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Meet Our New Release Index: How it Works and Why You’ll Love It

Devin McKinley

Staff Writer

Devin works as a freelance SEO copywriter in Chicago. When she isn’t writing catch lines and how-to pages, she’s reading the latest fantasy novel, working on her blog, or drafting her first full-length novel. You can follow her on Instagram at Devin_mckinley_books or Goodreads to stay up to date on what she’s reading.

Have you heard about the Book Riot New Release Index? It’s a service every book lover should have to keep track of the hottest new book releases coming out this year. When you sign up for the Epic or Novel subscription plans on Book Riot Insiders, you’ll gain access to our New Release Index, a regularly updated database of our favorite upcoming releases across genres, including YA, history, fantasy, literary fiction, humor, mystery, and many more. Discover how you can enjoy this service below!

What is the Book Riot New Release Index?

The Book Riot New Release Index gives booksellers, librarians, and book lovers like yourself an easy way to see some of the most exciting new releases in one place.

Its features allow you to save titles you’re excited about to your watchlist. You can filter new releases by our curators’ top picks, trending, and recently added. If you want to see new releases in a certain genre, you can select the genre from the sidebar.

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How Does It Work?

The New Release Index is an exclusive service for Epic and Novel level Book Riot Insider subscribers. This is a helpful service if you want to find out about upcoming releases in your favorite genre. They’re organized by week and month so that you can be the first at the bookstore on publication day.

Who Should Use the Book Riot Insiders Index?

Anyone who wants to stay up-to-date on when new books are getting released should use our Index. It’s an easy-to-use database that is especially helpful to booksellers and librarians. If you love new books, this service is for you.

How Often is the New Release Index Updated?

The Index is updated a few times a month at minimum, and we do our best to stay on top of publication and release date information.

Do You Have to Pay for Using the New Release Index?

The New Release Index is a service available to Insider subscribers, at the Epic and Novel level. Book Riot Insiders has three subscription tiers, each with a free two-week trial. Starting at $3 per month, you don’t have to spend a lot to gain access to the exclusive content Insiders has to offer.

The Epic level includes access to much more than the Book Riot New Release Index. It offers a Group Read in addition to a behind the scenes newsletter, special deals, exclusive podcasts, a weekly new releases email, and monthly mailbag drawing, to name a few perks. If you don’t want the all-access pass, the Novel plan offers the New Release Index along with all of the above as well.

The three tiers are as follows:

Epic Subscription Plan

  • $7/month or $69/year (free two-week trial!)
  • Behind the Scenes Newsletter
  • Exclusive quarterly deal
  • Exclusive podcasts, including Remixed and the Read Harder Challenge
  • Weekly New Releases email
  • Monthly Mailbag Drawing (1 winner each month)
  • Interactive podcast perks for the Book Riot Podcast, All the Books, and Get Booked
  • New Release Index
  • The Quarterly Group Read

Novel Subscription Plan

  • $5/month or $49/year (free two-week trial!)
  • Behind the Scenes Newsletter
  • Exclusive quarterly deal
  • Exclusive podcasts, including Remixed and the Read Harder Challenge
  • Weekly New Releases email
  • Monthly Mailbag Drawing (1 winner each month)

Short Story Subscription Plan

  • $3/month or $29/year (free two-week trial!)
  • Behind the Scenes Newsletter
  • Exclusive quarterly deal

Join Book Riot Insiders Today!

If you want to stay up-to-date on upcoming releases in your favorite genre, our Index offers an easy way to see them all in one place. Our Insider subscriptions are available to everyone. For just $5 a month you can see a wide array of titles, organized by their publication month. You can even add titles to your watchlist to keep track of the ones you’re most excited about. Every level includes a two-week free trial so that you can kick the tires before you commit, and you can even test out a demo version of the New Release Index before signing up. Don’t miss this convenient service. Join us today!