Hard to believe we’re at the end of June already, and the Top Ten Tuesday prompt is for my most anticipated new books coming out in the second half of the year. Here they are in order of release date.
Before that, should I see how many of my Top Ten Most Anticipated Books of the First Half of 2026 have been read? (Nah, better not!)
Queenie Is Working on It by Candice Carty-Williams 9/8/26
Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang 9/8/26
Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson 9/15/26
Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel 9/15/26
We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman 9/15/26 (audio)
The Radiance by Ayad Akhtar 9/29/26
Every Story Is a Love Story by Imbolo Mbue 10/6/26
Goblin Market by A.J. Hackwith 10/20/26
Miss Wolcott’s Ghost by Louise Penny 10/20/26 (audio)
The Hollow by Michael Connelly – 10/27/26 (audio)
These last four didn’t make the final cut for Top Ten, but I want to remember them!
The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian 8/4/26 (audio)
Where the Truth Lies by Rupert Holmes 9/15/26 (audio)
Mazywood by Tananarive Due 9/22/26 (audio)
Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story by Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel (Translator) 10/20/26
I’m sharing this with Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. You’ll find many other Top Ten book lists there!
P. S. I thought I was catching on to working with the new WordPress blocks, but still can’t get the images to display the way I am telling them to (all the same small size). But late for work now!
