New Year, New Books, New You! Book Recommendations Based on Your New Year’s Resolution

It’s time to make some New Year’s resolutions and plans for the future, dust off our TBR piles, and think about adding more books to the list! What’s a new year without exciting new reads, anyway? No matter what your resolution is this year, there’s an exciting new book for you.

If your New Year’s resolution is to fight for what’s right, you should read Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim.

Her Radiant Curse

Her Radiant Curse

From the critically acclaimed author of Six Crimson Cranes comes a fantasy tale of two sisters—one as beautiful as the other is monstrous—who must fight to save each other when a betrothal contest gone wrong unleashes an evil that could sever their bond forever!

One sister must fall for the other to rise.

If your New Year’s resolution is to expand your palette, you should read What’s Eating Jackie Oh? by Patricia Park.

What's Eating Jackie Oh?

What's Eating Jackie Oh?

A Korean American teen tries to balance her dream to become a chef with the cultural expectations of her family when she enters the competitive world of a TV cooking show. A hilarious and heartfelt YA novel from the award-winning author of Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim and Re Jane.

If your New Year’s resolution is to finally write that novel, you should read Love on Paper by Danielle Parker.

Love on Paper

Love on Paper

By Danielle Parker

Coming 01.21.25

An ambitious teen novelist must play nice with her talented—and annoyingly handsome—rival at an exclusive writers’ retreat in this heartfelt romance from the author of You Bet Your Heart.

If your New Year’s resolution is to plan a road trip, you should read Lucy, Uncensored by Mel Hammond and Teghan Hammond.

Lucy, Uncensored

Lucy, Uncensored

A road trip through gender identity, self-expression, and the thorny process of figuring out where you fit after high school as an out-and-proud transgender teen.

If your New Year’s resolution is to give romance a second chance, you should read Brewed with Love by Shelly Page.

Brewed with Love

Brewed with Love

A cozy sapphic romantasy about a teen witch trying to keep her family’s apothecary up and running, with a little help from her ex-best friend—and first crush.

If your New Year’s resolution is to learn something new, you should read The Swans of Harlem (Adapted for Young Adults) by Karen Valby.

The Swans of Harlem (Adapted for Young Adults)

The Swans of Harlem (Adapted for Young Adults)

A full accounting of five incredibly talented Black ballerinas from The Dance Theater of Harlem, founding members among them, that illuminates their hard-fought, historic, and overlooked contributions to the world of classical dance at a time when racism shut out Black dancers from major dance companies.

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