2026
2026 Releases
From Bookbub: The Most Anticipated Books of 2026
Summer Reading
From CrimeReads: The Most Anticipated Mysteries, Thrillers, and Crime Novels of Summer 2026
From BookBub: These New Books Are Truly Unputdownable
From The New York Times: Summer’s Best Beach Reads
From The Boston Globe: Ready to get into summer reading? Here are 75 books to keep you reading all season long.
From The New York Times: The Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer
Things to Celebrate in June
Audiobook appreciation month
From The New York Times: The Best Audiobooks of 2026 (So Far)
Pride Month
From Book Riot: The Best Books to Read This Pride, According to All the Lists
June Releases
From NPR: 10 new books in June will transport you
From Barnes and Noble: Our Monthly Picks June 2026
From BookBub: These Are the New Books Everyone Will Be Reading in June
Book Club Picks
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Books Adaptations
From Netflix: 22 TV Shows Based on Books for Your Streaming (and Reading!) Pleasure
Coming Soon:
From The New York Times: Read These Books Before They Hit Your Screens in 2026
From The New York Public Library: 20 Books To Read Before You See Their Upcoming Screen Adaptations
From Purewow: 4 Book-to-Screen Adaptations I’m Excited for in 2026—and 1 I’m Really Worried About
From Barnes and Noble: Page-to-Screen Adaptations Coming in 2026
New in June:
Every Year After (drama series on Prime Video on June 10th), an eight-episode series based on Carley Fortune’s bestselling novel Every Summer After, following the romantic story of Percy (Sadie Soverall) and Sam (Matt Cornett) across six years and one week in the quintessential lake town of Barry’s Bay.
Your Fault: London (Prime Video on June 17th), is the sequel to Prime Video’s hit My Fault: London and the second English-language adaptation of Mercedes Ron’s Culpables trilogy. The film follows Noah (Asha Banks) and Nick (Matthew Broome) as new people and pressures threaten to unravel their relationship while she studies at Oxford, and he navigates the demands of work. Based upon the book ‘Your Fault’ by Mercedes Ron
I Will Find You (crime/mystery/thriller series on Netflix June 18th), An innocent father serving life for the murder of his own son receives evidence that his child may still be alive — and must break out of prison to find out the truth. Based on the book by Harlan Coben.
In the Hand of Dante — Netflix thriller/crime Film on June 24th, Oscar Isaac plays a dual role, portraying both the 13th-14th century Italian poet Dante Alighieri — hard at work on finishing a masterwork — and Tosches, who is being pressured by criminals to authenticate a possible handwritten Dante manuscript of “The Divine Comedy.” Adaptation of Nick Tosches’ 2002 novel “In the Hand of Dante,” a blend of historical speculation and metafiction.
Events for Writers and Readers
Bookstore Events
Meet your favorite authors in person and get your book signed. Sign up to receive a newsletter from your local bookstore to learn about events, recommendations, and new releases.
Boston area bookstores: (Find author events on these websites.)
- Beacon Hill: https://www.bhbooks.com/
- Brookline Booksmith: https://brooklinebooksmith.com/ Events: https://brooklinebooksmith.com/upcoming-author-events
- Trident Booksellers: https://tridentbookscafe.com/
- Harvard Book Store: https://www.harvard.com/ Events: https://www.harvard.com/events
- I Am Books: https://www.iambooksboston.com/ Events: https://iambooksboston.com/events
- Frugal Book Store: https://frugalbookstore.net/
- Porter Square Books: https://portersquarebooks.com/. Events calendar: https://portersquarebooks.com/events/calendar
- Lovestruck books and cafe: https://lovestruckbooks.com/
- Brattle Book Shop: https://www.brattlebookshop.com/
Susan Marchese 
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