Take a look ahead at all the upcoming book releases this year. Find out what the most-anticipated upcoming book releases are in the coming months.
What is it about a new book release that gets my heart pumping?
I may have a to-read list as tall as a mountain and a bookshelf already overflowing with books, but I still simply can’t resist upcoming book releases.
Instead of fighting my desire to read all the new books out, I’m embracing my penchant for finding the next great book.
If you love new book releases as much as I do, enjoy this list of all the upcoming book releases that have caught my eye. This upcoming book releases list is constantly updating, so be sure to come back and check again soon.
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January 2020 Upcoming Book Releases
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Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
Mystery & Thriller
January 4, 2020
Morgan Christopher must restore an old 1940s art mural in less than two months time. Rumor is that the artist, Anna Dale, went crazy while painting it. What exactly happened to Anna to make her paint such bizarre images? Amazon | Goodreads
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Contemporary Fiction
January 6, 2020
The coming-of-age story of Edward, the sole survivor of an airplane crash. Now an orphan, Edward must cope with the fact that he survived when so many did not. Amazon | Goodreads
Long Bright River by Liz Moore
Mystery & Thriller
January 7, 2020
Estranged sisters, Mickey, a police officer, and Kacey, a drug addict, live totally different lives in Philadelphia. When Kacey goes missing, Mickey becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to her among the opioid-riddled streets. Amazon | Goodreads
One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus
Young Adult Fiction
January 7, 2020
Sequel to One of Us is Lying. Since Simon’s death has left a gaping hole in Bayview High School’s gossip circuit, a new Truth or Dare game has sprung up with deadly consequences. Amazon | Goodreads
A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
Young Adult Fiction
January 7, 2020
Sequel to A Curse So Dark and Lovely. Although the curse is now broken, troubles are not over for Prince Rhen. Rumors are spreading that Grey is the true heir of Emberfall. Amazon | Goodreads
Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey
Contemporary Fiction
January 7, 2020
A series of conversations the unnamed narrator has throughout her life. Although unconnected, each conversation lays bare a secret fear the narrator has at that time. Covering motherhood, sex, loneliness, envy and more. Amazon | Goodreads
All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White
Historical Fiction
January 14, 2020
A trio of authors tell a trio of stories about women connected to the Ritz in Paris. 1914: Heiress Aurelie find herself falling for a German solider. 1942: Resistance fighter Daisy whose husband is a Nazi collaborator. 1964: Recently widowed Babs searches for a mysterious woman from her husband’s past. Amazon | Goodreads
Light Changes Everything by Nancy E. Turner
Historical Fiction
January 14, 2020
Spin-off of her bestselling novel These is My Words. In 1907, Mary Pearl, niece to Sarah Agnes Prine, dreams of finding a love like Mr. Darcy. She briefly courts a wealthy suitor before attending Wheaton College. Amazon | Goodreads
Tightrope by Nicholas D. Kristof and Shery Wudunn
Nonfiction
January 14, 2020
Husband and wife team Kristof and WuDunn set out to detail the damage poor government policies have inflected on working-class American families. Amazon | Goodreads
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Contemporary Fiction
January 21, 2020
Bookstore owner Lydia is charmed to meet a man who shares her taste in books. When her husband exposes his secrets as the local drug lord, Lydia and her son Luca are forced to flee from his wrath. Amazon | Goodreads
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
Historical Fiction
January 21, 2020
Fleeing the Spanish Civil War, pregnant widow Roser marries her brother-in-law out of necessity. Starting over in Chile, Roser and Victor find a way to make work a marriage neither one wanted. Amazon | Goodreads
When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald
Contemporary Fiction
January 28, 2020
Born with fetal alcohol syndrome, Viking enthusiast Zelda is determined to be independent. Her first step: to get her first real job. Amazon | Goodreads
February 2020 Upcoming Book Releases
Behind Every Lie by Christina McDonald
Mystery & Thriller
February 4, 2020
After being struck by lightning Eva Hansen wakes up to find her mother as been murdered, and she’s the main suspect. How do you prove you didn’t do it if you can’t remember what happened? Amazon | Goodreads
Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
Historical Fiction/Fantasy
February 4, 2020
In Victorian London, female detective Bridie Devine investigates the kidnapping of a young gir with supernatural powers. Along the way, Bridie teams up with a giantess housemaid and a tattooed ghost to solve the mystery. Amazon | Goodreads
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
Contemporary Fiction
February 4, 2020
Septuagenarian Julian Jessop feels like the world lacks authenticity. So he writes his deepest truths in a notebook which then gets passed along from stranger to stranger adding their own truths. Amazon | Goodreads
A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers
Horror
February 11, 2020
After an affair with a married man, young Juliet LaCompte is doomed to repeat the affair again and again over centuries, each time tragically dying. Can she break the curse or is she doomed to repeat her mistake forever? Amazon | Goodreads
The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica
Mystery & Thriller
February 18, 2020
Sadie and Will Foust move to an island in Maine to start anew. When their neighbor Morgan is murdered, suspicion turns to Sadie, who worries the killer is closer than she expects. Amazon | Goodreads
The Sun Down Hotel by Simone St. James
Mystery & Thriller
February 18, 2020
In 1982, Viv Delaney takes a job as a clerk at the Sun Down Motel only to mysteriously disappear. Thirty-five years later, Viv’s niece Carly Kirk returns to the Sun Down Motel to investigate her aunt’s disappearance. Amazon | Goodreads
The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
Nonfiction
February 25, 2020
Bestselling author Erik Larson turns his attention to Winston Churchill’s first year as Prime Minister as he unites a nation in the face of the horrors of the London Blitz. Amazon | Goodreads
Apeirogon by Colum McCann
Contemporary Fiction
February 25, 2020
Palestinian Bassam Aramin and Israeli Rami Elhanan find a connection through grief when both have daughters killed by the ongoing conflict. United through tragedy, both hope to find a way towards peace. Amazon | Goodreads
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March 2020 Upcoming Book Releases
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
Contemporary Fiction
March 3, 2020
Lawyer Dannie Cohan knows exactly where she’ll be in five years – until she has a vision of herself in five years engaged to someone else. She doesn’t think much of it, until she later meets the same man. Amazon | Goodreads
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
Romance
March 3, 2020
After the death of her fiance, Lydia eventually begins to move on and love again. Unexpectedly, she is given a chance to go back and live a life where he died. Which life, and love, should she choose? Amazon | Goodreads
Project 333 by Courtney Carver
Nonfiction
March 3, 2020
Could you wear only 33 items for 3 months? Taking a capsule wardrobe to a whole new level, Courtney Carver’s take minimalism into fashion. Amazon | Goodreads
You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Mystery & Thriller
March 3, 2020
The bestselling writing duo is back with another psychological thriller. Nothing seems to be going right for Shay Miller. If only she could have a glamours life like the Moore sisters. But what Shay doesn’t realize is that they would kill for Shay’s life. Amazon | Goodreads
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
Fantasy
March 3, 2020
Sarah J. Maas kicks off her new Crescent City fantasy series with the story of half-Fae half-human Bryce Quinlan intent on avenging the death of her friends. She teams up with Fallen Angel Hunt Athalar for a tale of danger, romance, and magic. Amazon | Goodreads
Find Your Path by Carrie Underwood
Nonfiction
March 3, 2020
The queen of country music enters the book world with a new fitness book. Believing that fitness is a lifelong pursuit, Underwood shares her tips to becoming the strongest version of yourself. Amazon | Goodreads
Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel
Nonfiction
March 3, 2020
The ultimate bookworm Anne Bogel explains that indecision and negative thought patterns don’t have to be your life. You can stop overthinking it and start living the life you most want. Amazon | Goodreads
The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel
Historical Fiction
March 10, 2020
The third and final book of her Thomas Cromwell series. With Anne Boleyn dead, Thomas Cromwell continues to support King Henry VIII, all the while wondering when the King will turn on him next. Amazon | Goodreads
A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler
Contemporary Fiction
March 10, 2020
When the Whitmans move in to their extravagant new house, a clash about a tree with their neighbor leads to a pair of star-crossed teenagers, all with deadly consequences. Amazon | Goodreads
Get Out of Your Own Way by Dave Hollis
Nonfiction
March 10, 2020
With the success of his wife’s book, Girl, Wash Your Face, Dave Hollis has his own self-help book now addressing the lies that men tell themselves. Amazon | Goodreads
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Mystery & Thriller
March 10, 2020
A dark debut novel exploring the relationship between a naive young girl and her manipulative teacher. When allegations arise against Mr. Strane, Vanessa must confront the reality of her past and reassess her first love. Amazon | Goodreads
The Red Lotus by Chris Bohjalian
Mystery & Thriller
March 17, 2020
While touring Vietnam, emergency room doctor Alexis is startled when her boyfriend Austin vanishes. Now she must discover for herself what happened to him. Amazon | Goodreads
The Boy From the Woods by Harlan Coben
Mystery & Thriller
March 17, 2020
Found as a boy in the woods, Wilde has never really integrated into society. With two teenage disappearances in his town, Wilde must discover what happened to them and to himself all those years ago. Amazon | Goodreads
Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel
Mystery & Thriller
March 17, 2020
When Patty Watts is released from prison for faking the illness of her daughter Rose Gold, Rose Gold agrees for Patty to move in. But Rose Gold is no longer a child and is now ready for her dear old mother. Amazon | Goodreads
The Honey Don’t List by Christina Lauren
Romance
March 24, 2020
With a book deal and a new show, home remodeling and design experts Melissa and Rusty Tripp are about to hit it big, if they don’t kill each other first. It’s up to their assistants Carey and James to keep things on track, and maybe find some love along the way. Amazon | Goodreads
Lady In Waiting by Anne Glenconner
Nonfiction
March 24, 2020
Lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret, Anne Glenconner’s memoir gives a unique behind-the-scenes look at British history and the royal family. Amazon | Goodreads
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
Science Fiction / Fantasy
March 24, 2020
Hugo Award winning author N. K. Jemisin is back with a new fantasy series. Every city has a soul, and New York City has five. All five must band together to stop an ancient evil from tearing their beloved city apart. Amazon | Goodreads
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Contemporary Fiction
March 24, 2020
With the collapse of a Ponzi scheme and the mysterious disappearance of a woman at sea, Mandel combines two seemly unconnected events into a narrative of crisis and survival. Amazon | Goodreads
Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon
Historical Fiction
March 31, 2020
Based on the true story of Nancy Wake, a World War II Australian living in Paris who became a spy for the Allies and one of the top leaders of the French Resistance. Amazon | Goodreads
April 2020 Upcoming Book Releases
Think Like a Rocket Scientist by Ozan Varol
Nonfiction
April 1, 2020
You can achieve any goal if you just think like a rocket scientist. Ozan Varol shares his habits and strategies to make the impossible actually doable. Amazon | Goodreads
Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth
Science Fiction / Fantasy
April 7, 2020
Divergent author Veronica Roth tries her hand at adult fiction. A decade ago, five ordinary teenagers saved the world from an immense evil called the Dark One. Now celebrities, the death of one of them reveals that the Dark One isn’t truly gone. Amazon | Goodreads
The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
Genre
April 7, 2020
After the Civil War, freed slaves posted “Lost Friends” advertisements, seeking loved ones who had been sold off. In 1987, searching for a way to connect to her students, teacher Berndatte comes across a book and a story of three women living in 1875. Amazon | Goodreads
Joy at Work by Marie Kondo
Nonfiction
April 7, 2020
Decluttering queen Marie Kondo is back, helping you spark joy in your job. With organizational psychologist Scott Sonenshein, she tackles the decluttering process as it pertains to the workplace. Amazon | Goodreads
Afterlife by Julia Alvarez
Contemporary Fiction
April 7, 2020
After the death of her husband, Antonia Vega withdraws from life, just trying to survive. When a pregnant undocumented teenager shows up on her doorstep, she must relearn to connect with the world. Amazon | Goodreads
Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles
Historical Fiction
April 14, 2020
At the close of the Civil War, vivacious fiddler Simon falls in love with beautiful Irish lass Doris. Though the part ways after the war’s end, Simon swears that he will one day find her again. Amazon | Goodreads
Pretty Things by Janelle Brown
Mystery & Thriller
April 21, 2020
After being shunned by the wealthy family of her first boyfriend, scam artist Nina decides to pull the ultimate heist on her exe’s sister. Although an heiress, Vanessa is not quite what she seems, making you wonder, Who is scamming whom? Amazon | Goodreads
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
Historical Fiction
April 21, 2020
Acclaimed author Sue Monk Kidd imagines a narrative about a fierce, intellectual Jewish woman named Ana who becomes the wife of Jesus. Amazon | Goodreads
May 2020 Upcoming Book Releases
The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
Children’s
May 5, 2020
Sequel to the Newberry winning The One and Only Ivan. Bob, a dog without a home, sets off on a journey to find his long lost sister with the help of his friends Ivan and Ruby. Amazon | Goodreads
The Imperfects by Amy Meyerson
Genre
May 5, 2020
After the death of their grandmother, estranged siblings find a treasure hidden among her belongings – a 137-carat diamond. Now they must dive into their grandmother’s history to figure out if they are the rightful heirs. Amazon | Goodreads
Devolution by Max Brooks
Science Fiction / Fantasy
May 12, 2020
After tackling zombies, Max Brooks is back with a examination of the legendary Bigfoot. With the diary of Kate Holland, Brooks chronicles the massacre at Greenloop caused by a beast of terrible strength. Amazon | Goodreads
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Young Adult Fiction
May 19, 2020
Returning to Panem, Suzanne Collins prequel takes place during the morning of the 10th Hunger Games, over sixty years before Katniss Everdeen captures the nation. Amazon | Goodreads
To Wake the Giant by Jeff Shaara
Historical Fiction
May 19, 2020
Jeff Shaara turns his focus from the Civil War (Gods and Generals) to start a new historical fiction series focusing on World War II. With more history than fiction, Shaara’s new novel tells centers on the attack at Pearl Harbor. Amazon | Goodreads
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
Horror
May 19, 2020
A disturbing event during an elk hunt in their youth now comes back to haunt four American Indian men. Pursued by a dark entity intent on revenge, they must come back to the traditions and culture of their childhood. Amazon | Goodreads
June 2020 Upcoming Book Releases
The Second Home by Christina Clancy
Contemporary Fiction
June 2, 2020
Years ago, a summer spend at their family home in Cape Cod causes a rift between siblings Ana, Poppy and Michael. With the death of their parents, the siblings must decide what to do with the house, and finally come to terms with the secrets of long ago. Amazon | Goodreads
The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin
Genre
June 2, 2020
After a harsh breakup, Cecily unexpectedly meets a kind stranger at a bar who turns out might be her soulmate only to have him disappear on 9/11. Amazon | Goodreads
The End of the Day by Bill Clegg
Genre
June 2, 2020
A retired widow visited by a childhood friend. A man introducing his daughter to his estranged father. A taxi driver in Hawaii receiving an alarming phone call. Three unrelated storylines tie together in unexpected ways in this novel of family and friendship. Amazon | Goodreads
Party of Two by Jasmine Guilloroy
Romance
June 23, 2020
Newly arrived in LA, lawyer Olivia seems to have found the perfect man, until she realizes he’s a junior senator. Although they have a wonderful time dating in secret, can they survive the media scrutiny after they take their relationship public? Amazon | Goodreads
The Girl From Widow Hills by Megan Miranda
Mystery & Thriller
June 23, 2020
As a child, Arden disappeared one night while sleepwalking, only to be found safe days later. After years of enduring fame from the incident, when Arden eventually moves away and changes her name. With the 20th Anniversary of her miracle rescue coming up, Arden (now Olivia) starts sleepwalking again, only to wake up to the dead body of someone she used to know. Amazon | Goodreads
July 2020 Upcoming Book Releases
Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland
Historical Fiction
July 7, 2020
Debut novel. Based on a true story, in Atlantic City in 1934, a tragedy strikes the Adler family and the ensuing secret threatens to tear the family apart. Amazon | Goodreads
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
Science Fiction
July 7, 2020
Sequel to An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. The Carls are gone and April May is dead. As Andy and Miranda try to press forward in a post-Carl world, mysterious boxes begin arriving that seem to predict the future. Amazon | Goodreads
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
Mystery & Thriller
July 7, 2020
Maggie Holt returns to the house made famous by her father’s bestselling horror book. Having inherited from her father, she is determined to fix it up. Ghosts aren’t real, so there’s nothing to worry about. Amazon | Goodreads
What You Wish For by Katherine Center
Romance
July 14, 2020
Samantha Casey loves everything about her job as an elementary teacher in Galveston, Texas, until her former crush, now a stiff humorless man, becomes the new principal and vows to change everything in the name of safety. Amazon | Goodreads
Crossings by Alex Landragin
Genre
July 28, 2020
A Parisian bookbinder comes across a manuscript with three stories: a letter from a poet, a World War II romance and the autobiography of a deathless enchantress. A nesting dolls of stories similar to David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas. Amazon | Goodreads
August 2020 Upcoming Book Releases
The Wicked Sister by Karen Dionne
Mystery & Thriller
August 4, 2020
After spending 15 years in a psychiatric facility, Rachel Cunningham begins to question if she really did murder her parents when she was a child. What if it was actually someone else? Maybe even her own sister. Amazon | Goodreads
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
Mystery & Thriller
August 4, 2020
A popular true crime podcast host gets more than she expected when she begins to investigate a rape trial in a small town. Could this be connected to the drowning of a woman twenty-five years ago? Amazon | Goodreads
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
Genre
August 25, 2020
The story of a young Palestinian refugee pondering the events that sent her down a radical path and landed her in prison. Amazon | Goodreads
September 2020 Upcoming Book Releases
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Contemporary Fiction
September 8, 2020
A banker robber on the run locks himself in with a dysfunctional group of people only to let them all go. Now the police are interviewing each person trying to figure out what happened and where the robber went. Amazon | Goodreads
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
Science Fiction
September 15, 2020
While surveying an uncolonized planet, xenobiologist Kira Navárez discovers a relic that thrusts her into first contact with an alien race and changes the course of history. Amazon | Goodreads
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Contemporary Fiction
September 15, 2020
In her fifth year studying neuroscience at Stanford, Gifty is determined to find the cause of suffering, studying depression and addiction in mice. The further she dives into the science, the more her childhood faith seems to call to her. Amazon | Goodreads
Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
Historical Fiction
September 22, 2020
In post World War II Japan, Nori, the illegitimate daughter of Japanese aristocrat and a black American GI, is hidden away on her grandfather’s estate to hide the family shame. When she meets her legitimate half-brother, Nori decides to stay silent no longer. Amazon | Goodreads
October 2020 Upcoming Book Releases
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
Mystery & Thriller
October 1, 2020
A murder on the high seas. A detective duo. A demon who may or may not exist. That’s the whole synopsis so far. Amazon | Goodreads
November 2020 Upcoming Book Releases
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
Contemporary Fiction
November 5, 2020
Starting with Vivek Oji’s death, Akwaeke Emezi unravels the story in reverse to explain why he died. Amazon | Goodreads
The Stormlight Archive Book 4 by Brandon Sanderson
Fantasy
November 17, 2020
After forming a coalition against human resistance, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant face a stalemate in the war. Until a technological advance creates an arms race with terrible consequences. Amazon | Goodreads
May 2021 Upcoming Book Releases
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
Romance
May 4, 2021
In an effort to keep her engaged sister Camilla away from the attentions of a wealthy CEO, Anna Sun decides to seduce him instead. But Quan Diep isn’t quite what Anna was expecting, and her false intentions (and her OCD) might ruin her chances of true love. Amazon | Goodreads
What upcoming book releases are you most excited to read?
