Release date not yet known
Drop Dead Handsome by Matthew Hubbard (Delacorte Romance)
What You Will by Rachael Lippincott (Simon and Schuster)
Alexa Pastor at Simon & Schuster has acquired Rachael Lippincott's What You Will, a vengeful, sapphic, historical romantasy spin on Twelfth Night, following feuding families and branches of magic. Publication is scheduled for fall 2026; Emily van Beek at Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management negotiated the deal for world rights.
Devil's Advocate by Amanda DeWitt (Peachtree Teen)
Ashley Hearn at Peachtree Teen has bought Devil's Advocate by Amanda DeWitt, a YA supernatural comedy pitched as Succession meets Hazbin Hotel. When Ada Faust's dad—the actual devil—sets his sights on triggering the apocalypse, Ada's siblings are all forced to compete for the coveted spot as his right hand by influencing the presidential election. Ada plans to curry favor by sabotaging her dad's political rival. Problem is, Ada actually likes doing good, and with a dad like hers, you can be a good daughter or a good person, but you can't be both. Publication is set for fall 2026; Cate Hart at Harvey Klinger Literary Agency did the deal for world rights.
Spellwright by Heather Kassner (Atheneum)
Julia McCarthy at Atheneum has acquired, in an exclusive submission, Heather Kassner's YA debut, Spellwright. Pitched as An Enchantment of Ravens meets A Study in Drowning, this cozy romantic fantasy follows a young spellwright who must reluctantly team up with an insufferably alluring magician to investigate the theft of a dark grimoire before its curse claims her next. Sheyla Knigge and Victoria Marini at High Line Literary brokered the deal for world rights, with publication set for fall 2026.
October 6th
The Revolution of Olivia Witherson by S. Isabelle (Storytide) - moved from June 2026.
Olivia Witherson has it all figured out. Once she’s married to Samuel Desir, a handsome (and rich) businessman in the making, she’ll be able to step into the life of upper-class comfort she’s always known she’s destined for. Getting kidnapped by a gang of ruffians and being held for ransom in their grubby headquarters on the outskirts of Paris… was not part of the plan.
Olivia is sure that Jac Santil, head of the Saints Tristes gang, is the most loathsome, infuriating person she’s ever met. But the longer she spends with the Saints, the more good she sees them doing—distributing food and medicine to the poor, taking in orphaned children, and organizing the exploited laborers of Paris, the same workers who staff Samuel’s factories. Soon, Olivia must acknowledge that there may be more to the Saints, and to Jac, than meets the eye, and that the life of luxury she’d always dreamed of may never come to fruition.
In honor of the 20th anniversary of New Moon, this second vintage—inspired collector's edition in the series features:
Foil—stamped slipcase
Stunning new cover with lush, romantic artwork
New interior art and beautifully illustrated endpapers
Elegant ribbon marker
One—of—a—kind interactive gilded—edge design
For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning.
Bella and Edward face a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi. Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this second book in the Twilight Saga continues the vampire love story that redefined romance for a generation.
A must—have collector’s edition for any die—hard or newly minted fan.
Radio Free Texas by Libba Bray (Scholastic)
From beloved bestselling author Libba Bray, a story of love, rock n' roll, and sex (in that order) in 1980s Texas.
Bowie (pronounced "boo-eee") is a little bit lost in his small Texas town. As he starts his senior year, the only thing he's pretty sure of is that he has a crush on Comet Jensen, a girl who's such a firecracker that she actually sets a firecracker off on the first day of school.Since Comet's one wrong move away from getting expelled, Bowie steps in and takes the blame for the firecracker stunt. His punishment? Community service at a local radio station run by an anti-social, anti-establishment anti-hero named Marlon. Suddenly Bowie finds he not only has something to do, but he also has something to say. And, possibly, a future with Comet.
In the tradition of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Eleanor & Park, Dazed & Confused, and The Last Picture Show, this is a funny, touching story about how coming-of-age, like love, is never a solo project.
Voice of the Ashes by Sharon Cameron (Scholastic)
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon Cameron returns with a stunning story about the fight to survive - and find love - in the face of the ugliest of nightmares, based on the true story of two heroes and their resistance in the Sobibor death camp during the Holocaust.
Saartje has already survived two concentration camps when she is sent to Sobibor, a death camp that is infamous for forcing the inmates to perform sick entertainment for their Nazi guards if they wish to live. When Saartje is paired with a young Polish man and ordered to waltz, she doesn't understand the German command.
But her partner does.
The young Polish man, Chaim Engel, doesn't know how to waltz.
But Saartje does.
Together, the pair dance well enough to live through the night, and from that moment on, Chaim and Saartje will do whatever it takes to keep each other alive.
When, on October 14th, 1943, a prisoner revolt begins, Saartje and Chaim escape alongside 300 other prisoners amid the confusion and bloodshed. With only each other, the pair must survive the ensuing manhunt and find a place to hide if they want any chance of making it out of the war alive.
Based on the true stories of Chaim and Saartje Engel, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Light in Hidden Places, Sharon Cameron, crafts an evocative, beautiful thriller that celebrates hope, survival, and the power of love in the face of impossible odds.
I've Got Plans for You by Roselyn Clarke (Sourcebooks Fire)
Rory Wilson and Celeste Markham are friends. Or that’s what everyone thinks. Their boyfriends are co-captains of the soccer team, they hang out with the same group, and they’re even going to the same college in the fall. The truth is, they've been secretly sabotaging one other since middle school, and the only thing keeping their frenemy-ship from total destruction is that they each know the others’ darkest secret.
But when Rory spies her boyfriend hooking up with Celeste, the endgame begins. Now she has plans to finally get Celeste exiled from the friend group so she no longer has to play second-best to the insufferably perfect Celeste. It'll happen at the beach house where the entire group is kicking off the summer with a week of chilling by the pool, partying, and—if Rory plays her cards right—shocking revelations that will turn everyone against Celeste.
But taking down a frenemy is no easy task, and Rory’s not the only one in the house bent on destruction. Either Celeste is even more devious than Rory realized, or someone else is stealthily playing the circle of friends against one another. As a storm strands them all in the house, tensions rise and the dangers escalate. Rory doesn't know whether she's the target of this secret revenge, or if Celeste is. Will she be the one to end up dead? Or the one left without an alibi?
The Bone Brides by Marley Rose-Teter (Page Street YA)
Nola James can handle it. She can handle that her father is dead. She can handle that her friends, bored with her grief, left her behind. Nola James has to handle it because Lumi—the love of her life and a faery changeling—is in danger. Not only is Lumi's human mother trying to kill her, but she’s being hunted by veiled monsters that want to return her to the fae. Hiding out in an abandoned cabin with only a skeleton-rabbit for company is hard, but Nola can handle it. And she does.
Until Lumi is abducted.
In order to save her, Nola must enter the faery realm: a boggy world in which eyeless horses parade as brides, ghost-bees produce transformative honey, and skeletons dance in skin-colored cloaks. Aided by a witch-girl with uncertain motives, Nola uncovers the realm’s terrifying power over changelings. If Nola can’t outplay an abyssal faery queen and find the courage to let the world see her own pain, Lumi will be trapped—not only in faeryland but in a skin that’s not her own.
Premeditated by Trish Lundy (Henry Holt) - moved from September 2026.
Ann Marie Wong and Mark Podesta at Henry Holt have acquired, in an exclusive submission, Trish Lundy's (The One That Got Away with Murder) next YA thriller, Premeditated. The novel follows Rose Cleary, a teen goth living in the Rust Belt, whose best friend is murdered on graduation night, a fate Rose herself only narrowly escapes. After the police and hospital begin to treat Rose as a suspect, she teams up with the boy who found her bleeding on the side of the road to solve the mystery of her friend's death, before the killer can silence her for good. Publication is set for fall 2026; Stephen Barbara and Kristin van Ogtrop at InkWell Management negotiated the six-figure deal for North American rights.
Children of Owl by Darcie Little Badger and Abigail Rajunov (Levine Querido)
Nick Thomas at Levine Querido has bought world rights to illustrated YA novel Children of Owl by Newbery Honor author Darcie Little Badger, illustrated by Abigail Rajunov. After Lipan Apache teenager Maisie sees the son of Owl, she knows it portends evil for one of her beloved cousins and that she must do anything to stop it from happening. Publication is planned for fall 2026; Michael Curry at Donald Maass Literary Agency represented the author, and Aliza R. Hoover at the CAT Agency represented the illustrator.
Being Amani by Annabelle Steele (Lerner/Carolrhoda) - previously published in the UK.
Amy Fitzgerald at Lerner/Carolrhoda has acquired North American English rights to Annabelle Steele's YA novel Being Amani, originally published in the U.K. The protagonist's abusive estranged father resurfaces, asking for a second chance to be part of her life, just as she's embarking on her first romantic relationship—and noticing some troubling similarities between her dad and her new boyfriend. Publication is set for fall 2026; Petula Chaplin at Petula Chaplin Rights Agency did the deal on behalf of Hashtag Press and MMS Sales Agency.
The Blood Queen by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis (Sourcebooks Fire)
October 7th
We're All Going to Die Tonight by Veronica Bane (Delacorte)
Krista Marino at Delacorte Press has acquired We're All Going to Die Tonight by Veronica Bane (Difficult Girls), a twisty mystery about seven teens who are forced to spend a stormy—and deadly—night together in a remote mansion. Publication is scheduled for fall 2026; Michelle Wolfson at Wolfson Literary Agency sold world English rights.
October 13th
The Velvet Knife by Maureen Johnson (Katherine Tegan Books) - moved from April 2026.
Stevie might be the greatest teenage detective Ellingham Academy and the world has ever seen, but even she can’t figure out what happened with her boyfriend, David. What she needs is a distraction: a good old-fashioned murder. Stevie is much happier dealing with dead people. They’re a lot less confusing—they don’t send cryptic texts and make out with other girls in British pubs.
But then Stevie gets exactly what she wanted when a dead body turns up in the middle of a Manhattan apartment complex, and this one is . . . complicated. Caught in a web of messy alive-people feelings, Stevie finds herself questioning all human connection. Is magnetism only manipulation? Can you trust anyone? Does anyone realize that they’re joining a cult—before it’s too late? And are things with David really over?
Revenge of the Final Girl by Andrea Mosqueda (Feiwel and Friends) - moved from March 2026 and September 2026, description not yet updated on Goodreads.
SCREAM meets Holly Jackson in this gripping thriller about the only survivor of a killing spree who has to face her past - and conquer her fears - or die.
Liliana “Lili” Garza hasn’t had a single moment of peace since her best friends were murdered at a graduation
A year later, Lili is barely scraping by. Now that her own high school graduation is fast approaching, reminders of the massacre are all around her, with news stories commemorating the one year anniversary of the Gatzville graduate murders and a town that refuses to let her forget.
But when one of Lili’s classmates is found dead at a party exactly one year after that horrific night—killed by the same injuries that Lili herself had survived—Lili realizes that someone is trying to recreate the past—and this time, they might not let her escape. To stay alive—again—Lili must confront the ghosts of her past to find out who is coming for her, even if it means unearthing the painful memories she has buried deep down inside.
A tense thriller about the scars that trauma leaves - and the lengths we will go to survive, despite the odds stacked against us - this is a powerful YA novel that will stay with you long after the final page.
The underworld calls me the Phoenix Princess. Most use it in reverence. Zachary spits it like a curse.
As the daughter of Chinatown’s most powerful crime boss, Alexis Sung can do whatever she wants—except join the family business. After her only mission for East Phoenix fails, her father forbids her from being part of any more jobs. But Alexis is desperate to prove she is capable and ruthless.
Enter the West Dragon, historied rivals of East Phoenix. When they propose collaborating on a heist that could save both families from financial ruin, Alexis sees her chance to prove her worth. She has just two problems. The first: she must defy her father's orders. The second: Zachary Ren, the boy who ruined her first mission and their childhood friendship.
Handsome, brooding, and dangerously clever, Zachary is leading the heist on the Dragons’ side and is heir apparent to lead all of West Dragon. Alexis agrees to put aside their animosity in order to steal a warehouse full of priceless artifacts. But when the rival heirs' hatred turns into something hotter, they realize the biggest obstacle to power might be love.
White Mountain by Ruby Jean Cottle (Henry Holt)
In the second book in Ruby Jean Cottle's dark and romantic Black River duology, a group of teens must face new supernatural threats while guarding the secrets that could tear them apart.
It's been months since the Silver sisters' life changed forever. Dusty should be focused on her new relationship, but how can she, when her visions of the future show her little sister in trouble? Something is waking beneath the mountain, and it’s getting harder to ignore.
When an old foe returns with an army of vampire fledglings and a dangerous new agenda, the Silver sisters and their friends are forced to confront him once again. And after a body turns up in the woods, an unrelenting detective begins digging into the town’s string of unsolved deaths, threatening to expose everything they've all hidden.
As new romances bloom and loyalties are tested, the group is forced to face impossible questions about themselves and their relationships.
Whatever is hiding in the mountain isn’t finished with them. And the worst may still be yet to come.
Dreamweaving by O.O. Sangoyomi (Page Street) - previously titled Dreamweaver, moved from August 2026.
Raised by a hidden coven of witches, Deja Freeman is forbidden from mentioning two things: 1) magic, and 2) her mother. But when she discovers her mother’s death is linked to Tanglewood Prep—a prestigious New England boarding school—she enrolls, needing the truth.
Tóbi Ẹkúndayọ̀ is Tanglewood’s future valedictorian. Popular and driven, she has her eyes set on Junior Class President, even if it means facing down the institutional prejudice running rampant in her school.
When Deja and Tóbi begin having terrifying visions, they realize one thing lies at the center: the mysterious demise of Tanglewood’s first Black female student. In investigating the school’s dark history, the girls must trust each other and their crew of friends if they hope to avoid the administration’s suspicions—or something far worse.
Sincerely Your Murderer by Ravena Guron (Sourcebooks Fire) - previously published in the UK as Mondays Are Murder.
Murder, mystery and mind-blowing twists: the deadly new YA thriller from bestselling breakout sensation, Ravena Guron, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen M. McManus.
Seventeen-year-old Kay left her sleepy hometown after the devastating death of her friend, Ivy. But when her parents go on holiday without her, Kay is forced to come back to stay with her cousin. And her return comes with a bang. Because when Kay arrives, it's to find an anonymous letter on her bed.
The letter tells her that there will be a thrill on Tuesday, a wreckage on Wednesday, treachery on Thursday, a fire on Friday, sabotage on Saturday, a stabbing on Sunday - and her murder on Monday.
And if Kay can't figure out who is behind the threats, the worst day of the week is about to get deadly...
Pull by Alex London and L. Fury (Greenwillow Books) - YA graphic memior, moved from April 2026.
A powerful graphic memoir about the year Alex London became a skeet shooting champion and nearly lost everything. This is a story of how we survive—together. Pull is for readers of Hey Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka, Ducks by Kate Beaton, and Flamer by Mike Curato.
When he was fifteen, Alex London was keeping a secret. He kept it from his friends, from his conservative prep school, and from his family. Especially his dad, who tried so hard to connect with him, even as Alex pulled away. They seemed to have so little in common. Until his dad gave him a shotgun. On the skeet shooting range, that gun brought him closer to his dad, closer to feeling like a man, and to his first feelings of real excellence.
But it didn’t make him brave enough to stop hiding who he really was. And it didn’t stop him from fearing what would happen if he was found out. His gun offered another solution. One that was irreversible, irrevocable, and terrifying, just a trigger pull away. A trigger pull he couldn’t stop thinking about.
Pull is the memoir of acclaimed author Alex London, strikingly illustrated in an impactful two-color format by comic artist L. Fury, illustrator of Run by John Lewis.
Sunderworld Vol. 2: The Unfortunate Responsibilities of Leopold Berry (Dutton) - moved from September 2025 and from September 2026. Goodreads lists a September 2026 release, but the publisher confirms this release date.
The second installment in the instant NYT bestselling new fantasy series from Ransom Riggs, author of the #1 global phenomenon Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series.
Sunderworld isn’t finished with Leopold Berry—not by a long shot. In the aftermath of the incredible cliffhanger that ended Vol. 1, Leopold, Emmet, and Isabel will begin to unravel the mysteries of Sunder and the secret history of Leopold’s family. Vol. 1 left readers breathless, and Vol. 2 promises even more magic and suspense.
Nightcurse by Emma Hinds (Wednesday Books)
Cursed with eternity, haunted by love–discover the truth about living forever in this achingly atmospheric dark academia fantasy
Emrys Swift is so dead. One hundred and fifty seven years worth of dead, to be exact. He’s a Revenant, nightcursed, destined to be stuck being seventeen forever. Hidden away, he spends his infinite days as an undead librarian of witchlore at the NeverEnd library–until a new Revenant arrives and magical artifacts start going missing, jeopardizing his beloved home.
Emrys’s mortal enemy and annoyingly attractive shapeshifter Aubrey Vale is determined to solve the mystery – with Emrys’s help. Suddenly Emrys and Aubrey are magically bonded together on a quest into the dark and frost-bitten world of night-kin. But as Emyrs and Aubrey interrogate ghosts and face drowning by mermaids, deathly creatures aren’t the only spectres haunting them. With the ghoulish Night Hunt chasing them down, can they outrun the secrets of Emrys’ death and Aubrey’s life? And if they can save NeverEnd’s future, can they have a future together?
Hauntingly gorgeous and tender, Emma Hinds’ Nightcurse is both a Gothic mystery and an enemies-to-lovers romance about navigating life and love in the face of death.
Until the Last Light Goes Out by Courtney Gould (Wednesday Books)
Flickering neon lights and hot Miami nights turn deadly in this gothic horror about a daughter investigating her best friend’s disappearance at an abandoned island resort.
You may not escape, but the truth will.
Twenty-five years ago, the Ripley Memorial High School senior class entered the luxurious Kaleidoscope Key resort deep in the remote Florida Keys. Despite international intrigue and years of investigation, no one truly knows how the 183 students died. And they never will, since the five survivors of the massacre have never spoken a word about what happened to them that night.
Paige Keller, daughter of one of the Kaleidoscope Key Massacre’s infamous survivors, has grown up determined to steer her life away from the resort and the unsolved mysteries her ex-best friend, KJ, can’t leave alone. Paige has moved to a fancy new college and it seems that, finally, she’s banished the shadows of Kaleidoscope Key completely. But when she’s called home on the 25th anniversary of the massacre, she finds that KJ has gone missing.
Paige knows there’s only one place KJ could be: her obsession, the now-abandoned resort. When Paige and the remaining Survivors’ Kids go in after her, they’re forced to confront their—and their parents—pasts once and for all.
Kaleidoscope Key is waiting, and it's starving. Once they find their way inside, there may not be a way out. And one way or another, the truth of the massacre will come to light.
Captivating and chilling, Courtney Gould’s Until The Last Light Goes Out is a horror story, a love story, and an ode to the pain passed between generations that you won’t soon forget.
Everything New Again by Renée Watson (Bloomsbury YA)
Untitled by Unknown YA Author (Roaring Brook Press)
October 20th
Knight of the God King by Lauren Blackwood (Wednesday Books)
Forced to bring her cousin to court so she won’t share Cali’s shameful past, Cali immediately snubs Beric, the alluring, handsome squire tending to her. Now she must contend with his ire, even while feeling helplessly drawn to him. If that wasn’t enough, her duty means accompanying the king into The Dark, a demonic entity that only the king’s magic is powerful enough to battle - a battle he has been waging for centuries. She must also keep the king’s secret under pain of death: that he’s not a god at all, and every royal knight’s magic that came before her was the only thing keeping him alive. It seems serving the God King isn't a fairytale at all, and when people start dying around her, she and Beric realize that they have no choice but to take their fate - and that of an entire kingdom - into their own hands.
In Lauren Blackwood's thrilling stand alone fantasy, Knight of the God King, a knight's power and her squire's love are the only things that can help her defeat a man playing at being a god.
A Lake with No Bottom by HD Hunter (FSG) - description not yet updated on Goodreads, moved from November 2026.
Sidney returns to the lake for answers, and he finds in its murky depths the spirits of former residents from Oscarville, the Black town that lies beneath the man-made lake. They enlist Sidney to remind Forsyth of its devastating history and push its citizens to make amends so that the souls in Oscarville can finally rest.
But Sidney soon learns that people will go to great lengths to avoid facing truths they’d rather not hear. The people of Forsyth County refuse to acknowledge the past, and as Oscarville’s populace starts to lose their patience, their rage and thirst for vengeance rise like a tidal wave.
Poignant, timely, and utterly terrifying, this gripping supernatural thriller is perfect for fans of Internment, She Is a Haunting, and You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight.
Light Up My Life by Kasie West (Scholastic)
Beloved YA romance author Kasie West (P.S. I Like You) returns with a charming, hilarious modern-day Romeo & Juliet story about two rival families, one Christmas house decorating competition, and a blossoming forbidden relationship. Perfect for fans of Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice and the forthcoming Mint To Be!
Sixteen-year-old Jasmine Costas is a sensitive, shy artist who has spent her entire life going out of her way to avoid the bane of her existence, Ryan Moreno. On top of being an arrogant jerk, Ryan hails from the Moreno family, the Costas's next-door neighboors and longtime enemies.
But this is Jasmine's older brother's last year of high school, so she's determined to make it the Best Christmas Ever. When it's announced that their town is holding an actual contest for Best Decorated House, Jasmine and her family are ready to wage an all-out war to claim the trophy.
Until Jasmine and Ryan are accidentally locked in a pantry together during a holiday party, and she's forced to wonder if there's actually more to Ryan Moreno than meets the eye. And unfortunately, their chemistry is undeniable.
A secret relationship blooms that threatens to completely upend the lives of their families as the Christmas decoration schemes and rivalries get wilder and more chaotic. Jasmine and Ryan want to be together. Can they convince their families to patch things up and embrace the holiday spirit?
This charming story from the master of romantic-comedy, beloved author Kasie West, is a spirited exploration of the chaos of change, and the enduring magic of Christmas.
Off Balance by Paula Chase (Wednesday Books) - moved from 2023, description not yet updated on Goodreads.
Gossip is juicier, secrets are bigger, and tensions are higher than ever in this riveting sequel to Balancing Act.
Hot Lipz, everyone’s favorite–or least favorite–Chatter account is back at it, stirring up gossip among the rival schools in Da Icy City. Selena knows that it’s only a matter of time before she finds herself on the other end of the rumors—and she has a secret.
While Selena sets out to uncover Hot Lipz’s true identity, Leesh is still reeling from the account’s last big reveal: she has a sister, and it’s none other than her biggest gymnastics rival, Chyna. Now somebody from Leesh’s past is calling in a favor, and if anyone finds out, it could ruin everything she’s worked for.
The pressure is on as the Power Panthers Gymnastics team prepares to compete in the Diamond Cup, and with a new student arriving at the Heights, loyalties will be tested like never before.
The Unpoetic Life of August Grey by Max Fischer (Scholastic) - YA novel in verse, description not yet updated on Goodreads, moved from November 2026.
Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, Max Fischer delivers a raw, lyrical, and heart-shattering novel-in-verse, The Unpoetic Life of August Grey, about grief, first love, and the joy of becoming who you are.
You can only hold your breath underwater for three minutes before you go unconscious. For seventeen-year-old August Grey, life in their small Nebraska town has felt like that endless third minute ever since their best friend Waylon died.
When August earns a coveted spot at a prestigious summer writing program in New York, they believes it’s their one chance to heal -- and to keep the promise made to Waylon to pursue their dream. But New York brings its own challenges: a strained reunion with an estranged father, the weight of trying to write without Waylon there, and the unexpected arrival of Levi, August's old crush who knows nothing of their failed coming out.
As August wrestles with grief, secrets, and the tentative spark of new love, they must decide if they can finally surface -- embracing their queer identity and the joy of being themself before the past threatens to drown their future.
In the tradition of The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver, and Me (Moth) by Amber McBride, Pushcart Prize-nominated poet Max Fischer delivers a searing, unforgettable debut about loss, queer joy, and the strength it takes to breathe again.
Soot & Sacrifice by Qurratulayn (Page Street YA)
Evan Wilde has had her revenge. After using her devil Jack to kill many members of the ruling class—she finds herself in love with the very person who tried to sacrifice her. And unbeknownst to her, her vengeance has freed many devils from their masters. Those devils are now free to roam the earth and do what they will.
Now Evan must decide what comes next. Freeing devils has weakened the veil between humanity and devils, and to kill any more peoplewould bring the whole world to ruin. She cannot stop her devil alone so when Jack’s old flame Rhys catches wind of her plans, he steps in to help her. Rhys knows that Jack craves chaos more than anything, and to restore balance between their worlds, Jack must die.
With the help of their allies, Evan and Rhys must find a way to restore the veil between their worlds, end the system of sacrifices forever, and kill Jack before he can destroy them all.
October 27th
Scorpion Deep by CG Drews (Feiwel and Friends)
The only thing Jonathan Covey wants from the gloomy, moldering isle of Kelcarrow is to leave it. Summer is ending, and his friends are looking forward to college on the mainland, unaware that Jonathan was not accepted to join them. He'll be left behind with nothing but the ocean's haunts and a rising dread of being abandoned.
In an act of wild desperation, Jonathan pays a tithe to Scorpion Deep, an eldritch sea god who many of the locals have dismissed as myth. He wants to forget the past, he wants to follow his friends, and most of all he wants to finally escape.
To his shock and horror, the ritual works—Scorpion Deep awakens. And despite his terror, Jonathan can't help but feel drawn toward the ageless entity that seems just as mutually obsessed with him. As scales start growing down his spine and Scorpion Deep's adoration of him turns bloody, Jonathan realizes the only way to end the nightmare is to destroy the monster one way or another.
But once a god has awoken, the only way to be free is to pay a price of blood.
The Museum of Modern Love by Mariko Turk (Henry Holt)
That’s Miki’s plan, anyway. And the plan is destiny.
See, Miki’s grandparents fell in love after accidentally being locked in the Met overnight in 1965. And now, after too many almost-confessions, hopeless romantic Miki will finally tell her best friend Auden that she loves him by retracing the path through the museum that her grandparents took that fateful night.
But destiny has other plans. For it’s not Auden who joins Miki on her midnight tour, but Lou McSweeney—the world’s most jaded cynic, and Miki’s ex. How can she possibly confess her feelings for Auden when she’s stuck sparring with this arrogant jerk? And is it possible that her original plan was not destiny’s true course after all?
For fans of Lynn Painter and Jenny Han, The Museum of Modern Love is an irresistible instant classic about the thrilling, often infuriating, rush of first love, guaranteed to sweep you off your feet.
Once Upon a Broken Heart: The Collector's Edition (Flatiron Books)
This deluxe collectible edition of the first book in the #1 bestselling series has an illustrated slipcase and hardcover, illustrated endpapers, limited edition stenciled edges, and the long-awaited fairytale of the Ballad of the Archer and the Fox!
For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings . . . until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.
Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing.
But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game — and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after, or the most exquisite tragedy.
Mark of the Warrior by Shannon Lee and Fonda Lee (Wednesday Books)
In the explosive finale to the instant New York Times bestseller Breath of the Dragon, a young warrior fights to reunite his family and the realm.
Two brothers. Two nations. One destiny.
Exiled as a traitor after the Guardian’s Tournament, Li Jun has vowed to retrieve the stolen Scroll of Heaven and to honor his father’s dying request: find his mother and twin brother, Sai.
Fleeing into the East in search of their friend Ren, Jun and his longtime rival Yin Yue have no choice but to trust the two breathmarked women who saved their lives but who answer to the mysterious and draconian Council of Virtue that tore Jun’s family apart and banished him and his father a decade ago.
Recovering the Scrolls of Heaven or Earth in order to stop the brewing war that threatens to devastate East and West alike isn’t Jun’s only seemingly insurmountable challenge. The twin he was separated from in childhood is now the High Keeper who resides in the Sun Pagoda, protecting the precious Scroll of Earth from all potential enemies…including Jun.
The fate of the entire land hinges on an inevitable reckoning between brothers that will test their skills, their loyalties, and everything they thought they knew about themselves and the nature of destiny.
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