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.
Every month, I update this list, removing books already published and adding upcoming book releases that catch my eye. Don’t worry, if you are looking for books published earlier this year, I’ve still got you covered.
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Books Publishing in 2021 – November & December
Never by Ken Follett
Contemporary Fiction
November 9, 2021
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The United States’s first female President tries to avoid war when an act of aggression escalates and the world’s greatest powers are caught up in a tangled web of alliances.
Just Haven’t Met You Yet by Sophie Cousens
Romance
November 9, 2021
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On a trip to the Channel Islands, a woman accidentally switches suitcases with a stranger and falls in love with the unseen owner.
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Contemporary Fiction
November 9, 2021
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After serving a long prison sentence, an Ojibwe woman gravitates toward an independent Minneapolis bookstore and becomes haunted by the ghost of one of its customers.
The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Nonfiction
November 16, 2021
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An account of American history with slavery at its center – from the first slave ship to arrive in 1619 to the present day with a focus on how our past shapes our present.
Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
YA Fantasy
November 16, 2021
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Sequel to These Violent Delights. Thinking that Juliette murdered his cousin, Roma is on the warpath and Shanghai is on the brink.
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
Fantasy
November 23, 2021
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In the 9th Outlander book, a reunited Claire and Jamie face being torn asunder again as the American Revolution approaches their North Carolina home.
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
Nonfiction
November 23, 2021
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A collection of essays from writer Ann Patchett about what matters most – life, art, friendship, and the unexpected turns life takes.
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
Contemporary Fiction
November 30, 2021
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A woman finds herself quarantined on the Galapagos Islands during the pandemic and reexamines her choices in life while getting to know the locals.
You’ll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. Mcmanus
Young Adult Fiction
November 30, 2021
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Three students who used to be close end up skipping school and find themselves witness to another student’s murder, a student they all want to hide their connection to.
Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman
Poetry
December 7, 2021
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A collection of poems from the youngest inaugural poet in United States History which includes the inaugural poem from President Biden’s inauguration.
January 2022 Upcoming Book Releases
The Maid by Nita Prose
Mystery & Thriller
January 4, 2022
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An orderly maid discovers a wealthy guest dead in his hotel bed and must investigate the murder to prove her own innocence.
Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner
Mystery & Thriller
January 4, 2022
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With a baby on the way, Helen gets thrown for a loop when she befriends a reckless single mother-to-be at a prenatal class whose erratic behavior threatens Helen’s idyllic life.
No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib
Contemporary Fiction
January 4, 2022
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A young Syrian couple living in Boston becomes separated when he is detained at the border after flying home for his father’s funeral.
Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
Mystery & Thriller
January 4, 2022
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A woman and her boyfriend are hired to sail two women to a remote Pacific island, where the perfect vacation turns deadly.
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
Mystery & Thriller
January 11, 2022
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While a teen, Chloe’s dad was arrested as a serial killer. As her wedding approaches, Chloe fears the past is repeating when teen girls start vanishing.
The Final Case by David Guterson
Mystery & Thriller
January 11, 2022
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An aging lawyer takes on the case of a conservative Christan couple who are charged with murder when their adoptive Ethiopian daughter.
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
Literary Fiction
January 11, 2022
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Three stories spanning three centuries about different versions of the American experiment: an alternate version of 1893, 1993 AIDS epidemic in Manhattan, and a totalitarian regime in 2093.
The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain
Contemporary Fiction
January 11, 2022
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When her husband dies, an architect is warned against the house they were building because of its haunted past, secrets tied to a neighbor who volunteered to register Black voters in 1965.
Anthem by Noah Hawley
Literary Fiction
January 18, 2022
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A group of unlikely heroes set out on a quest to rescue a woman being held captive by the Wizard in this modern-day fairy tale.
One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner
Mystery & Thriller
January 18, 2022
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Missing persons investigator Frankie Elkin returns with a case of a young man missing in a national forest, which takes a twist when more people disappear.
The Good Son by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Contemporary Fiction
January 18, 2022
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When her son is released from prison, a mother struggles to support her son as he tries to make amends to a community that wants nothing to do with him.
Violeta by Isabel Allende
Historical Fiction
January 25, 2022
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As she turns one hundred, Violeta Del Valle writes a letter to her true love telling how the upheavals of the last century have shaped her life.
The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis
Historical Fiction
January 25, 2022
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A private secretary to the socilate Helen Frick gets caught up into the family’s drama in the 1920s while a present-day English model finds clue’s in the former Frick mansion.
Her Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict
Historical Fiction
January 25, 2022
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Based on the life of English chemist Rosalind Franklin, who used x-rays to help unlock the secrets of DNA along with her colleagues Watson, Crick and Wilkins.
February 2022 Upcoming Book Releases
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
Young Adult Fiction
February 1, 2022
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In 1989, a Romanian teenager turns double agent against the Communist dictatorship, helping the Revolutionaries at great personal cost.
A Taste for Poison by Neil Bradbury
Nonfiction
February 1, 2022
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An exploration of eleven deadly poisons, the science of how they affect the body and which infamous killers have used them.
The Power of Regret by Daniel H. Pink
Nonfiction
February 1, 2022
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Instead of living with “no regrets,” Pink teaches that by understanding how regrets work, you can make better decisions in the future.
White Lies by A. J. Baime
Nonfiction
February 1, 2022
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The biography of Walter White, a mixed-race man who passed as white to investigate racist murders in the South and help build the NAACP.
Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour
Contemporary Fiction
February 8, 2022
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A star-crossed lovers story of two women, a bartender and a florist, struggling with their past who meet while working at an upscale L.A. restaurant.
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Mystery & Thriller
February 15, 2022
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Looking for a fresh start, a woman moves into her half-brother’s Paris apartment to find him missing and realizes the neighbor’s know more than they are telling.
Mickey7 by Edward Ashton
Science Fiction
February 15, 2022
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On the ice planet Niflheim, the expendable human Mickey7 is prematurely replaced by his clone and must hide his existence while learning about the planet’s natives.
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
Fantasy
February 15, 2022
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Crescent City Book 2. Although Crescent City is saved, Bryce and Hunt must decide whether to keep quiet while others are oppressed or join the rebels fighting the Asteri.
One Night on the Island by Josie Silver
Romance
February 15, 2022
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A double booking at a remote Irish cabin forces two solo vacationers with opposite personalities to mingle while they wait a week for the next ferry.
What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo
Nonfiction
February 22, 2022
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An emotional memoir of a successful journalist diagnosed with complex PTSD, a little-understood condition caused by years of constant trauma.
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
Contemporary Fiction
February 22, 2022
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A group of daily swimmers with cracks in their own lives is thrown for a loop when a crack appears in the swimming pool they frequent.
March 2022 Upcoming Book Releases
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
Contemporary Fiction
March 1, 2022
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A young woman grieving her mother’s death spends a summer exploring the Amalfi coast and magically meets with a younger version of her mother.
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Young Adult
March 1, 2022
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Sal’s desperate attempts to save his family’s motel have unintended consequences for his best friend Noor who is desperate to escape their small town.
Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson
Mystery & Thriller
March 7, 2022
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Just as an up-and-coming singer-songwriter begins to find success in Nashville, the past she has been running from comes back to haunt her.
The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Mystery & Thriller
March 8, 2022
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After cheating on her husband, Marisa Bishop tries to save her marriage by turning to a rogue therapist who claims to be able to fix anything in 10 sessions.
The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
Mystery & Thriller
March 15, 2022
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A true-crime blogger gets more than she expects when she interviews an eccentric woman who was acquitted of two cold case slayings in the 1970s.
The Next Thing You Know by Jessica Strawser
Contemporary Fiction
March 22, 2022
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An end-of-life doula helps an indie favorite singer-songwriter cope with a condition he thinks is worse than death – losing the ability to play the guitar.
French Braid by Anne Tyler
Literary Fiction
March 22, 2022
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An exploration of how interweaving bonds between the members of the Garrett family affect them throughout their lives, from their first (and last) vacation in 1959 to the present-day pandemic.
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
Historical Fiction
March 29, 2022
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Based on the true story of Mila Pavlichenko, a librarian turned sniper known as Lady Death, who becomes a national hero during World War II.
The Resting Place by Camilla Sten
Mystery & Thriller
March 29, 2022
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A woman with face blindness, who witnessed her grandmother’s murder but can’t identify the killer, inherits her grandmother’s estate and the dark secrets that come with it.
April 2022 Upcoming Book Releases
The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
Mystery & Thriller
April 5, 2022
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Two adult daughters are suspicious when their father wants to divorce their mother with dementia and marry a much younger woman.
The Lifeguards by Amanda Eyre Ward
Contemporary Fiction
April 5, 2022
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The friendship between three Austin women is tested the summer their sons serve together as lifeguards and they learn their children aren’t as innocent as they thought.
Bittersweet by Susan Cain
Nonfiction
April 5, 2022
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An exploration of what bittersweet feelings of sorrow and longing can teach us about creativity, compassion leadership, and love.
Nowhere for Very Long by Brianna Madia
Nonfiction
April 5, 2022
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The memoir of a woman who bought a beat-up orange van and set out to travel the deserts of the American West with two dogs and her husband.
Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough
Mystery & Thriller
April 12, 2022
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A successful working mother worries her crippling insomnia is making her lose her mind, just like her own mother did when she was a child.
Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott
Nonfiction
April 12, 2022
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A memoir in essays about what happened when the unexpected throws your life for a loop and your previously sunny disposition turns dark.
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Science Fiction
April 19, 2022
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In 1912, a young man hears a violin playing in the Canadian woods and 300 years later, a detective uncovers an anomaly in the woods.
The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon
Horror
April 26, 2022
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In 1978, a psychiatrist brings home a feral child and her grandchildren teach her about monsters. In the present day, a podcaster investigates a child abduction and monster sighting in a small town.
An Honest Lie by Tarryn Fisher
Mystery & Thriller
April 26, 2022
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During a girls’ trip to Vegas, Rainy’s best friend is abducted but Rainy is who they are really after because of a secret from her past.
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
Magical Realism
April 26, 2022
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A reimagining of the life of Kaikeyi, the vilified jealous queen from the Indian epic the Ramayana, who transforms herself from an overlooked princess into a warrior.
The Fervor by Alma Katsu
Historical Fantasy
April 26, 2022
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A supernatural illness spreads through a WWII Japanese internment camp in Idaho linked to a demon from childhood stories.
May 2022 Upcoming Book Releases
Book of Night by Holly Black
Fantasy
May 3, 2022
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A low-level con artist gets dragged into the magical underground market for shadow trading in this new modern dark fantasy series.
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Romance
May 3, 2022
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On a sisters’ trip to North Carolina, cutthroat literary agent Nora Stephens keeps running into a brooding editor from back in the city.
The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson
Historical Fiction
May 3, 2022
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When her mother, the famed blue-skinned Troublesome Creek pack librarian, is imprisoned, Honey Lovett takes up her library route.
The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner
Romance
May 3, 2022
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Family secrets come out when a woman has one last family vacation with her adult children at her summer house on Cape Cod before selling it.
Family of Liars by E. Lockhart
Young Adult
May 3, 2022
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Prequel to We Were Liars telling the story of their parents’ youthful summer of secrets and sorrow on the family’s private island off Massachusetts.
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
Young Adult
May 3, 2022
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On the eve of winning valedictorian, Chloe finds herself chasing down her rival, Shara Wheeler, and learns there is much more to her small Alabama town, and Shara, than she thought.
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
Science Fiction
May 17, 2022
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On the eve of her 40th birthday, Alice wakes up as her 16-year-old self and sees it as an opportunity to connect with her father and correct past mistakes.
City of Orange by David Yoon
Science Fiction
May 24, 2022
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A man with amnesia wakes up in a post-apocalyptic world and struggles to survive as his memories return, but not all correctly.
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
Contemporary Fiction
May 24, 2022
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Five years after her love died, a woman reenters the dating scene with a whirlwind romance that gives her everything she thought she wanted.
Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean
Young Adult
May 31, 2022
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Sequel to Tokyo Ever After. Princess Izumi must win the Imperial council’s approval for her parents’ engagement while dealing with her own romantic troubles.
More Upcoming Book Releases 2022
It All Comes Down to This by Therese Anne Fowler
Contemporary Fiction
June 7, 2022
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Three sisters must come to terms with their own lives when a stranger appears threatening their inheritance from their dying mother.
The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand
Contemporary Fiction
June 14, 2022
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The shenanigans at the recently renovated Hotel Nantucket as manager Lizbet Keaton refuses to let even a ghost hurt the hotel’s reputation.
The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark
Mystery & Thriller
June 21, 2022
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When the con artist who upended her life returns, Kat Roberts is determined to expose her secrets, only to find matters much more complicated than she realized.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Contemporary Fiction
July 12, 2022
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Three decades in the friendship of Sam and Sadie, who build a blockbuster video game in college which leads to money, fame, and betrayal.
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
Romance
July 19, 2022
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Because of a middle-aged stalker, a famous actor has his bodyguard pretend to be his girlfriend when visiting his sick mother.
The Retreat by Sarah Pearse
Mystery & Thriller
July 19, 2022
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Sequel to The Sanatorium. Detective Elin Warner investigates a string of deaths at an eco-wellness retreat on an island with a haunted past.
The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda
Mystery & Thriller
July 26, 2022
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Even after a decade in her small North Carolina mountain town, Abigail Lovett feels like an outsider as the town closes ranks when a man comes looking for his missing brother.
The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
Literary Fiction
August 2, 2022
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When Anders awakes to find his skin as darkened, a phenomenon happening across the land, his transformation leads to feelings of loss and newfound love.
The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell
Mystery & Thriller
August 9, 2022
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When her husband is murdered, his wife discounts the police theories and knows the real killer is his ex-wife and will let nothing stop her from proving it.
Stay Awake by Megan Goldin
Mystery & Thriller
August 9, 2022
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A woman wakes up in a New York City that is nothing like she remembers, with her hands covered in blood and the message “Stay Awake.”
What upcoming book releases are you most excited to read?
