Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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2023 is upon us, and with a new year comes a new roster of books to read. I've done some homework, and here are the 12 releases (written in English) that I'm most excited about in the year ahead.

If you're looking for book recommendations for great new fiction, then be sure to put some of these on your wishlists ✌️

Any of these that you're excited about, or any that I've missed? Let me know in the comments.

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00:00 2,500 books left in my life
00:45 12 books for 2023

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Books mentioned:
📖 In Ascension, by Martin MacInnes
📖 Birnham Wood, by Eleanor Catton
📖 The Luminaries, by Eleanor Catton
📖 Cuddy, by Benjamin Myers
📖 The Perfect Golden Circle, by Benjamin Myers
📖 Flux, by Jinwoo Chong
📖 Shy, by Max Porter
📖 Grief is the Thing with Feathers, by Max Porter
📖 Lanny, by Max Porter
📖 Sparrow, by James Hynes
📖 Small Worlds, by Caleb Azumah Nelson
📖 Open Water, by Caleb Azumah Nelson
📖 The Late Americans, by Brandon Taylor
📖 Real Life, by Brandon Taylor
📖 Filthy Animals, by Brandon Taylor
📖 Chain-Gang All-Stars, by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
📖 Friday Black, by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
📖 The Fraud, by Zadie Smith
📖 When We Were Sisters, by Fatimah Asghar
📖 Long Island Compromise, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner