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  • Brea and Mallory discuss their most anticipated books for the start of 2025, and interview Clay McLeod Chapman about his new book WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Daughter of Daring by Mallory O’Meara

    Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch

    January

    Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

    Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman

    Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire

    Homeseeking by Karissa Chen
    Historical fiction, love story, 1940s, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Chinese diaspora

    Y2K by Colette Shade
    Nonfiction, essay collection, 2000s

    Good Girl by Aria Aber
    Debut literary fiction, coming of age, Berlin nightlife, racial tensions

    Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
    Literary fiction, writing, publishing, reality mixing with fantasy

    We Do Not Part by Han King, translated by E. Yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris
    Literary fiction, hidden history, Korea

    Black in Blues by Imani Perry
    Nonfiction, Black history, the color blue

    Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

    Fantasy, third in Fourth Wing series

    Old Soul by Susan Barker

    Literary thriller, Japan, mysterious lady killer

    Blob by Maggie Su

    Debut literary novel, weird fiction, sentient blob, woman looking for love

    Flirting with Disaster by Naina Kumar

    Romance, second chance, accidental marriage, Texas

    Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton

    Funny literary fiction, small dying Italian village is saved by gigantic truffle

    Mystery Royale by Kaitlyn Cavalancia

    YA fantasy mystery, murder, family secrets, competition

    Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson

    Literary fiction, multi-generational family epic, mystery heirloom, racism

    The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley

    Historical thriller, revenge, romance, Victorian England, kidnapped African princess

    The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold

    Sapphic YA thriller, two teens fall in love in an abandoned bookstore in the apocalypse

    The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill

    Magical realism, trans protagonist, magic bookstore, time travel

    The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang, translated by Slin Jung

    Fantasy, magic to change your life, magic cat

    Vantage Point by Sarah Sligar

    Literary thriller, New England, family curse, digital haunting

    Pretend We’re Dead: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Women in Rock in the 1990s by Tanya Pearson

    Nonfiction

    All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
    Sci fi, dystopia, trying to save a museum from a flood

    Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan

    Romantasy, royal court, gods

    We Could be Rats by Emily Austin

    Queer literary fiction, sisters, family reconnection

    February

    Reading the Waves by Lidia Yuknavitch

    Queer memoir

    Loca by Alejandro Heredia

    Literary fiction, queer, debut, NYC, friendship

    Hungerstone by Kat Dunn

    Carmilla reimagining

    Soft Core by Brittany Newell

    Literary fiction, coming of age, sex work, woman finding herself

    Dengue Boy by Michel Neva, translated by Rahul Berry

    Weird fiction, part mosquito part boy goes on journey through dystopian world

    Mutual Interest by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith

    Historical fiction, queer entrepreneurs in Gilded Age NYC

    Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito

    Thriller, black humor, murderous governess

    The Echoes by Evie Wyld

    Literary fiction, ghost protagonist, grief, relationships

    Crush by Ada Calhoun

    Literary fiction, debut, polyamory, relationships, marriage

    The Lamb by Lucy Rose

    Horror, folk horror, queer, gothic

    Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya

    Memoir, surviving mental breakdown through books

    Little Mysteries by Sara Gran

    Short stories, mystery

    One Message Remains by Premee Mohamed

    Sci fi, dystopia, short stories

    Beta Vulgaris by Margie Sarsfield

    Weird fiction, “vegetable gothic”

    The Poorly Man and Other Things by Sam Rebelein

    Horror short story collection set in world of his previous book Edenville

    Idle Grounds by Krystelle Bamford

    Literary fiction, thriller, family gathering, lurking darkness

    The World After Gaza: A Short History by Pankaj Mishra

    Nonfiction

    Nothing Serious by Emily J Smith

    Thriller, feminist, modern dating, murder

    The Rose Bargain by Sarah Peyton Smith

    Romantasy, Victorian England, fae

    (S)kin by Ibi Zoboi

    Contemporary fantasy, Caribbean folklore, inherited magic, novel in verse

    The Forest King’s Daughter by Elly Blake

    Romantasy, enemies to lovers, adventure, magic war

    Dream Girl Drama by Tessa Bailey

    Romance, hockey, spicy, family drama

    Book Boyfriend by Emily Wibberly and Austin Siegemund-Broka

    Romance, fantasy fans and fandom, workplace

    A Circle of Uncommon Witches by Paige Crutcher

    Romantasy, witches, curses, adventure

    Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

    Romance, diver and swimmer, Olympics

    Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

    Fantasy, third in series

    Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray

    Historical fiction, Black history, novelization of life of Jessie Redmon Fauset, Harlem renaissance

    Back After This by Linda Holmes

    Romance, funny, podcasting

    March

    Stag Dance by Torrey Peters

    Novella collection, speculative fiction

    Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One by Kristen Arnett

    Literary fiction, clowns, funny, authenticity, finding yourself

    Cover Story by Celia Laskey

    Romance, sapphic, Hollywood

    The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses

    Horror, post apocalyptic, body horror, creepy convent

    The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

    Sci fi, near future dystopia, dream monitoring

    Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche

    Literary fiction, story of four interconnected women, love

    The Antidote by Karen Russell

    Fantasy, “dust bowl epic”, prairie witch

    Enemy of the Sun: Poetry of Palestinian Resistance edited by Edmund Ghareeb and Naseer Aruri

    Poetry anthology

    Sucker Punch of Scaachi Koul

    Memoir of divorce

    The Haunting of Room 904 by Erika T Wurth

    Horror, psychic, haunted hotel

    The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

    Historical horror, vampire

    I’ll Love You Forever: Notes from a K-Pop Fan by Giaae Kwon

    Nonfiction

    Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

    Fifth Hunger Games novel

    Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley

    Romance, funny, falling apart marriage, crime

    The Love Simulation by Etta Easton

    Romance, funny, competition, teachers

    The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn

    Romantasy, thriller, Gone Girl meets Practical Magic

    Malinalli by Veronica Chapa

    Historical reimagining of life of Mexican interpreter, epic tale

    Broken Country by Claire Leslie Hall

    Literary, romance, suspense, small town secrets

    Hot Air by Marcy Dermansky

    Literary fiction, black humor, money, marriage, sex, revenge

    Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

    Literary fiction, climate fiction, science researchers, Antarctica, secrets

    Salt Water by Katy Hays

    Thrillers, murder, family, secrets, Capri

    Elphie by Gregory Maguire

    Prequel to Wicked

    The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue

    Historical fiction, 1895, France

    When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi

    Sci fi, John fuckin Scalzi

    Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

    Nonfiction

    Nowhere by Allison Gunn

    Horror, disappearances in a small town

    A Harvest of Hearts by Andrea Eames

    Cozy fantasy, magic, love spell gone awry, talking cat

    They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran

    YA horror, Louisiana, small town disappearances, underwater monsters

    Fable at the End of the World by Ava Reid

    Sci fi, dystopia, queer romance, wasteland

    The Burial Tide by Neil Sharpson

    Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta

    Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

    Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay

    And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin

  • Brea and Mallory discuss how they’re tracking their reading in 2025, and solve a reader problem about a little free library. And they do it all with special in-studio guest, Traci Thomas from The Stacks podcast! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    The Survivalists by Kashana Cauley

    Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller

    Pure Innocent Fun by Ira Madison III

    Alligator Tears by Edgar Gomez

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  • Brea and Mallory talk about how to deal with book snobs! Plus, they test out those snack trays for Stanley Cups to see if they’re good for reading, and recommend historical fiction. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Spinning Silver by Naomi Novak

    A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane

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    Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

    The Alienist by Caleb Carr

  • Brea and Mallory discuss whether three star reads are good for your literary life! Plus, they solve a problem about a harmful book in a library, and recommend books where typography is part of the plot. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

    A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf

    Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

    Remember You Will Die by Eden Robins

    Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

  • Brea and Mallory talk about their 2025 reader resolutions, and how they did on 2024’s. Plus, they deliver a ruling on whether you’re responsible for what someone buys with a bookstore giftcard. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    The City in Glass by Nghi Vo

  • Brea and Mallory pick their top books of the year! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    The Girl in Red by Christina Henry

    The Cautious Traveler’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks

    Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

    The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

    The Night Guest by Hilda Knutsdottir, translated by Mary Robinette Kowal

    Margo’s Got Money Problems by Rufi Thorpe

    The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim

    The Book of Love by Kelly Link

    The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell

    Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley

    An Academy of Liars by Alexis Henderson

    That Time I Got Drunk and Saved A Demon by Kimberly Lemming

    All This & More by Peng Shepherd

    Summers End by Juneau Black

    A Better World by Sarah Langan

    Enlightenment by Sarah Perry

    I’m Starting to Worry about This Black Box of Doom by Joseph Pargin

    The Village Library Demon Hunting Society by C.M Waggoner

    Model Home by Rivers Solomon

    Grief in the Fourth Dimension by Jennifer Yu

    Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

    The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister

    Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

    The Hunter by Tana French

    The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai, translated by Jesse Kirkwood

    Woodworm by Layla Martinez, translated by Sophie Hughes and Annie McDermott

    Hack/Slash: Back to School by Zoe Thorogood

    The Night Mother by Jeremy Lambert and Alexa Sharpe

    I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This (But I’m Going to Anyway) by Chelsea Devantaz

    I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNicol

    Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

    A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall

    The Parliament by Aimee Pokwatka

    Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi

    In Utero by Chris Gooch

    Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pederson

    Homesick: Stories by Nino Cipri

    Confess by Rob Halford

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  • Brea and Mallory recommend non-numerical reading goals. Plus, they test out a bookish gift kit and recommend audiobooks for boyfriends. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    James by Percival Everett

    The Legacy of Arniston House by T.L. Huchu

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    Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

    World War Z by Max Brooks

    No Gods No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull

  • Brea and Mallory tick off the last box on the 2024 Reading Glasses Challenge - read a cozy book! Plus, they test out a romance challenge and solve a problem about how to talk to authors about their sad memoirs! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com.

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    Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time by Barry Sonnenfeld

    Coup de Grace by Sofia Ajram

    Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum, translated by Shanna Tan

    Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis

  • Brea and Mallory reveal their last anticipated books episode for 2024! Plus, they test out the Boox eReader and settle a debate about Audible Originals. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

    A Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J Maas

    Private Rites by Julia Armfield
    Literary fiction, grief, family, love, slow burn apocalypse

    Rental House by Weike Wang
    Literary fiction, short, marriage, family seen through the lens of two vacations

    Woo Woo by Ella Baxter
    Literary fiction, making art as a woman

    Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe
    Queer literary fiction, two ancient sisters who are both human and snake

    The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall

    Romantasy, monsters, hot blacksmith, journey through hellscape

    The Rivals by Jane Pek

    Mystery, sequel to The Verifiers

    My Darling Boy by Helen Cooper

    Thriller, murder, small town, disappearance, two angry moms

    Under Loch and Key by Lana Ferguson

    Paranormal romance, Scotland, Loch Ness monster

    The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt by Chelsea Iversen

    Historical fantasy, magic garden, Victorian London

    We Are the Beasts by Gigi Griffis

    YA historical horror inspired by the Beast of Gevaudan

    What the Woods Took by Courtney Gould

    YA horror, Yellowjackets meets Girl, Interrupted, queer

    Dust by Alison Stine

    YA sci fi, dystopia, climate change, partially deaf protagonist

    How Could You by Ren Strapp

    New adult queer graphic novel, friendship, love

    The Rules of Royalty by Cale Dietrich
    YA romance, gay, spin on The Princess Diaries

    Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet by Samantha Allen
    Queer supernatural romance, ghostwriting for an actual ghost

    I Might Be in Trouble by Daniel Aleman
    Literary, gay, comedy, mystery, guy waking up to find his date is dead

    The Shutouts by Gabrielle Korn

    Queer dystopian literary sci fi, road trip, survival

    No Place to Bury the Dead by Karina Sainz Borgo, translated by Elizabeth Bryer

    Literary, dystopia, plague that causes amnesia, migrant crisis, border crisis

    Berlin Atomized by Julia Kornsberg, translated by Jack Rockwell and Julia Kornsberg

    Literary epic, spans 30 years all over globe, follows 3 siblings at the end of the world

    Statistically Speaking by Debbie Johnson

    Literary, romance, anxious protagonist, finding yourself, funny

    The World With Its Mouth Open by Zahid Rafiq

    Debut short story collection, literary

    Untethered by Angela Jackson-Brown

    Historical fiction, 1960s Alabama, self discovery

    Dating & Dragons by Kristy Boyce

    YA romance about D&D

    Stuck in the Country With You by Zuri Day
    City-meets-country romance

    Something Extraordinary by Alexis Hall

    Regency romance, marriage of convenience

    How to Get a Life in Ten Dates by Jenny L. Howe
    Rom-com, fat protagonist, besties to lovers

    P.S. I Hate You by Lauren Connely

    Rom-com, enemies to lovers, cross country journey

    Mechanize My Hands to War by Erin K. Wagner
    Sci fi, near future, AI, rural Appalachia, state violence

    How to Steal a Galaxy by Beth Revis
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    Trouble Island by Sharon Short
    Historical thriller, Lake Erie, 1930s, locked room mystery, prohibition gangster wives

    Alter Ego by Alex Segura

    Sci fi, mystery, comic books, superheroes, storytelling

    Kingdom of No Tomorrow by Fabienne Josaphat

    Historical fiction, 1960s Oakland and Chicago, Black Panther Party, misogyny in social movements

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    A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

    Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

    The Fair Folk by Su Bristow

    Fruiting Bodies by Kathryn Harlan


  • Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2024 Reading Glasses Challenge - pick a book based on the cover. Plus, they test a bookish candle and recommend YA books and graphic novels. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

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    Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell


  • Brea and Mallory talk about books that have been on their TBRs for a long time and why they keep them there. Plus, they recommend graphic novels and solve an audiobook gifting problem! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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  • Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2024 Reading Glasses Challenge - read a book about a holiday during that holiday! Plus, they test out a book crate and give advice for mood readers who are also library users. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Looking for Love in all the Haunted Places by Claire Kann

    Death on Tap by Ellie Alexander

    Summers End by Juneau Black

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    The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd Jones

    Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper

    Prosper’s Demon by KJ Parker

    The Hills of Estrella Roja by Ashely Robin Franklin

    Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

    The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

    Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

    The Fervor by Alma Katsu

    Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

    Patricia Wants a Cuddle by Samantha Allen

    The Return by Rachel Harrison

    Books of Blood by Clive Barker

  • Brea and Mallory talk about book hangovers and how to cure them! Plus, they interview Tom Ryan about his new mystery book and recommend enticing books to get you out of a book slump. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison

    The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister

    I Might be in Trouble by Daniel Aleman

    The Examiner by Janice Hallett

    Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus

    House of Hidden Meaning by Ru Paul

    The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

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    Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

    Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

    The Countess by Rebecca Johns

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    All Fours by Miranda July

    Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall

    Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaghuchi, translated by Geoffery Trousselot

    The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

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    Hum by Helen Phillips

    Summers End by Juneau Black

    OCTOBER

    The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch
    Red White and Royal Blue meets the Nightmare before Christmas

    Coup de Grace by Sofia Ajram
    Queer horror, Montreal, time loop, psychological

    The Bog Wife by Kay Caronister
    Horror, Appalachian gothic, siblings, supernatural bargain, family, nature magic

    The Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. Lin
    YA horror, sisterhood, Vancouver, ghosts, demons

    Killer House Party by Lily Anderson
    YA horror, haunted mansion house party goes bad, ghosts

    The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudora

    Horror, short story collection, surreal, subversive

    This Cursed House by Del Sandeen
    Historical horror, Southern gothic, 1960s New Orleans, curses, family secrets

    Red in Tooth and Claw by Lish McBride
    YA horror, Western, fantasy, monsters, remote frontier town

    Uncanny: The Origins of Fear by Junji Ito
    Non fiction, memoir

    All the Hearts You Eat by Hailey Piper
    Queer horror, small town mysteries, folklore, ghosts, occult

    American Rapture by CJ Leede
    Sci fi horror, apocalyptic, virus sweeping across country

    Where the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh
    Horror, possession, ghosts, Nigeria, murder, family drama, secrets

    Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews
    Queer YA horror, psychological, monsters, woods, art

    Marigold Mind Laundry by Jungeun Yun, translated by Shanna Tan
    Speculative fiction, magic laundromat that erases people’s painful memories

    Impractical Magic by Emily Grimoire

    Witchy romance, grumpy/sunshine, slow burn, small town, cozy

    Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London
    Queer horromance, vampires, fantasy, rom-com

    Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi
    Romantasy, food magic, kitchen witch, Halloween

    Jasmine is Haunted by Mark Oshiro

    Queer middle grade fantasy, ghosts, grief, friendship

    The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
    Fantasy, demons, angels, epic love story, history

    A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie Dara

    Fantasy, grim reapers and souls, stressed out mom solving a mystery

    How to Help a Hungry Werewolf by Charlotte Stein
    Horromance, cozy, small town, witch + werewolf

    Gentlest of Wild Things by Sarah Underwood
    Sapphic romantasy, mysteries, myth, Eros and Psyche retelling, vampire

    The Wild Huntress by Emily Lloyd-Jones
    YA fantasy, magical competition, monsters, a hunt

    A Pirate’s Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
    Romantasy, lesbian pirates, enemies to lovers

    A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang
    Fantasy, womanhood, kingdoms warring, spies

    The Night Mother by Jeremy Lambert and Alexa Sharpe

    The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling
    Witchy Yuletide romance

    The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo
    Literary fantasy, motherhood, magic, search for a lost child, 1940s Texas

    The Crescent Moon Tea Room by Stacy Sivinski
    Fantasy, 3 clairvoyant sisters, family curse

    The Stone Witch of Florence by Anna Rasche
    Historical fantasy, witches, gem magic, mystery, 1300s Italy


    Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-il Kim, translated by Anton Hur
    Epic fantasy, empire run on necromancy, magic

    Swordcrossed by Freya Marske
    Gay romantasy, low stakes, enemies to lovers, bodyguard

    The Stars are Dying by Chloe C. Peñaranda
    Romantasy, dark fantasy, Greek myths, vampires

    Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy
    Queer romantasy, magic forest, curses, sorcerer and his rival

    Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee

    Queer YA romantasy, Chinese fairytale retelling, romance

    If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens
    Horromance, Scotland, haunted castles, enemies to lovers writers

    The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke

    Fantasy short story set in the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

    The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook by Matt Dinniman
    Fantasy, third in series

    Absolution by Jeff Vandermeer
    4th in series

    Run by Blake Crouch
    Sci fi, apocalyptic thriller, rage epidemic

    Metal from Heaven by August Clarke
    Queer fantasy, lesbian revenge, class warfare

    Remember You Will Die by Eden Robins
    Sci fi, time bending, puzzles, sixty protagonists

    It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah Dawson
    Sci fi horror, thriller, secluded artist’s colony, murder, secrets

    The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry
    Historical fantasy, fairies, curses and spells, magic, 1920s England, friendship

    Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
    Fantasy, mage school, ancient secrets, misogyny

    The Bloodless Princes by Charlotte Bond
    Fantasy, sequel

    The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August
    Queer sci fi, cat sidekick, space travel/exploration

    The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide by Cody Daigle-Orians
    Non fiction


    Women’s Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery
    Queer literary fiction, 1960s NYC, funny

    How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Ekland? by Anna Montague
    Literary fiction, lesbian awakening, roadtrip, grief, funny

    Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta
    Queer horrormance, small town, sexy, monsters (not sexy monsters)

    The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan
    Mystery, Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone meets The Goonies, seaside town, family secrets, secret societies

    The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni
    Thriller, sequel

    Model Home by Rivers Solomon

    Rough Pages by L.C. Rosen
    Mystery, sequel

    Much Ado About Margaret by Madeleine Roux

    Regency romance, publishing, scandal, mistaken identities

    The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes
    Historical Greek myth retelling, Oedipus and Antigone

    NOVEMBER

    I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea
    Queer YA horror, sequel

    Dead Girls Don’t Dream by Nino Cipri
    Queer YA horror, scary woods, magic, small town, legends, rituals

    Versailles by Kathryn Davis
    Historical fiction, Marie Antoinette retelling

    Taiwan Travelogue by Shuang-zi Yang, translated by Lin King
    Historical fiction, sapphic, Taiwan, 1930s

    The Muse of Maiden Lane by Mimi Matthews
    Historical romance, horse girl

    Vanishing Treasures by Katherine Rundell
    Nonfiction, animals on the verge of extinction

    The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg
    Nonfiction, history, folklore of Krampus and other Yuletide monsters

    City of Night Birds by Juhea Kim
    Literary, ballet, broken dreams, Russia

    Lowest Common Denominator by Pirkko Saisio, translated by Mia Spangenburg
    Queer historical literary fiction, coming of age, Finland

    Interstellar Megachef by Lavanya Lakshminarayan
    Sci fi, gay Masterchef in space

    Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher
    Queer historical fantasy, granddaughter of Robin Hood

    Thanks for Listening by Molly Horan
    Ace romance, YA, high school, secret advice app

    Leap by Simina Popescu
    YA graphic novel, queer ballerinas at a boarding school

    Rani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar
    If the Taste video by Sabrina Carpenter was a book, sapphic YA romance

    Flopping in a Winter Wonderland by Jason June
    YA gay Christmas romance

    Wake Up, Nat and Darcy by Kate Cochrane
    Sapphic hockey romance, rivals to lovers

    The Legacy of Arniston House by T.L. Huchu

    We Shall be Monsters by Alyssa Wees
    Fantasy, fairies, witches, moms + daughters

    Servant of Earth by Sarah Hawley
    Romantasy, fairies, fae court, deadly trials, monsters, secret rebellion

    Breath of Oblivion by Maurice Broaddus
    Sci fi, second in trilogy, Black Panther meets The Expanse

    The Lotus Empire by Tasha Suri
    Fantasy, third in trilogy, epic

    The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson
    Romantasy, horny fairies, monsters, magic

    Red Sonja: Consumed by Gail Simone
    Epic fantasy novel

    The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso
    Sapphic epic fantasy, romance, time magic

    Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated by Geoffrey Trousselot
    Fifth in series

    The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
    Fantasy, found family magical cat, motley crew, fortune telling

    Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch
    Mystery, grumpy pony protagonist, murder, feel-good

    Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney
    Thriller, forensic science, serial killer, teen protagonist, small town

    A Trinket for the Taking by Victoria Laurie
    Historical cozy fantasy mystery, 1840s Copenhagen, magic detective

    Darkly by Marisha Pessl
    YA thriller, game design, murder, puzzles

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    Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

    The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert

    Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi

    The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley

    Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders