The best new books coming out in June 2024
Looking for a new book to accompany you on those sunny trips to the park? Here are the best books coming out in June
June marks the start of the summer season in London, and what better way to while away those warm, hazy days than with a great book? From highly-anticipated releases from acclaimed authors, such as Ruth Hogan’s The Phoenix Ballroom, to witty romance read A Novel Love Story, here are our the best new books hitting shelves in June 2024.
Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver
From the author of the TikTok sensation Butcher & Blackbird comes the second book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy: Leather & Lark, a dark romance packed full of danger. All contract killer Lachlan Kane wants is a quiet life but he knows he’ll never claw his way out of the underworld. At least, not until Lark Montague offers him a deal: use his skills to hunt down a killer and she’ll find a way to secure his freedom. The catch? He has to marry her first. And they can’t stand each other. Gripping and mysterious, Leather & Lark is promising to be a big hit with crime thriller readers this summer.
Moonstorm by Yoon Ha Lee
Published on 6 June, Yoon Ha Lee’s latest novel is set in a dystopian future that bridges the gap between human and alien. Protagonist Hwa Young was just 10 years old when imperial forces destroyed her home among the rebel clans of the Moonstorm. Now, years later, she is an unfortunate citizen of the very empire that orphaned her and dreams of piloting a lancer – the fleet’s deadliest fighting craft. But when the rebels attack, her dreams become a reality and she volunteers for the demanding lancer training programme. But training is nothing like she expected, and secrets soon start to mount up.
Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Adiba Jaigirdar
Said Hossain hates Tiwa Olatunji. Despite the fact that during childhood the two were inseparable, they have barely spoken since the incident many Eids ago and both of them would like to keep it that way. But when Said comes home for a funeral and a fire at the town’s Islamic Centre sees it burns to the ground, they have to face each other again and sparks fly.
I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore
From one of the most celebrated modern American authors, Lorrie Moore’s latest novel has already been listed as a New Statesman, New Yorker and Financial Times Book of the Year. High up in a New York City hospice, protagonist Finn, a history teacher, sits with his beloved brother Max who is slowly slipping away from him. But when a phone call summons Finn back to a troubled old flame, a strange journey begins. Published on 6 June, discover how Finn is prompted to question life and death, grief and the past, comedy and tragedy, and the separations that lie between them all.
French Windows by Antoine Laurain
From the award-winning author of Rear Window comes another murder mystery filled with Laurain’s signature charming style, plus an extra dose of intrigue to delight fans old and new. Nathalia has been seeing a therapist – after accidentally photographing a murder, she is struggling to do her job. Instead, Doctor Faber suggests that she write about the neighbours she idly observes in the building across the street. But as these written snapshots become increasingly detailed, he starts to wonder how she can possibly know so much about them. With each session, Doctor Faber and his mysterious patient will get closer and closer to the truth – but are Nathalia’s stories telling the whole truth?
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
Eileen Merriweather loves a good happily-ever-after. Because at least imaginary men don’t leave you at the altar. As she sets off on her annual book club retreat, her car unexpectedly breaks down and she finds herself stranded in a quaint town that feels like it’s right out of a novel – the setting of her favourite romance series. Soon she meets a character she can’t quite place: a grumpy bookstore owner with mint-green eyes and impeccable taste in novels. Could this be the start of her own happily-ever-after?
The Phoenix Ballroom by Ruth Hogan
Packed with Ruth Hogan’s effervescent warmth, this moving novel is about second chances at life. When recently widowed Venetia Hamilton Hargreaves is left with a huge house and a bank balance to match, she feels as if she’s been sleepwalking through the last 50 years. Determined to live fully again, she embraces life with an enthusiasm and purpose she’d forgotten she could muster. In buying the dilapidated Phoenix Ballroom, Venetia’s generosity provides a refuge for several damaged and lonely people, and as their stories intertwine, secrets are revealed, missed opportunities realised and lives are renewed – as the Phoenix lives up to its name.
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