Best new books to check out this June

We’ve found the best, new release book recommendations for each Bookfinity Reader Type.

The wait is over. Check out the highly anticipated books releasing in June. Trends you'll see this June are music from lyrical books to memoirs from Questlove and Nashville Hall of Fame legends, popular thriller and romance authors like Danielle Steel and James Patterson with their new books, and enough literary fiction to stock all your bookshelves! Check them out now.

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Serial Reader

Eruption: Following Jurassic Park

by Michael Crichton and James Patterson

The master of the techno-blockbuster joins forces with the master of the modern thriller to create the most anticipated mega bestseller in years.

JUNE SERIAL READER PICKS

World Traveler

How the World Ran Out of Everything

by Peter S. Goodman

How does the wealthiest country on earth run out of protective gear in the middle of a public health catastrophe?

JUNE WORLD TRAVELER PICKS

Beach Reader

Husbands & Lovers

by Beatriz Williams

Two women--separated by decades and continents, and united by an exotic family heirloom--reclaim secrets and lost loves in this sweeping novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Wives.

JUNE BEACH READER PICKS

Game Day Hero

I Have Your Back

by Tom Sileo

The story of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, who became an international hero for his courage and selflessness.

JUNE GAME DAY HERO PICKS

Lifelong Learner

I Shouldn't Be Telling You This

by Chelsea Devantez

A dynamic memoir-in-essays by comedian, screenwriter, and podcaster Chelsea Devantez, detailing her tumultuous upbringing and uproarious career path into Hollywood.

JUNE LIFELONG LEARNER PICKS

Leading Lady

The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

by Briony Cameron

This epic, dazzling tale based on true events illuminates a woman of color's rise to power as one of the few purported female pirate captains to sail the Caribbean, and the forbidden love story that will shape the course of history.

JUNE LEADING LADY PICKS

Trendsetter

Hip-Hop is History

by Questlove & Ben Greenman

In this landmark book, Hip-Hop Is History, Questlove skillfully traces the creative and cultural forces that made and shaped hip-hop, highlighting both the forgotten but influential gems and the undeniable chart-topping hits--and weaves it all together with the stories no one else knows.

JUNE TRENDSETTER PICKS

Modern Romantic

Resurrection

by Daniel Steel

#1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel returns with an irresistible novel about a woman whose seemingly perfect life comes crashing down--and learns to find joy in rising above.

JUNE MODERN ROMANTIC PICKS

Bookworm

I've Tried Being Nice: Essays

by Ann Leary

New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary offers a literary feast of humor and wisdom told from the perspective of a recovering people pleaser.

Prepare to laugh, cry, cringe and revel in the comically relatable chaos of Ann Leary's life as revealed in this delightful collection of essays.

JUNE BOOKWORM PICKS

Mountain Climber

The Explorers

by Amanda Bellows

A fascinating new history of America, told through the stories of a diverse cast of ten extraordinary--and often overlooked--adventurers, from Sacagawea to Matthew Henson to Sally Ride, who pushed the boundaries of discovery and determined our national destiny.

JUNE MOUNTAIN CLIMBER PICKS

Subject Matter Expert

The Stardust Grail

by Yume Kitasei

Save one world. Doom her own.

Maya Hoshimoto sets out on a breakneck quest through a universe teeming with strange life and ancient ruins. But the farther she goes, the more her visions cast a dark shadow over her team of friends new and old. Someone will betray her along the way. Worse yet, in choosing to save one species, she may condemn humanity and Earth itself.

JUNE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT PICKS

Time Traveler

The Glassmaker

by Tracy Chevalier

"This charming fable is at once a love story that skips through six centuries, and also a love song to the timeless craft of glassmaking. Chevalier probes the fierce rivalries and enduring loyalties of Murano's glass dynasties, capturing the roar of the furnace, the sweat on the skin, and the glittering beauty of Venetian glass." - Geraldine Brooks, author of Horse

JUNE TIME TRAVELER PICKS

Cool Mom & Dad

the rhythm of home by chris and jenni graebe

The Rhythm of Home: Five Intentional Practices for a Thriving Family Culture

by Chris & Jenni Graebe

Whether you are just starting your family or are farther along in your parenting journey, The Rhythm of Home will help you create a strong foundation. You don't have to let the family life you dream of slip through your fingers, you can intentionally cultivate the loving, flourishing home you truly desire. The Rhythm of Home will lead the way!

JUNE COOL MOM & DAD PICKS

Woke Up Like This

Lady Eve's Last Con

by Rebecca Fraimow

Hearts will race and anti-grav boots will fly in this scifi rom-com perfect for fans of WINTER'S ORBIT and THE RED SCHOLAR'S WAKE.

Ruth Johnson and her sister Jules have been small-time hustlers on the interstellar cruise lines for years. But then Jules fell in love with one of their targets, Esteban Mendez-Yuki, sole heir to the family insurance fortune.

JUNE WOKE UP LIKE THIS PICKS

Self-Starter

this is why you dream and what your sleeping brain reveals about your waking life

This is Why You Dream: What Your Sleeping Brain Reveals About Your Waking Life

by Rahul Jandial, MD, PhD

A fascinating dive into the purpose and potential of dreams.

In the tradition of James Nestor's Breath and Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep, This Is Why You Dream opens the door to one of our oldest and most vital functions, and unlocks its potential to impact and radically improve our lives.

JUNE SELF-STARTER PICKS

Spiritual Seeker

Right Thing, Right Now: Good Values. Good Character. Good Deeds.

by Ryan Holiday

In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a life of self-discipline. In this much-anticipated third installment in the Stoic Virtues series, he argues for the necessity of doing what's right - even when it isn't easy.

JUNE SPIRITUAL SEEKER PICKS

Young at Heart

Lady Eve's Last Con

by Rebecca Fraimow

An honest, uplifting story about learning to live in the body you're born with.

When seventeen-year-old Marcella Boucher asks Lou Duncan to her high school's "reverse prom" she expects a few snickers. After all, no one else knows that outside school the star football player has a thing for the girl everyone calls Moocella. However, she could never have anticipated the splashy aftermath of her very public display of affection. Or how it would send her to the edge of despair. But life has a way of putting exactly what, and who, you need in front of you at the right time...you just need to be brave enough to accept them.

JUNE YOUNG AT HEART PICKS

Dissenter

This Ordinary Stardust: A Scientist's Path from Grief to Wonder

by Alan Townsend

A compassionate exploration of scientific wonder that offers "a fresh perspective on life, death, and the bittersweet consequences of impermanence," (Jon Krakauer) as illuminated through the tragic dual cancer diagnoses of author Dr. Alan Townsend's wife and daughter.

JUNE DISSENTER PICKS

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