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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May 2023 Upcoming Book Releases
The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
Contemporary Fiction
May 2, 2023
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A marriage in crisis for the new owner of a bar and his lawyer wife who is struggling with infertility.
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul
Historical Fiction
May 2, 2023
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A legendary white actress leaves her fortune to three wealthy Black sisters who discover a tale of unexpected family and sacrifice.
The Nigerwife by Vanessa Walters
Mystery & Thriller
May 2, 2023
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A London woman flies to Nigeria to search for her missing niece and finds shocking secrets that hint at her own dark past.
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Historical Fiction
May 2, 2023
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Three generations of a Christan family in southern India curse to have one member of each generation die by drowning.
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Dystopian Fiction
May 2, 2023
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In a dystopian America, a woman about to earn her freedom from winning a prison gladiator-style entertainment seeks to make a statement.
Paper Names by Susie Luo
Contemporary Fiction
May 2, 2023
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An act of violence ties together an immigrant family and a white lawyer with his own family secrets.
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
Young Adult Fiction
May 2, 2023
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Despite her family being entangled in a high-profile murder investigation, a Native woman must fight for survival when tribeswomen go missing and grave robbers strike.
Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
Romance
May 2, 2023
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Years after spending one with a charming boy, he shows up again as her life is falling apart with an offer to help.
The Daydreams by Laura Hankin
Contemporary Fiction
May 2, 2023
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Old secrets resurface in a reunion special for a popular early 2000s teenage drama that exploded on live tv and changed the actors lives forever.
The Ferryman by Justin Cronin
Science Fiction
May 2, 2023
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Unrest begins to spread in the society an island utopia where implants monitor your health levels and nothing is at it once seemed.
No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister
Contemporary Fiction
May 2, 2023
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A woman’s debut novel touches the life of nine readers in different ways, showcasing the power of books in our lives.
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks
Literary Fiction
May 9, 2023
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Iconic American actor Tom Hanks pens his debut novel about a humble comic book that inspires a multi-million dollar superhero action film.
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
Contemporary Fiction
May 9, 2023
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A New York City death doula is forced to navigate friendship and love in the realm of the living on a cross-country trip.
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
Contemporary Fiction
May 16, 2023
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A struggling white author publishes a deceased Asian-American author’s unfinished work under a pseudonym and struggles to keep her secret.
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren
Romance
May 16, 2023
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A romance novelist who’s never been in love stars in a romance reality tv show where all the contestants are romance archtypes.
Fractal Noise by Christopher Paolini
Science Fiction
May 16, 2023
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IN 2234, the crew of the Adamura are haunted by the ghosts of their pasts when they explore an anomaly on a plant’s surface.
The Senator’s Wife by Liv Constantine
Mystery & Thriller
May 23, 2023
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While recovering from hip surgery, a senator’s wife begins to suspect her home health aide has ulterior motives.
Someone Else’s Bucket List by Amy T. Matthews
Romance
May 23, 2023
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An Instagram influencers dying wish is for her shy younger sister to finish out her very public bucket list.
The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
Contemporary Fiction
May 30, 2023
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A group of college friends gather together to celebrate life, but one has a secret that might upend everything.
June 2023 Upcoming Book Releases
The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel
Historical Fiction
June 6, 2023
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After entrusting her daughter to her best friend with a daughter the same age, a woman returns after WWII ends searching for them, hearing rumors that only one daughter survived.
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
Historical Fiction
June 6, 2023
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Based on a true story, the granddaughter of one of China’s only female doctors breaks with tradition to treat women of all levels during the Ming Dynasty.
The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende
Literary Fiction
June 6, 2023
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Two interwoven stories of parents searching for a better life for their children – on in 1938 Austria and the other in modern-day America.
All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby
Mystery & Thriller
June 6, 2023
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A Black sheriff in the American South investigates the shooting of a young Black man by one of his deputies.
The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand
Contemporary Fiction
June 13, 2023
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After her husbands’ death, a woman gathers her friends from various stages of her life together for a weekend on Nantucket.
Love, theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Romance
June 13, 2023
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In a STEM romance, two rival physicists duke it out all while she is fake dating his brother.
The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
Historical Fiction
June 13, 2023
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In 1956, when a bomb explodes at Radio City Music Hall, a Rockette finds herself tangled up in the investigation.
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
Mystery & Thriller
June 20, 2023
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A security expert on the run for her husband’s murder must decide who to trust as she tracks down the real killer.
The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
Contemporary Fiction
June 20, 2023
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A young boy is critically injured after falling out a window. His mother refuses to speak and her friendship with the neighbors quickly unravel.
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
Mystery & Thriller
June 20, 2023
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An elderly woman whose family was murdered decades ago promises to tell her home health aide the whole story.
The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz
Mystery & Thriller
June 20, 2023
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During lockdown, a woman uses the spare room of her childhood best friend and suspects something happened to their last guest.
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
Romance
June 27, 2023
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In cosmic bad timing, an overworked publicist falls in love with her temporary roommate, except he actually exists seven years in the past.
The Beach at Summerly by Beatriz Williams
Historical Fiction
June 27, 2023
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In 1946, a caretaker’s daughter becomes entangled with the estate’s residents and the hunt for a Cold War spy.
The First Ladies by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Historical Fiction
June 27, 2023
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The true story of the friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Civil Rights Activist Mary McLeod Bethune.
July 2023 Upcoming Book Releases
The Sunset Crowd by Karin Tanabe
Historical Fiction
July 4, 2023
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In 1970s Los Angeles, three ambitious women each fight to make it to the top, willing to do whatever reinventing or duplicity it takes to earn success.
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
Romance
July 11, 2023
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A minor surgery leaves a woman with face blindness as she falls in love with two men at the same time.
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
Historical Fiction
July 18, 2023
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Sequel to Harlem Shuffle. In the 1970s, Ray Carney manages his furniture and his illegal side gig as the city erupts in violence.
Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker
Mystery & Thriller
July 18, 2023
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When a class of preschool children starts craving blood, they and their mothers are the prime suspects after the preschool teacher is killed.
The Block Party by Jamie Day
Mystery & Thriller
July 18, 2023
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At the annual Summer Block Party, someone is murdered and all the seemingly perfect neighbors are suspects.
The Collector by Daniel Silva
Mystery & Thriller
July 18, 2023
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Legendary art restorer Gabriel Allon and a beautiful master thief try to find the world’s most valuable missing painting while also stopping a international incident.
Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong
Fantasy
July 25, 2023
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A new adult fantasy series inspired by Antony and Cleopatra where a princess enters a deadly game in order to bring down the monarchy.
Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena
Mystery & Thriller
July 25, 2023
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A girl goes missing hours after a fight with her father and all the neighbors want to spill the beans, but not all are telling the truth.
August 2023 Upcoming Book Releases
The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange
Contemporary Fiction
August 1, 2023
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After serving in prison for a drug conviction, a woman moves in with her siblings and tries to rebuild her life.
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Contemporary Fiction
August 1, 2023
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After serving in prison for a drug conviction, a woman moves in with her siblings and tries to rebuild her life.
Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister
Mystery & Thriller
August 1, 2023
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A detective soon realizes that her family’s safety depends on framing someone else for the murder case she is investigating.
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
Contemporary Fiction
August 1, 2023
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A Dominican-American woman’s call for a living wake forces her sisters and nieces to make decisions about their own lives.
The Bookbinder by Pip Williams
Historical Fiction
August 1, 2023
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In 1914, an English woman yearns for higher education but fears that falling in love with a Belgain soldier might hold her back.
Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen
Mystery & Thriller
August 1, 2023
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A mother with a hidden past is desperate to keep her grown daughter from moving out beginning a dangerous chess match for power.
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
Mystery & Thriller
August 8, 2023
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After befriending a mysterious woman, a popular true crime podcaster unexpectedly finds herself the subject of her own podcast.
Dark Corners by Megan Goldin
Mystery & Thriller
August 8, 2023
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The Night Swim sequel. Podcaster Rachel Krall searches for a true crime podcaster who disappeared after interviewing a serial killer.
California Golden by Melanie Benjamin
Historical Fiction
August 8, 2023
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In the 1960s, the daughters of a legendary female surfer find their lives diverging as the struggle with their unconventional childhood.
Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney
Mystery & Thriller
August 29, 2023
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An eighty-year-old and a nursing home employee team up to solve a twenty-year child abduction and a recent murder.
The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner
Romance
August 29, 2023
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An engaged plus-size woman leading a group bike trip is surprised when the one night stand who ghosted her years ago is one of the particpants.
Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue
Historical Fiction
August 29, 2023
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Based on the true story of Anne Lister and Eliza Raine, two teenagers who fall in love at an English boarding school in 1805.
The Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
Horror
August 29, 2023
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In 1840s Mexico, a woman and her first love must work together to face a monster that drains men of their blood.
September 2023 Upcoming Book Releases
The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang
Historical Fiction
September 5, 2023
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In 1906, a white singer and a Chinese embroideress are caught up with a charming railroad magnate and the mystery of a fabled Chinese relic.
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
Historical Fiction
September 5, 2023
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In 1958, a Sheriff investigates a murder in a small Minnesota town where the wounds from World War II make the truth hard to find.
Evil Eye by Etaf Rum
Contemporary Fiction
September 5, 2023
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A Palestinian woman whose life begins to implode realizes that the conservative upbringing she thought she escaped has lasting consequences on her and her daughters’ lives.
Holly by Stephen King
Horror
September 5, 2023
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Holly Gibney’s search for a missing daughter leads her to an octogenarian couple – two twisted professors with an unholy secret in their basement.
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
Contemporary Fiction
September 5, 2023
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A biracial Korean family races to find answers when the father goes missing and the only witness is his mute son with a rare genetic condition who returns covered in blood.
The Fraud by Zadie Smith
Historical Fiction
September 5, 2023
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In 1873, a Scottish housekeeper becomes enthralled with a case where a man claiming to be the heir to an estate is a fraud and the star witness is a former Jamaican slave.
Chenneville by Paulette Jiles
Historical Fiction
September 12, 2023
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After the Civil War, an injured Union soldier hunts down the killer of his sister and her family.
The Traitor by Ava Glass
Mystery & Thriller
September 19, 2023
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British spy Emma Makepeace goes undercover on a Russian oligarch’s superyacht to solve the murder of an MI6 agent.
Running Grave by Robert Galbraith
Mystery & Thriller
September 26, 2023
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Private Investigators Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott take on another case in the 7th book of the series.
Foul Heart Huntsman by Chloe Gong
Historical Fantasy
September 26, 2023
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In the sequel to Foul Lady Fortune, Rosalind Lang, exposed as a spy, sets off on a national tour and tries to figure out how to save Orion.
The Armor of Light by Ken Follett
Historical Fiction
September 26, 2023
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The Industrial Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars bring new struggles in the fourth book of the Kingsbridge series.
Killing the Witches by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
Nonfiction
September 26, 2023
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The 13th book in the Killing series takes on the Salem Witch Trials and the mass hysterical that gripped the town in the 1690s.
October 2023 Upcoming Book Releases
My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahon
Horror
October 3, 2023
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At Christmas, a woman takes in her estranged mother who is dying of cancer when otherworldly things begin to happen.
Let Us Descende by Jesmyn Ward
Literary Fiction
October 3, 2023
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Blending magical realism with a reimagining of American slavery, this is the story of Annis, a Black girl sold South by the white slave master who fathered her.
Making It So by Patrick Stewart
Nonfiction
October 3, 2023
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The memoir of Patrick Stewart, the legendary actor best known for his roles as Star Trek‘s Captain Picard and X-Men‘s Professor Xavier.
The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok
Contemporary Fiction
October 10, 2023
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A poor Chinese woman fleeing an abusive marriage goes to New York to find the daughter taken from her because of China’s one-child policy.
What We Kept to Ourselves by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
Contemporary Fiction
October 10, 2023
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A man searches for answers when he finds a stranger’s dead body with a letter to his missing wife.
Family Meal by Bryan Washington
Contemporary Fiction
October 10, 2023
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After his boyfriend dies, a man moves back to his hometown and navigates a friendship with his former best friend.
Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare
Fantasy
October 10, 2023
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A prince’s body double (and bodyguard) and a magical healer get entangled in a corruption scandal that threatens to take down the entire kingdom.
The Exchange by John Grisham
Mystery & Thriller
October 17, 2023
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In a sequel to The Firm, his debut thriller, Mitch and Abby McDeere are living in Manhattan when they are caught up in another sinister plot.
More Upcoming Book Releases
The Future by Naomi Alderman
Science Fiction
November 7, 2023
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In a dystopian future where money rules the world, a handful of friends plan a heist that could have catastrophic consequences.
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Romance
November 7, 2023
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Mallory enters a charity chess event and beats the handsome world champion, sending her into the world of chess, a game that destroyed her family.
Class by Stephanie Land
Nonfiction
November 7, 2023
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In a followup to her bestselling memoir Maid, Stephanie Land discusses the challenges of being a poor single mom attending college.
What upcoming book releases are you most excited to read?
