Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases of the Second Half of 2021

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Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases of the Second Half of 2021

I feel like I've mentioned some of my top anticipated releases for the later part of the year in the past few Top Ten Tuesday posts already, so for this post I decided to highlight other titles I'm also highly anticipating for the remainder of the year!

The Tangleroot Palace: Stories by Marjorie M. Liu (June 15)

The Oldest Dance (Wisdom Revolution #2) by Misba (August)

Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Lisa Sterle (October 5)

No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull (September 7)

The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed (September 30)

It All Comes Back To You by Farah Naz Rishi (September 14)

Pahua and the Soul Stealer by Lori M. Lee (September 7)

The Crossing by Manjeet Mann (June 3)

Sway With Me by Syed M. Masood (November 2)

Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen (November 9)

Let's chat! What books are you anticipating

for the second half of the year?

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The Trevor Project

Human Rights Campaign

National Black Justice Coalition

Lambda Legal

Trans Women of Color Collective

National Center for Transgender Equality

ILGA

National Center for Lesbian Rights

Homeless Black Trans Women Fund

Pride Foundation

Immigration Equality

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