January 2027 New Releases

 

 

Release date not yet known
A Path at the End of the World by Megan Beam (Delacorte) - previously titled Vue Collector, moved from 2026, not yet added to Goodreads. New title and release season announced on author instagram.
Krista Marino at Delacorte Press has acquired Megan Beam's debut Vue Collecteur, a dark, dystopian folktale about a girl who discovers she possesses magical Other Eyes and is forced to flee her strict village and venture beyond its wall, where she learns that her world is built on lies. Publication is scheduled for fall 2026; Rebekah Von Lintel at Embolden Media Group sold world rights.

January 1st
Stone Field by Christy Lenzi (Square Fish) - re-release of a 2026 release, moved from January 2026.

A stunning debut novel that offers a new look at a classic love story about soul mates torn apart by the circumstances of their time.

Catrina Dickinson is haunted by her past and feels caged in by life in small town Missouri. When she discovers a strange man in Stone Field where her family grows their sorghum crop, her life takes on new meaning. He has no memory of who he is or what brought him to Cat's farm, but they fall passionately in love. Meanwhile, the country is on the brink of the Civil War, and the conflict in Missouri demands that everyone take a side before the bloodbath reaches their doorstep.

A passionate and atmospheric reimagining of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, Stone Field by Christy Lenzi explores how violence and vengeance perverts the human spirit, and how hatred can be transcended by love.

If I Can't Have You by Aden Polydoros (Page Street) - moved from February 2026, then from November 2026 and September 2026.
When heartbroken seventeen-year-old Kristi scores the season’s hottest romance simulator, the Love Interest 3000, she doesn’t expect the perfect boyfriend to become the perfect nightmare.

Reeling from a recent breakup, Kristi decides to take the plunge into virtual reality after her friend, Helen, convinces her to buy a bootlegged version of the device from Jamie, the school outcast.

At first, her VoyfriendTM, Rowan, is a balm to her post-breakup loneliness: kind, attentive, knows how to say all the right things. But things take a tragic turn when Helen dies in a grisly accident involving her own edition of the machine. In a fit of grief and rage, Kristi destroys her LI 3000, ready to move on and live in the real world. But Rowan isn’t willing to let her go, and soon begins appearing in her life―leaving her menacing messages and hacking video screens.

Then Kristi learns that Helen isn’t the only one who died in a so-called “accident” with the bootlegged machines. If she doesn’t find out who is causing the murders―and why―then her own life, the lives of those she cares about, are forfeit.

January 5th
Red Flags by Sophie Jo (Amulet) - previously published in the UK, not yet added to Goodreads but details uploaded to retail sites. Moved from 2026.

This delightful YA rom-com debut follows two teens who are dared by their friends to stick with the next person they date instead of bailing at the first sign of a minor red flag. Perfect for fans of Jennifer Dugan and Lynn Painter

Poppy is known for her high standards. Why bother with relationships when boys don’t ever seem to live up to her expectations? One red flag and she’s out.

Cam is known for quickly developing the ick. He’s never dated anyone for long—a week here, a month there, but he always gets spooked.

When Poppy’s friends challenge her to give someone a chance for two whole months, Poppy decides that Cam (her mysterious bus crush) could be the best of an underwhelming bunch. But Cam’s been set his own challenge: he’s banned from ending things in his next relationship... and that means he’s ready to do whatever he can to put Poppy off.

Neither Poppy nor Cam want it to work... until it does. Despite their flaws, they just might find that there’s a lot to love.

Slow Burn by Trinity Nguyen (Henry Holt) - moved from October 2026, description not yet updated on Goodreads, previously titled Sweet Heat, title not yet updated on Goodreads.

In this YA rom-com two teenage contestants compete on a reality cooking show and dish out a fun enemies to lovers romance.

Lizzie Le is determined to win when she's invited to compete on Sweet Heat—a reality cooking show where young cooks compete for a mentorship under a world famous chef. Victory would mean fulfilling her culinary dreams and financially helping her family’s restaurant.

But then Ethan Huang walks into the kitchen.

Lizzie never forgot when the arrogant foodstagrammer nearly tanked the restaurant with a harsh review, and now he’s her competition? Ethan, however, has plans of his own. He's ready to prove to his parents and the world that cooking isn’t just a hobby, it’s his future. And he’s not about to let Lizzie Le stand in his way.

Lizzie and Ethan clash at every turn, but as things come to a boiling point, they begin to realize that their rivalry might be the very thing pushing them to become their best selves…

Can they turn up the heat without getting burned?

Like the Moon We Rise by Annabelle Cormack (FSG) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
The deadliest poisons are the sweetest...

Auriel has spent her life a prisoner, indentured as a poison maiden and forced to kill for a living. She’s aided by her old friend and accomplice, Faolan Flynn. But she can almost taste freedom—enough to find her mother and hone her witchcraft on her own terms... as long as she keeps it secret. Because magick can be practiced only by those who serve the empress, or those who wish to burn.

Instead of freedom, Auriel is sold to the enigmatic Ambrose, a young prince intent on revenge. He has a proposition for her: To free their people from the Empire’s control, Auriel must pretend to be the prophesied all-powerful Khelani and infiltrate the empress’s court.

Thrown into a dangerous scheme, Auriel discovers that Faolan has been in on the plan from the beginning. But as she trains to defeat the empress, she can’t deny her and Faolan’s growing attraction... nor can she escape the dark presence that has always been within her. The more Auriel learns about Faolan, Ambrose, and the empress, the less sure she is about whom to trust.

Because prophecies can lie, dead gods can rise, and love might just be the most lethal poison of all...

The Lost Life of Sylvia Song by Ann Liang (HarperCollins)
In another universe, they might get a second chance, in this heartbreaking story of loss, love, and life, perfect for fans of Dustin Thao and Justin A. Reynolds.

January 12th
Between Ghosts and Gods by Ann Sei Lin (Candlewick) - moved from September 2026.

Having sold her soul to a demon lord, Kasu works the exchange desk at Camellia House, a high-stakes gambling den in the under-realm. 

Here, in Ghost City, Kasu keeps her head down, following the strict moral code of the Heavenly Principles in hopes of one day achieving reincarnation. Night after night, she dispenses gambling tiles to customers who surrender their treasures—jewelry, limbs, dreams—which Kasu stores in a ghoulish cabinet for her mistress. Into this regime drops Arun, a brash mortal prince in search of his mother. Desperate to honor her code and spare the foolish young man—as innocent as he is arrogant—a fate worse than death, Kasu enlists her companion “curse” Ruo, a wise-cracking cat with an appetite for eyeballs, and mounts a rescue. As danger and deceit engulf her, Kasu must reexamine her beliefs about the gods she worships...and the mortal she was. 

At once wry and poignant, teeming with masked demons, hungry ghosts, and high atmosphere, this dazzling dark-fantasy adventure draws from the deep well of Chinese mythology while crafting a richly appointed world like no other. 

Blood Lust by Britney S. Lewis (Page Street YA) - moved from September 2026.

After the Blood Moon rose, the world as Mira knew it shattered. Her family history, her powers, and the legends she once dismissed as fairy tales are now terrifyingly real. And being the only known Dhampir—a rare half-human, half-vampire hybrid—has made her a target.

Confined and kept under watch by friends and family, Mira grapples with her burgeoning hunger for blood. This new “normal” is confusing and conflicting—not to mention the strange Julian-related dreams she has every night.

When the people she loves are taken by a new, dangerous enemy, Mira has no choice but to brave a deadly world of vampire royalty and violent trials. Julian is at her side, but trusting him is another matter entirely.

The war is coming. The time for hiding is over. To survive, Mira will have to tap into the monstrous side of her that she fears—or risk losing everything.


What Haunts the Ice by S. Hati (Feiwel and Friends) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
From author S. Hati comes a high stakes young adult thriller about what happens when the pursuit of knowledge goes too far, set against the alluring—and endlessly dangerous—backdrop of Antarctica.

None of this would have happened if we’d left Antarctica alone.

For seventeen year old Payal, a once-in-a-lifetime high school trip to Antarctica is the perfect distraction: from her hazy, unformed plans for the future, and from her empty home, echoing with the ghost of a sister who is no longer there. For Zoe, though, it's something much more sinister: a way to keep an eye on her increasingly troubled older brother who’s an expedition guide for Payal’s trip.

But after Zoe's brother is found dead on the ship on the way to the research station, the teens realize that they aren't the only ones with secrets.

The glittering landscape of the South Pole holds the promise of life-changing knowledge and scientific advancements, but as kids on the expedition begin to experience inexplicable visions of strange creatures appearing in the ice, Zoe and Payal must confront the question: Will Antarctica let them leave? Or will whatever is buried in the permafrost keep them trapped there forever?

January 17th
Predestined by Rebecca Danzenbaker (Simon and Schuster) - previously titled Predictable.

Minority Report meets Misery in this new dystopian romance by the author of Soulmatch.












January 19th
Ellie Ellie by K. Ancrum (Roaring Brook Press) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
From award-winning author K. Ancrum comes a striking and original YA novel about a troubled girl who meets an otherworldly creature, the next read for fans of Kacen Callender and Ari Tison.

Ellie is counting down the days until high school is over. She just has to make it four more months until she’s in charge of her own life and away from her negligent guardian. One night while at the gas station, Ellie encounters someone stealing food. Someone who looks exactly like her. Another Ellie. Even more strange is that in an instant, the creature changes again, and takes on the appearance of a new person.

Ellie and the stranger form an uneasy relationship, and he soon reveals himself to be an ancient creature trapped in human form. Ellie's the only one who can help him recover an item from his past that has the power to secure his freedom -- as well as her own. As they delve deeper into each other’s histories, they will discover that perhaps they were always meant to cross paths, and save each other.

K. Ancrum's breathtaking new YA novel is magical, visceral, and memorable -- a must have for fans of deeply emotional reads like EVERY DAY and COMPOUND FRACTURE.

Missing Connections by Tashie Bhuiyan (FSG)

January 26th
The Grey and the Gallant by Ryan Lecount (Amulet) - YA graphic novel, moved from 2025, details and release date released on retail websites but not yet updated on Goodreads.

A struggling scribe-in-training, a seemingly perfect squire, and an unruly princess will have to work together to save their kingdom in this genre-bending YA adventure

In the kingdom of Gavroy, squires Merek and Eliot couldn’t be more different; Merek’s head is always up in the clouds while Eliot is the model knight-to-be. Yet, when the two find themselves drawn into the orbit of the unruly Princess Emeline, the trio makes a discovery that will rock the kingdom to its very foundation. 

With strange beasts on the prowl, alchemical mysteries to be unraveled, romantic entanglements simmering, and unidentified objects falling from the stars, they will have to unlock the secrets that brought them together to become the heroes their kingdom needs. Medieval fantasy and science fiction are on a collision course in this epic, gorgeous tapestry woven by author Ryan Maniulit.


Shadowed Memories by Janilise Lloyd (Feiwel and Friends) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
To save her life from a deadly blood oath, a teen girl must steal a long lost magical relic and betray a handsome prince in this epic YA fantasy novel.

The kingdom of Heartwood is sinking into the sea, but Kyra doesn’t have time to worry about that. She’s too busy trying to protect herself and her sister.

A thief known only as the Shadow, Kyra has inherited a deadly blood oath that forces her to steal powerful relics for the villainous crime lord Vulcan. Fortunately, Kyra has a gift, a magical ability to erase the memories of anyone she touches. But magic is illegal in Heartwood, and magic users, or ‘saps’, are punished with execution. And if anything were to happen to Kyra, the oath and it's deadly consesquences would pass to her beloved younger sister, Jex.

So when Kyra gets the opportunity, she jumps on the chance to strike a new bargain: if she can bring Vulcan the three pieces of the Triad, a legendary relic that gives the wearer power over their enemies, he will release her from the blood oath. Vulcan agrees, but if Kyra doesn't deliver, her oath will come due and her life will be forfeit.

And worse, finding the Triad involves working with Prince Archer, a childhood friend who has grown into a handsome, devestatingly kind prince, one who is deadset on saving the kingdom, no matter the cost. The closer they get, both to each other and to the Triad, the more Kyra's secrets and betrayals start to burn.

But Kyra can’t let her heart get in the way. Because saving Jex means betraying Archer and leaving Heartwood to fall.

Dread Chaser by Lauren Thoman (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - moved from March 2027.
Kate Prosswimmer and Nicole Fiorica at McElderry Books have bought Dread Chaser, the start of a post-apocalyptic speculative series by Lauren Thoman, in her YA debut, pitched as The Last of Us meets The Mandalorian. A teenage bounty hunter must team up with his rival as they pursue the target of a lifetime in a chase that unravels everything they thought they understood about the world they live in. Publication is planned for spring 2027; Holly Root at Root Literary sold world rights in the two-book deal.