Books

Clear some space on your bedside table for these new must-reads.

Lit-fic readers are in particular luck.

But dont fret if youre a speculative fiction fan!

Some of the best books hitting shelves in June 2022.

Miro, and newcomer Sally Oliver.

Finally, lets talk nonfiction.

If youre looking for a satisfying memoir, youre going to love this months offerings.

‘The Peacekeeper’ by B.L. Blanchard

Below, the 52 most anticipated books of June 2022.

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What he learns there will upend everything he knows.

‘Counterfeit’ by Kirstin Chen

But Winnie isnt just stopping by to catch up.

She needs assistance with her massive luxury counterfeiting operation, and Avas just the person to help.

Not long into her stay, she begins to receive chilling messages from a walkie-talkie hidden in the lodge.

‘Cult Classic’ by Sloane Crosley

But who would want to scare her with their cries for help?

But one fateful night at their university could radically alter their friendship or end it for good.

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Zyla & Kai

Zyla and Kai broke up… right?

‘Iris in the Dark’ by Elissa Grossell Dickey

Kristina Forests YA romance alternates between the couples past and present as it explores the couples heartwarming love story.

Her double life came crashing down when one of her husbands murdered the other.

Thirty years later, Cassie, a true-crime writer, finds she cant shake her fascination with Lores story.

‘These Impossible Things’ by Salma El-Wardany

The story here centers on Lillie, whose husband unceremoniously dumps her when their son leaves for college.

Shes devoted her life to helping others, but now Lillies the one who needs help.

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Ordinary Monsters

The first novel in a new trilogy, J.M.

‘Woman of Light’ by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

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Tracy Flick Cant Win

Everyones favorite overachiever returns to store shelves this month.

Tom Perrottas new novel finds his ambitious heroine working as an assistant principal at a New Jersey high school.

Its her happy place until she discovers a dead body behind the club, and everything changes.

‘Zyla & Kai’ by Kristina Forest

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For the Throne

Hannah Whittens sequel toFor the Wolfcenters on Reds older sister, Neve.

Shes been trapped in the Shadowlands, alongside the Old Kings powerful enemies, once thought to be heroes.

Enter local detective Elise King, whos back on the job after being sidelined by medical leave.

‘More Than You’ll Ever Know’ by Katie Gutierrez

She suspects the seemingly idyllic town has its secrets, and shes determined to dig them up.

Its only a matter of time before all hell breaks loose.

When she lets the truth slip, the fallout threatens to destroy everything shes built.

‘Brown Neon’ by Raquel Gutiérrez

Her aunt Circe, previously believed to be dead, is also on the Absyrtus Hearts trail.

How far will Bri go to save Thandie and what else will be asked of her along the way?

And with sparks flying between the prince and Duchess, things are about to get even messier.

‘The Lifestyle’ by Taylor Hahn

Now, Mirandas stuck directing a local production ofTwelfth Nightinstead of spending time with her manuscript.

To make matters worse, being back in Bards Rest means seeing her disappointing prom date again.

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Thrust

From the author ofThe Small Backs of ChildrenandVergecomesThrust.

‘Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure’ by Lewis Hancox

‘Out of the Clear Blue Sky’ by Kristan Higgins

‘God’s Children Are Little Broken Things’ by Arinze Ifeakandu

‘Ordinary Monsters’ by J.M. Miro

‘Nightcrawling’ by Leila Mottley

‘Garden of Earthly Bodies’ by Sally Oliver

‘Tracy Flick Can’t Win’ by Tom Perotta

‘Wicked Beauty’ by Katee Robert

‘Last Call at the Nightingale’ by Katharine Schellman

‘Empress Crowned in Red’ by Ciannon Smart

‘For the Throne’ by Hannah Whitten

‘Local Gone Missing’ by Fiona Barton

‘Island Time’ by Georgia Clark

‘Love and Other Great Expectations’ by Becky Dean

‘The Wild One’ by Colleen McKeegan

‘Go Hunt Me’ by Kelly DeVos

‘A Mirror Mended’ by Alix E. Harrow

‘Hotel Nantucket’ by Elin Hilderbrand

‘The Catch Me If You Can: One Woman’s Journey to Every Country in the World’ by Jessica Nabongo

‘On Rotation’ by Shirlene Obuobi

‘The Wet Hex’ by Sun Yung Shin

‘Ghost Lover’ by Lisa Taddeo

‘Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It’ by Kaitlyn Tiffa…

‘The Girls in Queens’ by Christine Kandic Torres

‘Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation’ by Lin…

‘Radical: My Year with a Socialist Senator’ by Sofia Warren

‘This Wicked Fate’ by Kalynn Bayron

‘Here for the Drama’ by Kate Bromley

‘Good Morning, Love’ by Ashley M. Coleman

‘Lapovna’ by Ottessa Moshfegh

‘Juniper & Thorn’ by Ava Reid

‘Harlem Sunset’ by Nekesa Afia

‘Our Crooked Hearts’ by Melissa Albert

‘Patricia Wants to Cuddle’ by Samantha Allen

‘X’ by Davey Davis

‘American Royalty’ by Tracey Livesay

‘For the Love of the Bard’ by Jessica Martin

‘Godslayers’ by Zoe Hana Mikuta

‘Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies’ by Maddie Mortimer

‘Dele Weds Destiny’ by Tomi Obaro

‘Elsewhere’ by Alexis Schaitkin

‘Thrust’ by Lidia Yuknavitch