Hey, book lovers! I am so excited about the new books coming out in 2024! These are the best new books I’ll be adding to my 2024 book list and you should too.
Wondering what books everyone will be talking about in 2024? 🤔📆 Look no further! We’ve curated a list of the most anticipated books of the year, featuring a diverse range of genres and voices. Stay ahead of the literary curve and be the first to experience the magic these upcoming book releases have to offer.
From heartwarming memoirs to spine-chilling horror, thought-provoking feminist science fiction, mysterious thrillers, and compelling tales for young adults, you are sure to find something amazing on my 2024 upcoming books list! Including new books by TJ Klune and Tommy Orange!
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I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
Expected Publication April 2, 2024
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About The Book: Set in a not-too-distant America, I Cheerfully Refuse is the tale of Rainy, an aspiring musician setting sail on Lake Superior in search of his departed, deeply beloved, bookselling wife.
I’ve only just started reading Peace Like a River so needless to say I am frantic to get my hands on his newest book! One of the best authors I’ve ever read hands down!
The Book of Love, A Novel by Kelly Link
Expected Publication February, 8, 2024
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About The Book: Late one night, Laura, Daniel, and Mo find themselves beneath the fluorescent lights of a high school classroom, almost a year after disappearing from their hometown, the small seaside community of Lovesend, Massachusetts, having long been presumed dead. Which, in fact, they are….
Filled with potent magic and attuned to all varieties of love—from friendship to romance to abiding family ties—with compassion and wit. Readers will find joy (and a little terror) and an affirmation that love goes on, even when we cannot.
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
Expected Publication February 27, 2024
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About The Book: Colorado, 1864. Star, a young survivor of the Sand Creek Massacre, is brought to the Fort Marion Prison Castle, where he is forced to learn English and practice Christianity by Richard Henry Pratt, an evangelical prison guard who will go on to found the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, an institution dedicated to the eradication of Native history, culture, and identity. A generation later, Star’s son, Charles, is sent to the school. Under the harsh treatment, Charles clings to moments he shares with a young fellow student, Opal Viola, as the two envision a future away from the institutional violence that follows their bloodlines.
The eagerly awaited follow-up to Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tommy Orange’s breakout bestseller There There is one I cannot wait to read! – Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Red Feather’s shooting in There There.
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-IyImIde
Expected Publication March 19, 2024
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About The Book: Sade Hussein is starting her third year of high school, this time at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy boarding school, after being home-schooled all her life. Misfortune has clung to her seemingly since birth, but even she doesn’t expect her new roommate, Elizabeth, to disappear after Sade’s first night. Or for people to think Sade had something to do with it…
Normally I’m not a fan of YA but this one caught my eye. — a girl new to boarding school discovers dark secrets and coverups after her roommate disappears.
Expand your horizons with books that explore the rich tapestry of human experiences. Discover real stories about Mexican immigrants. These narratives are an essential addition to my reading list!
My Side of The River by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez
Expected Publication February 13, 2024
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A moving Memoir you do not want to miss.
About The Book: Born to Mexican immigrants south of the Rillito River in Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth had the world at her fingertips as she entered her freshman year of high school as the number one student. But suddenly, Elizabeth’s own country took away the most important right a child has: a right to have a family.
Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez reveals her experience as the U.S. born daughter of immigrants and what happened when, at fifteen, her parents were forced back to Mexico in this galvanizing yet tender memoir.
From the brilliant mind of TJ Klune! This renowned author has something extraordinary in store for us. A fantasy sequel that will tug at your heartstrings and leave an indelible mark on your soul. It’s a journey through emotions, experiences, and a celebration of the human spirit. Definitely, a must-add to your reading list!
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
Expected Publication September 10, 2024
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About The Book: Arthur Parnassus lives a good life built on the ashes of a bad one. He’s the master of a strange orphanage on a distant and peculiar island, and he hopes to soon be the adoptive father to the six dangerous and magical children who live there.
The hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and best-selling fantasy novels of the past decade. A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.
I loved The House in the Cerulean Sea. A loveable fantasy with a queer romance that will definitely warm your heart.
This book sounds like the hair-raising creepy story of my dreams! All set on the Native American reservation.
Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina
Expected Publication April 16, 2024
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About The Book: All Noemi Broussard wanted was a fresh start. With a new boyfriend who actually treats her right and a plan to move from the reservation she grew up on, things are finally looking up for Noemi. Until the news of her boyfriend’s apparent suicide brings her world crumbling down. But the facts about Roddy’s death just don’t add up, and Noemi isn’t the only one who suspects that something menacing might be lurking within their tribal lands.
A man lunges in front of a car. An elderly woman silently drowns herself. A corpse sits up in its coffin and speaks. On this reservation, not all is what it seems, in this new spine-chilling mythological horror from the author of Sisters of the Lost Nation.
The Book of Doors by Garth Brown
Expected Publication February 13, 2024
Not Yet Available on Amazon
About The Book: In New York City, bookseller Cassie Andrews is living an unassuming life when she is given a gift by a favorite customer. It’s a book – an unusual book, full of strange writing and mysterious drawings. And at the very front, there is a handwritten message to Cassie, telling her that this is the Book of Doors and that any door is every door.
If you could open a door to anywhere, where would you go?
Calling all advocates of equality and believers in the power of women’s voices! Immerse yourself in the world of feminist science fiction that challenges sexist norms, envisions dystopia futures, and empowers women through storytelling.
Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase
Expected Publication January 23, 2024
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About The Book: Nelah seems to have it all: wealth, fame, a husband, and a child on the way. But in a body her husband controls via microchip and the tailspin of a loveless marriage, her hopes and dreams come to a devastating halt. A drug-fueled night of celebration ends in a hit-and-run. To dodge a sentencing in a society that favors men, Nelah and her side-piece, Janith Koshal, finish the victim off and bury the body.
For fans of science fiction and dystopian. WOMB CITY imagines a dark and deadly future Botswana, rich with culture and true folklore, which begs the question: how far must one go to destroy the structures of inequality upon which a society was founded? How far must a mother go to save the life of her child?
📚 Add to Your Reading List: Your TBR (To Be Read) pile is about to get a whole lot bigger! 📚✨ Whether you’re a fan of memoirs, horror, science fiction, mysteries, or young adult fiction, there’s a book on this list that’s waiting to be discovered by you. Add these gems to your reading list and prepare for an unforgettable literary journey in 2024!
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