Release Week: 30 June 2026
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Release Week: 30 June 2026
Posted on 2026-06-30 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn
NON-FICTION PICK:
* The Anthony Bourdain Reader: New, Classic, and Rediscovered Writing by Anthony Bourdain, read by the late author and a full cast for Ecco -- "A testament to the enduring and singular voice Bourdain crafted, with eclectic and curated chapters that encapsulate the unique brilliance of his restless mind."
FICTION PICKS:
* Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep: A Novel by Paul Tremblay read by Sophie Amoss, Graham Halstead, John Pirhalla, and Dan Bittner for William Morrow -- "Philip K. Dick meets the Coen Brothers in this genre-bending near-future that is as bitingly funny as it is horrifically believable."
* The Summer of the Serpent by Cecilia Eudave, translated by Robin Myers, read by: Kim Ramirez for Highbridge -- "A horror-infused, polyphonic work about the violence and cruelty seething in a late-seventies Guadalajara neighborhood."
* The Disco at the End of the World by Nathan Tavares, read by Ruffin Prentiss -- "In 1977—a world in which America launched its space program shortly after WWII—Mitch Ward followed Flynn, the lost love of his youth, into the US Spaceguard. Now, he’s stuck on a backwater moon base with his only friend, Gloria, watching every shuttle in the hope Flynn will be on it. After an inexplicable encounter with a strange, euphoric being, Mitch and Gloria find themselves dishonourably discharged, and stuck in a USA rapidly sliding into fascism with no plans and no future. There’s nothing for it but to move to Los Angeles to chase their dreams, and find their people in the discos of the city."
* The Loom Tree by Angela Mi Young Hur, read by Catherine Ho and Da Eun Yoon for Recorded Books -- "Ninth House meets Babel for fans of myth and folklore in this contemporary fantasy about a Korean-American college student at a magical university where fairy tales intersect with family heritage to unleash powers beyond imagining."
* July Sun: Stories by Aamina Ahmad, read by Deepti Gupta for Penguin -- "In a searing collection by the award-winning author of The Return of Faraz Ali, characters seek to make their futures their own in a Pakistan riven by class, gender and religion."
* Witch Season: A Novel by Julia Bianco, read by Nora Sofyan for Macmillan -- "Exhilarating, dangerous, and seductive, an action-packed and fiercely romantic contemporary fantasy debut."
* The Feywild Job by C. L. Polk, read by Vico Ortiz for Random House -- "Sparks fly when bitter exes are forced to team up for an elaborate Feywild heist."
* Shades of Forever by Chris Kluwe, read by Tess Irondale for Podium -- "In a heretofore calm pocket of a postapocalyptic world, a few survivors find they are not alone as they face a new reality rife with cosmic horrors."
* Songbird in the Gallows: A Novel by Alta Hensley, read by Rock Engle and Jillian Macie for Avon -- "Five years ago, Saylor Mitchell’s father was brutally murdered in front of her, shattering her world. Now his killers have tracked her down to finish the job."
* Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne, read by Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick and Natalie Naudus for Macmillan -- "Torian Razner finally bought a starship, and contrary to Amelia’s assessment, it was not “a meteoric sign of stupidity.” Sure, the alien starship may have been abandoned for a century, and it may be covered in moss now… but it’s Torian’s ticket to freedom, regardless of what her ex… ah, captain… said. Except Torian’s first flight reveals a surprise passenger: the moss is actually an organic computer with a snarky attitude and serious abandonment issues."
* The Winged Game: A Novel by Sophie Kim, read by Will Watt and Shakira Shute for Random House -- "Fantasy meets sports romance in this sizzling slow-burn novel in which the disgraced star of a brutal magical sport must team up with the rival who destroyed her career."
* 4 Janes: A Novel by Marian Yee, read by Elizabeth Knowelden, VyVy Nguyen, and David Lee Huynh for Brilliance -- "Through time, space, and the transcendence of maternal love, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre is reimagined in the parallel lives of one soul searching for meaning, connection, and a place to belong."
* The Delivery by Gregg Hurwitz, read by Scott Brick for Audible -- "From the author of the Orphan X series comes a tense novella, a psychological thriller about an AI companion that will do anything to serve—with terrifying consequences."
* All We Have Left by Emily Paxman, read by Aven Shore for Tantor -- "Thirty years after the end of the world, a young woman enters into a marriage of convenience with a man she hardly knows so she can secure vital medical care for her beloved younger sister."
* Eos by Vera Nazarian, read by Ruthie Bowles for Tantor -- "A mysterious vigilante meets Scheherazade in high-tech Ancient Atlantis, set against the backdrop of an impending global apocalypse."
* The Golden Feather by Tracy Rees, read by Joseph Discher for Podium -- "Saul Bonnytop—penniless, uneducated and very, very old—has a secret dream: to enter the mighty Emperor's storytelling competition. But the contest, to find the most marvellous tale in all the land, is out of reach for someone like Saul—until the arrival of a mysterious golden feather."
* The Blood Year Daughter: Stories by G.G. Silverman, read by Shana Pennington-Baird for Dreamscape -- "In this debut fairytale-horror collection, a woman builds husbands out of gravel and slaughterhouse feathers, two sisters eat cinnamon-scented pieces of their mother, and a charming doctor's murdered brides whisper warnings to his newest wife."
BACKLIST WATCH:
* Solar Lottery by Philip K. Dick, read by John Skelley for Recorded Books -- "In 2203 anyone can become the ruler of the solar system. There are no elections, no interviews, no prerequisites whatsoever—it all comes down to the random turns of a giant wheel. But when a new Quizmaster takes over, the old one still keeps some rights, namely the right to hire an unending stream of assassins to attempt to kill the new leader."
* Children of Solitude by Michael G. Williams (2025), read by the author for Gold Dust -- "This Appalachian cosmic horror novel tells the story of a gay man who must return to his ancestral home in the mountains of Western North Carolina after his mother’s death to clean it out and sell it off. Navigating feelings of grief and anger, he finds her house is haunted and her nosy neighbors always watching him—and one of those neighbors happens to be his favorite adult performer."