Welcome, reader friends. We’re nearly at the end of my Looking forward to… series of posts discussing all the fabulous reads coming your way in the first half of 2020. Today I’ll be sharing the general fiction and time-slip titles that will be releasing, but before I do, a quick note about what you will and will not find in today’s list.
In this case, general fiction simply means fiction that isn’t written for a specific genre (romance, suspense, etc). It may still contain some or all of those elements, but the story is primarily about a character’s literal or figurative journey.
Time-slip fiction is fiction where two related stories from two different time periods (often one contemporary and one historical) are told concurrently.
So, what you WILL find in today’s post:
1. Both historical and contemporary fiction where romance is NOT a major part of the plot;
2. Women’s fiction;
3. Southern fiction;
4. Time-slip fiction.
What you WON’T find in today’s post:
1. Historical fiction with a strong romantic thread (see my Historical Romance post);
2. Biblical fiction (see my Biblical Fiction post);
3. Contemporary fiction with a strong romantic thread (see my Contemporary Romance post).
And if you want to check out my other posts, here they are:
Contemporary Romance
Romantic Suspense
Thriller/Suspense/Mystery
Historical Romance
Biblical Fiction
Happy TBRing!
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New Releases
Here’s a quick rundown on forthcoming releases from the major Christian publishers for the first half of 2020.
BETHANY HOUSE
More Than We Remember by Christina Suzann Nelson (18 February 2020) General Fiction
Set the Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes (30 June 2020) Time-slip
Revell
Stories That Bind Us by Susie Finkbeiner (2 June 2020) Historical Fiction
The Key to Everything by Valerie Fraser Luesse (2 June 2020) Historical Fiction
What Momma Left Behind by Cindy K. Sproles (2 June 2020) Historical Fiction
THOMAS NELSON
The Fifth Avenue Story Society by Rachel Hauck (4 February 2020) Time-slip
The Joy of Falling by Lindsay Harrel (14 April 2020) Time-slip
The Water Keeper by Charles Martin (5 May 2020) Contemporary Fiction
Of Literature and Lattes by Katherine Reay (12 May 2020) Women’s Fiction
The Summer House by Lauren K. Denton (2 June 2020)Southern Fiction
TYNDALE
A Long Time Comin’ by Robin W. Pearson (7 January 2020) Southern Fiction
The Tea Chest by Heidi Chiavaroli (4 February 2020) Time-slip
And, of course, there are some indie (independent) and small press titles releasing too!
Note: Indie and small press releases are not usually available for pre-order as far in advance as traditionally published novels, so there will likely be more releases available in this category in the next couple of months.
The Cake List by Dianne J. Wilson (31 January 2020) Women’s Fiction
Surviving Love by Tonda B. Solomon (10 March 2020) Women’s Fiction
Lady at the Window: The Lost Journal of Julian of Norwich by Robert Waldron (7 April 2020) Historical Fiction
The White Rose Resists by Amanda Barratt (26 May 2020) Historical Fiction
Katie’s TBR and Reading Goals
This is the point at which I begin to realise how utterly overloaded my TBR actually is. So I have a list of books that I hope to read for release, and a second list of books that I’m really looking forward to reading when I can slip them in!
Here are the books I’m hoping to read for release…
…and here are the books I’m looking forward to fitting in ASAP:
How many of these books will be on your TBR in 2020?
This was such a neat post– so organized and thoughtful!! Thank you so much for including Set the Stars Alight. I’m all twitterpated that it’s on your read upon release list–what a joy!!