Every month, the What’s Up in YA newsletter has a roundup of the best YA graphic novels and comics out that month. I’ve combined all of these comics into a collection: Young Adult Graphic Novels & Comics of 2026. Anyone can browse Book Riot collections and click the covers to find the publisher’s description, the
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People are really out here living extraordinary lives. Honestly, even people with seemingly regular lives have interesting stories to tell, and this is the time to do it. It feels like we are in a sort of Memoir Golden Age—there are so many coming out each year (every few weeks, even), and they are regularly


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Empyrean series fansstill have a long time to wait until book four: it doesn’t have a title or release date yet. But in the meantime, there are a couple of related new releases to tide them over. Threshing Day, a collection of short stories set in the same world, comes out September 29, 2026. And
It’s mid-August, which means it’s last call for summer reading. This isn’t the biggest publishing season, but there were some great titles that came out this summer, so now is a good time to catch up on them. I’ve highlighted seven books that came out in June, July, and August that complete 2026 Read Harder
There’s a particular kind of ache that hits in early August — not the kind that makes you want to go back to school, exactly, but the kind that misses the feeling of it. New notebooks. Freshly sharpened pencils. The syllabus you’d read cover to cover before the first class even met. That sense of
School is just about to start, and most kids are having jitters of both excitement and nervousness. The big first day (and even week) brings with it big and bright feelings. Sometimes, these big feelings make you jump around, and sometimes they get you really quiet. Whatever you feel, your classmates (and even teachers!) are
I hope you’re looking for your next great read because this round of mystery book news is filled with recommendations. This also marks an anomaly newsy send because I don’t have any new adaptation news to share — weird, right? Anyhoo, there is plenty of goodness to entertain yourself with, from a podcast chat to
Underlines When aspiring crime journalist Fliss Keller attends an estate sale and uncovers a long lost but disturbing painting of a woman, she wants nothing to do with it. Unfortunately for her, her Art History professor dad buys it immediately to complete a set of four mysterious paintings. But when a series of gruesome crimes


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August may be light on holidays (hang in there a few more weeks until Labor Day, USians!), but this year it is absolutely packed with fun and moving new titles that I, as your friendly neighborhood comic book lover, can’t wait to share with you. It was a lot tougher than usual to whittle this
Whatever viewing mood you’re in this August, there’s a new mystery or thriller adaptation for you to watch. There’s revenge, plenty of action, and murder mysteries to solve. There are films and series (new and returning) starring sisters, park rangers, a father and son, superheroes, and an ex-military cop. Plus, there’s some exceptional casting with
The most popular audiobooks on Libby this summer— June 1st – July 31st to be precise—have been tallied, and there are a few surprises. What’s not surprising, and something I find most times I look at the most popular ebooks or audiobooks on Libby, is that the list mirrors bestseller lists. This means that the


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August is the hottest part of the year where I live, but reading inside can provide some small reprieve. At least, as long as the AC is working and the shades are down. The heat is on for many of the characters in these new historical fiction releases coming out this month, too. With stories
The New York Times asked hundreds of bookish people—which included librarians, booksellers, editors, bookstagrammers, and crime writers (among them Freida McFadden, S.A. Cosby, Gillian Flynn, Alyssa Cole, and Stephen King)—what the best 10 thrillers published since 2000 were. The resulting list of 50 books spans countries and time lines, is populated by bestsellers like Tana
For the fourth year in a row, Kirk Cameron and Brave for Good — the 501(c)(3) arm of the publisher BRAVE Books — will be bringing their right-wing, religious storytimes to public libraries across the country. “See You At the Library” was born when Cameron was “denied” the opportunity to read his book at public
It is a very busy release week. It is an especially busy release week for paperback YA books. This isn’t typical for early August, but it seems to follow the trend of summer 2026. There’ve been more releases over the slower summer publishing season than usual. Where the first week of August has historically only
For us here in the American South, August means back-to-school supplies, end-of-summer vacations, and more vegetables to can than we can count. For me, I love spending cool evenings walking my Corgis as I listen to an audiobook. Summer evenings have to be the best part of the season. Speaking of books, I have quite
DAW Books On a ruined planet oppressed by eldritch gods, a rebel leader forces his son to become the vessel of a god-killing demon. Caught in a conflict spanning galaxies and millennia, two unlikely allies must decide whether to save the child, their world, or themselves. Get ready for an action-packed science fantasy adventure from


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We’ve already seen a taste of what’s to come. Last year, Ohio Republicans changed how libraries across the state were funded. Once the crown jewel of library funding models in the country, the state-level funding model was abandoned by Republicans. Instead, they moved to a local-level funding model for public libraries. An immediate result of
How many of the most read books on Goodreads this month can you name? I’ll give you the genres, if you need a hint. In the top five, we have two thrillers, a historical fiction title, and two general fiction books. The #1 most read book this month is a controversial one: readers have strong
It also took time. The issues I’m talking about are Flash #15 (August 1988) to #162 (July 2000). That’s 12 years. Waid’s legendary run was a whopping eight. Meanwhile, in this decade—you know, the one that’s only six years old—we’ve already had three writers handling Wally’s ongoing adventures: Jeremy Adams got two years, Si Spurrier
“You can’t get pregnant if your boyfriend’s been drinking Mountain Dew,” one student said to another. I couldn’t help myself, “I’m sorry, what?” The girl turned and looked over her shoulder at me, unembarrassed, “Yeah, you’ve never heard that?” “You know that’s not true, right?” I looked between her and her classmate. I was met
Flatiron Books A young man is commuting on a Tokyo subway, when he receives a phone call from his ex with life-changing news. As he hurries off the train to join her, the call drops, no signal. Suddenly, reality shifts. He can’t find the exit. He discovers himself back at the same hallway, going past
Creature feature films have captivated moviegoing audiences for generations, but what about creature feature horror novels? A creature feature is a work of horror in which the primary antagonist is a monster or monstrous creature of some sort. Think the eponymous vampire in Dracula or the giant shark in Jaws. Although the term is usually


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