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Goodreads Members' 63 Most Anticipated Books of 2024
Another year of books has come and gone, bringing those melancholy feelings of time passing, things changing, and mortality looming. The best remedy for this, we’ve found, is looking forward to a new year of books! As it happens, 2024 is going to be a whirlwind.
Some specifics: At the end of each calendar year, the Goodreads editorial team pivots to track all incoming books slated for U.S. publication in the upcoming year. We crunch the numbers on how many readers are adding these titles to their Want to Read shelves. That data informs our curated list of the Most Anticipated new releases. In short, this list is determined by you and your fellow readers!
Some highlights of 2024: Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library, returns with another existentially inspiring adventure—this time in Ibiza!—with The Life Impossible. Cristina Henríquez (The Book of Unknown Americans) chronicles the historical miracle of the Panama Canal in The Great Divide. And Percival Everett delivers a bold reimagining of Huckleberry Finn with his highly anticipated novel, James.
Mystery fans, watch for new books from Alex Michaelides, Stacy Willingham, and Simone St. James, plus Stuart Turton’s enticingly titled The Last Murder at the End of the World.
In the speculative fiction aisle, look for new fantasy from T.J. Klune and Kelly Link, new horror from Stephen Graham Jones and Amanda Jayatissa, and a new hard SF series from the writing team known as James S.A. Corey (The Expanse saga). We’ve also introduced a new category for the genre hybrid known as romantasy, featuring faerie fun, Norse mythology, and the latest from Sarah J. Maas’ hot Crescent City series. For traditional romance, we’ve got new books from Casey McQuiston, Tia Williams, and Ali Hazelwood.
Young adult readers, make some shelf space for series installments from Xiran Jay Zhao (Iron Widow) and Tomi Adeyemi (Legacy of Orïsha series). Also, a vampiric heist story!
Of course, the new year is always a good time to discover new authors. We’re tracking the buzzy debut from The Bullet Swallower, which is being described as Cormac McCarthy meets Gabriel García Márquez. Also on the radar: the debut cozy mystery How to Solve Your Own Murder and the AI weirdness of Annie Bot.
Finally, we’ve got another crazy good lineup of nonfiction, with new books on basketball, immigration, Greek goddesses, and how to navigate information overload. (Like this list!) Plus: RuPaul!
Be sure to add anything that catches your eye to your Want to Read shelf, and let us know what you're reading and recommending in the comments.
An early favorite in this year’s Most Compelling Book Title competition, this magical-realism Western from Elizabeth Gonzalez James introduces the legendary bandido El Tragabalas. What starts in 1895 winds up in 1964, when Mexican singer Jaime Sonoro discovers he has inherited his ancestor’s otherworldly problems. Call it Cormac McCarthy meets Gabriel García Márquez.
Release date: January 23
Release date: January 23
Set in Prohibition-era Chicago, this extremely buzzy debut from Avery Cunningham is a kind of crime-fiction love story: Born into the Black upper class, reporter Nelly Sawyer is dedicated to exposing injustice in the shadows of Jim Crow America. Teaming with biracial speakeasy manager Jay Shorey, she aims to take down a notorious crime boss. Things get rough.
Release date: January 30
Release date: January 30
Kristin Hannah (The Nightingale) returns with the story of Frances “Frankie” McGrath, an idealistic young woman whose perception of America is forever changed when she volunteers as an army nurse during the Vietnam War. Hannah’s epic novel explores the legacy of the 1960s through the story of one woman gone to war.
Release date: February 6
Release date: February 6
In 1906 San Francisco, an apocalyptic earthquake brings together four very different women: a botanist, a painter, a singer, and a Chinatown artisan. Six years later, a long quest for justice leads to a mysterious millionaire, an opera costume ball in Paris, and a priceless relic of Beijing’s fallen Summer Palace.
Release date: February 13
Release date: February 13
Native American author Tommy Orange follows up on his 2018 novel, There There—a Pulitzer Prize finalist—with this sprawling new novel, which expands his already vast canvas of story and character. The interconnected narratives begin in 1864 Colorado and fractal out into a multigenerational chronicle of one family’s Cheyenne bloodline and “America’s war on its own people.”
Release date: February 27
Release date: February 27
If you’re in the market for truly epic historical fiction, the latest from Cristina Henríquez (The Book of Unknown Americans) chronicles the construction of the Panama Canal through the stories of a dozen intersecting lives: laborers, doctors, fishermen, soothsayers, and one courageous teenage girl. Bonus trivia: Author Henríquez’s father immigrated to the U.S. from Panama.
Release date: March 5
Release date: March 5
How’s this for a fantastic idea? James, the hugely anticipated new book from acclaimed novelist Percival Everett, is nothing less than a complete reimagining of Mark Twain’s immortal classic The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The twist: This time, the story is told from the perspective of Jim, the enslaved runaway who joins Huck on history’s most famous Mississippi adventure.
Release date: March 19
Release date: March 19
Details are scarce on this new one coming in the summer from Matt Haig, author of 2020’s beloved existential parable The Midnight Library. But advance word suggests more life-affirming conjecture involving an unexpected inheritance, a new house, and a fresh start on life on the beautiful Spanish island of Ibiza. Yes, please.
Release date: September 3
Release date: September 3
Mystery fans who enjoyed the grim fun of The Silent Patient will be happy to hear that author Alex Michaelides is back patrolling similar twisty terrain. The Fury moves the action to a posh Greek island, where movie star Lana Farrar has gathered all her besties. Murder ensues. Early readers are praising the plot, pacing, and Glass Onion vibe.
Release date: January 16
Release date: January 16
Psychological suspense specialist Stacy Willingham (A Flicker in the Dark) returns to explore a Bad Roommate Situation gone nuclear. Shy college sophomore Margot has just moved into off-campus housing with her wild friend Lucy and two other girls. When one of the fraternity boys next door winds up dead, roommate tensions get severe.
Release date: January 16
Release date: January 16
Eighteen years ago, the Alperton Angels suicide cult made headlines around the world—and an infant mysteriously disappeared. Now true-crime writer Amanda Bailey may have found the Alperton Baby, all grown up, which would be the scoop of the century. Complicating matters: The child may be the anti-Christ. Uh-oh. Janice Hallett (The Appeal) has the infernal details.
Release date: January 23
Release date: January 23
Billie and Cassie, best friends since seventh grade, have grown apart in recent years. It’s fair to say that Billie, single and childless, rather envies her wealthy and married friend. When Cassie’s infant is kidnapped, Billie is deeply concerned—for all the wrong reasons. Using alternating POVs, author Carola Lovering digs into the dark-side gnarliness of female friendships.
Release date: March 5
Release date: March 5
Safety tip: When traveling, avoid any local route called Murder Road. Newlyweds April and Eddie learn this the hard way when they stop to pick up a hitchhiker outside a small town in Michigan. Turns out the road has a long and bloody history, the town has a terrible secret, and you’re reading the new thriller from the author of The Sun Down Motel.
Release date: March 5
Release date: March 5
The title of this debut cozy from Kristen Perrin suggests useful information, poorly timed. Annie Adams, invited to the country estate of her reclusive Aunt Frances, discovers a strange situation involving a quant English village, a 50-year-old prophecy, and, alas, a dead aunt. On the plus side, it seems Frances spent the last 60 years solving her own murder. Neat trick!
Release date: March 26
Release date: March 26
A double nominee for the Goodreads Choice Awards in 2018, London author Stuart Turton (The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle) specializes in high-concept murder mysteries seasoned with sci-fi twists and assorted weirdness. His new book features a utopian/dystopian island, a deadly worldwide fog, a glitchy security system, and precisely 125 murder suspects. Well, 124.
Release date: May 21
Release date: May 21
The author of The Guest List and The Paris Apartment is back this summer with a new twisty tale that's giving Clue vibes. It's opening weekend at a new luxury resort that may be built on some old secrets. Enter our cast of characters vying for survival in this locked-roomed mystery: the founder, the lover, the mystery guest, the staff, and, of course, the detective.
Release date: June 18
Release date: June 18
New Fantasy Novels
The third and reportedly final installment of Olivie Blake’s Atlas series reveals the ultimate fate of the Alexandrian Society, powerful sorcerers who wield the magical knowledge of history’s greatest civilizations. The Six Society recruits must decide what they’re willing to sacrifice for limitless power. The fate of the world, need we add, hangs in the balance.
Release date: January 9
Release date: January 9
A classically structured murder mystery set in an innovative fantasy milieu, The Tainted Cup is the first in a new series from genre ace Robert Jackson Bennett, author of the excellent Founders Trilogy series. In Holmes-and-Watson style, genius detective Ana Dolabra and her assistant, Dinios Kol, investigate an impossible murder in an ecologically evolved world.
Release date: February 6
Release date: February 6
One of the most beloved writers in all of speculative fiction, Kelly Link brings emotional depth and serious literary chops to whatever she chooses to write about. In this case, three teenagers—missing and presumed dead—find themselves dropped back into their old lives. Although they may still be missing. And, in fact, they may still be dead. Intriguing, isn’t it?
Release date: February 13
Release date: February 13
Stories of magical books and eldritch tomes represent a long and rich tradition in fantasy literature. Aficionados of said tradition will want to check out this debut novel concerning New York City bookseller Cassie Andrews and her latest acquisition, a book that opens up limitless travel opportunities. Alas, several other collectors have been coveting this publication for a long, long time…
Release date: February 13
Release date: February 13
From the author of The Bear and the Nightingale, this evocatively titled historical fantasy transports readers to northern Belgium, circa 1918. Investigating the mysterious death of her brother, field nurse Laura Iven chases down rumors of missing soldiers, haunted battlefield trenches, and a ghostly hotelier with a wicked offer.
Release date: February 13
Release date: February 13
The irrepressible Leigh Bardugo (Ninth House) turns her pen to historical fantasy with this intriguing novel set in Madrid during the Spanish Golden Age. Scullion maid Luzia Cotado finds herself in strange and serious trouble when her knack for magic attracts the attention of royal spies, mad alchemists, and the Spanish Inquisition. Didn’t expect that.
Release date: April 9
Release date: April 9
Following up on 2020’s beloved The House in the Cerulean Sea, author T.J. Klune returns readers to the Marsyas Island Orphanage, founded to protect magical children from sinister forces. Arthur Parnassus is dedicated to defending his young charges, be they gnomes, sprites, or wyverns. But darkness from Arthur’s past threatens to endanger them all.
Release date: September 10
Release date: September 10
The booming trend in romance/fantasy hybrids continues apace with several high-profile releases coming throughout the year, including the latest from genre pioneer Sarah J. Maas. The third book in her popular Crescent City series, House of Flame and Shadow continues Maas’ epic tale of sexy fallen angels and the mortals who love them.
Release date: January 30
Release date: January 30
Drenched in the blood and lust of Norse mythology, the new book from author Danielle L. Jensen (The Bridge Kingdom series) introduces shield maiden Freya, whose martial prowess spurs the envy of both women and men. Freya’s magical shield abilities allow her to fend off any attack, but can she guard her heart from the jarl’s handsome son? We shall see!
Release date: February 27
Release date: February 27
Author Analeigh Sbrana makes her debut with this innovative romantasy set in the world of the fae folk. Well, one of their worlds, anyway. To save her village, young mortal Lore Alemeyu agrees to explore a forbidden enchanted library. To get there, she must rely on two very handsome, very dangerous fae fellows. Sparks fly. Trouble ensues.
Release date: February 27
Release date: February 27
Author (and registered nurse!) Cecy Robson operates at the crossroads between fantasy and romance. Her latest tells the tale of Leith, a hardened gladiator in the treacherous Kingdom of Arrow. Will Leith’s heart finally soften when the elven royal Maeve offers him a chance to win his freedom? There will be blood.
Release date: March 5
Release date: March 5
Inspired by classic Greek mythology, the Hades x Persephone Saga from Muscogee Nation author Scarlett St. Clair follows the unlikely romance between the Goddess of Spring and the God of the Dead. This fourth installment finds Persephone trying to save humanity from her new official position as Queen of the Underworld.
Release date: March 12
Release date: March 12
Ali Hazelwood (The Love Hypothesis) turns her attention from STEMinist rom-coms to paranormal romance with this highly anticipated switching of the gears. To uphold a historic peacekeeping pact, vampyre outcast Misery Lark forges a volatile alliance with alpha werewolf Lowe Moreland. Things get complicated. Then hot. Then really and truly weird.
Release date: February 6
Release date: February 6
Ricki Wilde, restless daughter of a wealthy Atlanta family, decides to take her chances in New York City, where the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance still lingers. When a handsome stranger sweeps her off her feet, Ricki gets a new perspective on Harlem’s history. Brooklyn author Tia Williams (Seven Days in June) delivers an epic love story with a timely twist.
Release date: February 6
Release date: February 6
In this stirring new love story from romance great Kennedy Ryan (Before I Let Go), a woman finds her life upended by a monumental betrayal. In its aftermath, Soledad Barnes must keep a roof over her daughters' heads and rediscover herself at the same time. That doesn't leave any time for a hunky (but forbidden!) man to enter the picture—or does it?
Release date: March 5
Release date: March 5
Author and cupcake mogul Abby Jimenez (Yours Truly) returns with a slippery romantic premise: Unlucky in love, online acquaintances Justin and Emma agree to a quick summer fling, with the idea that their curses will cancel each other out. But first they must purify themselves in the waters of Lake Minnetonka. No, really.
Release date: April 2
Release date: April 2
A-list romance author Emily Henry (Beach Read) kicks off the new year with a mischievous riff on the old opposites-attract template. Daphne is feeling rather adrift since her ex-fiancé bailed. Her new roommate Miles has an interesting connection to all that, actually. Is Daphne really falling in love with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex? Funny story…
Release date: April 23
Release date: April 23
Fans of Red, White and Royal Blue will want to check out the new rom-com from Casey McQuiston, which proposes a fascinating thought experiment: What happens when two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European wine tour? Answer: They challenge each other to an international hookup competition. Naturally.
Release date: August 6
Release date: August 6
In a future Africa where men control women’s bodies via microchip, one desperate woman faces off against cruel systemic inequality—and a vengeful ghost bent on bloody revenge. An early favorite for 2024’s Most Unsettling Cover Art Award, Womb City is the debut adult novel from author Tlotlo Tsamaase.
Release date: January 23
Release date: January 23
Long-listed for the 2023 Booker Prize, Martin MacInnes' literary sci-fi tale of the ocean's unfathomable depths hits U.S. shores this February. Think Interstellar, but underwater, as a young marine biologist joins a deep-sea expedition in the Atlantic that calls into question everything we know about our own beginnings.
Release date: February 27
Release date: February 27
Ripped straight from science news headlines, the sci-fi thriller Baby X imagines an uncomfortably plausible future. Advances in genetics have spawned a black market for stolen celebrity DNA. Bio-security agent Ember Ryan helps her famous clients by fending off psycho stalkers. But no one is ready for what happens next.
Release date: March 5
Release date: March 5
The culture’s anxious speculation on AI continues with this intriguing debut from author Sierra Greer. Annie Bot is designed to be the perfect girlfriend for her owner, Doug, attending to all his emotional and physical needs. But what if Doug doesn’t know what he wants? And what if Annie does? More human than human…
Release date: March 19
Release date: March 19
The makers of the acclaimed series known as The Expanse are back with more cerebral sci-fi: When the last remnants of humanity are forced into a Darwinian cage match with another captive species, only one man has the vision to fight the real enemy. The Mercy of Gods is the first in a planned trilogy.
Release date: August 6
Release date: August 6
New Horror
Perhaps you’ve seen those news reports about remote Italian village homes available for free? Yeah, author Christopher Golden saw those reports, too, and his latest high-concept horror show presents a worst-case scenario: Think creepy villagers, unholy rituals, ancient evil, haunted catacombs, this sort of thing.
Release date: January 30
Release date: January 30
If you’re in the market for atmospheric gothic horror with a feminist twist set in 19th-century Sri Lanka, well, we have a most extraordinary coincidence to report. This historical cautionary tale from author Amanda Jayatissa (You’re Invited) features a courageous young heroine, a supernatural jungle entity, and some grim observations on Western religious hegemony.
Release date: February 20
Release date: February 20
Connoisseurs of spec-fic microgenres may want to get acquainted with author S.A. Barnes (Dead Silence), who has staked out a nice little specialty in space horror. Her new one, due in July, features a dubious exploration mission, a derelict planet, a missing colony, and a space-based illness that causes unfortunate spells of psychopathic violence.
Release date: April 9
Release date: April 9
Author Nick Medina (Sisters of the Lost Nation) specializes in supernatural mysteries steeped in Native American mythological horror. His latest follows the fate of Noemi Broussard, a young woman investigating a string of gruesome deaths and suicides on tribal lands. Something wicked is loose on the reservation, and no one wants to talk about it.
Release date: April 16
Release date: April 16
In this dark and Gothic tale, financially precarious medium Roos and her long-dead spirit companion lead sordid backroom séances that one day attract the attention of a wealthy young widow. An invitation to a crumbling estate soon follows, and then...murder. The finger of suspicion points to Roos, but perhaps the fault lies with the dead who walk alongside her.
Release date: May 14
Release date: May 14
The undisputed heavyweight champion of horror, Stephen King made his bones in the publishing business as a novelist. But he’s a master of the short story form, too, and this latest collection features 12 tales said to be even darker than usual for Maine’s gentleman maniac. Bonus trivia: The new collection includes a sequel story to Cujo.
Release date: May 21
Release date: May 21
After Blackfoot Native American author Stephen Graham Jones (The Only Good Indians) wraps up his acclaimed Indian Lake trilogy in March, fans won't need to wait long for this standalone novel that twists everything you know about a classic slasher story. Set in 1989 in a small west Texas town, 17-year-old Tolly Driver is about to be cursed to kill for revenge.
Release date: July 16
Release date: July 16
New Young Adult Novels
The first in a new duology from acclaimed author Hafsah Faizal (We Hunt the Flame), the historical fantasy A Tempest of Tea puts a new spin on the old heist-story template. Several spins, actually. Find out what happens when streetwise orphan Arthie Casimir gathers her crew to take down a nest of aristocratic vampires.
Release date: February 20
Release date: February 20
YA ace Holly Black returns to the sprawling world of Elfhame, home to adventure, romance, ancient relics, scheming fae, palace intrigue, and the occasional psychopathic storm hag. Black’s peerless world-building is always a delight. Advance word suggests that shippers will have much to discuss in this concluding chapter of the acclaimed Stolen Heir Duology.
Release date: March 5
Release date: March 5
Here’s a pickle: Bel’s mom, Rachel, disappeared 16 years ago, when Bel was just an infant. During the filming of a true-crime documentary on the case, Mom suddenly reappears with a frankly unbelievable story. Now Bel has to figure out what’s really going on—with the cameras rolling. Uncomfortable! Holly Jackson (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series) has the details.
Release date: April 2
Release date: April 2
Book No. 2 in the inventive Iron Widow sci-fi/fantasy series, Heavenly Tyrant continues the adventures of young robot pilot Zetian. Now in a position to make a difference, Zetian takes aim at the misogynist superstructure of Huaxia society. Bonus trivia: Author Xiran Jay Zhao has the best author photo on Goodreads. Check it out.
Release date: April 30
Release date: April 30
Long awaited and beautifully packaged—look at that cover art!—Children of Anguish and Anarchy is the third and final installment of the celebrated Legacy of Orïsha series from Nigerian American writer Tomi Adeyemi. Quick précis: Zélie Adebola finally squares off against King Baldyr. Final boss fight! Meanwhile, industry reports say Adeyemi is now writing the script for the movie adaptation.
Release date: June 25
Release date: June 25
Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ Inheritance Games saga is getting a reboot with this new installment of the crazy-popular YA mystery franchise. The setup focuses on billionaire Avery Grambs and the Hawthorne brothers as they ramp up a new gauntlet of puzzles for the next generation. But with fame and fortune on the line, not everyone is playing fair.
Release date: July 30
Release date: July 30
It’s shaping up to be another bountiful year for nonfiction, starting with this January release from British scholar and mythology specialist Natalie Haynes (A Thousand Ships). Divine Might provides a female-centered look at classical Greek legends and stories, delivered with Haynes’ patented insight and humor. Bonus trivia: Across the pond, Haynes is a celebrity historian. They have those in England.
Release date: January 2
Release date: January 2
Stranded in Arizona when her immigrant parents were forced back to Mexico, teenage Elizabeth Gutierrez finished school and cared for her younger brother as a homeless student in Tucson. Front-line evidence of a broken immigration system, this debut memoir is recommended for readers of Educated and The Distance Between Us.
Release date: February 13
Release date: February 13
You know that magic trick some people can do, where they can talk to anyone and make a connection? Journalist Charles Duhigg (The Power of Habit) digs into the complex dynamics of conversation by analyzing high-stakes situations like jury deliberations and CIA recruitment sessions. As E.M. Forster advised us so long ago: Only connect!
Release date: February 20
Release date: February 20
Navigating grief is one of the toughest journeys anyone can take in life. We’re told we must follow a rigid set of stages—denial, anger, etc.—but perhaps there’s another way? That’s the open question in this heartfelt memoir by Sloane Crosley, who documents her own experience after the death of a close friend. Bonus trivia: Crosley is the author of the 2022 cult classic Cult Classic.
Release date: February 27
Release date: February 27
Author and Georgetown professor Cal Newport (Deep Work) has earned a grateful readership by providing solutions for dealing with the insane acceleration of our digital world. His latest book-length inquiry suggests specific methods for doing your best work at a sustainable pace. His No. 1 rule? Do fewer things. Can’t argue with that.
Release date: March 5
Release date: March 5
Supermodel, supermogul, and international drag superstar RuPaul gets intensely personal in his new memoir, digging deep into memories of growing up poor, Black, and queer in San Diego. RuPaul’s stated goal with the new book is to strip away the performer’s artifice, artful as it is, and get real about sobriety, self-acceptance, and courage.
Release date: March 5
Release date: March 5
When Susan Lieu was 11 years old, her mother died from a botched plastic surgery. A determined and indefatigable Vietnamese immigrant, Lieu’s mother was a force of nature. Twenty years later, the author examines the resonance of that pivotal event in a memoir that explores trauma, body image, mother-daughter relationships, and the American immigrant experience.
Release date: March 12
Release date: March 12
Following up on 2021’s celebrated history of Black performance, A Little Devil in America, author and poet Hanif Abdurraqib turns his attention to the cultural resonance of sports—basketball, in particular. His love of the game powers his passionate essays on excellence and expectation, rules and role models, Cleveland and LeBron. You’ll want to check out his poetry, too.
Release date: March 26
Release date: March 26
Author, linguist, and podcast host Amanda Montell hit a nerve in 2021 with Cultish, a darkly funny takedown of 21st-century delusion and fanaticism. Montell expands her vision with this new book on the broader wave of anti-rational thinking and our enduring cognitive biases. You’ll want to check out her podcasts, as well.
Release date: April 9
Release date: April 9
On August 12, 2022, author Salman Rushdie was brutally attacked onstage as he prepared to give a public lecture in New York. Rushdie lost the use of one eye and one hand. His new book recounts the traumatic incident and his painful recovery in a powerful initiative to engage violence with words, hate with art.
Release date: April 16
Release date: April 16
Veteran storyteller Erik Larson has made a career out of narrative nonfiction accounts that chronicle dramatic moments in history—the sinking of the Lusitania, say, or ritual murder at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. His latest details the dark days leading up to the American Civil War, centered on President Lincoln’s most desperate hours.
Release date: April 30
Release date: April 30
Which books are you most excited to read in 2024? Let us know in the comments!
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Erik Larson! I can't wait for the book!There are many that I am excited about.
The new Emily Henry too!
Don’t forget Rebecca Roanhorse’s Mirrored Sky comes out June 5th (Black Sun book #3!!!)
Obviously can't wait for Stephen King's new novel, and I Was A Teenage Slasher looks really good too! Also Leigh Bardugo's "The Familiar." A few others as well!
Pretty surprised that Sanderson’s next Stormlight Archives entry didn’t make the Fantasy list.
Books by Hannah, Haifa, Foley, Link, Larson
I can't wait to add The Grandest Game to my personal library :D
A lot of these look great! However: "One of the most beloved writers in all of speculative fiction," What a spectacular and incorrect claim
Wanted to add The Mercy of Gods to my tbr shelf, but it says "This item does not meet our catalog guidelines and can no longer be rated or reviewed." and won't let me.
Other than that, great list, added quite a few to keep an eye on for 2024! I can't read books as fast as my tbr shelf grows! :-D
Other than that, great list, added quite a few to keep an eye on for 2024! I can't read books as fast as my tbr shelf grows! :-D
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My most anticipated ones for next year are mostly asian lit:A Crane Among Wolves
Seventeen-year-old Iseul has lived a sheltered, privileged life despite the kingdom’s turmoil. When her older sister, Suyeon, becomes the king’s latest prey, Iseul leaves the relative safety of her village, traveling through forbidden territory to reach the capital in hopes of stealing her sister back. Save her sister. Free the people. Destroy a tyrant.
Dragonfruit
In the old tales, it is written that the egg of a seadragon, dragonfruit, holds within it the power to undo a person’s greatest sorrow. An unwanted marriage, a painful illness, and unpaid debt ... gone. But as with all things that promise the moon and the stars and offer hope when hope has gone, the tale comes with a warning.
Every wish demands a price.
The Lost Souls of Benzaiten
A fantastical and heartfelt debut, quirky and transportive, that follows a young outcast on a journey of transformation . . . into a robot vacuum cleaner
I’m looking forward to the grandest game.
Rebecca wrote: "Wanted to add The Mercy of Gods to my tbr shelf, but it says "This item does not meet our catalog guidelines and can no longer be rated or reviewed." and won't let me.Other than that, great list,..."
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My Favorite Thing Is Monsters 2!!!! Can’t believe it wasn’t on this list!!!
The Martin MacInnes book listed here, In Ascension, is already available in the US in audiobook form.
Looks like they’re some really good and interesting new books coming out next year! I can’t hardly wait! There’s several I am really interested in, and it’s all authors that I’ve not ever read from! So I’m really excited about meeting a few new ones I’ve not read from!
I’m excited for the third one of The Gilded Ones from Namina Forna. It’s coming out this February 🤩
Of course I'm expecting any Emily Henry's books! I found her work this year and they made me soo happy! <3 I'm a huge fan of beach read, kinda liked booklovers, I'm patiently waiting for new babies.
OMG!!! I can't believe I'll have to wait until May to read Stephen King's new book!!!!
where are the anticipated releases for graphic novels and middle grade??
I read the Alperton Angels months ago. Why is it a new release?
Describing Crescent City as a story about “sexy fallen angels and the mortals who love them” is not only reductive but WILDLY inaccurate.
Can’t wait for the new Haruki Murakami
Really looking forward to the new Percival Everett, RuPaul's autobiography, Stephen King's short story collection, and The Last Murder at the End of the World!
Stuart Turton, Stacy Willingham and Stephen King!!
It’s nice to be able to read the descriptions without clicking into each book separately. Thanks Goodreads :)
Tresa wrote: "I read the Alperton Angels months ago. Why is it a new release?" Probably a difference in country release schedules. The US often gets British books several months after they are released there. My guess is either you are in Britain or got your hands on a copy originally released there or somewhere else outside the US.
Sarah J. Maas (Crescent City 3) and Deborah Harkness (All Souls book nr 5)
I’m super excited for All This Twisted Glory by Tahereh Mafi! Release date is 2.6.24
Meg wrote: "I'm sad that there aren't really any LGBTQ+ reads on here ☹️ I look forward to those."RuPaul, My Darling Dreadful Thing, The Pairing, Womb City, Somewhere Beyond the Sea, The Atlas Complex
The Heiress, Everyone on this Train is a Murderer, To Woo and To Wed, Ghost Island, The Frame Up, Middle of The Night, One Perfect Couple, On the Surface, Lies and Weddings, They Are Hunters, A Talent for Murder, Home is Where the Bodies Are.
i'm actually excited for lot of the new romances and nonfictions, especially rupaul's memoir. willing to fight for a copy fr fr
Some of these sound great. I love Matt Haig.
My Most Anticipated of 2024:- The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
- Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo by Adam Cesare
- Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
- A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson
- End of Story by A.J. Finn
- Bad Dreams in the Night by Adam Ellis
- If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay
- The Titanic Survivors' Book Club by Timothy Schaffert
- One of Us Knows by Alyssa Cole
- Blessed Water: A Sister Holiday Mystery by Margot Douaihy
- Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
- One of You by Erin E. Adams
- Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin
- Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
- Bright and Tender Dark by Joanna Pearson
Meg wrote: "I'm sad that there aren't really any LGBTQ+ reads on here ☹️ I look forward to those."Some upcoming ones I'm looking forward to in 2024:
- Cuckoo
- The Bump
- Bury Your Gays
- Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts
- Now, Conjurers
- The Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl
- No Road Home
- The Guncle Abroad
- Teenage Dirtbags
- Who's Afraid of Gender?
I’m most excited for McQuiston’s “The Pairing.” My husband is a big fan and I’ve joined him. Another queer rom com that sounds delightful and perfect for a film adaptation. Sign me up!
The Bullet Swallower…McCarthy/ Marquez mix?! Sounds incredible and I love a good western.
I cannot WAIT for Holly Jackson’s new book!!!
Why is there nothing historical in the "romance" section? I seem to recall those books having a category of their own in previous years, so I'm guessing you replaced it with the new "romantasy" category. Which is fine, I suppose, but if you're going to do that, you need to merge the former "historical romance" books into the "romance" category. Otherwise, you wind up with an entire genre excluded from your lists.
A CERULEAN SEA SEQUEL!!! actually might cry i love those characters so much
Sunni wrote: "It’s nice to be able to read the descriptions without clicking into each book separately. Thanks Goodreads :)"Agreed :)
Loved looking through these, and have let the tbr pile grow just a little more…
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
The Empyrean #3 by Rebecca Yarros