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Bestselling Laura Lippman returns with a book featuring middle-aged widow Muriel Blossom from her Tess Monaghan books, Nilima Rao writes a second Sergeant Akal Singh historical mystery, and Sally Smith debuts with a cozy gaslight series set in 1901 London.

Readers can look forward to new suspense from Lisa Jewell, psychological thrillers from Matthew Blake and Liv Constantine, and a Godfather-inspired Southern crime epic from S.A. Cosby this month.

Ron Chernow writes an epic biography about Mark Twain, Tourmaline offers a biography of activist Marsha P. Johnson, and Michelle Young reveals French Resistance hero Rose Valland's life as a spy.

American women pilots who flew during World War II, the Battle of Midway, the Underground Railroad’s maritime origins, and the lead up to Abraham Lincoln’s decision to go to war are explored in this month's titles.

This month's historical novels include a Jane Austen–inspired tale from Natalie Jenner, a World War II story set on Martha's Vineyard by Martha Hall Kelly, and a matriarch's tale of land and legacy in the Lowcountry of South Carolina from Mary Alice Monroe.

LJ Best Booker Shokoofeh Azar has a new book, Lambda Award winner Marisa Crane returns with a coming-of-age novel, and Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Madeleine Thien offers a story that leaps across centuries; plus five debuts to note.

GMA Book Club pick author Disha Bose offers a coming-of-age story about a woman who moves from Calcutta to Ireland, while Oprah’s Book Club author Wally Lamb returns with a novel about a young father in prison who finds kinship with the prison librarian.

All the April 2025 Prepub Alerts in one place, plus a downloadable spreadsheet of all titles from every post.

There's romance at the track, in a small town, and by the lake this month in new novels from Simone Soltani, Ashley Herring Blake, and Carley Fortune.

LJ Andrews starts a new series set in a fantasy Viking world, Danielle Jensen returns with the second in a series, and debuts include the first in a Celtic-inspired duology and a cursed, shapeshifting prince.

Emily Tesh writes a sapphic dark academia fantasy while Tochi Onyebuchi and Adam Oyebanji offer mystery-infused SFF.

Christopher Golden pens an atmospheric horror thriller, Sarah Pinborough offers a gothic novel, and Caitlin Starling writes a medieval horror with a touch of fantasy.

Big books out this month include titles from Carl Hiaasen, Chris Pavone, Nora Roberts, and Brendan Slocumb.

Rachel Howzell Hall starts a new series featuring an LAPD cop, Freya Sampson sets her newest within a dysfunctional book club, and the sheep are on the case in Leonie Swann's latest.

Sandra Dallas writes an homage to True Grit, Joanna Miller debuts with a story set at Oxford University in 1920, and Danielle Steel offers a sweeping historical novel.

Melinda French Gates offers personal anecdotes and guidance on how to navigate transitions, Top Chef’s Kristen Kish writes a memoir, and the creator of @PoetsSquareCats pens a memoir about community and cats.

Sosuke Natsukawa returns with a sequel to The Cat Who Saved Books; plus new titles from Jennifer Haigh and Lydia Millet.

Dolen Perkins-Valdez returns with a novel inspired by the real-life Kingdom of the Happy Land, Jennifer Weiner pens a story about sisters who form a pop supergroup, and Nancy Thayer offers another Nantucket-set novel.

All the March 2025 Prepub Alerts in one place, plus a downloadable spreadsheet of all titles from every post.

Bestselling Chuck Wendig returns with a tale of small-town scares and a mysterious staircase to nowhere, while S.A. Barnes offers more space horror; plus multiple terrifying debuts.

Juliette Cross launches a series featuring a dragon shapeshifter, Venessa Vida Kelley debuts with a historical romantasy about a Coney Island merman, and RuNyx offers a twist on the Hades and Persephone myth, set in a dark academia world.

Chef José Andrés shares life lessons, Admiral William H. McRaven offers advice, and Gretchen Rubin distills her insights into the secrets of adulthood.

Olivie Blake returns with the story of three telepathically and electrokinetically gifted siblings, and Nghi Vo continues the story of Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby from her acclaimed novel The Chosen and the Beautiful.

Rick Atkinson and John Ferling offer books about the Revolutionary War on its 250th anniversary, while Ojibwe journalist Mary Annette Pember writes a mix of history and personal biography about Indigenous boarding schools in the U.S.

New books from bestselling Emily Henry and Abby Jimenez, queer romances from Jasmine Guillory and Meryl Wilsner, and second series entries from India Holton and Eloisa James.

Readers can look forward to a Jazz Age murder mystery featuring Jay Gatsby’s sleuthing younger sister, a story inspired by a real-life antiquities scandal in Pakistan, and the return of senior sleuth Vera Wong.

David Baldacci sets his latest in a 1944 London bookshop, Julia Bartz offers a locked-room thriller, and Heather Graham writes about a would-be-murderous smart house and personal AI.

Pushcart Prize winner Sanam Mahloudji debuts with a family saga, Jill Santopolo offers a much-anticipated sequel to The Light We Lost, and bestselling Emilia Hart pens a tale of sisters and the sea.

Expect demand for the latest from bestselling and award–winning Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Colum McCann, and Torrey Peters.

Chris Bohjalian writes a Civil War love story, Emma Donoghue offers a novel about an infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station, and Natasha Pulley reimagines the story of Dionysus.

Maureen Dowd shares profiles of infamous celebrities, Scaachi Koul offers another collection of autobiographical essays, and Giaae Kwon considers the impact of K-pop.

Award–winning author Bernice L. McFadden and actor Ione Skye offer memoirs while biographies feature F1 race car driver Sir Lewis Hamilton and three free-spirited Victorians on a quest to decipher cuneiform.

All the February 2025 Prepub Alerts in one place, plus a downloadable spreadsheet of all titles from every post.

The moon has turned into cheese in John Scalzi's latest, while Amal El-Mohtar offers a highly anticipated solo novella about two sisters living on the edge of Faerie.

LJ Best Book author TJ Alexander sets their newest in Regency England, Lexi LaFleur Brown debuts with a hockey romance, and Lucy Score launches a new series.

Readers have scary new stories to look forward to from three LJ Best Book authors: Stephen Graham Jones, Cynthia Pelayo, and Erika T. Wurth.

These books delve into deep issues from inequality to the housing crisis and provide ideas to create change.

These books about the natural world share one woman’s unlikely friendship with a wild hare, meditations on the wonders of nature, and a hyper-local exploration of climate change.

Deanna Raybourn offers a follow-up to Killers of a Certain Age; new books from bestselling authors Sandra Brown, James Patterson, and Tess Gerritsen; plus a list of forthcoming series titles.

Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, amateur sleuths, and the four queens of crimes are on the case when murder crops up; plus a list of forthcoming series titles.

U.S. history is highlighted in books about the founding of New York, Paul Revere's legendary ride, the Civil War, and the Red Scare.

Several debuts not to miss, short stories from Curtis Sittenfeld, and new books from Nancy Johnson, Jojo Moyes, and Anne Tyler.

Alton Brown, star of the Food Network’s Good Eats; award-winning Edgar Gomez; and Pushcart Prize–nominated essayist Theresa Okokon explicate their lives through essays.

A memoir from legendary dancer and singer Josephine Baker receives its first U.S. publication, while notable authors Jennifer Finney Boylan and Geraldine Brooks share reflections on their experiences.

Eowyn Ivey, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for The Snow Child, reimagines “Beauty and the Beast,” and Amanda Peters follows up her bestselling and award-winning novel The Berry Pickers with a story collection.

A woman who can bring people back to life, a whispering house, and women who can turn people to stone with a look add a touch of magic to these tales of family, love, and secrets.

Aliens invade sci-fi, while fae, folklore, and more feature in fantasy that ranges from cozy to epic.

A big series launch from Stephanie Burgis, who sets her newest in a gas lamp–lit world filled with magic, hags, and ogres; plus several sequels to look forward to.

Romance highlights include a Sleepless in Seattle–inspired love story from B. K. Borison and a college sports romance from Ali Hazelwood; plus forthcoming series titles.

Big books from Marie Benedict, Pam Jenoff, and Alka Joshi, along with titles set in times spanning Elizabethan London to the civil rights movement in the U.S.

All the January 2025 Prepub Alerts in one place, plus a downloadable spreadsheet of all titles from every post.

A journalist investigates the global business of trash, a pair of books explore the housing crisis through stories of the unhoused, and two authors delve into the impact of racism.

A mushroom-filled, cosmic, cli-fi novel; a historical horror featuring vampires and a sapphic romance; spooky stories of those living with cursed objects; and even more tales to terrify this month.

A baking show competition contestant and cult-favorite crime show leads turn sleuth, while bestselling Jo Nesbø returns to crime fiction; plus a list of forthcoming series titles.

These titles offer thrills from Brooklyn to Siberia and are full of spies, thieves, murderous plots, and so many secrets; plus new series titles from several bestselling favorites.

Foodie memoirs, an indie rocker's life story, and multiple books that wrestle with racial justice are on offer this month, along with a memoir from The Book Thief author Markus Zusak.

SFF highlights include dystopian fiction, a West African–based epic fantasy, a queer fantasy set in the Appalachian mountains, and a novel of vampires, werewolves and sorcerers; plus a list of forthcoming series titles.

From the workplace to the Amazon rainforest, second chances, enemies turned lovers, fake dates, and a marriage of convenience pave the way to these happily ever afters.

Genre-bending literary horror, a winter monster, social horror, and more feature in these novels, which include books from big names Eric LaRocca and Clay McLeod Chapman.

Family stories, shocking revelations, and a healing timeslip find their way into fiction, including new books from bestselling authors Nnedi Okorafor and Danielle Steel.

Celebrated author Anita Desai returns with a new novel, Kim Jiyun's bestselling Korean healing-fiction book appears in English, and multiple authors debut with intriguing titles.

PC Cast reimagines famous warrior queen Boudicca, and Samantha Sotto Yambao writes a cozy romance fantasy; plus exciting series installments from Mai Corland, Melissa Blair, and Rebecca Yarros.

Ladies-in-waiting, the only king of Haiti, polar exploration, and JFK top history topics in mid-winter.

Fictional accounts about Barbie, a tennis pro spy, and Semiramis, the only queen of Assyria.

All the December 2024 Prepub Alerts in one place, plus a downloadable spreadsheet of all titles from every post.

Walter Mosley, James Patterson and Brian Sitts, Kemper Donovan, Kevin Wade, and Dana Stabenow offer stand-alones and series titles.

Stef Penney returns with a story set in the Norwegian Arctic, and Joseph Finder crafts a modern spy thriller. Plus, there are new high-octane series titles.

On offer this month are a debut memoir from global activist Jaha Marie Dukureh, a biography about Edna Ferber, and two memoirs that reflect on learning the crafts of carpentry and woodworking.

Bestselling Jillian Cantor and LibraryReads author Lauren E. Rico have new books on the way, Ava Robinson makes a big debut, and a list of forthcoming series titles.

Aspiring writers can find expert advice and guidance from bestselling author Roxane Gay, publishing pro Lisa Mangum, and New Yorker staff writer Rachel Syme.

A wide swath of the past is covered in these titles, from a ninth-century battle in Europe to harrowing and heroic tales of women during World War II and a story of diamonds and murder in the Amazon.

Julia Armfield writes a speculative retelling of King Lear, Gu Byeong-mo considers motherhood and parenting in a new novel, and Amanda Lee Koe reimagines a Chinese folktale.

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Angela Jackson-Brown and Fabienne Josaphat transport readers to the turbulent 1960s in the U.S.; two dual-timeline stories explore French history through wine and champagne; and National Book Award winner Lily Tuck writes a Holocaust novel.

Suzanne Allain writes a Regency twist on the trading-places concept, Lana Ferguson offers a paranormal rom-com, and Amy James debuts with a Wordle-inspired romance set on Prince Edward Island.

Thea Guanzon and A.K. Mulford pen sequels, while Emily Rath and Rachel Van Dyken launch new series.

Chelsea Iversen writes a historical fantasy featuring a magical garden in London, while Alex White continues their queer space opera trilogy about a band of musicians trying to save humanity from an army of giant space robots; plus a list of forthcoming series titles.

Jess Armstrong, Ellie Brannigan, and Michael Sears offer sequels; Rob Osler launches a new quozy mystery series inspired by real-life Pinkerton detective Kate Warne; plus a list of forthcoming series titles.

YA author Daniel Aleman makes his adult debut, while Alex Segura puts comics at the center of his new thriller; plus new series titles.

Bill Clinton details his life after the White House; Angela Merkel writes about her life as the first woman chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany; several celebrities pen memoirs; and fascinating historical figures inspire biographies.

Several award–winning authors offer new novels, including Sergio De La Pava, Haruki Murakami, and Banana Yoshimoto.

A new rom-com from bestselling Sophie Cousens, along with multiple sports romances, from hockey to pickleball.

Multiple series starters, set in magical realms and faerie kingdoms, join the second in "The Lost Bride Trilogy" from Nora Roberts.

These timely titles span subjects including how rare minerals are powering everyday technology, a consideration of AI by Henry A. Kissinger, and a deep dive into Taylor Swift's music from journalist Rob Sheffield. 

These explorations of the natural world consider lessons from the plant world, the universe’s fascinating phenomena, remarkable creatures, and the role of forests in the fight against climate change.

Fiction titles include a posthumous novel from Leila Meacham, a new Danielle Steel book, and holiday tales from Richard Paul Evans and Niall Williams. 

All the October 2024 Prepub Alerts in one place, plus a downloadable spreadsheet of all titles from every post.

Craig Johnson goes back in time to a younger Walt and Henry, and the "W's" return (Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White) with a new mystery. Also, in series, new titles from Rhys Bowen and Michael Connelly.

Phillip Margolin offers a stand-alone legal thriller. In series, there is a new "6:20 Man" novel from David Baldacci and a new "Alex Cross" from James Patterson.

David Wellington has a follow-up to Paradise-1, and Julie Leong debuts with a cozy fantasy featuring a fortune teller and her found family. Carissa Broadbent and Tasha Suri headline new series titles.

The power of rest, advice from a Buddhist monk, and breaking free from other people’s expectations are the subjects of these feel-good meditations and guides.

These novels span centuries, featuring a woman-centered Trojan War retelling, a midwife in 14th-century Provence, a 1920s jazz era singer, and two World War II stories.

History highlights include an exploration of the Wild West, a book about the discovery of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance, a history of moutaineering, and a look at reproductive rights pioneers; plus two hit podcasts receive book treatments.

LJ Best Book author Hailey Piper offers a twist on vampire mythology; plus new books from Kelley Armstrong, Richard Chizmar, and Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award-winner Nuzo Onoh.

Real-life courtroom battles are shared by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey as they detail accounts of wrongful conviction; plus a new Malcolm Gladwell book is on the way. 

Two memoirs not to miss: one from cooking maven Ina Garten and another from the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

These collections feature literary observations and reminiscences from Deborah Levy and Steve Wasserman and humorous insights from comedians Randy Rainbow and Jenny Slate.

Hollywood and musical memoirs are highlights, along with a memoir about reading and books, science, and the supernatural. 

Dragon, witches, and myths abound this month, and there's even a Pride and Prejudice retelling set in space.

Several paranormal romances, featuring wolves, witches, and ghosts, and holiday stories set during Christmas and Hanukkah are out this month.