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Anderson, Kevin J. & Longueira, Allyson: Into the Deep, Dark Woods (WordFire Press 978-1680578638, $29.99, 356pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, 07/21/2026)

Original anthology of 28 all-new poems and stories of spooky wilderness in mix of SF, fantasy, and horror worlds. Authors include Sherilynn Kenyon, Charles De Lint, Jonathan Maberry, and Sebastien de Castell.

 

August, Riley: A Planet Called Happy (Penguin Random House UK/Del Rey UK 978-1529934908, £18.99, 352pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, 07/23/2026)

SF novel. Ellis goes to Planet Happy, a paradise that promises Happiness X — the trademarked secret to happiness — but his trip is interrupted by activists.

 

Datlow, Ellen: Lovecraft’s Brood (Tachyon Publications 978-1616964627, $18.95, 320pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 07/21/2026)

Anthology of 19 cosmic horror stories. Authors include Caitlín R. Kiernan, T. Kingfisher, Steve Rasmic Tem, and Paul Tremblay.

 

Ellis, Sami: Funerals Are for the Living (Abrams/Amulet 978-1419784736, $19.99, 320pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 07/21/2026)

Young-adult horror novel. When her sister dies, Junie is forced to inter her in Williamsville — named after a slavemaster who practiced dark magic — and gets entangled with a racist cult.

 

Golden, Christopher: Carry Me to My Grave (St. Martin’s 978-1250404527, $29.00, 336pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 07/21/2026)

Horror novel. Malcolm promises his dying mother, a rumored witch, to return her body to Maine; on the train there, evil forces erupt to keep him from fulfilling his oath. Simultaneous with the Titan UK edition.

 

Grove, S.E.: Armor for Liars (Simon & Schuster 978-1665983709, $21.99, 432pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 07/21/2026)

Young-adult fantasy novel. In a world where male enchanters claim dead female souls as servants, Clementine disguises as a boy and colludes with the vengeful spirit Sam.

 

Haddon, Seth: Null Entity (Tordotcom 978-1250365217, $24.99, 192pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 07/21/2026)

SF adventure novella, second in the Volatile Memory duology. Wylla, her identity now erased from the Corporate Federation, joins the eco-resistance of the Edenic Order with her digital lover and and collaborator Sable.

 

Howe, Jenny L.: How (Not) to Renovate a Haunted House (Penguin Random House/Delacorte 978-0593809129, $12.99, 384pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 07/21/2026)

YA supernatural romance novel. Amity, trying to help her mom restore a delapidated haunted house, strikes a deal with handsome ghost-hunter and construction expert Theo.

 

Julian, Jen: The Winter Folk (Orbit US/Run For It 978-0316580496, $19.99, 384pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 07/21/2026)

Gothic horror novel. Every year, the mythical Winter Folk gather at a secret lodge in the Appalachians; former housekeeper Moth, expelled for decades, tries to find her way back to Mr. Oslin, the house’s master. A first novel.

 

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

Fantasy romance novel, third part in the titular work. Worried for her war-bound husband Sir Riftan, Lady Maximilian escapes the monastery where she’s sheltered and crosses a country filled with monsters. Originally published as a webnovel by RidiBooks, 2017.

 

Kova, Elise: Prince of Swords (Penguin Random House/Del Rey 978-0593726372, $32.99, 560pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 07/21/2026)

Fantasy romance novel, second in the Arcana Academy series. Hiding her secret identity within the Arcana Academy, Clara grows closer to prince Kaelis and is drawn to the mysterious order of Worldkeepers. Simultaneous with the Hodderscape UK edition.

 

Laine, Jillian: Henry Tudor Must Die (Penguin Random House/Berkley 979-8217189717, $30.00, 368pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 07/21/2026)

Fantasy novel. On the eve of her execution, sorceress Anne Boleyn is offered a deal by Henry VIII’s first wife, who’s part of a secret feminist society known as the Hellebore Sisterhood. Simultaneous with the Michael Joseph UK edition.

 

Murray, Lauryn Hamilton: Tides of Fortune (Macmillan/Roaring Brook 978-1250348173, $20.99, 480pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 07/21/2026)

Young-adult fantasy romance novel, second in the Storm Weaver series. Before Blaze can be crowned Queen of the Aquatori, she must ally herself with Fox to find the Eye of the Soul. First US edition (Penguin UK 6/26).

 

Parry, H.G.: The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood (Orbit US/Redhook 978-0316588249, $19.99, 448pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 07/21/2026)

Historical fantasy novel. In 1941, people worldwide begin having connected dreams of King Arthur, while Elaine, a librarian sent to catalogue a collection in Wales, finds herself dreaming of the Lady of the Lake. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition.

 

Senf, Lora: Unnamed Bones (Hachette/Union Square & Co. 978-1454965053, $19.99, 288pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, 07/21/2026)

Young-adult horror novel. Cursed teen Harrow — who locks her personified emotions inside her mind — ventures with friends to a remote island only to be stranded there with an ominous presence.

 

Specht, Mary Helen: Mudlark (Penguin Random House/Ballantine 979-8217092499, $20.00, 400pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 07/21/2026)

Post-apocalyptic SF novel. Jenny, a rocker whose band and marriage are crumbling, tries to find her missing daughter Neko; years later, Neko scavenges for resources in flooded Manhattan and finds Jenny’s lost solo album.

 

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