Sink Into a Series® Before Summer Ends
16 trending series to keep you entertained as we head into fall
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • August 20, 2026
As the long summer days fade away, many of us look forward to the cozy season ahead, picturing ourselves curled up on the couch, wrapped in blankets, and reading a good book. So, it's the perfect time to find your newest series, ensuring lots of reliably good reading over the next several months. Here are sixteen series we're adding to our TBR lists to carry us through the darkening days of fall.
Trending now
These are the series the internet is obsessed with right now.
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1
Over the last several months this historical fiction series by Beth Brower has taken the internet by storm. Set in 1883, the epistolary novels are told in the form of the journal of the titular character as she documents the curious realities of her life at home in the fictional London neighborhood of St. Crispian's.
This summer's box office smash hit, The Odyssey, ignited huge interest in Homer's ancient works, as well as a variety of retellings. Each book in the Women of Troy trilogy by Pat Barker reframes the events of Trojan War (Iliad) and its aftermath (Odyssey) from a female point of view.
The aliens have come, and they've transformed Earth into a televised multilevel, video game-like dungeon. Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat, Princess Donut, are fighting to survive—or just get to the next level. Matt Dinniman's zany LitRPG series has been a staple on the NYT Best Sellers list for months now.
New York hockey vet Scott Hunter's romance with the cute, sexy Kip is an instrumental side story in Heated Rivalry, HBO's megahit adaptation of Rachel Reid's steamy hockey romance series. Book #7, Unrivaled, comes out in 2027 alongside season two of the wildly popular show!
Something to look forward to
These are upcoming releases in popular series!
The next book in the blockbuster Empyrean series by Rachel Yarros is a collection of thirteen stories starring your favorite characters and their dragons. Fourth Wing begins the story of Violet Sorrengail, a bookish, fragile young woman who never intended to become a dragon rider and warrior.
In Still Life, the first mystery in series by Louise Penny, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Inspector of the Sûreté du Québec, arrives to investigate a murder in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines. In the 21st book in the series, now a resident of the bucolic village, Gamache investigates another puzzling murder.
As Prythian picks up the pieces in the wake of the devastating Hybern War, an insidious threat is stirring. Romance, danger, and intrigue return in the sixth book of the high fantasy ACOTAR series by Sarah J. Maas, a BookTok sensation since book #1, A Court of Thorns and Roses, came out in 2015.
When a fearless war correspondent Theresa Lee is shot on a storm-swept Manhattan street, The 6:20 Man, aka former Army Ranger turned federal investigator Travis Devine, is called in. David Baldacci's series of high-stakes thrillers centers on a former soldier with a complicated past.
And they don't stop
Get started with one of these long-running powerhouse series—with no end in sight.
In book #1 in the In Death series by J. D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts), it’s the year 2058 and technology rules the world. But for New York City Detective Eve Dallas, one irresistible impulse still rules the heart: passion. With 64 books and counting these futuristic police procedurals will keep you company all winter.
Michael Bennett is a New York City detective solving high-profile crimes as he parents his ten adopted children. In the first book, Bennett works to free a group of celebrities and billionaires who are taken hostage. The thrilling 18-book series is co-authored by James Patterson and several others.
Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—witness what the gods do after dark in this graphic novel fantasy series by Rachel Smythe stylish and contemporary reimagining of the best-known stories in Greek mythology. Volume eleven is available for preorder.
Joe Pickett is the game warden in Twelve Sleep, Wyoming, a town where nearly everyone hunts and the game warden—especially one like Joe who won't take bribes or look the other way—is far from popular, putting him in some dangerous situations. The 26th thriller in this series by C. J. Box comes out in a few weeks.
Book-to-screen
Pair your reading experience with an accompanying movie or show.
Frank Herbert's classic science-fiction series has been the subject of several adaptations over the years, including the recent string of acclaimed, visually stunning films directed by Denis Villeneuve. Explore the history and chronology of the series in our 2024 blog post.
Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire series has been adapted into the hit drama Longmire streaming on Paramount+. The mystery series follows the hardworking Sheriff as he investigates snarly situations and works to keep the peace for his family and community in Absaroka County, Wyoming.
Amazon Prime's frothy, new Off-Campus TV series is based on a collection of five romance novels by Elle Kennedy. The popular series follows four college hockey teammates as each finds love. Fans will want to look for the Collector's Editions with hardcase design, printed edges, designed end papers and more.
Sunrise on the Reaping, the newest novel in the YA dystopian series by Suzanne Collins has been one of 2026's bestselling books. Like each of the previous books, this prequel following Haymitch as a young tribute is getting the big-screen treatment with a star-studded movie coming out in November.
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