High temperature thrills and change crash out early in the week, giving way to the coldness of a space opera, but not to worry, as warmth returns with romantasy and a genre-questioning new fiction novel from a debut author. This week features 8 books — of which one might be for you! Stay tuned — 8 new books are headed your way in this week’s Reader’s Forecast!

This podcast was not sponsored nor elicited. All books were selected by the host for inclusion in this podcast. URLS for the books in this episode will be included on www.readersforecast.com (soon — under construction).

Publishing Week: 17 March 2026

Major retailers:

• Barnes & Noble (all formats)
• Rakuten Kobo (ebook & audiobook)
• eBooks.com (ebooks only)
• Amazon.com (all formats)

Books included in this weeks forecast by Title & Author (* debut author)

1) A Siege of Owls by Uchenna Awoke

2) Men Like Ours by Bindu Bansinath *

3) Radiant Star by Ann Leckie

4) The Forgotten Midwife by Laura Anthony

5) The Franchise by Thomas Elrod *

6) The Pillagers’ Guide to Arctic Pianos by Kendra Langford Shaw

7) Seek the Traitor’s Son by Veronica Roth

8) Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969 - 2000 by Barry Walters