The Best American Novels, According to Barnes & Noble

Most popular books on Kindle

I was a little surprised by the most read books on Kindle. Unless I’m missing something, these are all by white people and are best-selling books even outside of the Amazon/Kindle ecosystem. They weren’t surprising. I was looking forward to the current It Books. long ago Written by Caro Claire Burke; dungeon crawler curl Written by Matt Dinniman, correspondent Written by Virginia Evans, stranger By Belle Burden—Make a List. I was interested in the following books: strip down by Bunnie XO (never heard of her, no shade), 1929 By Andrew Ross Sorkin (Apparently people are obsessed with learning about the crash of 1929 that caused the Great Depression, and I’m not mad about it). Clever techniques for not caring Written by Mark Manson (yet? Again, no shade). And Kindle readers are still hooked on reading the British Wizarding School series.

Books most anticipated by women for summer and fall, BIPOC editions

for electric lightsLucy Yu, author and owner of Yu & Me Books in Manhattan, took over from RO Kwon the task of writing a list of the most anticipated books by women of color. This list is a mix of hardcovers and paperbacks that will be released this summer and fall, and also includes fiction and nonfiction. There are also several children’s books.

I was already so excited about some of these (I punched an alien and now I’m in couples therapy. Written by Kimberly Lemming, taipei story Written by RF Quan, First Lady Freeman’s True Confession Written by Disha Fillyaw she picked flowers on sunday Written by Ya Ya Scholfield, weaving show by Heba Al-Wasity), other works (Hustle, Baby by Priya Guns, Please do what you can Written by Naima Koster, to god Written by Esther Yee, love, witch and wahala Written by Christine Cowan, moon without stars (written by Chanel Miller, etc.). I think there are some books you should read in 2026. (Dupree’s Seven Daughters) Written by Nikesha Elise Williams Kin Written by Tayari Jones). Yu organizes all the books around common themes that he has noticed. “I’ve noticed great similarities in the themes of rest, retreat, conflict, grief, motherhood, and liberation in upcoming literary works.” Overall, a 10/10 list.

Please read the 2026 Mid-term Check-in Survey carefully

Now that we’re halfway through the year, we’d love to see how your reading adventures are progressing. My colleague Danica Ellis compiled the research and the results will be shared within two weeks. If you want to share your progress, be sure to fill out the Google Form. We would like to update you on the progress of other participants in the Read Harder Challenge.