This list is for newly published (2022) animal fiction.
Please keep it Middle Grade, YA and adults. No picture books!
Picture books and things not at least Middle Grade will be removed!
By that I mean, where an animal is the main POV character or main supporting one. This can include "talking animal" and other anthropomorphic books.
This is not for books that merely feature a pet or animal. Please don't add a bunch of cozy mysteries just because they feature a cat/dog/llama/rabbit/etc! Those books will be removed. One cozy series that would apply is the Joe Grey series, where the MC is in fact a feline and the books are from his POV.
The book should have the animal as the main plot and focus of the story (if they are not the POV character). If you are not sure, please ask in the comments rather than adding things that may not apply. Thanks!
! This list is NOT for books you have read or want to read in 2022 (no adding 2018/19/1998/etc books because you read or want to read them in 2022). If a book is not published in 2022, it doesn't belong here.
2021 - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
2022 - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
2023 - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
2024 - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Please keep it Middle Grade, YA and adults. No picture books!
Picture books and things not at least Middle Grade will be removed!
By that I mean, where an animal is the main POV character or main supporting one. This can include "talking animal" and other anthropomorphic books.
This is not for books that merely feature a pet or animal. Please don't add a bunch of cozy mysteries just because they feature a cat/dog/llama/rabbit/etc! Those books will be removed. One cozy series that would apply is the Joe Grey series, where the MC is in fact a feline and the books are from his POV.
The book should have the animal as the main plot and focus of the story (if they are not the POV character). If you are not sure, please ask in the comments rather than adding things that may not apply. Thanks!
! This list is NOT for books you have read or want to read in 2022 (no adding 2018/19/1998/etc books because you read or want to read them in 2022). If a book is not published in 2022, it doesn't belong here.
2021 - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
2022 - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
2023 - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
2024 - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
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