Most Anticipated 2016 Releases

A new book year has begun! And with it comes the promise of all those new releases that have been anticipated for so long. Here are the books I'm MOST looking forward to in 2016.

Middle Grade:

Secrets of the Dragon Tomb by Patrick Samphire (January 12)

To Catch a Cheat by Varian Johnson (January 26)

Booked by Kwame Alexander (April 5)

The Legend of Sam Miracle by N.D. Wilson (April 19)

Poison is Not Polite by Robin Stevens (April 26)

Unidentified Suburban Object by Mike Jung (April 26)

As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds (May 3)

The Left Handed Fate by Kate Milford (August 26)

No Cover Yet
A Little Taste of Poison by R.J. Anderson (October 20)

Young Adult:

The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (February 16)
Keeper of the Mist by Rachel Neumeier (March 8)

Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina (March 8)
Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston (March 15)

A Tangle of Gold by Jaclyn Moriarty (March 29)

The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge (May 10)

This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab (June 7)

Adult:

Carolina Dreaming by Virginia Kantra (February 2)

Masks and Shadows by Stephanie Burgis (April 12)

No Cover Yet:

Crosstalk by Connie Willis (September 20)

I'm also figuring we will get new books from Laura Florand and the next book in the series Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner are writing together. And Genevieve Turner has a series she's writing by herself too. Know that I'm excited for all of these too even if they do not yet have titles, covers, or release dates.

Comments

Anonymous said…

NEW KATE MILFORD!!!!!

Hallie needs to see that Lie Tree cover - it's gorgeous, her best US cover ever, but wow, it hammers home her chief criticism with the work.

...I shouldn't say that on a post where you talk about how excited you are for it, should I? :)

January 1, 2016 at 2:53 PM

Baldwin said…

Excellent list! Personally, my body is ready for Rebel of the Sands, Truthwitch, and Passenger. I won't have to wait long for two of those, thankfully!

January 3, 2016 at 7:50 PM

Dcat said…

I'm excited for many of these!Especially N.D. Wilson and Victoria Schwab. Did you know that Robin Stevens actually has first 3 books of Wells and Wong mystery out, just in British edition? "Murder is bad manners" is "Murder most unladylike" in Britain for example; all 3 are already available on Amazon.;)

January 5, 2016 at 9:39 PM

Brandy said…

I haven't read ANY reviews of The Lie Tree because I haven't read it yet. So yes, hush.

January 8, 2016 at 1:08 PM

Brandy said…

Truthwitch looks interesting, but my standards for those sorts of fantasy books are VERY HIGH so I'm also wary.

January 8, 2016 at 1:10 PM

Brandy said…

I did know that! Unless a book is ONLY available in the UK, I tend to wait until it is released in the US. I don't even have an Amazon account. :)

January 8, 2016 at 1:11 PM

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