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Books Mentioned -
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