What Will You Read This June 2026?

By Rachel Tran | March 23 2026 | Staff Picks

Request eGalleys of some of our favorite June titles, and if you love the books, please consider nominating them for LibraryReads! Remember, voting for the June list ends on 5/1.

View our featured picks below, or browse extended collections in fiction here and nonfiction here.

Browse a Spanish language collection of June titles here.

A Novel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less, showcases his wit, sophistication, and deep knowledge of focaccia in this tale of a young man who takes an unspecified job with a charismatic elderly Baronessa at her crumbling villa in the Tuscan hills. A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: People, TIME, Esquire, Oprah Daily, Lit Hub, Seattle Times “No one writing in English is funnier or more charming than Andrew Greer. Every sentence in this novel sings.” —David Sedaris, author of Happy-Go-Lucky “An absolute delight.”—Elif Batuman, author of Either/Or “Such a sunny book.”—Kate Atkinson, author of Shrines of Gaiety
Jun 09, 2026
Hardcover
Doubleday

A Novel of Aphrodite
Aphrodite, the goddess of love,  must reconcile her mind and heart when she is drawn against all odds to Ares, the god of war, in this epic, captivating tale from the internationally bestselling author of Ariadne and Hera.
Jun 09, 2026
Hardcover
Ballantine Books

A marine biologist makes the discovery of a lifetime when called to rescue the inhabitants of a small Maine island being menaced by a giant, glowing jellyfish in this richly imagined, wholly original debut.
Jun 02, 2026
Hardcover
Berkley
Grades 9-12

A Novel
READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY “Funny, drama-fueled, and full of Jackson's breezy wit. . . Brilliant.” —Coco Mellors, New York Times bestselling author of Blue Sisters “The platonic ideal of a beach read.” —The New York Times An ambitious young woman insinuates herself into a tight-knit social set, shaking up friendships and marriages in a small seaside town. A frothy novel of love, money, sex, and friendship, from the New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street
Jun 30, 2026
Hardcover
Pamela Dorman Books

A Novel
In this campy love letter to the slasher films of the 1980s, seven friends reunite for a weekend of fun—only to be hunted down by a cold-blooded killer. But the real horror is not being able to escape who you were in high school...
Jun 23, 2026
Paperback
Crown

A Novel
In this witty and heartfelt debut, a woman's impulsive journey across the pond after a broken engagement leads her to a new love—and a new version of herself.
Jun 23, 2026
Paperback
Dell