Friday, June 20, 2025

This season’s 10 best fiction releases

 
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This Month's Best New Top Fiction Picks
What were Readworthy's 10 biggest, buzziest fiction picks this season? Keep reading to discover the fiction titles that everyone is talking about — and find your next unputdownable book.
 
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Book cover for The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
This sweeping Oprah's Book Club pick 'soars to astonishing heights' (Publishers Weekly)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • After troubled 19-year-old Hai becomes the caretaker to Grazina, an elderly widow with dementia, their bond dramatically changes both of their lives
  • "Magnificent… In writing this book, Vuong may have joined the ranks of an elite few great novelists" (Los Angeles Times)
  • An instant New York Times bestseller that's "heartbreaking, heartwarming yet unsentimental, and savagely comic all at the same time" (The Guardian)
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Media mentions for The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean VuongMEDIA MENTIONS:Oprah's Book Club, NPR, PBS, CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, Associated Press, Financial Times, Esquire, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for Nightshade by Michael Connelly
One of crime fiction's biggest names delivers an electrifying #1 New York Times bestseller
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • The creator of Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller introduces a brand-new protagonist, Los Angeles County detective Stilwell
  • Exiled from the homicide desk and sent to Catalina Island, Stilwell investigates a Jane Doe found in the harbor — but what will he risk for justice?
  • A scorching series starter from "a master of the genre" (The Washington Post)
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Media mentions for Nightshade by Michael ConnellyMEDIA MENTIONS:The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Booklist
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Book cover for The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
Christina Baker Kline and Adriana Trigiani loved this novel about the power of books
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • In a 1960s Virginia suburb, Margaret starts a book club to discuss The Feminine Mystique. Together, she and her attendees forge a powerful bond — and search for meaning in their lives
  • "Ideal for fans of historical fiction and those who enjoyed Bonnie Garmus's Lessons in Chemistry, Kristin Hannah's The Women, or Kate Quinn's The Briar Club" (Library Journal starred review)
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Media mentions for The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie BostwickMEDIA MENTIONS:People, Indie Next List, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Never Flinch by Stephen King
'This is Stephen King at his finest, and an absolute must-read for his fans' (Booklist)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • The iconic, highly intelligent PI Holly Gibney faces off against a vengeful serial killer and a dangerous stalker
  • Highly anticipated by The New York Times Book Review, The Boston Globe, Vulture, and many more
  • This #1 New York Times bestseller proves "he's not the King for nothing" (USA Today)
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Media mentions for Never Flinch by Stephen KingMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, Associated Press, USA Today, Slate, Vulture, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Salon, Paste, Variety, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
Three women's lives intertwine across centuries in this highly anticipated stunner
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • The wildly popular author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue pens an "irresistible" genre-bending tale (Booklist)
  • In 1532 Santo Domingo, 1827 London, and 2019 Boston, María, Charlotte, and Alice face immortality
  • "Schwab's haunting prose and character-driven plot will keep readers up until the very last page" (Library Journal)
  • An instant #1 New York Times bestseller
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Media mentions for Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. SchwabMEDIA MENTIONS:Book of the Month, TODAY Show, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Locus, People, The Washington Post, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, The Guardian, Paste, Variety, Reactor, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
Steven Spielberg and Netflix are already adapting this smash-hit thriller for TV
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about" (The Atlantic)
  • When Roman Carruthers is called home after a tragedy, he finds his family struggling and their business fraying — but his efforts to help will draw him into danger
  • A New York Times bestseller hailed as "a Southern crime drama to the tune of The Godfather" (USA Today)
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Media mentions for King of Ashes by S.A. CosbyMEDIA MENTIONS:Book of the Month, Time Magazine, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Variety, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, BookPage
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Book cover for My Friends by Fredrik Backman
You'll be moved by this New York Times bestseller that 'celebrates the beauty of being alive' (BookPage)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • The beloved author of A Man Called Ove is "at the top of his game" with this "wistful story about the power of friendships" (Publishers Weekly)
  • After a world-famous painting winds up in her possession, Louisa unravels its mysteries — and discovers the fascinating story of three friends 25 years ago
  • "A sweeping saga about young people, art, and the way creativity connects friends and strangers across generations" (The New York Times)
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Media mentions for My Friends by Fredrik BackmanMEDIA MENTIONS:The New Yorker, TODAY Show, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, USA Today, New York Post, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Trust Kristin Hannah: 'You'll barrel through this electric novel' until the 'pitch-perfect ending'
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • This Good Morning America Book Club pick instantly rocketed to the top of the New York Times bestseller list
  • When Joan becomes one of the first women scientists to join NASA's space shuttle program, she finds love and unlikely friendship — but one shocking mission will change everything
  • The epic latest from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six
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Media mentions for Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidMEDIA MENTIONS:Good Morning America Book Club, Time Magazine, NPR, Good Morning America, New Scientist, Entertainment Weekly, People, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Financial Times, USA Today, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Los Angeles Times, The Times, Rolling Stone, Variety, Reactor, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, BookPage
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Book cover for Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
A sparkling Reese's Book Club pick hailed as 'one of Henry's best to date' (Library Journal)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • As writers Alice and Hayden compete for the opportunity to tell an heiress's scandalous story, they discover their own happily ever after
  • This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "perfectly calibrated, delectably witty tale featuring endearingly quirky, thoughtfully nuanced characters" (Booklist)
  • "Readers can count on Em Hen to transport them to a kinder, sunnier, and funnier galaxy" (The Boston Globe)
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Media mentions for Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily HenryMEDIA MENTIONS:Reese's Book Club, NPR, TODAY Show, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, USA Today, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Parade, The Times, The Boston Globe, Rolling Stone, Variety, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for Shadow of the Solstice by Anne Hillerman
The latest bestseller in the series that inspired AMC's hit show Dark Winds
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "Anne Hillerman deserves recognition as one of the finest mystery authors currently working in the genre" (New York Journal of Books)
  • Officer Bernadette Manuelito of the Navajo Nation police must monitor rising tensions as a mysterious cult arrives in small-town New Mexico
  • From a New York Times bestselling author known for her atmospheric prose and pacy plotting, described as "a star" by J. A. Jance
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Media mentions for Shadow of the Solstice by Anne HillermanMEDIA MENTIONS:Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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