October 2025 New Releases

 

 


 


October 7th
The Resurrectionist by Kathleen S. Allen (Roaring Brook Press) - description and cover not yet updated on Goodreads.

A young Victorian woman unwittingly unleashes a monster into being in this gothic tale of medical mystery and sinister suspense, perfect for fans of A STUDY IN DROWNING and ANATOMY: A LOVE STORY.

When seventeen-year-old Dilly Rothbart finds her recently deceased father's hidden journal, her entire world is upended. For what she finds within are the steps to bring a dead soul back to life.

Intent on finishing her father's work and establishing herself as the greatest scientist in history, Dilly finds herself drawn into a medical underworld of corpse-stealing, grave-robbing, and even murder. And when her own twin sister steps in the way of her studies, she'll do whatever is necessary to secure the recognition she deserves.

This twisty, atmospheric Frankensteinian tale is about a group of ambitious young scientists who descend into corruption when a breakthrough discovery grants them the power of gods.

Holly by Adalyn Grace (Little, Brown) - release date not known, some editions dated September 2025.

A mysterious and magical holiday novella set in the romantic, Gothic-infused world of Belladonna, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Adalyn Grace.

















The Leaving Room by Amber Mcbride (Feiwel and Friends) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
Gospel is the Keeper of the Leaving Room—a place all young people must phase through when they die. The young are never ready to leave; they need a moment to remember and a Keeper to help their wispy souls along.

Gospel assumes that there are countless other Leaving Rooms because many children pass, but she suspects they are not like her Leaving Room which is small (like a walk in closet)with shelves full of tiny jars that hold the memories of those who have gone.

When a random door opens and a Keeper named Melody arrives, their souls become entangled. Gospel seriousness melts and Melody’s fear of connection fades, but still—are Keepers allowed to fall in love? Now they must find a way out of the Leaving Room and be unafraid of their love. They must claw their way back to their bodies because there is so much more life to explore—together.

Blood and Breath by Qurratulayn Muhammad (Page Street)
Tamara Grasty at Page Street has acquired debut author Qurratulayn Muhammad's Blood and Breath, a YA 1920s fantasy with elements of horror, in which a Black girl makes a deal with a Devil to infiltrate and destroy the ruling magical class that oppressed and nearly killed her. All she wants is revenge, but she soon discovers that she's gotten far worse than what she's bargained for. Publication is planned for spring 2025; Kelly Van Sant at KT Literary negotiated the deal for world English rights.

October 14th
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm by Mariama J. Lockington (FSG) - moved from 2023, description not yet updated on Goodreads.

When snow falls, sparks fly in this irresistible YA queer romance from Schneider Family Book Award and Stonewall Honor winner Mariama J. Lockington—for fans of She Gets the Girl and Jennifer Dugan.

High school senior Lyric has always found Christmas to be the hardest season. While other kids got presents and family time by the fire, she was in and out of foster care. An up-and-coming make-up influencer and aspiring cosmetology student who loves a bold lip, Lyric definitely isn’t looking for romance—not when opening up to someone feels a lot like asking to get hurt.

Christmas is Juniper’s favorite time of year. At least, it was, until her moms’ separation. They’re back together now, and Juniper hopes they’ll stay that way. Because if they’re happy, that means Juniper can leave for her gap-year trip after graduation (the one she has yet to tell her parents about, and can’t really afford without their help).

When a chance meeting brings these two opposite personalities together, they should clash . . . only they don’t. Instead Lyric strikes a deal with Juniper: pose as her fake girlfriend in a series of holiday-themed social media posts and they can split the money from her beauty sponsorships. But soon the lines between what’s real and what’s not start to blur. Could it be that sparks are flying both in front of the camera and behind it?

Told from dual perspectives, one in prose and one in verse, I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm is a cozy and modern love story from acclaimed author Mariama J. Lockington that's perfect for the winter season or all year round.

An Ocean Apart by Jill Tew (Joy Revolution)
Bria Ragin and David and Nicola Yoon at Joy Revolution have bought Jill Tew's An Ocean Apart, a sci-fi romance set in a dystopia 180 years before the events of her debut The Dividing Sky, where a working-class girl secretly enters a dating competition at sea to win the heart of a wealthy water heir, hoping to convince him to save her water-starved community. But when her childhood best friend sneaks aboard the ship to help, she must decide between her mission and her heart. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Jennifer Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency sold world rights











October 15th

This Is How We Roll by Various YA Authors (Page Street)
Lauren Knowles at Page Street YA has acquired world English rights to This Is How We Roll, edited by Rosiee Thor and Colby Wilkens, a YA anthology exploring the crossroads between queerness and beloved tabletop role-playing games, featuring Akemi Dawn Bowman, DeAndra Davis, MK England, Jonny Garza Villa, Anna Meriano, Linsey Miller, Margaret Owen, Marieke Nijkamp, ​​Jamie Pacton, Rebecca Podos, Tara Sim, and Andrew Joseph White. Publication is set for fall 2025; Saba Sulaiman at Talcott Notch Literary Services represented Thor, and Rebecca Podos at Rees Literary Agency represented Wilkens.

October 21st
Where No Shadow Stays by Sara Hashem (Holiday House) - moved from August 2025.
A homecoming queen and a bad-boy loner team up to break a generational curse in this YA supernatural horror from a talented American Egyptian voice.

Seventeen-year-old Mina is always focused on what comes next: exams, school dances, opportunities for a picnic by the lake. Filling up the future keeps her from lingering over how little she knows about her history or where she comes from. Anytime she asks her father questions about Egypt–or about her mother’s mysterious death–he struggles to open up.

When Mina receives an invitation from an aunt she’s never met to visit the Haikal mansion, her mother’s childhood home in El Agamy, Mina accepts. She can’t resist the chance to learn more about her roots or what happened to her mother, even if it means lying to her loves ones for the first time in her life.

But when Mina returns from El Agamy, she doesn’t come back alone.

A sinister entity follows Mina from the Haikal mansion to her tiny California town. Mina is forced to abandon her friends, her father, and everything she loves in order to prevent the entity from violently possessing them. Isolated and fighting for her life, Mina must seek help from an unlikely ally: Jesse Talbot, the mortician’s hostile son and the only person who proves immune to possession. Jesse would rather floss with barbed wire than team up with social butterfly Mina, but he doesn’t exactly have a choice—after all, he’s running from family secrets of his own.

As Mina and Jesse dig deeper into Mina’s family lore, they uncover a bloody debt that must be satisfied if Mina wants to finish senior year alive.


The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh (Feiwel and Friends) - moved from 2024, description not yet updated on Goodreads.
Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in The Demon and the Light, the hotly anticipated follow-up to Axie Oh's The Floating World.

The battle is over, but the war is just beginning...

With the help of her friends and allies, Ren managed to topple the General's insurrection, but the Floating World and its territories are still under threat of attack from the rival Volmaran Empire. And far worse, she was powerless to save Sunho from being overcome by the monstrous power in his blood. Now he's gone, transformed into a feral, deadly creature that doesn't even recognize her anymore, and her heart aches for the sweet boy she's grown to love.

But the escalating war will not pause for her grief. Seen by some as a heavenly savior and others merely a figurehead to be manipulated, Ren must use all her courage and cunning to survive the royal court's game long enough to find Sunho and bring him home before he loses himself to the Demon forever.


October 26th
Seven Deadly Thorns by Amber Hamilton (Bloomsbury)
A swoony gothic YA romantasy, with an irresistible hero and heroine and an enemies to lovers story. His touch is deadly; her magic is darkness – but they are each other's only hope.

Viola Sinclair has hidden the shadow magic in her blood for seventeen years. When her secret is discovered, the queen gives her assassin The Huntsman a new assignment and a new the seven thorns on his wrist mean he has seven days to hunt Viola down and kill her. If he doesn't, he will be the one to die.

It turns out the Huntsman isn't just an assassin. He's Roze Roquelart – entitled prince, arrogant fellow student and the one person Viola hates more than anyone. He should revel in the chance to finally strike Viola down. But the Hunstman needs something from Viola and her magic. And he's willing to spare her life to get it.

Viola and Roze have seven days to save their lives. Forced to work together, they'll discover terrible secrets, sinister threats … and an irresistible attraction. But is the prince telling the full truth? Is anyone?

October 28th
Hazelthorn by CG Drews (Feiwel and Friends) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
CG Drews, acclaimed author of Don't Let the Forest In, returns with another deeply unsettling and yet hauntingly beautiful tale of murder and botanical body horror, perfect for fans of Andrew Joseph White and We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

Evander has lived like a ghost in the forgotten corners of the Hazelthorn estate ever since he was taken in by his reclusive billionaire guardian, Byron Lennox-Hall, when he was a child. For his safety, Evander has been given three ironclad rules to follow:

He can never leave the estate. He can never go into the gardens. And most importantly, he can never again be left alone with Byron's charming, underachieving grandson, Laurie.

That last rule has been in place ever since Laurie tried to kill Evander seven years ago, and yet somehow Evander is still obsessed with him.

But when Byron suddenly dies, Evander inherits Hazelthorn’s immense gothic mansion and acres of sprawling grounds, along with the entirety of the Lennox-Hall family's vast wealth. There’s just one caveat: He must choose a new guardian from amongst Laurie's scheming, backstabbing relatives to help manage the estate until he turns eighteen.

Except Evander's sure his guardian was murdered, and Laurie may be the only one who can help him find the killer before they come for Evander next. Perhaps even more concerning is how the overgrown garden is refusing to stay behind its walls, slipping its vines and spores deeper into the house with each passing day. As the family’s dark secrets unravel alongside the growing horror of their terribly alive, bloodthirsty garden, Evander needs to find out what he’s really inheriting before the garden demands to be fed once more.

Rhiannon by Kiara Brinkman (First Second) - YA graphic novel, description not yet updated on Goodreads.
This poignant coming-of-age graphic novel in the vein of This One Summer tells the story of three friends who spend an unforgettable summer at a trailer park in a southwest town.

Ever since she was little, Rhiannon has lived with her aunt in a sleepy, sun-drenched trailer park called the Golden Canyon Retirement Community. Growing up among senior citizens, Rhia is usually the only kid around—except during the summer. That’s when her best friend, Kit, comes for a long visit.

This summer, something has changed. Rhiannon and Kit’s easy friendship is no longer easy. Even worse, there’s a new teenager in the park—Elizabeth. She’s the polar opposite of Rhiannon: hip, confident, and a bit of a troublemaker. And Elizabeth has a secret that will put Rhiannon and Kit’s friendship to the test.

No comments:

Post a Comment