July heats up with a stellar lineup of new releases, from spine-tingling thrillers to heartwarming romances, magical realism to historical drama. Whether you’re lounging poolside or escaping indoors with the AC blasting, these fresh reads will transport you through suspenseful small towns, windswept islands, enchanted inns, and unforgettable eras. Here are the best new books to read this month:

The Best New Books To Read In July 2025

1. A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

A disgraced witch with a talking fox, a magical inn, and a frosty historian must team up to reclaim lost power—and maybe find love—before the Guild catches up with them.

2. Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson

Given just seven days to live after a violent attack, Jet Mason sets out to solve her own murder before it’s too late in this razor-sharp adult debut thriller.

3. Unspoken: A Dust Novel by Jann Alexander

Set in the harsh Texas Panhandle during the Dust Bowl, this deeply moving novel follows a determined girl and her grieving mother across years of separation and resilience.

4. She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena

A woman vanishes without a trace from her pristine high-rise apartment, and her picture-perfect life quickly unravels in this chilling tale of suburban secrets and suspense.

5. The Girl I Was by Jeneva Rose

After a blackout bender, a down-on-her-luck woman wakes up in a different city—and a different year—in this time-hopping story of second chances and self-discovery.

6. Our Last Resort by Clémence Michallon

A secluded luxury resort becomes the backdrop for murder, memory, and long-buried trauma as a woman must decide whether her brother is a killer—or just another victim of their past.

7. These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean

Family secrets, billion-dollar stakes, and unresolved grief collide during one explosive week on a private island in this emotional and witty contemporary debut from a romance legend.

8. Totally and Completely Fine by Elissa Sussman

A widowed single mom discovers new passion—and new purpose—after a whirlwind romance with a Hollywood star threatens to upend everything she thought she knew about herself.

9. The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

In 1950s Washington, D.C., a mysterious widow draws the women of a boardinghouse into unlikely friendship—until a shocking act of violence forces them to confront betrayal and truth.

10. You Belong Here by Megan Miranda

Returning to her hometown for her daughter’s college dreams, a woman is haunted by a decades-old tragedy—and the realization that the past might still be watching.

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