Welcome friend! New month, new book releases! I have tried to get a book from every genre. I’m happy to see some series I have been following continue and books I wanted to read finally celebrate publication. Let me know what catches your eye.
Heir by Sabaa Tahir
Fantasy; YA; Romance
Expected Release: 1 October 2024 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
Prepare for the action-packed, ruthless, and romantic new fantasy from the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award winning author Sabaa Tahir about love, legacy, and vengeance.
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Learn more about the Heir Duology series here.
The City of Glass by Nghi Vo
Fantasy, Romance
Expected Release: 1 October 2024 by Tordotcom
In this new standalone, Hugo Award-winning author Nghi Vo introduces a beguiling fantasy city in the tradition of Calvino, Mieville, and Le Guin. A demon. An angel. A city that burns at the heart of the world.
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Remember Me Tomorrow by Farah Heron
Romance
Expected Release: 1 October 2024 by Skyscape
A missing student. A singular investigation. A new romance. Every bit of it is a mystery in a delightful novel of cosmic twists by the author of How to Win a Breakup.
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Echoes of Us by Joy Jordan-Lake
Historical Fiction
Expected Release: 8 October 2024 by Lake Union Publishing
From the bestselling author of Under a Gilded Moon comes the soaring story of an unlikely friendship of three men and one extraordinary woman and the legacy they built—if their own secrets don’t destroy it.
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The Stone Witch of Florence by Anna Rasche
Historical Fantasy
Expected Release: 8 October 2024 by Park Row
Ancient sorcery. Magic gemstones. Only one woman can save a city in ruins… 1348. As the Black Plague ravages Italy, Ginevra di Gasparo is summoned to Florence after nearly a decade of lonely exile. Ginevra has a gift—harnessing the hidden powers of gemstones, she can heal the sick. But when word spread of her unusual abilities, she was condemned as a witch and banished. Now the same men who expelled Ginevra are begging for her return.
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The Last Dragon of the East by Katrina Kwan
Fantasy; Romance
Expected Release: 8 October 2024 by S&S/Saga Press
Inspired by Chinese myths of ancient dragon gods and threads of fate, Katrina Kwan’s dazzling fantasy debut is an adventure perfect for fans of Sue Lynn Tan and Hannah Whitten. At the spry young age of twenty-five, Sai has led a quiet life, keeping the family teahouse up and running—even if that means ignoring the past-due notices—and taking care of his ailing mother. But he has a not-so-secret gift that he’s parlayed into a side career: he was born with the ability see the red threads of fate between soulmates, which lends itself nicely to matchmaking. Sai has thus far been content not to follow his own thread, the only one he’s ever seen that’s gray and fraying.
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Daughter of Ruins by Yvette Manessis Corporon
Historical Fiction
Expected Release: 8 October 2024 by Harper Muse
A sweeping story that follows a Greek woman through the mid-twentieth century as she reconciles her family’s troubled past and forges a path all her own.
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The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science by Dava Sobel
Biography
Expected Release: 8 October 2024 by Atlantic Monthly Press
The acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Galileo’s Daughter crafts a luminous chronicle of the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science, and the untold story of the many young women trained in her laboratory who were launched into stellar scientific careers of their own.
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Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts by Oliver Burkeman
Non-Fiction
Expected Release: 8 October 2024 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
From Oliver Burkeman, author of the New York Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks, a four-week journey to embracing your limitations, thriving in an age of bewilderment, and finally making time for what counts.
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The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak
Horror
Expected Release: 8 October 2024 by Flatiron Books
From the bestselling author of Hidden Pictures comes a breathtaking work of suspense about a father trying to save his daughter from a life-altering decision that will put everything he loves on the line.
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The Mad Man’s Hope by Lucy A. McLaren
Fantasy
Expected Release: 14 October 2024 by Lucy A. McLaren
Lovers become enemies, enemies become allies, and all will be tested to their limits in this second instalment in The Commune’s Curse series.
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Learn more about the The Commune’s Curse series here.
The Tiger and the Crane: a legend of courage and honor in the 19th Century by Trevor Spisto; Frankell Baramdyka (illustrator)
Fiction
Expected Release: 15 October 2024 by Monarex Hollywood
Set in the 19th century, as China’s Qing Dynasty grapples with the tides of imperialism, a southwestern forest turns into a hunting ground between native animals and foreign hunters. Mung, a humble crane, adopts an orphaned tiger cub to raise as the village defender. This bold decision divides his community, sparking fear and straining relationships. To succeed, Mung is forced to secretly conceal the tiger cub’s true identity from the cub himself.
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Pride and Prejudice in Space by Alexis Lampley
SciFi; Retelling
Expected Release: 15 October 2024 by Union Square & Co
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is arguably the forerunner of all romantic comedies and certainly one of her most popular and irreverent works. And now, graphic designer and Nerdy Ink co-owner—and obsessive fan of Pride and Prejudice—Alexis Lampley gives this timeless, classic, Regency-era romance a new twist, setting it among the stars in a futuristic universe where spaceships and interplanetary travel is the daily norm.
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Blue Light Hours by Bruna Dantas Lobato
Contemporary Fiction
Expected Release: 15 October 2024 by Grove Press, Black Cat
From the National Book Award-winning translator, an atmospheric and wise debut novel of a young Brazilian woman’s first year in America, a continent away from her lonely mother, and the relationship they build over Skype calls across borders.
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The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan
Mystery
Expected Release: 15 October 2024 by Atlantic Monthly Press
WELCOME TO MAPLE BAY, NOVA SCOTIA For nearly a century, people have ventured to the idyllic seaside town of Maple Bay in search of a legendary lost pirate treasure, but locals know there’s more than just gold buried in the sand. As the paths of three strangers converge in Maple Bay, the truth is about to be blown wide open. But not before the bodies start to pile up.
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Thea and the Mischief Makers by Tracy Badua
Fantasy; Middle Grade
Expected Release: 15 October 2024 by HarperCollins
In this magical adventure that’s perfect for fans of Lisa Yee and Erin Entrada Kelly, star athlete Thea must face her worst fears when two mischievous duwendes, Filipino goblins, threaten to wreak havoc on her life—and destroy her town.
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The Undead Uprising by Chloe Longstreet
Fantasy
Expected Release: 18 October 2024 by Self-Published
An experiment gone wrong releases a virus into the water supply of New York that transforms vampires, causing them to create a new breed of deadly creatures called Monstrums. Their insatiable hunger for human flesh poses a grave threat to humanity’s future.
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The Prophecy of the Yubriy Tree by Ben Spencer
Fantasy
Expected Release: 19 October 2024 by Knock-Knee Books
Game of Thrones meets The Name of the Wind in this exuberant, character-driven epic fantasy. Every year, prophecy leaves fall from the Yubriy Tree. And every year, the Dayborn king sends his most trusted servants to collect the leaves and return them to the capital. Only this year, one of the leaves drifted into the forest unseen.
Read more on Goodreads.Learn more about the The Song of the Burning Heart series here.
Lost in Thought by Deborah Serra
Fiction
Expected Release: 22 October 2024 by Koehler Books
Lost in Thought follows Ilana, who begins questioning her identity and life choices after the death of her adoptive mother and her scientist boyfriend’s research on decision-making. Her curiosity about her birth mother leads her to an unexpected and chaotic unraveling of her world.
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The Republic of Salt by Ariel Kaplan
Historical Fantasy
Expected Release: 22 October 2024 by Erewhon Books
Deadly allies and even more dangerous bargains might be the only path to resist La Caceria’s ruthless conquest of both the mortal world and the Maziks’, but the cost is steep and the threat is near. A twisty, clever entry in The Mirror Realm Cycle, The Republic of Salt asks what personal morals weigh in the face of widespread danger and how best to care for one another.
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Learn more about the The Mirror Realm Cycle series here.
Lifeform by Jenny Slate
Memoir
Expected Release: 22 October 2024 by Little, Brown and Company
From actor, comedian, co-creator of Marcel the Shell, and New York Times bestselling author of Little Weirds, Jenny Slate, a wild, soulful, hilarious collection of genre-bending essays depicting the journey into motherhood as you’ve never seen it before.
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The Blood Orchid by Kylie Lee Baker
Fantasy
Expected Release: 22 October 2024 by Inkyard Press
In search of the myth of Penglai Island, where it’s rumored life can be fully restored, Zilan starts a new adventure. But when old threats come back to haunt her and the path to Penglai Island means facing down unpredictable, sometimes dangerous, alchemists, she wonders just how high of a price she may be willing to pay.
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Learn more about the The Scarlet Alchemist series here.
The Reanimator’s Remains by Kara Jorgensen
Romance; Fantasy
Expected Release: 29 October 2024 by Fox Collie Publishing
An autistic necromancer, his undead love, and a covenant that must be broken. Oliver Barlow never knew what happened to his parents. With a note from his mother as his only lead, Oliver had given up hope of ever learning the truth. But when the dead start rising in the town of Aldorhaven, Oliver jumps at the chance to take the case if it means he can investigate the last place his parents were seen alive.
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Learn more about the The Reanimator Mysteries series here.
A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke
Cozy Mystery
Expected Release: 29 October 2024 by Minotaur Books
In this darkly funny supernatural mystery about an unlikely crime-solving duo that launches a commercial, unique, and genre-blending series, death is only the beginning. Ruby Young’s new Boston apartment comes with all the usual perks. Windows facing the brick wall of the next-door building. Heat that barely works. A malfunctioning buzzer. Noisy neighbors. A dead body on the sidewalk outside. And of course, a ghost.
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Learn more about the Supernatural Mysteries series here.
The Grays of Truth by Sharon Virts
Historical Fiction; Mystery
Expected Release: 29 October 2024 by Flashpoint
Inspired by true events involving one of Baltimore’s most powerful families, The Grays of Truth is the story of one woman’s quest for answers in her fight for redemption—and to save the man she loves.
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For She Is Wrath by Emily Varga
Historical Fantasy
Expected Release: 29 October 2024 by Wednesday Books
A sweeping, Pakistani romantic fantasy retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo, where one girl seeks revenge against those who betrayed her—including the boy she used to love.
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Usurpation by Sue Burke
SciFi
Expected Release: 29 October 2024 by Tor Books
Sue Burke returns to her Semiosis series and the world of Pax in Usurpation, which combines the thrill of M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening with the eco-empowerment of VanderMeer’s Dead Astronauts. Steveland, the dominant sentient lifeform of Pax, has clandestinely sent some of its progeny to Earth. To explore, to spread, to report back.
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Learn more about the Semiosis series here.
Is there one or a few from above that caught your attention? Let me know if you decide to pick up any of these. 🙂
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