Candice Carty-Williams has written a Queenie sequel

Queenie Is Working On It will be published in July 2026.

Orion Books and Candice Carty-Williams have announced that a sequel to Carty-Williams’ 2019 smash hit Queenie is in the works.

Queenie Is Working On It will be published by Trapeze, an imprint of Orion, in July 2026. The novel finds Queenie older but not wiser, broken-hearted, under-appreciated at work and torn between whether or not she wants to have children in the face of a ticking biological clock. Priced out of her hometown and stuck in an unfulfilling situationship, Queenie is trying to hold it together when all she wants is the love of her life back.

The original Queenie followed the titular character through her difficult 25th year, as she struggled with love, work, mental health, family and friendships, and contended with everyday racism. It was a major book of 2019, becoming a Sunday Times bestseller and named Book of the Year at the Nibbies. It was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, and turned into a Channel 4 series in 2024.

See Candice Carty-Williams' announcement for Queenie Is Working On It here.