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New & Upcoming Books You Have to Read ASAP

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Cornell chapter.

From imaginative fantasies, to feel-good contemporary romances, there are so many amazing novels coming out this year! Here are just a handpicked few to spice up your reading list:

  1. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (February 2019) This ginormous, 800+ page beauty just released and promises to be everything you could want in an elaborate high fantasy world.

  2. The Test by Sylvain Neuvel (March 2019) In this quick, recently released read, Neuvel explores a haunting dystopian future based in the process of the immigration test.

  3. The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (May 2019) In an entirely different type of test, a young woman living in Ho Chi Minh City comes to America intent to convince a handsome, autistic Vietnamese American man to fall in love with her.

  4. Again, But Better by Christine Riccio (May 2019) The popular YouTuber @polandbananasbooks brings us her debut novel about a college girl reinventing herself while studying abroad in London.

  5. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood (September 2019) Over three decades after The Handmaid’s Tale’s initial release, this highly anticipated sequel is sure to have readers in awe once again.

  6. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (November 2019) The Starless Sea is Erin Morgenstern’s first book since she published The Night Circus eight years ago and sounds like it is going to be another amazing, atmospheric journey.

    Happy reading!

Kelly Stone

Cornell '20

Kelly is a Senior Communication major at Cornell University with minors in Creative Writing and Information Science. She loves reading, writing, fashion, and her dogs.
Asian Studies major who enjoys horseback riding, crochet, singing, and musical theater. Passionate about public service and addressing economic inequality and women's, LGBTQ+ and minority rights.