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Top Ten Tuesday: Next, please! Books coming up in series I’m reading

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, featuring a different top 10 theme each week. This week’s topic is Book Series I Want to Catch Up On (or series you’d like to start)

I generally start each year with a post about my series reading goals (here’s the version I shared for 2026), where I share my intentions regarding new-to-me series that I plan (or hope) to start. For today’s post, I decided to focus on the next books in series that I’m already involved with. Most of these are series that I’m totally committed to, basically just checking my calendar until the next installment is available — and a couple are series where I’ve read a book or two and feel interested in continuing, but perhaps a little less motivated to dive in the second I get hold of them.

In no particular order, here are the top ten next installments from series I’m reading — can’t wait to get to all of these!

1. October Daye by Seanan McGuire

Up next: A Divided Duty
#20 in the series
Release date: September 2026

2. Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire

Up next: A Song of Sugar Sparrows
#12 in the series
Release date: January 2027

3. InCryptids by Seanan McGuire

Up next: Pride and Poltergeists
#16 in the series
Release date: March 2027

(Yes, that’s three from three different series by Seanan McGuire!! Moving on…)

4. Alpha & Omega by Patricia Briggs

Up next: Steel Rain (no cover yet — this is an earlier book in the series)
#7 in the series
Release date: April 2027

5. Haven’s Rock by Kelley Armstrong

Up next: Last Resort at Haven’s Rock
#5 in the series (series finale)
Release date: February 2027

6. We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

Up next: We Chase Shadows
#2 in the series
Release date: September 2026

7. The Marys by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows

Up next: My Imaginary Mary
#2 in the series
Published: 2022

8. Well Met by Jen DeLuca

Up next: Well Versed
#5 in the series
Release date: September 2026

9. Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

Up next: The Neverfear
#3 in the series
Release date: September 2026

10. Detour by Jeff Rake & Rob Hart

Up next: Roundabout
#2 in the series
Release date: January 2027

What series do you hope to start or continue?

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, featuring a different top 10 theme each week. This week’s topic is Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years, with the prompt: … the idea is to share what you were reading on August 11th of 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016.

I love this concept! What fun to look back at past years and see what books were in my hands! Based on my Goodreads history, I was able to get a pretty good idea of what books I was reading at this time for each of the last 10 Augusts.

Let’s jump in:

2025

The King’s Messenger by Susanna Kearsley (review)

2024

The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey (review)

2023

Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center (review)

2022

Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan (review)

2021

The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary (review)

2020

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer (review)

2019

Our War by Craig DiLouie (review)

2018

Night and Silence (October Daye, #12) by Seanan McGuire (review)

2017

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (review)

2016

Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (review)

So many years of reading… so many great memories! I’d completely forgotten about some of these — it’s nice to get a reminder, and to see the variety of genres and topics I’ve read over these last ten summers.

What memorable books have you read over the last decade of Augusts?

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Top Ten Tuesday: [Cover Freebie] Books with spaceships on the cover

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, featuring a different top 10 theme each week. This week’s topic is a cover freebie, with the prompt: Pick any topic related to book covers. You can make up your own topic or pick one from the list of previous ones!

I decided to go with spaceships… historic, modern, or science fiction! Anything involving space flight counts from where I’m standing!

Here’s my batch of 10:

  1. An Infinite Love Story by Chanel Cleeton
  2. Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey
  3. The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
  4. Spaceman by Mike Massimino
  5. The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
  6. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  7. Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
  8. The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
  9. Serenity: Those Left Behind (graphic novel)
  10. Space by James A. Michener

What books have you read (or do you have on your TBR) with spaceships on the covers?

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I HAD to Have Immediately but Still Haven’t Read

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, featuring a different top 10 theme each week. This week’s topic is Books I HAD to Have Immediately but Still Haven’t Read.

As the host explains, this is a throwback topic from 2022. My post from back then is here, in case you’re interested. And I’m a bit embarrassed to say that of the ten I highlighted, I’ve still only read three!

And yet, I keep buying books! (Don’t we all?)

Here’s a new batch of books I couldn’t wait to get my hands on… and still have not touched:

  1. Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
  2. Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong
  3. Daughters of the Sun and Moon by Lisa See
  4. Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
  5. This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews
  6. The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty
  7. Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
  8. Jane Austen’s Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney
  9. The Fair Folk by Su Bristow
  10. The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi

Have you read any of these? Any recommendations about which should be my top priorities?

Do you have any books that you couldn’t wait to buy… but still haven’t read? Please share your TTT links!

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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the Second Half of 2026

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, featuring a different top 10 theme each week. This week’s topic is Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the Second Half of 2026.

So many to look forward! Plus all the other books already on my shelves that I still need to read! How will I ever keep up?

Here are ten books scheduled for release from July through December that I’m looking forward to:

  • The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian (8/4/2026)
  • Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher (8/25/2026)
  • Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison (9/1/2026)
  • Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel (9/15/2026)
  • A Divided Duty (October Daye, #20) by Seanan McGuire (9/29/2026)
  • Life Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger (10/6/2026)
  • Dive Bar at the End of the Road by Kelley Armstrong (10/6/2026)
  • As You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers (10/13/2026)
  • Eight Ways to Say I Love You by Amanda Elliot (10/27/2026)
  • Murmuration by TJ Klune (11/17/2026)

What upcoming new releases are you most excited for? Please share your TTT links!

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Top Ten Tuesday: Top ten books on my TBR list for summer 2026

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, featuring a different top 10 theme each week. This week’s topic is Books on My Summer 2026 to-Read List.

Before getting started with my summer TBR, I took a look back at my spring TBR post… and discovered that I did pretty well! Of my 10 winter TBR books, I actually read eight and DNFd one. I still intend to read the one remaining book, which is the first in a series I’ve been planning to start this year:

So, I’ll leave Just One Damned Thing After Another here as a reference… and meanwhile, I’m picking another ten books for my summer reading TBR! Of course, narrowing it down to just ten is practically impossible, but here’s the batch of books I’m putting high on my priority list right now:

  • The Midnight Train by Matt Haig
  • To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage
  • My Imaginary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
  • Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher
  • This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews
  • The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
  • We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
  • The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White
  • Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
  • I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

What are you planning to read this summer? Please share your TTT links!

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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish wishes (summer 2026)

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, featuring a different top 10 theme each week. This week’s topic is Bookish Wishes, with the prompt: List the top 10 books you’d love to own and include a link to your wishlist so that people can grant your wishes. Make sure you link your wishlist to your mailing address or include the email address associated with your e-reader in the list description so people know how to get the book to you. After you post, jump around the Linky and grant a wish or two if you’d like. Please don’t feel obligated to send anything to anyone!

When wishlists come up as a TTT prompt, I typically don’t share a link… but what the heck! I’ll jump in with my Amazon wishlist this time around. Really, I’m not terribly comfortable asking people for anything! Mainly, I’m posting this to say — here are books I want to get my hands on… and eventually, I may end up treating myself to at least one or two.

A couple of these are books that I read via the library and would love to own; one I just purchased in hardcover using a gift card, but would love to get a Kindle edition; and one is an upcoming new release that I already know I’ll need!

  1. The Children by Melissa Albert
  2. Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
  3. The Calamity Club by Katheryn Stockett
  4. Kin by Tayari Jones
  5. My Friends by Fredrik Backman
  6. This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews
  7. We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
  8. Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher (not out yet; release date 8/25/2026)
  9. Ladies in Waiting (anthology – various authors)
  10. Into the Blue by Emma Brodie

What books are you wishing for right now?

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Top Ten Tuesday: Getting fancy: Books with titles in a cursive font

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, featuring a different top 10 theme each week. This week’s topic is Books with Handwriting on the Cover.

The topic got me thinking: Do kids still learn to write in cursive these days? I’m guessing not. I used to have a fairly nice cursive handwriting… and now when I attempt it, it’s mainly a big, messy scrawl. Sigh. I love how quick and easy it is to use a keyboard, but it’s a bit sad to think about handwriting as a lost art.

By the way, did you know that the National Archives is looking for people who can read cursive to volunteer to transcribe historical documents? Sounds like a really fun project… that I’ll bookmark for when I have more free time in my life! Learn more here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/12/national-archives-needs-citizen-archivists-cursive/77493951007/

Back to the books! Rather than focusing on actual handwriting, I just started looking through my physical and digital shelves for book titles in cursive fonts… and found more than I expected! Here’s a round-up of 13 that I really like… because I couldn’t decide which to drop to get to ten.

  1. Cinnamon & Gunpowder by Eli Brown
  2. Ready or Not by Cara Bastone
  3. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
  4. Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey
  5. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
  6. All’s Fair in Love and War by Virginia Heath
  7. The Bronte Plot by Katherine Reay
  8. Off the Map by Trish Doller
  9. Pat of Silver Bush by L. M. Montgomery
  10. Pride by Ibi Zoboi
  11. Reputation by Lex Croucher
  12. The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub
  13. The One That Got Away by Mike Gayle
  14. Love Lettering by Kate Claybourn

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Can’t Believe I’ve Never Read

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, featuring a different top 10 theme each week. This week’s topic is Books I Can’t Believe I’ve Never Read.

My picks this week include a classic I should have read by now and a bunch of books that have been sitting on my shelves for way too long.

In no particular order, my top 10 are:

1. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
2. Venetia by Georgette Heyer
3. Vicious by V. E. Schwab

4. Moloka’i by Alan Brennert
5. Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong
6. Lilith’s Brood by Octavia Butler

7. Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
8. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
9. Pat of Silver Bush by L. M. Montgomery
10. Sorcery & Cecelia by Patricia C. Wrede

Do you see any here that you’d particularly recommend?

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Top Ten Tuesday: My Favorite Books by My Favorite Authors

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, featuring a different top 10 theme each week. This week’s topic is My Favorite Books by My Favorite Authors, with the prompt: Pick your ten favorite authors and your favorite book written by each one of them.

For me, the challenge is narrowing the list down to just one title per author — because if I love an author, there’s a good chance that I love MANY of their books. So, I’ll be highlighting one terrific book for each author on my list — not necessarily my one and only favorite, but one that I think is particularly great!

1. A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows by Diana Gabaldon: As I tend to do, I’m starting my list with a book from the Outlander world. If forced to pick an actual favorite, I’d probably have to go with the first Outlander book, since it’s our introduction to these amazing characters and their lives. But, to change things up, I’m highlighting this novella, which perhaps isn’t as well known. It provides an emotional backstory for events in a key character’s life, and fans of the book series absolutely should read this one!

2. The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer: I’ve loved every single book I’ve read by Meg Shaffer. The Lost Story was my first, and I was blown away! (review)

3. The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King: There are so many Stephen King books I could include! I’m picking The Eyes of the Dragon because it has such a unique feel — a fantasy tale, but with plenty of King twists. I’ve returned to this book several times already, and have enjoyed it each time. (review)

4. Sprig Muslin by Georgette Heyer: Of all the Heyer books I’ve read and loved, this is the one that really made me laugh. It’s delightful. (review)

5. Sunshine by Robin McKinley: McKinley’s version of a vampire story is unique and wonderfully written. I’m due for a reread! (review)

6. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry: I loved the mix of the story-within-a-story and the contemporary romance aspects. (review)

7. The Women by Kristin Hannah: Any of her recent historical novels could have been my pick for this list. The Women was especially powerful and stayed with me long after I finished reading it. (review)

8. The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See: Again, an author with so many books that I loved. This one in particular introduced me to a culture and community that I’d never encountered before, and I found it fascinating. (review)

9. City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong: I picked this book because it’s the first book in the Rockton series, which quickly became one of my all-time favorite series. But there are so many others I could just as easily have picked, including first books from the Stitch in Time and A Rip Through Time series, as well as her stand-alone horror and romance books. (review)

10. Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan: I’ve loved everything this author has written… and her first novel was especially memorable. (review)

Have you read books by any of these authors? Do we have any favorites in common?

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