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The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America by Justin Ellis - Out 16 Jun 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Black American author
Heaven's Graveyard by Grace Curtis - Out 18 Jun 26 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Science Fiction, Queer representation
Alicia Is In the Basement by Santiago Eximeno - Out 16 Jun 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Horror, Translated, Spanish author
Wildflower by Becky Jenkinson - Out 18 Jun 26 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Romantasy, Queer representation, debut author
Trash! A Garbage Man's Story by Simon Pare-Poupart - Out 18 Jun 26 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Memoir, Translated, anti-capitalism themes, French Canadian author, climate justice themes
The Shrouded Queen by Ashley Tropea - Out 16 Jul 26 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Romantasy, Egyptian-Italian author, debut author
The Price of Exclusion: The Pursuit of Healthcare in a Segregated Nation by Nicole Carr - Out 13 Aug 26 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Black American author, anti-racism themes
The Pinnacle by Abir Mukherjee - Out 18 Jun 26 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Mystery, British Indian author
On the Other Side is March by Sólrún Michelsen - Out 16 Jun 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Faroese author
Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl by Amena Brown - Out 16 Jun 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Memoir, Black American author, anti-racism themes
Medea Sang Me a Corrido by Dahlia de la Cerda - Out 13 Aug 26 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Mexican author
Leave and Come Back by Lavanya Lakshmi - Out 02 Jul 26 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Romance, Indian author, debut author
Given Away by Nahid Rachlin - Out 16 Jun 26
Tags: Literary Fiction, Iranian American author, Iranian representation, feminism themes
Ghost-Eye by Amitav Ghosh - Out 09 Apr 26 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Historical Fiction, Indian American author, Indian representation
Femmephilia: Love Letters to Trans Mermaids, Queer Mothers, and Marilyn Monroe by Sophie Lewis - Out 16 Jun 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Transfemme author, anti-transphobia themes, feminism themes, abolition themes
Dearly Departed by Chip Pons - Out 16 Jun 26
Tags: Romantasy, Achillean representation, Achillean author
Bump, Set, Sparks by Jennifer Moffat - Out 20 Jul 26 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Romance, Sapphic representation
At the Edge of the Woods by Kathryn Bromwich - Out 06 Jun 23 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Mystery, Disabled author, debut author
A Prince Among Pirates by Katie Abdou - Out 18 Jun 26 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Young Adult, Lebanese American author, achillean representation, debut author
Thrice Married to a Salted Fish, Vol. 3 by Bi Ka Bi - Out 16 Jun 26
Tags: Danmei, Achillean representation, Chinese representation, Chinese author, Translated
Semantic Error (novel), Vol. 2 by J. Soori - Out 09 Jul 26 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Romance, Achillean representation, Bisexual representation, Neurodivergent representation, Korean representation, Korean author, Translated
Semantic Error is one of my all-time favourite series and I absolutely devoured this new volume. The romance is delicious and the characters so unhinged in the best way, you will have a blast while reading it. This novel is translated from Korean and there is also a manhwa adaptation that I highly recommend!
Just Ask Elsie by Ari Koontz - Out 20 Jul 26 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Middle Grade, Queer representation, queer author, nonbinary author, debut author, transmasculine representation
The Grief Shop and Other Stories from a Broken World by Alex DiFrancesco - Out 04 Jun 26 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Transmasculine author, queer author
The Disco at the End of the World by Nathan Tavares - Out 16 Jun 26
Tags: Science Fiction, Queer author, queer representation
As If by Isabel Waidner - Out 26 Feb 26 UK/16 Jun 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Nonbinary author
Neurodivergent Moments: Sex, Sunscreen, Turtles and How (Not) to Pack a Suitcase by Abigoliah Schamaun and Joe Wells - Out 18 Jun 26
Tags: Nonfiction, Neurodivergent author, neurodivergent representation, autistic representation
Money in the Mountains: The Cultural Trauma of Appalachia by Rayelle Davis - Out 20 Jun 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Anti-colonialism themes, substance abuse representation, harm reduction themes
The Polyester Book of (Bad) Taste by Ione Gamble - Out 18 Jun 26 UK
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Tags: Political Nonfiction, Disabled author, chronic illness representation
Twenty Minutes of Silence by Hélène Bessette - Out 18 Jun 26 UK
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Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, French author
25 Days in Athens by Jack Strange - Out 18 Jun 26 UK
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Tags: Romance, Queer author, Achillean representation
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