Weโre back with another Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week’s topic is: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the Second Half of 2026
I always admire book lovers who keep track of when in the year books release but I’m not one of those people. I mean, I do pay some attention to when new books are coming out in a year, but whether they’re in the first-half or second-half of the year is anyone’s guess! So it took me a little time to scour my 2026 list on Goodreads and figure out what’s still to be released. Here are the 10 I’m really keen on! These are listed by order of release.
The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell
Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Lim
A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett
A Snake Among Swans by Hannah Kaner
Espรญritu by Aiden Thomas
Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang
Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel
Victorious by V.E. Schwab
Call Me Traitor by Everina Maxwell
To Dream in Darkness by Ann Liang
What releases are you looking forward to in the latter half of this year? Are any of these on your list or do think they’d be interesting for you?
dinipandareads 
A few I’m looking forward to and have on order.
Valley of Ravens by Barbara Erskine
Fury in Death by JD Robb
Frost and Venom by Christine Feehan
Twisted Road by Christine Feehan
Depth by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Infinite Love Story by Chanel Cleeton
False Flag by Rachel Grant
Birth of the Witch by Nora Roberts
Last Tenant by Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir
Alfa by Lilja Sigurdardottir
Bad Company by Sara Paretsky
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Ooh, I do remember seeing that there’s a new Nora Roberts but I didn’t check the details (like whether it’s part of a series or something new). I hope you enjoy all of these releases if/when you get to them ๐
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Yes, it’s book 1 in a new trilogy
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Ooh… I hadn’t seen that cover for The Dragon Has Some Complaints!
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I actually only saw it as I was preparing for this postโI had always seen the American cover. ๐คญ I don’t actually know which I prefer, lol. I think the American one gives off a much more sinister vibe, similar to Someone You Can Build A Nest In!
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Exit Party has been on several lists this week. Iโm sure curious about it.
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Me too! I really enjoy Emily St. John Mandel’s books ๐
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To Dream in Darkness has such a pretty cover.
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Right? I love the look of it hehe
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Exit Party is my most anticipated book of the whole year! Lovely list, I hope you get to read all of these๐
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I’m really looking forward to it as well! I hope you love it ๐
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You have several tempting titles, thanks for sharing your #TTT
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Thanks for stopping by ๐
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Espiritu and Victorious are on my list too!
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I’m sooo excited for them! ๐ I hope we both love them!
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The dragon has some complaint has an hilarious name & gorgeous cover !
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Right? I love the look and sound of it as well ๐คญ
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I hope you enjoy these all! I know many love books by V.E. Schwab so I’m sure that will be a popular favorite. ๐
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This upcoming release is part of my favourite series of hers and I’m so very excited for it ๐
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As you commented, we both have Evit Party on our lists. I’ve only read two or three St. John Mandel books but Station Eleven is so good. I think about it all the time.
Thanks for visiting my blog.
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I still have a few of her books to get to, but I’ve absolutely loved the ones I’ve read and can’t wait to read more!
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I’m excited to read To Dream in Darkness and A Snake Among Swans looks good too! I hope you enjoy all of these.
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I’m sooo excited for both! I hope we both enjoy these titles ๐
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It looks like you have a lot of fun books to look forward to. I hope you enjoy reading all of these when you get the chance.
Here’s my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/late-2026-most-anticipated-canadian-releases/
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Thanks Pam! ๐
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I kind of completely missed that Victorious was releasing this year, but I’m definitely super excited for that one too!
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Soooo excited! ๐
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There are several on here that I want to read! Fishbone Cinderella, A Trade of Blood (I think on my summer TBR), and A Snake Among Swans! I am also excited for Victorious and trying to decide if I want to drive an hour to see her talk! I hope you enjoy all the ones you get to! โค
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Omggg, I would love to see her talk! That would be amazing ๐ฅน I hope you enjoy all the ones you’re also looking forward to, Leslie!
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Oops, I forgot to include the new Hannah Kaner book in mine! To be perfectly transparent, I didnโt used to do monthly lists of anticipated releases. But Iโve found they give a nice viewership bump from SEO. And it helps me stay a teensy bit organized/in the know!
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I only do these for TTTs but generally don’t keep solid track of releases ๐คญ I’m so excited for the new Hannah Kaner bookโit looks so good!
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This is my second post and the second time I saw Kuang on the list. I hope all of these are hits for you!
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I was actually surprised to see no mentions of Kuang’s book! ๐คญ I feel like there was a lot more variety on this week’s lists, which is great too, lol.
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I thought about including Taipei Story because I think it sounds interesting…..but R.F. Kuang has kind of been hit or miss for me and I’m not sure which category this one will fall into, haha.
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Fair enough. There’s only been one Kuang book tha I haven’t read (Yellowface) but I’ve luckily loved all her other books. I’m a little nervous about this one, as it does sound different to her usual? But I’m still keen to check it out! Hopefully it’ll be a hit too ๐
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I didn’t know about To Dream in Darkness, but quickly adding it to my TBR. Hope you get a chance to pick up all of these!
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How good does it look? I’m so excited for it. I hope that you enjoy it if/when you check it out ๐
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I am looking forward to Exit Party as well! I haven’t picked up the Villains series but am a big fan of V.E. Schwab so need to check them out! Thanks for the intro!
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The Villains series is my favourite one by Schwab! It’s so good! ๐ I hope you enjoy it if you do give it a go. Happy reading!
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I buy Elizabeth Lim’s books for my little sister nearly every Christmas/Birthday and Fishbone Cinderella sounds like it will be really interesting, so I’ll probably be buying that one for her too.
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Aww, that’s so lovely! I’m excited for Fishbone because it’s her adult debut and it’s inspired by her grandmother’s immigration experience. I hope your sister enjoys it if you do get it for her! ๐
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I’m so excited for Exit Party! And I do need to finally start Villains and see if I want to read the series. Enjoy!
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I’m so excited for it too! Villains is my favourite of Schwab’s series and I never hesitate to recommend it. It’s such a fun time, especially if you love morally grey MCs ๐คญ I hope that you enjoy it, if you do end up checking it out. Happy reading!
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I hope you enjoy all these!
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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Thank you! Thanks for stopping by ๐
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I’ve added Exit Party to my own list! Thank you.
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Yay! I hope you enjoy it if you do get to it, Deb ๐
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Was Vicious by V.E. Schwab always supposed to be a trilogy? I only read the first book and I that was 13 years ago!!!! I had no idea there was a 3rd book coming out
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I don’t know if it was or not but the epilogue of the second book kind of left room for it and I think people always expected it? Its been ages since I read the books too but I do remember loving them so much! ๐คญ I hope you enjoy the books if you continue reading the series!
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I’m looking forward to Call Me Traitor and Exit Party. I’m curious about Taipei Story, it sounds really good!
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Taipei Story and Exit Party look really interesting! I’m adding them to my TBR too. I hope you enjoy all of these when you read them!
Haze
https://thebookhaze.com/
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