Demon Sacrifices and Sailing the Fae Seas: July’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Demon Sacrifices and Sailing the Fae Seas: July’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

New Summer SFF reads from M.A. Carrick, Eliza Chan, Seth Haddon, and More

By Natalie Zutter | July 2, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The desire for human connection, and the desire to commemorate that connection, transcends everything.”

By Book Marks | July 2, 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in July 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in July 2026

Featuring New Work From Jaque Jours, Celeste Pewter, Sumayyah Beck and More

By Caroline Carlson | July 2, 2026

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Paul Tremblay, American Prison Music, Jenny Jackson, and More

By Book Marks | July 2, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending June 28, 2026

By Literary Hub | July 2, 2026

Soman Chainani on the Dream of a Young President

Soman Chainani on the Dream of a Young President

In Conversation with Christian Barter and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | July 2, 2026

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  • Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
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  • I Can't Stop Thinking about Horses and Sex
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Will “American” Ever Be a Fully Distinct Language of Its Own?

By Ed Simon | July 1, 2026

Let Maggie Gyllenhaal Adapt The Bell Jar, You Cowards

By Emily Van Duyne | July 1, 2026

Seven Novels That Explore the Lives of Wayward Youth

By Susan Wiggs | July 1, 2026

Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026, Part Two

Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026, Part Two

258 Books We're Looking Forward to Before the End of the Year

By Literary Hub | July 1, 2026

Christina Anderson on Wallace Shawn’s <em>The Fever</em>

Christina Anderson on Wallace Shawn’s The Fever

In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | July 1, 2026

Inside the Wild World of Roman Romance Novels

Inside the Wild World of Roman Romance Novels

Emma Southon on the Emergence of Popular Fiction in the Ancient World

By Emma Southon | June 30, 2026

Jenny Jackson, Teddy Wayne, Paul Tremblay, and more: 16 new books out today!

Jenny Jackson, Teddy Wayne, Paul Tremblay, and more: 16 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | June 30, 2026

Baldwin’s queer loves! K-Pop! Sapphic thrills! 20 noteworthy books out in paperback this July.

Baldwin’s queer loves! K-Pop! Sapphic thrills! 20 noteworthy books out in paperback this July.

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 30, 2026

Merci, Marjane: What the <em<Persepolis</em> Author Meant to Me as an Iranian in Exile

Merci, Marjane: What the Author Meant to Me as an Iranian in Exile

Naz Riahi on Marjane Satrapi’s Art as a Mirror

By Naz Riahi | June 29, 2026

Why We Still Love Mr. Darcy, 200 Years Later

Why We Still Love Mr. Darcy, 200 Years Later

Susan Moore in Praise of the Model For Self-Aware Romantic Heroes

By Susan Moore | June 29, 2026

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