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BAD WORDS by Rioghnach Robinson | 9781250431295 | 10/6/26
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“Robinson, the author of best-selling YA novels as Riley Redgate, makes her adult debut with this lit world–set look at how we communicate now. It’s a rom-com with plenty of heft, in the way it nails the effects of social media on how we talk, read, and even think; in its prescient landscape of bookstores’ and City’s fight to survive; in how Selina and Parker each struggle to fit into their very different families; and in its heady, romantic toppling of its protagonists’ expectations.”—Booklist, starred review
THE NAMES OF THE NEW WORLD by Kawai Strong Washburn | 9780374619701 | 10/6/26
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“The author is adept both at sweeping set pieces and the small moments that convey the texture of an individual’s life, all rendered in rich, often lovely prose… Human resilience in the face of climate disaster illuminates this powerful novel.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
THE SCARLET BALL by Nghi Vo | 9781250904966 | 10/6/26
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“Vo (DON’T SLEEP WITH THE DEAD) graces readers with her immersive prose across a tale of the Gilded Age, one with monsters both human and not; a beautiful and cruel fantasy that will enchant readers.”—Library Journal, starred review
THE KILLING OF A CHESTNUT TREE by Oliver K. Langmead | 9781250448613 | 10/27/26
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“Langmead (CITY OF ALL SEASONS) offers up an enchanting Sherlock Holmes pastiche that follows gay detective Havelock Harper and his stenographer, Maj. Sebastian Wright, as they unravel a peculiar case… Langmead frames the narrative as Wright’s account of these events as discovered by Emmet Parson, a night watchman at Hackney’s Cavendish Cotton Mill. Elegant prose, dry humor, and sweet romantic moments for the protagonists make this sing.”—Publishers Weekly
A WALL IS ALSO A ROAD by Annalee Newitz | 9781250228031 | 10/6/26
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“Newitz (AUTONOMOUS) spins an imaginative and heartfelt tale of first contact… Newitz’s worldbuilding is as bizarre as it is meticulous, giving equal detail to slime mold biology, ancient Roman culture, and the process of language acquisition. The exploration of both societies’ ineffective political systems, class stratification, and war is balanced out by deep friendship and forbidden love. Readers attracted to stories of truly alien spacefarers are in for a treat.”—Publishers Weekly
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU IN THE DARK by Mathilda Zeller | 9781250402035 | 10/13/26
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IT LOOKS LIKE YOU IN THE DARK is a propulsive Indigenous horror debut, expertly blending Alaskan Native folklore and supernatural thrills, from Mathilda Zeller, author of the acclaimed short story “Kushtuka” featured in the bestselling horror anthology, NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT.
LETHAL KISS by Taylor Grothe | 9781250433879 | 10/20/26
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A blood-soaked love story of rage, revenge, and belonging, Taylor Grothe’s adult debut is a sapphic horror/romance that’s as grotesque as it is beautiful.
YOUR BELOVED REMAINS by Quinn Connor | 9781250461049 | 10/6/26
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As fascination turns to obsession, two women drag each other into an academic horror of forgery, murder, and rage destined to be devoured by readers of PLAIN BAD HEROINES and IF WE WERE VILLAINS.
HALLOWED BONES by Lucy Smoke | 9781250413741 | 10/6/26
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The first in the Sons of Salem series— a seductive, dark why-choose romance filled with cursed bloodlines, secret societies, and a powerful heroine destined to save the coven.
UNAPOLOGETIC LOVE STORY by Elle McNicoll | 9781250450319 | 10/13/26
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An unapologetic celebration of love, relationships, and the women who have historically been shut out of such stories, until now… Elle McNicoll is about to become everyone’s favorite new name in new adult romance. For fans of Emily Henry’s BOOK LOVERS, this is big-hearted and full of bite!
SUCCUBUS by Kate Fox | 9781250429360 | 10/20/26
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Tempest Dunlap is a succubus: Every man she’s ever kissed has died. But Tempest is a good person who never intended to be a murderer, so she’s sworn off love forever. Then she meets Joel, a gorgeous, gentle doctor who makes celibacy feel impossible. Tempest knows she can’t touch him—or tell him his brother was the last man she dated and accidentally killed. Meanwhile, a vigilante is hunting people with dark powers, and Tempest is next. Should she keep hiding in her safe, lonely life, or should she embrace the darkness she fears and risk the ultimate forbidden love? Maybe Tempest will get her love story after all… or maybe she’ll become its villain.
FIND ME WHERE IT ENDS by Cassandra Khaw | 9781250877895 | 10/6/26
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A woman wakes up to find the black hound of Death at her front door in this hauntingly beautiful tale from USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw.
MILKTEETH by Caitlin Starling | 9781250340788 | 10/20/26
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From the bestselling author of THE DEATH OF JANE LAWRENCE comes a new, genre-bending supernatural horror about a vampire broodmother fighting against her own monstrous descent.
TO DREAM IN DARKNESS by Ann Liang | 9781250289483 | 10/27/26
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Two gods strike a bargain that leads them on a journey with devastating consequences in this lush historical fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Ann Liang.
LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN by Jason Rekulak | 9781250895875 | 10/13/26
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From the New York Times bestselling author of HIDDEN PICTURES and THE LAST ONE AT THE WEDDING comes a new supernatural thriller about a young woman pet-sitting a cat with a mysterious secret, featuring more than eighty pages of illustrations.
DIVE BAR AT THE END OF THE ROAD by Kelley Armstrong | 9781250360595 | 10/6/26
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Final Destination meets THE CABIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD in this supernatural horror from NYT bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, in which a car pileup strands a group of strangers at a bar.
HOME FOR THE HOMICIDES by Elle Cosimano and Hannah Morrissey | 9781250413352 | 10/13/26
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When Special Agents Holly Frost and Mark Shepherd report to the idyllic town of Christmas to investigate a very less than idyllic murder, they’re in for more than the average whodunnit. Co-authored by New York Times bestseller Elle Cosimano (Finlay Donovan series) and critically acclaimed Hannah Morrissey (Black Harbor series), HOME FOR THE HOMICIDES is a sexy, light-hearted romp, with a dash of merriment and murder.
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