Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror movies and musicals, cuddling cats, Instagramming pictures of cats, and blogging/podcasting about books with the ladies over at #BookSquadGoals (www.booksquadgoals.com). She can be reached at emily.ecm@gmail.com.
No matter how high our TBR piles are, the books keep coming, and we can’t help but be excited about it! We’ve got lots of book news to share with you this week. Apologies in advance if this completely destroys your TBR pile, but we’re too excited to keep all of these new books to ourselves.
Content creator Haley Pham has been walking her followers through the whole process of writing her first novel. And now we’re getting a cover reveal! The cover is designed by Michaela MacPherson. Pham told Cosmopolitan, “I am obsessed with the cover! The setting of the book: Seabrook, California, was inspired by Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and I really wanted the cover to capture some of that setting!” Just Friends will be out on March 3, 2026, from Atria Books.
Next up: a cover reveal from best-selling author Jesse Q. Sutanto. Sutanto shared the cover of her new novel on Instagram, saying, “Beyond excited to reveal the cover of Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block! How freakin adorable and fabulous is she?? That little smile, and the Chanel tweed outfit and her hair! And check out her Louboutins! Mebel is like Vera’s fashionable, estranged twin sister. She is just as sharp as Vera, but instead of solving murders, she’s just out there being a queen. If you liked Vera, you are going to love Mebel.” Can’t wait to meet her? She’s hitting bookshelves everywhere on April 28, 2026.
Here’s the cover of The Heir Apparent, the debut novel from the editor for ABC International, Rebecca Armitage. The author told PEOPLE that she got the idea for the novel when reporting on pre-wedding festivities for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018. The Heir Apparent will be out on December 2.
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Iconic singer Gloria Estefan will be narrating Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s forthcoming children’s book, Just Shine! How to Be a Better You. According to the book’s description, Sotomayor’s aim is to “help readers find their own inner glow — and recognize that glow in those around them.” You can listen to a clip of the audiobook now. It will be published on September 9.
Tim Burton’s 1999 film Sleepy Hollow is finally getting a sequel in the form of a comic book! “We are so honored to be able to continue the story of Tim Burton’s 1999 Sleepy Hollow. Fans of Sleepy Hollow, horror, gothic romance, and all things weird will find a lot to love in our series,” says editor Riley Farmer. Return to Sleepy Hollow hits shelves on October 29.
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