3 August 2026
Editors Select: August 2026
13 new releases you can't miss—from fiction to mysteries to comedy.
Best of the year (so far)
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28 July 2026
The Booker Prize 2026
Explore this year's longlist of nominees.
28 July 2026
Stacey McEwan on the delicious cruelty of cliffhangers
The bestselling author and TikTok sensation talks about crafting book 2 of The Artisan Trilogy, what social media has meant to her career, and the most vulnerable part of writing a book.
27 July 2026
In “Crash Into Me,” Robinne Lee writes a heroine who contains multitudes
The bestselling author of “The Idea of You” talks about the challenge of following up a smash-hit and the gift of narrating her own characters.
24 July 2026
H.M. Wolfe’s “Daggermouth” is a dystopian romance full of female rage—and we’re here for it
The author chats about what inspired The Heart Duology, how she crafted her propulsive plot, and what she loves about that crazy fork scene.
24 July 2026
“The Republic of Memory” dares to make rebels of us all
With his debut novel, Mahmud El Sayed arrives as a bold new voice in Arabfuturism.
23 July 2026
Summer of sport
July listening recommendations from the National Literacy Trust.
23 July 2026
A nightmarish thrill with Sebastian Fitzek and Annika Strauss
Thriller author Sebastian Fitzek and German “scream queen” Annika Strauss dive into the frightening mysteries of REM, their groundbreaking new Audible audio drama.