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
| Title | Author | On Sale | Imprint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 978-1641291583 | The Opium Prince | Aimaq, Jasmine | 12/1 | Soho Crime |
| 978-1250205735 | The Wicked Hour | Blanchard, Alice | 12/1 | Minotaur |
| 978-0316454940 | King of the Rising | Callender, Kacen | 12/1 | Orbit |
| 978-0062979858 | Shed No Tears | Frear, Caz | 12/1 | Harper |
| 978-1250246936 | Germania | Gilbers, Harald | 12/1 | Thomas Dunne |
| 978-1526601070 | Rest and Be Thankful | Glass, Emma | 12/1 | Bloomsbury |
| 978-0765396945 | Hollow Empire | Hawke, Sam | 12/1 | Tor |
| 978-0593317839 | Lazarus | Kepler, Lars | 12/1 | Knopf |
| 978-1524743970 | Fool Me Twice | Lindsay, Jeff | 12/1 | Dutton |
| 978-1728215693 | The Arctic Fury | Macallister, Greer | 12/1 | Sourcebooks |
| 978-0062969828 | The Blade Between | Miller, Sam | 12/1 | Ecco |
| 978-0802157775 | Eddie’s Boy | Perry, Thomas | 12/1 | Mysterious Press |
| 978-0525520351 | Perestroika in Paris | Smiley, Jane | 12/1 | Knopf |
| 978-1951213145 | A Certain Hunger | Summer, Chelsea | 12/1 | Unnamed Press |
| 978-1538762752 | The Lies You Told | Tyce, Harriet | 12/1 | Grand Central |
| 978-0374103170 | Ambergris | VanderMeer, Jeff | 12/1 | MCD |
| 978-0593084045 | Ordesa | Vilas, Manuel | 12/1 | Riverhead |
| 978-1250184979 | Tell Me How To Be | Patel, Neel | 12/7 | Flatiron |
| 978-1250273017 | Take It Back | Abdullah, Kia | 12/8 | St. Martin's |
| 978-1250242778 | Hidden Treasure | Cleland, Jane | 12/8 | Minotaur |
| 978-0374130312 | The System | Gattis, Ryan | 12/8 | MCD |
| 978-1250246301 | Red Hands | Golden, Christopher | 12/8 | St. Martin's |
| 978-0316454018 | Memoria | Merbeth, Kristyn | 12/8 | Orbit |
| 978-1250295316 | Cold Wind | Shelton, Paige | 12/8 | Minotaur |
| 978-1641291606 | Snowdrift | Tursten, Helene | 12/8 | Soho Crime |
| 978-1250072450 | The Garden of Promises and Lies | Brackston, Paula | 12/15 | St. Martin's |
| 978-1492682721 | The Mystery of Mrs. Christie | Benedict, Marie | 12/29 | Sourcebooks |
| 978-1335549594 | Wrong Alibi | Dodd, Christina | 12/29 | HQN |
| 978-1525806377 | The Wrong Family | Fisher, Tarryn | 12/29 | Graydon House |
| 978-0778389330 | Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder | Willberg, T.A. | 12/29 | Park Row |
| 978-0593188354 | Hush-Hush | Woods, Stuart | 12/29 | Putnam |
NONFICTION
| Title | Author | On Sale | Imprint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 978-1635576153 | Dark, Salt, Clear | Ash, Lamorna | 12/1 | Bloomsbury |
| 978-1580057691 | Sometimes You Have To Lie | Brody, Leslie | 12/1 | Seal |
| 978-1250260055 | Big Kibble | Buckley, Shawn & Oscar Chavez | 12/1 | St. Martin's |
| 978-0802157249 | All the Young Men | Burks, Ruth Coker & Kevin Carr O'Leary | 12/1 | Grove |
| 978-0062914743 | Breakup Bootcamp | Chan, Amy | 12/1 | Dey Street |
| 978-1682686645 | Olive, Mable & Me | Cotter, Andrew | 12/1 | Countryman Press |
| 978-0399181139 | Black Futures | Drew, Kimberly & Jenna Wortham | 12/1 | One World |
| 978-1250276759 | Long Time Coming | Dyson, Michael Eric | 12/1 | St. Martins |
| 978-1982114732 | The Age of Wood | Ennos, Roland | 12/1 | Scribner |
| 978-0063028746 | Barack Before Obama | Katz, David | 12/1 | Ecco |
| 978-1524744762 | Rock Force | Maurer, Kevin | 12/1 | Dutton |
| 978-1580059510 | Mediocre | Oluo, Ijeoma | 12/1 | Seal |
| 978-1984881632 | An Outsider’s Guide to Humans | Pang, Camilla | 12/1 | Viking |
| 978-1250264237 | Inferno | Pappalardo, Joe | 12/1 | St. Martin's |
| 978-1982171865 | Let Us Dream | Pope Francis | 12/1 | S&S |
| 978-0062970312 | Dancing in the Mosque | Qaderi, Homeira | 12/1 | Harper |
| 978-0593129692 | The Meateater's Guide to Wilderness Skills & Survival | Rinella, Steven | 12/1 | Random House |
| 978-1984877437 | Badass Habits | Sincero, Jen | 12/1 | Viking |
| 978-1982152154 | Happiness Becomes You | Turner, Tina | 12/1 | Atria |
| 978-1250619358 | I Came As a Shadow | Thompson, John | 12/15 | Holt |
| 978-0306846335 | Embrace the Suck | Gleeson, Brent | 12/22 | Hachette Go |
| 978-0593296011 | One Decision | Bayer, Mike | 12/29 | Penguin Life |
| 978-1984880154 | The Fasting Fix | Michalsen, Andreas | 12/29 | Viking |
| 978-0316537919 | Eat Smarter | Stevenson, Shawn | 12/29 | Little, Brown |
| 978-0062947314 | Clean Mind, Clean Body | Stiles, Tara | 12/29 | Dey Street |
| 978-0062994325 | Biohack Your Brain | Willeumier, Kristen | 12/29 | Morrow |
| 978-0358353928 | Instant Loss on a Budget | Williams, Brittany | 12/29 | HMH |
| 978-0062962973 | This One Wild and Precious Life | Wilson, Sarah | 12/29 | Dey Street |
| 978-0316429061 | The Last Days of John Lennon | Patterson, James | 12/7 | Little, Brown |
| 978-0062940551 | Blowing My Way to the Top | Atkin, Jen | 12/8 | Harper Wave |
| 978-1982122584 | Survival of the Thickest | Buteau, Michelle | 12/8 | Gallery |
| 978-1538717868 | The Particulars of Peter | Conaboy, Kelly | 12/8 | Grand Central |
| 978-1635574524 | Cheeky | Elovic, Ariella | 12/8 | Bloomsbury |
| 978-1982115258 | The First | Fish, Stanley | 12/8 | One Signal |
| 978-1250199256 | How Not To Diet Cookbook | Greger, Michael | 12/8 | Flatiron |
| 978-0593136683 | Bag Man | Maddow, Rachel & Michael Yarvitz | 12/8 | Crown |
| 978-1538733622 | The Book of Moods | Martin, Lauren | 12/8 | Grand Central |
| 978-0062433572 | Mozart | Swafford, Jan | 12/8 | Harper |
CHILDREN’S
| Title | Author | On Sale | Imprint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 978-1250222138 | The Ballad of Ami Miles | Alley, Kristy Dallas | 12/1 | Swoon Reads |
| 978-0062943101 | The Good Girls | Bartlett, Claire Eliza | 12/1 | Harper Teen |
| 978-1984893628 | Admission | Buxbaum, Julie | 12/1 | Delacorte |
| 978-1641291972 | Finding My Voice | Myung-Ok Lee, Marie | 12/1 | Soho Teen |
| 978-1338712773 | Cat Kid Comic Club | Pilkey, Dav | 12/1 | Graphix |
| 978-1682815090 | A Curse of Roses | Pinguicha, Diana | 12/1 | Entangled |
| 978-0448494531 | A Sky Beyond the Storm | Tahir, Sabaa | 12/1 | Razorbill |
| 978-0062409263 | The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre | Talley, Robin | 12/1 | Harper Teen |
| 978-0823445479 | The Bitterwine Oath | West, Hannah | 12/1 | Holiday House |
| 978-0525647867 | Warmaidens | Coon, Kelly | 12/15 | Delacorte |
| 978-1682815014 | Escaping Eleven | Chisholm, Jerri | 12/8 | Entangled |
| 978-1984896209 | A Universe of Wishes | Clayton, Dhonielle | 12/8 | Crown |