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Upcoming Book Releases

Your early look at the most anticipated titles publishing in the months ahead.

30 Fiction Books Recently Published Books
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Like a Summer Love Song
Like a Summer Love Song
by Naima Simone
Coming Apr 14, 2026
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They Made Us Blood and Fury
They Made Us Blood and Fury
by Cheryl S. Ntumy
Coming Apr 14, 2026
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Black Friday: Short Stories from Africa
Black Friday
by Cheryl S. Ntumy
Coming Apr 15, 2026
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James (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
James (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
by Percival Everett
Coming Apr 21, 2026
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Cold Case Cover-Up
Cold Case Cover-Up
by K.D. Richards
Coming Apr 28, 2026
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Capone: A Black Mafia Romance
Capone
by Jahquel J.
Coming May 05, 2026
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Ghalen: A Romance in Black
Ghalen
by Walter Mosley
Coming May 12, 2026
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Score (paperback)
Score (paperback)
by Kennedy Ryan
Coming May 19, 2026
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Blue Smoke Rises
Cover Unavailable
Blue Smoke Rises
by Damone Bester
Coming May 26, 2026
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The Double Dutch Fuss: A Memoir
The Double Dutch Fuss
by Phill Branch
Coming Jun 02, 2026
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Almost by Design: A Novel
Almost by Design
by Jenny Erlingsson
Coming Jun 02, 2026
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The Missed Connection
The Missed Connection
by Tia Williams
Coming Jun 16, 2026
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A Pair of Aces
A Pair of Aces
by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Coming Jun 23, 2026
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The Broken Hearts Agency
The Broken Hearts Agency
by Clarence A. Haynes
Coming Jun 23, 2026
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Good Morning Means I Love You
Coming Jul 07, 2026
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Ember
Ember
by Naima Simone
Coming Jul 14, 2026
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Cool Machine
Cool Machine
by Colson Whitehead
Coming Jul 21, 2026
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Deadly Family Secrets
Deadly Family Secrets
by K.D. Richards
Coming Jul 28, 2026
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Season of the Serpent
Season of the Serpent
by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Coming Aug 11, 2026
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The Ladies Hall
The Ladies Hall
by Vanessa Miller
Coming Aug 11, 2026
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Divine Oaths (Special Limited Edition)
Coming Sep 01, 2026
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The Disappearers
The Disappearers
by Marlon James
Coming Sep 01, 2026
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Laws of Solomon
Laws of Solomon
by Eriq La Salle
Coming Sep 01, 2026
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Capone 2: A Black Mafia Romance
Capone 2
by Jahquel J.
Coming Sep 01, 2026
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All My Sisters and Me
All My Sisters and Me
by Sheryl Lister
Coming Sep 08, 2026
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Writer in Residence: A Heartwarming Book about Books Set in the Low-Country
Writer in Residence
by Rhonda McKnight
Coming Sep 08, 2026
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Queenie Is Working on It
Queenie Is Working on It
by Candice Carty-Williams
Coming Sep 08, 2026
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The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman
Coming Sep 29, 2026
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The Ferryman’s Daughter (Book 1 of 1
Cover Unavailable
Coming Oct 13, 2026
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Capone 3: A Black Mafia Romance
Capone 3
by Jahquel J.
Coming Jan 05, 2027
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