*New & Notable Adult Fiction - July Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated July 11, 2025
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Birth of a Dynasty
Bado, Chinaza
Paper Book
Combining the political intrigue of She Who Became the Sun with the gorgeous world-building of Children of Blood and Bone, Birth of a Dynasty is the start of a thrilling epic fantasy trilogy centered around three families' fight for power in Ahkebulin, a land where magic...
Carved in Blood: A Hana Westerman Thriller
Bennett, Michael
Paper Book
From the Barry Award nominee and Ngaio Marsh Award winner of Better the Blood, a new thriller bringing danger ever closer to Hana Westerman When Detective Inspector Jaye Hamilton stops at an Auckland liquor store for a bottle of champagne, it is supposed to be celebratory:...
Typewriter beach : a novel
Clayton, Meg Waite
Paper Book
Set in Carmel-by-the-Sea and Hollywood, Typewriter Beach is an unforgettable story of the unlikely friendship between an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and a young actress hoping to be Alfred Hitchcock's new star.  1957. Isabella Giori is ten months into a standard seven-year...
Party of liars : a novel
Cox, Kelsey
Paper Book
THE INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER AN INDIE NEXT PICK A LIBRARY READS PICK Most Anticipated by Goodreads, People, Glamour, BookRiot, Fresh Fiction and more! "This is the thriller of the summer." - Bestselling author...
My ex, the antichrist
DiLouie, Craig
Paper Book
From rising star of horror Craig DiLouie comes a twisted tale of love, heartbreak, and the apocalypse. We all have bad exes. Lily Lawlor's just happens to be the Antichrist. "DiLouie brings his sharp mix of heart and horror to the end of the world with this clever story...
She Didn't See It Coming
Lapena, Shari.
"No one does suburban paranoia like Shari Lapena." --Ruth Ware The new gripping novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door When a beloved wife and mother disappears, a luxurious condo building transforms into a potential...
These summer storms : a novel
MacLean, Sarah
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean, a razor-sharp, wildly sexy novel about a wealthy New England family's long-overdue reckoning . . . and the one week that threatens to tear them apart. "Deliciously impossible to put down."--Jodi Picoult ...
The bewitching
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Paper Book
Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multigenerational horror saga from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. "In Silvia Moreno-Garcia's sure hands, every uncovered secret is fraught with intrigue...
All the Words We Know
Nash, Bruce
Paper Book
With wicked humor, genuine poignancy, and clever insight, this is an unforgettable novel about murder, secrets, and memory that is perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Fredrik Backman, and "will be loved by readers wanting to have their heart strings plucked" (The Guardian).
The Baby Dragon Cafe
Qureshi, A. T.
Paper Book
"IF I COULD GIVE 6 STARS I WOULD" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Qureshi's gentle, Hallmark Channel-esque storytelling hits the spot. Readers seeking a soft and sweet love story will be pleased.' Publishers Weekly 🐉🔥☕❤️&...
Vera, or faith : a novel
Shteyngart, Gary
A poignant, sharp-eyed, and bitterly funny tale of a family struggling to stay together in a country rapidly coming apart, told through the eyes of their wondrous ten-year-old daughter, by the bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story and Our Country Friends "Pull...
The view from Lake Como : a novel
Trigiani, Adriana
Paper Book
PEOPLE: BEST NEW BOOKS An Elle Best Book of Summer 2025 USA Today Most Anticipated Read of Summer 2025 Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Book of Summer 2025 From the beloved New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani, a...
An enemy in the village
Walker, Martin
Paper Book
A real estate agent's death sends shockwaves through the idyllic town of St. Denis, leading Bruno, Chief of Police, to suspect that there's more to this tragedy than meets the eye. When Bruno stumbles upon a motionless figure in a car parked at a scenic overpass on the ridge of...
The Satisfaction Cafe
Wang, Kathy
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of the Summer by People, Oprah Daily, and Today.com How do we live so that we are satisfied? How can people connect during moments of loneliness? This is the story of Joan Liang, a woman who moves across the world to America, and in trying to...
The Woman in Suite 11 : A Novel
Ware, Ruth.
Paper Book
In this follow-up to #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware's multi-million copy mega-hit The Woman in Cabin 10, Lo Blacklock returns to attend the opening of a luxury hotel, only to find herself in a white-knuckled race across Europe. When the invitation to...
Maggie Or, a Man and a Woman Walk into a Bar
Yee, Katie
Paper Book
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