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.
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[ Theology ] [ Church / Formation ] [ Literature ]
[ NonFiction ] [ History / Biography ]
[ Young Readers ] [ Coming in 2027! ]
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BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
(In Alphabetical Order by Author’s Last Name)
Picture Books:
Autumn’s Abundance: An Indigenous Celebration of Nature
by Kaitlin B. Curtice and Eduardo Marticorena
(Convergent, September 1)
What Shall We Tell You?
by Wade Hudson and Tonya Engel
(Astra Young Readers, October 27)
Branch: A Resurrection Story
by Rebecca Janni and Michelle Carlos
(Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, Sept. 22)
Song of the Cedars
by Robert Macfarlane, et al
(Magic Cat, November 10)
Doing Something New: A Prayer for Beginnings
by Mitali Perkins and Andrés Felipe Landazábal Acecedo
(IVP Kids, August 11)
Middle Grade and YA:
Stealing Saint Nick: A Legendary Corpse, a Notorious Theft, and the Stories that Shape the World
by M.T. Anderson
(Dutton Books for Young Readers, September 22)
Witness: Poems to Address the Past, Present, and Future of Policing
Ari Tison, Ty Chapman, Eds.
(Zest Books, September 1)
The Healers of Harlem: The Black Women Who Changed Medicine Forever
by Nina Chhita
(Dutton Books for Young Readers, August 25)
Building 903
by Lois Lowry
(Clarion Books, September 29)
This Is a Door
by Daniel Nayeri
(Stonefruit Studio, October 27)
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