Books I Enjoyed Spring/Summer 2026

Oops, haven’t done one of these in a while. Turns out I have read a lot of books since the last time I did one of these. I mostly just read science fiction and fantasy and don’t have an especially interesting taste in books but maybe you’ll find something new to read? Most of this links Bookshop.org, which gives a small cut of sales to a local indie bookstore of your choice. You can always see what else I’ve read on Storygraph. Books are cool! So are libraries! Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto: A queer sci-fi heist novel. Loved it. The page description mentions Ocean’s 8 as a comparison point but I’ve never seen any of those films but sure, that’s probably a good thing to compare it to? I got it from my library! American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang: Graphic novel about a kid who moves to a new neighborhood and discovers he’s the only Chinese American student at his school. There was a tv show adaptation that I believe got canceled after one season but I still hope to watch because…

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