We’ve found the best, new release book recommendations for each Bookfinity Reader Type.
July is gifting us with some amazing new books that we are excited to dive into this month. With a much anticipated release by New York Times bestselling authors and Best Books of Summer, we have highly rated books just waiting to be read! They're the perfect recommendations for each of our Reader Types.
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Serial Reader
The Militia House
by John Milas
It's 2010, and the recently promoted Corporal Loyette and his unit are finishing up their deployment at a new base in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Their duties here are straightforward--loading and unloading cargo into and out of helicopters--and their days are a mix of boredom and dread.
Modern Romantic
A Soul of Ash and Blood: A Blood and Ash Novel
by Jennifer L Armentrout
A great primal power has risen. The Queen of Flesh and Fire has become the Primal of Blood and Bone--the true Primal of Life and Death. And the battle Casteel, Poppy, and their allies have been fighting has only just begun. Gods are awakening across Iliseeum and the mortal realm, readying for the war to come.
Mountain Climber
Completely Mad
by James R Hansen
From the New York Times bestselling author of The First Man comes a sweeping saga involving two extraordinary--and extraordinarily different--adventurers who have only one thing in common: the ambition to cross the Atlantic in a rowboat . . . alone.
Bookworm
Crook Manifesto
by Crook Manifesto
The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Harlem Shuffle continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.
Beach Reader
The Summer Skies
by Jenny Colgan
New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan takes us to the gloriously windswept islands of northern Scotland, where we meet young Morag McGinty, who runs the puddle-jumper flights that serve the islands' tiny but proudly feisty population.
Time Traveler
King of the Armadillos
by Wendy Chin-Tanner
A transcendent debut novel about family, love, and belonging, set against the backdrops of 1950s New York City and a historical leprosarium in Louisiana, following one young man's quest to not only survive, but live a full and vibrant life
Lifelong Learner
Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration
by Alejandra Oliva
In this powerful and deeply felt memoir of translation, storytelling, and borders, Alejandra Oliva, a Mexican-American translator and immigrant justice activist, offers a powerful chronical of her experience interpreting at the US-Mexico border.
Woke Up Like This
A Place for Us: A Memoir
by Brandon J Wolf
In this unforgettable coming-of-age memoir, Wolf shares his transformative journey from young outsider to galvanizing activist. Marshaling the compassion and strength of a community, Wolf explores how to get through the darkest times with healing, hope, and resistance. "With our backs against the wall," he writes, "we find a way out together."
Trendsetter
Prom Mom
by Laura Lippman
New York Times bestseller Laura Lippman tells the story of Amber Glass, desperately trying to get away from her tabloid past but compulsively drawn back to the city of her youth and the prom date who destroyed everything she was reaching for.
Leading Lady
Ripe
by Sarah Rose Etter
From an award-winning writer whose work Roxane Gay calls "utterly unique and remarkable" comes a surreal novel about a woman in Silicon Valley who must decide how much she's willing to give up for success--for fans of My Year of Rest and Relaxation and Her Body and Other Parties.
Cool Mom & Dad
The Light Room
by Kate Zambreno
In The Light Room, Zambreno offers her most profound and affecting work yet: a candid chronicle of life as a mother of two young daughters in a moment of profound uncertainty about public health, climate change, and the future we can expect for our children.
Spiritual Seeker
Zen in the Garden: The Japanese Art of Peaceful Gardening
by Miki Sakamoto and Catherine Venner
Miki Sakamoto has spent a lifetime tending her garden and reflecting on its mysteries. Why do primulas bloom in snow? Do the trees really 'talk' to one another? What are the black birds saying today? And is there a mindful way to deal with an aphid infestation?
Subject Matter Expert
Wolfsong
by Tj Klune
Ox was twenty-three when murder came to town and tore a hole in his heart. Violence flared, tragedy split the pack, and Joe left town, leaving Ox behind. Three years later, the boy is back. Except now he's a man - charming, handsome, but haunted - and Ox can no longer ignore the song that howls between them.
Game Day Hero
Lexington: The Extraordinary Life and Turbulent Times of America's Legendary Racehorse
by Kim Wickens
The powerful true story of the champion Thoroughbred racehorse who gained international fame in the tumultuous Civil War-era South, and became the most successful sire in American racing history.
Self-Starter
Look: How to Pay Attention in a Distracted World
by Christian Madsbjerg
Paying attention is a crucial human skill, yet many of us have forgotten how to listen carefully and observe intentionally. Deluged by social media and hobbled by the increasing social isolation it fosters, we need to rediscover the deeply human ways we connect with others.
Young at Heart
Their Vicious Games
by Joelle Wellington
A Black teen desperate to regain her Ivy League acceptance enters an elite competition only to discover the stakes aren't just high, they're deadly, in this searing thriller that's Ace of Spades meets Squid Game with a sprinkling of The Bachelor.
World Traveler
Returning Light: Thirty Years on the Island of Skellig Michael
by Robert L Harris
A meditative nature memoir from the lighthouse keeper on Skellig Michael, one of Ireland's most remote locations, evocatively detailing this otherworldly island while exploring the human relationship with place, nature, and solitude.
Dissenter
The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial
by David Lipsky
Featuring an indelible cast of heroes and villains, mavericks and swindlers, The Parrot and the Igloo delivers a real-life tragicomedy--one that captures the extraordinary dance of science, money, and the American character.

