Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2026

January 13, 2026

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Artsy Read Girl.
Each week features a book related topic to spotlight your Top Ten.

Topic:
Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2026

We have survived the 1st week of the New Year, although it feels like it was hanging on to dear life, not going to lie. Personal health things really knock it out of you. I'm so thankful I worked a head on some content for the blog. 

But we are moving forward. With that, we are looking forward to what is to come, and what that means is, brand new books coming out the 1st half of this year.

From January to June, here are some books on my radar that I'm looking forward to. 



The Astral Library by Kate Quinn
Marrying the Matchmaker by Jody Hedlund
The Bookshop of 99 Doors by Jaime Jo Wright


Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry


The Star Blessed by Angie Dickinson
All that Glows by Lauren Smyth
Daughter of Rebellion by Jamie Ogle


To Dance with a Duke by Gabrielle Meyer
Love & Baseball by Jaime Jo Wright w/ Chloe JoAnne
The Belle of Chatham by Laura Frantz


What are you looking forward to this first half of the year?


10 comments

  1. The Star Blessed has a pretty cover.

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  2. I hope you are feeling better.
    Thanks for sharing your #TTT

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  3. I hope that you enjoy reading all of these when you get the chance.
    Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
    https://readbakecreate.com/my-most-anticipated-canadian-2026-releases-january-june/

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  4. Good list! I don’t have any of these on mine but I’m familiar with a lot of the authors.

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  5. The Astral Library is on my list too! The Bookshop of 99 Doors looks interesting too 😊.

    If you'd like to visit, here's my TTT: https://thebooklorefairyreads.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/top-ten-tuesday-the-most-anticipated-books-releasing-in-the-first-half-of-2026/

    ~ Marwah @ The Booklore Fairy

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  6. THE BOOKSHOP OF 99 DOORS sounds intriguing! I hadn't heard of it before, so thanks for the heads-up.

    Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!

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  7. Great list! The Bookshop of 99 Doors made my list as well!

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  8. I'm definitely looking forward to those Jaime Jo Wright books -- I'm so excited she's venturing into clean YA books! And I am reading my first Laura Frantz book right now (A Heart Adrift) and really liking it, so I'll be keeping my eye out for more of hers.

    I posted my TTT very late last night and am just now getting a chance to read others' :-)

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  9. The Astral Library made my list too! I also love the cover for Rites of the Starling.

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