Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing During the Second Half of 2023

July to December 2023 Book Releases I Want to Read or Listen To

These are not in any ranked order.

1

The One I Read on NetGalley….review on publication day.

Hopefully no on calls this “cheating.” I loved her book The Bodyguard, so grabbed this the second it appeared in audio on Netgalley.

Hello Stranger: A Novel by Katherine Center publishes July 11.

2

I enjoyed three of her books: {My reviews are linked).

• The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
• The Library of Lost and Found
• The Messy Lives of Book People (aka The Book Share) 

This one sounds sooooo good! 

The Little Italian Hotel by Phaedra Patrick publishes June 26 (but I’m using it anyway!)

3

Elizabeth Acevedo is amazing!! I LOVE her books:

1. The Poet X
2. With the Fire on High
3. Clap When You Land

Family Lore: A Novel by Elizabeth Acevedo publishes August 1.

4

I follow Melanie Benjamin on FB–it’s fun to see an author of about my age living a life in a place I know.

Here are my review of her books–they are worth it!

1. The Children’s Blizzard
2. The Aviator’s Wife
3. Swans of Fifth Avenue
4. Girls in the Picture

California Golden: A Novel by Melanie Benjamin publishes August 8.

5

I can’t wait! I don’t review these–series books are hard to review without spoilers, but I love the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series on audio–now that the rightful narrator is back in action! 

From a Far and Lovely Country by Alexander McCall Smith publishes ) October 31.

6

I love the Mrs. Bird series! 

• Dear Mrs. Bird
• Yours Cheerfully

Mrs. Porter Calling: A Novel by AJ Pearce publishes on August 8.

7

I wasn’t that taken with Beth O’Leary’s last book, but I LOVED the other two:

1. The Flat Share
2. The Switch

So, I’m anxious to try The Wake Up Call: A Novel by Beth O’Leary that publishes on September 26.

8

Julie Murphy!! Another author I love!

• Dumplin’
• Puddin’
• Pumpkin
• Ramona Blue

A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone publishes October 10

9

Doesn’t this cover just scream “FUN!”? I loved Usma Jalaluddin’s book Ayesha at Last.

Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley publishes September 26.

10

Louise Penny’s new Chief Inspector Gamache book–please let there be one!!!

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