Anticipated Books of January 2022

It’s almost the end of the year, crazy!  I’ve already brought you my overall most anticipated books of 2022, but now I will return to my regularly scheduled programming of each month bringing you my most anticipated reads of the following month  - so I can include even more books!

Usually my anticipated reads are a mix of books that I have ARCs of and those that I have to wait until publication, but this month I’m lucky enough that I have Netgalley ARCs of all of them.  However, I made a decision to save all of my 2022 books until 2022 to try to catch up a little on my backlist, so I haven’t read any yet!  The books are listed below in order of US publication date. 

Anticipated Books of 2022

I have always been someone who enjoys looking at what books are coming out and planning what to read almost as much as I love reading, so for the past several years since I started this blog, I always like to bring you a list of my most anticipated books of the next year.  (And I’m happy to report that I managed to read every single book on my Anticipated Books of 2021 list.)  

This past year, I have taken a different approach and also brought you monthly posts about my most anticipated books of the following month.  I will definitely continue doing that next year.  But there are just so many books I’m super-excited about coming out in 2022 that I thought I’d still give you a preview of some of the top books I’m looking forward to. It was so hard to narrow it down that these are all books by authors who I’ve already read and loved, though there are definitely some great sounding debuts coming next year too!  To narrow it down, I also only included a book if it had a set release date and a cover, which eliminated some potential books allegedly coming towards the end of the year. There are literally dozens of more books I’m already looking forward to besides those listed here, just another reason I’ll also continue my monthly posts about anticipated books.

But in the meantime, here are the 2022 releases that I’m most looking forward to, so you can go ahead and request from Netgalley/get on the library waitlist/pre-order them if they interest you too!  I am lucky enough to have ARCs of a few of these, but since I decided to hold all my 2022 advanced copies of books until 2022 to get through some of my backlog, I haven’t read any yet!

Here they are, listed in order of currently scheduled US publication date, which is listed in parentheses after the title and author of each book.

Anticipated books of November 2021

Hard to believe October is almost over already!  Here are the books being published in November that I’m most excited for. For my November reading, I’m planning to do both a No Buy November and a Netgalley November so luckily there aren’t too many and I have Netgalley ARCs of four of the six so I can read them this month within the challenge! (That is, I'm going to spend November reading books I already own, and primarily all books I got from Netgalley but haven't gotten around to reading yet).

Anticipated Books of October 2021

Hard to believe September is almost over!  It has been a busy month for me personally and October looks to be just as busy!  Anyway, since October is drawing near, here are the books I’m most looking forward to which are being published in October 2021 - US pub dates indicated in parentheses.  I’m actually thankful that the list of books I’m excited for is shorter this month, because I still have a lot of other books to catch up on!  I haven’t read any of them yet, though I do have ARCs of a few so hopefully will soon!  

Anticipated Books of September 2021

Since the month is almost over, here are the books I’m most looking forward to which are being published in September 2021 - US publication dates are indicated in parentheses.  I haven’t read any of them yet, though I do have ARCs of a few, so hopefully I will soon!

Friends Like These by Kimberly McCreight (9/7/21) - I have read and enjoyed all of Kimberly McCreight’s mystery/thrillers. This oneid about a group of college friends (minus one of their group who died back in school) who reunite at their ten  year reunion.  Yes, I have read other books with similar-ish sounding plots, but I’m in nonetheless!

The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell (9/7/21) - I’m still catching up on Lisa Jewell’s backlist, but I’ve really enjoyed the four books by her that I have read.  And her latest, about a missing woman, sounds like another good one and has amazing reviews!

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (9/14/21) - I’ve read every single Liane Moriarty book - indeed, I’ve been a fan of hers even before she was famous.  So she’s a must read author for me regardless of book description - perhaps a good thing since the blurb for this one is quite dense!  . Plus I’m excited to read and discuss this with my virtual book club. 

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (9/14/21) - I’ve only read Colson Whitehead’s  book Underground Railroad but it was great, so when I was offered this one on Netgalley I snagged it.  Sounds interesting though very different from that book, apparently a combination historical novel, mystery, and family drama. 

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune (9/21/21) - Like so many people, I loved TJ Klune’s book The House in the Cerulean Sea, so I’m looking forward to checking this one out, a fantasy about “a ghost that refuses to cross over and the ferryman he falls in love with.”

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (9/28/21) - I love Naomi Novik, and have actually read all thirteen of her prior books. And I loved A Deadly Education, the first book in this fantasy series, so I’m looking forward to the sequel.   I do have an early copy of this one but between other ARCs, book club books, etc. I somehow managed to hold off on reading it until now, but I don’t think I can take it much longer so I might just pick this one up next!

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman (9/28/21) - I loved The Thursday Night Murder Club, a funny and charming mystery about senior citizens at a retirement home who team up to solve a murder - not quite a cozy mystery but not too dark either.  So I was super-excited when I heard there was going to be a sequel.

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson (9/28/21) -  I was a little late to the party, but read and loved the first two books in the charming Good Girl’s Guide to Murder YA mystery series over the last few months.  Looking forward to this third and final book in the series

Eight Perfect Hours by Lia Louis (9/28/21) - I really enjoyed Lia Louis’s debut book Dear Emmie Blue so I was happy to snag a copy of this one, which the publisher is comparing to One Day in December and Evvie Drake Starts Over, two books I loved. My only question is whether o read it now, or save it for winter since it’s about two people who meet cute during a blizzard. 

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (9/28/21) - I loved Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize Winning All the Light We Cannot See.  His new one sounds a bit different, as it takes place not just in the past (this time, 15th century Constantinople), but also in the present AND the future.  Indeed, the description reminds me of another book with “cloud” in the name - Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.  I must admit I am a little intimidated by the 600+ page length.  But I’ll be reading this one for October with my virtual book club so I’ll have a little time.

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Are any of these on your to read list?  Any other books coming out in September that you’re excited for?

Anticipated Books of August 2021

 The end of the month always means it’s time for me to look ahead to books coming out the next month that I’m excited for.  And thank goodness there are slightly fewer books I’m dying to read coming out in August because I’m already having trouble keeping up with the books published so far this year - not to mention in the years before that!  

Indeed, I have ARCs of a few of these but haven’t managed to get to them yet.  So you’ll just have to wait for my actual reviews.  Without further ado, here are the books I’m most excited for which are coming out in August 2021:

Anticipated Books of July 2021

You know me - the end of one month means I’m already looking ahead to books being published the following month!  Not a TBR list necessarily, but books I’m keeping an eye out for and/or want to highlight for others.  I’ve only read one of these so far, Yoga Pant Nation, and you’ll see my review below.  (The other July book I was excited enough for that I already read it, Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda, was a bit of a disappointment and only 3 stars for me so I didn’t include it on this list.)  So without further ado, here are my anticipated books publishing in July 2021, in order by publication date - and a good mix of genres too.