O say can you scream? A train ride to Maine and a descent into the Appalachian hollers provide scares that could only happen in the good ole U.S. of A. @stmartinspress.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=229436

Explore new releases from the summer’s heaving hitters. @penguinkids.bsky.social @delreybooks.bsky.social @randomhouse.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/bestseller-w...

THE DEATH ROW CLUB wows our mystery columnist, plus a new Texas-set PI novel and the latest from Paul Doiron and Martin Walker in this month’s Whodunit. @minotaurbooks.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=228143

The White Mountain Apache chef found healing in the food of his people. Now, he’s helping others do the same. @penguinpress.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=229430

Susannah Felts is so emotionally spot-on about the human experience that there is no piece of Maggie’s story that doesn’t resonate. www.bookpage.com/?p=228061

In THE SKELETON AND THE CAT, a peaceful skeleton’s cozy life is interrupted one day when a black cat knocks on her door and asks if he can come in. @harperbooks.bsky.social (2/2)

In THE SKELETON AND THE CAT, a peaceful skeleton’s cozy life is interrupted one day when a black cat knocks on her door and asks if he can come in. @harperbooks.bsky.social (1/2)

Cara Tanamachi’s thriller/rom-com hybrid is a snappy joy, plus a winning Regency love story and a romance set in the world of Formula One. @simonandschuster.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=228141

A raccoon works as a PI and a bear inadvertently invents roller coasters in this month’s Top 10 reads! @eccobooks.bsky.social @penguinpress.bsky.social @randomhouse.bsky.social @levinequerido.bsky.social @acebookspub.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/top-10-books

From a paranormal portrayal of perimenopause to a gory revenge thriller, these novels channel the power of women’s anger into catharsis, if not change. @sagapressbooks.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=228147

Two colorful books contain fascinating revelations about the creatures with which we share the Earth. www.bookpage.com/?p=228145

From a memoir by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw to a biography about Emily Brontë, here are our 13 favorite of 2026 so far. @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social @randomhouse.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=228133

The Bright Young Women author’s bold, erotic thriller HELPLESS interrogates power dynamics, revenge and the “fine line between desire and violence.” @scribnerbooks.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=228151

The debut author drew on 100 years of family history to write her novel, while raising a new generation—and reckoning with how her ancestors’ circumstances stack up against today’s. www.bookpage.com/?p=228153

No shade to podcasts, but nothing beats an expertly reported, immersive book to examine the nuances of crime and punishment. @grandcentralpub.bsky.social @vintagebooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=228137

Crime fiction has been called 'the new literature of resistance,' and I completely agree, Weiden writes in an essay for BookPage about WISDOM CORNER, the follow-up to his award-winning debut, Winter Counts. @eccobooks.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=228131

This Private Eye July, BookPage spotlights the new class of mystery and thriller heavyweights with an essay from David Heska Wanbli Weiden and an interview with Jessica Knoll. Other PEJ goodies include true crime for your book club and our quarterly cozy mystery column, while elsewhere in the issue,

The author’s debut middle grade graphic novel, THROUGH THE BLACK GATE, drew from memories of his father and a close friend. @simonkids.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=228135

Virginia Evans’ breakout epistolary novel explores human connection through the written word. These six read-alikes will keep you entranced. @penguinpress.bsky.social @randomhouse.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=228139

Historian Denise Kiernan brings the Revolutionary War era vibrantly alive through the stories of its unsung heroines in OBSTINATE DAUGHTERS. www.bookpage.com/?p=228149

By documenting Juneteenth celebrations throughout history, Blair LM Kelley’s BLACK FREEDOM strips emancipation of its “archival silence” and replaces it with Black joy. @profblmkelley.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=227268

Meet Niki Smith, the author of award-winning graphic novels, such as THE DEEP & DARK BLUE and CROSSPLAY. MIDSUMMER SISTERS follows two stepsisters, as their parents’ marriage falls apart, leading to an invite to their grandmother's Outer Banks house, where the girls bond with a foal named Starling.

Meet Niki Smith, the author of award-winning graphic novels, such as THE DEEP & DARK BLUE and CROSSPLAY. MIDSUMMER SISTERS follows two stepsisters, as their parents’ marriage falls apart, leading to an invite to their grandmother's Outer Banks house, where the girls bond with a foal named Starling.

The Newbery Medalist’s The Last Cuentista science fiction series reaches a gripping conclusion with FIRESNAKE. @levinequerido.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=227392

Blackmail, whodunit & heists, plus a sleepwalking murder mystery installment of Seishi Yokomizo’s beloved Japanese detective series. @penguinkids.bsky.social @sohopress.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=227388

June is here, and so is summer reading! Pick up this month's issue to read about Walter Mosley's literary fiction novel, GHALEN, and Donna Barba Higuera's conclusion to The Last Cuentista series, FIRESNAKE.

Ann Patchett’s latest is great even by her lofty standards, plus the latest from Jesmyn Ward and Maggie O’Farrell in this month’s Top 10! @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social @fsgbooks.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/top-10-books

Don’t sleep on these 4 worthy works of fiction, now in paperback. @melvillehouse.bsky.social @liveright.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=227384

Your TBR deserves a cute ride. Shop our newest tote styles—designed for library hauls, bookstore trips and every reading adventure in between. www.bookpage.com/shop

Walters chronicles three decades of chart-topping LGBTQ+ music in MIGHTY REAL. www.bookpage.com/?p=227382