Whether your summer is looking like lazy days in the park, road trips to the coast or a beach holiday abroad, one thing for sure is that a page-turning tome (or two) is a must-have in your packing list . From romance and historical fiction to fantasy or engrossing non fiction, you’re in the right place if you’re on the look out for new books to dive into in 2026. Jennette McCurdy’s Half His Age – the follow-up to the author’s bestselling memoir – is the provocative story of an age-gap affair, while Madeline Cash’s Lost Lambs is a darkly comedic story about three sisters and their obsession with a corrupt billionaire (writer Lena Dunham has called the author “a voice like no other”). Further fiction highlights include Madeleine Dunnigan’s debut, Jean, a queer coming-of-age story set in a boy’s boarding school in the 1970s, while Asako Yuziki – who went viral in 2024 with her novel Butter – returns with Hooked , a similarly dark story that blurs the lines between friendship and obsession.…