See the cover for Voyagers by Meg Charlton

See the cover for Voyagers by Meg Charlton

In her debut novel, Voyagers, writer Meg Chalrton introduces readers to Alex and Ana, who vanished decades ago in what was seemingly an alien abduction. Now, grown and distant from one another, they watch as the Signal, a mysterious and extraterrestrial beacon from the far reaches of the universe, contacts the world. Throughout the novel, Charlton explores what friendship looks like at the end of the world and how we confront memory and truth.

Charlton’s fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The Yale Review, Slate, Lux, Atlas Obscura, and Vice, and the anthology Letter to a Stranger: Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us. Her debut book is available for pre-order now and will be published by Harper on June 16, 2026.

Debutiful is honored to reveal the cover of Voyagers, which was designed by Milan Bozic, along with a Q&A with Charlton about its creation.

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Lou Diamond Phillips adds sci-fi writer to his long list of talents

Lou Diamond Phillips adds sci-fi writer to his long list of talents

Golden Globe nominated actor Lou Diamond Phillips was already a renaissance man. He acts, writes screenplays, and directs. He also does advocacy work and is an accomplished poker player. Now, the multitalented Phillips can add science fiction author to his resume.

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Kate Hope Day explores alternate realities and numerous what-ifs in ‘If, Then’

Kate Hope Day explores alternate realities and numerous what-ifs in ‘If, Then’

Alternate realities and what-ifs plunge readers into a moody world created by Kate Hope Day. Her debut, If, Then, is a family drama with a tinge of sci-fi mixed into it.

Set in the very atmospheric Pacific Northwest, Day follows an ambitious couple – Ginny and Mark – as their professional and personal lives begin to crumble. Woven into their story are two other neighbors whose lives are also plagued with questions of how their lives could have turned out.

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