Recs if you like Dead Beat...

If we are going to do Qwordy's the Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0 - we should probably get some Pagebound badges along the way! I'm specifically going to be adding books from Quests and readalongs that I think matches at least one of these cover prompts: craft, food, motion, biomes/landscapes, animals, weather.

Just a list of books coming out in 2026 that I’m really excited for :) it will be updated as the months go by! It will be a mix of: high fantasy, romance fantasy, sci-fi, gothic, horror, lit fic, historical fiction, retellings, poetry, romance, & more!!

All the 2026 BOTM monthly, add on, and Allurial titles

Get on the hype train for these upcoming releases of books in a series. Now is the perfect time to jump on board a new series or start a re-read.

Covers the next 12 months - please send recs

I will list the first book in the series and the upcoming book. Updates once a month.

(I'm already questioning my sanity on how I'm going to maintain this, I wish we could make collaborative lists on here 😭)

A mix of different books that all centre around the “dark academia” genre ✨

Works where hell is heavily involved in the plot.

A completely unbiased literary investigation into the prevalence of Alexes in fiction. Alexandra, Alex, Lexi, or any other variation. No deeper criteria, just me collecting fictional versions of myself across genres.

Because we’re always ready for the next book—this list tracks all the sequels and series continuations dropping in 2026.

All the books in this list are being released in 2026!! Let me know if I missed any! Jesus loves you!!✝️

College/university setting.

Books set to be released in 2026 or 2027. All genres welcomed. Books will be removed at end of release month.

--RELEASE DATES-- Appraisals: A Novel | RELEASED Kitten | RELEASED Queen Mab | RELEASED Soft Spots | RELEASED The Project: A Novel | RELEASED Death Card | 8/11/2026 Mia | 8/11/2026 The Responsible Party: A Novel | 8/11/2026 Bound By Fury | 8/18/2026 First Summer | 8/18/2026 The Secret Dinner: A Novel | 8/18/2026 Hellbound | 8/28/2026 I Hope This Email Finds You In Hell | 9/1/2026 Before We Burn | 9/9/2026 Daughter of the Dark (Daughters of Auquis, 1 | 9/15/2026 Dead Beat | 9/15/2026 Fallow | 9/15/2026 The Age of Blood and Magic: A Novel | 9/15/2026 The Fractured Life of Lucy Hughes | 9/22/2026 Reap & Sow | 10/6/2026 Strange Lights | 10/6/2026 Twisted Vows: An Immortal Consequences Story | 10/6/2026 Victorious (Villains, #3) | 10/6/2026 Ultan Academy | 10/6/2026 The Gods of Blood and Honey | 10/30/2026 This Wretched Alchemy | 11/10/2026 Nanny Nanny: A Novel | 11/17/2026 Tylor Whitlock Just Won't Die | 1/5/2027 The Divinity Thieves | 1/26/2027 Viper & Lilies | 2/2/2027 Milkiverse | 2/2/2027 Gutterwitch | 3/2/2027 To Burn a Kingdom | 4/6/2027 Dreams of Ruin | 6/24/2027

Trilogies. Trilogies! A list full of trilogies. This has a collection of titles I'm interested in and some I've simply come across. To save you the trouble, I made sure to put all books in a trilogy in this list. Enjoy! 💐

Keeping track because I started entirely too many series in this year :,)

Most anticipated new releases