Spring Reading Starts Here: New from Sibylline Press


Spring is bringing a powerful new lineup from Sibylline Press

Our Spring 2026 list features six unforgettable books across mystery, literary fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, and memoir. These stories transport readers from wildfire-swept Sierra landscapes and Japanese literary history to immigrant worlds, complicated families, and deeply personal reckonings with identity and belonging.

Bold, surprising, and emotionally resonant, these books highlight the voices and storytelling we’re proud to champion.


Three Marys: A Wild Horses Mystery Novel

by Robin Somers
MYSTERY • Pub Date: March 3, 2026
ISBN: 9798897400102 • $21

As wildfires rage through California’s Gold Country, a crime reporter races to stop a serial killer before the Rodeo Queen becomes the next victim—uncovering secrets rooted in land, history, and survival.


Hurricane Lessons: A Memoir of Betrayal and Becoming

by Katrina Anne Willis
Memoir • Pub Date: April 7, 2026
ISBN: 9798897400140 • $19

A midlife awakening forces a woman to confront her sexuality, her marriage, and the emotional abuse she’s endured—revealing that survival sometimes means choosing yourself.


Girl in a Box: A Novel

by Jean Gordon Kocienda
FICTION • Pub Date: April 21, 2026
ISBN: 979889740126 • $21

Defying early twentieth-century Japanese conventions, poet Yosano Akiko flees home in pursuit of love, art, and freedom, forging a revolutionary life that will both liberate and haunt her.


Griftopia: A Novel

by Suzy Vitello
Fiction • Pub date: May 5, 2026
ISBN: 9798897400164 • $21

When scandal and loss leave the Freischin family nearly broke, they launch a string of dubious online schemes—exposing the darkly comic underbelly of modern hustle culture.


The Last Summer at Feather River: A Novel

by Karen Nelson
FICTION • Pub Date: May 19, 2026
ISBN: 9798897400188 • $20

Returning to her family’s shuttered summer camp, a woman uncovers buried secrets surrounding a decade-old tragedy—and begins to suspect the truth was never an accident.


The Newcomers: The Chronicles of Touperdu

by Pam Troy
FICTION / FANTASY • Pub Date: June 9, 2026
ISBN: 9798897400089 • $22

Two immigrant families seek refuge on a mysterious island in 1880, but as magic, fear, and longing collide, they must decide what they’re willing to sacrifice to truly belong.


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