A BODY MADE HOME by Kai Marshall Green RAMIN ABBAS HAS MAJOR QUESTIONS by Ahmad Saber ESPÍRITU by Aiden Thomas BOUND BY FURY by Noelle Monét BROWN/TRANS/LES by Talia Bhatt MORE LIKE ENEMIGAS by Stephanie Hope CLOTHES TO MAKE YOU SMILE by Eric Darnell Pritchard & Shannon Wright WORST-CASE SCENARIO by Ray Stoeve CHAPAL RANI, THE LAST QUEEN OF BENGAL by Sandip Roy ONE WORD, SIX LETTERS by Adib Khorram THE PERFECT MATCH by Adiba Jaigirdar JACKSON ALONE by Hose Ando THE WEIGHT OF ONE POMEGRANATE by Brynne Rebele-Henry LAST FIRST KISS by Julian Winters JUST BETWEEN US by Adeline Kon FIRE SWORD & SEA by Vanessa Riley A BLACK QUEER HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES by C. Riley Snorton & Darius Bost OUR EX'S WEDDING by Taleen Voskuni BURN DOWN MASTER'S HOUSE by Clay Cane BETTER CATCH UP, KRISHNA KUMAR by Anahita Karthik THE GREAT DISILLUSIONMENT OF NICK AND JAY by Ryan Douglass THE WAY LOVE GOES by DaBrat & Judy DAYBREAK VOL 2 by Moosopp THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF REED PEGGRAM by Ethelene Whitmire I DON'T WISH YOU WELL by Jumata Emill

SWEET CLARITY by Rhiannon Richardson THE OBAKE CODE by Makana Yamamoto SUNFLOWERS AND LAVENDER by Maisy Valais BYTCHCRAFT by Aaron Reese & Lema Carril CONVERSION THERAPY DROPOUT by Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS by Yah Yah Scholfield OLIVIA GRAY WILL NOT FADE AWAY by Ciera Burch CHOIR GRRRL by Ashley Granillo LOVE MAKES MOCHI by Stefany Valentine YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO MY MOM by Vincent Tirado I LOVE YOU DON'T DIE by Jade Song STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE by K-Ming Chang CHARMED AND DANGEROUS by Shelly Pace BLACK AS DIAMOND by U.M. Agoawike SEASON OF THE SERPENT by Suyi Davies Okungbowa TAKE IT TO YOUR GRAVE by LoUangie Bou-Montes WHEN WE ALMOST CAME UNDONE by Erika Turner HOLLOW MAGIC by Mars Lauderbaugh AS LONG AS YOU LOATHE ME by Swati Hegde HOLD ME LIKE A GRUDGE by Celine Ong THE CELESTIAL SEAS by T.A. Chan THE TIES BETWEEN US by Chencia C. Higgins SUMMER OFFICIAL by Rebekah Weatherspoon CLOCK HANDS by Marieke Nijkamp & Sylvia Bi PLASTIC, PRISM, VOID by Violet Allen

SOULMATE AS A VERB by Kelsey L. Smoot COMING OUT PERFECT by Richard Mercado OPTING OUT by Maia Kobabe & Swati Srikumar ALEX WISE VS THE GODS OF THE APOCALYPSE by Terry J. Benton-Walter GOOD LUCK, BABE by Erin Baldwin MAKING TROUBLE by Brooke Blurton & Melanie Saward FIRST TO FINISH by Rebecca J. Caffery OUR FUNNY LOVE STORY by Byrd Koto WHAT KIND OF QUEEN? by Kyle Casey Chu & Andrew W. Shaffer BUUZA: GOOD MORNING, SALWA VOL 1 by Shazleen Khan FUNERALS ARE THE LIVING by Sami Ellis MEET ME IN THE GARDEN by Nina LaCour THERE'S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD by Rasheed Newson PURE MEN by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr FREE GIRLS by Kristen McCallum IN BETWEEN DAYS by Camryn Garrett THE MARRIAGE REBOUND by Meka James THEIR SUMMER RESCUE by Sera Taíno ANDROMEDA by E.S. McLeod MARIAM, IT'S ARWA by Areej Gamal BUT I HATE HIM by Page Powars WILLI NINJA by Joy Michael Ellison & Nabi H. Ali THE DOUBLE DUTCH FUSS by Phill Branch LAKE LIFE by Tanya Boteju MEET ME AT THE PICKET LINE by Jasper Sanchez

We Need Diverse Books Day was created to highlight the importance of reading books that reflect our beautifully diverse world. Here are BIPOC LGBTQIA2S+ books published in 2026.
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PROFESSIONAL WRATH by Oliver Takely A PUCK BETWEEN FRIENDS by J.R. Gray POLITICS AND POLY by M.N. Bennet WEIRD BABIES by Jaclyn Desforges ANYWHERE WITH YOU by Erica Lee UNSPOKEN by Helena Harte AND THEN AGAIN BEGIN by H. Nigel Thomas EVERYTHING THAT IS BEAUTIFUL by Louise Nealon DIRTY LITTLE SECRET by Riley Hart EXTRA CREDIT by Hayden Hall WHAT SHE FORGOT by Sara E. Grace SPARKS AND SECOND CHANCES by Sydney Skyler WORK TO DO by Jules Wernersbach MORE LIKE ENEMIGAS by Stephanie Hope LITTLE BEE: THE BUZZ ABOUT THE PARTY by Danny Neville & Colleen McKeown FRUITCAKE by Rex Ogle & Dave Valeza SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF by Anna Zoe Quirke STYLED FOR SHOW by Candi Tab INHERITANCE by Jane Park TAILBONE by Che Yeun

WHEN YOU'RE BRAVE ENOUGH by Rebecca Bendheim LOVE BY THE BOOK by Jessica George PUNK'N HEADS by Dave Baker & Nicole Goux SUNFLOWERS AND LAVENDER by Maisy Valais SET POINT by Meg Jones MAYBE TOMORROW I'LL KNOW by Alex Ritany FAKE SHOT by C.E. Ricci MEDALING by Hailey Reaves DR. OLIVIA HARINGTON by Margaux Fox REALITY CHECK by Lizzie Huxley-Jones SOUR FRUIT by Ahana Virdi ELECTRIC HEARTS by Willow Thomas TWENTY YEARS TOGETHER by Tom Rob Smith THE REVENGE MISHAP by Jax Calder SINGLES' WEEK by Nicole Pyland BLUEBIRD by Brooke Blaine SUMMER OFFICIAL by Rebecca Weatherspoon THE GIRL NEXT DOOR by Georgia Beers DEFYING EXPECTATIONS by D.C. Emerson BECALMING by Aga Maksimowska

AMERICAN SPIRITS by Anna Dorn SURRENDER by Jennifer Acker CHANGING THE GAME by Lissandra Rowe SOMEWHERE IN NOWHERE by Steven Gellman I HATE YOU NOW KISS ME by Kimberly Cooper Griffin MILLION DOLLAR MARRIAGE by Margo Glynn THE OTHER FAMILY by Cheyenne Blue RUINING HER REPUTATION by Ava Steele THE BRIGHT AFTERS by Sadie McCarney ON THIN ICE by S. Rena THE FORBIDDEN FLING by Emily Wright CHARMING PUCKBOY by Eden Finley & Saxon James HOT BLOODED HEARTS by Arisa Villar PUCKING THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY by Fallon Ashby CHAMELEON by Pip Landers-Letts FIREWILD by Milena McKay AFTERNOON HOURS OF A HERMIT by Patrick Cottrell QUEENS LANDER by Laura Garden LAST NIGHT IN BROOKLY by Xochitl Gonzalez SOMEWHERE SOFT TO LAND by Kai Alonté

I'm splitting up my posts about LGBTQ contemporary novels into a month at a time, so here is April's bunch. 🏳️‍🌈
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YOU'RE NO BETTER by Andrew Joseph White LEO RISING by Archie Bongiovanni A LADY FOR ALL SEASONS by T.J. Alexander THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS: SEBASTIAN METZGER SOLVES A STICKY SITUATION by Kyle Lukoff THE BODY RIDDLE by Sam K. MacKinnon THE NAMES WE BURIED by Mia Siegert OPTING OUT by Maia Kobabe & Swati Srikumar BUT I HATE HIM by Page Powars

ALL US SAINTS by Katherine Packert Burke MEET ME AT THE PICKET LINE by Jasper Sanchez BAD QUEER by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan ENCORE! by Miles Toriko Burks PUMPED (GYMBOS) by K.M. Neuhold A CHANGE OF PACE by J.A. Stevens SHIP HAPPENS by Mason Deaver BURIED FEELINGS by Kit Rosewater

JUST ANOTHER SUMMER by Susan Bridges & Tilly Bridges GENDER QUEER: THE ANNOTATED EDITION by Maia Kobabe THE FRIENDSHIP PARADOX by Aśka ESTRO JUNKIES by Talia Bhatt & Beth Leigh-Ann CARRYING by Samantha Josephs GOOD FRIENDS by Zoë Bryant SUN CHASERS by Kacen Callender GENDER EVER AFTER: A GENDER INCLUSIVE SAPPHIC ROMANCE ANTHOLOGY ed. by S.B. Milne

Trans Day of Visibility is dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination they face. Here are the trans and nonbinary books from my TBR list being published in 2026. 🏳️‍⚧️
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ONE OF YOU by Erin E. Adams MONUMENTAL by Adam L.G. Nevill VILE LADY VILLAINS by Danai Christopoulou THE COUNTING GAME by Sinéad Nolan BLOOD TRAIL by Matt Query & Harrison Query THE BOATMAN by Alex Grecian BODIES OF WORK by Clay McLeod Chapman THE SEVENTH SISTER by Dawn Kurtagich WE CALL THEM WITCHES by India-Rose Bower AVIARY by Maria Dong MRS. JEKYLL by Emma Glass SARAFINA by Philip Fracasse THE BEAST YOU LET IN by Dana Mele ELECTRIC SHAMANS AT THE FESTIVAL OF THE SUN by Mónica Ojeda FEMME FERAL by Sam Beckbessinger MORSEL by Carter Keane THESE FAMILIAR WALLS by C.J. Dotson WIFE SHAPED BODIES by Laura Cranehill THE HAUNTED HOUSES SHE CALLS HER OWN by Gwendolyn Kiste INVASIVE SPECIES by Ellery Adams

THE HIVE by Ronald Malfi PERDITION by Brian Kubarycz THE CARETAKER by Marcus Kliewer JAPANESE GOTHIC by Kylie Lee Baker ODESSA by Gabrielle Sher MAY THE DEAD KEEP YOU by Jill Baguchinsky MONSTERS IN THE ARCHIVES: MY YEAR OF FEAR WITH STEPHEN KING by Caroline Bicks WITCH QUEEN RISING by Savannah Stephens COME SING FOR THE HARROWING by Dan Coxon OLDER THAN GHOSTS by Brandon White SPLIT SCREAM: CURSED PLACES by Sonora Taylor & Matthew Pritt THRALL by Rebecca Mahoney THE URBEX TRIP by E.M. Lund HOW TO SURVIVE CAMPING: THE LADY IN CHAINS by Bonnie Quinn HONEY by Imani Thompson MOLKA by Monika Kim DARK IS WHEN THE DEVIL COMES by Daisy Pearce THE BLOOD YEAR DAUGHTER by G.G. Silverman HEX HOUSE by Amy Jane Stewart PIXERINA: A HAUNTING by Joanne Anderson

TRANSCENDENCE by Katrina Kimball THE BIZARRE DISAPPEARANCE OF BELLA RILEY by Luna Rey Hall

There's lots of horror books coming out in 2026 so I'll be posting a bunch each month. Here are the ones publishing in April. 🫣🩸🔪
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THE SEAGLASS BLADE by J.C. Snow VILE LADY VILLAINS by Danai Christopoulou THE LAST DEATH POET by Stephen Daly CHASING STARLIGHT by Jo Fischer LADY CHAOS by Kate Elliott BESIEGER by Kalina Mitova COVENANT VOL FIVE by Lysandra Vuong LOVE LETHAL, DEATH DEVINE by Helena Dunato CRITICAL ROLE: VOX MACHINA ORIGINS OMNIBUS - SERIES I AND II by Matthew Colville et al. THE BLOODY AND THE DAMNED by Becca Coffindaffer A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES by M.H. Ayinde MINNOW by Willie Poll & Emily Graceanna Pearson THE GOBLIN CROWN by Brenna Raney CLAIMED BY DARKNESS by S.R. Hartley HAIL THE RISING TIDES by Kat Kraehen FLIGHTLESS by Marie Parks DEVIL OF THE DEEP by Falencia Jean-Francois YEAR OF THE MER by L.D. Lewis MEETINGS WITH THE MINOTAUR: LOVE AT LABRINTH SOLUTIONS by M.A. Wardell THE IMPOSSIBLE GARDEN OF CLARA THORNE by Summer N. England

HALO by Moira Darling THE SUBTLE ART OF FOLDING SPACE by John Chu THE INFINITE SADNESS OF SMALL APPLIANCES by Glenn Dixon THE MIDNIGHT CROISSANT by Bonnie Solomon SPEED DATING WITH VENUS by Laura Greenwood GLITCHED FATES & STOLEN MATES by T.J. Rose THE DEMONIC INVENTIONS OF AURELIE BLAKE by Mara Rutherford FORGIVE-ME-NOT by Mari Costa AN ELIXIR FOR WANDERLUST by Alistair Reeves WIFE SHAPED BODIES by Laura Cranehill WINE FOR ROSES by Emily O'Malley Liu A PACK FOR SPRING by Emilia Emerson WONDERLAND ROAD by Carrianne Leung MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES by Kristen Argyres THE KILLING SPELL by Shay Kauwe HOT BLOODED HEARTS by Arisa Villar PRINCEWEAVER by Elian J. Morgan THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS by S.L. Huang HONOR & HERESY by Max Francis THE WITCH AND THE HUNTRESS by Luna McNamara

COPPER COINS: TONG QIAN KAN SHI VOL 3 by Mu Su Li CLOCK HANDS by Marike Nijkamp & Sylvia Bi THE LABYRINTH OF WAKING DREAMS by Michelle Kulwicki MAN MUSE MONSTER by Naomi Gibson WE BURNED SO BRIGHT by T.J. Klune THIS DREAM WILL DEVOUR US by Emma Clancey THE REDWOOD BARGAIN by Markelle Grabo THE MOON BLESSED KING by Lindsey Byrd OUR ROGUE FATES by Sarah Glenn Marsh AN ACCIDENT OF DRAGONS by Cheri Radke THE SPELL FOR UNRAVELLING by Rochelle Hassan AN ARCANE STUDY OF STARS by Sydney J. Shields THE NIGHT KING'S COURT by Elisa A. Bonnin ALEX WISE VS THE GODS OF THE APOCALYPSE by Terry J. Benton-Walker THE BOYFRIEND ACADEMY by J.S. Strange

I'm splitting up my LGBTQ fantasy posts because there are so many releases each month, so here is the April bunch.
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BETH IS DEAD by Katie Bernet DEAD FAKE by Vincent Ralph I DON'T WISH YOU WELL by Jumata Emill BETTER CATCH UP, KRISHNA KUMAR by Anahita Karthik FREDDIE AND STELLA GOT HOT by Maggie Horne THE ROOMMATE ARRANGEMENT by Samantha Markum LOVE MAKES MOCHI by Stefany Valentine LOVELY RECIPE by Myra Rose Nino ACCORDING TO PLAN by Christen Randall LOVE ON ICE by Sara Ney JUST BETWEEN US by Adeline Kon LIMELIGHT by Andrew Keenan-Bolger LOVE IN RUINS by Auriane Desombre RAMIN ABBAS HAS MAJOR QUESTIONS by Ahmad Saber SOMEONE TO DAYDREAM ABOUT by Sydney Langford WE'RE A BAD IDEA, RIGHT? by K.L. Walther AS LONG AS YOU LOATHE ME by Swati Hegde THE FRIENDSHIP PARADOX by A?ka THE UNRULY HEART OF MISS DARCY by Erin Edwards SUNFLOWERS AND LAVENDER by Maisy Valais

SUMMER OFFICIAL by Rebekah Weatherspoon ONE WORD, SIX LETTERS by Adib Khorram GIRLS LIKE US by Jennifer Dugan LIKE WE WERE IN PARIS by Stephan Lee SMASH OR PASS by Birdie Schae IN THE BLOOD by April Henry SHAPES OF LOVE by L.V. Peñalba STOPS ALONG THE WAY by Anna Sortino QUEERLEADERS by Oliva A. Cole & Ashley Woodfolk BOY FRIENDS by Kai Spellmeier THIS MUST BE THE PLACE by Kelly Quindlen BEING ARO ed. by Madeline Dyer & Rosiee Thor MEET ME AT THE PICKET LINE by Jasper Sanchez THE NAMES WE BURIED by Mia Siegert BAD QUEER by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan & Chi Nwosu A SMILE LIKE YOURS by Emily Thomas ENCORE! by Miles Toriko Burks NAT AND CAMI'S GUIDE TO RUNNING AN UNDERCOVER GSA by Karis Rogerson WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE GIRLS by Carlyn Greenwald 13 LITTLE LOVE STORIES by Elise Bryant et al.

YOU JUMP FIRST by Myah Ariel HEARTSTOPPER VOL. 6 by Alice Oseman COMING OUT PERFECT by Richard Merchado BURIED FEELINGS by Kit Rosewater I DIDN'T DO IT by Elle Gonzalez Rose STEPPING UP by Kiara Valdez & Diana Tsai Santos BUT I HATE HIM by Page Powers THE HARROW HOME FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by Jessica Spotswood PRESIDENT OF THE ANIME CLUB by Stephanie Evangelista Fukuda & Daigo Fukuda MY OWN KIND OF PERSON by Tim Manley EXCHANGED by Dan Perucco REVENGE OF THE FINAL GIRL by Andrea Mosqueda UNTIL THE LAST LIGHT GOES OUT by Courtney Gould LAST NIGHT I DREAMED OF HOME by Sophie Li YOU'RE NO BETTER by Andrew Joseph White FALSE FACE by Josh Galarza THE UNPOETIC LIFE OF AUGUST GREY by Max Fischer SUN CHASERS by Kacen Callender DROP DEAD HANDSOME by Matthew Hubbard SWEET HEAT by Trinity Hguyen

National Teenager Day celebrates the person a teen is in this moment and shows understanding for the challenges they face daily. Here are 60 YA books from my TBR list being published in 2026.
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WEST AFRICAN FOLKTALES ed. by Jake Jackson THE CUNNING FARMER: AGRARIAN MAGICAL PRACTICES, MYTHOLOGY & FOLKLORE by Todd Elliott BANSHEE: MYTHOLOGICAL IRISH WOMEN RETOLD ed. by Ailbhe Malone FINDING ALBION: MYTH, FOLKLORE AND THE QUEST FOR A HIDDEN BRITAIN by Zakia Sewell MACUMBA: THE VARIETIES OF BRAZILIAN MAGIC & SPIRITIUALITY by Nicholaj de Matios Frisvold WELSH FOLK & FAIRY TALES: FABLES, FOLKLORE & ANCIENT STORIES ed. by J.K. Jackson CURIOUS CATS AND FANTASTICAL FELINES: CATS IN FOLKLORE, MYTH AND LEGEND by Willow Winsham AROUND THE SUN: STORIES AND SYMBOLS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD by Yoshi Yoshitani

SLAVIC MYTHIS & TALES: EPIC TALES by Kristijan Petrovic EXHUMED: UNEARTHING THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN VAMPIRE by Aaron Mahnke SEASONAL FOLKTALES: FAIRYTALES & FOLKLORE OF THE NORTH, FROM SCOTLAND TO SCANDINAVIA by Morvern Graham WEIRD NEW MEXICO: MORE MIRACLES, MAGIC, AND MONSTERS IN THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT by Benjamin Radford THE BOOK OF KOREAN MYTHOLOGY: FROM DOKKAEBI TO MUDANG, AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE GODS, MONSTERS, AND HEROES OF KOREA by Huck Kahng & Michelle Wang STORY, STORY...STORY!: AFRICAN FOLKTALES OUR PARENTS GREW UP WITH, RETOLD FOR CHILDREN IN THE DIASPORA by Ame Adjei & Winnifred Ogwude NORSE MYTHOLOGY FOR BEGINNERS: THE TALES OF THE VIKINGS SIMPLIFIED FOR PEOPLE WHO SLEPT THROUGH HISTORY CLASS by Matt Clayton THE MYTHS OF MEXICO AND PERU by Lewis Spence

It's World Folktales and Fables Week! Explore folktales, fables, myths, and legends from around the world. Here are adult folktales, myths, and fables published in 2026.
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OENONE by Leah Rochelle MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES by Kristen Argyres CHILD OF THE DRAGON by Ashley N.Y. Sheesley THE IRON GARDEN SUTRA by A.D. Sui 72 HOURS OF YOU by Darianne Schramm FOREVER FOR THE CULTURE by Steven Underwood LAST TO LEAVE by Teresa Richards THE BETTER MOTHER by Jennifer van der Kleut

ANYWHERE ELSE: ESSAYS ON FLORIDA by Rachel Knox BURN THE SEA by Mona Tewari THE BLOOD WEAVER by C.N. Kuster OUR ROGUE FATES by Sarah Glenn Marsh GIFT OF THE BEAR by Patricia Zube THE GAME OF OATHS by S.C. Bandreddi THE REVENANT OF SUROLIFIA by Florence Chien I'M THE UNDERTOW by Eric Scot Tryon

FAKE MAKE OUT by Kate Williams THE COLOR OF TIME by Millie Abecassis THE HERESY OF THIEVES by Mia V. Moss THE SEA-GLASS SHORE by Julie Salmon Kelleher GRACE & JO HAVE NEVER SOLVED A MURDER by Jess Mey THE BLACK PARADE by Ilana M. Lindsey BLACK WIDOW by White Shroud WE, THE MISSING by Arwyn Sherman

National Small Press Month shines a light on many of the great authors around the world using a small press to become published. Here are books from small presses published in 2026.
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PALAVER by Bryan Washington THEY WOULDN'T DARE by Deanna Grey ALMOST LIFE by Kiran Millwood Hargrave INSIDE THE PAINT by Sasha Brennan HER PRIDE by C.M. Raven TWENTY SECONDS TO LOVE HIM by Haleigh Falcon BALLS & FALLS by Jem Wendel STOLEN PRINCESS by Margaux Fox LAVENDER, LIES AND LOVE, BOOK 2 by Lauren Hart ONE WORD, SIX LETTERS by Adib Khorram I LOVE YOU DON'T DIE by Jade Song CLINCHING THE PLAY by W.A. Grace LEE & ELAINE by Ann Rower COMING HOME TO YOU by Cheri Ritz SUMMER OF LOVE by Lily Easton I AM AGATHA by Nancy Foley OLIVIA GRAY WILL NOT FADE AWAY by Ciera Burch MY LOVER, THE RABBI by Wayne Koestenbaum TORIKAEBAYA MONOGATARI by Rosette F. Willig JAVAWOCKY by Lou Ella Stone

TORE ALL TO PIECES by Willie Edward Taylor Carver, Jr. CROSSPLAY LOVE: OTAKU X PUNK VOL 14 by Toru STRIDE FOR STRIDE by Kim Stephenson IVORY by Nyla K. THE PERFECT MATCH by Adiba Jaigirdar THE FULLBACK by Charlie Novak THE PRINCE'S PLAYBOOK by Nora Phoenix SOMETHING IRRESISTIBLE by T. Rossmaur CODENAME LOTUS by Yiliana Ferran PLAY MATES by Leona Bolt HALF MOONSHINE, A FULL ECLIPSE by Esther Valors MY KIND OF GUY by Sarina Bowen SOMEONE TO DAYDREAM ABOUT by Sydney Langford THE BEST PART OF YOU by Elee Rose TELL ME WHAT'S RIGHT by R.N. Cogley FANTASIES OF THE BODY by David Plante HUNT THE VILLIAN by Rina Kent IF IT'S YOU, I MIGHT TRY FALLING IN LOVE VOL 3 by Maru Kubota RED ZONE HEAT by Logan Rivers THIGHS AND PRAYERS by Kat Blackthorne

TASTE ME SLOWLY by Adrian J. Smith SPARKS by Jae FIRST TO FINISH by Rebecca J. Caffery MY GIRLFRIEND IS NOT THE FATHER by Dana Hawkins THE OTHER MOTHER by Tina Åmodt EX WITH REGRETS by Con Riley BREAKING THE MOLD by Kate Howthorne ANYWHERE BUT HERE by Rian Birch GUARDING THE ATHLETE by Reba Bale PULLING OUT by Nicholas Michael Maltz RESONANCE by Lily James THE RESILIENCE OF STARS by Xara Kenley AS LONG AS YOU LOATHE ME by Swati Hegde HOLD ME LIKE A GRUDGE by Celine Ong A GOOD PERSON by Kirsten King PRICKLY PAIR by Clio Evans MAKING TROUBLE by Brooke Blurton & Melanie Saward THE FRIENDSHIP PARADOX by Aśka BURN PROTOCOL by Mira Moore STUN by Becky Wills

I'm splitting up my posts about LGBTQ contemporary novels into a month at a time, so here is part 2 of January's bunch.
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SLOW GUILLOTINE by Teo Rivera-Dundas IRON GRACE by Mira Devaux HER FAVOR by Cynthia Dane & Hildred Billings THE WEDDING DUET by Gabbi Grey PROVINCETOWN STORIES by Russ Lópezz OUR FUNNY LOVE STORY by Byrd Koto TAKE THE SHOT by Jamey Moody PRETTY EYES by Ruby Dare & Captain WHEN EMBERS FIND HER by L. Creeke BREAKING STRINGS by Becca Seymour ANDERSON IN BLOOM by Jennifer Dugan THE BODY BUILDERS by Albertine Clarke STAR SHIPPED by Cat Sebastian BLOOM by Robbie Couch THE DISAPPOINTMENT by Scott Broker THE LAST POEM by Courtney Peppernell SAKURA by Kanako Nishi 6 DAYS TO WHISKEY by Cas Roman THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR by Wade Rouse NIGHT NIGHT FAWN by Jordy Rosenberg

RAMIN ABBAS HAS MAJOR QUESTIONS by Ahmad Saber GOOD YOUNG MEN by Gary Lonesborough UNDER THEIR GUARD by Stella Rowe AN ITALIAN ADVENTURE by Gaia B. Amman PUNK LIKE ME by J.D. Glass & Kris Dresen TORN SYMMETRY by Rohini S. Bhambi MUCH OBLIGED by D.P. Clarenece LOVE DRAMEDY by Lyssa Fairbanks RIDE THE LINE by Tilly Ridge & C.S. Silverne UNLEASH by M.K. Condry PLAYING WITH FIRE by Cassie Truett SUMMER WITH THE SULLIVANS by Sienna Waters QUEEN VS QUEEN 4 by Edale Lane, Alysia D. Evans & Anne Hagan A ROOKIE MISTAKE by Wren Hamilton FLY by R.J. Scott & V.L. Locey SHELVED HEARTS by Laura Kain CUT SHOT by Katie Steele RIPTIDE by Anna Burke ERASE ME by Josh Silver SWEPT AWAY by Radclyffe

WHEN HEARTS COLLIDE by Renee Roman THE BILLIONAIRE'S BODYGUARD by Emily Hayes EXPERTS ONLY by Kel McCord EX'S AND OH'S by Claire Highton-Stevenson UNAVOIDABLY, YOU by Lindsey Pennington TOE TO TOE by Falon Ballard DILL-IGHTFUL by Steff C.R. THIRTY LOVE by Tom Vellner SEBASTIAN METZGER SOLVES A STICKY SITUATION (THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS) by Kyle Lukoff RIGHT AS RAIN by Tashie Bhuiyan YES, HONEY by Claduia Parr SUNSTONE VOL 1 by Stjepan Sejic THE ORIGIN OF AVA by Annie Lampman UNTIL YOU: BETWEEN FRIENDS by B.D. Grayson WHIDBEY by T. Kira Madden STRANGE GIRLS by Sarvat Hasin DOUBTING FATE by D.C. Emerson FOR LUCK'S SAKE by Cozy DuBois PAPER ROADS by Jem Spears RELCAIMED BY HIS COMMAND by A.E. LeMercier

I'm splitting up my posts about LGBTQ contemporary novels into a month at a time, so here is part 1 of January's bunch.
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THE DEMON AND HIS VIPER by Ben Alderson I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD by M.J. Beasi SHE DRINKS THE LIGHT by Yasmin Angoe TAKES OF THE HUNDRED MONSTERS NEXT DOOR VOL 2 by Yoshiko Watanuki CALL OF THE INFRANS by T.C. Humes THE ASCENSIONS OF SOULS by Bronte-Marie Wesson CHASING STARLIGHT by Jo Fischer BLACK AS DIAMOND by U.M. Agoawike THE LEGENDARY MASTER'S WIFE VOL 1 by Yin Ya GREEN & DEADLY THINGS by Jenn Lyons THE DARKEST DUET by Connie Glynn FANGS & FOLLIES by Anne Willoughby EMERALD WINGS by Laura Shenton FULL MOON FACEOFF by Max Walker HOW (NOT) TO CONJURE A BOYFRIEND by Jordon Greene THESE SHATTERED SPIRES by Cassidy Ellis Salter RUINOUS CREATURES by Jessi Cole Jackson WITCH OF THE SHADOW WOOD by Tori Anne Martin DOUBTING FATE by D.C. Emerson CHILD OF THE DRAGON by Ashley N.Y. Sheesley

THE WITCH WITHOUT MEMORY by Maithree Wijesekara CABARET IN FLAMES by Hache Pueyo BRIGHTER THAN NINE by June C.L. Tan SHAKE OUT THE GHOSTS by Al Hess THE BRIGHTEST BLAZE by Kelly Farmer RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME by Avery Arujo TRICKSTER'S TALE: HU YAN ZHUAN VOL 2 by Hontoku THE FOX AND THE DEVIL by Kiersten White ARTEZANS: THE LAST SPELLBREAKER by L.D. Lapinski EVERYTHING THE SUN TOUCHES by C.M. Kuhtz ONCE WITHIN A DREAM by S.L. Kassidy DRAGON BLOOD CURSE by Kai Butler ACTS OF DEICIDE by L.E. Garrison THE ORC AND HER SPY by Lila Gwynn WAYWARD SOULS by Susan J. Morris SIDEQUESTED, BOOK 1 by Alexandra Presser & K.B. Spangler DAUGHTER OF THE HUNT by K. Arsenault Rivera CLEMENTINE H. HOPEFUL IS NOT A HERO by Noah Corey MASQUERADE by L.R. Lam THE BOOK OF FALLEN LEAVES by A.S. Tamaki

CASTLE SWIMMER VOL 3 by Wendy Martin SWEETBITTER SONG by Rosie Hewlett FIXING SOPHIE RUE by T. Ashley CLAIMED BY THE STORM by J.K. Jeffrey THIS SPLINTERED SEA by Haley J. Munroe OPAL AND OESTRE by Liza Olson HEART OF THE WILD by Skyler Drake AWAKEN MY LOVE by Marat Earendel CHARMED AND DANGEROUS by Shelly Page LIGHTGUARD by Hayley Turner SEASONS OF GLASS & IRON by Amal El-Mohtar THOUGHTS BE BLOODY by Auden Patrick THIS WILL BE INTERESTING by E.B. Asher AICHA by Soraya Bouazzaoui RAT QUEENS: THE NEW EDITION VOL 1 by Kurtis J. Wiebe & Roc Upchurch THE BEHEADING GAME by Rebecca Lehmann OUR IMMORTAL BIND by Christopher Hartland RUINER by Lara Messersmith-Glavin A BLIGHT UPON IMMORTALS by Mary Stillwell THE KINGDOM OF ALMONDS by Ariel Kaplan

I'm splitting up my posts about LGBTQ fantasy because there are so many releases each month, so here is the March bunch.
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CARNALIS by Tiffany Morris SMALL TOWN SLASHER by Stephanie Rose GREEN & DEADLY THINGS by Jenn Lyons THE VALLEY OF VENGEFUL GHOSTS by Kim Fu SPEAK OF THE DEVIL by Sweeney Boo TURN OFF THE LIGHT by Jacquie Walters MAN MUSE MONSTER by Naomi Gibson THE HOSPITAL AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Justin C. Key MAMA CAME CALLIN' by Ezra Claytan Daniels & Camilla Sucre THE STARSHIP FROM A DISTANCE by Robert E. Harpold AUBREY WANTS TO DIE by Pip Knight AN IMPOSSIBILITY OF CROWS by Kristen Kaschock NO GODS FOR DROWNING by Hailey Piper SHIVA by Emily Ruth Verona STRANGE BUILDINGS by Uketsu THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS by Lisa M. Matlin SCRATCH MOSS by David Barnett INK VINE AND OTHER SWAMP STORIES by Elizabeth Broadbent CABARET IN FLAMES by Hache Pueyo THE FOX AND THE DEVIL by Kiersten White

YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO MY MOM by Vincent Tirado RED EMPIRE by Jonathan Maberry WHEN I WAS DEATH by Alexis Henderson THE MIDNIGHT MUSE by Jo Kaplan PARTIALLY DEVOURED by Daniel Kraus SPOILED MILK by Avery Curran BITTERBLOOM by Teagan Olivia King HAVEN by Ani Katz THE TELLING by Anne Wolf HELL'S HEART by Alexis Hall OUR MONSTROUS BODIES by Emma Cleary THE LAST WITCH ON THE KNOCK by Aimée MacDonald ALL THAT WE RAISED by Sarah Purnell IT CAME FROM THE FLOODWATERS by Seann Barbour CRUISING (SUMMER 1973) by Dean Cade YOU DID NOTHING WRONG by C.G. Drews CRAWLSPACE by Adam Christopher WAYWARD SOULS by Susan J. Morris COLD SNAP by Angela Sylvaine INNAMORATA by Ava Reid

MOTHER IS WATCHING by Karma Brown ONLY SPELL DEEP by Ava Morgyn LONG DRIVES AND LONESOME ROADS by John Evans I LOVE YOU DON'T DIE by Jade Song HOW TO HOLD SOMEONE IN YOUR HEART by Mizuki Tsujimura HORNYTOWN CHUTZPAH by Andrew Hiller YOU HAVE TO LET THEM BLEED by Annie Neugebauer INDIGENT by Briana N. Cox WOLF WORM by T. Kingfisher DIG by J.H. Markert AFTERBIRTH by Emma Cleary THE FORTUNE TELLERS OF RUE DARU by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore ALICIA IS IN THE BASEMENT by Santiago Eximeno WRETCH by Eric LaRocca HONEYSUCKLE by Bar Fridman-Tell KAYAK by Kristal Stittle OLYOKE by Vincent Endwell THE POROSITY OF SOULS by Terry Campbell WARPATH by Scott Sigler

There's lots of horror books coming out in 2026 so I'll be posting a bunch each month. Here are the ones publishing in March.
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VENOM no. 255 by Al Ewing & Carlos Gomez EMPEROR AQUAMAN no. 15 by Jeremy Adams & John Timms SIDEQUESTED: BOOK 1 by Alexandra Presser & K.B. Spangler MARVEL RIVALS: TIMESTREAM ADVENTURE by Paul Allor & Marty Forbeck OUR SUNNY DAYS, VOL 1 by Jeong Seokchan DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY THEORY VOL 2 by Mayo Tsurukame STAR WARS: HYPERSPACE STORIES - GRIEVOUS by Michael Moreci TRINITY: DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN by Tom King & Belén Ortega CASTLE SWIMMER VOL 3 by Wendy Martin THE BOOK OF MURMURS by Candice Purwin POWERS 25 no. 7 by Brian Michael Bendis & Michael Avon Oeming PICK-UP by Michael Coast & Felipe Conna BABY GARFIELD no. 1 by Grace Ellis & Asia Simone MARY SUE no. 5 by Meghan Fitzmartin & Lisa Sterle HARLEY QUINN X ELVIRA no 6 by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti CLUB ZODIAC no. 2 by Kayden Phoenix & Phineas Conrad ROOTS OF MADNESS no. 5 by Stephanie Williams & Letizia Cadonici BARBARIAN BEHIND BARS no. 2 by Elliott Kalan & Andrea Mutti DEATHSTROKE: THE TERMINATOR no. 1 by Tony Fleecs & Carmine Di Giandomenico ADVENTURE TIME no. 11 by Nick Winn & Elizabeth Brei

DEAD TEENAGERS no. 1 by Jude Ellison S. Doyle & Caitlin Yarsky VALIANT BEYOND: THE XO MANOWAR no. 7 - THE GOD HUNT no. 3 by Steve Orlando & Diego Giribaldi ABSOLUTE FLASH no. 13 by Jeff Lemire & Nick Robles NEW TITANS no. 33 by Tate Brombal & Sami Basri NIGHTWING no. 136 by Dan Watters & Denys Cowan WONDER WOMAN no. 31 by Tom King & Daniel Sampere MONSTER HIGH: BOOMUDA TRIANGLE no. 2 by Megan Brown & Lisa Sterle EXQUISITE CORPSES no. 11 by James Tynion IV & Michael Walsh HACK/SLASH DELUXE EDITION VOL 6 by Tini Howard & Michael Moreci CAPTAIN AMERICA no. 8 by Chip Zdarsky & Delio Diaz THE INFERNAL HULK no. 5 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson & Kev Walker PLANET SHE HULK no. 5 by Stephanie Phillips & Aaron Kiuder SORCERER SUPREME no. 4 by Steve Orlando & Bernard Chang THE MORTAL THOR VOL 1: NO GODS, NO MASTERS by Al Ewing & Pasqual Ferry THE ULTIMATES no. 22 by Deniz Camp & Juan Frigeri WADE WILLSON: DEADPOOL no. 2 by Benjamin Percy & Geoff Shaw X-MEN no. 27 by Jed MacKay & Netho Diaz THE NEW GODS VOL 2: EDGE OF DARKNESS by Ram V & Jorge Fornés KEI X YAKU: BOUND BY LAW no. 11 by Yoshie Kaoruhara MY LOVE STORY WITH YAMADA-KUN AT LV999 no. 6 by Mashiro

WILD BEAST: FOREST HOUSE VOL 3 by Inma R. LOCKE & KEY VOL 1 by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN no. 18 by Kelly Thompson & Hayden Sherman DC MARVEL SUPERMAN SPIDER-MAN no. 1 by Gail Simone & Greg Rucka UNIVERAL MONSTERS THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA no. 2 by Tyler Boss & Martin Simmonds DUNGEONS OF DOOM no. 3 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson & Robert Gill GENERATION X-23 no. 2 by Jody Houser & Jacopo Camagni KNULL no. 3 by Tom Waltz & Al Ewing INGLORIOUS X-FORCE no. 3 by Tim Seeley & Michael. Sta. Maria PSYLOCKE: NINJA no. 3 by Time Seeley & Nico Leon ROGUE no. 3 by Erica Schultz & Luigi Zagaria THE UNCANNY X-MEN no. 25 by Gail Simone & David Marquez WICCAN: WITCHES' ROAD no. 4 by Wyatt Kennedy & Andy Pereira WOLVERINE: WEAPONS OF ARMAGEDDON no. 2 by Chip Zdarsky & Luca Maresca THE FRIENDSHIP PARADOX by Aśka THE LYING BRIDE AND THE SAME SEX MARRIAGE DEBATE no. 2 by Kodama Naoko THE GIRL WHO DRAWS ON WHALES by Arela Kristantina & Will Dennis THE WITCHER: THE BEAR AND THE BUTTERFLY by Simon Spurrier & Stephen Green OMEGA MEGAERA VOL 3 by Maki Marukido FATED NOT TO MEET no. 2 by Ei Eijou

I'm splitting up my posts about LGBTQ graphic novels, comics and manga into a month at a time, so here is part 2 of March's bunch.
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SLEEPING ON PAPER BOATS no. 2 by Teki Yatsuda ORLANDO: A GRAPHIC NOVEL by Virginia Woolf & Suzanne Kuhlendahl PUNK LIKE ME by J.D. Glass & Kris Dresen HOW TO DEAL WHEN YOUR INTIMIDATING NEIGHBOR IS ACTUALLY AN OMEGA no. 2 by Nikuya Inui KING'S MAKER no. 2 by Haga & Kang Jiyoung WE ARE NOT BEASTS by Shoko Rakuta NIGHTWING: LEAPING INTO THE LIGHT by Tom Taylor& Bruno Redondo SUPERGIRL NEXT DOOR no. 1 by Nathan Fairbairn SPEAK OF THE DEVIL by Sweeney Boo 10 DANCE 8 by Inouesatoh ON THE JOB TRAINING no. 1 by Isako GATCHAMAN DELUXE EDITION VOL 2 by Sam Humphies & Chris Batista DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: THE FALLBACKS no. 3 by Greg Pak & Wilton Santos BRIAR: NIGHT'S TERROR no. 3 by Christopher Cartwell & Alex Lins HELLO DARKNESS no. 19 by Sam Humphries & Eleondra Carlini GARGOYLES/DARKWING DUCK no. 3 by Greg Weisman & Tad Stones THE BEAUTY no. 4 by Jeremy Haun & Jason A. Hurley BATGIRL no. 17 by Tate Brombal & Takashi Miyazawa BATMAN no. 7 by Matt Fraction & Jorge Jimenez JSA: YEAR ONE, CHAPTER V no. 17 by Jeff Lemire & Gavin Guidry

THE NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA no. 8 by James Tynion IV & Alvaro Martinez Bueno POISON IVY no. 42 by G. Willow Wilson & Marcio Takara IMAGE FIRSTS WITCHBLADE no. 1 by Marc Silvestri & Marguerite Bennett ALL NEW SPIDER-GWEN: THE GHOST SPIDER no. 8 by Stephanie Phillips & Paolo Villanelli AVENGERS no. 36 by Jed MacKay & Farid Karami ICEMAN: OMEGA no. 1 by Luciano Vecchio WOLVERINE no. 17 by Saladin Ahmed & Martin Coccolo X-MEN no. 26 by Jed MacKay & Netho Diaz ASUMI-CHAN IS INTERESTED IN LESBIAN BROTHELS VOL 6 by Kuro Itsuki LOCAS: THE MAGGIE & HOPEY STORIES by Jaime Hernandez CATWOMAN: THE NEW 52 OMNIMUS VOL 1 by Ann Nocenti & Judd Winick IT KILLED EVERYONE BUT ME by Ryan Parrott & Letizia Cadonici DAVID DASTMALCHIAN'S THROUGH by David Dastmalchian & Cat Staggs GODZILLA VS BOSTON by Steve Orlando & Hayden Sherman GODZILLA VS LOS ANGELES by Gabriel Hardman & Nicole Goux GODZILLA VS PORTLAND by Colleen Coover & Mark Russell HYPERSPACE STORIES: THE BAD BATCH - ROGUE AGENTS no. 3 by Michael Moreci & Reese Hannigan MARIAN HERETIC no. 5 by Tini Howard & Joe Jaro SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN no. 1 (10th printing) by James Tynion IV & Werther Dell’Edera THE OTHER/HALF no. 1 by Joe Eisma & Jim McCann

DICK TRACY ST. PATRICK'S DAY SPECIAL by Alex Segura & Mark Englert ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN no. 12 by Al Ewing & Jahnoy Lindsay ACTION COMICS no. 1096 by Mark Waid & Skylar Patridge BATWOMAN no. 1 by Greg Rucka & DaNi BLEEDING HEARTS no. 2 by Deniz Camp & Stipan Morian DC x AEW no. 2 by Steve Orlando & Travis Mercer HARLEY & IVY LIFE AND CRIMES no. 4 by Erica Henderson SIRENS: LOVE HURTS BOOK TWO by Tini Howard & Babs Tarr SUPERGIRL no. 11 by Sophie Campbell & Joe Quinones STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS no. 17 by Tim Sheridan & Vernon Smith THE EXORCISM AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE no. 1 by Hannah Rose May & Kelsey Ramsay DIE LOADED no. 5 by Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans FREE PLANET no. 10 by Aubrey Sitterson & Jed Dougherty WITCHBLADE no. 19 by Marguerite Bennett & Guiseppe Cafaro BLACK CAT no. 8 by G. Willow Wilson & Gleb Melnikov DOCTOR STRANGE no. 4 by Derek Landy & Ivan Fiorelli LOGAN: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD no. 3 by Phil Noto & Karla Pacheco MEALS TO ASTONISH no. 1 by Steve Orlando & Ken Nimura STORM: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST MUTANT no. 2 by Murewa Ayodele & Federica Mancin THE END 2099 no. 4 by Steve Orlando & Ibraim Roberson

I'm splitting up my posts about LGBTQ graphic novels, comics and manga into a month at a time, so here is part 1 of March's bunch.
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PUCK HARD by Brooklyn Cate JONAH GOES OFF SCRIPT by Robyn Green PLAYING FOR THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER by Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams ACCORDING TO PLAN by Christen Randall CHAINS OF OBSESSION by Skyler Snow & Brea Alepou SEVEN HEAVENS AWAY by Ashraf Zaghal RUN WILD: SAYE 4 by Wu Zhe DEAR BENJAMIN VOL 2 by Addis Id GET OVER IT, APRIL EVANS by Ashley Herring Blake MARGIN OF ERROR by Rachel Lacey PEACHES & PUCKS by M.A. Wardell NIGHT TERMINUS by Ellis Scott LOVELY RECIPE by Myra Rose Nino I WANNA BE YOUR GIRL VOL 3 by Umi Takase SCARS VOL 3 by Brandon Arias HATE ME, BUT LET ME STAY VOL 6 by Hijiki PERFECT ADDICTION VOL 1 by Kaoriuko Myama ON THE BUTTON by Jaime Samms EVERY EXIT BRINGS YOU HOME by Naeem Murr IN CAPS by Katherine McIntyre L

THE MEET AND GREET by Liz Rain ORANGE by Curtis Garner BREADWINNER by Cass Morgan A HOME MADE OF MORNING LIGHT by Robyn Bright NOT YOUR ENEMY by Madison Mars THE BILLION DOLLAR LEGACY by Dominique Davis HALF COURT SHOT by Kimani Mae PAH! by E.M. Lindsey & Cora Rose PROMISE ME by Sara Cate MOTOR CITY LOVE SONG by Lisa Peers LOVE STORY by Afsana Mousavi SINCE THE WORLD IS ENDING by Indyana Schneider CHASE HOOPER LIKES IT HOT by Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey HE CRAVES TO BE TEASED BY HIS FAVORITE ASMR STREAMER VOL 1 by Aino Coco GODLIKE by Richard Hell SILENT READING: MO DU VOL 2 by Priest RAINBOWS AFTER STORMS VOL 2 by Luka Kobachi NATSUME WANTS TO BLOSSOM by Mamita I CAN'T STAND BEING YOUR CHILDHOOD FRIEND 2 by An Momose RIPPLES IN THE RIVER VOL 2 by Zeniko Sumiya

NOT SO SHOUJO LOVE STORY VOL 3 by Curryuku A MAN WHO DEFIES THE WORLD OF BL VOL 3 by Konkici ROYAL RUSH: 75 DAYS TO FALL IN LOVE by Lissandra Rowe IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD by Sabina Nordqvist TO LOVE VIOLETS FOR THEIR THORNS by Rachel Sullivan DIRTY ANGEL by Nora Phoenix GIRLFRIENDING by Susanna Daniel I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU (MAYBE) by Dana Hawkins FLOODLINES by Saleem Haddad COUTURE by Lousia Masters GETTING BAD IDEAS by Renee Harper AT THE HEART OF THE SILENCE by Robyn Bright ONLY THEIRS by Kennedy L. Mitchell KNOTTY NIGHTS by Lily X SHE CAME FOR THE PACK by Darva Green HAPPINESS & HILARITY by Jenna Wade NOT SO LAZY BOY by Stormi Reed CROSS-COUNTRY LOVE by Erin McLellan THORN KISS by Clio Evans HIBANA by Asumiko Nakamura

I'm splitting up my posts about LGBTQ contemporary novels into a month at a time, so here is January's bunch. Book lists in ALT text and last two pages in comments.

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LATER LIFE, SEX AND INTIMACY IN THE MAJORITY WORLD ed. by Krystal Nandini Ghisyawan, et. al QUEER BOOKS OF LATE VICTORIAN PRINT CULTURE by Frederick D. King LENCHITUDES by Alejandra Márquez ACE OF HEARTS by Cooklin QUEERINK UK REFUGEE LAW by Alex Powell STILLNESS AND SURVIVAL by Jacob Anthony Rose CINEMAS OF BISEXUAL TRANSGRESSION by Jacob Engelberg CO-MOTION by Paola Bacchetta RADICAL DESIRES ed. by Hauke Branding INFLUENTIAL LGBTQ+ WORKS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY by Walt Whitman, et. al TALES OF FAIRIES by Alba Morolló Díaz-Faes CLOTHES TO MAKE YOU SMILE by Eric Darnell Pritchard THE WAY OUT by Rebecca Buxton EMERGING SELVES ed. by Nillin Lore GENDERQUEER MENOPAUSE by Lasara Firefox Allen MEGA MILK by Megan Milks BEYOND RECOGNITION by Laura Jane Collins BENDING THE RULES by Camille Benda A BLACK QUEER HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES by C. Riley Snorton NOT YOUR FOUNDING FATHER by Nina Sankovitch

KINK CURIOUS by Gigi Engle QUEER LIBERALISMS AND MARGINAL MOBILITIES ed. by Fadi Saleh GAY CONVERSION PRACTICES IN MEMOIR, FILM AND FICTION ed. by James E. Bennett LIBERATION AND LIBIDO by Nicholas A. Hrynyk BROWN/TRANS/LES by Talia Bhatt FAIR GAME by Ellie Roscher THE LOG BOOKS by Tash Walker SHE IS HERE by Nicola Griffith CONGENITAL AGENESIS OF GENDER IDEATION by K.N. Sirsi MY FATHER, THE MESSIAH by Gil Z. Hochberg CHICKEN HEART by Morgan Boecher I'M FINE by Richard Hall THE FIRE INSIDE by Rima Vesely-Flad, PhD THE WAY LOVE GOES by DaBrat & Judy THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF REED PEGGRAM by Ethelene Whitmire GAY PRINT CULTURE by Juan Carlos ALL THE VIOLET TIARAS by Jean Menzies SEX ISN'T REAL by Beans Velocci SOUTHERN AFRICAN QUEEN AND TRANS NARRATIVES IN DIGITAL LANDSCAPES by Princess A. Sibanda

RHETORICS OF FAIRNESS AND THE POLITICS OF TRANS EXCLUSION by Dakota Park-Ozee PLACE ENVY by Michael Lowenthal TRANS LIVES by Raewyn Connell THE SOULMATE STRATEGY by Corey Seemiller CHAPAL RANI, THE LAST QUEEN OF BENGAL by Sandip Roy DEVOUT by David Archuleta MEN I HATE by Lynette D'Amico CURATING DEVIANCE by Marc Francis AUSTRALIAN QUEER SCREENS by Rob Cover, et. al QUEERING MASCULINITIES IN ANTWERP FASHION by Nicola Brajato WRITING QUEER HISTORY by Matt Cook A BODY MADE HOME by Kai Marshall Green TRANS PLEASURE by Brandon Andrew Robinson

I'm splitting up my posts about LGBTQ nonfiction into two months at a time, so here is the January/February bunch.
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WE SHOULD NOT HAVE COME HERE by J.D. Mills CRUELTY FREE by Caroline Glenn THE BONE QUEEN by Will Shindler HE'S THE DEVIL by Tobi Coventry THE DARKNESS GREETED HER by Christina Ferko IN THIS CITY WHERE IT RAINS by Lyndsey Croal THE GLOWING HOURS by Leila Siddiqui GREEDY by Callie Kazum HOW TO KILL A GUY IN TEN DATES by Shailee Thompson MIDNIGHT COVENANT by Amelie West OF BEASTS by M. Jane Worma TRAD WIFE by Saratoga Schaefer THE BODY by Bethany C. Morrow BED ROT BABY by Wendy Dalrymple A FOREST, DARKLY by A.G. Slatter DEAD FIRST by Johnny Compton GRACE by A.M. Shine MARIA THE WANTED by V. Castro FOR HUMAN USE by Sarah G. Pierce SHE MADE HERSELF A MONSTER by Anna Kovatcheva

THE FOURTH PRINCESS by Janie Chang FIRST DATE by Gemma Amor WARNING SIGNS by Tracy Sierra WITH THE HEART OF A GHOST by Lim Sunwoo FIRST DATE by Gemma Amor THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR ANTHOLOGY ed. by Guy Adams PANDEMONIUM WALTZ by Jeffrey Ford THE DENIZENS by Brennan LaFaro TEMPLE FALL by R.L. Boyle YOU HAVE TO LET THEM BLEED by Annie Neugebauer BLOODFIRE, BABY by Eirinie Carson EVIL GENIUS by Claire Oshetsky ADRIFT by Will Dean GRANDMA'S LITTLE SECRET by Becca C. Smith LITTLE RED FLAGS ed. by Noelle W. Ihli & Steph Nelson THE SILVER SCREAM 2: WELCOME TO HORRORWOOD by Roy Merkin THIS WRETCHED BEAUTY by Elle Grenier THE DAUGHTERS by Joanna Margaret THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR by Ivy Grimes THE RED WINTER by Cameron Sullivan

NOWHERE BURNING by Catriona Ward DOLLFACE by Lindy Ryan THE GHOST WOMEN by Jennifer Murphy GHOST GLASSES by Rikki Goodwin WRETCH by Jeremy Wagner THE BUTCHER OF NAZARETH by David Scott Hay DAYTIDE by Chris Panatier THIS HIDEOUS HEART by Jessie Thomas

There's lots of horror books coming out in 2026 so I'll be posting a bunch each month. Here are the ones publishing in February.
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DEVIL'S GAMBIT by Jeri Westerson VAMPIRE'S OF SHANGHAI by Katherine Mercer THROUGH GATES OF GARNET AND GOLD by Seanan McGuire AFTER THE DISABLED GOD OF WAR BECAME MY CONCUBINE 1 by Liu Gou Hua THEY CALLED HER REBEL by Jacob Dallas-Main A RECKLESS INDULGENCE by Aveda Vice INCARNER by Halli Starling THE BONES BENEATH MY SKIN by T.J. Klune INTO THE MIDNIGHT WOOD by Alexandra McCollum CITY OF OTHERS by Jared Poon A VOW IN VENGEANCE by Jaclyn Rodriguez RED AND THE WOLVES by Cherry Zong IN THE LAND OF DEMONS AND GIANTS, BOOK 1 by Avery Archer A WILD RADIANCE by Maria Ingrande Mora GEORGE FALLS THROUGH TIME by Ryan Collett SOUL OF A GENTLEMAN WITCH by David Ferraro HOW TO LOSE A GOBLIN IN TEN DAYS by Jessie Sylva BYTCHCRAFT by Aaron Reese & Lema Carril BRIAR: NIGHT'S TERROR 2 by Christopher Cartwell THE POWER FANTASY 15 by Kieron Gillen & Caspar Wijngaard

WE CALL THEM WITCHES by India-Rose Bower A BOND OF TRUST by Jaymin Eve ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS by Yah Yah Scholfield CASE FIL COMPENDIUM 7 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou LES NORMAUX VOL 2 by Janine Janssen & S. Al Sabado TO RIDE A RISING STORM by Moniquill Blackgoose THE WOLF AND HIS KING by Finn Longman THE DEMON OF BEAUSOLEIL by Mariana Costa THE PERSEPHONE EFFECT by Maria Ying DREAMING OF HEL by Laura Greenwood TASTE OF MADNESS by R.L. Caulder THE BOOK OF BLOOD & ROSES by Annie Summerlee SHE-WOLF by E.K. O'Connor PHOENIX AND HIS DRAGON by Victoria Sue APPARENTLY, SIR CAMERON NEEDS TO DIE by Greer Stothers A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DATING A DEMON by Hannah Reynolds THE HOLLOW DARK by Toni Duarte QUEEN OF FACES by Petra Lord BOY, WITH ACCIDENTAL DINOSAUR by Ian McDonald SIBYLLINE by Melissa de la Cruz

THE TENTH MUSE REBELLION VOL 2 ed. by Sarah Mesh CUPID AND HIS LOVER by Rhys Lawless TO THE DEATH by Andrea Tang WITCHYCAKES: PUDDLES AND POTIONS by Kara LaReau & Ariane Moreira SCALES AND STEEL by Amy Campbell DAWN OF THE RAVEN by T.L Tyner EDELWEISS by Lloyd Hall ALL HAIL CHAOS by Sarah Rees Brennan GODS BENEATH THE ICE by Aexiandra Kennington ICE APPRENTICES: THE FROZEN CURSE by Jacob North THE FAITHFUL DARK by Cate Baumer UNCHAIN ME by Eden West THE RED WINTER by Cameron Sullivan THE GODS MUST BURN by T.R. Moore WITHIN THESE COUNTY LINES by Brian Zepka THE LIBRARY OF AMORLIN by Kalyn Josephson DAUGHTER OF THE CURSED KINGDOM by Jasmine Skye MAGIC THE GATHERING: UNTOLD STORIES - ELSPETH 4 by Dan Watters & Owen Gieni SALTSWEPT by Katalina Watt THE QUICKSAND THEATRE COMPANY by Molly Ringle

I'm splitting up my posts about LGBTQ fantasy into two months at a time, so here is the January/February bunch. Book lists in ALT text.

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THIS'LL MAKE THINGS A LITTLE EASIER by Attila Veres THE WIND WITCH MURDERS by Casey Dunn X MAKRS THE HAUNT by Lindsay Currie THE BLOODY BRICK ROAD by Maude Royer SOLOMON KANE: SUFFER THE WITCH by Shaun Hamill THE HILL IN THE DARK GROVE by Liam Higginson HOLLOW by Celina Myers THE TRUTH OF CARCOSA by Jacob Rollinson THIS IS NOT A TEST by Courtney Summers MIDDLE FINGER RIGOR MORTIS by Andrew Adams LYLA, IN THE FLESH by Nick Roberts I, IN THE SHADOWS by Tori Bovalino PIG WIFE by Abbey Luck CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: WHEN MONSTERS WAKE NO. 1 by Victoria Setian & Savanna Ganucheau RED AND THE WOLVES by Cherry Zong EC CATACOMB OF TORMENT NO. 7 by Meghan Fitzmartin & Sarah Gailey THE HUSH GHOST by Franklin Christopher THE SHAPES OF OUR SCREAMS by T.T. Madden DEAD FAKE by Vincent Ralph NIGHT TERROR by Vincent Ralph

A BOX FULL OF DARKNESS by Simone St. James THE INFAMOUS GILBERTS by Angela Tomaski PORCELAIN LULLABY by Blaine Daigle EMINENCE FRONT by Rebecca Rowland HEMLOCK by Melissa Faliveno FRUIT OF THE FLESH by I.V. Ophelia THE NIGHT SHIP by Alex Woodroe SAUÚTI TERRORS by Eugen Bacon I DON'T WISH YOU WELL by Jumata Emill BETTER THE DEVIL by Erik J. Brown EXQUISITE CORPSES NO. 9 by Tyler Boss & James Tynion IV WE CALL THEM WITCHES by India-Rose Bower A SLOW AND SECRET POISON by Carmella Lowkis PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clemments ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS by Yah Yah Scholfield THE REGICIDE REPORT by Charles Stross BALLAD OF THE BONE ROAD by A.C. Wise THIS HOUSE WILL FEED by Maria Tureaud WE SHOULD HAVE LEFT WELL ENOUGH ALONE by Ronald Malfi HUMBOLDT CUT by Allison Mick

THE SOIL IS CALLING by C.P. Bearden FUNERAL SONG by Carly Racklin I WILL KILL YOUR IMAGINARY FRIEND FOR $200 by Robert Brockway HEAD CLEANER by David James Keaton WE WHO HAVE NO GODS by Liza Anderson LOST GIRLS OF HOLLOW LAKE by Rebekah Faubion THE DEMON OF BEAUSOLIEL by Mariana Costa A VERITABLE HOUSEHOLD PET by Viggy Parr Hampton BE NOT AFRAID NO. 5 by Jude Ellison S. Doyle & Lisandro Estherren

2026 is seeing a bunch of horror books published. Here are the ones for January. Booklists in ALT text.

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THE RULE OF CHAOS by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson THE LEGACY OF HEROES by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson IF ALL THE STARS GO DARK by S.G. Prince GEORGE FALLS THROUGH TIME by Ryan Collett CHAMPION by A.V. Shener SINK OR BURN by Cristy Road Carrera UNLIMITED COMBAT DOLLS by Kay F. Atkinson THE OBAKE CODE by Makana Yamamoto THE RAINSEEKERS by Matthew Kressel POSTSCRIPT by Cory McCarthy THE IRON GARDEN SUTRA by A.D. Sui TIME-TRIPPING OVER YOU by Brennon Lane NOBODY'S BABY by Olivia Waite ORBITAL BEBOP by Reuben "Tihi" Hayslett INTERGALACTIC FEAST by Lavanya Lakshminarayan ERASE ME by Josh Silver HELL'S HEART by Alexis Hall THE CELESTIAL SEAS by T.A. Chan THE BLOODY AND THE DAMNED by Becca Coffindaffer PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK by Patrick Ness

WHAT WE ARE SEEKING by Cameron Reed LADY CHAOS by Kate Elliott THE MANY by Sylvain Neuvel WE BURNED SO BRIGHT by T.J. Klune YOU PIERCE MY SOUL by Jessica Mary Best LOVE GALAXY by Sierra Branham BETWEEN SUN AND SHADOW by Laura Genn EARTHLY PLAYING FIELD by Radhika Singh PLATFORM DECAY by Martha Wells HOMEBOUND by Portia Elan IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS by Ada Hoffmann RADIANT STAR by Ann Leckie PLASTIC, PRISM, VOID by Violet Allen THE DISCO AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Nathan Tavares DECAY ZONE by Skylar Night HEAVEN'S GRAVEYARD by Grace Curtis AWAKENED by Anastasia Austin

Continuing my LGBTQ+ 2026 posts, here are science fiction novels being published in the first half of the year. Book lists in ALT text.

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MEET THE NEWMANS by Jennifer Niven HOLLYWOOD GLITZ AND GLAMOUR by Ariella Talix LIKE IN LOVE WITH YOU by Emma R. Alban FIRE SWORD & SEA by Vanessa Riley JEAN by Madeleine Dunnigan A DOMESTIC ANIMAL by Francis King JOYFUL REUNION by Fei Tian Ye Xiang A SLOW AND SECRET POISON by Carmella Lowkis BURN DOWN THE MASTER'S HOUSE by Clay Cane THE GREAT DISILLUSIONMENT OF NICK AND JAY by Ryan Douglass PASSAGE TO TOKYO by Poppy Kuroki HEAP EARTH UPON IT by Chloe Michelle Howarth NIGHT SHADE & OAK by Molly O'Neill NIGHT TERMINUS by Ellis Scott BELONGING TO THE AIR by Avery Irons A CIRCLE OUTSIDE by Linda Rosewood BACKLIGHT by Pirkko Saisio FIREFLIES IN WINTER by Eleanor Shearer AS OLD AS THYME by Alix Nicoud A VOW MADE TWICE by Emma Denny

JOE THE PIRATE by Hubert & Virginie Augustin THIS WRETCHED BEAUTY by Elle Grenier A CHANGE OF PACE by J.A. Stevens THE REGENCY SWITCH by Helen Gaskell LOVE JUNKIE by Robert Plunket A LADY FOR ALL SEASONS by T.J. Alexander CRUISING by Dean Cade EVERYTHING THE SUN TOUCHES by C.M. Kuhtz REARS & VICES by E.M. Caro SWEETBITTER SONG by Rosie Hewlett THE BEHEADING GAME by Rebecca Lehmann THE DREADFULS by A. Rae Dunlap THE UNRULY HEART OF MISS DARCY by Erin Edwards TAILBONE by Che Yeun NEVER AFTER by Alexis Hall THE WITCH AND THE HUNTRESS by Luna McNamara FALLOUT by Eleanor Anstruther TEMPORARY PALACES by Jeff Miller THE DUKE by Anna Cowan HOW TO FAKE IT IN SOCIETY by K.J. Charles

THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGSLEY by Lindz McLeod HAVISHAM by Elle Machray ANDROMEDA by E.S. McLeod WAITING ON A FRIEND by Natalie Adler THE BIRD AND THE BEE by Lilith K. Duat SACRED VIRTUES by Jem Wendel LIES OF A MARTYR by L.S. Monroe LITTLE WILD by Laura Evans

Continuing my LGBTQ+ 2026 posts, here are historical novels being published in the first half of the year. Book lists in ALT text. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚

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SECONDS TO SPARE by Rachel Reiss THE SAW MOUTH by Cale Plett QUEER AND HOW WE GOT HERE by Hazel Newlevant UNDER A CARNIVORE SKY by Brianna Jett BEHIND FIVE WILLOWS by June Hur STOPS ALONG THE WAY by Anna Sortino QUEERLEADERS by Olivia A. Cole & Ashley Woodfolk SHAPES OF LOVE by L.V. Peñalba THE LUSTROUS DARK by Loretta Chefchaouni SONG OF THE SALTINGS by Rachael King FORCE OF NATURE by Melissa Clark I'M GONNA GET YOU BACK by Eva Des Lauriers THE NEON SKY by Alyssa Villaire AN EXPANSE OF BLUE by Kauakanilehua M?hoe Adams REBEL HEIRESS by Amalie Howard BOY FRIENDS by Kai Spellmeier BUUZA: GOOD MORNING, SALWA by Shazleen Khan IN THE COUNTRY I LOVE by Alaa Al-Barkawi THE LAST BEST QUEST EVER by F.T. Lukens WE COULD BE ANYONE by Anna-Marie McLemore MEET ME AT THE PICKET LINE by Jasper Sanchez TO THE STARS AND BACK VOL 2 by Peglo BEHIND FIVE WILLOWS by June Hur THIS MUST BE THE PLACE by Kelly Quindlen THAT WHICH FEEDS US by Keala Kendall

JIN YOUNG IN BETWEN by Ellen Oh WICKED ENDEAVORS by Kamilah Cole ENCORE! by Miles Toriko Burks WHERE YOU'LL FIND US by Jen St. Jude THE NAMES WE BURIED by Mia Siegert THE HEIRS by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé TIDES OF FORTUNE by Lauryn Hamilton Murray GINGERBREAD BONES by Lindsay Lovise THE SECRET WORLD OF BRIAR ROSE by Cindy Pham THE HYACINTH LABYRINTH by Jamie Pacton THEIR WILL UNDONE by R.J. Valldeperas A SMILE LIKE YOURS by Emily Thomas MONARCHS IN THE WILD by Israel Moya THE LEAGUE OF DANGEROUS YOUNG LADIES by J.A. Morgenstein HER SHARP EMBRACE by Kate Koenig THE LAST DEATH POET by Stephen Daly WHEN WE ALMOST CAME UNDONE by Erika Turner THE UNMAGICAL LIFE OF BRIAR JONES by Lex Croucher THE BOY WITH THE HEART OF SEA GLASS by Laura Livingstone SHORELINES by Ruth Ennis LOVE, GODS & SINNERS by Camille Chong A PRINCE AMONG PIRATES by Katie Abdou TOGETHER WE SEE by Ari Tison FINISH LINES by Sarah Broyles & Hanna Schroy ASAD'S SECRET by Najlaa Attaalah

KINGDOM OF WAVES by Melissa de la Cruz A MASTERPIECE IN BLOOD by Megan Scott ALL WE HUNGER FOR by Anna Mercier DOE by Rebecca Barrow THE VACATION SHIFT by Lily Chu ARCANA: THE CURSED FATE by Sam Prentice-Jones GOOD LUCK, BABE! by Erin Baldwin YOU JUMP FIRST by Myah Ariel WHEN DEALING WITH DRAGONS by Dana Swift THE RIVER SHE BECAME by Emily Varga WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE GIRLS by Carlyn Greenwald MEET ME AT MIDNIGHT by Brianna Bourne LIES BETWEEN US by Jessica Goodman THORNBIRD by E. Kennedy

It's nearly 2026 and there are a TON of young adult books coming out in the first half of the year! Here is part 4 of 4. Book lists in comments.

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EVERYTHING AMPLIFIED by Sarah Lippett & Ziggy Hanaor MAYBE TOMORROW I'LL KNOW by Alex Ritany THE BLOODY AND THE DAMNED by Becca Coffindaffer THE GRAVEWOOD by Kelly Andrew TO STEAL A THRONE by Gabi Burton THE UNRULY HEART OF MISS DARCY by Erin Edwards RELEASE ME by Tahereh Mafi THE ESCAPE GAME by Marissa Meyer & Tamara Moss BURN THE KINGDOM DOWN by Addie Thorley INFINITE SHORES by Pascale Lacelle MAIMED by Avery Timmons GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE by Anica Mrose Rissi A LIE FOR A LIE by Jennifer Donaldson SUNFLOWERS AND LAVENDER by Maisy Valais ADVENTURE IS OUT THERE! by Liz Braswell LIGHTFALL: A PLACE BETWEEN by Tim Probert SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF by Anna Zoe Quirke GLOW by Nancy Stone HOW TO BE NORMAL by Ange Crawford MORGANA AND OZ VOL 4 by Miyuli PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK by Patrick Ness LAST DAYS IN MOAV by Sharon Reiss Baker I COULD GIVE YOU THE MOON by Ann Liang THE DEMONIC INVENTIONS OF AURELIE BLAKE by Mara Rutherford DEATHLY FATES by Tesia Tsai

SUMMER OFFICIAL by Rebekah Weatherspoon THE THORN QUEEN by Sasha Peyton Smith FORGIVE ME NOT by Mari Costa A SONG IN THE DARK by Brooke Archer FLIRTING WITH MURDER by Amanda Sellet GODS & COMICS by Kat Cho MORBID CURIOSITIES by S. Hati SOMEDAY PERFECT by Kat Schneider THE LABYRINTH OF WAKING DREAMS by Michelle Kulwicki UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN by Lily Kim Qian THE FIGHT OF OUR LIVES by David Levithan & Gabriel Duckels THE BLIND DATE AGREEMENT by Jessica Cunsolo SURVIVAL SHOW by Juno Dawson A SONG I WROTE FOR CHARLOTTE by Caitlin Devlin THE NIGHT KING'S COURT by Elisa A. Bonnin THE SPELL FOR UNRAVELING by Rochelle Hassan IF YOU WERE HERE by Abigail Johnson SWEET CLARITY by Rhiannon Richardson A HOUSE OF VIPERS by Emma Jackson LAST KISS OF SUMMER by Jessica M. Felleman THEY WANT US DEAD by C.L. Montblanc THE REDWOOD BARGAIN by Markelle Grabo AMBROSIA LEE DROPS THE MIC by Patricia Park TEARING MYSELF TOGETHER by Anna Whateley SHADOWS OF FIRE: SANCTIFY by Sherrilyn Kenyon

COLOSSAL VOLUME 1 by Rutile & Diane Truc BODY COUNT by Codie Crowley CHANGE OF PLANS by Sarah Dessen YOU'RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER by Gwenyth Reitz ROLLS AND RIVALRY by Kristy Royce YOU PIERCE MY SOUL by Jessica Mary Best DROP DEAD FAMOUS by Jennifer Pearson UNTIL NEXT SUMMER by Allison Ashley TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL by Jenny Han, Barbara Perez Marquez, Akimaro & Li Lu YOUNG WORLD by Soman Chainani VACATIONSHIP: OH MY AFFOGATO! by Daphne Ang & Donna Ghorbanpoor AS I DREAM OF YOU by Jennifer Lee & LeUyen Pham LIKE WE WERE IN PARIS by Stephan Lee BETWEEN SUN AND SHADOW by Laura Genn SHARDS OF SILENCE by Brian Lee Young HEAR YE MORTALS by Yamile Saied Méndez GOLDENBORN by Ama Ofosua Lieb SHE KNOWS ALL THE NAMES by Michelle Jabès Corpora TRUE BEAUTY 8 by Yaongyi IN BETWEEN DAYS by Camryn Garrett SMASH OR PASS by Birdie Schae THE HANGING BONES by Elle Tesch GIRLS LIKE US by Jennifer Dugan IN THE BLOOD by April Henry STARS, STRIPES & SUMMER NIGHTS by Celeste Dador

It's nearly 2026 and there are a TON of young adult books coming out in the first half of the year! Here is part 3 of 4. Book lists in comments.

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COMING HOME by Brittney Griner & Michelle Burford ONWARD: CLIMATE FICTION TO INSPIRE HOPE ed. by Nora Shalaway Carpenter JUST BETWEEN US by Adeline Kon LOVE IN RUINS by Auriane Desombre PARADISE COAST by Suzanne Young THE FALL OF IRIS hENLEY by Jennifer Graham WITHIN THESE COUNTY LINES by Brian Zepka BEFORE WE WAKE by Sophia Glock DAUGHTER OF THE CURSED KINGDOM by Jasmine Skye THE BOYFRIEND LAUNCHER by Raechell Garrett THE TWELVE by Joey Graceffa EVERY LAST LIAR by Kate Francis TRIPPING OVER YOU VOL 2 by Suzana Marcum & Owena White LIMELIGHT by Andrew Keenan-Bolger GONE BEFORE YOU KNEW ME by Renate Wildermun DAYBREAK VOL 2 by Moosopp IF WE NEVER END by Laura Taylor Namey HUNTING THE STRANGE by Kaitlyn Cavalancia THE RUINS BENEATH US by Sasha E. Sloan MIDNIGHT ON THE CELESTIAL by Julia Alexandra MEET ME UNDER THE LIGHTS by Cassie Miller THE DRAGON AND THE SUN LOTUS by Amélie Wen Zhao THE OKS ARE NOT OK by Grace K. Shim SHE DRINKS THE LIGHT by Yasmin Angoe BEAST BECOMES HER by Crystal Seitz

HER HIDDEN FIRE by Clíodhna O'Sullivan I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD by M.J. Beasi THE BEASTS WE RAISE by D.L. Taylor BENDY AND THE SILVER SCREAMS by Dave Scheidt & Alex Arizmendi ESTELA, UNDROWNING by René Peña-Govea WHEN I WAS DEATH by Alexis Henderson SPEAK OF THE DEVIL by Sweeney Boo IN TIME WITH YOU by Kristin Dwyer BURN THE WATER by Billy Ray AZADI MEANS FREEDOM by Maryam Shojaei RAMIN ABBAS HAS MAJOR QUESTIONS by Ahmad Saber DEATH OF A POP STAR VOL 2 by Violet Karim THESE SHATTERED SPIRES by Cassidy Ellis Salter BAD KID by Sofia Szamosi THE FREE VERSE SOCIETY by Delali Adjoa RIGHT AS RAIN by Tashie Bhuiyan HOW NOT TO CONJURE A BOYFRIEND by Jordon Greene HEART OF MISCHIEF by Emma Noyes SIX MUST DIE by Victoria Wlosok BRIGHTER THAN NINE by June C.L. Tan TIME-TRIPPING OVER YOU by Brennon Lane CHILD OF THE DRAGON by Ashley N.Y. Sheesley HERE FOR A GOOD TIME by Kim Spencer QUESO, JUST IN TIME by Ernesto Cisneros CRYING WOLF by James Butler

WE'RE A BAD IDEA, RIGHT? by K.L. Walther WILD DARLING by Alexandra Moody HEIRESS OF NOWHERE by Stacey Lee PRODIGAL TIGER by Samantha Chong ONE WORD, SIX LETTERS by Adib Khorram THE STAR-BLESSED by Angie Dickinson HONOR by Natalia Mariichyn, Leon Buchwald & Susan McClelland SIDEQUESTED BOOK 1 by K.B. Spangler & Alexandra Presser ABOVE THE BLACK 3: DOWNFALL by Marc C. Gregson THE PERFECT MATCH by Adiba Jaigirdar SOMEONE TO DAYDREAM ABOUT by Sydney Langford CHARMED AND DANGEROUS by Shelly Page MOST LIKELY TO MURDER by Lish McBride THE DANGER OF SMALL THINGS by Caryl Lewis A DEADLY INHERITANCE by Kelley Armstrong TO DEAL WITH KINGS by M.K. Lobb SILVER WOLVES by Jerome Charyn AS LONG AS YOU LOATHE ME by Swati Hegde WHERE NO SHADOW STAYS by Sara Hashem WHAT WE DID TO SURVIVE by Megan Lally DEVIOUS PREY by Scott Reintgen THE CELESTIAL SEAS by T.A. Chan THE FARAWAY INN by Sarah Beth Durst MAKING TROUBLE by Brooke Blurton & Melanie Saward THE FRIENDSHIP PARADOX by Aska

It's nearly 2026 and there are a TON of young adult books coming out in the first half of the year! Here is part 2 of 4. Book lists in comments.

#youngadult #yabooks #2026ya #2026booklist #booklist #bookpost #bookrecs #2026publication #kidlit #teenbooks #postseries #booksky💙📚 #books #december2025

THE LAST KING OF FAERIE by Cassandra Clare THE LAST WAYFINDER by Ellen McGinty THE SWANS'S DAUGHTER by Roshani Chokshi BETH IS DEAD by Katie Bernet ROYAL LIARS by Lindsey Duga A WAR OF WYVERNS by S.F. Williamson THE TAYLORS VERSION: CRUEL SUMMER by Elizabeth Eulberg 16 FOREVER by Lance Rubin LOVE GOES VIRAL by Camille Stochitch, Alexander Berman & Estelle Laure P.S. I LIKE YOU by Kasie West ROOM TO BREATHE by Kasie West CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: WHEN MONSTERS WAKE by Victoria Setian & Savanna Ganucheau A BARISTA'S GUIDE TO LOVE & LARCENY by Caroline Bonin OXFORD BLOOD by Rachael Davis Featherstone WE'VE HIT TURBULENCE by Jessica L. Cozzi GASLIT by Megan Davidhizar I, IN THE SHADOWS by Tori Bovalino SAY NO TO THE DRESS by Keren David LOVE ME TO DEATH VOLUME 1 by Toonimated PIG WIFE by Abbey Luck BREWED WITH LOVE by Shelly Page DEAD FAKE by Vincent Ralph FUSTUK by Robert Mgrdich Apelian A WILD RADIANCE by Maria Ingrande Mora NIGHT TERROR by Vincent Ralph

I DON'T WISH YOU WELL by Jumata Emill WORST-CASE SCENARIO by Ray Stoeve SOUL OF A GENTLEMAN WITCH by David Ferraro IF ALL THE STARS GO DARK by S.G. Prince CRUX by Gabriel Tallent BETTER THE DEVIL by Erik J. Brown LOST GIRLS OF HOLLOW LAKE by Rebekah Faubion BETTER CATCH UP, KRISHNA KUMAR by Anahita Karthik FREDDIE AND STELLA GOT HOT by Maggie Horne LOVE MAKES MOCHI by Stefany Valentine THE ROOMMATE ARRANGEMENT by Samantha Markum HER NAME IN THE SKY by Kelly Quindlen THE GREAT DISILLUSIONMENT OF NICK AND JAY by Ryan Douglass SUNDOWN GIRLS by L.S. Stratton TO RIDE A RISING STORM by Moniquill Blackgoose SPARKING FIRE OUT OF FATE by Brifid Kemmerer A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DATING A DEMON by Hannah Reynolds CARNIVAL FANTÁSTICO by Angela Montoya HEART'S GAMBIT by J.D. Myall ACCORDING TO PLAN by Christen Randall LOVELY RECIPE by Myra Rose Nino UNTIL THE CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT by Alechia Dow QUEEN OF FACES by Petra Lord BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS by Amanda McCrina THIS AIN'T OUR FIRST RODEO by Liara Tamani

STOLEN MIDNIGHTS by Katherine Quinn LOVE ME TOMORROW by Emiko Jean LIGHTS OUT by Jenni Fletcher STEAM by Shaenon K. Garrity & Emily Holden THE DARKNESS GREETED HER by Christina Ferko SEVEN HEAVENS AWAY by Ashraf Zaghal FEW BLUE SKIES by Carolina Ixta SIBYLLINE by Melissa de la Cruz RED STAR REBELS by Amie Kaufman THE AFTERMYTH by Tracy Wolff FEAST AND FAMINE: THE UNBREAKABLE CROWN by Carina Finn ALL WE ONCE HAD by Katy Upperman THE KISS BET by Farrah Penn THE KISS BET VOL 3 by Ingrid Ochoa FOOTEPRINT by Lindsay H. Metcalf THE RESTITCHING OF CAMILLE DULAINE by Lindsay A. Franklin TO THE DEATH by Andrea Tang THE CURSED QUEEN'S DAUGHTER by Elly Blake CALL OF THE DRAGON by Natasha Bowen THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER by Rachel Griffin THIS WRETCHED BEAUTY by Elle Grenier LOVE ON ICE by Sara Ney THE CALL HER REGRET by Channelle Desamours UNGODLY CHAOS by Selma Soren POSTSCRIPT by Cory McCarthy

It's nearly 2026 and there are a TON of young adult books coming out in the first half of the year! Here is part 1 of 4. Book lists in comments.

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EVAN by Lark Taylor JACKSON ALONE by Jose Ando THE WILLING HOSTAGE by Amy Bellows I, IN THE SHADOWS by Tori Bovalino THE BOOK OF BLOOD & ROSES by Annie Summerlee HOLLOW by Celina Myers ONCE BITTEN by A.M. Rose THE FAMILIARISTS by T.T. Madden THE SHAPES OF OUR SCREAMS by T.T. Madden HEMLOCK by Melissa Faliveno A BOND OF TRUST by Jaymin Eve A SLOW AND SECRET POISON by Carmella Lowkis LOST GIRLS OF HOLLOW LAKE by Rebekah Faubion ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS by Yah Yah Scholfield THE DARKNESS GREETED HER by Christina Ferko HE'S THE DEVIL by Tobi Coventry DEN OF THIEVES by Charlie Adhara OF BEASTS by M. Jane Worma A PACK OF LEATHER by Veronica Samek UNCHAIN ME by Eden West

SLASHER FICTION by T.J. Sky CABARET IN FLAMES by Hache Pueyo SPOILED MILK by Avery Curran YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO MY MOM by Vincent Tirado DOUBTING FATE by D.C. Emerson OLIVIA GRAY WILL NO FADE AWAY by Ciera Burch WAYWARD SOULS by Susan J. Morris INNAMORATA by Ava Reid AFTERBIRTH by Emma Cleary WRETCH by Eric LaRocca NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD by Luke Dumas THE BEAST YOU LET IN by Dana Mele CLAIM ME by Eden West MORSEL by Carter Keane THRALL by Rebecca Mahoney SHADOW AND THE WITCH by Bailey Grayson THE HALLS OF THE DEAD by S.M. Hallow EVERYTHING DEAD AND DYING by Tate Brombal & Jacob Phillips BODY COUNT by Codie Crowley THE SAW MOUTH by Cale Plett

THE HOUSE OF NOW AND THEN by Edward Underhill DECOMPOSITION BOOK by Sara van Os VAREK by Becca Seymour THAT WHICH FEEDS US by Keala Kendall BONE OF MY BONE by Johanna van Veen CLAY by Taylor Rylan WATCH ME by R.A. Frick THE WAY IT HAUNTED HIM by Laura R. Samotin LUCKY by Amy Bellows HIS MATE BY DEFIANCE by Mel Aitchess KNOT HIS BEAST by Freya Ellis James & Jenn Bullard DEARLY DEPARTED by Chip Pons AGNES, WE'RE NOT MURDERERS! by Jessica Alexander EDGE OF MERCY by Allie Therin

Continuing my LGBTQ+ 2026 posts, here are paranormal and horror novels being published in the first half of the year. 👻☠️📚

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PRINCE (A LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKS BIOGRAPHY) by Nikki Shannon Smith & Don Tate PROUD DOG by Sharon Davey CLOTHES TO MAKE YOU SMILE: PATRICK KELLY DESIGNS HIS DREAMS by Eric Darnell Pritchard & Shannon Wright DREW'S SECRET TALENT by D.D. Sheppard & Pheilm Martin THE BEAR FAIRY by Paul Coccia & Fred Blunt THE RIVER by Claude Ponti SONGBIRD IN THE LIGHT by Billy Porter SUCH A BUSY SUNDAY by Lawrence Schimel & Mati Ark

THE RIGHT BLESSING: AN IDENTITY STORY by Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky & Rabbi Samantha Orshan Kahn LIKE A RAINBOW: THE COLORFUL STORY OF CYNDI LAUPER by Amy Guglielmo & Jacqueline Tourville WHAT KIND OF QUEEN: A ROYAL BIOGRAPHY OF DRAG QUEEN AND ACTIVIST JOSÉ SARRIA by Kyle Casey Chu & Andrew W. Shaffer MAC WEARS A HAT by Vicki Johnson & Gillian Reid RAINBOW COOKIES by Lesléa Newman & Z.B. Asterplume PLAY PROUD by Rob Sanders & Izzy Evans WILLI NINJA: VOGUE LEGEND by Joy Michael Ellison & Nabi H. Ali BILLIE JEAN KING (A LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK BIOGRAPHY) by Anna Membrino & Jen Bricking

THE PERFECT MATCH by Chris Becker & Dan Taylor A KIDS BOOK ABOUT GENDER AFFIRMING CARE by Lindz Amer THEIR NAME IS ALEX by Paloma O'Toole POPPY'S QUESTION by Nicole Melleby & Forrest Burdett OUR GUNCLE by Steven Rowley & Eda Kaban THE FABRIC OF US by Aditi Anand GUINEA PIGS DON'T WEAR PANTS by Chris Paul (Rainbows) Farias ALL THE COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW by Rae White & Sha'an D'Anthes

To start off my LGBTQ+ 2026 posts I found picture books being published in the first half of the year. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚

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