What I'm Reading: June 2026 Library Journal

My June 2026 Horror Review Column is now live on the LJ site and in the current issue of the print magazine! 

In this post I have gathered the titles with my three words and links to my full draft reviews on Goodreads. Click on the titles for readalikes and more appeal information. 

First this month's 3 STARS: 

• The Minimalist by Kailee Pedersen [Excruciating discomfort, Artist Descends into Madness, highly original]
• A Plagues Sea by Kim Bo-young, Sophie Bowman (Translator) [Lovecraft retelling, immersive fear, sea soaked horror]
• Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night II edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore Van Alst, Jr. [Indigenous Horror, Range of Scares, Unapologetic]
  

And now the 5 other excellent books I review in this issue:

• Stay Buried by Jennifer McMahon [dual time frame, folk horror, terrifying]
• Interview with the author in this issue [link will be added when available online]
• Carry Me To My Grave by Christopher Golden [race against time, family secrets, ancient evil]
  
• Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle [body horror, "occult zombie escapade"(quote from book), love is all you need]
• The Burn Line by Jonathan Sims [Multiple Points of view, Social Commentary, Horror-Mystery]
• The Sunken, The Adored by Donyae Coles [strong sense of place, lush and sensual, chilling]