Top Demand Books For 2026 Summer Reading List

Author: Allen LeviISBN-10: 1668236516ISBN-13: 9781668236512Publisher: Atria BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/03/2025Pages: 400Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.31w x 1.00d

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING RYAN GOSLING AND DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER LORD AND PHIL MILLER From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this "propulsive" (Entertainment Weekly),...

A traditional American woman, a beautiful wife and mother who sells her pioneer lifestyle of raw milk and farm-fresh eggs to her millions of social media followers, suddenly awakens cold, filthy, and terrified in the brutal reality of 1805--where she must unravel whether this...

The acclaimed, prize-winning #1 New York Times bestselling writer returns with a moving, luminous novel that reminds us of the sweetness and impermanence of life and the power of connection to defy time. When Daphne Fuller and her husband Jonathan visit the Metropolitan Museum...

Kathryn Stockett's first novel since the #1 bestselling phenomenon THE HELP.Set in Oxford, Mississippi, in 1933, The Calamity Club tells the story of a group of women--some socialites, a few criminals--whose fates converge as the summer turns to fall and the hard times of...

It's off to the races for Carl and Donut in the eighth book in the New York Times bestselling Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat Princess Donut must compete in increasingly difficult and unhinged challenges in order to...

Author: Laura LippmanISBN-10: 0062998110ISBN-13: 9780062998118Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/16/2026Pages: 272Format: Paperback

What happens to all the mind-controlled minions when the evil villain is finally vanquished?When Oaklin Nettlewood (accidentally) joined an evil cult, they and the rest of their small community were promptly whammied by mind control magic and forced to do unspeakable things. Now, years...

Meet Phoebe Berman: despite being a hopeless romantic, she's about to be a thirty-year-old virgin. With one month before her milestone birthday, she's determined to finally lose it . . . if her own anxiety doesn't slow her down. The can't-miss debut novel from...

An uproarious and "utterly charming" (The Washington Post) memoir by a mailman in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, who found that working for the post office saved his life, taught him who he was, gave him purpose, and educated him deeply about a...

Author: Taylor Jenkins ReidISBN-10: 0593158733ISBN-13: 9780593158739Publisher: Ballantine BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/09/2026Pages: 368Format: Paperback

Best friends have one week in paradise to fix their friendship or fall apart in this heart-stopping, utterly romantic new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After and One Golden Summer.Frankie and George have been best friends since...

Author: Sophie ElmhirstISBN-10: 0593854292ISBN-13: 9780593854297Publisher: Riverhead BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/30/2026Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.63d

Author: Liz MooreISBN-10: 0593418921ISBN-13: 9780593418925Publisher: Riverhead BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2025Pages: 576Format: Paperback

For the first printing only! This hardcover features vibrant sprayed edges while the special edition supply lasts. A young pickpocket gets recruited into an elite group of thieves in this upper middle grade boarding school adventure full of heists, danger, and secret plots perfect...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters comes a slow-burn psychological drama about an opulent family that unravels when a decades-old crime resurfaces."Full of chills and darkness."--Oprah Daily"Fans of family dramas and thrillers will devour this tense, suspenseful novel."--Woman's WorldIn 1992,...

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK - The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder--now a hit Netflix series--returns with her first novel for adults: an "irresistible" (The Washington Post) thriller about a young woman trying to solve...

Author: Rachel Ekstrom CourageISBN-10: 1368117872ISBN-13: 9781368117876Publisher: Hyperion AvenueLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/28/2026Pages: 320Format: Paperback

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell, three women are connected by one man in this "shocking" (Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author) thriller. He's the perfect man. It's a perfect lie. Nina Swann...

Jakob Larson is going to be the death of me. That's what I think every time he strides into my bar. The Kings of Kearny run this small Texas town, and Jakob is their chief enforcer. The Viking, they call him. He's a criminal....

Author: Patrick Radden KeefeISBN-10: 0385548532ISBN-13: 9780385548533Publisher: Doubleday BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/07/2026Pages: 384Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.36lbsSize: 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.91d

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK A USA TODAY BESTSELLER #1 New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb, celebrated for two prior Oprah's Book Club selections, returns with an exceptional third pick, an "incandescent" (Oprah Daily) novel following a young...

Author: Liz TomfordeISBN-10: 164937979XISBN-13: 9781649379795Publisher: Entangled: AmaraLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/03/2026Pages: 464Format: Paperback

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A one-of-a-kind novel that grapples with the supernatural mysteries of life, death, and human connection--an unprecedented collaboration between the globally bestselling author of love stories like The Notebook and the renowned writer and director of blockbuster thrillers like...

A deluxe hardcover edition of the year's breakout novel, The Correspondent, featuring: - Printed case wrap with textured debossing- Deckled edges- Full-color designed endpapers- Bookmark ribbon- Exclusive letter from author"Subtly told and finely made, The Correspondent is a portrait of a small life expanding....

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Propulsive and powerful. . . A gripping roller coaster ride of escalating danger." --New York Times Book Review"Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about." --The Atlantic"Dark, riveting, and accomplished." --Washington PostAward-winning, New York Times bestselling author S....

Beloved New York Times bestselling author Lisa See draws on the vibrancy and turmoil of post-Civil War Los Angeles to tell the story of three Chinese women who managed to survive and, eventually, thrive, despite all odds. In 1870, three Chinese women arrive in...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From author Sarah MacLean, a razor-sharp, wildly sexy novel about a wealthy New England family's long-overdue reckoning . . . and the one week that threatens to tear them apart. **The gorgeous first edition trade paperback of These Summer Storms features...

The sizzling, darkly seductive Ravenhood saga continues in the second in the spin-off Ravenhood Legacy series. The book that fans of this internationally bestselling series have been clamoring for--Tyler's story, in his own words . . . Tyler Carter Jennings is an enigma. Charged...

A charming story about friendship, community, and the magic that happens in bookstores--when an anonymous note left in a book finds the wrong recipient. April, a smart and lonely tech worker, worries work from home has gotten out of hand: She's left an anonymous...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 - FINALIST FOR THE BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZE AND BEST NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD - WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE WINNER 2025The Artist and the Feast is a captivating novel of love,...

An upcoming book to be published by Penguin Random House.Author: Lena DunhamISBN-10: 0593129326ISBN-13: 9780593129326Publisher: Random HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/14/2026Pages: 320Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbs

"A triumph. Fedarko doesn't describe awe; he induces it." --The New York Times Book Review * "Passionate...memorable...life-affirming." --The Wall Street Journal From the author of the beloved bestseller The Emerald Mile, a rollicking and poignant account of an epic 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through...

Author: R. F. KuangISBN-10: 006302148XISBN-13: 9780063021488Publisher: Harper VoyagerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/02/2026Pages: 560Format: Paperback

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by The New York Times Book Review, AV Club, Variety, The Boston Globe, The Minnesota Star Tribune, Vulture, Men's Health, Book Riot, New York Post, Goodreads, AARP, Paste, and more--one of the top psychological thrillers of 2025!...

Author: Brandon SandersonISBN-10: 125041539XISBN-13: 9781250415394Publisher: Tor BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/03/2026Pages: 384Format: Hardcover

Author: Silvia Moreno-GarciaISBN-10: 059387434XISBN-13: 9780593874349Publisher: Del Rey BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/21/2026Pages: 400Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.81d

Author: Nikki ErlickISBN-10: 0063349345ISBN-13: 9780063349346Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/09/2026Pages: 368Format: Paperback

Long-listed for the Booker Prize"The first major American novel to be published this year." --Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal"Gorgeous . . . Almost impossibly heartbreaking." --Sam Worley, New York MagazineA Must-Read: The New York Times, New York Magazine, Time, The Washington Post, Los...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten--aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon--shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table.A BEST BOOK OF...

Author: Jennifer L. ArmentroutISBN-10: 1968707123ISBN-13: 9781968707125Publisher: Blue Box PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/07/2026Pages: 496Format: Paperback

From historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands comes an inspiring portrait of George Washington that examines his unrivaled leadership in the birth of America From his early military career and role among the Virginia gentry, to his leadership during the American Revolution...

Author: Gillian McAllisterISBN-10: 0063338475ISBN-13: 9780063338470Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/24/2026Pages: 336Format: Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER / From the Booker Prize-winning, bestselling author of Atonement and Saturday, a genre-bending novel full of secrets and surprises, and an immersive exploration, across time and history, of what can ever be truly known 2014: At a dinner for...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of G-Man and acclaimed historian Beverly Gage takes the ultimate road trip into the American past. Ride along with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Beverly Gage as she travels the country to see the museums, historic sites, roadside attractions, reenactments, and souvenir shops...

**Preorder now to receive the limited deluxe edition with designed edges**Ryder is the fifth standalone book in the steamy, interconnected Lucky River Ranch series by Jessica Peterson. Author: Jessica PetersonISBN-10: 1464249547ISBN-13: 9781464249549Publisher: Bloom BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/07/2026Pages: 416Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.50d

Bram Stoker Award-nominee and USA Today bestseller Johanna van Veen unveils a sapphic folk-horror tour de force--perfect for fans of The VVitch and The Salt Grows Heavy. A skull's grin is eternal...The year is 1635.Sister Ursula, a young nun fleeing the ruins of her...

The next exciting novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid.Author: Ava ReidISBN-10: 0593722590ISBN-13: 9780593722596Publisher: Del Rey BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/17/2026Pages: 560Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbs

Timed for the 250th anniversary of America's independence: Paul Revere's history-making ride and its aftermath On April 18, 1775, a Boston-based silversmith, engraver, and anti-British political operative named Paul Revere set out on a borrowed horse to fulfill a dangerous but crucial mission: to...

Author: Emma StraubISBN-13: 9798217046850Publisher: Riverhead BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/07/2026Pages: 304Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.06lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d