2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Debuts Book Lists

Hush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickThe Dark Divine by Bree DespainThe Body Finder by Kimberly DertingHex Hall by Rachel HawkinsSea by Heidi R. Kling
The Tenners! Debut YA & MG novels of 2010
88 books — 1,011 voters
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah FaizalDescendant of the Crane by Joan HeWicked Saints by Emily A. DuncanThe Devouring Gray by C.L. HermanThe Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad
YA Debuts 2019
157 books — 916 voters

The Girl with No Reflection by Keshe ChowTo Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. ChangVoyage of the Damned by Frances WhiteThe Dividing Sky by Jill TewSo Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
2024 Debuts
291 books — 454 voters
Wings of Ebony by J. ElleMina and the Undead by Amy McCawCounting Down with You by Tashie BhuiyanWe Are the Fire by Sam TaylorThe Boy I Am by K.L. Kettle
2021 Debut MG/YA Novels
203 books — 388 voters

Wings of Ebony by J. ElleMina and the Undead by Amy McCawLast One to Die by Cynthia MurphyNecropolis by Bethan EvansThe Girl Who... by Andreina Cordani
YA Debuts 2021
86 books — 282 voters
The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E.M. AndersonPedro & Daniel by Federico ErebiaText Appeal by Amber RobertsBoard to Death by C.J. ConnorAlways the Almost by Edward Underhill
2023 LGBTQIA+ Debuts
59 books — 87 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyView Points and Points of View by Clive BlakeCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseLet the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Beautiful Books for Summer 2009
84 books — 76 voters
The Return of the Knights by Gregory KontaxisHall of Smoke by H.M. LongThe Witch's Heart by Genevieve GornichecThe Goddess of Nothing At All by Cat RectorThe Lights of Prague by Nicole Jarvis
Best Upcoming Fantasy Debuts (2021)
33 books — 69 voters

Not in the Script by Amy FinneganIt's a Wonderful Death by Sarah J. SchmittNo Place to Fall by Jaye Robin BrownThe Islands at the End of the World by Austin AslanRites of Passage by Joy N. Hensley
Fall 2014 YA debuts
33 books — 42 voters
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela RiveraGoogol Boy by John MichaelThe Leopard Behind the Moon by Mayonn Paasewe-ValchevAlone by Megan E. FreemanThe Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody
MG Debuts 2021
14 books — 30 voters

Machinations by Hayley StoneJoin by Steve ToutonghiSleeping Giants by Sylvain NeuvelNinefox Gambit by Yoon Ha LeeThe Last Days of Magic by Mark Tompkins
Adult SFF Debuts 2016
16 books — 27 voters
5 to 1 by Holly BodgerThe Wrath and the Dawn by Renée AhdiehMonstrous by MarcyKate ConnollyIn a World Just Right by Jen BrooksCity of Savages by Lee Kelly
The Class of 2K15
23 books — 25 voters

Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice MarshallThe Tenth Girl by Sara FaringWilder Girls by Rory PowerThe Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-JonesThe Raven's Tale by Cat Winters
YA Horror Novels of 2019
20 books — 13 voters
The Night When No One Had Sex by Kalena MillerThe Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss by Amy Noelle ParksYou and Me at the End of the World by Brianna BourneA Pho Love Story by Loan LeAmerican Betiya by Anuradha D. Rajurkar
THE DEBUT YA ROMANCES OF 2021
19 books — 12 voters

The Gossip Games by Allie SarahDesserts for Stressed People by Letizia LoriniYou Can't Fight Molecular Attraction by Marceline AddamsOne Week in Paradise by Anise StarreThe Write Place by Allie Samberts
2023 Indie Romance Debuts
8 books — 11 voters
Lover Birds by Leon EganThe Boy to Beat the Gods by Ashley ThorpeWARNING by B. WareLet's Split Up by Bill WoodDancers of the Dawn by Zulekhá Afzal
2024 Children's Debuts UK
38 books — 9 voters

Ollie in Between by Jess CallansThe Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang by Stan YanBea Mullins Takes a Shot by Emily DeibertThe Song of Orphan's Garden by Nicole M. HewittChloe Vega and the Agents of Magic by Leslie Adame
Middle Grade Escapades
14 books — 8 voters
Consider by Kristy AcevedoBeyond the Red by Ava JaeThe Guardians of Truth by Chelsea PaganThe Sundered by Ruthanne ReidThese Are the Moments by Jenny Bravo
My Writer Buddies Gems
20 books — 6 voters

Hear the Wind Sing by Haruki MurakamiThe Gremlins by Roald DahlGoodbye, Columbus by Philip RothThe Pilgrim's Regress by C.S. LewisLove and Freindship by Jane Austen
Early Lesser-Known Books of Famous Authors
99 books — 6 voters
She Haunts Me Still by De ElizabethWe're All Going To Die Tonight! by Veronica BaneThe Two Lives of Amelia Waxler by Emily ZippsLethal Kiss by Taylor GrotheThe Hanging Bones by Elle Tesch
Next Up from 2025 Debuts
37 books — 4 voters

Browse By Tag