Top Ten Tuesday: Anticipated Books for second half of 2026
30 June 2026
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Tags: Anticipated books for second half of 2026, That Artsy Reader Girl, Top Ten Tuesday
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme where every Tuesday we look at a particular topic for discussion and use various (or more to the point ten) bookish examples to demonstrate that particular topic. Top Ten Tuesday (created and hosted by The Broke and Bookish) is now being hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and future week’s topics can be found here. This week’s prompt is:
Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the Second Half of 2026
I love this topic, my own problem will be trying to contain my list to ten books.
The Amber Owl by Juliet Marillier
The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood by HG Parry
The Unknown by Riley Sager
A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett
Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst
They Say A Girl Died Here by Sarah Pinborough
The Raven and the Reindeer by T Kingfisher
Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison
Serenity Falls by CJ Tuder
Mazywood by Tananarive Due
Worry Box by Chris Panatier
Newbourne Park by Jennifer Thorne
Sleepers in the Snow by Joanne Harris
The Porcelain Sisters by Daryl Gregory
Okay, I went slightly over – but how could I resist?
Books and travelling with Lynn 
OMG I have a lot of these on my list too. Kiss Slay Replay, Newbourne Park and Worry Box are books I’m beyond excited to read. Not sure why publishers torment us like this with way too many booksðŸ˜
I know. I feel like there are so many good books in the pipeline right now I don’t know what to do with myself. But, good problems to have though.
Lynn 😀
I didn’t even bother to try to keep my list to ten books, oops!
I know. I mean I love lists and coming up with a perfect ten is good fun but this topic – no, too many good books coming up.
Lynn 😀
Great picks, I hope you enjoy them!
I hope so too
Lynn 😀
You have a couple on your list that are on my TBR too.
Lets hope we enjoy them
Lynn 😀
So many exciting books on the horizon!! Im especially excited for The Witch Below The Dreaming Wood and A Trade Of Blood but the majority of these are on my TBR somewhere (the two that aren’t I’m waiting to see reviews of first as I have a feeling they may traumatise me 😂🙈) Hope you love all of these and I look forward to seeing your reviews.
I wonder which two books you’re thinking might traumatise you? Mmm, I’m going to guess at Porcelain Sisters and Worry Box???
Lynn 😀
Good guesses as looking again there are a few others that could also fit but yes it was those two. Creepy dolls have freaked me out since I was young and a neighbour told me a story to scare me 🙈 and I’m not sure how I’d cope with the intrusive thoughts in the latter title, interesting as it sounds.
I have Sea of Charms on my list as well! Such an exciting lineup of anticipated books.
I’m really looking forward to that one – lets hope we both enjoy it.
Lynn 😀