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We hope you’re keeping safe against the intense heat that has taken over many places. Our thoughts today are also with the people of Hawaii, who are facing the destruction brought about by category one Hurricane Lala approaching the isalnds over the weekend.
As August continues, we find there's ideas to be inspired by everywhere we turn. Have you heard of the Sealey challenge? It's a customisable challenge the goal of which is to encourage people to read more poetry – something your editor Victor could definitely do with! If you're curious, check out their website linked above!
This week, we have 35 new titles, with a variety of genres including 7 horrors, 5 romances and 3 Palestinian books!
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And the Sea Gave Up the Dead by William Friend - Out 18 Aug 26 US
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Tags: Horror, Queer representation
Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. - Out 18 Aug 26
Tags: Horror, Indigenous American authors, anti-colonialism themes
Dreams of Ayn Ara by Sara Abou Ghazal - Out 18 Aug 26 US
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Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Palestinian author, Palestinian representation, anti-colonialism themes
Your Presence Is A Danger to Your Life: Voices of Survival and Witness in Gaza by Samar Yazbek - Out 21 May 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Syrian author, Palestinian representation, translated, anti-colonialism themes
Guardians of Dawn: Suhwa by S. Jae-Jones - Out 18 Aug 26
Tags: YA Fantasy, Korean American author
The Salt King by Natasha Pulley - Out 20 Aug 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Science Fiction, Queer author, queer representation
Old Flames by Nadine Gonzalez - Out 18 Aug 26
Tags: Romance, Puerto Rican author
Hello, Limerence by Momo Yamaguchi - Out 04 Jun 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Japanese author, debut author, Japanese representation
Outline by Michèle Fischels - Out 18 Aug 26
Tags: YA Graphic Novel, Queer representation
Ship Happens by Mason Deaver - Out 27 Aug 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Romance, Nonbinary author, queer author, trans representation, achillean representation
The Loneliest Tree in the World by Mariana Salomao Carrara - Out 18 Aug 26 US
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Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Brazilian author, Brazilian representation, anti-capitalism themes
Unprecedented Times by Malavika Kannan - Out 21 Sep 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Tamil American author, queer author, queer representation, Indian American representation
Mutual Discord by Liana de la Rosa - Out 18 Aug 26
Tags: Romance, Mexican-Puerto Rican author, Puerto Rican representation
Chancla: Healing Our Families, Ourselves, and Our Culture through Nonviolent Parenting by Leslie Priscilla - Out 03 Sep 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Latin American author
The Divine Gardener's Handbook by Eli Snow - Out 28 Sep 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Romance, Bisexual author, neurodivergent author, transmasc nonbinary author
The Queen's Bodyguard by Lauren Blackwood - Out 18 Aug 26 US
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Tags: Romantasy, Jamaican American author
The Book of Chuck by Latoya Watkins - Out 18 Aug 26 US
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Tags: Literary Fiction, Black American author, Black American representation
The Minimalist by Kailee Pedersen - Out 18 Aug 26 US
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Tags: Horror, Chinese American author, AAPI representation, sapphic representation, Jewish representation, achillean representation, neurodivergent representation
The Sleeping Sisters by Jennifer Givhan - Out 03 Sep 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Horror, Mexican American author, Indigenous American author, Latin American representation
Palestine: A Primer by Rashid Khalidi - Out 03 Sep 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: YA Nonfiction, Palestinian author, Palestinian representation, anti-colonialism themes
First Summer by Ekin Oklap - Out 21 May 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Turkish British author, debut author, queer representation
Range by Dorthe Nors - Out 10 Sep 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Danish author
What Will They Say? Confront Cultural Taboos and Discover Your Inner Power by Denise Soler Cox - Out 24 Sep 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Memoir, Puerto Rican author, anti-racism themes, feminism themes
These Walls Remember by Del Sandeen - Out 18 Aug 26
Tags: Horror, Black American author
Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir by Danny Ramadan - Out 18 Aug 26 US
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Tags: Memoir, Queer author, anti-queerphobia themes, Syrian-Canadian author, immigrant representation
A Very Special Episode by Camille Acker - Out 18 Aug 26
Tags: Literary Fiction, Black American author, Black American representation, class consciousness themes, anti-racism themes
Black Farm Boys: The Untold Story of the New Farmers of America by Bobby J. Smith II - Out 30 Jun 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Black American author, anti-racism themes
The Song of Stork and Dromedary by Anjet Daanje - Out 08 Oct 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Dutch author
Tapeworm by A.P. Thayer - Out 08 Sep 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Horror, Debut author, queer representation, queer author, Mexican American author
Season of the Serpent by Suyi Davies Okungbowa - Out 18 Aug 26
Tags: Fantasy, Nigerian author
Hello Baby by Kim Eui Kyung - Out 30 Jul 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Korean author
The Halls of the Dead by S.M. Hallow - Out 27 Aug 26 UK/18 Aug 26 US
Tags: Horror, Queer representation, queer author
Season of Wolves: A History of the Post-9/11 World by Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou - Out 20 Aug 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Mauritanian author, anti-surveillance themes, anti-fascism themes
The Eighth Wonder by Vlady Kociancich - Out 20 Aug 26 UK/25 Aug 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Argentine author, Argentine representation
The White Cat's Divine Scratching Post, Vol. 3 by Lv Ye Qian He - Out 18 Aug 26 UK/29 Sep 26 US
Tags: Danmei, Achillean representation, Chinese representation, Chinese author, translated
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