July 2026 New Releases

Here are just some of the titles hitting the SCLS shelves this July. Place a request today!

Updated June 18, 2026
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Weaver and the Web
Baker, Chris
Once night falls, Weaver emerges from the rolled-up leaf she sleeps in during the day, and begins searching for the perfect place to spin her latest web. She climbs up and scurries down, and winds around and around until she's created something perfect. But right after she catches her first crane...
The Gilded Blade
Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Paper Book
In the stunning finale to the global phenomenon of the Inheritance Games Saga (over 6 million copies sold!), discover danger, riches, romance--and the staggering answers to long-brewing mysteries. Everyone is a player. In the...
The Half Life
Beanland, Rachel
Paper Book
From the author of Florence Adler Swims Forever and The House Is on Fire, a novel set on a remote Italian island about a navy wife's reckoning with power, love, and the price of staying silent in the Atomic Age. "" open="">"A captivating, whip-smart...
Backtrack
Cameron, Marc
On the deceptively calm waters of Alaska's Inside Passage, a generations-old vendetta catches up to Deputy U.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter in New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Marshal Marc Cameron's chilling new wilderness thriller for fans of Paul Doiron, CJ Box, Taylor Moore,...
A Dark Path : And Other Kate Burkholder Short Stories
Castillo, Linda.
Paper Book
For the first time in print comes a collection of five short stories in the Edgar award-winning Kate Burkholder series, PLUS one new, never-before-published story, from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo. When two young boys don't return home from an...
An Infinite Love Story
Cleeton, Chanel
AN NPR* MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK FOR SUMMER "A sweeping romantic drama with a touch of magical realism. ...Cleeton's ability to pull readers in quickly and deeply through her storytelling makes her a go-to author for an immersive reading experience. ...Vivian and Joe's love is...
Candy Apple Kisses: A Sweet Romance Novel
Clipston, Amy
Paper Book
"Amy Clipston delivers swoon-worthy romance." --Lee Tobin McClain, NYT bestselling author "Amy Clipston writes with warmth and heart." --RaeAnne Thayne, NYT bestselling author This autumn, love is in the air. Artist Emily Carmichael has always considered Splendid Lake her...
Pretty Dead Things
Cox, Kelsey
Paper Book
Secrets emerge as a Texas beauty pageant turns deadly in this rich and addictive novel with a jaw-dropping twist from psychological suspense author Kelsey Cox. 2000: Isabelle Whitmore vanishes at Sherman Ranch in Anhalt, Texas,...
In Stormy Weather
Curto, Chelsea
Paper Book
"An emotional lightning strike of a book...In Stormy Weather is utterly unputdownable." --Rachel Lynn Solomon, New York Times bestselling author From bestselling indie author Chelsea Curto comes an academic rivals-to-lovers romance about storm-chasing...
Ransom
Daniel Silva
Paper Book
Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon searches for the missing wife of a British billionaire in the electrifying new tale of greed, corruption, and betrayal from #1 New York Times-bestselling novelist Daniel Silva. Alice Winter, one of Britain's most dazzling...
Sea of Charms: A Spellshop Novel
Durst, Sarah Beth
Paper Book
DELUXE EDITION--a gorgeous hardcover edition featuring beautiful cerulean blue sprayed edges! A LibraryReads pick! Most anticipated from BookBub, Apple Books and BookPage. Featured in: The New York Times and ScreenRant. ...
Habits of the Sea
Ernshaw, Shea
Paper Book
*LIMITED FIRST EDITION COMES WITH A STAMPED CASE AND ILLUSTRATED ENDPAPERS* A new adult novel from New York Times bestselling author Shea Ernshaw, in which a woman rediscovers the mythical island she stumbled upon as a child--and the man she once met who apparently hasn...
Lady X
Fader, Molly
Paper Book
The search for a notorious vigilante exposes the secrets among three generations of women, from contemporary L.A. to gritty 1970s New York, in this propulsive novel hailed as "an unputdownable paean to female rage and retribution" by #1 bestselling author Jodi Picoult. Los...
The Final Score
Ferguson, Lana
Paper Book
A hockey player and a grad student are on thin ice until they meet their match in this sexy romance by USA Today bestselling author Lana Ferguson. Jack Baker is on top of the world now that he's back on the rink where he belongs. But the high comes crashing down when he...
Love You More
Giffin, Emily
Paper Book
A woman is newly engaged to a man she adores when she receives a call from her first love with news that shatters her carefully ordered world, in this emotionally powerful novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Pact. Billie has built the...
The Unexpected Caller
Gray, Shelley Shepard
Paper Book
Leanna Mast never imagined she'd be a widow at forty-one, but it seems God had other plans. After mourning her husband for a year, she realizes it's time to start living again. But her community expects her to remarry, and after living on her own, she's not eager to start cooking and cleaning in...
The Cow in the Dark at Night
Hannigan, Jess
It is nighttime and the cow is loose. In this vibrant and silly picture book, curiosity leads to some strange encounters indeed... The cow has always wondered what goes on when the sun goes down. Tonight, she will discover it all. Adventures, nocturnal friends,...
Fierce Country: The Untold Story of Three Women Who Ignited America's Love for the Wild (Original)
Hansman, Heather
The inspiring, untold story of three incredible women who spearheaded recreation, conservation and resilience in America's most beloved landscapes, for readers of Pam Houston and David Grann Throughout the 20th century Georgie White, Anne LaBastille, and Dolores LaChapelle...
Meet Me in Paris
Harmel, Kristin
Paper Book
Kristin Harmel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names and The Winemaker's Wife, returns with a captivating new novel about several intertwined stories of love, loss, courage, and redemption set over the course of one magical week in Paris. ...
Book Club Boyfriend
Holiday, Jenny
Paper Book
Their messiest chapter might actually be their best one yet. Blair Kellmoon-blond, bubbly, former rom-com star-has always worried no one would take her seriously as a producer. And with her latest film project stalled indefinitely, she's starting to think desperate times call...
Buyer Beware: A Thriller
Howard, Catherine Ryan
Paper Book
From the internationally bestselling author of 56 Days, a page-turning thriller about two women whose shattered lives come crashing together around a house whose secrets could bury them both. If these walls could talk, they'd scream... When Ellie moves...
The Delivery: A Novella
Hurwitz, Gregg Andrew
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Orphan X series comes a tense novella, a psychological thriller about an AI companion that will do anything to serve--with terrifying consequences. Rebecca and Mark Higgins are doing their best to hold their family...
All the Ways We Learn
Ito Ward, Chloe
An empowering picture book celebrating the many ways kids learn best. Not every child learns by sitting still and staying quiet. Some kids learn by jumping and tapping their feet. Others by building, drawing, or making a joyful mess. However they learn, all kids deserve to...
A Day Off School
Jeffers, Oliver
A hilarious story from the #1 New York Times bestselling creator Oliver Jeffers, about what incredible things you might miss if you take the day off school . . . A whole day off school! ALL TO HIMSELF!! When Herbie has the sniffles, he stays home from...
The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy
Knightley, Brigitte
Paper Book
The stakes are high, the love is forbidden, and the slow burn turns steamy in this swoony, witty, and heart-stoppingly romantic sequel to instant New York Times bestseller The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy. This stunning hardcover features a cover with foil,...
Helpless
Knoll, Jessica
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES, OPRAH DAILY, CRIME READS, TOWN & COUNTRY, AND BOOKPAGE MOST ANITICIPATED BOOK! From the New York Times bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive and Bright Young Women comes a "sexy new thriller" (New...
Sleepless
Korman, Gordon
Paper Book
From the #1 bestselling author of RESTART, the story of five kids who are up all night every night... and desperate to find out why. There's not enough time in the day. How often have Mickey, Skye, Levi, Cyrus, and Thea thought that? Well, now they have plenty...
Dominion
Kwok, Jean
A woman with no past. A warrior with no future. Their love could save the world--or burn it down. Fourth Wing--by way of Chinese mythology--meets The Hunger Games in a perilous world where a young woman with no memory and little magic may hold the key to uniting the...
Getting Away with Murder
Lapena, Shari
Paper Book
The tenth thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door "Getting Away with Murder is a deviously delicious thriller that kept me turning pages from the intense opening to the shocking conclusion." --Freida McFadden ...
The Romance Revival
Lauren, Christina
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren returns with an unforgettable romance in which a fateful accident erases a troubled marriage from memory--and a scientific breakthrough gives love one extraordinary do-over. Three years ago, scientist Emery Finch...
Perfect Life
Lavender, Meredith
Following a shocking murder, a woman must face the husband she thought she knew in this twisty, sizzling novel from the bestselling authors of Happy Wife. Welcome back to Winter Park, where looks can kill and secrets refuse to stay buried. Este Walker...
Crash Into Me
Lee, Robinne
Paper Book
"Glittery and sensuous." --TIME magazine (A Most Anticipated Book of 2026) In a keenly observed departure from her blockbuster debut, The Idea of You, Robinne Lee delivers a completely new, fearlessly intimate novel of messy, complicated...
Beginning Middle End
Luiselli, Valeria
From the beloved, award-winning author of the modern classics Lost Children Archive and Tell Me How It Ends comes her most powerful and page-turning novel yet: the tale of a mother and a daughter starting over, searching for a new story. "A beautiful, maybe perfect,...
Country People
Mason, Daniel
A year in the life of a family as they strike out into the unknown (aka Vermont), leaving all the comforts of home behind--a rollicking, lyrical novel from Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason, the bestselling author of North Woods and one of America's greatest living writers
Pug Goes to Hollywood: A Branches Book (Diary of a Pug #15)
May, Kyla
The next installment of the bestselling chapter book series featuring everyone's favorite pug, Bub, and his human, Bella! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high...
The Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (16)
McCall Smith, Alexander
In this latest installment of the beloved Isabel Dalhousie series, everyone's favorite moral philosopher and amateur sleuth takes on a new set of delicate disputes Isabel has an unwavering commitment to her principles, which means she is often asked to advise on the sensitive,...
The Divorce
McFadden, Freida
Every Version of You
Messier, Natalie
Paper Book
For fans of The Love of My Afterlife and The Seven Year Slip, Reese's Book Club LitUp Fellow Natalie Messier's heartfelt contemporary romance debut follows a woman who gets a second chance at a formative time in her adult life--this time to win the "one that got away."
The Intrigue
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a sizzling noir about desire, danger, and greed, in which seduction is the ultimate con. "Lush and passionate with magnetic prose . . . The Intrigue will...
Vera Stein Is Fine
Murphy, Julie
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestseller Julie Murphy comes a heartfelt and hilarious tale of a woman who thinks life and love have passed her by until she's thrown into her grandmother's quirky world of octogenarian free love and gets a second chance with the one...
Pip & Pals #1: Otter Space!
de Oliveira, Jen
Pip, the otter, and her pals are ready to make a splash in this otterly endearing early graphic novel series! When a swim leaves Pip covered in mysterious green fur, her friends brainstorm the only explanation that makes sense--she must be from space! Pip is a playful otter who...
Heartstopper #6 A Graphic Novel
Oseman, Alice.
Paper Book
*New York Times and Sunday Times Bestselling Author* *Heartstopper Forever movie coming soon from Netflix* Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The final installment in the bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel series about life,...
What's on Your Mind?: A Calming Book for Busy Brains
Parr, Todd
Paper Book
A gentle, interactive introduction to mindfulness and handling feelings of all shapes and sizes from New York Times bestselling author Todd Parr. With his colorful illustrations, playful humor, and inclusive storytelling, beloved author Todd Parr...
The Country Road Murders: A Thriller
Patterson, James
Paper Book
After a shocking accident, Silas Tucker's legendary football career is suddenly over in this action-packed sports thriller powered by loyalty, competition, and family.  Humbled, but never defeated, he returns to his backwoods hometown, Cross Rivers, North...
The Country Road Murders: A Thriller
Patterson, James
Paper Book
After a shocking accident, Silas Tucker's legendary football career is suddenly over in this action-packed sports thriller powered by loyalty, competition, and family.  Humbled, but never defeated, he returns to his backwoods hometown, Cross Rivers, North...
The Parisian Heist
Piazza, Jo
Emma, a struggling American artist in Paris, thought she had left her dreams behind when she took a job cleaning for the city's wealthy elite. Then she meets Stella Swanson, the widow of one of the most notorious art dealers in the business. The Swansons move in a world where billionaires, oligarchs...
Pokecology an Illustrated Guide to Pokemon Ecology
Pikachu Press
Paper Book
Take Your First Look Into The Lives of Pokémon! This book and its vivid illustrations introduce you to the ecologies of Pokémon based on data from the Pokédex. Pokécology: An Illustrated Guide to Pokémon Ecology focuses on the similarities, differences, generalities...
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt
Reeves, Ben
Paper Book
Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Summer by: People, BuzzFeed, Goodreads, and more... * "One of the most original, riveting, and moving books I've read in a long while." --Graeme Simsion, New York Times bestselling author of The Rosie Project ...
The Midnight Estate
Rimmer, Kelly.
Paper Book
"Kelly Rimmer is at her most skillful here... An emotional, haunting tale." --Julia Kelly, internationally bestselling author of The Dressmakers of London In the aftermath of a tumultuous year, Fiona Winslow finds solace in the decaying grandeur of Wurimbirra, the...
The Final Target
Roberts, Nora
" A young author becomes the object of a fan's desire--and rage--in the gripping thriller by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Hidden Nature. He showed up at Arden Bowie's debut author appearance with a copy of her novel and an...
Man Overboard!
Rooney, Kathleen
"Unexpected and heartwarming." --The New York Times, Summer's Best Beach Reads "Funny, sad, playful, and, by the end, simply resonant." --Daniel Kraus, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Whalefall and Angel Down From the nationally...
Dead Men Don't Play Fetch: An Andy Carpenter Mystery
Rosenfelt, David
Paper Book
Bestselling author David Rosenfelt returns with Dead Men Don't Play Fetch as Andy Carpenter investigates a wealthy dog lover's unusual death. It's defense lawyer Andy Carpenter's dream to retire. That goal is once again thwarted when he gets a call from Lou Campanelli,...
Rosie Gets Ready: A Picture Book
Ruzzier, Sergio
Follow the graceful and tidy--mostly!--morning routine of a cheeky, charming new character, from two-time Geisel-winning author-illustrator Sergio Ruzzier Wake up, wash your hands and snout, soak in the bath, and pick out the perfect outfit--it's time to get ready with Rosie!...
Most Ardently Yours
Sampson, Freya
Paper Book
From USA Today Bestselling author Freya Sampson comes a swoon-worthy, laugh-out-loud romance inspired by Jane Austen's beloved Pride and Prejudice that begs the question: what if your book boyfriend jumped from the pages of their story and into your life? "It is a truth universally...
The Great Wherever
Sanders, Shannon
Paper Book
Named a Most Anticipated Book of Summer 2026 by NPR, People, Oprah Daily, Harper's Bazaar, Town and Country, Esquire, The New York Post, The Boston Globe, Our Culture, Literary Hub, Publishers Weekly, and Bookpage...
Aging Out: An Exploration of Caregiving, Community, and How Americans Grow Old
Schiller, Lucy
Paper Book
A profoundly personal investigation into the current state of eldercare and what it means to grow old in America "Schiller unpacks a complicated subject with curiosity and empathy...[A] deeply human portrayal of what it means to get older in a society unprepared to care for its...
The Skeleton and the Cat
Scott, Brandon James
"Funny, vibrant, and surprisingly tender--in short, everything a good friendship should be." - Kirkus (starred review) A humorous and touching tale of the unexpected friendship that blossoms between a peaceful skeleton and a persistent cat. Told in five short and...
This Changes Everything
Scottoline, Lisa
Paper Book
In this "riveting, deeply felt and empowering thriller" (Laura Dave) from #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, who "always delivers the fastest, twistiest reads" (Lisa Jewell), a woman risks her life to help her best friend find justice for a tragic crime--and realizes she has more power...
Pizza and Taco. Who's the best?
Shaskan, Stephen
Paper Book
The first in a hilarious young graphic novel series about Pizza and Taco. Two best friends, lots of toppings...but only one of them can be the BEST, right? Fans of Narwhal and Jelly will eat this book up...and be hungry for more! Best friends are the BEST! But WHO is the BEST? Is...
Ransom
Silva, Daniel
Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon searches for the missing wife of a British billionaire in the electrifying new tale of greed, corruption, and betrayal from #1 New York Times-bestselling novelist Daniel Silva. Alice Winter, one of Britain's most dazzling...
The Man
Sims, Laura
PRAISED BY ANA REYES, MONA AWAD, ANDREA BARTZ, VANESSA CHAN, DANIELLE TRUSSONI, AND MORE! "Fiercely intelligent and deeply chilling. . . . The perfect book club read." --Ana Reyes, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Pines From the...
Extracurricular
Solomon, Rachel Lynn
When a former pop star enrolls in college, the last thing she expects is A-plus chemistry with her psychology professor in this sexy and tender romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Lynn Solomon. This gorgeous first edition paperback edition features...
The bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
Tarshis, Lauren.
Paper Book
70 years later, the bombing of Pearl Harbor comes to life for a new generation of readers!History's most terrifying moments are brought vividly to life in the action-packed fictional I SURVIVED series! Do you have what it takes to survive ... the bombing of Pearl Harbor?Eleven-year-old Danny Crane...
Unico 2 Hunted
Sattin, Samuel/ Gurihiru (ILT).
Paper Book
Still hunted by Venus, Unico befriends a sickly girl imprisoned by an evil robotic machine. Lost in space and time, Unico awakens in an abandoned factory town. Saved by the resourceful mouse, Garapachi, Unico befriends Chiko, a human girl. But he soon learns that a sinister force is at...
Fabulous Bodies
Tingle, Chuck
Paper Book
From Chuck Tingle, USA Today bestselling author of Bury Your Gays, comes Fabulous Bodies, a supernatural joyride where Drive meets Beetlejuice. Poppy Stringer was born to be a star. An aspiring fashion influencer by day, Poppy...
The Death Row Club
Vazquez, V A
Paper Book
A dark, dazzlingly original psychological thriller about a woman invited to an annual weekend getaway for the adult children of serial killers...but when one of the participants ends up dead, they begin to wonder if someone among them might be carrying on the family traditions. ...
Cool Machine
Whitehead, Colson
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead, an exuberantly entertaining novel that brings to life 1980s New York in the magnificent final volume of his Harlem Trilogy 1981. New York City is beginning to emerge from financial...
Hot Girl Murder Club
Winstead, Ashley
Paper Book
AN INDIE NEXT PICK * A LIBRARY READS SELECTION * Named a Most Anticipated Book of Summer by Goodreads * Newsday * The Everygirl * Zibby Owens * SheReads * Scary Mommy * CrimeReads "Prepare to meet your next summer binge read." --May Cobb, bestselling author of The...
Daggermouth
Wolfe, H M
This deluxe hardcover edition features gorgeous sprayed stenciled edges while supplies last, stunning endpaper art of the Heart and the Boundary, and a never-before-seen bonus story from Callum and Lira's POVs! Set in a corrupt surveillance state...

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