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A new week means a brand-new stack of books to get excited about! Join us as we spotlight some of the most anticipated Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Young Adult releases arriving the week of June 23rd, 2026. Whether you’re eager for epic quests, imaginative futures, chilling tales, or unforgettable coming-of-age stories, this week’s selection offers something for every speculative fiction reader.

We’ve rounded up a collection of standout new titles to help you find your next favorite read and keep your TBR pile growing. Be sure to subscribe for weekly updates on the latest genre releases, book recommendations, and all things speculative fiction. Thanks for watching, and we’ll see you again soon with even more incredible books to discover!

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Winners have been announced for the 2026 Premios Kelvin 505 Awards, presented by the Celsius 232 festival and honoring the best science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels published in Spain.

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Kayla Allen has announced on the Westercon website that as of the filing deadline, there have been no bids filed to host the 2028 Westercon. The Site Selection ballot is now available for voters to file write-ins by the end of Westercon 78/BayCon 42 on July 4, 2026. Results will be announced at the Westercon Business Meeting on July 5. If no bid receives sufficient votes or “None of the Above” wins, the site selection will fall to the Business Meeting or the LASFS board of directors.

For more information, see the official announcement.

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Ahmad, The Age of Calami­ties (Holt 1/26) Original debut col­lection of nine stories (two reprints) with surreal, fantastic, and historical elements: Anne Boleyn keeps coming back to life whatever Henry does, a choose-your-own-apocalypse story set at the Manhattan Project, and a dinner party mystery with Nefertiti to Marilyn Monroe, among others. “Dazzlingly inventive…. These stories make it clear how ancient history and myths still linger in contemporary life….” [Kelly Link]

Samantha Mills, Rabbit Test and Oth­er Stories (Tachyon 4/26) The author’s first collection with 13 stories, two new, originally published from 2018 to now; includes the Hugo, Nebula, Sturgeon, and Locus Award-winning title story. Mills provides an afterword and notes on the inspirations for the stories. “In every story here, there is a twist on the familiar that is entirely unexpected.” [Abigail Nussbaum]

Terry Dowling, Bedlam Rose and Wormwood (PS Publishing 3/26) Noted Australian author Dowling gets UK publication for his collection Wormwood (originally published by Aphelion in 1991, here with one added story previously collected elsewhere) of ten linked stories from a far-future Earth transformed in strange, mysterious ways by aliens; new novel Bedlam Rose returns to that setting for new adventures and discoveries. “The collection is a very good introduction to Dowling’s stylised, complicated, and also playful prose.” [Alexandra Pierce]

Justin Feinstein, Your Behavior Will Be Monitored (Tachyon 4/26) Satirical near-future SF novel about a man train­ing a revolutionary advertising AI to write emotionally manipulative copy, told through “questionably obtained” company emails, chat transcripts, and more. “In an afterword to [the book], Feinstein notes that he was constantly revising the manuscript to stay ahead of the rapid acceleration of AI.” [Ian Mond] A first novel.

Cecile Pin, Celestial Lights (Holt 3/26) “In the beautifully written and achingly realistic Celestial Lights, author Cecile Pin takes readers along on astronaut Oliver Ines’s deep space mission.” [Colleen Mondor] This novel follows a man born the day the space shuttle Challenger exploded who makes it his life’s ambition to become an astronaut, and ends up on a mission to Europa.

Kim Samek, I Am the Ghost Here (Dial 2/26) A first collection, this offers 12 stories (six reprints) about women in strange yet familiar situations, often involving human connection through technology, in a mix of the weird, witty, and absurd. The collection con­tains elements of magical realism and examines trauma, illness, and grief.

Jo Walton & Ada Palmer, Trace Ele­ments (Tor 3/26) Non-fiction collec­tion of 25 essays and five poems, sub­titled Conversations on the Projects of Science Fiction and Fantasy, in which Walton & Palmer share their scholarly and writerly thoughts on the genre, how it is written, how it works, how it has changed over the years, and how it is read. “It offers a lively and sometimes surprisingly personal appreciation of the field today by two of its most distinguished practitioners.” [Gary K. Wolfe]

Michael Swanwick, The Universe Box (Tachyon 2/26) Collection of 19 stories, two new, in an eclectic variety of topics and styles. It blends magic and science to create new myths and legends. “For all his narrative ad­venturousness and sly wit, Swanwick can also be a master of evocative, graceful prose.” [Gary K. Wolfe]

Sara Hashem, Where No Shadow Stays (Holiday House 3/26) Young-adult horror novel about an American-Egyptian homecoming queen who visits Egypt and comes back with a sinister presence following her, part of an old family debt. The story flows through different time periods and multiple points of view to reveal the terrifying truth of the generational curse.

Andrew Ludington, Double Shadow (Minotaur 4/26) SF thriller novel, second in the Splinter Effect series about time-traveling archaeologist Rabbit Ward, who heads to first cen­tury Jerusalem to track down a deadly time-traveling thief. It contains romance, adventure, and a serial killer.

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The Future Worlds Prize for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers of Colour announced the winner of its prize for short fiction at a ceremony in London.

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The REH Foundation has announced the winners of the 2026 Robert E. Howard Awards, voted on by members of the REH Foundation and honoring work that is “substantively devoted to the life and/or work of Robert E. Howard” or that “carries on the spirit and tradition of Robert E. Howard, to better recognize and celebrate his influence on future generations of writers.”

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Barrow, Rebecca: Doe (Penguin Random House/Nancy Paulsen 979-8217006335, $20.99, 368pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, 06/23/2026)

Horror novel in verse. Being captain of the cheer team helps Maris forget about her absent father, and girlfriend that doesn’t love her. While sleepwalking, Maris meets an enormous decaying beast named Doe, who takes the form of a deer, but she doesn’t realize Doe is actually real.

Blackwell, Amelia: The Haunting of a Bronte (Macmillan UK 978-1035054145, $25.46, 424pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/25/2026)

Speculative novel. Georgiana uses her time travel device to visit her lover in 1995, but she ends up inside the Thorp Green Hall in the year 1845, where she meets Branwell and Anne Brontë. Georgiana must save the Brontë siblings from a killer.

Carey, M.R.: The Tinder Box (Orbit US 978-0316595490, $19.99, 400pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/23/2026)

Dark fantasy novel. Former Solider Mag Tresti works for a widow, Jannae Mirchella, who’s a witch. One day, Mag Tresti discovers a tinderbox on the body of a demon that fell out of the sky, and this Tinderbox grants Mag any wish he desires. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition.

Dedroog, Lauren: A Dance of Serpents (Orion UK/Gollancz 978-1399616157, $18.99, 528pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 06/25/2026)

Fantasy novel. Diana is the princess of hell, but she won’t forget the way that the gods wronged her, her family, and her friends. Diana, along with her allies, search for justice, but the line between justice and revenge is unclear, and she has to keep herself from becoming the very thing she hates.

Doctorow, Cory: The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence — Before It’s Too Late (Macmillan/Farrar, Straus, Giroux/MCD 978-0374621568, $18.00, 240pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 06/23/2026)

Associational non-fiction about artificial intelligence. This book discusses why AI is valued at above $16 trillion dollars, a number so large that the only way for it to reach that value is by replacing huge amounts of the human workforce, despite it’s underwhelming performance.

Elison, Meg: Foundling Fathers (Tachyon Publications 978-1616964580, $16.95, 192pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 06/23/2026)

Satirical SF novella. A group of right wing billionaires doesn’t like how the country is being run so they clone the founding fathers, and raise them in secrecy, in order to bring back America’s “Former Glory.”

Evans, Malayna: The Isis of Egypt: Goddess of Thrones (The Quick Brown Fox/Alcove 979-8892424189, $29.99, 352pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, 06/23/2026)

Historical fantasy novel of ancient Egypt. The goddess of thrones and magic, Isis, along with her husband, Osiris, are living a great life until the god of chaos comes in and traps Osiris in a box. Osiris does everything in her power to find him.

Everett, Sarah: The Romance Rewind (Penguin Random House/Putnam 979-8217002986, $12.99, 304pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/23/2026)

Young-adult fantasy time-loop romance novel. After Zadie’s breakup with Jason, she doesn’t know what to do, and is left wondering about the breakup. All of a sudden, she’s launched back to the day of their first date, and no one else remembers besides Jason’s cousin Marcus.

Haynes, Clarence A.: The Broken Hearts Agency (Grand Central/Legacy Lit 978-1538783603, $20.99, 398pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/23/2026)

Urban fantasy novel in the Our Mystical World series. Evelyn Kendricks just got dumped by her toxic boyfriend, all the while, she’s trying to cope with the ghosts that invaded the world.

Katouh, Zoulfa: The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue (Little, Brown 978-0316351942, $25.99, 368pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/23/2026)

Young-adult fantasy/magical realism novel. Every woman in Jihad Dabbagh’s family receives a magical gift, and Jihad’s is a heightened sense for colors that changes based on her mood, so when her mother dies the world becomes permanently gray.

Kim, Suji: Under the Oak Tree, Volume 3 (Penguin Random House/Inklore 978-0593871256, $32.00, 528pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/23/2026)

Tie-in fantasy novel, third in the series based on the webnovel. Maxi fears that as she continues her studies of magic, her husband, Riftan Calypse, will discover that she’s not the proper noblewoman she claims to be.

Kiser, S.E.: Hunt the Ever Wild (Angry Robot UK 978-1836730071, $19.99, 336pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/23/2026)

Fantasy novel. The wizard Sy jumps at the chance to go on a hunt for a phoenix in Lichtenwald forest because the prize is enough for him to pay off the debt he owes to the king, but he needs help navigating the forest, so he teams up with Anya, a huntress, and claims that he’ll split the prize. A first novel.

Riesen, Lila: Rainsong (Penguin Random House/Knopf 978-0593810286, $19.99, 336pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/23/2026)

Horror novel. Zayn just moved to Mendocino, and the town seems to have a dark past; when she arrives there are missing posters of a girl everywhere, and off the coast is an island called Rainsong, which rumors say is haunted.

Tchaikovsky, Adrian: Green City Wars (Tor 978-1250290335, $28.99, 368pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/23/2026)

SF noir novel. A raccoon private investigator named Skotch is willing to take whatever job you pay him for, as long as it isn’t too illegal. When he’s offered a job to search for a missing mouse that seems to have something everyone wants, he has trouble turning it down. Simultaneous with the Tor UK edition.

Tremblay, Rachel: Lavender Spike (ECW Press 978-1770418417, $19.95, 384pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 06/23/2026)

Dystopian SF novel. Izzy, the last working artist in the Old Holy Order, lives a live of poverty covertly selling her illegal paintings to the last followers of the Order, but a run-in with the government forces her to turn to rebels, and a new kind of art.

Voleur, Cat: Queer Tastes: Unconventional Representation in Horror Film (From Beyond 979-8-9925941-4-0, $15.99, 170pp, formats: paperback, 06/23/2026)

Associational non-fiction. This book takes a critical look at queer representation in horror films, and guides readers through 20 different horror films that span over 80 years of cinema. The author includes her personal experiences with the LGBTQ+ community as she takes you through these films.

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Rachel Schneider’s Light Wielder (Saturday Books), second in the author’s Fire & Metal series, debuts in the top 10 on three lists.

The table shows the current rank of each book and the change since last week, where:

= same as last week

+/- change since last week

+ back on list

++ new on list

x no longer on list (number of x’s: weeks off list)

All lists rank hardcovers and paperbacks separately, except for the USA Today list, which is a single list combining fiction and nonfiction in all formats. Dates shown are posted dates, except those in parentheses, which are dates compiled. New York Times posts its list one week in advance of print publication.

Note that some sources do not compile paperback bestsellers, and some exclude YA books (like the Harry Potter series) from their hardcover and paperback fiction lists.

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Rebellion Publishing imprint Solaris has announced that it is being acquired by Profile Books. As of July 1, 2026 Profile will take over turnover and ebook distribution. As of September 1, it will take over physical books. Solaris staff Amy Borsuk, Natalie Sorrell Charlesworth, Jess Gofton, David Thomas Moore, and Amanda Raybould will transfer across.

Profile CEO Rebecca Gray said,

We are thrilled to be taking this big step into a new genre. Solaris is already home to a wealth of acclaimed authors writing original, captivating books. We can’t wait to work with them, and everyone involved from Profile and Solaris is terrifically excited to get going. It’s been a pleasure making the deal happen with Rebellion, and I can’t wait to see what happens next.

Rebellion head of Film, TV & Publishing Ben Smith said,

Since we acquired Solaris in 2009, we have grown the imprint into a market leader in SFF and Horror. We are immensely proud of the books we have published, the authors we worked with and the countless major award wins and nominations achieved by our dedicated authors, editors, designers and artists. We are excited to see the list, the team and Profile build off this success and thrive in the future.

Solaris was founded in 2007 by BL Publishing and acquired by Rebellion in 2009. Among its noted authors are Edward Ashton, Vajra Chandrasekera, Rebecca Roanhorse, and Adrian Tchaikovsky. For more information, contact Alison Alexanian alison.alexanian@profilebooks.com or Hannah Ross hannah.ross@profilebooks.com.

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Keith Giles, co-owner of independent publisher Quoir, has announced the launch of new SF imprint Pink Beam Press, which will publish “visionary, provocative, and genre-defying speculative fiction.”

The imprint will launch at the Philip K. Dick Festival 2026 with seven SF novellas: Sim Cop and the Haunted City by David Agranoff, Shadowboxing by Gordon Bonnet, Glitch by Brian Evenson, Hard Video by Keith Giles, Bloody 13 by Sarah Langan, Services Rendered by Anthony Trevino, and Bubblegum Circuit Tower Dash by Andrew Turck. It will also publish short story collection Still Life with Apocalypse by Richard Kadrey and a new SF novella by John Shirley.

Giles said,

We created Pink Beam Press to champion the kind of science fiction that Philip K. Dick himself would have appreciated. Stories that question reality, challenge authority, explore consciousness, and force us to reconsider what it means to be human in an age of accelerating technological change. We believe science fiction remains one of the most important literary genres for understanding the world we are creating together.

For more, see the official website.

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Cozy fantasy Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett moved up to the top of our hardcover list with a decisive lead over our second-place finisher, Matt Dinniman’s The Butcher’s Masquerade, the fifth book in his Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Our runner-up was The First Step by Tao Wong (Ace), the first book of twelve in the A Thousand Li series. There were 55 nominated titles, the same number as last month.

Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary reclaimed the top spot on our trade paperback list, followed closely by last month’s winner Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. There were no new runners-up. Fifty-five titles were nominated, down from last month’s 74.

On our media and gaming-related book list, only two books made our list. Both titles were by Dan Abnett – Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: Horus Rising came in first, followed by Warhammer 40,000: Eisenhorn: The Omnibus. There were no new runners-up. For the third month in a row, we had 22 nominated titles.

Compiled with data from: Bakka-Phoenix (Canada), Book Moon (MA), Borderlands (CA), McNally Robinson (two in Canada), Mysterious Galaxy (CA), Toadstool (two in NH), White Dwarf (Canada).

Data period: March 2026

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Get ready for a fresh batch of must-read releases as we take a look at the most exciting Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Young Adult books hitting shelves during the week of June 16th, 2026! From sweeping epic adventures and thought-provoking speculative fiction to spine-tingling horror and captivating YA stories, this week’s lineup is packed with new worlds, memorable characters, and unforgettable journeys. We’ve gathered some of the biggest and most noteworthy releases to help you discover your next great read and add a few more titles to your ever-expanding reading list. Don’t forget to subscribe for weekly coverage of new book releases, genre highlights, and recommendations for speculative fiction fans. Thanks for joining us, and we’ll be back soon with even more exciting books to explore!

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ActuSF has announced the winners for the 2026 Prix de l’Uchronie. The prize is awarded to works of alternate history, written or translated into French and published between March 1, 2025 and February 28, 2026.

Prix Littéraire

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The finalists for the 2025 Sidewise Awards for Alternate History have been announced.

The Sidewise Awards have been presented since 1995 to recognize excellence in alternate historical fiction. This year’s panel of judges is Matt Mitrovich, Arturo Serrano, Kurt Sidaway, and Steven H Silver.

The winners will be announced at LAcon V, the 84th Worldcon, to be held August 27-31, 2026 in Anaheim CA. For more, see the Sidewise Awards website.

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Alexander, Jessica: Agnes, We’re Not Murderers! (Clash Books 978-1968043087, $22.87, 236pp, formats: paperback, 06/16/2026)

Gothic vampire horror novel. Agnes, and Mary, lesbian vixens from another world must survive despite Agnes wasting away. Their curse is spreading, and it seeks to purify the world. A first novel.

Berry, Jedediah: Kill All Wizards (Tordotcom 978-1250908056, $24.99, 144pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Fantasy novella, the first book in the Barbaric Ledgers series. A barbarian’s strength was exploited, and sword was stolen by a group of far away wizards. Now, he seeks revenge on every single one of them.

Curtis, Grace: Heaven’s Graveyard (Astra House/DAW 978-0756419844, $22.00, 368pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Fantasy novel. Cod is an archaeologist determined to prove that her hero actually existed. When her former teacher tells her about an enchanted city found beneath the soil, Cod wonders if some things should be left untouched.

Eximeno, Santiago & Alonso, Alicia L.: Alicia Is in the Basement (Tenebrous Press 978-1959790631, $14.99, 114pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 06/16/2026)

Horror novella. Santi and Maria’s daughter disappears one day without a trace, tearing the whole family apart. Months later, Santi discovers a clue that reveals a new horror to the father.

Ghosh, Amitav: Ghost-Eye (Macmillan/Farrar, Straus, Giroux 978-0374298395, $29.00, 336pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Reincarnation fantasy. Varsha, a three year old, claims that she remembers another life, so her parents take her to a psychologist, and their understanding of the world is forever changed. 50 years later, activists begin a search for Varsha.

Hamilton, Peter F.: Exodus: The Helium Sea (Penguin Random House/Random House Worlds 978-0593357699, $32.00, 752pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Gaming tie-in novel, the second based on the new SF roleplaying game. The Crown Dominion is facing a crisis, as a group of exiles return for revenge. Finn, and his allies must team up to earn independence from the Crown Dominion. Simultaneous with the Tor UK edition.

Pennza, Amy: Dhampira (Ace 978-0593956045, $20.00, 496pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Fantasy vampire romance novel, the first in a trilogy. When Corinthe is discovered to be half-vampire, half-human, she is captured. She is sold to the vampire king’s knight, and is forced to become a pawn for the king’s court.

Stitch, Guillermo: The Coast of Everything (Sagging Meniscus Press 978-1963846386, $37.99, 760pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Genre-shifting novel of stories-within-stories mixing SF, mystery, noir, and fantasy. This novel has no ending, and many beginnings, and serves as a reminder to persist through everything.

Tavares, Nathan: The Disco at the End of the World (Titan Books UK 978-1835414194, $18.99, 400pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

SF romance novel. Mitch, and Gloria move to LA as the world’s ending, but when an old friend approaches them about a utopian society that can protect them, and their friends in the queer community, they decide to stand up for what’s right. A first novel.

Tchaikovsky, Adrian & Collins, Mike: The Final Architecture: Salvation’s Child (Cosmic Lighthouse N/A, $6.99, 110pp, formats: ebook, 05/26/2026)

Graphic novel, a prologue to Tchaikovsky’s series The Final Architecture. Aliens the size of planets, the Architects, have destroyed Earth. Marta does everything she can to protect her daughter Xavienne, but Xavi may know the secret to saving humanity.

James, Cassandra: Libertad (HarperCollins/Quill Tree 978-0063345669, $19.99, 352pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Young-adult fantasy novel. Gasparilla and her crew hit the high seas again after a recent betrayal. The empire is closing in on this crew of pirates, so Ximena must do everything she can to protect those she cares about.

Lariviere, Sarah: Live From the Afterlife (Penguin Random House/Knopf 978-0593479995, $19.99, 352pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Young-adult SF romance novel. Gigi’s ghost is forever in the consciousness of her old love, Axl Fischer. Axl leads a troupe that plans to use satire and art to defeat the police state that’s controlling America.

Cornell, Paul: The Lychford Collection Book 2 (Tordotcom 978-1250394026, $28.99, 352pp, formats: paperback, 06/16/2026)

Collection of the fourth through sixth fantasy novellas in the Lychford series. A group of witches is working to save Lychford, and the entire world from the supernatural forces that are gunning for its destruction.

Gammon, Jendia & Powell, Gareth L.: Of Dread, Decay, and Doom (Stars and Sabers 979-8990705579, $32.99, 362pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, 06/16/2026)

Original horror anthology with 38 contributing authors including Eugen Bacon, Ai Jiang, and Eden Royce.

Linde, K.A.: The Raven at the Ash Door (Entangled/Red Tower 978-1682816714, $32.99, 400pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Fantasy romance novel, third in the Oak & Holly Cycle series. Kierce McKenna’s magic is tied to a man she hates. Graves, the man she loves, will do everything he can to stop this, so he goes on a quest to find a missing stone that can lift any curse. Simultaneous with the Tor Bramble UK edition.

Carter, Aimée: Royal Vengeance (Penguin Random House/Delacorte 978-0593485972, $19.99, 400pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Young-adult alternate-world mystery novel, third in the Royal Blood series. Evangeline Bright must kill the attempted assassin of the king of England in order to prove that she herself isn’t a traitor.

Gratton, Tessa: The Shape of Monsters (Orbit US 978-0316578813, $19.99, 560pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Queer fantasy novel, the second book in the Moon Heresies trilogy. Iriset freed the Moon-Eater God from prison, which landed her in a city full of monsters, where the only one she can trust is the emperor Lyric, who she’s betrayed before.

Tropea, Ashley: The Shrouded Queen (Simon & Schuster/Gallery 978-1668096215, $20.00, 448pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Romantic fantasy novel, the first in a series mixing elements of Ancient Egypt and Vikings. When Samira is captured by a shape-shifter, she needs to impersonate the princess, and go through trials meant to awaken divine powers.

Race, Holly: Six Savage Thrones (Orbit US 978-0316572897, $30.00, 400pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, 06/16/2026)

Fantasy novel, second in the Queens of Elben series. The kingdom of Elben is falling apart. All of the Queens must realize that they need to come together in order to cut ties with King Henry, as he’s using stranger and stranger magics. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition.

Poston, Ashley: The Someday Garden (Penguin Random House/Berkley Romance 978-0593952757, $20.00, 400pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Fantasy romance novel. Sophie is working a temp job fixing up the Lilymoore House. She discovers a door that’s never in the same place twice, that leads to a garden that highlights the instability of the future of Lilymoore.

Sanderson, Brandon & Orullian, Peter: Songs of the Dead (Simon & Schuster/Saga Press 978-1668068144, $30.00, 464pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Contemporary fantasy novel, first in the Strata Wars trilogy. Jack Solomon wakes up in a new reality after being killed, a reality where light and music are used to make magic, and where the history of London spreads beneath its surface.

Heard, Wendy: Such a Lucky Girl (Little, Brown/Ottaviano 978-0316610742, $25.99, 574pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Young-adult horror novel. Bella abandoned her best friend Kerry in order to pursue her dreams of becoming an influencer, and it worked. Kerry discovers a book on shadow work, and decides to get back at Bella.

DiLouie, Craig: The Summer Fun Massacre (Orbit US/Run For It 978-0316578240, $19.99, 304pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Slasher horror novel. Deputy Tom Bailey is always on edge this time of year when camp Summer Fun is wrapping up, because in the 80s there was a massacre that left a single survivor. Tom gets a call reporting screams coming from the camp once again.

Ruvane, Eileen M.: Tell Me My Future (Abrams/Amulet 978-1419785580, $19.99, 336pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Contemporary fantasy novel. Kess Turner is used to her mother making them move every few months, but their new home is very strange. Kess pretends to be a psychic in order to discover the truth, but she begins to actually have visions of the future. A first novel.

Tidhar, Lavie: The Three Coffin Problem (JAB Books 978-1625677983, $18.99, 290pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 06/16/2026)

Collection of nine humorous medieval dark fantasy mystery stories about Judge Dee. Judge Dee’s assistant, Johnathan, joins him on solving many mysteries, but he prefers to just lay around and eat cheese with bread.

Jenkinson, Becky: Wildflower (Penguin Random House/Del Rey 979-8217095216, $29.99, 352pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/16/2026)

Cosy fantasy romance novel. Felicity, a magical florist, is cursed to always tell the truth, so she chooses her words extremely carefully in order to stay out of trouble, but one day she gets an anonymous message that puts her directly in harm’s way. A first novel. Simultaneous with the Zaffre UK edition.

Harrison, M. John: The End of Everything (Serpent’s Tail UK 978-1800812949, £16.99, 208pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/18/2026)

Satirical post-apocalyptic SF novel. Philip Tennet makes his living collecting artefacts that wash up on shore. The world has been changed after a crisis with unknown origins, and when Philip fishes up a creature that keeps changing, he must bring it inland before it destroys everything.

Billias, Stephen: The Zen Time Traveler: A Pilgrim’s Journey Through the Koans (Discovery Publisher 978-1788946896, $44.90, 257pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, 06/21/2026)

Fantasy time-travel novel. Stephen Maine uses poetry as a way to create a portal to thirteenth-century China, where myths he had heard his whole life are a reality, but when he forms a bond with a sword master, he becomes torn between his present day marriage, and his love affair of the past.

Scott, Megan: A Masterpiece in Blood (HarperCollins UK/Magpie 978-1335015266, $19.99, 384pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/18/2026)

Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Empyreal trilogy. Nicole is on the run from The Wake, and Kyan is supposed to be hunting her down, despite his feelings for her. They must go on a quest that takes them all over the world, but The Wake sees everything.

Kaster, Allan: The Year’s Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 10 (AudioText/Infinivox N/A, $8.99, 443pp, formats: ebook, 06/19/2026)

Collection highlighting the best hard science-fiction stories published in 2025. Includes stories about the daughter daughter of a scientist launching a mission to Europa, astronauts caught in a galactic aurora storm, and borane life-forms discovering carbon life-forms.

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The Mythopoeic Society has announced the 2026 Mythopoeic Awards finalists. Winners will be announced during Mythcon 54, to be held July 24-27, 2026 in Weatherford OK.

For more information, see the official announcement.

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Finalists have been announced for the 2026 Premios Kelvin 505 Awards, presented by the Celsius 232 festival and honoring the best science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels published in Spain.

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Debuts this week: Cindy Pham’s The Secret World of Briar Rose (Kokila), on three lists, including the New York Times Young Adult Hardcover list at #1; Caty Rogan’s Kissed by the Gods (Requited), on three lists; Katherine Arden’s The Unicorn Hunters (Del Rey), on two lists; and on one list each, Isabel J. Kim’s Sublimation (Tor) and Lynette Noni’s Shadow Reaper (Knopf).

The table shows the current rank of each book and the change since last week, where:

= same as last week

+/- change since last week

+ back on list

++ new on list

x no longer on list (number of x’s: weeks off list)

All lists rank hardcovers and paperbacks separately, except for the USA Today list, which is a single list combining fiction and nonfiction in all formats. Dates shown are posted dates, except those in parentheses, which are dates compiled. New York Times posts its list one week in advance of print publication.

Note that some sources do not compile paperback bestsellers, and some exclude YA books (like the Harry Potter series) from their hardcover and paperback fiction lists.

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The Lambda Literary Foundation has announced the winners of the 38th Annual Lambda Literary Awards (the “Lammys”), celebrating “the best lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender books.” Winning titles and authors of genre interest, and their competing finalists of genre interest, include the following:

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