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December 2022 Releases

Here is our list of notable new releases due for publication in December 2022 — 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
978-1538708279The Light PirateBrooks-Dalton, Lily12/6Grand Central
978-0593422755Tom Clancy Red WinterCameron, Marc12/6Putnam
978-0593540183Night ShiftCook, Robin12/6Putnam
978-1250867636My Darkest PrayerCosby, S. A.12/6Flatiron
978-0593356241Bryant & May: Peculiar LondonFowler, Christopher12/6Bantam
978-0778386957The OpportunistFriedman, Elyse12/6MIRA
978-1250233141A Hard Day for a HangoverJones, Darynda12/6St. Martin's
978-0063271845The Last InvitationKane, Darby12/6William Morrow
978-1250834560The IngenueKapelke-Dale, Rachel12/6St. Martin's
978-0593422281W. E. B. Griffin The Devil's WeaponsKirsanow, Peter12/6Putnam
978-1524732585To the Realization of Perfect HelplessnessLewis, Robin Coste12/6Knopf
978-0593186220Three-Edged SwordLindsay, Jeff12/6Dutton
978-1501146121No One Left to Come Looking for YouLipsyte, Sam12/6Simon & Schuster
978-1641294706ShowstopperLovesey, Peter12/6Soho Crime
978-0307269003Stella MarisMcCarthy, Cormac12/6Knopf
978-0063158443The Tatami GalaxyMorimi, Tomihiko12/6Harper Via
978-1250795977The WidowmakerMorrissey, Hannah12/6Minotaur
978-1250834782Roses, in the Mouth of a LionRehman, Bushra12/6Flatiron
978-0063056039A Fire EndlessRoss, Rebecca12/6Voyager
978-1250846594Winter's EndShelton, Paige12/6Minotaur
978-0525520337A Dangerous BusinessSmiley, Jane12/6Knopf
978-1646221691Things We Found When the Water Went DownSwanson, Tegan Nia12/6Catapult
978-1324035473Poetry UnboundTuama, Padraig O.12/6Norton
978-0063026346The Dressmakers of Prospect HeightsZeldis, Kitty12/6Harper
978-1250816160Devil's DelightBeaton, M. C.12/13Minotaur
978-1250767509A Death in TokyoHigashino, Keigo12/13Minotaur
978-0063264113ScatterlingsManenzhe, Resoketswe Martha12/13Harper Via
978-0385549264Secrets Typed in BloodSpotswood, Stephen12/13Doubleday
978-0393240252The Waste LandHollis, Matthew12/20Norton
978-0358677888Ms. DemeanorLipman, Elinor12/27Harper
978-1250802026The Book of Everlasting ThingsMalhotra, Aanchal12/27Flatiron

NONFICTION

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-0063097254PestsBrookshire, Bethany12/6Ecco
978-0063067653Elizabeth TaylorBrower, Kate Andersen12/6Harper
978-1433839115Good Enough ParentingCavell, Timothy A. & Lauren B. Quetsch12/6APA
978-1250281982Your Table Is ReadyCecchi-Azzolina, Michael12/6St. Martin's
978-0063264229The Earl and the PharaohCountess of Carnarvon12/6Harper
978-0063076365WeightlessDionne, Evette12/6Ecco
978-1982178451Why We MeditateGoleman, Daniel12/6Atria
978-0063078352Screaming on the InsideGrose, Jessica12/6Mariner
978-0316540537How Far the Light ReachesImbler, Sabrina12/6Little, Brown
978-0593490679A Private SpyLe Carre, John12/6Viking
978-0306902796Saxophone ColossusLevy, Aidan12/6Hachette Books
978-1250274441Empire of Ice and StoneLevy, Buddy12/6St. Martin's
978-0802160201Anatomy of 55 More SongsMyers, Marc12/6Grove
978-0735213203HatchingQuilter, Jenni12/6Riverhead
978-0358393252The Lion And The FoxRose, Alexander12/6Mariner
978-1982172046Raw DealSorvino, Chloe12/6Atria
978-1982164768Young BloomsburyStrachey, Nino12/6Atria
978-1101966723Queens of the Age of ChivalryWeir, Alison12/6Ballantine
978-1250271426The Tudors in LoveGristwood, Sarah12/13St. Martin's
978-0063000704McCartney Legacy Vol. 1Kozinn, Allan12/13Dey Street
978-0063260269Financial FeministDunlap, Tori12/27Dey Street
978-1728259369What the Ear Hears (and Doesn't)Mainwaring, Richard12/27Sourcebooks

CHILDREN’S

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-0063157880Ellor, Z RActing the Part12/6Harper Teen
978-1649371089Wilder, A KCurse of Shadows12/6Entangled
978-1335915801Rutherford, MaraThe Poison Season12/6Inkyard Press
978-1534432512Maxwell, LisaThe Shattered City12/6Margaret K. McElderry Books
978-1335418685Overy, AlexandraThis Cursed Crown12/6Inkyard Press
978-0062916327Jaigirdar, AdibaA Million to One12/13Harper
978-0358617259Green, Simon JamesHeartbreak Boys12/20Clarion
978-0593525401Andreen, TracySo, This Is Love12/20Viking
978-0063032651Johnson, MaureenNine Liars12/27Katherine Tegen Books

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