Nicola Yoon Will Return to YA Fiction With ALWAYS ONE MORE TIME
Nicola Yoon | Photo Credit: David Yoon
Delacorte Press has announced that #1 New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Nicola Yoon will return to young adult fiction with ALWAYS ONE MORE TIME, publishing February 2, 2027. The announcement was made exclusively on June 24, 2026 via People.com. ALWAYS ONE MORE TIME is a sweeping contemporary romance about fate, connection, and choosing how to live when time feels uncertain.
Set in Los Angeles, the novel follows Tallie, a teen living with a life-threatening heart condition who becomes determined to find the boy she believes is her soulmate. Her search leads her to an unexpected connection with someone else, prompting her to question whether what she’s been looking for has been in front of her all along. Featuring Yoon’s signature emotional storytelling, inventive narrative style, and unforgettable romance, ALWAYS ONE MORE TIME marks a major return from one of YA’s most beloved voices.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled to return to young adult with ALWAYS ONE MORE TIME,” said Yoon. “Tallie and Owen’s relationship has been building in my head for a couple of years, and I’m so excited to finally share their epic love story with readers.”
Nicola Yoon is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of INSTRUCTIONS FOR DANCING; EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING; and THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR, and is a coauthor of BLACKOUT. She is a National Book Award finalist, a Michael L. Printz Award recipient, a Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe New Talent Award winner and the first Black woman to hit #1 on the New York Times Young Adult best-seller list. Two of her novels have been made into major motion pictures. She’s also the copublisher of Joy Revolution, a Random House young adult imprint dedicated to love stories starring people of color. She grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn, New York, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, the novelist David Yoon, and their daughter.