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

Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl

Autumn seems so far away at the moment! As last week was all about summer reads, let’s see which books are coming out from September to November that I might be interested in.

1.  Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang

Release Date: September 8

Why I Want to Read It: I haven’t seen many recent books written for adults that discuss the grief of losing a grandparent, so this piqued my interest.

 

2.  Queenie Is Working on It: A Novel by Candice Carty-Williams

Release Date: September 8

Why I Want to Read It: I like to read the books that tv series are based on before I watch the small screen version.

 

3.  Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel

Release Date: September 15

Why I Want to Read It: Ms. Mandel has been on my must-read list of authors since she released Station Eleven. May this book be just as good as that one!

 

4. Mazywood by Tananarive Due

Release Date: September 22

Why I Want to Read It: Ms. Due is another author on my must-read list. Even if she published her grocery shopping list, I would probably still want to read it. Ha!

 

5.  Fangs With Benefits by Kath Richard

Release Date: September 24

Why I Want to Read It: Honestly, the pun-filled title grabbed my attention.

 

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6.  Baldur’s Gate 3 by T. Kingfisher

Release Date: September 29

Why I Want to Read It: As promised last week, Ms. Kingfisher is once again making an appearance on today’s Top Ten Tuesday list.

 

7.  A Married Little Christmas by Abby Jimenez

Release Date: October 20

Why I Want to Read It: I know some Top Ten Tuesday bloggers and some reviewers for Long and Short Reviews love Christmas. This looks like a festive read, so I’m hoping it will interest at least a few of you. I’m sure curious about it.

 

8.  Public Access Afterworld by Jane Schoenbrun

Release Date: October 27

Why I Want to Read It: This sounds like something conjured up in a fever dream, and I mean that in the best possible way. I love books that play around with logic just enough to feel dreamlike.

 

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9.  Almost Animal: A Memoir of Motherhood, Wildness, and the American West by Amy Irvine

Release Date:November 10

Why I Want to Read It: Postpartum depression isn’t something I know much about, but I’m hoping this memoir will help to educate me about it.

 

10. Tiger’s Mouth: A Novel (Thousand Voices) by Lucy Tan

Release Date: November 17

Why I Want to Read It: Frenemies is the slang term that came to mind as I read this blurb. Here’s hoping the characters are able to sort out their differences.

Comments

  1. You have a varied selection to look forward to, thanks for sharing your #TTT

  2. I really want to check out Asterion’s book from Kingfisher as well! I really enjoyed playing the game (even though I haven’t finished Act 3), so I feel like it would be a fun dive into his character more.

  3. These all look good. Enjoy them when you get a chance to read them. Have a great week!

  4. I know SO many readers enjoy Abby’s books (I haven’t read any) so seeing a Christmas title by the author is fun! That one is sure to be a new seasonal favorite. 🙂 Thanks for visiting my list today!

  5. So many reading possibilities in your future! 📚

  6. I hope you enjoy these when you get an opportunity to read them. Have a good week.

  7. The list of suggestions I pulled my list from didn’t go beyond October. I now wish I’d looked further for something in December, like a Christmas book.

    My good list: https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/ttt-anticipated-books-of-second-half-of.html

  8. We have some overlap on our lists! The new Tananarive Due was just barely edged out of my Top Ten, but I’ll probably listen to it in October when I read most of my horror books. Although I’m listening to King Sorrow by Joe Hill now.

    • Long and Short Reviews says

      Oh, fun. I love it when there’s overlap in TTT lists. May you enjoy those titles. King Sorrow is something I have my eye on, too.

  9. Athena @ OneReadingNurse says

    Ooh I wonder if, based on the subject matter too, Lucy Tan is related to Amy Tan! If so I definitely would want to read that one! Thanks for sharing 🙌🏻

    • Long and Short Reviews says

      That’s a a great question, and I wish I had an answer for you. They could be related for sure.

  10. I’ve seen some controversy online about Taipei Story, but that’s just Twitter being Twitter, I think! I have my eye on it as well; hoping for some good initial reviews. I generally like R.F. Kuang.

    • Long and Short Reviews says

      Thanks for the heads up. I hadn’t heard anything about a controversy, but I hope it’s a good read.

  11. Taipei Story almost made it onto my list!

  12. Exit Party has been on a few lists today. I’m going to look that one up! I hope you enjoy all these.

  13. So many books but then so many readers. I hope you enjoy them all. I will be reading the Abby Jimenez book for sure.

  14. I didn’t know that Abby Jimenez has a Christmas book coming out – so exciting! Thank you for sharing 🙂

  15. New Emily St John Mandel will be interesting too

  16. I am there for Christmas reads! Thanks for sharing your list!

  17. Mazywood almost made my list. I hope you enjoy all these!

  18. I have Exit Party on my list as well! I have thoroughly enjoyed everything she has written and can’t wait to dive into this one!

  19. Eva @ Novel Deelights says

    So many books, so little time. I hope you enjoy all of these if and when you get around to reading them!

  20. I know less than nothing about Baldur’s Gate but I’m tempted to pick up the new T. Kingfisher lol

  21. I hope you enjoy all these!

    Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!

    Susan
    http://www.blogginboutbooks.com

  22. How did I not know there are Baulder’s Gate books?!?! And I love Astarion so I will definitely be checking that out!!! Thanks 😀

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