Book Releases

2024 Book Releases On My Radar:

Untitled works and works without a release date/month are not included below.

A = Adult
YA = Young Adult
MG = Middle Grade
G = Graphic Novel
N = Nonfiction
P = Poetry
S = Spiritual
T = Theatre

Note to Publishers:
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January 2, 2024
* Okay, Cupid by Mason Deaver (YA)
* Ghost Roast by Shawneé Gibbs and Shawnelle Gibbs, Illustrated by Emily Cannon (G)

January 9, 2024
* Somewhere in the Deep by Tanvi Berwah (YA)
* The Atlas of Us by Kristin Dwyer (YA)
* Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang, Illustrated by LeUyen Pham (G)
* 1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round by Jami Attenberg (N)
* Mislaid In Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire (A)
* Arya Khanna’s Bollywood Moment by Arushi Avachat (YA)

January 16, 2024
* Beasts of War by Ayana Gray (YA)
* So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole (YA)
* American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky by Sherri L. Smith & Elizabeth Wein (YA)

January 18, 2024
* The Principle Of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson (A)

January 23, 2024
* Out of Our League: 16 Stories of Girls in Sports Edited by Dahlia Adler & Jennifer Iacopelli (YA)
* The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee by Ellen Oh (YA)
* Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase (A)
* Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism by Jenn M. Jackson (N)
* Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation by Jen Gunter (N)

January 30, 2024
* The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland (YA)
* Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology by Amber McBride, Erica Martin, & Taylor Byas (YA, P)
* Once a Queen by Sarah Arthur (YA)
* A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen (A)
* Interesting Facts about Space by Emily R. Austin (A)
* This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets Edited by Kwame Alexander (P)

February 6, 2024
* Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo (YA)
* No Time Like Now by Naz Kutub (YA)
* How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith Jr. (YA)
* All This Twisted Glory by Tahereh Mafi (YA)
* You’re Breaking my Heart by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich (YA)
* Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir by Walela Nehanda (YA)
* ASAP by Axie Oh (YA)
* A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (A)

February 13, 2024
* The Boyfriend Wish by Swati Teerdhala (YA)
* The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha (YA, G)
* Freshman Year by Sarah Mai (YA, G)
* Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson, Illustrated by Ekua Holmes (YA, P)
* Convergence Problems by Wole Talabi (A)
* What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life by Billy Dee Williams (N)

February 20, 2024
* The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert (YA)
* A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal (YA)

February 27, 2024
* Snowglobe by Soyoung Park (YA)
* Till Human Voices Wake Us by Rebecca Roque (YA)

March 5, 2024
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March 12, 2024
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March 19, 2024
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March 26, 2024
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