And just like that, we’ve crested to the middle of June. As I’ve said several times in these weekly new release posts, 2026 seems to be doing the most and bending time in odd ways. It feels like the slowest year ever, as much as it feels like the year is flying by. One thing I know has been helping me find grounding and stability through it all is a good book–and we’ve had such a great year of releases. I’ve also been really making an effort to work through the backlist titles teetering on my TBR. I hope you’ve carved out some time to do the same. It’s prime hammock reading season in my neck of the woods, and I’m eager to build as much time in to revel in it.
Although publishing typically slows down in the summer, the YA world will be seeing plenty of new books all season long. There’ll be fewer than the middle of April or May, but you’ll be finding exciting new things to plop on your to-read.
This week, we’ve got multiple stories of pirates and the high seas, an influencer entangled in dark magic, an Indigenous murder mystery, and more. There are also a number of new and continuing YA series releasing in hardcover and in paperback for those of you who enjoy deep immersion in a story during these longer da...
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