The Most Read Books on Goodreads in July 2026

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How many of the most read books on Goodreads this month can you name? I’ll give you the genres, if you need a hint. In the top five, we have two thrillers, a historical fiction title, and two general fiction books. The #1 most read book this month is a controversial one: readers have strong opinions about this satirical tradwife thriller.

Before we check your answers, though, let’s talk about a few books out in July that deserve more attention—especially since the full list of the top 50 most read books on Goodreads in July appears, at a glance, to be entirely books by white authors. Yikes.

3 New Books Out in July You Should Know About

Unfortunately, the most read books on Goodreads tend not to be diverse by any definition of the word. So, here are a few new books that came out in July that deserve wider readership.