My TBR (to-be-read) pile is getting ridiculously large, not just the ones I save on Goodreads but also the piles of books I own/have been gifted/have been sent that are starting to teeter and overwhelm me. That being said, there are still dozens of books I’m looking forward to reading that are coming out in 2019. I’ve ordered them below by publication date. Which new books are you looking forward to reading this year?
January 8, 2019
by Julia Kelly I’ve only just heard of this book, but it looks to be a dual narrative bouncing back and forth between the modern day and WWII England.
by Karen M. McManus If you’re a fan of YA mysteries or suspense novels, be sure to check out McManus’s fast-paced One of Us is Lying and then grab this follow-up read.
January 29, 2019 by Hallie Heald This illustrated gift book looks like a humorous, quick read while staying inside on a cold, January day.
by Eva Eland This picture book looks like an important and helpful way to talk through tough emotions with little kids.
February 5, 2019
by Pam Jenoff I really enjoyed Jenoff’s The Orphan’s Tale so I’m adding this one to my list only knowing that it’s about World War II. by Sophie Kinsella Kinsella’s books are usually funny, light, and quick reads when you want some escape. 
by Angie Thomas After her powerful YA novel, The Hate U Give, I’m tuning into Thomas’s next novel about an aspiring, teenaged female rapper.
March 5, 2019
by Brittany Cavallaro I’ve enjoyed this YA gender-reversal on the classic story of Watson and Sherlock Holmes. The third book ended with quite the turn in events, so my biggest hope is that book four is not the series’ conclusion. by Gretchen Rubin I clearly keep coming back for more. 
March 12, 2019
by Laurie Halse Anderson Fans of Andersen’s YA novel, Speak, know the author based the account on her own teenage rape. In Shout, Anderson uses poetry to write her memoir and story of survival.
March 26, 2019
by David Elliot A YA look at the French heroine’s martyrdom.
April 2, 2019
by Cathy Guisewite I’m very curious to see what Guisewite writes about after the relative silence since the comic strip ended.
April 23, 2019
by Ian McEwan It’s been too long since I’ve read a McEwan novel and this alternate 1980’s London tale looks intriguing (though the cover creeps me out). by Melinda Gates This book by one of the richest women in the world and how she’s used her privilege to lift and educate women will likely get a lot of attention.
May 7, 2019
by Fredrik Backman If you’ve not yet read one of Backman’s novels, please consider doing so as his ability to weave strong characterization with raw emotion is outstanding. This book will be his first nonfiction title, a collection of essays to his son. 
August 27, 2019
by Rainbow Rowell Her next YA book is a graphic novel and I’m interested to see how her YA voice sounds in this genre. 
September 3, 2019
by Josh Allen Advertised as R.L. Stine meets Edgar Allan Poe, this collection of middle-grade scary stories will be out just in time to enjoy before Halloween. 
September 10, 2019
by Raina Telgemeier Telgemeier’s graphic memoirs, Smile and Sisters, have been a bit hit with middle-grade audiences and she promises more true-life tales in this forthcoming volume. 
by Margaret Atwood Twenty-one years after her publication of her highly-praised, dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale, Atwood continues Offred’s story.
September 29, 2019
by Kerri Maniscalco I’m very much anticipating the fourth and final installment in this YA historical fiction series which has only getting better and better. The cover isn’t yet out for this one, so I’ll try to wait patiently while I wonder what Maniscalco will write next.
November 5, 2019
by Erin Morgenstern
I’m interested to check out this one as it’s her first book in seven years.
Jactionary: 21 Books to Read in 2019
My TBR (to-be-read) pile is getting ridiculously large, not just the ones I save on Goodreads but also the piles of books I own/have been gifted/have been sent that are starting to teeter and overwhelm me. That being said, there are still dozens of books I’m looking forward to reading that are coming out in 2019. I’ve ordered them below by publication date. Which new books are you looking forward to reading this year?
January 8, 2019
by Angie Thomas After her powerful YA novel, The Hate U Give, I’m tuning into Thomas’s next novel about an aspiring, teenaged female rapper. 
by Julia Kelly I’ve only just heard of this book, but it looks to be a dual narrative bouncing back and forth between the modern day and WWII England.
by Karen M. McManus If you’re a fan of YA mysteries or suspense novels, be sure to check out McManus’s fast-paced One of Us is Lying and then grab this follow-up read.
January 29, 2019 by Hallie Heald This illustrated gift book looks like a humorous, quick read while staying inside on a cold, January day.
by Eva Eland This picture book looks like an important and helpful way to talk through tough emotions with little kids.
February 5, 2019
by Pam Jenoff I really enjoyed Jenoff’s The Orphan’s Tale so I’m adding this one to my list only knowing that it’s about World War II. by Sophie Kinsella Kinsella’s books are usually funny, light, and quick reads when you want some escape.
March 5, 2019
by Brittany Cavallaro I’ve enjoyed this YA gender-reversal on the classic story of Watson and Sherlock Holmes. The third book ended with quite the turn in events, so my biggest hope is that book four is not the series’ conclusion. by Gretchen Rubin I clearly keep coming back for more.
March 12, 2019
by Laurie Halse Anderson Fans of Andersen’s YA novel, Speak, know the author based the account on her own teenage rape. In Shout, Anderson uses poetry to write her memoir and story of survival.
March 26, 2019
by David Elliot A YA look at the French heroine’s martyrdom.
April 2, 2019
by Cathy Guisewite I’m very curious to see what Guisewite writes about after the relative silence since the comic strip ended.
April 23, 2019
by Ian McEwan It’s been too long since I’ve read a McEwan novel and this alternate 1980’s London tale looks intriguing (though the cover creeps me out). by Melinda Gates This book by one of the richest women in the world and how she’s used her privilege to lift and educate women will likely get a lot of attention.
May 7, 2019
by Fredrik Backman If you’ve not yet read one of Backman’s novels, please consider doing so as his ability to weave strong characterization with raw emotion is outstanding. This book will be his first nonfiction title, a collection of essays to his son.
August 27, 2019
by Rainbow Rowell Her next YA book is a graphic novel and I’m interested to see how her YA voice sounds in this genre.
September 3, 2019
by Josh Allen Advertised as R.L. Stine meets Edgar Allan Poe, this collection of middle-grade scary stories will be out just in time to enjoy before Halloween.
by Margaret Atwood Twenty-one years after her publication of her highly-praised, dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale, Atwood continues Offred’s story.
September 10, 2019
by Raina Telgemeier Telgemeier’s graphic memoirs, Smile and Sisters, have been a bit hit with middle-grade audiences and she promises more true-life tales in this forthcoming volume.
September 29, 2019
by Kerri Maniscalco I’m very much anticipating the fourth and final installment in this YA historical fiction series which has only getting better and better. The cover isn’t yet out for this one, so I’ll try to wait patiently while I wonder what Maniscalco will write next.
November 5, 2019
by Erin Morgenstern
I’m interested to check out this one as it’s her first book in seven years.