Let’s Talk Bookish: 2026 Anticipated Releases

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This week’s topic is:

Most Anticipated Releases

Prompts: What 2026 releases are you most excited for? Are there any sequels you’re looking forward to reading? Are there any debut authors you’re excited to see release their first books? Any favorite authors coming out with something new?

What 2026 releases are you most excited for?

I say this almost every time there’s an “anticipated releases” post to make and so I’ll say it again. Most of the time, I don’t pay much attention to upcoming releases. That said, I’ve been spending too much time on bookstagram these days, so I’ve seen many “anticipated 2026 releases” posts, and quite a few landed on my TBR as a result. It was so hard to narrow down but I’m very excited about these! I’ve probably forgotten heaps but I know I’ll have more opportunities to share anticipated releases in the year ahead.

Also, just to note, I’m not including debuts, sequels, or books from favourite authors on this list as I’ve put those in their own sections below! 😂

*^{Behind Five Willows by June Hur, The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer, Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi, The Missed Connection by Tia Williams, Better the Devil by Erik J. Brown}*

Are there any sequels you’re looking forward to reading?

There are definitely books in series that I’m excited to get to. Making the top of that list is the next installment in the Dungeon Crawler Carl world: A Parade of Horribles! The third book in the Leviathan We’re also getting Victorious, the third (and final?) Villains book by V.E. Schwab, and I feel like I’ve been highly anticipating that announcement for years now. 😂 Aiden Thomas is also releasing the second Cemetery Boys book! And as you can see, many without covers yet, lol.

^{Cemetery Boys: Espíritu by Aiden Thomas, Platform Decay by Martha Wells, Placeholder covers for: Victorious by V.E. Schwab, A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman, A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett}

Are there any debut authors you’re excited to see release their first books?

I think because I pay so little attention to the finer details, I tend to miss out on who is debut author. 😅 These are three off my 2026 releases list that I’m really looking forward to!

*^{The Poet Empress by Shen Tao, This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum, Hold Me Like A Grudge by Celine Ong, The Secret World of Briar Rose by Cindy Pham}*

Any favorite authors coming out with something new?

I have no words for how excited I am about these books, especially new Fonda Lee because I feel as if it’s been entirely too long!

*^{The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee, Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman, Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett}*

Don’t forget to check out the other bloggers who joined the discussion this week! 👇🏽

Emma @ Pages of Emma
Rachael @ The Green Tea Librarian
Elle @ Unwrapping Words
Yolanda @ Past Midnight
Abyssal Librarian
Raji @ Worlds Unlike Our Own

If I’ve missed your post this week, don’t hesitate to let me know in the comments, and I’ll add you to this week’s list of community posts ASAP!

Are you also looking forward to any of these releases I mentioned? What are your most anticipated releases of 2026? Are your favourites releasing new books?