Pull out your umbrellas for this downpour of debuts — because there are six of them out of a total of nine authors! Reader’s Forecast packs historical, fantasy, sci-fi, detective mysteries, thrillers, and more into this full episode. Whether it’s a modern romantic fairy tale or a raccoon private investigator, this forecast features a book for you. Click play to find out which book is your best match!

This podcast was not sponsored nor elicited. All books were selected by the host for inclusion in this podcast.

Publishing Week: 23 June 2026

Books included in this weeks forecast by Title & Author (* debut author)

1) Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky

2) The Door in Penrose Forest by Sean David Robinson *

3) Nine Lives by Catherine Steadman

4) Nothing to My Name by Kangkang Li Kovacs *

5) Retro by Jessica M. Goldstein *

6) Names Have Been Changed by Yu-Mei Balasingamchow *

7) Little Wild by Laura Evans *

8) The Tinder Box by M. R. Carey

9) Agnes Lives! By Hallie Elizabeth Newton *