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A few of these books have already been released. As usual, I’m including publication dates for the rest of them.
I have two Top Ten Tuesday bloggers to thank for blogging about a couple of these titles earlier, so keep an eye out for those mentions.
1. Judy Blume: A Life by Mark Oppenheimer
Why I’m Interested: I adored her books when I was in elementary and middle school but know nothing about her personal life.
2. Poisonous People: How to Resist Them and Improve Your Life by Leanne ten Brinke
Why I’m Interested: Hopefully it will have some excellent advice for identifying and neutralizing troublemakers in any community.
3. Phases: A Memoir by Brandy
Publication Date: March 31
Why I’m Interested: This is at least the third time I’ve blogged about this memoir while waiting for its release due to how excited I am for it. One more week to go before I hopefully get to learn more about my favourite singer’s life behind the scenes. In the meantime, I’m trying to get on my library’s waitlist for it as soon as I possibly can today as they generally open it up for requests a week before a book is published. Wish me luck!
4. What We Are Seeking by Cameron Reed
Publication Date: April 7
Why I’m Interested: Science fiction set on other planets often grabs my interest.
5. American Fantasy by Emma Straub
Publication Date: April 7
Why I’m Interested: Actually dating a member of a boyband or other type of touring musician? No, thank you. Having a spouse who travels for work for most of the year sounds terribly lonely. Reading about a character who dates her boyband teenage crush, on the other hand? Sign me up.
6. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Thank you to Living on the Sunny Side for bringing my attention to this title!
Publication Date: April 7 (I am apparently going to be doing nothing but reading on April 7. Ha!)
Why I’m Interested: No offence to anyone who likes this stuff, but I find tradwife content terribly confusing. It seems odd to me to make a living telling other women that they should not have jobs or ambitions outside of the home. By that logic, then, shouldn’t tradwife creators stop making new content and delete all of their old stuff, too? I love the fact that this novel is exploring those contradictions.
7. Canon by Paige Lewis
Publication Date: May 19
Why I’m Interested: This sounds delightfully campy and silly.
8. The Redemption Centre Is Closed on Sundays by Andrea Hairston
Thank you to Spirit Blog for letting me know about this book.
Publication Date: May 26
Why I’m Interested: Mixing the mystery and science fiction genres together is a good way to get my attention.
Given that I have published seasonal TBR posts with as few as two books on them in the past, eight books is an excellent number for me even if it’s still a little less than the recommended amount.
Hope you enjoy these all! I haven’t read any books by Judy, but I love the look of that biography. Happy reading and spring TBR-ing. 🙂
Thank you. Yes, it does look amazing!
Avoiding any customer-facing role w/ the general public is one way to avoid poisonous people. Honestly, I think some people leave the house just to spend their day complaining. XD
That is some great advice.
Yes, I think some people enjoy stirring up conflict for some weird reason.
These look interesting. Enjoy!
Have a great week!
Thanks. 🙂
I really need to try some of Cameron Reed’s work — I still haven’t got around to The Fortunate Fall, but I’ve heard so many good things about it.
Hope you enjoy all of these!
Thank you. Hope you like it.
You have some great books on your list. I want to read Canon and also the book about Judy Blume. Loved her books as a child!
Thank you. Wasn’t/isn’t she a great children’s writer?
I shall look for Poisonous People. Thanks for sharing it.
You’re welcome. I hope it’s helpful!
Yesteryear is on my Spring TBR too! I’m very curious about the whole tradwife trend. Great list!
Here is my TTT: https://thissideofstoryland.blogspot.com/2026/03/top-ten-tuesday-spring-2026-tbr.html
It’s fascinating, isn’t it? 🙂
There is a Judy Blume documentary on Amazon that I have been meaning to watch. I don’t watch a lot of television, so I haven’t gotten to it. I should read the book instead.
I hope you enjoy your reads when you get to them.
Ooh, that sounds good. Thanks for the heads up.
Judy and American Fantasy are both on my WTR list
Thanks for sharing your #TTT
You’re welcome. Happy reading!
I have an ARC for What We Are Seeking! I’m excited about that one too. I hope we both enjoy it!
Good for you. Hope you like it.
I’d love to read the Judy Blume book! Her books were so pivotal during my childhood!
Honestly, same. 🙂
Ooh, The Redemption Centre Is Closed on Sundays looks really intriguing! The mystery + sci-fi combo sounds good. I hope you enjoy all of these books when you get to them, Lydia 🙂
Thank you. Happy reading!
These all look really fascinating! Hope you enjoy them.
Thanks!
I must check out that Judy Blume biography. Thanks for putting it on my radar!
You’re welcome. Have fun!
What a nice, varied list of books, most I haven’t heard of.
Thank you. 🙂
The Redemption Centre Is Closed on Sundays is one of my MOST anticipated books coming out soon.
I hope it’s good!
American Fantasy does sound interesting!
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
Thanks!
Yesteryear sounds interesting indeed. Hope you’ll love all of these!
Thank you.
A real range of interesting titles. Happy spring reading!
Thank you!
I hope you enjoy all your books!
Thanks!
I hope you enjoy reading all of these when you get the chance!
Here’s my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/spring-2026-tbr-ten-books-i-hope-to-read/
Thank you. 🙂
I read a lot of Judy Blume in school too! That biography is interesting – apparently she’s distanced herself from it? Kinda curious about it.
Oh, I had no idea. Thanks for the heads up. I’m off to google why she’s done that.
I also like sci-fi set on other planets so I’ll have to go and give What We Are Seeking a look!
Nice. Happy reading!
I am with you, I loved Judy Blume books, but I know nothing at all about her (other than the obvious-she’s an author). I hope it will be good and you enjoy it. I hope once you get a chance to read it, you will let us know your thoughts. Have a great week!
If I finish it, I will. 🙂
Yesteryear is the only one on your list that is also on my TBR shelf. I hope you enjoy all your upcoming books, Lydia.
Thank you. You, too!
Hope you’ll enjoy all of these when the time comes!
Thank you.
Right now there’s a Goodreads Giveaway for American Fantasy!
I used to read Judy Blume books all the time as a kid.
The whole tradwife influencer thing is a little strange. I stayed at home with my kids for many years–we homeschooled. I had a blog and little side work during that whole time (definitely not the churning butter kind of thing) but it is a little bit of a contradiction, isn’t it?
Oh, cool. Thank you for sharing!
And, yes, it is. 🙂 It’s cool that you homeschooled. I was homeschooled for several years.
I ought to read that Judy Blume book too! 🙂
Cool!
I don’t get the whole “tradwife” thing either. The Redemption Centre Is Closed on Sundays looks interesting. Hope you love all on your list!
Thank you!
I read TONS of Judy Blume back in the day as well. I don’t know anything about her personal life either. It would be interesting to learn more about her. I hope you love her book and all these others!
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Thank you! Isn’t Blume a good storyteller?
I’m glad you seemed to have figured out the commenting system.
Emma Straub’s book sounds interesting. Happy reading! My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/books-on-my-spring-2026-to-read-list/
Good list! You, me, and nearly everyone want Yesteryear!
What We Are Seeking looks good! I’m interested in reading that one, too. Happy reading!
The Redemption Center sounds really intriguing. I just read the synopsis and love how unique it sounds. I hope you enjoy these!