From new installments in popular series to standalone novels by bestselling authors, the coming months promise fresh stories from some familiar literary names. Readers won’t have to look far for their next literary obsession.

Read on for the Daily Bruin’s list of upcoming releases worth reserving a spot on the bookshelf for.

“A Court of Forgotten Melody” by Sarah J. Maas

Fly with the faeries in “A Court of Forgotten Melody.”

Bestselling author Sarah J. Maas returns with the seventh installment of the beloved “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series. Expected to release Jan. 12, this novel will be the second in a new era known as “The Valkyrie Cycle” – a four-part story divided into three books. October’s “A Court of Splintered Harmony” features the first part, and the 896-page “A Court of Forgotten Melody” covers the second and third. The final novel is yet to be announced.

The Valkyrie Cycle follows the same fan-favorite characters as the original books, including Feyre, Azriel, Nesta and Cassian, with the overarching threat of Koschei the Deathless looming over them. These events take place after Bryce Quinlan – Maas’ protagonist in a different series – travels to the “ACOTAR” universe in “House of Flame and Shadow,” leaving readers wondering if any characters from “Throne of Glass” – the only books not directly included in the multiverse – will make a surprise appearance.

Travel to the starlit, dreamy city of Velaris on Jan. 12.

– Cara Putterman

“The Two Body Problem” by Ali Hazelwood

Happy endings aren’t always a science, especially when love and career ambitions are at odds.

Set for release Feb. 2, “The Two Body Problem” follows Adam Carlson and Olive Smith. Written by Ali Hazelwood, the novel takes place after the events of “The Love Hypothesis,” the author’s bestselling romance. Olive seems to be on top of the world, now a and post-doctoral researcher, but life and academia prove more difficult than expected. Grappling with an increasingly competitive job market and incompatible schedules with her partner, Olive works to establish herself as a respected scientist, but she must also figure out the complications of building a future with a spouse who is in the same field.

Hazelwood is picking up the academic romance where she left off, swapping the rush of starting a new relationship for the complexities of making one last. While the couple’s chemistry endures, Hazelwood challenges the pair to exist separately instead of orbiting one another.

For scientists Olive and Adam, the hardest part of finding the right formula for love might be making it stand the test of time.

– Emily Berkowitz

“The Last Days Of Vic & Coco” by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Taylor Jenkins Reid is lining up a shot at a different kind of love story.

Arriving March 2, follows two best friends hustling men at pool tables across the country. The latest novel from the bestselling author of “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” and “Daisy Jones & the Six” swaps Hollywood glamour for desert dive bars as the main character duo settles in Canyonville, Arizona, in the summer of 1974. But their partnership faces a new gamble – Vic falls in love, and Coco starts keeping secrets.

Off the green felt, the stakes are just as high. With Richard Nixon on the cusp of impeachment, an oil crisis and soaring inflation, Vic and Coco have more to worry about than a bad game. Their reputation starts catching up to them, leaving fewer unsuspecting men to hustle – and pushing the pair toward their biggest payday yet. Their success depends on deception, but that raises an uncomfortable question: What happens when that deception enters their friendship?

For Vic and Coco, the hardest person to read might be the one holding the other cue.

– Audrey Nguyenhuu

“Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger” by Kazuo Ishiguro

The “Klara and the Sun” author is back with another stunner.

Hitting shelves March 9, “Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger” is both a spy novel and period piece that centers on Richard Hadley’s pursuit of the elusive Miss Lambert across England and Scotland. Kazuo Ishiguro has released several other historical fiction novels, such as the Booker Prize-winning “The Remains of the Day,” which follows a devoted butler in 1956 reconciling with the imperialist legacy of his former employer. Likewise, with his newest release, the Japanese British author returns readers to 1938.

Ishiguro is known for exploring themes of race and eugenics throughout his work. His science fiction novels, “Never Let Me Go” and “Klara and the Sun,” construct speculative worlds, and, with these societies rife with genetic modification and inhumanity, readers are left to question what Ishiguro will construct and deconstruct in his highly-anticipated ninth novel.

While details of the plot have been scarce, readers are sure to embark on a captivating, enchanting and eloquently written journey.

– Julia Kinion