December 2020 Releases

Here is our list of notable new releases due for publication in December 2020 — in a format that includes imprint info, and allows you resort the list by clicking the up/down arrows. This selection is our editorial aggregation from a wide variety of sources including bookseller and librarian lists, wholesaler top buys, Publishers Lunch Buzz Books and seasonal forecasts, well-known authors, news items and more. Once published, you can find them listed in the New Releases section at Bookateria. Lists are available at PM looking forward two to three months for reference purposes, and are updated live as on-sale dates and other information changes. Click for October and November lists.

FICTION

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-1641291583The Opium PrinceAimaq, Jasmine12/1Soho Crime
978-1250205735The Wicked HourBlanchard, Alice12/1Minotaur
978-0316454940King of the RisingCallender, Kacen12/1Orbit
978-0062979858Shed No TearsFrear, Caz12/1Harper
978-1250246936GermaniaGilbers, Harald12/1Thomas Dunne
978-1526601070Rest and Be ThankfulGlass, Emma12/1Bloomsbury
978-0765396945Hollow EmpireHawke, Sam12/1Tor
978-0593317839LazarusKepler, Lars12/1Knopf
978-1524743970Fool Me TwiceLindsay, Jeff12/1Dutton
978-1728215693The Arctic FuryMacallister, Greer12/1Sourcebooks
978-0062969828The Blade BetweenMiller, Sam12/1Ecco
978-0802157775Eddie’s BoyPerry, Thomas12/1Mysterious Press
978-0525520351Perestroika in ParisSmiley, Jane12/1Knopf
978-1951213145A Certain HungerSummer, Chelsea12/1Unnamed Press
978-1538762752The Lies You ToldTyce, Harriet12/1Grand Central
978-0374103170AmbergrisVanderMeer, Jeff12/1MCD
978-0593084045OrdesaVilas, Manuel12/1Riverhead
978-1250184979Tell Me How To BePatel, Neel12/7Flatiron
978-1250273017Take It BackAbdullah, Kia12/8St. Martin's
978-1250242778Hidden TreasureCleland, Jane12/8Minotaur
978-0374130312The SystemGattis, Ryan12/8MCD
978-1250246301Red HandsGolden, Christopher12/8St. Martin's
978-0316454018MemoriaMerbeth, Kristyn12/8Orbit
978-1250295316Cold WindShelton, Paige12/8Minotaur
978-1641291606SnowdriftTursten, Helene12/8Soho Crime
978-1250072450The Garden of Promises and LiesBrackston, Paula12/15St. Martin's
978-1492682721The Mystery of Mrs. ChristieBenedict, Marie12/29Sourcebooks
978-1335549594Wrong AlibiDodd, Christina12/29HQN
978-1525806377The Wrong FamilyFisher, Tarryn12/29Graydon House
978-0778389330Marion Lane and the Midnight MurderWillberg, T.A.12/29Park Row
978-0593188354Hush-HushWoods, Stuart12/29Putnam

NONFICTION

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-1635576153Dark, Salt, ClearAsh, Lamorna12/1Bloomsbury
978-1580057691Sometimes You Have To LieBrody, Leslie12/1Seal
978-1250260055Big KibbleBuckley, Shawn & Oscar Chavez12/1St. Martin's
978-0802157249All the Young MenBurks, Ruth Coker & Kevin Carr O'Leary12/1Grove
978-0062914743Breakup BootcampChan, Amy12/1Dey Street
978-1682686645Olive, Mable & MeCotter, Andrew12/1Countryman Press
978-0399181139Black FuturesDrew, Kimberly & Jenna Wortham12/1One World
978-1250276759Long Time ComingDyson, Michael Eric12/1St. Martins
978-1982114732The Age of WoodEnnos, Roland12/1Scribner
978-0063028746Barack Before ObamaKatz, David12/1Ecco
978-1524744762Rock ForceMaurer, Kevin12/1Dutton
978-1580059510MediocreOluo, Ijeoma12/1Seal
978-1984881632An Outsider’s Guide to HumansPang, Camilla12/1Viking
978-1250264237InfernoPappalardo, Joe12/1St. Martin's
978-1982171865Let Us DreamPope Francis12/1S&S
978-0062970312Dancing in the MosqueQaderi, Homeira12/1Harper
978-0593129692The Meateater's Guide to Wilderness Skills & SurvivalRinella, Steven12/1Random House
978-1984877437Badass HabitsSincero, Jen12/1Viking
978-1982152154Happiness Becomes YouTurner, Tina12/1Atria
978-1250619358I Came As a ShadowThompson, John12/15Holt
978-0306846335Embrace the SuckGleeson, Brent12/22Hachette Go
978-0593296011One DecisionBayer, Mike12/29Penguin Life
978-1984880154The Fasting FixMichalsen, Andreas12/29Viking
978-0316537919Eat SmarterStevenson, Shawn12/29Little, Brown
978-0062947314Clean Mind, Clean BodyStiles, Tara12/29Dey Street
978-0062994325Biohack Your BrainWilleumier, Kristen12/29Morrow
978-0358353928Instant Loss on a BudgetWilliams, Brittany12/29HMH
978-0062962973This One Wild and Precious LifeWilson, Sarah12/29Dey Street
978-0316429061The Last Days of John LennonPatterson, James12/7Little, Brown
978-0062940551Blowing My Way to the TopAtkin, Jen12/8Harper Wave
978-1982122584Survival of the ThickestButeau, Michelle12/8Gallery
978-1538717868The Particulars of PeterConaboy, Kelly12/8Grand Central
978-1635574524CheekyElovic, Ariella12/8Bloomsbury
978-1982115258The FirstFish, Stanley12/8One Signal
978-1250199256How Not To Diet CookbookGreger, Michael12/8Flatiron
978-0593136683Bag ManMaddow, Rachel & Michael Yarvitz12/8Crown
978-1538733622The Book of MoodsMartin, Lauren12/8Grand Central
978-0062433572MozartSwafford, Jan12/8Harper

CHILDREN’S

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-1250222138The Ballad of Ami MilesAlley, Kristy Dallas12/1Swoon Reads
978-0062943101The Good GirlsBartlett, Claire Eliza12/1Harper Teen
978-1984893628AdmissionBuxbaum, Julie12/1Delacorte
978-1641291972Finding My VoiceMyung-Ok Lee, Marie12/1Soho Teen
978-1338712773Cat Kid Comic ClubPilkey, Dav12/1Graphix
978-1682815090A Curse of RosesPinguicha, Diana12/1Entangled
978-0448494531A Sky Beyond the StormTahir, Sabaa12/1Razorbill
978-0062409263The Love Curse of Melody McIntyreTalley, Robin12/1Harper Teen
978-0823445479The Bitterwine OathWest, Hannah12/1Holiday House
978-0525647867WarmaidensCoon, Kelly12/15Delacorte
978-1682815014Escaping ElevenChisholm, Jerri12/8Entangled
978-1984896209A Universe of WishesClayton, Dhonielle12/8Crown