A new month is almost upon us and we’re already half way through the year as 2018 just flies by! We can’t guarantee that June will bring sunshine, but here’s hoping, but we can guarantee that June will bring you some fantastic new releases from the literary world. Let’s have a look at some of those now!
It’s time to check out all the best new releases for June and see what fiction is about to hit the bookstores.
The President is Missing – Bill Clinton and James Patterson
Out 4th June
Yes, the Bill Clinton has collaborated with James Patterson to bring insider detail to a political thriller that the world has been talking about all year.
Girl, Balancing and Other Stories – Helen Dunmore
Out 15th June
This will be the final collection of short stories published under Helen Dunmore’s name after her death a year ago. Dunmore won a posthumous Costa Prize for Inside the Wave, her poetry collection and this collection of short stories follows.
Girl, Balancing and Other Stories US
Girl, Balancing and Other Stories UK
Us Against You – Fredrik Backman
Out 5th June
If you loved Beartown then you’ll be thrilled to know there’s a follow up novel this month from Backman. As always Backman speaks of love and compassion with unique insight and his previous works would render this unmissable.
All We Ever Wanted – Emily Giffin
Out 26th June
All We Ever Wanted is the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin and it’s a riveting tale about family and family values, scandal and courage.
Warlight – Michael Ondaatje
Out 7th June
From the author of the English Patient and Cat’s Cradle comes Warlight, set in London after the Blitz it sells the story of two abandoned children left in the care of an eccentric and possibly criminal figure.
Crudo – Olivia Laing
Out 28th June
Olivia Laing is author of The Lonely City, Crudo is her (semi autobiographical) fiction debut. Set in the summer of 2017 Crudo is about turning 40 and trying to find intimacy in a world that seems to be spiralling out of control.
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