Reviewed New book releases · December 2024
Every new book out in December 2024
53 books published for the first time this month. Here they all are, day by day, with our verdict on the ones we’ve read.
53new releases
53reviewed by us
28out on Tue 3, the busiest day
Romancetop genre
Our verdicts
Reviewed by The Bookish Elf
53 of this month’s new books, already read, rated and reviewed. Our two highest-rated first.
Out Tuesday 3 December
The Cure for Women
by Lydia Reeder
Nonfiction · St. Martin's Press
Read our review →Out Tuesday 3 December
Tom Clancy Defense Protocol
by Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson
Mystery · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Read our review →Custodians of WonderEliot SteinOut 10 Dec
Definitely Better NowAva RobinsonOut 17 Dec
The Broken PlacesMia SheridanOut 1 Dec
The Silent WatcherVictor MethosOut 1 Dec
The Christmas Book HuntJenny ColganOut 1 Dec
White MulberryRosa Kwon EastonOut 1 Dec
The Answer Is NoFredrik BackmanOut 1 Dec
The Greatest Lie of AllJillian CantorOut 3 Dec
Bluebird DayMegan TadyOut 3 Dec
The WayCary GronerOut 3 Dec
The Shadowed LandSigne PikeOut 3 Dec
The Secret of the Three FatesJess ArmstrongOut 3 Dec
CabinPatrick HutchisonOut 3 Dec
I Might Be in TroubleDaniel AlemanOut 3 Dec
Sister SnakeAmanda Lee KoeOut 3 Dec
DustAlison StineOut 3 Dec
Keep MeSara CateOut 3 Dec
PS: I Hate YouLauren ConnollyOut 3 Dec
Under Loch and KeyLana FergusonOut 3 Dec
Trouble IslandSharon ShortOut 3 Dec
BellevueRobin CookOut 3 Dec
Buried RoadKatie TalloOut 3 Dec
The RivalsJane PekOut 3 Dec
The ShutoutsGabrielle KornOut 3 Dec
The Peculiar Garden of Harriet HuntChelsea IversenOut 3 Dec
Alter EgoAlex SeguraOut 3 Dec
The French Winemaker’s DaughterLoretta EllsworthOut 10 Dec
Not in My BookKatie HoltOut 10 Dec
The Champagne LettersKate MacIntoshOut 10 Dec
What the Wife KnewDarby KaneOut 10 Dec
What the Woods TookCourtney GouldOut 10 Dec
I Made It Out of ClayBeth KanderOut 10 Dec
A Monsoon RisingThea GuanzonOut 10 Dec
Between Now and ForeverAdriana LockeOut 17 Dec
North Is the NightEmily RathOut 17 Dec
Pick-UpNora DahliaOut 23 Dec
A Sky of Emerald StarsA.K. MulfordOut 24 Dec
After the OceanLauren E. RicoOut 24 Dec
The ResurrectionistA Rae DunlapOut 24 Dec
Heavenly TyrantXiran Jay ZhaoOut 24 Dec
Rental HouseWeike WangOut 3 Dec
A Five-Letter Word for LoveAmy JamesOut 3 Dec
The Last OneRachel Howzell HallOut 3 Dec
HavocChristopher BollenOut 3 Dec
The PartyNatasha PrestonOut 3 Dec
How to Get a Life in Ten DatesJenny L. HoweOut 10 Dec
The Rules of RoyaltyCale DietrichOut 10 Dec
Woo WooElla BaxterOut 3 Dec
Pretty Dead ThingsLilian WestOut 10 Dec
Booked for MurderP. J. NelsonOut 10 Dec
Keep Me In Your HeartMonica MurphyOut 3 Dec
Big names this month
Popular authors with a new book
The best-known authors publishing in December, from readers’ most-anticipated list and the authors we review most.
Fredrik Backman4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Answer Is No · out 1 Dec★ We reviewed it
Signe Pike3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Shadowed Land · out 3 Dec★ We reviewed it
Lana Ferguson4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfUnder Loch and Key · out 3 Dec★ We reviewed it
Thea Guanzon4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfA Monsoon Rising · out 10 Dec★ We reviewed it
Emily Rath5 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfNorth Is the Night · out 17 Dec★ We reviewed it
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All 53 new releases
Showing all 53 books.
Sunday1 December 2024
5 releasesReviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Tuesday3 December 2024
28 releasesBig release dayReviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Tuesday10 December 2024
12 releasesReviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Tuesday17 December 2024
3 releasesReviewed Reviewed Reviewed Monday23 December 2024
1 releaseReviewed Tuesday24 December 2024
4 releasesReviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Questions
December 2024 releases, answered
What books come out in December 2024?
53 new books are listed for December 2024, led by The Cure for Women by Lydia Reeder, Tom Clancy Defense Protocol by Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson and Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein. The full list on this page runs day by day and can be filtered by genre.
What is the biggest release day in December 2024?
Tuesday 3 December, with 28 new books. Most US books are published on a Tuesday.
Which December 2024 books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?
The Cure for Women by Lydia Reeder, Tom Clancy Defense Protocol by Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson, Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein, Definitely Better Now by Ava Robinson, The Broken Places by Mia Sheridan, The Silent Watcher by Victor Methos, The Christmas Book Hunt by Jenny Colgan, White Mulberry by Rosa Kwon Easton, The Answer Is No by Fredrik Backman, The Greatest Lie of All by Jillian Cantor, Bluebird Day by Megan Tady and The Way by Cary Groner, and 41 more. Reviewed books carry our star rating.