If you're like us, we've been waiting to hear more about Randy Ribay's upcoming novel. The author, who graced us with two incredible reads in 2024, has been hard at work to make sure that 2026 is his biggest year yet. With not just one, but actually three very distinct works being released in the upcoming year, it might be surprising to hear how he'll leave us wanting more. But his first YA horror novel is unlike anything he's done so far and comes with a sharp bite that makes us so excited to read what he has up his sleeve.
Cosmopolitan has an exclusive first look at Randy Ribay's Nest of Tongues, which is set to be released on August 11, 2026. The book follows two siblings as they fight to survive as manananggal, Filipino vampires. But a darker force out there is going after them one by one. Will they manage to survive night after night? Here's some more info from our friends at Random House Books for Young Readers:
A lyrical, fantastical horror about vampires from the Philippines . . . and a hunter on their tail. Two siblings fight to protect their secrets, their community, and most of all, each other, in this evocative novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Patron Saints of Nothing.
As Filipino vampires known as manananggal, Lily and her brother Caleb understand the value of a secret. After all, to hide is to survive. To lie is to live. They’d never harm another person—but people only believe their worst fears around creatures of myth. So the siblings stay quiet. They follow their community’s rules.
Until a monster hunter turns up and kills a fellow manananggal, anyway.
Until Caleb is marked as the hunter’s next prey.
Suddenly, he and Lily realize there’s always been more at stake than the lives of their people. Because when doing everything “right” is still a death sentence, what can they take as truth? As the hunter nears, the siblings must decide if they’ll be driven from the only home they’ve ever known . . . or fight to protect a community that may already be lost.
Ready to meet Caleb and Lily? You can get your first look at them in the stunning cover reveal which you can check out below! And with the quote, "No lies will save them now," it has us wondering just what other secrets they're hiding between them.
Sadly, we are going to have to wait a bit longer to get a closer look at what happens to this pair of siblings. But, knowing Randy Ribay, we know it's going to be a stunning story that will definitely keep us thirsty for more until the very end. At least we can pre-order Nest of Tongues now so we know we won't miss it.
Nest of Tongues, by Randy Ribay will be released on August 11, 2026 from Random House Books for Young Readers. To preorder the book, click on the retailer of your choice:
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