New Book Releases Today: July 8th, 2025

It’s Big Release Tuesday! Today is Tuesday, July 8th, 2025, and if you’re on the hunt for something new to read, you’ve got more than 160 options to choose from. As it happens, it’s also National SCUD Day – a time to relax and let go of stress, drama, and negativity. And what better way to do that than by diving into a great book?

Today’s lineup includes some standout standalone novels by Adriana Trigiani, Gary Shteyngart, and Melanie Sweeney – just a few highlights among many. Let’s take a look at what’s hitting the shelves!

New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani has been described as a “comedy writer with a heart of gold” by the New York Times. Her latest novel is titled The View From Lake Como. It is a women’s fiction novel about a divorcee looking to build a life for herself.

After her divorce, Jess Capodimonte Baratta moves into her parents’ basement in Lake Como, New Jersey, juggling family duties and her overlooked role in the family marble business. But when a sudden loss uncovers old secrets, Jess travels to Italy to reclaim her dreams, rediscover her talents, and carve out a new life shaped by love, art, and long-buried truths.

Vera, or Faith is a new coming-of-age novel by New York Times bestselling author Gary Shteyngart. It is described as a bitterly funny and moving story about childhood, and a perfect read for the beach. The novel is a “Most Anticipated Book” by the New York Times, Time magazine, The Washington Post, and several other publications.

The Bradford-Shmulkin family is unraveling under the weight of cultural clashes, economic strain, and shifting political realities in modern America. At the center is young Vera, a thoughtful and curious girl longing for friendship, family unity, and answers from the birth mother she’s never met.

Melanie Sweeney made her debut as an author last year with “Take Me Home,” which instantly became a USA Today bestseller and was labelled a “phenomenal achievement” by Kirkus. She returns with Where You're Planted. It is the story of a children’s librarian who must pack her library up and move it into a shed in the nearby botanical gardens, where she must deal with an extremely cantankerous gardener.

After a hurricane damages her library, single mom Tansy Perkins relocates her branch to a botanic garden run by grumpy gardener Jack Reid, who once rescued her and her daughter from the flood. Forced to work together on a spring festival, their uneasy truce turns into something deeper – until a funding decision threatens both their futures and the fragile connection they’ve built.

Here is a list of all of the new books releasing today:

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Based near Toronto, Brandon is a news writer and Book Specialist for Book Notification who covers the world of books, maintains author pages, writes a variety of content, and is an avid reader of non-fiction and biographies.

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