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On the heels of disability month, this is the perfect time to spotlight some of the neurodivergent writers who are debuting in 2022. Some of these books are already launched, and some are coming soon in Sept and Oct - keep an eye out for any or all of them!   Madison Lawson's THE REGISTRATION by Comcat books on 9/27/2022 In Lawson's near-future, high-concept thriller, society allows you to commit one murder in your lifetime—providing you can register the victim and accomplish the kill within fourteen days. A former sexual assault victim goes to register her abuser, only to discover that a slew of other strangers have Registered her. https://www.22debuts.com/madison-lawson.html  Sonora Reyes' THE LESBIANA'S GUIDE TO CATHOLIC SCHOOL from Harperteen on 05/17/2022 Funny, moving, poignant, and highly relevant, Reyes weaves a beautiful story about a queer Mexican American girl navigating her way through Catholic school, self-discovery, and first love. https://www.22debuts.com/sonora-reyes.html  S.L Choi's BAD GIRLS DRINK BLOOD from Owl Press on 05/17/2022 A thoroughly fun, explosive, and gritty urban fantasy about a hybrid fae detective with a shadowed past. https://www.22debuts.com/sl-choi.html  Laura Stanfill's SINGING LESSONS FOR THE STYLISH CANARY from Laternfish Press on 04/19/2022 A generations-spanning tale of an artistically-gifted family, their intricate lives, and their vivid hopes for themselves and their futures. https://www.22debuts.com/laura-stanfill.html  Francesca Tacchi's THE MOUNTAINS BE MY GRAVE from Neon Hemlock on 05/17/2022 Readers will love this queer fast-paced historical fantasy, filled with Nazi-fighting action and ancient Italian deities. https://www.22debuts.com/francesca-tacchi.html  Sunyi Dean's THE BOOK EATERS from Tor Books, 8/2/2022 In this dark modern gothic set in an alternate 90s Britain, we explore a society of people who eat books for sustenance—and the dangerous ways in which that shapes them. https://www.22debuts.com/sunyi-dean.html  Elisa A. Bonnin's Dauntless from Swoon Reads on 07/19/2022 A teen girl must bring together two broken worlds in order to save her nation in this lush, Filipino-inspired young adult fantasy debut. https://www.22debuts.com/elisa-a-bonnin.html  Tanvi Berwah's MONSTERS BORN AND MADE from Sourcefire Books 9/6/2022 A 16-year-old girl grew up battling the monsters that live in the black seas, but it couldn't prepare her to face the cunning cruelty of the ruling elite. www.22debuts.com/tanvi-berwah.html  Michelle Mohrweis's The Trouble With Robots, from Peachtree on 09/6/22 Evelyn strives for excellence. Allie couldn’t care less. Together, these polar opposites must work together if they have any hope of saving their school’s robotics program. www.22debuts.com/michelle-mohrweis.html  Maria Tureaud's THE LAST HOPE IN HOPETOWN from Little Brown on 10/4/2022 Stranger Things meets Fake Blood in this deliciously charming and spooky debut novel about one girl risking everything to uncover a government conspiracy and save her vampire parents www.22debuts.com/maria-tureaud.html  Rose Egal's THE SEVENFOLD HUNTERS from Peach Tree Kids, on 10/6/2022 A hijabi-wearing alien hunter must take on treachery, danger, and institutional secrets in this thrilling debut YA novel. www.22debuts.com/rose-egal.html Let us know if you enjoy these books @22Debuts on Twitter and Instagram!
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Stories about performing arts draw readers in with their empowering and exciting depictions of the creative world. If you want a book with a main character with big dreams or big problems, a book in this sub-genre could be the perfect fit. There are so many new and upcoming books about the fields of music, acting, dancing, and more! So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show because we've collected 14 of the brightest stars on the debut author stage!  THE TURNING POINTE by Vanessa L. Torres 2/22/2022, Knopf BYFR In 1980s Minnesota, Rosa, a teenage Latinx girl, is a straight-laced and stalwart ballerina at her studio. Being a ballerina should make her happy, but what she really wants to dance freely to--or even alongside--Prince. When upcoming auditions for Prince's concert are announced, Rosa won't stop until she can prove herself outside the ballet studio. www.22debuts.com/vanessa-l-torres.html  TURNING by Joy L Smith 3/1/2022, Simon & Schuster/Denene Millner Books Genie is a former aspiring ballerina who recently suffered a devastating fall that left her without the use of her legs. Being forced to give up her dream causes her to isolate herself. But when she meets Kyle, a former gymnast, at physical therapy, she begins to come out of her shell, but not before she has to reassess and confront the secrets and struggles of her past. https://www.22debuts.com/joy-l-smith.html  FORWARD MARCH by Skye Quinlan 3/22/2022, Page Street Kids Harper's just hoping to push through her last year of marching band and her Republican father's presidential campaign. Life is tricky enough for a bank geek, but gets trickier when someone sets up a fake dating profile impersonating Harper and the intriguing drum-line leader Margot turns out to be the one who swiped right. The profile is a threat to her dad's campaign, Margot must choose between being her true self or fitting the mold set out for her as a potential First Daughter. www.22debuts.com/skye-quinlan.html  THE CIRCUS INFINITE by Khan Wong 3/8/2022, Angry Robot Books Jes is a mixed-species fugitive freshly arrived at the pleasure moon, a glittering party scene with some dark secrets hiding below its surface. Jes is roped into working for a crime boss at the resort casino's circus. He and his friends must bring down the mobster before they're forced to take the fall for an illegal narcotics operation. www.22debuts.com/khan-wong.html  SPEECH AND DEBACLES by Heather DiAngelis 5/31/2022, Totally Entwined Group/Finch When her drama teacher recruits her for the Speech and Debate team, Taryn can't believe it. She's part of a powerhouse team, and--even better--the group also includes the eye-catching superstar debater Riker, who hopefully got the hint that she likes boys and girls. Soon, though, Taryn starts experiencing painful pelvic cramps that threaten to sabotage her chances at debate and at getting closer to Riker. https://www.22debuts.com/heather-diangelis.html  THE GRAVITY OF MISSING THINGS by Marisa Urgo 6/7/2022, with Entangled Teen Violet's mother, a pilot, has disappeared over the ocean along with her entire flight. If this wasn't distressing enough, Violet quickly has to survive the gossip and conspiracies surrounding her mother's death and her inability to trust those close to her while trying to understand and overcome her grief. www.22debuts.com/marisa-urgo.html  THE CIVIL WAR OF AMOS ABERNATHY by Michael Leali 6/7/2022, HarperCollins Amos Abernathy loves history and volunteering at the Living History Park. When a cute new volunteer arrives, he wonders why he hasn't seen anyone like the two of them in history. He's desperate to learn about LGBTQ+ people in 19th-century Illinois and discovers a Civil War soldier who might have identified as a trans man if he'd lived today. Amos wants his town to recognize this overlooked story, but doing so might be an uphill battle. https://www.22debuts.com/michael-leali  HOW TO FAKE IT IN HOLLYWOOD by Ava Wilder 6/14/2022, Bantam Dell/PRH Grey is a struggling actress desperate enough to agree to a PR relationship with Ethan, a grieving actor with a worsening reputation. Their fake relationship stirs up attention and gossip, but the manufactured chemistry soon becomes real. Can Grey and Ethan let their real feelings shine even when they're stuck faking them? www.22debuts.com/ava-wilder  GOTH GIRL, QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE by Lindsay S. Zrull 7/19/2022, Flux/North Star Jessica doesn't plant roots--not after being bounced between foster homes since age seven. The only person at her high school who doesn't think she's a witch is geeky Oscar, who uses her unique fashion skills for his cosplay group. She's fine sharing some looks on social media until a woman claiming to be her biological mother reaches out. While their relationship is far from traditional, blood ties are hard to break. So she schemes to join Oscar's group's trip to NYC in the hopes of reuniting with her biological mother, even if that reunion could sabotage the bonds she's already made with others. https://www.22debuts.com/lindsay-s-zrull  BOYS I KNOW by Anna Gracia 7/26/2022, Peachtree Publishing/Peachtree Teen June Chu, a high school senior, never seems good enough for her Taiwanese mother's high expectations. June figures she's also not good enough to follow her older sister to Northwestern, so she focuses on getting closer to her not-quite-official boyfriend, Rhys. When her relationship with Rhys implodes, she dives into a new relationship as the lines between sex and love blur and her future looms closer and closer on the horizon. www.22debuts.com/anna-gracia  IN MY HANDS by Sathya Achia 8/8/2022, Ravens & Roses Publishing After the death of her mother, 16-yo Chandra S. Chengappa leaves small-town Virginia for the jungles of India to find the weapon of a Hindu Goddess to destroy the demon hell-bent on obliterating her ancestral home. https://www.22debuts.com/sathya-achia  HOW TO SUCCEED IN WITCHCRAFT by Aislinn Brophy 9/27/2022, Putnam/PRH Shay's close to a perfect witch--academically skilled, magically brilliant, and, unfortunately, totally overcommitted. Still, she's determined to win a scholarship that could be the ticket to the university of her dreams. To do that, she must beat her competition and impress her drama teacher. But as she rehearses for the musical she's been asked to star in, she realizes her competition--Ava--might not be so bad and that her drama teacher is behaving increasingly inappropriately. She wants to speak out, but worries she'll give up her future if she does. www.22debuts.com/aislinn-brophy  THE SECOND DEATH OF EDIE AND VIOLET BOND by Amanda Glaze 10/4/2022, Union Square Kids In 1885, Edie and Violet are 17-year-old twins and powerful mediums. They join a travelling Spiritualist show, a tight-knit group of young women who use real talents--music, oration, acting, and more--under the guise of communing with spirits. But when Violet’s act goes wrong, Edie realizes that the dark spirit responsible for their mother’s death has crossed into the land of the living. https://www.22debuts.com/amanda-glaze  OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS by Charity Alyse 11/22/2022 Denene Millner Books/S&S In the racially divided towns of Bayside and Hamilton, people live by a simple rule: don't cross the train tracks dividing them. But when Zach Whitman, a white boy who's new in town, crosses the tracks to meet a jazz musician, he idolizes, he's thrown into the life of Capri Collins, a girl who dreams of being a Broadway dancer and her brother Justin Collins. When Black blood is spilled on the white side of the town, both erupt into an all out war zone with Zach, Capri, and Justin caught in the middle www.22debuts.com/charity-alyse WHAT BOOK ARE YOU MOST EXCITED TO DIVE INTO?
 Send off summer with a bang and check out these 25 debut books coming out in August!We begin with 4 great Middle Grade reads.  Janelle McCurdy’s MIA AND THE LIGHTCASTERS from Faber Children's on 8/4/2022 A fresh, action-packed, magical middle-grade adventure, Mia and the Lightcasters is the first in a bold, cinematic, commercial new series, perfect for fans of Pokemon, Nevermoor and The Last Kids on Earth. https://www.22debuts.com/janelle-mccurdy.html  Emily Seo’s THE SCIENCE OF BOYS from Tradewind Books on 8/15/2022 The Science of Boys is about a girl struggling to fit in who uses her science mind to improve her social life. What she discovers is that fitting in is not the same as belonging. A story of family and friendship interlaced with science concepts. https://www.22debuts.com/emily-seo.html  Refe Tuma’s FRANCES AND THE MONSTER from Harper Children's/HarperCollins on 8/23/2022 Adventurous and charming, this middle grade twist on Frankenstein features a precocious main character who does just that. Perfect for fans of Serafina and the Black Cloak and the Greenglass Houseseries. https://www.22debuts.com/refe-tuma.html  Skyler Schrempp’s THREE STRIKE SUMMER from Margaret K. McElderry Books (Simon and Schuster) on 8/30/2022 Sandlot meets Esperanza Rising in this lyrical middle grade novel set in the 1930s about a strong-willed girl who finds her voice in a tale of moxie, peaches, and determination to thrive despite the odds. https://www.22debuts.com/skyler-schrempp.html Next we have 11 wonderful Young Adult books.  Melissa See’s YOU, ME, AND OUR HEARTSTRINGS from Scholastic on 8/2/2022 What if the whole world was watching while you fell in love for the first time? A fresh and fun teen romance starring a girl with cerebral palsy, and a boy with severe anxiety. https://www.22debuts.com/melissa-see.html  Elisa A. Bonnin’s DAUNTLESS from Swoon Reads/Macmillan on 8/2/2022 A teen girl must bring together two broken worlds in order to save her nation in this lush, Filipino-inspired young adult fantasy novel from debut author Elisa A. Bonnin. https://www.22debuts.com/elisa-a-bonnin.html  Cristina Fernandez’s HOW TO DATE A SUPERHERO (AND NOT DIE TRYING) from HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen on 8/2/2022 A romantic coming-of-age story about growing up, falling in love, and surviving life—all set in the world of superheroes—from debut author Cristina Fernandez, proving that you don’t need a superpower to be the hero of your own origin story, perfect for fans of The Rest of Us Just Live Here and Renegades. https://www.22debuts.com/cristina-fernandez.html  Francesca M Padilla’s WHAT'S COMING TO ME from Soho Press/Soho Teen on 8/2/2022 Seventeen-year-old Minerva Gutiérrez plans revenge on her predatory boss in this equally poignant and thrilling contemporary YA about grief, anger, and fighting for what you deserve. https://www.22debuts.com/francesca-m-padilla.html  Sathya Achia’s IN MY HANDS from Ravens & Roses Publishing on 8/8/2022 After the death of her mother, 16-year-old Chandra S. Chengappa reluctantly leaves small-town Virginia for the jungles of India to find the weapon of a Hindu Goddess to destroy the demon hell-bent on obliterating her ancestral home. https://www.22debuts.com/sathya-achia.html  Allyson Dahlin’s CAKE EATER from HarperTeen on 8/9/2022 Decadent, thrilling, and romantic, this Black Mirror-esque retelling of the reign of one Marie Antoinette is perfect for fans of The Belles and American Royals. Cake Eater will take readers to a dazzling world full of breathless luxuries, deadly secrets, and a thrilling romance that attempts to rewrite history itself. https://www.22debuts.com/allyson-dahlin.html  Rimma Onoseta’s HOW YOU GROW WINGS from Algonquin Young Readers on 8/9/2022 An emotionally riveting novel for fans of Ibi Zoboi and Erika L. Sánchez about two sisters in Nigeria on their journey to break free of an oppressive home. Debut author Rimma Onoseta deftly explores classism, colorism, cycles of abuse, and how loyalty doesn’t always come attached to love. https://www.22debuts.com/rimma-onoseta.html  Britney S. Lewis’ THE UNDEAD TRUTH OF US from Disney Hyperion on 8/9/2022 Death was everywhere. They all stared at me, bumping into one another and slowly coming forward. In this surrealist journey of grief, fear, and hope, Britney S. Lewis's debut novel explores love, zombies, and everything in between in an intoxicating amalgam of the real and the fantastic. https://www.22debuts.com/britney-s-lewis.html  R.D. Stevens’ THE JOURNAL from Vulpine Press on 8/18/2022 Ethan Willis is a confused eighteen-year-old who struggles with the depth and uncertainty of life. It's been six months since Charlotte, his free-spirited sister, disappeared in Cambodia. In a last desperate attempt to find her, he sets off to follow her trail around Southeast Asia. https://www.22debuts.com/rd-stevens.html  Aaron H. Aceves’ THIS IS WHY THEY HATE US from Simon & Schuster BFYR on 8/23/2022 This fun, irreverent summer romp is Netflix’s Never Have I Ever meets What If It’s Us about a high school senior determined to get over his unrequited feelings for his best friend by getting under someone else. https://www.22debuts.com/aaron-h-aceves.html  Charlene Thomas’ SETON GIRLS from Dutton/Penguin RandomHouse on 8/30/2022 A smart and twisty debut YA that starts off like Friday Night Lights and ends with the power and insight of Dear White People. https://www.22debuts.com/charlene-thomas.html And last but not least, 10 amazing Adult debuts.  Lisa Williamson Rosenberg’s EMBERS ON THE WIND from Little A Books on 8/1/2022 The past and the present converge in this enthralling, serpentine tale of women connected by motherhood, slavery’s legacy, and histories that span centuries. https://www.22debuts.com/lisa-williamson-rosenberg.html  Noué Kirwan’s LONG PAST SUMMER from HQN Books/HarperCollins on 8/2/2022 It's hard to move on from a broken heart—and harder to move on from a broken friendship. With flashbacks to summers of first loves and fragile friendships, Long Past Summer looks at the delicate and powerful thread that binds and breaks friends and flames. https://www.22debuts.com/noue-kirwan.html  Amy L. Bernstein’s THE POTRERO COMPLEX from Regal House Publishing on 8/2/2022 A teenager is missing, and it falls to Journalist Rags Goldner to fight the forces of apathy, paranoia, and creeping fascism to learn the shocking truth about Effie Rutter’s fate—and the fate of thousands like her. https://www.22debuts.com/amy-l-bernstein.html  Victor Manibo’s THE SLEEPLESS from Erewhon Books on 8/2/2022 In a near-future New York City where a minority of the population has lost the need for sleep, a journalist fights to uncover the truth behind his boss’s murder on the eve of a sinister corporate takeover—while his own Sleeplessness spirals out of control. https://www.22debuts.com/victor-manibo.html  Sunyi Dean’s THE BOOK EATERS from Tor Books (Macmillan) on 8/2/2022 Devon, a Book Eater forced into arranged marriages, gives birth to a Mind Eater and loves her son so fiercely she becomes a monster herself to save him from her family’s violent ways. https://www.22debuts.com/sunyi-dean.html  Shamiso M. Lezard’s THE LOST CANTRELL from Wild Rose Press on 8/3/2022 A luxury hotel, a mysterious guest, a secret organization...and a girl caught in the middle. All that stood between her and death was a pendant she received by chance. https://www.22debuts.com/shamiso-m-lezard.html  Jen Devon’s BEND TOWARD THE SUN from St. Martin's Griffin on 8/9/2022 Jen Devon's Bend Toward the Sun is a gorgeous, emotional love story about taking unexpected paths, accepting loss, and finding strength in the transformative power of love. https://www.22debuts.com/jen-devon.html  Naseem Jamnia’s THE BRUISING OF QILWA from Tachyon Publication on 8/9/2022 In this intricately layered debut fantasy, a nonbinary refugee practitioner of blood magic discovers a strange disease causing political rifts in their new homeland. Persian-American author Naseem Jamnia has crafted a gripping narrative with a moving, nuanced exploration of immigration, gender, healing, and family. https://www.22debuts.com/naseem-jamnia.html  Annie Kirby’s THE HOLLOW SEA from Penguin Michael Joseph (UK) on 8/18/2022 THE HOLLOW SEA is a literary fiction novel exploring themes of involuntary childlessness, mother-daughter relationships, reconnection with nature, grief and recovery. https://www.22debuts.com/annie-kirby.html  Courtney Kae’s IN THE EVENT OF LOVE from Kensington and Headline Eternal on 8/30/2022 Offering a steamy, queer spin on the feel-good tropes of a Hallmark movie, this sweet, funny #OwnVoices rom-com is perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Alexandria Bellefleur! https://www.22debuts.com/courtney-kae.html Let us know if you enjoy these books @22Debuts on Twitter and Instagram!
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