21 Top Books Coming out in 2021

So long 2020! With the year we've just had, I think we can safely say that we all deserve some TLC in the form of new books. And this year there are some absolute crackers due to be released. Whether you're into fantasy or non-fiction, series or standalones, it's time to break that book ban!

January

(26th) A Vow So Bold and Deadly (The Cursebreaker Series #3) - Bridgid Kemmerer

Bridgid Kemmerer's heart-pounding saga comes to a thrilling climax as two kingdoms come closer and closer to conflict - and an old enemy resurfaces who could destroy them all.

Bloomsbury PLC, Paperback £6.39 on Amazon.com

February

(4th) The Gilded Ones - Namina Forna

Set in a West African-inspired Ancient Kingdom under oppressive rule, Forna's breathtaking novel follows sixteen-year-old Deka and her quest to discover her destiny as a near-immortal with magical powers

Usborne Publishing, Paperback £7.37 on Amazon.com

(16th) A Court of Silver Flames - Sarah J. Maas

Bloomsbury PLC In this highly anticipated fourth book of the mesmerising A Court of Thorns and Roses saga, it is the turn of Feyre's sister to step into the limelight: now that the war has finally ended, the world seems wide open for the valiant Nesta.

Bloomsbury PLC, Hardback £13.19 on Amazon.com

March

(1st) What White People Can Do Next - Emma Dabiri

An incisive - and deeply practical - essay from the acclaimed author of Don't Touch My Hair. When it comes to racial justice, how do we transform demonstrations of support into real and meaningful change? With intellectual rigour and razor-sharp wit, Emma Dabiri cuts through the haze of online discourse to offer clear advice.

Penguin, Paperback £6.55 on Amazon.com

(2nd) Klara and the Sun - Kazup Ishiguro

Faber & Faber A luminous new novel from the Nobel Prize winning author of Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day, Klara and the Sun explores the unchartered implications of AI to human relationships and the abiding question of what it means to love.

Faber & Faber, Hardback £15.49 on Amazon.com

(9th) Act Your Age, Eve Brown - Talia Hibbert

In USA Today bestselling author Talia Hibbert's newest romcom, the flightiest Brown sister crashed into the life of an uptight B&B owner and has him falling hard - literally. Book #3 in the Brown Sisters series.

Little, Brown Book Group, Paperback £7.91 on Amazon.com

April

(1st) Watch Her Fall - Erin Kelly

Thriller queen Kelly is back with a new novel, about a dancer at the London Russian Ballet Company. After years of pain and sacrifice, Ava is finally the poster girl for her company's production of Swan Lake, but someone badly wants her to mess up - with dark consequences. Think Black Swan, but in book form.

Hodder & Stoughton, Hardcover £12.05 on Amazon.com

(15th) Millennial Black - Sophie Williams

For fans of Slay in Your Lane and Little Black Book, this is the much-needed roadmap for young black women to succeed in the workplace in 2021 and beyond. From tips on setting boundaries, and avoiding the race pay gap, through advice on building your own 'lady gang', to tackling the serious issues of workplace sexual harassment and racist abuse.

HarperCollins, Hardback £13.19 on Amazon.com

(29th) The Road Trip - Beth O'Leary

A coincidence reunites Addie with her ex on a road trip to a friend's wedding in this funny and moving third novel from the bestselling author of The Flatshare and The Switch.

Quercus Publishing, Paperback £8.99 on Amazon.com

May 

(13th) Snowflake - Louise Nealon

When Debbie leaves her eccentric family and the rural dairy-farm setting of her childhood and heads to university, she finds it hard to navigate the chasm between her old and new lives. TV and film rights to this debut have been bought by the team behind Normal People, so you can bet big things are coming.

Manila Press, Hardback £12.99 on Amazon.com

(27th) Malibu Rising - Taylor Jenkins-Reid

The author of Daisy Hones and the Six returns with a wonderfully juicy recreation of the glamour and excess of 1980s California, and one night that will bring the shimmering world of the Riva family crashing down around them.

Cornerstone, Hardback £10.65 on Amazon.com

(27th) Mother Mother - Annie Macmanus (debut)

When 18-year-old TJ's mother suddenly disappears, he must dig deep into his family's past in attempt to reach her again in this Belfast-set, heart-breaking study of the cost of unconditional love.

Headline Publishing Group, Hardback £13.59 on Amazon.com

June

(10th) Mrs England - Stacey Halls

A young governess must navigate the challenging dynamics of family life underneath the polished surface in this powerful examination of an Edwardian marriage, truth and deception. From the bestselling author of The Familiars and The Foundling.

Bonnier Zaffre, Hardcover £11.99 on Amazon.com

(24th) Animal - Lisa Taddeo

The debut novel from the author of the bestselling phenomenon Three Women centres on Joan, the most provocative and mesmerising narrator you will encounter in 2021.

Bloomsbury, Hardcover £13.59 on Amazon.com

August

(5th) Endgame (Noughts and Crosses #6) - Malorie Blackman

Endgame is the breath-taking conclusion to the ground-breaking Noughts and Crosses series. influenced by the unprecedented global events of recent years, it is full of twists and turns and emotions, with its incredible characters reaching a dramatic conclusion to their stories.

Penguin Random House Children's UK, Paperback £7.99 on Amazon.com

(5th) With This Kiss - Carrie Hope Fletcher

Foreseeing the death of each person she kisses, Lorelai is faced with difficult choices when she meets the man of her dreams in this unforgettable love story from the bestselling author of All That She Can See.

HarperCollins, Hardback £10.65 on Amazon.com

(31st) A Slow Fire Burning - Paula Hawkins

The author of the bestselling phenomenon The Girl on the Train returns with another white-knuckle thriller awash with unbearable suspense and jaw-dropping misdirection, as three women are brought into conflict through a brutal murder.

Transworld Publisher Ltd, Hardcover £10.00 on Amazon.com

September

(7th) Beautiful World, Where Are You? - Sally Rooney

One of contemporary literature's brightest talents follows up the former Waterstones Book of the Year Normal People with an incisive and affecting dissection of the lives and loves of a quartet of young friends in Dublin and Rome. [Cover to be revealed]

Faber & Faber, Hardcover £13.59 on Amazon.com

(30th) Once Upon A Broken Heart - Stephanie Garber

A magical new series about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for Happily Ever After. From Number One Sunday Times bestselling author Stephanie Garber. [Cover to be revealed]

Hodder & Stoughton, Hardback £12.99 on Amazon.com

October 

(14th) Transitional - Munroe Bergdorf

Transitional is a vital and timely manifesto on gender and transitioning from one of the most committed and outspoken transgender activists of our day. Explores change as an essential part of human experience and the fluidity of identity and relationships, as well as sexuality and gender. [Cover to be revealed]

Bloomsbury, Hardcover £15.19 on Amazon.com

(7th) Taste: My Life Through Food - Stanley Tucci

From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. Written with Stanley's signature wry humour and nostalgia, Taste is a heart-warming read that will be irresistible for anyone who knows the power of a home-cooked meal.

Penguin Books Ltd, Hardback £18.99 on Amazon.com

*Book information taken from Waterstones.com