Hello, happy Friday!
I can’t believe Christmas is a week away! This year has gone so fast, so this weeks topic definitely snuck up on me!

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish discussion meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and Dini @DiniPandaReads. Each Friday, bloggers will write posts about a particular topic and share on their blog.

What 2026 releases are you most excited for?

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I live under a new releases rock. It’s very rare that I know what’s coming out unless it’s by an author I absolutely adore and have signed up to their mailing list. However, since I’ve had time this month with my surgery recovery, I have actually managed to have a good browse and I do have some 2026 books that I am looking forward to.

A lot of these categories overlap, so I’ll just include each book once, in the first category that is relevant. Also, some don’t have covers at the time of writing this, so I’ll put in pictures of my cats in their places for your enjoyment, haha.

General 2026 releases on my radar:

• The Library of Flowers by L.C. Chu
• Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
• This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews
• The Iron Garden Sutra by A.D. Sui

Are there any sequels you’re looking forward to reading?

• Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst (Spellshop 3)
• A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett (Shadow of the Leviathan 3)
• A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl 8. Hear me out, I LOVED books 1 & 2, and will be reading the rest next year so book 8 will be part of that!)

Are there any debut authors you’re excited to see release their first books?

• The Forest on the Edge of Time by Jasmin Kirkbride
• The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu
• The New Eden by JC Niala
• Ancient by Luke Barley
• Messenger Cat Café by Nagi Shimeno
• Stay for a Spell by Amy Coombe (okay, I have read this one but I NEED to shout it out because I am so excited to see it released into the world!)

Any favourite authors coming out with something new?

• The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao
• The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee
• Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar
• River of Bones and Other Stories by Rebecca Roanhorse
• The Rise of the Celestials by Kritika H. Rao
• Slow Burn by Amal Singh

YOU TELL ME – What is your most anticipated 2026 release?