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The long Fourth of July weekend is almost here! Whether you're heading to a barbecue, the beach, or just flopping on the couch, I hope you get a little extra reading time. As for me? I'll be spending the holiday weekend deep in the dungeon with Carl and Princess Donut. (Yes, this addictively wacky series finally got me!)
And over on today’s Worth the Read, I’m sharing the July releases I’m most excited about, plus first access to our "Best Books Hitting Shelves in July 2026" list. Spoiler alert: It’s an especially good month to be a thriller fan!
Yours,
Genevieve
Senior Books Content Manager @ Pix
Current 📖: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
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THRILLER SPOTLIGHT
The Housewife
by Natalie Barelli
Freida McFadden has put her stamp of approval on this twisty new domestic thriller, raving, “The Housewife is everything I look for in a thriller: fast-paced with red-hot mounting tension. I was hooked from the very first chapter.” What happens when the man of your dreams turns out to be a nightmare? For one Beverly Hills housewife, there are only two choices: take matters into her own hands or risk vanishing like the wife before her.
HORROR SPOTLIGHT
Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep
by Paul Tremblay
Philip K. Dick meets the Coen Brothers in this terrifyingly unforgettable new novel from horror star Paul Tremblay. Desperate for cash, a young woman takes a job escorting a comatose man with experimental AI in his brain across the country, only to find herself at the center of something far bigger. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll (probably) scream as this “trippy sci-fi thriller“ (Publishers Weekly) “melts your brain and scours your soul” (Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ed Park).
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Here are a few more new books out this week that we didn’t have room to feature, but definitely deserve a spot on your radar.
Witch Season by Julia Bianco
(Romance)
Debut. A witch tasked with hunting down rogue magic wielders is forced into an uneasy alliance with the heir to a rival coven when a deadly new threat emerges.
The Top of the World by Ethan Joella
(Contemporary Fiction)
New from the author of the Read with Jenna Bonus Pick A Little Hope. After her older brother's death, a young woman travels to a nostalgic mountaintop resort to uncover the secrets of his final summer.
Not What It Seems by Lisa Jackson
(Thriller)
New from the author of It Happened on the Lake. A reporter and her detective husband race to stop a killer who leaves cryptic engraved stones beside each victim in this chilling Southern Gothic thriller.
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Bookworld
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1776 by David McCullough! Happy 250th birthday, America! If you've realized your Revolutionary War knowledge is a little rusty, this popular Pulitzer Prize winner is ready to fill in the gaps.
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