As we move into the second half of the year, we’re looking ahead with great anticipation to a slate of wonderful new books. In this list, we’re highlighting our Most Anticipated titles publishing between August and December 2026 (with a few bonus selections for early 2027). This list includes a wide selection of titles from diverse authors in genres like theology, history, fiction, and poetry. The titles here engage some of the deepest challenges of our time, while helping to orient thoughtful Christian readers toward faithful living and the common good.
[ TOP 10 – Part 1 ] [ Top 10 – Part 2 ]
[ Theology ] [ Church / Formation ] [ Literature ]
[ NonFiction ] [ History / Biography ]
[ Young Readers ] [ Coming in 2027! ]
Page 7: HISTORY / BIOGRAPHY
(In Alphabetical Order by Author’s Last Name)
History:
From Infinite World: The Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tragedy of AIDS in the Black Church
by Ashon Thomas Crawley
(W.W. Norton, December 1)
Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings: (When) Do Leaders Matter?
by Jared Diamond
(Mariner Books, September 1)
Defying Tyrants: Following Jesus in a World of Christian Antichrists
by Matthew D. Taylor
( Broadleaf Books, October 6)
The Savage Mind: An American Legacy
by David Troyer
( Little, Brown and Co., October 6)
How Western Christianity Got It Wrong: Replacing the God of Fear with a Spirituality of Healing
by Randy Woodley
(Broadleaf Books, July 14)
Biography / Memoir:
Story Telling: A Writing Life
by Isabel Allende
(Ballantine Books, September 15)
The Spiritual Imagination of C.S. Lewis
by Brenton D.G. Dickieson
(Oxford UP, August 11)
My Disability Is Divine: A Joyful Witness That Defies Ableist Nonsense
by Amy Kenny
(Brazos Press, September 22)
Hannah Arendt: A Life of the Mind
by Thomas Meyer
(Penguin Press, August 11)
Will and Attention: A Memoir
by Meghan O’Gieblyn
(Doubleday, October 6)
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