About This Contest
Ready for Your Summer Reading Adventure?
The Summer/Fall 2025 Grab a Galley is back with all the exciting upcoming titles you won’t want to miss! Whether you’re lounging by the pool, relaxing on a beach, or looking for your next great read to fuel your summer journey, this is the ultimate preview of the season’s hottest books and audiobooks.
Our publishing partners have curated the season’s best across genres—from pulse-pounding thrillers and heartwarming stories to insightful nonfiction and captivating children’s books. With no limits on the number of books you can add to your virtual swag bag, you’ll be stocking up on all the must-reads that will take you through the summer and beyond! Act fast though—supplies are limited, and you won’t want to miss your chance to get the first look at what’s coming next!
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1 of 12 titles
The Book of Heartbreak
Alcove Press
Sare Silverbirch has already had her heart broken four times. A fifth heartbreak will stop her heart forever… A Middle Eastern legend gets a romantic makeover in this retelling where a young woman must find a way to end the curse on her heart before it claims her life. Perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab and Laini Taylor.
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2 of 12 titles
Canticle
Spiegel & Grau
Janet Rich Edwards’s mesmerizing debut novel, CANTICLE (December 2nd, 2025), is set in thirteenth-century Bruges. A spirited young woman explores faith, agency, and love among a little-known community of fiercely independent women called the beguines. Fans of Lauren Groff’s Matrix will adore this vibrant novel that shines a light on a largely untold piece of feminist history.
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3 of 12 titles
Dinner at the Night Library
Hanover Square Press
In Dinner at the Night Library, a mysterious Tokyo library opens only after dark, honoring books by deceased authors. New employee Otoha Higuchi joins a quirky team as they bond over literary-inspired meals. But when strange events threaten the library’s future, they must confront their devotion to books, the scars of the publishing world, and what truly matters in life.
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4 of 12 titles
Hollow
Hanover Square Press
Mia Adair dies in a tragic car crash and reawakens as a vampire… Forced to leave behind everything she knew, Mia must choose to live with one of two rival vampire families. The Bellamy and Sutton clans share a dark, complicated history. As Mia learns about their extraordinary powers, along with their forbidden romances and betrayals, she’s drawn toward two very different loves.
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5 of 12 titles
Honor Among Thieves
Crooked Lane Books
London, 1579. When Queen Elizabeth I is nearly assassinated, the rebellious heir to a criminal legacy seizes an opportunity for a better life in this twisty historical mystery featuring a plucky nonbinary sleuth with a dash of queer romance! Perfect for fans of Tasha Alexander and Deanna Raybourn.
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6 of 12 titles
No Stone Unturned
Austin Macauley Publishers
Precious stones, high-value trades, death threats, bandits, hidden treasure, and mineral splendour: eminent journalist and storyteller Richa Goyal Sikri takes us on a rollercoaster journey across Africa with 24 short adventure stories inspired by true events spanning the past 60 years, featuring some of the most extraordinary personalities ever to walk the face of our planet.
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7 of 12 titles
The Return of Moriarty
Crooked Lane Books
This cleverly plotted mystery is a faithful and inventive take on a Sherlock Holmes classic, paying homage to Arthur Conan Doyle’s signature style while adding its own devious tricks to the story that is destined to become a must-read classic for Sherlock Holmes fans.
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8 of 12 titles
The Secret Book Society
Hanover Square Press
In Victorian London, 1895, three women trapped by societal constraints find solace in a secret book club hosted by the mysterious Lady Duxbury. Eleanor, Rose, and Lavinia forge deep bonds, uncover dangerous secrets, and seek freedom through sisterhood. Together, they challenge oppressive norms, risking everything for courage, love, and the power to rewrite their own stories.
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9 of 12 titles
Song of the Hell Witch
Alcove Press
Perfect for fans of Carissa Broadbent and Hannah Whitten, this atmospheric romantasy features monstrous women stepping into their full power to fight an oppressive patriarchy, a father who will do anything to save his daughter, and the rekindled flame of an old, enduring love.
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10 of 12 titles
Spider to the Fly
Crooked Lane Books
A true crime author helps in a desperate hunt for a killer in this dark and twisted thriller from the deviously inventive horror author that Peter Farris calls the “clear heir to Stephen King.” Perfect for fans of cat and mouse serial killer thrillers.
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11 of 12 titles
That’s Not How It Happened
Hanover Square Press
When Hollywood adapts Paige’s memoir about raising a son with Down syndrome, her family is thrown into chaos. Her husband grapples with a stalled career, her son seeks meaning beyond his diagnosis, and her overlooked daughter feels abandoned. This hilarious, heartfelt novel unravels fame’s impact on identity, family bonds, and the struggle to stay authentic under the Hollywood spotlight.
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12 of 12 titles
Underspin
Astra House
An intimate, bruising coming-of-age novel about the short and tumultuous life of a charismatic and enigmatic table tennis prodigy, as seen through the eyes of those pulled into his orbit. Underspin is a bildungsroman and literary puzzle for readers of Rita Bullwinkel, Hua Hsu, Susan Choi, and Brandon Taylor.
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