This week, Vanessa recommends some Latine books to read if you loved Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology #1) by Aiden Thomas The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas #1) by Zoraida Córdova The Palace of Eros by Caro De Robertis Zero to Well-Read: Book vs Movie: The Odyssey The Odyssey of Homer How to Tackle Intimidating Books, with Emily Wilson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The New People, Cool Machine, The Princess Trap, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: The New People by Andrea Uptmor The Masala Chai Mystery Club by MJ Soni The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert Yes, Chef by Grace Reilly Lord of the Wood by E.M. Anderson Funerals are for the Living by Sami Ellis Cool Machine (The Harlem Trilogy) by Colson Whitehead The Mortons by Justine Larbalestier and Scott Westerfeld  Vera Stein Is Fine by Julie Murphy Yellow Pine by Claire Vaye Watkins Fatal Glitch: Camp Zero by Eliot Schrefer, Erin Entrada Kelly Unsayable: A Life in Writing by Michael Cunningham What We're Reading: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell The Talking Bone by Rene Denfeld Serious Music by Percival Everett Life Beyond Measure: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale by Ed Yong Paperbacks: An Oral History of Atlantis: Stories by Ed Park  Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler by Susana M. Morris  Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde Links: Jamie Smart and the rise of Bunny vs. Monkey Bestsellers: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi   Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan   Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke   Whistler by Ann Patchett   Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman   The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett Tempting Venom by Rina Kent Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1 by Kamome Shirahama The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Danika recommends some Heartstopper readalikes in honor of the release day for Heartstopper Forever. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise, and Oscar O. Jupiter Encore! by Miles Toriko Burks Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu Bunt!: Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu and Mad Rupert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca go over what books are selling, being talked about, and otherwise generating a little heat this month. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening. Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life. The Book Riot Podcast is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Our Knives Will Save Us, Famous Men, Fixer Chao, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. To see all of Book Riot's picks for the best books of the year so far, check out our full list! Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website https://bookriot.com/listen/finalized-new-releases-and-more-for-july-14-2026/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sharifah recommends Kin by Tayari Jones and Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with All Access membership. Click here to get started today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed on the Show Kin by Tayari Jones Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss An Infinite Love Story, The Great Wherever, False Prophet, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: An Infinite Love Story by Chanel Cleeton False Prophet by Afsheen Farhadi Heartstopper #6 by Alice Oseman Kiss, Marry, Kill by Cara Tanamachi The Brides by Charlotte Cross Every Version of You by Natalie Messier Good Morning Means I Love You by Kendra Allen The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders A Real Animal by Emeline Atwood  The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen  Wisdom Corner by David Heska Wanbli Weiden The Man by Laura Sims You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters by Rachel Aviv Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves  Some People by Parini Shroff Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle  Man Overboard! by Kathleen Rooney Perverts: Stories by Mac Crane  We Will See You Bleed by Ron Currie What We're Reading: Slasher Summer by E.L. Chen Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran Daphne & Me: My Life on Frasier (And a Bit More) by Jane Leeves TMI: Memoirs of a Go-Go by Jane Wiedlin Take My Word for It: A Memoir by LeVar Burton Paperbacks: Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart by Nishant Batsha The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook Links: Ursula K. Le Guin shortlist Henry by Caroline Wray Tomi Adeyemi on the upcoming adaptation of Children of Blood and Bone Bestsellers: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi   Whistler by Ann Patchett   The Deal by Elle Kennedy   Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke   The Divorce by Freida McFadden The Clock House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji and translated by Ho-Ling Wong Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty talks about several books that are in her orbit right now! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with All Access membership. Click here to get started today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed on the Show Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna Van Veen Some of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon The Marzipan Pig by Russell Hoban, Quentin Blake The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders  Detective Beans: and the Map of Mystery by Li Chen  Weeb by Lin King  Blaze by Emma Donoghue  Red Cherry by Maggie Thrash  Murder Under the Full Moon by Mia P. Manansala Take My Word for It: A Memoir by LeVar Burton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Cursed Ever After, Moss'd in Space, Winners & Liars, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website https://bookriot.com/listen/finalized-for-june-30-new-releases-and-more-for-june-30-2026/. Links: Deal news for Emily Austin Preorders are important! Electric Lit's most anticipated summer and fall books by women of color Supermutant Magic Academy adaptation on Adult Swim Adaptation news for The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Trisha recommends a romantic adventure from a favorite author and a non-fiction book about fandom from two excellent storytellers, and she gives a quick shoutout to a contemporary fiction title that made her laugh (and also cry a little). Books Discussed Enemies to Lovers by Alisha Rai Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Love by Michael Schur and Joe Posnanski Father Material by Alexis Hall This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The Future Perfect, Green City Wars, Little Wild, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website https://bookriot.com/listen/finalized-new-releases-and-more-for-june-23-2026/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Vanessa recommends a queer cozy mystery (plus espionage!), historical fiction about lesser-known Black history, and a fun mystery about a mystery writer. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and Links Discussed On the Show: The Tuxedo Society by Paul Rudnick The Brightest Day by Kianna Alexander, Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, Piper Huguley Books About Juneteenth Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca and Vanessa break down the books topping the best-of and bestseller lists as we near the halfway point of the year. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening. Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life. The Book Riot Podcast is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Poking the Squid, Trash!, Bank Shot, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Poking the Squid: What We Can Learn from Animal Sex by Perrin Roosevelt Ireland Femmephilia: Love Letters to Trans Mermaids, Queer Mothers, and Marilyn Monroe by Sophie Lewis  Bank Shot by Josie Mae Sex in Public: The Transformative Social Power of Our Erotic Lives by Angela Jones The Hyphenated Life: Bridging the In-Between Spaces of Intersectional Identities by Han Ren The Price of Exclusion: The Pursuit of Healthcare in a Segregated Nation by Nicole Carr Trash!: A Garbageman's Story by Simon Pare-Poupart, Pablo Strauss (translator) Voyagers by Meg Charlton Leave and Come Back by Lavanya Lakshmi Kill All Wizards by Jedediah Berry Vervain Hollow by Catriona Silvey The Pinnacle by Abir Mukherjee What We're Reading: Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000 by Barry Walters Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Save Lives by Daisy Fancourt You've Seen Me Before: Over 700 roles and 70 Years in Hollywood (And Counting) by James Hong, Jeff Yang In My Own Time: A Memoir by Christopher Lloyd  Never Say Die: A Memoir by Ke Huy Quan Charity & Sylvia by Tillie Walden Ghost-Eye by Amitav Ghosh The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston Paperbacks: I'll Tell You When I'm Home: A Memoir by Hala Alyan How to Dodge a Cannonball by Dennard Dayle Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher  The Möbius Book by Catherine Lacey Links: LeVar Burton Shares ‘Hard-Won Truths’ in Memoir Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic is Getting a Graphic Novel Bestsellers: The Deal by Elle Kennedy  Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke    Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir    Theo of Golden by Allen Levi The Divorce by Freida McFadden  The Land and Its People: Essays by David Sedaris  The Final Target by Nora Roberts  Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer Kin by Tayari Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Danika talks about new queer books out this Pride month. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood by Rasheed Newson (June 2) The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang (June 2) Puck by Samantha Allen (June 2) Father Material by Alexis Hall (June 2) The Open Era by Edward Schmit (June 2) The Disaster Gay Detective Agency by Lev A.C. Rosen (June 2) Nemesis Mine by Amy Archer (June 23) The Feywild Job (Dungeons & Dragons) by C. L. Polk (June 2) Muñeca by Cynthia Gomez (June 2) Slasher Summer by E.L. Chen (June 23) Charity and Sylvia by Tillie Walden (June 16) Encore! by Miles Toriko Burks (June 2) Bad Queer by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan (June 2) The Secret World of Briar Rose by Cindy Pham (June 2) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Based on a True Story, Earth 7, The Summer Girlfriend, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan The Missed Connection by Tia Williams The Way it Haunted Him by Laura R. Samotin The Summer Girlfriend by Kristina Forest Paris Celestial by A.Y. Chao Headlights by CJ Leede Earth 7 by Deb Olin Unferth Rasputin Swims the Potomac by Ben Fountain The Yahoo Boys: Love, Deception, and the Real Lives of Nigeria's Romance Scammers by Carlos Barragán Freedom: Essays by Zinzi Clemmons I'll Take the Fire by Leila Slimani The Fervent Whites by De'Shawn Charles Winslow Transcendent: A Memoir by Laverne Cox Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer  The Animal Room by Lauren Acampora  Pool House by Mary H.K. Choi Social Animals by Camille Perri Contrapposto by Dave Eggers What We're Reading: Molka by Monika Kim Teret Teret by Nafkote Tamirat Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut The Demon Overlord's Retirement Plan by M. H. Foster Paperbacks: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid So Far Gone by Jess Walter The Satisfaction Café by Kathy Wang Links: The Marriage Plot adaptation Bestsellers: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi   Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke   Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A Parker  The Deal by Elle Kennedy  Fever Dream by Elsie Silver Score by Kennedy Ryan On Witness and Respair: Essays by Jesmyn Ward Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sharifah recommends a 2026 must-read literary thriller and a fast-paced, feminist YA sc-fi novel featuring mechas. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! Books Discussed On the Show: Whidbey by T Kira Madden Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Father Material, The Children, Muńeca, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website https://bookriot.com/listen/new-releases-and-more-for-june-2-2026/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty talks about several books that are in her orbit right now! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with All Access membership. Click here to get started today! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed on the Show Blunt Instrument by Amy Bloom  The Clock House Murders: Book 4 of The Bizarre House Mysteries by Yukito Ayatsuji, Ho-Ling Wong Mystery Play by Elizabeth Kostova Head Lopper by Andrew MacLean Palaces of the Crow by Ray Nayler Never Say Die: A Memoir by Ke Huy Quan  Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson  Radio Free Texas by Libba Bray  The Brightness by Chad Harbach  Mortal Things by Marie Lu Night Owl: Staying Up Late in a World Built for Early Birds by Haley Shaple Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The Midnight Train, The Black Cat Detectives, Lake Life, and more great books! Take the Book Riot survey and be entered for a chance to win a $50 USD ThriftBooks Gift Card. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website https://bookriot.com/listen/finalized-new-releases-and-more-for-may-26-2026/. Head to cozyearth.com and use my code ALLTHEBOOKS for an exclusive 20% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices