The Bookish Mindset

Pre-ordering books is a great way to support marginalised authors because the sales from them all count towards the first week. The more sales in the first week, the more likely they will hit bestsellers lists and the more press and show they’ll get. It’s not possible on every budget but if you can then I really do recommend.

So here’s a list of books releasing next year that I absolutely think you should get your hands on:

Fantasy

• Tideborn – Eliza Chan
• Human Rites – Juno Dawson
• Cursebound – Saara El-Arifi
• Somadina – Awkaeke Emezi
• A Steeping in Blood – Hafsa Faizal
• Katabasis – R F Kuang
• The Last Contract of Isako – Fonda Lee
• Firstborn of the Sun – Marvellous Michael Anson
• Immortal – Sue Lynn Tan
• The Rule of Chaos – Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
• Shy Trans Banshee – Tony Santorella
• Illusions of Fire – Nisha Sharma
• Saint-Seducing Gold – Brittany N Williams
• Water Moon – Sotto Yambao

Literary

• Universality – Natasha Brown
• Disappoint Me – Nicola Dinan
• The Sirens – Emilia Hart
• Wild Moon Rising – Jenny Knight
• Overspill – Charlotte Paradise
• Stag Dance – Torrey Peters
• Model Home – Rivers Solomon
• The Emperor of Gladness – Ocean Vuong

Non-Fiction

• Sunstruck – William Rayfet Hunter
• Climate is Just the Start – Mikaela Loach
• Calling Una Marson – June Saprong and Jennifer Obidike

Romance

• Flirting with Disaster – Naina Kumar
• Sweet Obsession – Katee Robert
• Whenever You’re Ready – Rachel Runya Katz
• The Temple of Swoon – Jo Segura

Short Stories

• Hail Mary – Funmi Fetto
• Your Sons and Your Daughters are Beyond – Rose Garland
• A Kind of Madness – Uche Okonkwo
• A Beautiful Lack of Consequence – Monika Radojevic
• Mother River – Can Xue

If any of these spark your fancy, I’ve collated them in a list on Bookshop.org here. Each sale supports independent bookshops and are a great place to buy from.

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And don’t forget to check out my other blogs and reviews – you can find books with similar themes in the same folder link below, or click back onto blogs to see the whole offering.

Last updated 22/11/2024