27 November Books We're Excited About

And what you can read in the meantime

Reading ahead

Our TBR shelves may be busting, but there are always new books that we want to cram in. From thrilling sequels to compelling historical novels to part one of Cher's memoir, November's most anticipated list is packed with must-reads! Here are 27 upcoming releases across a mix of genres. These titles are available for preorder, but in the meantime, we have recs for similar reads that you can enjoy now.

Literary fiction

Lazarus Man by Richard Price (Nov. 12)

East Harlem, 2008. In an instant, a five-story tenement collapses into a fuming hill of rubble. At day's end, six bodies are recovered, but many of the other tenants are missing. This electrifying novel traces a set of intertwining stories of the compelling and singular characters whose lives are changed by the disaster.

What to read while you wait: The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder

The Days Between by Robin Morris (Nov. 19)

Andrew's perfect Delray Beach house has become a pressure cooker. He and his wife, Amy, are struggling to conceive, and it's fracturing their marriage. When a chance encounter reunites him with Kathryn, his former flame, she reveals that he is already a father—of a son he didn't know existed.

What to read while you wait: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami (Nov. 19)

We begin with a boy and a girl—teenagers in love. One day, she disappears. Thus begins a search for this lost love that takes the man into middle age and on a journey between the real world and an other world. This genre-bending novel is at once a love story, a quest, an ode to books, and a parable for our peculiar times. 

What to read while you wait: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

City of Night Birds by Juhea Kim (Nov. 26)

St. Petersburg, Russia, 2019: Prima ballerina Natalia Leonova returns two years after a devastating accident stalled her career. Once the most celebrated dancer of her generation, she now turns to pills and alcohol to numb the pain of her past. She is unmoored in her old city as the ghosts of her former life begin to resurface.

What to read while you wait: Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead

Mystery, thriller, and suspense 

To Die For by David Baldacci (Nov. 12)

In the third installment to The 6:20 Man series, Travis Devine returns. The ex-Army Ranger has become a pro at accomplishing any mission. This time he's sent to the Pacific Northwest in a complicated FBI case. And he's about to come face-to-face with his nemesis—the girl on the train.

What to read while you wait: The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci

Guilt and Ginataan by Mia P. Manansala (Nov. 12)

The Annual Shady Palms Corn Festival is one of the town's biggest moneymakers and Lila Macapagal is all too happy to participate, along with her Brew-ha Cafe crew. But the fun is cut short when a dead body is found in the middle of the corn maze. It's the latest cozy mystery in the Tita Rosie's Kitchen series.

What to read while you wait: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Now or Never by Janet Evanovich (Nov. 19)

She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now Stephanie Plum has two fiancés and no idea what to do about it. Stalling for time, she buries herself in her perilous work as a bounty hunter, tracking down three very different fugitives, including a self-proclaimed vampire with a taste for the blood of pretty girls.

What to read while you wait: Fortune and Glory by Janet Evanovich

The House of Cross by James Patterson (Nov. 25)

The list of Supreme Court candidates is highly confidential, yet somehow, they're being murdered one by one. Alex Cross, the hero in a new Prime Video series, is the FBI's top expert in criminal behavior. Now he must put himself in the most dangerous place there is: inside the mind of a diabolical killer.

What to read while you wait: Along Came a Spider by James Patterson

Darkly by Marisha Pessl (Nov. 26)

Dia's never won anything in her life. So she's shocked when she's chosen, along with six other teenagers from around the world, for a highly coveted internship with the Louisiana Veda Foundation, named for a late, great game designer. But the internship turns out to be its own twisted game in this masterful YA thriller.

What to read while you wait: Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson

Sci-fi, fantasy, and horror

Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez (Nov. 5)

Inez Olivera traveled across the world to Egypt, seeking answers into her parents' mysterious deaths. But this search led her down a perilous road of heartache, betrayal, and a dangerous magic that pulled her into the past. This sequel is a lush immersive historical fantasy filled with adventure and romance.

What to read while you wait: What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Nov. 12)

Four brothers with an inescapable bond, strengthened by the family they chose, in a house of wonders that promises to always deliver one more secret. Romance, luxury, and secrets abound in this thrilling new collection that takes readers deeper into the world of the bestselling Inheritance Games series.

What to read while you wait: The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Servant of Earth by Sarah Hawley (Nov. 19)

Kenna Heron is best known in her village for being a little wild—some say half feral—but she'll need every ounce of that ferocity to survive. Trapped as a servant in an underground Fae realm, Kenna must help her new mistress undertake six deadly trials. The cost of failure is death—for both mistress and servant.

What to read while you wait: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso (Nov. 19)

Star investigator Kembral Thorne has just a few hours away from her newborn, and she just wants to relax and enjoy the year-turning party. But when people start dropping dead, she's got to get to work. This whip-smart adventure fantasy is packed with reality-bending magic and sapphic romance.

What to read while you wait: This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Daughters of Bronze by A. D. Rhine (Nov. 26)

Lost between the timeless lines of Homer's epic, the women of Troy finally stand to be counted. Their story is one you've never encountered, and it will change the fate of Troy forever. It is an epic of a thousand invisible actions leading to a single moment, adding a refrain of unexpected light to the legend of Troy.

What to read while you wait: Horses of Fire by A. D. Rhine

Historical fiction 

The Memory Dress by Jade Beer (Nov. 5)

England 2018: Faced with an absorbing mystery surrounding her elderly neighbor, Meredith, and a dress once worn by Princess Diana, Jayne is drawn out of her shell. Weaving together dual storylines, this dazzling novel sets two very different women on paths of discovery that will change both their lives forever.

What to read while you wait: The Gown by Jennifer Robson

The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri (Nov. 12)

It's 1939 in a sleepy German village. Allina Strauss's idyllic life becomes a living nightmare after she loses everyone she loves and is forced into service as a nurse at a state-fun baby factory called Hochland Home. This meticulously-researched debut novel chronicles a real-life The Handmaid's Tale.

What to read while you wait: Cradles of the Reich by Jennifer Coburn

The Starlets by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne (Nov. 12)

Summer, 1958. Vivienne Rhodes thinks she's finally landed a starring role. She's devastated when she arrives on location in Italy and finds herself cast as the side character to her nemesis, Lottie Lawrence. But when the two actresses discover an illegal operation on set, their rivalry becomes the least of their problems. 

What to read while you wait: Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare

Christmas with the Queen by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb (Nov. 19)

Queen Elizabeth II has just been crowned and a post-war Britain is poised for change. At the royal Sandringham House, newly reunited friends Jack and Olive find themselves growing closer as their paths cross over the years. The Crown meets When Harry Met Sally in this heartwarming historical novel.

What to read while you wait: Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb

Romance 

Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage (Nov. 5)

Gus has a lot on his plate: managing his family's 8,000-acre ranch and parenting his spunky six-year-old daughter. When his workload starts to overwhelm him, he realizes he needs help. His little sister's chaotic best friend, Teddy, isn't his first choice, but when no one else can step in, she's all he's got.  

What to read while you wait: Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage

Pictures of You by Emma Grey (Nov. 12)

When Evie wakes in a hospital room, she learns that she has just survived the crash that killed her husband, Oliver—whom she has no memory of. Enter: Drew, a photographer whose chance encounter with Evie unravels elusive details of her marriage and her husband's death.  

What to read while you wait: What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens (Nov. 19)

Columnist and single mom Anna Appleby has given up on love after a painful divorce. She'd rather be single than subject herself to the hell of online dating. But her office rival is vying for her column. Desperate to keep her job, Anna pitches a unique angle: seven dates, all found offline and chosen by her children.

What to read while you wait: Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan

Trial by Fire by Danielle Steel (Nov. 19)

For twenty-five years, after losing her skier husband in an avalanche, Dahlia's life has centered on running her family's Paris perfume business and being a mother to her four now-adult children. Now fifty-six, she comes to San Francisco on a routine business trip and her life takes an unexpected turn.

What to read while you wait: Triangle by Danielle Steel

The Mirror: The Lost Bride Trilogy by Nora Roberts (Nov. 19)

When Sonya MacTavish inherits the huge Victorian mansion on the coast of Maine, she has no idea that the house is haunted. But, she soon learns that her inheritance holds dark family secrets—a centuries-old curse that must be broken. And it's up to Sonya to solve the puzzle that will break it. 

What to read while you wait: Inheritance by Nora Roberts

Nonfiction

Vanishing Treasures by Katherine Rundell (Nov. 12)

The world is more astonishing, more miraculous, and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In this brilliant and passionately persuasive book, the author takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world's most awe-inspiring—and aww-inspiring!—animals currently facing extinction.

What to read while you wait: Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach

The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Nov. 19)

An Indigenous scientist and bestselling author returns with a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most?

What to read while you wait: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso by Jeremy Egner (Nov. 19)

When Ted Lasso first aired in 2020, nobody—including its creators—knew if it would find an audience. Now, eleven Emmys and one Peabody Award later, it's safe to say that the quirky show has become a pop culture phenomenon. This definitive book explores its creation, production, and potent legacy.

What to read while you wait: Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story of Schitt's Creek by Eugene Levy and Daniel Levy

Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher (Nov. 19)

As a dyslexic child who dreamed of becoming famous, Cher was raised in often-chaotic circumstances, surrounded by singers, actors, and a mother who inspired her in spite of their difficult relationship. With her trademark honesty and humor, Cher tells her story in intimate detail, in a two-part memoir.

What to read while you wait: My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

We hope you find some titles here that you want to add to your TBR list! Let us know which new books you’re most excited about this month.

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