Debut YA Authors: July – December 2021

If you’ve stopped by over the past week, you’ll see I’ve been promoting debut authors! Be sure to check out the middle grade list, as well as the first quarter and second quarter lists for YA authors. Today I’m highlighting titles Debut YA Authors: July – December 2021. Although this is the most current information right now, changes in the publishing world are common, so check publisher’s websites for up-to-date information.

I’m excited to read Daughters of a Dead Empire by Carolyn Tara O’Neil and look at the cover, it’s gorgeous! I’m also adding City of Shattered Light by Claire Winn to my TBR – a sci-fi adventure that has me int

July

1. Where It All Lands by Jennie Wexler (Release date: July 6)
2. In the Same Boat by Holly Green (Release date: July 20)
3. You & Me at the End of the World by Brianna Bourne (Release date: July 20)

August

• A Dragonbird in the Fern by Laura Rueckert (Release date: August 3)
• Dangerous Play by Emma Kress (Release date: August 3)
• The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould (Release date: August 3)
• Like a Love Song by Gabriela Martins (Release date: August 3)
• The Devil Makes Three by Tori Bovalino (Release date: August 10)
• Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis (Release date: August 24)
• Your Life Has Been Delayed by Michelle I. Mason (Release date: August 24)
• Forestborn by Elayne Audrey Becker (Release date: August 31)

September

• The Problem with the Other Side by Kwame Ivery (Release date: September 7)
• Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach (Release date: September 14)
• Daughters of a Dead Empire by Carolyn Tara O’Neil (Release date: September 21)
• Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (Release date: September 28)

October

• Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone (Release date: October 12)
• City of Shattered Light by Claire Winn (Release date: October 19)

November

• A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome by Ariel Henley (Release date: November 2)

Fall 2021

• The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath (Release date: November 2)
• The Night When No One Had Sex by Kalena Miller (Release date: Fall 2021)
• Once More with Chutzpah by Haley Neil (Release date: Fall 2021)
• Stalking Shadows by Cyla Panin (Release date: Fall 2021)

If you get a chance to purchase, borrow from the library, and read some of these author’s debut works – send them some love on social media!

And you can check out debut authors that published titles in 2020, on last year’s list as well!

Before you go, check out the 21ders website for debut middle grade and YA authors to learn more about them and their books being released this year! If you are a debut YA author and you’d like to be added to the list – leave a comment with your name, book title, and expected release date!