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New Releases – 21 July 2026

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Collage of the book covers for THE REVENGE PLAYBOOK and I DIDN'T DO IT.

If you haven’t already, you should check out these four books that published yesterday!

Illustrated cover for Funerals Are For the Living by Sami Ellis. Two teenage girls peer down into an open grave while the full moon looms over them in a purple sky. The white girl appears to be just standing there, but the Black girl is reaching down to the person who is in the grave--apparently another Black girl, who has a red manicure and dark cracks through the skin on the back of her hand and into her wrist, like she is in the process of falling apart or decaying. Funerals Are for the Living by Sami Ellis
Amulet

A month ago, Junie Daniels was in a car crash that left her with a dead sister, fragmented memories of the accident, and a mother too checked-out to plan a funeral. The cheapest grave plot Junie can find is in the next town over. Sure, Williamsville is still proudly named after a slave master who was rumored to dabble in dark magic—but this North Carolina, after all.

When unexplained occurrences start happening at the graveyard, though, Junie and her best friend, Omari, investigate. And it’s not long before Junie and Omari are taken…

Williamsville wants both Daniels girls. But Junie will do anything to protect her sister—even if it’s only her corpse.

Illustrated cover for I Didn't Do It by Elle Gonzalez Rose. Scraps of paper and black and white photographs are scattered over the cover, pinned in place with thumb tacks and connected by red string. There are what looks like official reports, time tamps, finger prints, a cabin, a mug shot of Dina Soto age 17, a group photo, and more. The background is purple with blood splattered along the edges.I Didn’t Do It by Elle Gonzalez Rose
Bloomsbury YA

Dina Soto is used to laying low. Ever since her father confessed to murdering two of his students, Dina’s mom has kept the family on a short leash to avoid drawing any more attention. But when cute, popular, and incredibly sweet Kai Thompson invites Dina to spend the weekend with him and his friends at his cabin, Dina thinks maybe being noticed wouldn’t be so bad.

But once at the cabin, Dina realizes one night won’t change her reputation as the daughter of a killer-especially not when people start turning up dead. Told in part through police evidence, the truth of what happened that night unravels alongside long-held secrets. But one thing remains true: Dina is adamant she didn’t do it. Now, she just has to prove it.

Illustrated cover for The Revenge Playbook. Two Black girls in what look like white and blue school uniforms gaze at the viewer from the edges of the cover. The girl on the left isn't wearing her jacket and has her collar undone and her tie loose while carrying books or notebooks. The one on the right is wearing her jacket. Behind them and between them is what looks like a brown and green two-story school building.The Revenge Playbook by Rimma Onoseta
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Uyai and Fiyin may be roommates at Blue Waters Secondary School, but they are not friends. Uyai is popular and fierce—she dominates every room she walks into. Fiyin is nerdy and quiet—she’s easy to miss. Anyone who knows them (assuming they know who Fiyin is at all) would argue that, besides that shared dorm room, the two girls have absolutely nothing in common.

But they do.

Because both girls have been hurt. Humiliated. Taken advantage of. And both girls have just one boy to blame for it.

Fiyin thinks Uyai is an irresponsible mean girl. Uyai thinks Fiyin is an uptight loser. They both think the boy that hurt them deserves to suffer. But taking down one of the most popular guys in school isn’t a one-woman task. If they want to get their revenge before graduation, Uyai and Fiyin will need each other’s help—regardless of how they feel about each other.

Illustrated cover for Take It To Your Grave by Louangie Bou-Montes. The cover is a close up of half of boy's face. He has one hand pressed to the side of his face, covering most of his cheek and his ear, and he stares directly at the viewer. In his eye, you can see a white, human-shaped reflection. There's something like a colored bar a static effect in the background, bleeding into the boy's hand and face. Take it to Your Grave by Lounge Bou-Montes
Godwin Books

Maximiliano Rafael Guerrero Lopez “Max” has been dead for 30 years. He’s stuck as a sixteen-year-old in his childhood bedroom with no memory of how he died, and no company aside from rotting floor boards and mildew-ridden guitars.

Joaquín Felix Ladrón “Joaquín” is a high schooler who’s desperate to experience something paranormal―he’d do anything to even catch a glimpse of a ghost, even if it means sacrificing his relationship with his boyfriend.

When Joaquín goes on a ghost hunt at an abandoned house that’s rumored to be haunted, he and Max find their fates becoming intertwined in ways neither of them expected. But, as Max’s powers begin to grow stronger, it becomes clear that their tentative friendship may just prove to be fatal…