YA Author Upcoming Release Compilation

If you’re anything like me, you are the last person to know about new releases and book news. I don’t have a lot of social media to keep up with the authors, and I don’t use the ones that I follow authors on that frequently. To be completely honest, it’s a lot to keep track of all the new releases and things that are going on so I decided to take some of my favorite and (I think) well-known YA authors and compile all their upcoming releases.

Some of the information I got off of posts on the authors’ social media or websites (which I’ll link in this post) and others I got off of Goodreads. I can’t guarantee that I will catch all the stories their working on but hopefully this will give you an overview of what to expect.

The authors I’m covering in this post are:

Cassandra Clare || Leigh Bardugo || Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff || Marie Lu
Sarah J. Maas || Tahereh Mafi|| Rainbow Rowell || Adam Silvera
Angie Thomas || Nicola Yoon

At the bottom of the post I put a timeline-ish thing that gives you an overall look on all the authors and what they’re releasing in case you don’t want to read through all the stuff I wrote.

***Disclaimer: The release dates in this post are subject to change. These are the dates I could find (mainly on Goodreads) at the time I’m writing this post.

Cassandra Clare

All the following information about Cassandra Clare’s upcoming releases came from this Tumblr post that she wrote recently. If you don’t want to read the whole thing, here’s the summary:

Ghosts of the Shadow Market
– collection of short stories about Jem/Brother Zachariah (from The Infernal Devices)
– kind of like The Bane Chronicles and Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
– written with a bunch of different authors
– one short story will be released every month April-November 2018 in ebook format
– print edition + 2 bonus stories will probably be released summer of 2019 (release date subject to change)

The Golden Tower (Magisterium, #5)
– released September 11, 2018

Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices, #3)
– release date: December 4, 2018

The Red Scrolls of Magic (The Eldest Curses, #1)
– written with Wesley Chu
– follows Magnus and Alec after the Dark War
– release date: March 2019

The Lost Book of the White (The Eldest Curses, #2)
– likely to be released March 2020

Chain of Gold (The Last Hours, #1)
– set in Edwardian Era following the children of the characters in The Infernal Devices
– likely released sometime in fall of 2019

Chain of Iron (The Last Hours, #2)
– likely released sometime in fall of 2020

For the details, don’t forget to visit her Tumblr page.

Leigh Bardugo

Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
– follows a criminal high school drop out who is given the opportunity to spy on the Yale’s secret societies
– release date: June 4, 2019

Alex Stern #2
– no release date yet

King of Scars (King of Scars, #1)
– set in Grisha universe
– follows a young king at war
– release date: 2019

King of Scars, #2
– no set release date

Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

Obsidio (The Illuminae Files, #3)
– introduction of a new set of characters but old characters are still in the story
– release date: March 13, 2018

Andromeda Cycle #1
– follows a group of misfits in space
– release date: 2018
– here’s an article I found about it

Marie Lu

Hope Nation: YA Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration
– collection of inspirational essays, poems, and letters from a collection of YA authors
– released February 27, 2018

Kingdom of Back
– based on Mozart’s (yes, the famous composer) childhood
– expected release: 2019

Warcross #2
– no release date available

Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.1)
– bridges A Court of Wings and Starlight (book 3) with the new series (books 4-6)
– expected release on May 1, 2018

ACOTAR #3.2
– novella
– unknown release date

ACOTAR #4
– expected sometime in 2019 (no exact date)

ACOTAR #5 and #6
– is coming sometime in the future, but we don’t know when

Catwoman: Soulstealer (DC Icons, #3)
– part of the DC Icons series, following Catwoman (way to state the obvious, Jessica)
– releasing on August 2, 2018

Throne of Glass #7
– expected to be released on October 30, 2018

The World of Throne of Glass
– from what I know, it’s basically a world guide filled with information about characters, places, the history, etc.
– expected release: October 2, 2018

Tahereh Mafi

Restore Me (Shatter Me, #4)
– life after Ignite Me (book 3)
– expected release: March 6, 2018

Shatter Me #5
– no release date known

Shatter me #6
– no release date known

A Very Large Expanse of Sea
– follows a Muslim teen after the event of 9/11
– somewhat autobiographical
– expected release date: October 2, 2018

Rainbow Rowell

I got the following information off of one of Rainbow Rowell’s Goodreads blog posts. I did not list all the books she listed in her post because some of them have already been published and my post focuses on upcoming releases.

Runaways
– monthly comic book for Marvel
– same characters as from the Hulu show, just a bit older
– first volume (issues 1-6) will be released May 1, 2018

Pumpkinheads
– graphic novel (artist: Faith Erin Hicks)
– follows two best friends who work at an extravagant pumpkin patch
– expected fall 2019

Adam Silvera

(Don’t) Call Me Crazy
– collaboration with many other authors
– collection of essays, poetry, artwork, etc. about impact of mental illnesses on relationships (friendships and family) and the individual
– release date: October 2, 2018

What If It’s Us
– collaboration with Becky Albertalli
– meet cute story of gay characters (<- this is the oversimplified blurb)
– release date: October 9, 2018

Adam Silvera Fantasy Book
– if you follow him on Instagram, you probably caught him mentioning this mysterious fantasy novel a couple times on his story
– that’s literally all anyone knows (that’s it’s a fantasy book)
– expected release date: 2019

Angie Thomas

On the Come Up
– teen female rapper tries to keep her family afloat (<- my summary is not giving this book justice)
– release date: June 5, 2018

Hope Nation: YA Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration
– refer back to Marie Lu

Nicola Yoon

Fresh Ink
– 10 short stories, a graphic short story, and a one-act play about breaking conventions
– collaboration between several authors
– release date: August 14, 2018

Hope Nation: YA Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration
– refer back to Marie Lu

Timeline

2018

February 27
– Hope Nation by a lot of authors

March 6
– Restore Me (Shatter Me, #4) by Tahereh Mafi

March 13
– Obsidio (The Illuminae Files, #3) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

May 1
– Runaways Vol. 1 by Rainbow Rowell
– A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.1) by Sarah J. Maas

April-November
– Ghosts of the Shadow Market by Cassandra Clare ebooks released monthly

June 5
– On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

August 2
– Catwoman: Soulstealer (DC Icons, #3) by Sarah J. Maas

August 14
– Fresh Ink by numerous different authors

September 11 
– The Golden Tower (Magisterium, #5) by Cassandra Clare

October 2
– The World of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
– (Don’t) Call Me Crazy by a bunch of different authors
– A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

October 9
– What if It’s Us by Adam Silvera & Becky Albertalli

October 30
– Throne of Glass #7 by Sarah J. Maas

December 4
– Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices, #3) by Cassandra Clare

undetermined
– Andromeda Cycle #1 by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

2019

March
– The Red Scrolls of Magic (The Eldest Curses, #1) by Cassandra Clare

summer
– Ghosts of the Shadow Market by Cassandra Clare (print edition)

June 4
– Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) by Leigh Bardugo

fall/autumn
– Chain of Gold (The Last Hours, #1) by Cassandra Clare
– Pumpkinhead by Rainbow Rowell

undetermined
– ACOTAR #4 by Sarah J. Maas
– Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
– Adam Silvera’s fantasy book
– King of Scars (King of Scars, #1) by Leigh Bardugo

2020

March
– The Lost Book of the White (The Eldest Curses, #2) by Cassandra Clare

fall/autumn
– Chain of Iron (The Last Hours, #2) by Cassandra Cliare

To Be Determined

– ACOTAR #3.2 by Sarah J. Maas
– ACOTAR #5 by Sarah J. Maas
– ACOTAR #6 by Sarah J. Maas
– Warcross #2 by Marie Lu
– Shatter Me #5 by Tahereh Mafi
– Shatter Me #6 by Tahereh Mafi
– Alex Stern #2 by Leigh Bardugo
– King of Scars #2 by Leigh Bardugo

Well, that took me a long time to write! I hope you found at least new one book that you’re interested in reading. I know I found a lot and now my TBR list is a mile longer. If there are any other authors that you think I should’ve covered, please let me know! I might make another one of these posts if I have the time.

Until then, stay awesome!

Thanks for reading!