correct memoirs and placed...
It Could Have Been Her
Jewell, Lisa.
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone Lisa Jewell, two women's lives converge in a house containing devastating secrets that refuse to stay buried in this "deliciously dark, devilishly addictive" (Alice Feeney, bestselling author of My Husband...
Murder at the Spirit Lounge
Kidd, Jess
Paper Book
In the second installment of the Nora Breen Investigates series--"perfect for cozy mystery lovers" (Book Riot)--beloved former nun Nora Breen returns, this time to track down a ghostly killer before it's too late. When Dolores Chimes, a famous medium, arrives in Gore-on...
My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein
Levy, Deborah.
Paper Book
In contemporary Paris, a narrator and two companions explore the life and work of Gertrude Stein: a subversive imagining of a truly subversive female artist. Our narrator has a lot going on. Her friend Eva's cat is missing--also, she wonders, where is Eva's husband. Their other...
Motherclown : A Novel
Lye, Harriet Alida.
Paper Book
Indigo's Most Anticipated Books of 2026 * CBC Books Spring Fiction List 2026 * CBC Books Canadian Fiction Bestseller A dual coming-of-age story about performance--both public and private--sexuality, envy, and grief. Motherclown explores the most fundamental and...
Bump, Set, Sparks
Moffatt, Jennifer
Paper Book
Two rival volleyball players compete for the championship in this summer romp full of community, crushes, and courting from the author of Flirty Dancing. Jess loves volleyball--she really does. Playing in Southern California Beach Volleyball League with her best friend...
There's Only One Sin in Hollywood
Newson, Rasheed
Paper Book
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by Electric Literature, CrimeReads, The Nerd Daily, Queerty, She Reads, and more! A cinematic, razor-sharp novel following a backlot fixer's daring investigation into the suspicious death of a closeted Black actor within the glamorous...
Land : A Novel
O'Farrell, Maggie.
Paper Book
Named a Most Anticipated Read of 2026 by The New Yorker * The New York Times * GQ * The Guardian * BBC * Libby * The Sydney Morning Herald * USA Today * Town & Country * The Minnesota Star Tribune * Featured in BBC's Spring Preview * Oprah Daily * Goodreads * Harper'...
The Typing Lady : And Other Fictions
Ozeki, Ruth.
Paper Book
A spellbinding story collection from Booker Prize finalist Ruth Ozeki, about the lives we almost lived, the people we can't quite forget, and the stories that shape us long after the last page is turned In this spirited and emotionally resonant collection, award-winning novelist...
Whistler
Patchett, Ann
Paper Book
The acclaimed, prize-winning #1 New York Times bestselling writer returns with a moving, luminous novel that reminds us of the sweetness and impermanence of life and the power of connection to defy time. When Daphne Fuller and her husband Jonathan visit the Metropolitan...
The Feywild Job
Polk, C L
Paper Book
Sparks fly when bitter exes are forced to team up for an elaborate Feywild heist, in this cozy fantasy romance by the bestselling author of the Kingston Cycle and Even Though I Knew the End. Named one of the most anticipated romantasies of 2026 by Book Riot
A Deal at Dawn
Riley, Vanessa
Paper Book
The risks have never been more personal-or more dangerous-in this powerful Regency romance, as a resilient viscountess risks everything for the daughter she loves . . . and the duke she can't forget. Katherine Wilcox Palmers, the Viscountess of Hampton, has lost custody of the...
Daughters of the Sun and Moon
See, Lisa
Paper Book
From beloved New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, the story of three Chinese women whose unexpected friendship helps them survive and, despite the odds, thrive, in the turmoil of post-Civil War Los Angeles. In 1870, three Chinese women arrive in the small, dusty,...
The Return of the Nish
Stewart, Tyson.
Paper Book
Gerry Smith grew up in a small town about fifty-five kilometres from Temagami, the hometown of his long-absent father, Dale King. But he's never met the once-legendary hockey player. Even after Gerry, as an adult, reconnects with his Anishinaabe relatives on his dad's side of the family, Dale...
At Sea in a Sieve : A Novel
Strube, Cordelia.
Paper Book
Ray, a single mother and superior court judge, pounds a punching bag in her basement to manage her anger. She has concluded that life must be lived tightly leashed or chaos will move in. Her prime directive is to protect her daughter, Armada, from life's unruly forces. Ray deftly handles other...
Moss'd in Space
Thorne, Rebecca
Paper Book
USA Today Bestselling author Rebecca Thorne delights in a brand new cozy sci-fi romance series for fans of Martha Wells. This beautiful trade paper edition features French flaps with exquisite original art on the inside front and back cover! ...
Earth 7
Unferth, Deb Olin
Paper Book
An end-of-the-world love story, an epic full of pathos and humor, asking what can be saved of our planet Well, that's about it for the story of planet Earth, poor Earth, reduced to not much more than a piece of burnt coal. But, as Deb Olin Unferth shows in her latest...
A Murder in Springtime: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel
Walker, Martin
Paper Book
In the next installment of the Bruno, Chief of Police series, a newcomer to St. Denis is found dead at the home of one of Bruno's best friends--and for once, Bruno feels as though he is too close to the case to investigate, until it becomes clear that he's the only person who can solve the crime....
Everybody's Perfect
Walton, Jo
Paper Book
Piranesi meets Swordspoint in an elegant relay race through fantasy Venice from Hugo award-winning author Jo Walton The Serenissima is built from mist and belief, a mythical shadow sister to Venice and crossroads of the nine worlds. When a laborer...
The Missed Connection
Williams, Tia
Paper Book
"Tia Williams is one of the very best romance writers we have. A forever auto-buy for me." - Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author A New York Times, USA Today, Boston Globe,...
A Year of Marvelous Ways
Winman, Sarah
Paper Book
The remarkably life-affirming novel from the highly acclaimed author of Still Life, set in 1940s Cornwall following the unlikely friendship between an eighty-nine-year-old woman at the end of her story and a young soldier, reeling from World War II, at the start of his own.
The Last Haida Manga
Yahgulanaas, Michael Nicoll.
Paper Book
From celebrated Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas comes a striking new collection tracing the origins and evolution of Haida Manga--a bold visual genre that blends North Pacific Indigenous iconography and framelines with the dynamic energy of graphic storytelling. Inspired by the...
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