16 new books for July 2026 including romance, mystery, fantasy and more Erik Pedersen and Sarah Batcha, The Orange County Register Jul 6, 2026 3 hrs ago 0 1 of 5 "The Red Sacrament," by Sara Hinkley. (Titan/TNS) Titan/Titan/TNS "Hide and Seek," by Soren Sveistrup. (HarperCollins/TNS) HarperCollins/HarperCollins/TNS "Yellow Pine," by Claire Vaye Watkins. (Penguin Publishing Group/TNS) Penguin Publishing Group/Penguin Publishing Group/TNS "The Biggest Lie: The Prehistory of American Fascism, 1818-1915," by Joseph Kelly. (Bloomsbury USA/TNS) Bloomsbury USA/Bloomsbury USA/TNS "Cool Machine," by Colson Whitehead. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group/TNS) Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group/Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group/TNS Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Erik Pedersen and Sarah Batcha, The Orange County Register The best part of summer reading is that you can read anything. And the most challenging part?kAm*@F 42? 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