2024 Reading List

The new year always renews my excitement to read. I usually take on lofty goals but this year I am planning to be more relaxed with my reading. I created a list of my most anticipated reads of next year but with no expectations attached. I just wanted to have this list to peruse and mood read from. I am sure I'll be picking up books randomly throughout the year anyways but this visually helps me keep new releases and backlist books on my mind. I fit the books into categories - Adult Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Graphic Novels / Manga, and Middle Grade. I'm hoping for a great reading year!

Adult Fiction

• The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark (April 2024)
• Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson (April 2024)
• A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen (February 2024)
• Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana (February 2024)
• Immortal Pleasures by V. Castro (April 2024)
• The Waves Take You Home by María Alejandra Barrios Vélez (March 2024)
• A Mask of Flies by Matthew Lyons (August 2024)
• Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (January 2024)

• Matched by Masala by Mona Shroff (June 2022)
• Digging Up Love by Chandra Blumberg (January 2022)
• Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai (October 2022)
• Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron (March 2022)
• Death by Bubble Tea by Jennifer J. Chow (July 2022)
• Pint of No Return by Dana Mentink (May 2021)
• Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien (March 2018)
• Against the Currant by Olivia Matthews (January 2023)

• The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (July 2022)
• The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (November 2023)
• Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel (January 1989)
• The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova (September 2021)
• The Visit by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (August 2021)
• House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson (September 2022)
• The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (July 2020)
• Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros (September 2002)

• Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta (June 2019)
• The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer (May 2023)
• A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (July 2022)
• Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum (January 2022)
• Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (September 2019)
• Godkiller by Hannah Kaner (January 2023)
• The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer (May 2023)
• Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (September 2022)

• To Offer Her Pleasure by Ali Seay (August 2021)
• The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi (February 2023)
• Freak by Jennifer Hillier (August 2012)
• Conjuring the Witch by Jessica Leonard (May 2023)
• Did I Say You Could Go by Melanie Gideon (August 2021)
• A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie (September 2019)
• Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone (August 2018)
• Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb (March 1998)

Poetry

• Plantains and Our Becoming by Melania Luisa Marte (August 2023)
• Because a Women's Heart is Like a Needle at the Bottom of the Ocean by Sugar Magnolia Wilson (March 2019)
• Exposed Nerves by Lucy A. Snyder (September 2021)
• Poūkahangatus by Tayi Tibble (July 2022)

Nonfiction

• Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our Lives by Kitty Tait & Al Tait (May 2022)
• Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China by Fuchsia Dunlop (March 2008)
• The Best American Food Writing 2022 edited by Sohla El-Waylly & Sylvia Killingsworth (November 2022)
• Hot Sauce Nation: America's Burning Obsession by Denver Nicks (October 2016)
• Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes by Max Miller (April 2023)
• The Cuban Sandwich: A History in Layers by Andrew T. Huse, Dr. Bárbara Cruz and Jeff Houck (September 2022)
• Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (May 2024)
• Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter by Angela Hui (July 2022)

• Where I Come From: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef by Aaron Sanchez (October 2019)
• Let’s Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World by Danielle Friedman (January 2022)
• A House of My Own: Stories from My Life by Sandra Cisneros (October 2015)
• Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef (October 2021)
• Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies by Rossi Anastopoulo (October 2022)
• American Cheese: An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World by Joe Berkowitz (October 2020)
• What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings edited by John Lorinc (November 2022)
• The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey (August 2010)

Young Adult

• It Waits in the Forest by Sarah Dass (May 2024)
• The Misdirection of Fault Lines Anna Gracia (April 2024)
• Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier (April 2024) 
• Wish of the Wicked by Danielle Paige (November 2023)
• Kween by Vichet Chum (October 2023)
• Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce (January 2024)
• A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel (January 2024)
• If You Can't Take the Heat by Michael Ruhlman (January 2024)

• Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino (July 2023)
• Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin (April 2024)
• The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim (January 2023)
• Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (March 2024)
• What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez (October 2023)
• A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman (May 2014)
• Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez (January 2020)
• A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger (November 2021)

• Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou (May 2023)
• Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester (May 2022)
• The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed (August 2020)
• The Immeasurable Depth of You by Maria Ingrande Mora (April 2023)
• Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez (May 2022)
• That Self-Same Metal by Brittany N. Williams (April 2023)
• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (January 2018)
• Chloe and the Kaishao Boys by Mae Coyiuto (March 2023)

• That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger (August 2018)
• Loveless by Alice Oseman (July 2020)
• Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow (August 2016)
• White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson (September 2021)

Graphic Novels / Manga

• Youth Group by Jordan Morris (July 2024)
• Junkwraith by Ellinor Richey (January 2022)
• M Is for Monster by Talia Dutton (January 2022)
• It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood (November 2022)
• Children of the Whales by Abi Umeda (December 2013)
• Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa (July 2011)
• Alpi the Soul Sender by Rona (May 2022)
• Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Fitting In, and the Power of Friendship by Kim-Joy (October 2023)

Middle Grade

• Medusa by Katherine Marsh (February 2024)
• Averil Offline by Amy Noelle Parks (February 2024)
• Maybe It’s a Sign by E. L. Shen (January 2024)
• Drawing Deena by Hena Khan (February 2024)
• The Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes (September 2023)
• Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo (April 2024)
• Cece Rios and the Queen of Brujas by Kaela Rivera (March 2024)

• Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptist (October 2023)
• Bumps in the Night by Amalie Howard (February 2024)
• Treasure Island: Runaway Gold by Jewell Parker Rhodes (October 2023)
• City of Wishes by Christina Soontornvat (March 2024)
• Grow Up, Luchy Zapata by Alexandra Alessandri (July 2024)
• A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazar (October 2022)
• Ellie's Deli: Wishing on Matzo Ball Soup by Lisa Greenwald (September 2023)
• The Secret Dead Club by Karen Strong (August 2024)

• Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans by Isi Hendrix (September 2023)
• The Spindle of Fate by Aimee Lim (May 2024)
• Nimbus by Jan Eldredge (September 2023)
• Farrah Noorzad and the Ring of Fate by Deeba Zargarpur
• We Still Belong by Christine Day (August 2023)
• A Taste of Magic by J. Elle (August 2022)
• The Museum of Lost and Found by Leila Sales (May 2023)
• My Not-So-Great French Escape by Cliff Burke (March 2023)

• Alone by Megan E. Freeman (January 2021)
• Spell Sweeper by Lee Edward Födi (November 2021)
• Painting the Game by Patricia MacLachlan (April 2024)
• Zinnia and the Bees by Danielle Davis (August 2017)
• Gut Reaction by Kirby Larson & Quinn Wyatt (January 2024)
• Lotería by Karla Valenti (September 2021)
• Jawbreaker by Christina Wyman (October 2023)
• Fast Pitch by Nic Stone (August 2021)

• Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes (September 2021)
• Conjure Island by Eden Royce (June 2023)
• The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera (October 2021)
• The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass
• Select by Christie Matheson (May 2023)
• Out of Range by Heidi Lang (June 2022)
• Wild Ride by Keith Calabrese (April 2023)
• The Takeout by Tracy Badua (May 2023)

• Brick Dust and Bones by M.R. Fournet (July 2023)
• Tessa Miyata Is No Hero by Julie Abe (August 2023)
• The Very Unfortunate Wish of Melony Yoshimura by Waka T. Brown (July 2023)
• The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga (May 2021)
• The New Girl by Cassandra Calin (June 2024)
• Nancy Spector, Monster Detective 1: The Case of the Missing Spot by Stephen W Martin (September 2024)
• Picture Day by Sarah Sax (June 2023)
• Match Point! by Maddie Gallegos (January 2023)

• Ghost Book Remy Lai (August 2023)
• Day of the Living Liv by Liv Livingston (January 2024)
• Hellaween by Moss Lawton (August 2023)
• Summer Vamp by Violet Chan Karim (May 2024)
• Super Boba Café by Nidhi Chanani (October 2023)
• Duel by Jessixa Bagley (November 2023)
• Tiana and the Magic of Harlem by RH Disney (January 2024)
• Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian by Tim Probert (September 2020)

• A Sky of Paper Stars by Susie Yi (September 2023)
• The Cool Code by Deirdre Langeland (November 2022)
• Curlfriends: New in Town by Sharee Miller (October 2023)
• Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures by Jason Pamment (June 2023)
• Roll Call by Molly Knox Ostertag (November 2022)
• DnDoggos: Get the Party Started by Scout Underhill (February 2024)
• Coral's Reef Vol. 1 by David Lumsdon (October 2023)
• Canine Detective Chris by Tomoko Tabe (December 2023)