I know this is a few months late, so some of these books will have already come out. But there are a ton of books that I am excited about that are coming out this year. I’m thinking this will be a part 1 that focuses on the first half of the year. Also, this list will probably be trad pub heavy because indies don’t tend to announce their releases too far in advance. Without further ado, here are ten books I am excited about that are coming out in 2026 that you should add to your TBR pile.

1. The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman- (Jan 27th) A Bisclavret retelling where an exiled noble becomes entangled with the new king who falls for his knew knight only to lose him once more. I love a queer retelling of courtly love stories.
2. Get Over It, April Evans by Ashley Herring Blake- (Feb 3rd) I love Blake’s sapphic books so much, and in this one, we have a struggling artist who ends up cabin-mates with the woman her ex left her for. Meanwhile, the poor woman has no idea why she hates her. During camp, they compete for a gig in London, but soon realize they may be better together than by themselves.
3. Star Shipped by Cat Sebastian- (Mar 3rd) Two actors on a long-running show are forced to play nicely after years of finding the other horrifically annoying as they go on a road trip to promote the show. The more they’re together, the more they realize how well the other knows them and how well they are getting along. As with all Cat Sebastian books, I’m sure this will be deliciously emotionally devastating and intimate.
4. Metropolis Down by Vesper Doom- (Mar 3rd) Two ex lovers must join forces in order to save a city ship that has been sending distress signals, but the distress signals are more than they appear. The two men hear haunting songs from their pasts, and the ghosts have followed them home only to sow chaos.
5. Blood and Sand by Jordan L. Hawk- (Mar 13th) An assassin is targeting bootleggers, so a hexman and a fellow bootlegger have to leave the speakeasy behind in order to figure out how to work a hex dredged up from Ancient Egypt that might be the key to solving everything or bring more bloodshed to their world.
6. The Lost Lovelies by Vanora Lawless- (Mar 23rd) A journalist must team up with a mage to find his missing brother and sister-in-law. The mage harbors secrets: he loved the journalist years ago and he comes from a line of blood mages, which are forbidden.
7. How to Fake it in Society by KJ Charles (Apr 28th)- Nico is on the run from French ex-nobles who want him dead, and he has set his sights on English society to help him return to his former position (through scams, of course), but the suddenly wealthy man he has set his sights on may be falling for him and the feeling is, unfortunately, mutual.
8. Platform Decay by Martha Wells- (May 5th) I love Murderbot so much. If you want an autistic robot who would rather be watching their shows than doing their job, Murderbot is for you. In this episode, Murderbot must go on a rescue mission and deal with more humans they don’t know, including children. The horror.
9. A Long and Speaking Silence by Nghi Vo- (May 5th) In this entry, we get to see Cleric Chih at the beginning of their journey to become a cleric at Singing Hills when they become stranded in a town where refugees from across the sea appear. Chih is meant to record stories, and the stories they are told are brutal enough to make them question everything.
10. We Could Be Anyone by Anna-Marie McLemore- (May 26th) McLemore is an auto-buy author for me (as are many of these authors). This story appears to be about the golden age of Hollywood with two siblings who scam rich people out of their money by playing ghost and spiritualist only to find they have gotten in over their heads.