Book Riot | 23.06.2026 16:00
Among the countless new books out this week, most of the ones at the top of my list share a theme: they’re fantasy, sci-fi, horror, or otherwise speculative. There’s something about a summer horror read—the claustrophobic humid heat meeting the chilling thrill of a truly terrifying novel is incomparable. If you want to recreate the fun of watching a summer slasher movie, but in book form, you need to know about Slasher Summerby E.L. Chen.
