Wilder Girls by Rory Power What the Woods Took by Courtney Gould The Darkness Greeted Her by Christina Ferko If We Survive This by Racquel Marie Lost Girls of Hollow Lake by Rebekah Faubion

Middle Grade Splinter & Ash 2: City of Secrets by Marieke Nijkamp The second book in New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp’s immersive medieval fantasy trilogy! A shadowy conspiracy threatens the city, and two determined misfits must uncover the secret plot—and reveal their own secrets—in order to save everyone.  It’s only been a few months since Princess Adelisa, who goes by Ash, returned to the city of Kestrel’s Haven after her abduction by the treasonous group of nobles called the Larks.

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu (YA GN, Mid-Autumn Festival and Sukkot) Higher by Roz Alexander (Rosh HaShanah) Take Me Home by Lorelei Brown (Thanksgiving) The Lone Wolf Cafe by Sydney Wilder (Halloween) Hating a Witch by Brigid Hunt (Samhain)

Adult Fiction Author of MY SHARE OF THE BODY Devon Capizzi's RUGGERS, following a women's college rugby team in New England through the eyes of a single player who is facing a crossroads as a battered shoulder threatens to keep her out for the season and pushes her to begin searching for a life off the field; a portrait of a brutal sport that explores queer friendship, desire, social identity, community, and athleticism, to Pilar Garcia-Brown at Dutton, at auction, by Ayla Zuraw-Friedland at Frances Goldin Literary Agency (world).

The Faceless Thing We Adore by Hester Steel We Are Always Tender With Our Dead by Eric LaRocca Moonflow by Bitter Karella You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen Bonus: These are all novels, but for short stories, check out Teenage Girls Can Be Demons by Hailey Piper

Alex Brown reviews "a beautiful, sad story with more twists and turns than a murder mystery…"

The new vampires in town are sinking their teeth into solving a murder…

A gothic fairy tale arriving April 2026

Science fiction and fantasy, dystopian and romance, slice-of-life and adventure blend in Mia Tsai's sophomore novel.

A woman makes a deal with a demon to win back her ex-girlfriend, only to discover the girl of her dreams might be the devil she knows…

M.J. Beasi's debut YA fantasy arrives March 2026

Happy LGBT History Month! We are, of course, celebrating as we celebrate everything over here – with books! Specifically, with both fiction and nonfiction that pay tribute to LGBT history. Fiction Middle Grade Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex Gino Sam is very in touch with their own queer identity. They’re nonbinary, and their best friend, TJ, is nonbinary as well.

Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsén A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood The Salvage by Anbara Salam These Heathens by Mia McKenzie The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden Bonus: Coming in 2026, Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth

The Faceless Thing We Adore by Hester Steel We Are Always Tender With Our Dead by Eric LaRocca Moonflow by Bitter Karella You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen Bonus: These are all novels, but for short stories, check out Teenage Girls Can Be Demons by Hailey Piper

Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsén A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood The Salvage by Anbara Salam These Heathens by Mia McKenzie The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden Bonus: Coming in 2026, Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth

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I am thrilled to be kicking off LGBTQ History Month with the cover reveal of Willi Ninja: Vogue Legend, the first book in the exciting new Rainbow History series from Candlewick Press! Read on for a r...

Happy LGBT History Month! We are, of course, celebrating as we celebrate everything over here – with books! Specifically, with both fiction and nonfiction that pay tribute to LGBT history. Fiction Middle Grade Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex Gino Sam is very in touch with their own queer identity. They’re nonbinary, and their best friend, TJ, is nonbinary as well.