
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.
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This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the Second Half of 2026. There are some absolute crackers publishing between now and the end of the year by some of my favourite authors, including ‘the battle of the Sebastians’. In fact, I could have easily added ten more.
All but one on my list (the Robert Harris, but that’s on preorder) are ARCs via NetGalley, so my thanks to the respective publishers. Some are also on my list for the 20 Books of Summer reading challenge. Regular followers of my blog won’t be surprised to see it’s a list heavy on historical fiction.
Links from each title will take you to the book description on Goodreads.
- Where are the Kings by Donal Ryan (Doubleday, 13th August)
- Little Spark by Jess Kidd (Canongate, 13th August)
- Invitation from a Dictator by Rory Clements (Viking, 13th August
- Agrippa by Robert Harris (Hutchinson Heinemann, 27th August)
- Cold Sunset by William Boyd (Viking, 3rd September)
- Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson (Doubleday, 10th September)
- The Newer World by Sebastian Barry (Faber & Faber, 10th September)
- Farewell to Eden by Sebastian Faulks (Hutchinson Heinemann, 17th September)
- The Weight of Angels by John Boyne (Doubleday, 1st October)
- The Taper Man by Nick Harkaway (Viking, 5th November)
What books are you excited for?











We have Kate Atkinson in common!
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A few I’m looking forward to and have on order.
Valley of Ravens by Barbara Erskine
Fury in Death by JD Robb
Frost and Venom by Christine Feehan
Twisted Road by Christine Feehan
Depth by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Infinite Love Story by Chanel Cleeton
False Flag by Rachel Grant
Birth of the Witch by Nora Roberts
Last Tenant by Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir
Alfa by Lilja Sigurdardottir
Bad Company by Sara Paretsky
Gill
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I look forward to hearing what you think of these!
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I hope you enjoy all of these!
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Little Spark is on my wishlist, I find the premise appealing.
Thanks for sharing your #TTT
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The Weight of Angels has such an intriguing cover.
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