New Adult Books July 2026

Updated June 30, 2026
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1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World
Ahamed, Liaquat
Paper Book
"A lively and compelling account . . . The cumulative effect is impressive. . . . Ahamed tells his story with an easy fluency and a high velocity." --The New York Times Book Review "Superb . . . Ahamed thrillingly brings back to life a boom not unlike today's . . . In the...
The children : a novel
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...
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...
The Fine Art of Lying
Andrews, Alexandra
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "This book feels like a secret I'm not supposed to share . . . but it's too good not to! Set in New York's art world, full of lies, money, and very messy choices, our May Pick is The Fine Art of Lying by Alexandra Andrews." --Reese Witherspoon...
Ironwood
Connelly, Michael
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Sworn to protect a scenic island meant to be far from the evils of the mainland, Detective Sergeant Stilwell can feel danger closing in. Detective Sergeant Stilwell knows that his posting on Catalina...
Land : a novel
O'Farrell, Maggie
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The award-winning, bestselling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait returns with a soaring historical novel set in Ireland in the years before and after the Great Hunger. "A breathtaking hymn to the sanctity of natural...
The land and its people
Sedaris, David
Paper Book
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BSTSELLER In this new collection, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend, in essays that are "among the best of his career" (Publishers Weekly, starred review)....
Monster of a Land: On the Road in Search of Modern America
Hough, Lauren
Paper Book
From The New York Times bestselling author of Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing comes an update of John Steinbeck's trip in Travels with Charley, a cross-country journey exploring modern America with Lauren Hough's signature observational wit, searing social commentary,...
Score
Ryan, Kennedy
A scorching second-chance romance between a talented screenwriter and a phenomenal musician from the New York Times bestselling author of Before I Let Go. "A triumph of art and emotion." --Talia Hibbert, New York Times bestselling author ...
The Summer Fun Massacre
Dilouie, Craig
Paper Book
Surviving the massacre is just the beginning in this razor-sharp summer-camp slasher with a bloody twist from horror master Craig DiLouie. "The Summer Fun Massacre swings back and forth like a bladed, unstoppable pendulum, gory slasher tale to eerie...
The Traveler: One Man's Quest for Humanity from the South Seas to Revolutionary Paris
Wulf, Andrea
Paper Book
Step into the life and times of George Forster, the eighteenth-century naturalist who sailed the world and made waves with his revolutionary ideas about humanity and freedom--from the bestselling author of The Invention of Nature. "[A] thrilling biography-cum-adventure story."...
Whistler : a novel
Patchett, Ann
Paper Book
A Katie Couric Book Club Pick / A Good Housekeeping Book Club Pick / A GoodReads Most Anticipated Book of Summer "Ann Patchett's new novel is a rare phenomenon in contemporary fiction: a novel both majestic and intimate, original and masterful in its structure, crystalline in its...

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