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New books: June 2026

18 books released in June 2026 that readers have already rated, best first.

An early score uses the same formula as everything else, pulled harder toward the category mean until more readers vote. The chip on a row says how much of the number is the readers’ own. Method →

  1. Heartstopper: Volume Six
    Heartstopper: Volume SixAlice Oseman · 2026New Graphic novels64 ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  2. The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI
    The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AICory Doctorow · 2026NewNYT bestseller Technology & IT78 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  3. The Traveler
    The TravelerJoseph Eckert · 2026Early · 14% own Fantasy25 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  4. The Shampoo Effect
    The Shampoo EffectJenny Jackson · 2026Early · 15% ownNYT bestseller Literary fiction26 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  5. Land
    LandMaggie O'Farrell · 2026Early · 19% ownNYT bestseller Historical fiction35 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  6. The Someday Garden
    The Someday GardenAshley Poston · 2026Early · 18% ownNYT bestseller Fantasy32 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  7. Light Wielder
    Light WielderRachel Schneider · 2026Early · 14% ownNYT bestseller Fantasy25 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  8. Green City Wars
    Green City WarsAdrian Tchaikovsky · 2026Early · 21% own Fantasy39 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  9. Sublimation
    SublimationIsabel J. Kim · 2026Early · 19% own Fantasy35 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  10. Tempting Venom
    Tempting VenomRina Kent · 2026Early · 13% ownNYT bestseller Romance21 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  11. Tropesick
    TropesickLauren Okie · 2026Early · 13% own Fantasy21 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  12. Harvest Season
    Harvest SeasonBrynne Weaver · 2026Early · 23% ownNYT bestseller Thriller43 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  13. Exodus: The Helium Sea
    Exodus: The Helium SeaPeter F. Hamilton · 2026Early · 14% own Science fiction23 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  14. It Could Have Been Her
    It Could Have Been HerLisa Jewell · 2026Early · 16% ownNYT bestseller Crime & mystery27 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  15. The End of Everything
    The End of EverythingM. John Harrison · 2026Early · 13% own Science fiction22 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  16. The Epic of Gilgamesh
    The Epic of GilgameshAnonymous · 2026New Poetry227 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  17. Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep
    Dead but Dreaming of Electric SheepPaul Tremblay · 2026Early · 14% own Horror24 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  18. Slasher Summer
    Slasher SummerE. L. Chen · 2026Early · 12% own Horror20 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10