Summer reading season is here! Our Adult Summer Reading Challenge kicks off on June 21, and there’s no better time to dive into a great new book. Whether you’re craving a love story, a pulse-pounding thriller, or a sweeping historical novel, our June picks have something for every kind of reader. Highlights this month include Atmosphere, a high-stakes journey into NASA’s space shuttle program from Taylor Jenkins Reid; With a Vengeance, Riley Sager’s deadly ride on a luxury train; and Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, V.E. Schwab’s genre-defying exploration of immortality, love, and rage. You’ll also find new releases from blockbuster authors like James Patterson, Danielle Steel, and Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. Place your holds now—just print our June Coming Soon list, circle your must-reads, and let us do the rest!
The First Gentleman by James Patterson & Bill Clinton
The President is up for reelection. Her husband is on trial for murder. Is the First Gentleman a killer? When two investigative journalists dig into the life of a former NFL star turned political spouse, they uncover secrets with explosive consequences. Another high-stakes political thriller from the bestselling duo behind The President Is Missing. Available 6/2.
Badlands by Douglas Preston
The #1 New York Times bestselling authors Preston & Child return with the fifth book in the Nora Kelly series. In the desert badlands of New Mexico, a woman is found dead with ancient lightning stones clutched in her hands. Was it a ritual sacrifice? FBI Agent Corrie Swanson and archaeologist Nora Kelly reunite to investigate a chilling mystery that leads them deep into haunted canyons and long-buried secrets. Available 6/3.
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
In this sweeping 1980s epic from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six, a reserved physicist is chosen to train as one of NASA’s first women astronauts. As she pushes the limits of science, friendship, and love, one mission changes everything. Atmosphere is a thrilling, emotional story about what drives us to reach beyond our world—and ourselves. Available 6/3.
With a Vengeance by Riley Sager
Six people destroyed Anna’s family. Now she’s lured them onto a luxury train—with a plan for justice. But when a passenger is murdered, it’s clear someone else is playing a deadly game. A locked-room thriller hurtling down the tracks, this is Riley Sager at his suspenseful best. Available 6/10.
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
Three timelines. Three women. One haunting thread. From 16th-century Spain to 19th-century London to modern-day Boston, Schwab spins a spellbinding tale of hunger, love, and rage across centuries. A darkly lyrical novel from the author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Available 6/10.
The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel
A stolen bracelet. A vanished child. A lifetime of secrets. When a long-lost artifact resurfaces, a reclusive jewel thief must revisit her past in wartime Paris to solve a decades-old mystery—and confront the truth about her sister’s disappearance. A richly layered historical novel from the author of The Book of Lost Names. Available 6/17.
Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman
Highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with an irresistible mystery featuring Muriel Blossom, a former private investigator and middle-aged widow. Mrs. Blossom wanted a quiet cruise through France. Instead, she finds herself entangled in a suspicious death, a stolen artifact, and a web of flirty suspects. Smart, witty, and wonderfully original, this mystery introduces a new sleuth with plenty of charm and more than a few secrets of her own. Available 6/17.
Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston
Joni, a hit songwriter with a creative block, returns home and begins hearing a melody—and a mysterious voice—inside her head. When the man behind the voice appears in real life, they must write the song that binds them… before it tears them apart. A magical, heartfelt story of connection, healing, and the music that moves us from the author of A Novel Love Story and The Dead Romantics. Available 6/17.
Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell
Three women. One man. Too many secrets. Nick Radcliffe seems perfect—but appearances can be deadly. As suspicions grow, lives unravel in this twisty, multi-perspective thriller about obsession, betrayal, and what we ignore at our own peril. Available 6/24.
A Mother’s Love by Danielle Steel
Halley Holbrook built a life of love and safety for her twin daughters—something she never had. Now an empty nester, a chance encounter in Paris offers new possibilities… until a theft awakens the ghosts of her past. A moving novel about motherhood, resilience, and finding peace after pain. Available 6/24.