#TopTenTuesday Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2025 #TuesdayBookBlog

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This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2025. There are way more books that fit the bill than this topic allows so I’ve just listed the first ten in publication order (which only covers January and February!) plus a little bit about why I’m excited to read them. All of these are via NetGalley so thank you to the publishers concerned for approving my requests. Links from the title will take you to the book description on Goodreads.

Another Man in the Street by Caryl Phillips (published on 16th January by Bloomsbury) – the story of a young West Indian man’s search for home in 1960s London by an author I know of but have never read
The Bookseller by Tim Sullivan (published on 16th January by Head of Zeus) – the seventh book in the DS George Cross crime series (I’ve read the previous two) plus I’m on the blog tour!
The House With Nine Locks by Philip Gray (published on 23rd January by Vintage) – a historical suspense novel set in post-war Flanders from the author of Two Storm Wood which I loved
The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay by Flora Johnston (published on 23rd January by Allison & Busby) – a story inspired by the life of a pioneering Scottish aviator by the author of The Paris Peacemakers, one of my top 10 books of 2024
A Cold Wind From Moscow by Rory Clements (published on 30th January by Zaffre) – the eighth book in one of my favourite historical thriller series. Welcome back, Tom Wilde!
The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor (published by Vintage on 30th January) – the much anticipated (especially by me) follow-up to My Father’s House
The Cafe with No Name by Robert Seethaler, trans. by Katy Derbyshire (published on 13th February by Canongate) – described as ‘a story of the hopes, kindnesses and everyday heroism of one community [that] has charmed millions of European readers‘ which sounds good to me
The Paris Dancer by Nicola Rayner (published on 13th February by Aria) – described as ‘an unforgettable story of courage, friendship and resistance, inspired by the true story of a Jewish ballroom dancer in WWII Paris’
Agricola: Warrior by Simon Turney (published on 13th February by Head of Zeus) – the second book in the historical adventure series about the renowned Roman general, sure to be as action-packed as all the author’s other books
The Language of Remembering by Patrick Holloway (published on 25th February by epoque press) – a mother and son embark on a journey of personal discovery