Reviewed New book releases · July 2025
Every new book out in July 2025
104 books published for the first time this month. Here they all are, day by day, with our verdict on the ones we’ve read.
104new releases
104reviewed by us
24out on Tue 8, the busiest day
Fantasytop genre
Our verdicts
Reviewed by The Bookish Elf
104 of this month’s new books, already read, rated and reviewed. Our two highest-rated first.
Out Tuesday 8 July
Mailman
by Stephen Starring Grant
Nonfiction · Simon & Schuster
Read our review →Out Tuesday 29 July
Soulmatch
by Rebecca Danzenbaker
Science Fiction · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Read our review →Spectacular ThingsBeck Dorey-SteinOut 1 Jul
How Freaking RomanticEmily HardingOut 1 Jul
The Satisfaction CaféKathy WangOut 1 Jul
The Summer You Were MineJill FrancisOut 1 Jul
Den of LiarsJessica S. OlsonOut 1 Jul
A Forbidden AlchemyStacey McEwanOut 1 Jul
Typewriter BeachMeg Waite ClaytonOut 1 Jul
Crash TestAmy JamesOut 1 Jul
Archive of Unknown UniversesRuben Reyes JrOut 1 Jul
Our Last Vineyard SummerBrooke Lea FosterOut 1 Jul
History LessonsZoe B. WallbrookOut 1 Jul
AbscondAbraham VergheseOut 1 Jul
The Art of VanishingMorgan PagerOut 1 Jul
Tusk LoveThea GuanzonOut 1 Jul
Coffeeshop in an Alternate UniverseC.B. LeeOut 1 Jul
Summer on Lilac IslandLindsay MacMillanOut 1 Jul
Tenderly, I Am DevouredLyndall ClipstoneOut 1 Jul
Sweet HeatBolu BabalolaOut 3 Jul
Terror at the GatesScarlett St. ClairOut 8 Jul
Vera, or FaithGary ShteyngartOut 8 Jul
CulpabilityBruce HolsingerOut 8 Jul
Slanting Towards the SeaLidija HiljeOut 8 Jul
Never the RosesJennifer K. LambertOut 8 Jul
The Undercutting of Rosie and AdamMegan BannenOut 8 Jul
Bring the House DownCharlotte RuncieOut 8 Jul
Stay Away from HimAndrew DeYoungOut 8 Jul
Night WatcherDaphne WoolsoncroftOut 8 Jul
The View From Lake ComoAdriana TrigianiOut 8 Jul
How to Survive a Horror StoryMallory ArnoldOut 8 Jul
Finding GraceLoretta RothschildOut 8 Jul
Totally and Completely FineElissa SussmanOut 8 Jul
These Summer StormsSarah MacLeanOut 8 Jul
The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your EnemyBrigitte KnightleyOut 8 Jul
The Woman in Suite 11Ruth WareOut 8 Jul
You Must Be New HereKatie SiseOut 8 Jul
A Vow of EmbersSariah WilsonOut 8 Jul
Bitter SweetHattie WilliamsOut 8 Jul
Rose in ChainsJulie SotoOut 8 Jul
El Dorado DriveMegan AbbottOut 8 Jul
Our Last ResortClémence MichallonOut 8 Jul
I Could Be YoursHelena HuntingOut 10 Jul
This Stays Between UsSara OchsOut 15 Jul
Matchmaking for PsychopathsTasha CoryellOut 15 Jul
Everyone Is Lying to YouJo PiazzaOut 15 Jul
Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of LanguageAdam AleksicOut 15 Jul
Time of Your LifeJessa HastingsOut 15 Jul
If You Love It, Let It Kill YouHannah PittardOut 15 Jul
One Yellow EyeLeigh RadfordOut 15 Jul
Wayward GirlsSusan WiggsOut 15 Jul
A Resistance of WitchesMorgan RyanOut 15 Jul
In the Veins of the DrowningKalie CassidyOut 15 Jul
The Lake EscapeJamie DayOut 15 Jul
Maid for Each OtherLynn PainterOut 15 Jul
The Enchanted GreenhouseSarah Beth DurstOut 15 Jul
The BewitchingSilvia Moreno-GarciaOut 15 Jul
Roll for RomanceLenora WoodsOut 15 Jul
Of Flame and FuryMikayla BridgeOut 15 Jul
Not Quite Dead YetHolly JacksonOut 17 Jul
House of the BeastMichelle WongOut 17 Jul
Blood SlavesMarkus RedmondOut 22 Jul
PanMichael CluneOut 22 Jul
It Was Her House FirstCherie PriestOut 22 Jul
Salt BonesJennifer GivhanOut 22 Jul
GreenwichKate BroadOut 22 Jul
The ListSteve BerryOut 22 Jul
The One and Only Vivian StoneMelissa O'ConnorOut 22 Jul
Love Is a War SongDanica NavaOut 22 Jul
Dead of SummerJessa MaxwellOut 22 Jul
The Red LetterDaniel G. MillerOut 22 Jul
Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a BarKatie YeeOut 22 Jul
Chasing ShelterCatherine CowlesOut 22 Jul
That Last Carolina SummerKaren WhiteOut 22 Jul
Friends to LoversSally BlakelyOut 22 Jul
Arcana AcademyElise KovaOut 22 Jul
The Society of Unknowable ObjectsGareth BrownOut 29 Jul
The Good LiarDenise MinaOut 29 Jul
Angel DownDaniel KrausOut 29 Jul
Beasts of CarnavalRosália RodrigoOut 29 Jul
Gracie Harris Is Under ConstructionKate HashOut 29 Jul
Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato CrimesSandra Jackson-OpokuOut 29 Jul
The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora GreyKathleen KaufmanOut 29 Jul
Mean MomsEmma RosenblumOut 29 Jul
The Last Tiger by Julia RiewBrad RiewOut 29 Jul
The Lies They ToldEllen Marie WisemanOut 29 Jul
Guess AgainCharlie DonleaOut 29 Jul
SilvercloakL.K. StevenOut 29 Jul
A Theory of DreamingAva ReidOut 29 Jul
Soul of ShadowEmma NoyesOut 29 Jul
Wrath of the DragonsOlivia Rose DarlingOut 29 Jul
Under the StarsBeatriz WilliamsOut 29 Jul
You Belong HereMegan MirandaOut 29 Jul
Immortal ConsequencesI.V. MarieOut 29 Jul
Glorious RivalsJennifer Lynn BarnesOut 29 Jul
The Last Letter of Rachel EllsworthBarbara O'NealOut 29 Jul
Thorns & FireHelen ScheuererOut 31 Jul
The Unraveling of JuliaLisa ScottolineOut 8 Jul
MayraNicky GonzalezOut 22 Jul
The Library at HelleboreCassandra KhawOut 22 Jul
Girl in the CreekWendy N. WagnerOut 15 Jul
Ink Ribbon RedAlex PavesiOut 22 Jul
The CleanerMary WatsonOut 25 Jul
The Memory HuntersMia TsaiOut 29 Jul
Big names this month
Popular authors with a new book
The best-known authors publishing in July, from readers’ most-anticipated list and the authors we review most.
Thea Guanzon4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfTusk Love · out 1 Jul★ We reviewed it
Megan Bannen3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Undercutting of Rosie and Adam · out 8 Jul★ We reviewed it
Ruth Ware10 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Woman in Suite 11 · out 8 Jul★ We reviewed it
Helena Hunting3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfI Could Be Yours · out 10 Jul★ We reviewed it
Lynn Painter8 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfMaid for Each Other · out 15 Jul★ We reviewed it
Sarah Beth Durst6 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Enchanted Greenhouse · out 15 Jul★ We reviewed it
Silvia Moreno-Garcia4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Bewitching · out 15 Jul★ We reviewed it
Holly Jackson7 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfNot Quite Dead Yet · out 17 Jul★ We reviewed it
Daniel G. Miller3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Red Letter · out 22 Jul★ We reviewed it
Catherine Cowles5 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfChasing Shelter · out 22 Jul★ We reviewed it
Emma Rosenblum3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfMean Moms · out 29 Jul★ We reviewed it
Ava Reid5 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfA Theory of Dreaming · out 29 Jul★ We reviewed it
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July at a glance
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1 releaseReviewed Questions
July 2025 releases, answered
What books come out in July 2025?
104 new books are listed for July 2025, led by Mailman by Stephen Starring Grant, Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker and Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein. The full list on this page runs day by day and can be filtered by genre.
What is the biggest release day in July 2025?
Tuesday 8 July, with 24 new books. Most US books are published on a Tuesday.
Which July 2025 books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?
Mailman by Stephen Starring Grant, Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker, Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein, How Freaking Romantic by Emily Harding, The Satisfaction Café by Kathy Wang, The Summer You Were Mine by Jill Francis, Den of Liars by Jessica S. Olson, A Forbidden Alchemy by Stacey McEwan, Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton, Crash Test by Amy James, Archive of Unknown Universes by Ruben Reyes Jr and Our Last Vineyard Summer by Brooke Lea Foster, and 92 more. Reviewed books carry our star rating.