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Title The Dance of Sun & Shadow
Author Ash Leto
Intended Target Audience Young Adult
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by Contrarian Young Readers
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Seventeen-year-old Prince Edmund will not inherit the throne. Instead, he inherits his family’s centuries-old prophecy: to become the unwilling vessel for Levitha, the goddess of Darkness, and destroy the world. His only chance at salvation is a rumor, a myth: the vessel of the god of Light.
When tragedy strikes and Edmund discovers the Light’s vessel might actually exist, he seizes his chance. Despite being hunted himself, Edmund sets off on a journey to track down the Light’s vessel and defeat Levitha before the eclipsing Darkness overtakes him and dismantles the world. But to do it, the Prince of Darkness will need to convince everyone-including himself-that he is more than the monster he’s prophesied to become.
Perfect for fans of Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat, this lush dark fantasy debut exploring family, mental health, prejudice, and self-worth will have readers clamoring for the next in the Prince of Darkness series.
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Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Viking Books for Young Readers
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This searing romantasy and heart-stopping follow-up to Her Hidden Fire finds Éadha a desperate fugitive, hopelessly torn between fear and defiance, human and dragon…and Ionáin and Gry. Each impossible choice will take her further down a path from which she may never return.
Éadha is on the run, having narrowly escaped the cruel grip of the Master Channellers. Relentlessly hunted, she is pushed to the very edge of her world — a place of ancient magic and long-held secrets where she must create a new life for herself in ways she never imagined.
Ionáin is forced to come to terms with the fact that he has no power, nor did he ever. Imprisoned deep in the Fodder holds, he faces the stark reality of what it means to be an enemy of the Masters as he tries to make sense of his future…with or without Éadha.
Gry finds himself walking a dangerous line between protecting his Family’s secret legacy and being true to his feelings for Éadha. With his newly revealed powers, he must train with the Masters he despises and find some way to destroy the very system that makes him elite — before that system can destroy Éadha.
Told from three perspectives, Her Rising Flame is a whirlwind sequel of world-shattering secrets, wrenching heartache, and the terrible consequences of power.
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Scholastic Press
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Award-winning author Anne Broyles weaves the lyrical story of fourteen-year-old Jane Bushyhead and her family’s forced removal, upon threat of death, from their home in the ancestral Cherokee Nation. Based on a true story, this evocative, compelling account of the pain and hardships endured, as well as the love and courage summoned by the Cherokees on the Trail of Tears, is equal measures heartbreaking and hopeful.
Jane Bushyhead dreams of one day becoming a teacher. But everything changes when she and her family are forced from their ancestral Cherokee homeland by US soldiers at gunpoint. After months of imprisonment and uncertainty, Jane and her people are then ordered to march eight hundred miles to “Indian Territory” (modern-day Oklahoma) during one of the worst winters of the 19th century.
It’s a grueling journey – many of the Cherokee people are barefoot and unprepared for the freezing weather – and all go hungry as supplies dwindle and sickness abounds. Yet, Jane finds romance with a young man who has been adopted by the Cherokees and comfort within the loving embrace of her family.
As the dangerous journey unfolds, and Jane finds purpose in teaching and recording the stories of her people, she will be forced to bear witness as they perish from starvation, disease, and deadly hazards of the trail. Soon, Jane will have to face an impossible choice between love and her own family.
Award-winning author and enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, Anne Broyles brings the Trail of Tears to desperate, vivid life in this beautiful story about courage, community, memory, and love.
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Scholastic Press
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Sharp, timely, and unforgettable ― A Drop of Color is a coming-of-age story about belonging, betrayal, and Black girlhood.
For as long as she can remember, seventeen-year-old Gabrielle’s existence has been a balancing act. Between begrudgingly accepting her role as her predominantly white school’s Token Black Girl, and performing the role of the dutiful Nigerian daughter at home, she’s not left with much time to simply exist as Gabby. But as far as she’s concerned, survival is her main priority – even if it means perpetually walking on eggshells in both spaces.
With her senior year in full swing, Gabrielle can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. But when a racist incident erupts within her social circle, Gabrielle can no longer justify letting it slide and breaks the Oakmont Academy’s unspoken code: no snitching. Suddenly, social butterfly Gabrielle is transformed into a social pariah.
Now on the outs with the Oakmont student body, Gabrielle is faced with a choice: fighting to return to the idea of ‘normal’ she’d worked for years to curate, or finally reckoning with the aspects of her identity that she’s trained herself to subdue ― her Blackness, her Nigerian-ness, and the space where the disconnect between those identities exists.
With razor-sharp honesty and emotional depth, debut author Elizabeth Ese delivers a coming-of-age story that will resonate with readers navigating identity, belonging, and the weight of expectation.
Perfect for fans of The Hate U Give, All American Boys, and The Black Kids, A Drop of Color is a timely and compelling novel that challenges readers to reckon with racism, embrace their heritage, and discover the power of self-acceptance.
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea meets The Cruel Prince in this “propulsive” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) dual-POV young adult romantic fantasy following a royal kitchen maid and a prince who get swept up in dangerous palace intrigue, a forbidden love triangle, and the plight of thousands of displaced spirits and deities.
A kingdom on the brink of colonization.
Ten thousand nature spirits and deities seeking a vessel.
A genial nobleman and a grumpy prince uncovering the secrets at Court…
And the girl at the center of it all.Mirae has a dangerous secret: She has faked her way into a job as a royal kitchen maid with the hope of sending money to her family. And life in the kitchens isn’t easy. The palace is in an uproar after a recent assassination attempt on the king, and Mirae nearly gets fired after inadvertently getting in the crosshairs of Jae, the prickly crown prince, during his investigation.
Her position gets even more precarious when a chance encounter with a witch in the mysterious spirit woods makes her the vessel of ten thousand spirits and deities. When her new powers spill out into the palace kitchens, Wonshik, a kind nobleman, lends a helping hand. Soon Mirae finds herself embroiled in a power struggle between the queen and Wonshik’s best friend, Prince Jae.
With the help of a fellow kitchen maid and a meddlesome ghost, Mirae must untangle the web of lies to find the traitor within the palace. But an encroaching threat from the empire to the east looms ever closer, and the palace is rife with lies and shadowy allegiances. Who can Mirae trust?
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Bloomsbury YA
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New York Times bestselling author Amber Hamilton returns with a new standalone dark academia romantasy set in the world of her blockbuster debut, Seven Deadly Thorns.
What if love were a fate worse than death?
Vesper Fontaine and Lonan Duval have always been rivals.
Competition at Gossemort Academy is cutthroat, and not just for the top of the class – ever since the kingdom went to war against Dark magic, the school has become the place where students become soldiers, trained in the art of Light magic.
But Vesper and Lonan don’t just share the top spot – they share a dark secret. And tonight, that secret could get them killed.
The annual Solstice feast should be a time of celebration, especially when the mysterious crown prince arrives and claims Vesper as his bloodmate. But that’s not all he’s come to do – his arrival triggers the Ridding, one night of three ruthless trials designed to test if a meiga is loyal to the Light. Locked in the school until dawn, Vesper and Lonan must fight off danger at every turn and learn to trust each other if they’re going to survive the night. As the clock ticks down and the trials grow darker, Vesper will have to choose between what she knows and what fate offers to survive. But what if her fated mate is a fate worse than death?
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Storytide
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Sequel to the instant #1 New York Times bestseller!
Shadow and Bone meets The Selection in this second book in the sharp, sexy, and twisty #1 New York Times bestselling romantasy trilogy about a teen girl in possession of an illegal magic, who joins her kingdom’s harsh and glittering royal court only to find herself caught in a web of hidden intentions.
Alissa has defied the odds, escaping her kingdom—and King Erik’s clutches — with the coveted Spellmade compass. Burdened by guilt over her old friend Garret’s sacrifice, and struggling with her own growing power, she vows to destroy the compass before it can harm any more Wielders.
But when she lands in the Wielder-ruled kingdom of Ansora, she finds herself pulled again into Keil’s orbit — and into the political landscape of a nation at war. Fearing Erik’s reach, and his wrath, Alissa has no choice but to accept when the formidable Empress of Ansora offers her protection…at a very steep price.
As Alissa dons the vicious mask of a courtier once more, she and Keil delve secretly into the compass’s sinister nature, and also delve tentatively into a relationship free from King Erik’s hovering presence. But Erik is closer than they realize, and as Alissa grows even more uncertain of her place in Ansora, she must decide whether protecting the compass — and protecting Wielders everywhere — is worth losing all she holds dear. And whether trusting fellow Wielders might be the most dangerous move of all.
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Avon
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Trade in your hockey stick for a pair of skates: New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Moody’s BookTok sensation Darling Devils 5 series is back with the one and only Darling sister in a wholesome, banter-filled romance, complete with dual-narration audio!
Cammie Darling is a phenomenal pairs figure skater, but she’s notoriously difficult to work with, and she’s just lost yet another partner.
Seth Walker has just been kicked off the hockey team for something he didn’t do, and his college hopes are looking bleak. When he’s offered the chance to join forces with the ice princess of Ransom High, he sees an intriguing way out.
The two have never gotten along, but their intensive training sessions soon shift from frustration to unexpected chemistry. And when Cammie finds out why Seth was kicked off the hockey team, she faces an impossible choice: keep his secret and keep her partner or reveal the truth.
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Holiday House
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I Kissed Shara Wheeler meets Last Night At The Telegraph Club in this stylish sapphic YA romance from the award-winning author of Bestiary.
Taiwanese American teen and aspiring journalist Wendy Lin wants nothing more than to witness the downfall of her personal nemesis, the annoyingly perfect high achiever Helen Ouyang.
Yep, Helen Ouyang. As in, Wendy’s childhood best friend. Now most-decidedly-ex-best-friend. Perhaps, maybe, still her unrequited-crush-friend. After a falling out that may or may not have involved some simmering romantic feelings, the two haven’t spoken in years, and Wendy has had to witness Helen’s meteoric rise to high school success from the sidelines.
But not for long.
Chasing up a lead for the school paper, Wendy soon turns up a major story with Helen at its center — one involving a mysterious fire that destroyed a building and tore apart an immigrant community a decade earlier. Wendy investigates, certain she finally has the dirt she needs to bring Helen down. But when the girls reconnect, old feelings come rushing to the surface…and with them, long-buried skeletons in both girls’ family closets.
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Knopf Books for Young Readers
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The highly anticipated first book of The Wicked Powers, the final Shadowhunters trilogy! #1 New York Times bestselling author Cassandra Clare brings the saga that began in The Mortal Instruments to a stunning conclusion.
It’s Drusilla Blackthorn’s fourth year at Shadowhunter Academy when a chance encounter at a nightclub turns into a kidnapping. Dru finds herself held prisoner by Prince Ash Morgenstern in the land of Faerie, a place that proves just as dangerous as it is beautiful. Despite herself, Dru is drawn to Ash and the darkness that seems to surround him — but one false move could cost her life.
Meanwhile, a shocking disappearance rocks the foundations of the Shadowhunter world. Kit Herondale and Ty Blackthorn must set aside the bitterness that lingers between them and join forces on a perilous quest to save everything they cherish.
The first installment of the long-awaited concluding trilogy to the Shadowhunter Chronicles has all the nail-biting adventure, heart-pounding romance, and trademark humor that makes Cassandra Clare the reigning queen of YA romantasy.
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Peachtree Teen
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The second entry in Rachael A. Edwards’ dark fantasy duology, Threads of Fate, delivers a thrilling finale in an adventure filled with power, betrayal, and destiny.
Once anointed a sacred vessel to Næbya, a goddess of Fate, seventeen-year-old Lena has severed her magical bond to the crown and fled in exile alongside teen emperor Dimas, scrappy young huntress Maia, and handsome smuggler Casimir. Facing the wrath of a corrupted deity and bloodthirsty cultists, the branded fugitives make their way across monster-infested mountains to seek aid from Queen Anja in the free lands of Verlond.
The farther she runs from her home country of Wyrecia, the more Lena can feel her newfound powers to control the threads of Fate waning. Dimas, meanwhile, battles with a curse of shadows slowly corrupting his mind and body as his nefarious cousins mobilize a crusade for Næbya into the very territory they seek refuge in.
To restore balance to their shared empire and rid the world of Næbya’s dark magic, former adversaries Lena and Dimas must come together and embark on a pilgrimage to track down and free the Lost Sisters of Fate from an otherworldly prison. Along the way, Lena must learn to channel her own source of magic as Dimas clings to any remedy that can slow his transformation into something hideous — in a desperate struggle to rid themselves of an evil that has gone unchallenged for too long.
A heartrending and perilous journey, this enemies-to-friends young adult dark fantasy keeps the pages turning with terrifying nightmares, tender breaths of romance, and a magic system rooted in mythological lore.
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Alvina Ling Books
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black returns to the world of Faerie in this gorgeously illustrated collection of short stories, where beauty can be monstrous and love can be capricious…
A reluctant king is thrown into turmoil when the girl he loves to hate is stolen by the Undersea.
An exiled redcap, trapped in the mortal world, must rediscover his inner monster.
A mortal girl sacrifices the other half of herself for an unworthy faerie lover.
A tiny sprite’s determination to prove herself puts the entire High Court in danger.
In this collection, #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black combines her signature wit and lush world-building with stunning full-color art by Frostbite Studios in six irresistible tales that return readers to the world of the Modern Faerie Tales and Elfhame, including two never-before-seen stories: one revealing the interior life of Madoc while in exile and the other featuring the moment that High King Cardan realizes what he most desires.
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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The Naturals are BACK! as #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes delivers the highly anticipated new installment in her beloved Naturals series.
Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI’s Naturals program at seventeen because she had an incredible ability to read people. Since then, Cassie, fellow profiler Dean, emotion-reader Michael, lie-detector Lia, and statistical genius Sloane have caught serial killers, outsmarted masterminds, and saved countless lives.
Now, eight months after the most twisted, traumatizing case of their lives and still dealing with the psychological fall-out, the Naturals decide to take on a joyful mission for once: playing matchmaker. With Christmas fast approaching, how hard could it be for an emotion-reader, a deception detector, two profilers, and a statistician armed with a wealth of data on romantic relationships to secure a happily ever after for two people who are already very obviously in love?
Turns out…very. Because to bring their FBI mentors back together, the Naturals will first have to solve the mystery of why Special Agent Veronica Sterling can’t let herself have the very thing she wants the most. Profiling a profiler is tricky business, and it soon becomes clear that to solve this mystery, the Naturals need to uncover the past. Add in a puzzling series of interconnected crime scenes, an UNSUB with a fondness for snow, and a cold case on the verge of heating up, and it’s shaping up to be a killer Christmas.
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Salaam Reads ● Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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A “swashbuckling, swoony, and filled with intrigue” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) South Asian–inspired young adult romantasy about the forbidden love between royals of rival kingdoms that endangers their tenuous peace just as a prophecy comes to pass and long-lost magic returns.
The savior will rise and lead an army to the gates of darkness. Only when the fire has fallen can light prevail.
Prince Zayd, heir to Dakaria, the Silver Kingdom, spends his days defending the land from pirate raids. Princess Layla, heir to Sawan, dreams of running away and escaping her cruel, power-hungry mother.
When the two meet, sparks fly. But the royals are destined to marry other people and tensions between their kingdoms are high — one wrong move could threaten the fragile peace between them.
As dark forces begin to threaten Dakaria, a centuries-old prophecy is set into motion, and Layla discovers she has a latent power, one that she doesn’t understand and begins to fear. Magic has been forbidden for a hundred years. Could Layla be the key to uniting their kingdoms, or will the young royals’ forbidden love plunge them all into a devastating war?
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Union Square & Co.
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Final girl Charley faces off against the occult in this absolutely killer horror-comedy sequel, perfect for fans of How To Hang A Witch, the Scream franchise, and The Blair Witch Project.
Charley Ryan and her mom are on the run and have been since the Harrogate Killer died after trying to add Charley to their body count a year ago. Paranoid? Maybe, but Charley‘s seen enough horror sequels to know the killer isn’t dead, yet.
Her plans are thwarted, though, when their car breaks down, leaving Charley and her mother trapped in a quiet Scottish town ominously nicknamed “The Devil’s Punchbowl,” filled with disturbing landscapes, unsettling inhabitants, and a bloody history of witch trials.
Burned by last year’s betrayal, Charley tries her best to remain a lone wolf when she starts at the local high school, though, the lure of a fellow classmate makes her question even her best horror instincts. As townspeople begin to go missing in the lead up to Halloween and silenced ghosts vie for her attention, Charley and her new friends set out to defeat the local coven of dark witches.
From avoiding the creepy basement to remaining wary of the disturbingly perfect popular kids, How To Survive A Horror Sequel lovingly highlights and subvert classic horror sequel tropes, crafting a book as bone-chilling as it is hilarious.
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Holiday House
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Four budding bruja BFFs face off against an anti-magic regime in this witchy, weird-girl YA dystopia for fans of Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore.
They’re a coven of four: Lucy, who can hear a whisper in a crowded room. Clara, who can read your innermost thoughts. Fabiola, who can see the future. And Sirena, who can manipulate your every emotion. They’ve been best friends since they met on the astral plane as kids, each of them hiding their gifts from a world that insists magic and witchcraft are a threat to humanity.
But they’ve never met in the real world…until now.
As a new student at the prestigious Fletcher University, Lucy is looking forward to a perfect freshman year full of in-person coven hangs and covert witchy fun. But something is off with Lucy’s roommate, Retta, almost like she might have latent magic powers she’s unaware of (not possible…right?). So, when Retta disappears, Lucy knows it’s up to her and her coven to investigate — that is, if they can make time for occult recon amid college classes, flirty crushes, and friendship group growing pains.
As the search for Retta leads to an enchanted forest hidden under Fletcher’s campus, Lucy uncovers a chilling truth: maybe Fletcher is just another arm of the anti-magic regime. But are supernatural powers and ride-or-die friends enough to take down an oppressive authority that thinks you shouldn’t exist?
Equal parts coming-of-age friendship story and supernatural dystopia, this dazzling novel finds resistance to oppression in the extraordinary and the ordinary, from magic and spellcraft to friendship, heritage, and love.
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Wednesday Books
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Eighteen-year-old Thorelea Winyard has been a prisoner her entire life, forced to paint dead animals pushed into her cell. She dreams of the world outside her tower and everything she’s been denied. When one of her subjects comes back to life, Thorelea is thrust into a royal court where she can have anything she desires ― aside from her freedom.
Here, she learns that the king and queen have ruled for centuries; their immortality is gifted through the power of their court painter, who dutifully updates their magical portraits. It is also here that she meets the sole other mortal of the court: Prince Kelter. Desperate to become immortal so he can join the ranks of the battalion waging war against a neighboring kingdom, he offers her a deal. Thorelea will paint the portrait Prince Kelter has been denied by his parents, and he will help her escape from the ruthless royal court.
They meet each night in secret. As they grow closer, they must face the monstrous realities of Thorelea’s powers. Will she be forced to choose between her heart and her freedom?
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Sourcebooks Fire
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A vow. A risk. A dilemma. A murder.
Victoria believes she’s cursed. Everyone she’s ever loved has ended up dead. Bellany has promised her safety and seems like a friend, one Victoria would kill for. But Bellany is never what she seems, a master manipulator, she’s always pulling invisible strings. Together they flee to Mexico, where Bellany has a plan to settle the score with the man who betrayed her.
Cory’s built his new life around protecting his sister, Tasha. He wants nothing more than a quiet life on the beach for them both. But he senses danger immediately; he knows Bellany has found him. As his allies arrive, determined to finally stop her, old wounds reopen and tensions ignite.
When the group is lured aboard a luxury yacht, escape is impossible. Trapped in a sadistic game where survival demands blood, paranoia fractures every alliance and every choice comes with a body count.
Out at sea, there’s nowhere to run.
Publication Date November 3rd 2026 by Sourcebooks Fire
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In the Valta, no matter what month you were born, everyone is assigned the same birthday. November 1st. It’s the anniversary of the day when the government declared war on the Eastern Order. The day you turn seventeen, the Recruiters come to take you away. And no one ever hears from you again.
It’s October 31st. Today, Kress is sixteen years old. Tomorrow, she’ll be taken.
The good news? So will her best friend Cardyn, and Brohn, the handsome, enigmatic boy she’s avoided all her life. The bad news? Recruitment isn’t what any of them expected.
Weeks of training await. Military and psychological tests, escape rooms, hand-to-hand combat. The Recruits are told they’re the key to winning the war. But with each day that passes, things begin to make less sense.
If only Kress had been able to bring her trained raven, Render, with her. If only none of them had ever had to come to this place.
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by Tor Teen
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A Destiny So Cruel is the heart-wrenching epic finale to the blockbuster fantasy duology that started in A Fate So Cold, from Amanda Foody and C. L. Herman, the New York Times bestselling authors of All of Us Villains.
“From now on, it’s destiny that has to defy us.”
After a millennium, Summer’s reign over Alderland has ended. Now it is Winter magicians and their Living Wands who lead the country, and it is Summer’s brutal storms and deadly monsters the nation fears. All thanks to Ellery Caldwell, the Chosen One who thwarted the cataclysm―by slaying Domenic Barrow, the boy she loved.
Not that Alderland knows that. As far as the public is concerned, Ellery was their lone hero, and Domenic a failure.
Yet rather than celebrate her victory, Ellery has spent the past four months shut away in mourning. Until Domenic is mysteriously resurrected on the first day of Summer. Immediately, he and Ellery both are given a new prophecy to repeat their duel, or this time, it will be Summer’s cataclysm that destroys Alderland.
Except not even their duel to the death has erased Ellery and Domenic’s feelings for each other―only complicated them. But that doesn’t change the fact that they’re destined enemies. Yet what if destiny isn’t actually all-powerful? And if so, what price are they willing to pay for a happy ending?
Perfect for fans of fans of dark YA fantasy, trope subversions, enemies to lovers, and the All of Us Villains duology.
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by HarperCollins US
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In this engrossing companion to The Great Misfortune of Stella Sedgwick set in 1860s Paris, prim and proper Olivia Witherson is poised to become the wife of a wealthy businessman, until she’s shown a side of the city she’s never seen — and considers a potential future she never imagined. Perfect for fans of Bridgerton and The Davenports.
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.
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Maple and her friends journey deeper into the mysterious world of yÅ kai, where one person’s secrets could change everything. A magical middle-grade graphic novel for fans of Spirited Away and Inuyasha.
In Folk Remedy: The Secret of the Night Parade (Book 2), Maple finds herself in the Hidden City of yokai, the supernatural creatures of Japan. Surrounded by danger, she and her friends Ember, Sky, and Peach must navigate the city’s colorful characters, seeking allies and avoiding enemies.
Maple must grapple with how the hidden world is changing her and whether she even wants to return to her old life. The secrets behind her mysterious dreams and Ember’s true identity will test who she can trust.
Full of friendship, folklore, and fast-paced adventure, return to the world of the yokai!
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by Ink Pop
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Golden retriever girl meets black cat boy! Two teen opposites fall for each other during quiet nights at a convenience store in this popular digital manga — now in print for the first time in English. A sweet romance perfect for fans of Skip and Loafer.
Peppy high school girl Chika and quiet boy Waya seem like they have nothing in common. However, they share a secret. They meet every week outside the convenience store where Waya works. Slowly, the two start learning more about each other. Before either of them knows it, something begins to bloom between them in the moonlight.
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by Margaret K. McElderry Books
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Seeking answers about her mother’s past leads a teen to a magical realm where she must learn to wield a rare magic to keep ravenous monsters at bay in this whimsically imagined young adult romantasy perfect for fans of Tahereh Mafi and A. B. Poranek.
The day of her mother’s funeral, Linh is visited by a strange boy who seems vaguely familiar and claims to know secrets about her mother’s past. Feeling alone in her grief and desperate to hold onto what’s left of her mom, Linh follows the boy, Elior, and is transported into another world.
Ebrirene is a realm governed by six ancient magics—light, fire, earth, water, nature, and space—and populated by talking flowers and powerful mages. Its beauty and power make it the perfect target for the greedy, vicious demons at its border. Linh’s mother used her space magic to seal the demons’ portal back when she was a princess of Ebrirene, and now Elior, the crown prince, has brought Linh here in the hope that she can strengthen her mother’s weakening protection.
Linh does her best to adapt to her fantastical new surroundings and master powers she didn’t even know she had, but not everyone wants her to succeed at her task. Someone enters her into the annual tournament at the mages’ academy, which promises to be deadlier than ever before. Now, caught in a web of court intrigue and unsettled by her dangerous attraction to the prince, Linh must fight for survival against enemies that may be closer to her than she fears.
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by HarperCollins
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From the bestselling author of Flowerheart, Catherine Bakewell, comes a cozy, romantic, and enchanting reimagining of The Snow Queen perfect for fans of Rachel Griffin and Sarah Beth Durst.
Fiamma has never trusted her fire magic. It’s volatile, unpredictable—destructive. All she wants now is to leave her past and her magic behind her, and search for the parents who vanished long ago.
Yet when she seeks aid from the king, he issues a chilling demand: she must first assist his son, Prince Joseph, in ending the magical frost creeping across the kingdom… by killing the witch responsible.
Joseph is sweet, thoughtful–if mercurial. He seems entirely unlike his father; gentle in ways that Fiamma doesn’t expect. As the two work together, Fiamma finds herself drawn to him, something beginning to spark between them.
But their newfound closeness uncovers a terrible truth: this unnatural winter isn’t just consuming the land. It’s consuming Joseph, too, freezing his heart into something cold and unrecognizable.
To save him, Fiamma must confront the past she’s so desperate to forget, and the true, devastating nature of her fire—even if doing so might unravel everything she’s begun to hope for.
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by Delacorte Press
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A housemaid’s quiet life is disrupted when the arrival of a mysterious visitor causes her to question the nature of her seemingly-charming cottage home in this sweet, cozy romantasy with a dark heart.
Step into the Oubliette and forget your troubles…
Housemaid Tansy’s days are all the same. Her only duties are to tend to her charge, old Lady Aster, and take care of their quaint cottage home. The seaside house is charming, peaceful, and above all, isolated. Tansy can’t remember the last time she left…or when she arrived.
Merit is a Carrion Knight. A servant of the dark entity the Unmaker, she has been raised to be a monster. But when she’s wounded during a routine raid, she stumbles through a mysterious door… and finds herself tumbling into the Oubliette.
When the two meet, an instant connection forms, and a crack appears in Oubliette’s perfect façade. As the bond between Merit and Tansy grows and powerful feelings rise to the surface, Tansy must question not only what she wants, but who she is. Because the origins of this charming world are darker than she could imagine—and the key to uncovering them might lie with Tansy herself.
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by Little, Brown Ink
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From the creator of ¡Ay, Mija!, a budding cartoonist attends an elite pre-college art program, where the only limit to their potential is … their budget. Luck of the Draw raises the question: how do you paint your future with bargain store brushes?
It’s the summer before senior year, and Mar Ortega is holding a ticket out of town: an acceptance letter to a prestigious pre-college program at an elite art school in Baltimore. Suddenly, Mar’s deepest desires are within reach: studying illustration, making a real friend group…and maybe even using new pronouns?
At the Baltimore Institute of Art, everything feels perfect. Mar is thrilled by the artsy community and incredible, engaging instructors, but when the time comes to buy painting supplies, the hefty price tags feel like a slap in the face. In fact, everything about this college is expensive, and there aren’t many students that look like Mar. As the days go by, Mar begins to wonder if they truly belong at art school … but it’s also the only place they’ve ever felt truly at home. ?
Inspired by creator Christine Suggs’s own experience attending a pre-college art program, Luck of the Draw illustrates what can happen when reality becomes part of your dream.
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by HarperAlley
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From the author of Crumbs, comes a heartfelt, funny, and unmissable graphic novel about fandom, friendship, and the adventure of chasing what matters most, perfect for fans of The Girl from the Sea and Pumpkinheads.
Jules and Ness have always had Trove. The blockbuster fantasy book series brought them together, fueled their epic sleepovers, and made them inseparable. But everything changes when Jules reveals she’s moving away, and the Trove Sleepover Club will officially be over.
As if that weren’t devastating enough, the girls learn that the series’ author is retiring without finishing the long-awaited seventh and final book. Jules is ready to let go, but Ness refuses to give up hope. When a mysterious message hints at the existence of the missing manuscript, Ness convinces Jules to join her on one last adventure: a trip to FabuCon, the ultimate Trove fan convention.
There, among cosplayers, panel lines, and screaming superfans, the girls must prove themselves true fans. Along the way, Jules and Ness discover that the real challenge isn’t just saving their favorite series, it’s figuring out whether their friendship can survive the changes ahead.
With humor, heart, and an irresistible love of fandom, Danie Stirling’s Trove is a story about holding on, letting go, and the stories that bring us together.
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by Page Street YA
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Arden Hood, blind since birth, is not afraid of witches.
Every day Arden walks alone, deep into the woods, to care for her beloved, ailing grandmother, and she’s yet to come across a single witch.
Arden believes her life may be this small forever―quiet evenings with her father and days spent at her grandmother’s bedside―until two encounters alter the course of her life. One day at the market she chances upon the Queen’s hunter, who develops an interest in her yet won’t say what he’s hunting; and that same evening, she’s rescued from a wolf attack by a mysterious young woman named Myra, the last witch still living in the woods.
Myra is nothing like the witches in the villagers’ stories―she is good and kind and soon she becomes the best friend Arden has ever had. The girls hide their friendship, but they cannot hide forever. The hunter was sent to these woods for a reason, and he won’t leave until he’s captured a witch…
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by Amulet Books
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Perfect for fans of Daughter of the Pirate King, A Prince Among Pirates, and Our Flag Means Death comes a swashbuckling YA queer romantasy about a mermaid and a pirate who reluctantly join forces to find the Sea Witch
Dead Shot Rayleigh has spent the last three years bound to a cursed ship after crossing the sea god Red-Handed Roger. Her only hope for freedom is to find his long-ago stolen heart―which means taking on his sworn enemy, the Sea Witch.
But Rayleigh’s not the only one with a score to settle… Fiery mermaid Maren is also searching for the Sea Witch, determined to bargain for the soul of her lost brother.
When Rayleigh and Maren’s separate missions bring them together, sparks fly, and all their plans go up in flames. Now they’ll have to join forces to survive.
Find the Sea Witch. Steal the heart. And don’t fall for your enemy, no matter how irresistible she is. How hard can it be?
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by Simon & Schuster
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For fans of FRANKENSTEIN and THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS, Tessa Barbosa’s ISLE OF TEETH is a poignant dark fantasy that centers on two remarkable individuals, each labelled a monster in their own right—their destinies divided by empire, their fates intertwined by Lady Death.
Lady Death always comes to collect.
Matiu Frankel joined the imperial military to escape his childhood: his father’s wretched creations, his witch-mother’s loyalty to Lady Death, and the haunting voice in his own head. With no choice in assignment, however, he returns home to Song—and to a waiting nightmare. A revenant attack waylays his mission and Matiu, being part-Songi, is accused of working with native insurgents. To remove the bounty on his head, Matiu must prove his loyalty to the Lyssian Empire by infiltrating the resistance and capturing the monster they’ve weaponized.
But Calyx is not a monster. A revenant pieced together from animals and dead Songi, yes. Abandoned by her makers to rot on the Isle of Teeth, yes. But not a monster. At least, not yet. Without medicine, Calyx and her siblings risk losing their humanity to Lady Death’s whispers.
Calyx has three weeks to find a cure. Matiu has even less time to clear his name. In their desperation to survive, they turn to each other, becoming entangled in each other’s stories—and in the larger story of empire and resistance. Amidst growing tensions and the echoing calls of the goddess of death, Matiu and Calyx’s relationship transforms into a dark fable about those who have spent their lives with a boot on their neck—and what they would sacrifice to stand tall once more.
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by Wednesday Books
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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 Emrys 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.
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by Viking Books for Young Readers
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Dreams may be more real than we think, as one intrepid dreamer discovers in this YA historical fantasy set in nineteenth century London—perfect for fans of Emily J. Taylor and V. E. Schwab.
LONDON, 1889.
Ashlyn Threadneedle leads a double life. By day she works as a government messenger. By night she escapes into vivid lucid dreams, navigating the Stream—a world in which the only boundary is her own imagination. But when her long-dead mother unexpectedly appears in a dream, Ashlyn is certain the Stream is hiding secrets, ones that contradict everything she knew about her past—and threaten to undo the future of everyone she loves.
In her quest for answers, she joins the Corvi Signum, a secret society of dreamers fighting to protect the Stream from an insidious enemy powerful enough to manipulate people’s thoughts and seize control of London. For Ashlyn to have any hope of preserving her own mind, she must first unravel the mysteries of both her family and the Stream. But a world of dreams is a treacherous place. Time slips backward and forward as easily as sand through an hourglass, and if Ashlyn and her fellow dreamers fail in their mission, then nowhere—neither waking nor sleeping—will be safe.
Publication Date November 10th 2026 by Feiwel & Friends
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What if you got ghosted and had the chance to do the funniest thing by haunting him right back? What if it consumed your every waking thought like a girl possessed, fighting for brain space with your sleep paralysis demon and your first serious girl crush?
What then???
Keziah is very familiar with ghosts―after all, a sleep paralysis demon has been her closest companion for the last few years, and she’s constantly getting ghosted. Which isn’t really helping her get a date for the Homecoming dance. And then she meets a guy who just transferred to the all-boys school nearby. He’s charming, cute, and―unlike with her other dates―she actually sees potential with him.
Too bad he ghosts her, too.
This time, though, she isn’t going to take it so easily. Not when Guy and his friends mess with her real true love, Mr. Kim’s food truck, and especially not when she finds out the real reason Guy transferred in the first place. If he wants to ghost, she’ll haunt him right back to where he came from.
Enacting revenge while her sleep paralysis demon keeps bugging her certainly won’t be easy but, with help from a cute girl, let the real (and well-deserved) ghosting begin!
Publication Date November 17th 2026 by Andrews McMeel Publishing
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The rain took everything—now the sun will test what’s left. From New York Times bestselling author Matt Eicheldinger comes the pulse-pounding sequel to When the Rain Came: a gripping survival story of truth, hunger, and the desperate will to live.
The rain is gone. The sun has come. And the world is burning.
Aurora and Kota journey toward Redfern—a refuge shelter that promises safety but demands obedience. Inside nothing is simple. Trust is currency, secrets are weapons, and The Hill is still out there. As the heat presses in, Kota slips further from Aurora’s reach, but their survival depends on one another. The secret he’s hiding could doom them all.
Survival isn’t guaranteed—one mistake and everything burns.
Publication Date November 17th 2026 by Margaret K. McElderry Books
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The danger ramps up as Lia works as a double agent against NileCorp in this second book in the dystopian Strangeloom trilogy, in which humanity has moved to virtual reality to flee their deteriorating world, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong.
One wrong move will end the world…
The nation can’t stop talking about Eirale Ward. After a perilous mission with the enemy, she has been rescued and returned to NileCorp. Her gracious employer cleared her charges of treason and restored her status as an elite soldier.
Once, that would have been enough—but she is not that same Eirale anymore. She is a spy for the Coalition, tasked to take down NileCorp from the inside.
Meanwhile, everyone in Atahua is watching Nik Grant. Though he succeeded in his mission to retrieve Project Wit, he has put a target on his loved ones, and NileCorp will stop at nothing to bring him in. Working for the Coalition was supposed to help him destroy NileCorp, but the Coalition is pushing restraint while he wants action. He’s running out of time.
When Atahua’s charismatic vice president joins the scene at NileCorp, the company grows untouchable. Kieren is unwavering in his belief in Lia and her ability to rupture the power in virtual reality—but NileCorp sees all, and it has long set its trap. Before total and absolute control can land in NileCorp’s hands, Lia must embrace what she was built to do…
Either change the world or burn it all down.
Publication Date November 17th 2026 by Philomel Books
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A heartrending story of loss, grief, and legacy that asks how much we can ever really know the ones we love—and what it means to love them, and ourselves, anyway. Perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Adam Silvera.
Jonny has always idolized his sister, Carmel. She is the person he relies on for guidance, insight, and pretty much everything else.
Trish has always followed her father’s lead. As a senator from Pennsylvania, he devotes his life to public service, and Trish is right there beside him, determined to make the world a better place.
But when the senator’s plane crashes in Jonny’s backyard—killing everyone on board and taking Carmel’s life as well—Jonny’s and Trish’s worlds are shattered in an instant.
As they navigate their own separate pain, Jonny and Trish each discover things about the people they thought they’d known best. And they find themselves wondering: Had they ever truly known the people they’d looked up to—and do they truly know themselves now that their loved ones are gone? Looking for answers, they turn toward each other for support, solace, and maybe something more.
In this powerful novel, award-winning author Isaac Blum explores what it means to grieve, to love, and to find yourself anew in the wreckage of personal tragedy. With his signature wit and compassion, he shares a story with one universal truth: that while grief may shape our paths, it doesn’t have to dictate our future.
Publication Date November 17th 2026 by Sarah Barley Books / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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An Indigenous teen who hears the sea’s prophetic thoughts must rely on the gift she’s always feared to save her brother, and her island home, in this “gripping Polynesian mystery laced with Indigenous cultural knowledge, for fans of Angeline Boulley and Ari Tison” (School Library Journal, starred review).
Eighteen-year-old Moe hears the sea’s prophetic thoughts—not just hears them…she feels them. That’s how she experienced her father’s death before he did and how she felt her mother’s relief when she abandoned Moe and her younger brother, Tao, months after.
So when the sea warns Moe that Tao will drown, she’s determined to get in fate’s way and secures them passage off their island home. But those plans are ruined when Tao’s girlfriend goes missing and Tao is found where she was last seen, with blood on his hands—and no memory of what happened.
Moe will do anything she can to clear her brother’s name, even if it means swallowing her pride and teaming up with her annoyingly clever school rival, Temanea. And even if it means relying on the sea’s prophecies. Because her dreaded gift may be the only way to save her brother—and uncover the truth behind the sickness poisoning her community.
Publication Date November 17th 2026 by HarperCollins
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In this romp of a country house mystery for fans of Truly Devious and Knives Out, when Jojo’s grandad is found dead at a winter family gathering, Jojo is determined to uncover which of her horrible relatives is responsible — and to avoid her maddening ex-boyfriend who crashed the party.
Jojo had planned to spend her winter break healing her heart in the surf of the Pacific. Instead, she’s being forced to attend Grandad’s New Year’s birthday at his estate in the snowy North Carolina mountains — along with her whole horrible family, each one competing to be the most insufferable person at the dinner table.
But things are even worse than Jojo had feared. For some ungodly reason, Fritz is here — Fritz, the childhood friend who broke her heart last summer, whom she’s sworn to loathe for all eternity. And, worst of all, he looks great in winter wear.
The trip takes a turn for the tragic when Grandad is found dead. No one else in the snowed-in house suspects foul play, but Jojo knows the truth: Someone here has committed a murder. Now, she just has to figure out who, and murder them back.
And, because the universe hates her, she might need Fritz’s help…
Publication Date November 17th 2026 by HarperCollins
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An epic romantasy reimagining of Robin Hood, set in the same world and timeline as The Enemy’s Daughter, perfect for fans of Rebecca Ross’s Divine Rivals and Kristen Ciccarelli’s Heartless Hunter.
In a desolate, lawless land, Marian carries a dangerous secret. By day, she’s a high-ranking guard serving her father, the ruthless Commander who rules the region with an iron fist. By night, she becomes a whip-wielding thief, robbing the cowards she works with, to help the miners they mistreat.
That is, until Ryland catches her mid-raid. As an elite soldier charged with saving his homeland, Ryland has everything to gain by turning Marian in. Exposing her identity could help secure the coal his people desperately need. Or, it could blow everything apart—if Marian has her way.
But Ryland holds his own secrets—untapped magic runs through his veins. A magic the Commander wants, along with invading Ryland’s distant settlement. So Marian has her orders: win Ryland’s heart to betray him and his people.
And so begins a deadly dance of deception, stealing from the rich to give to the poor…and magic—the kind Ryland’s been waiting his whole life to wield.
Publication Date November 17th 2026 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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To save her best friend, a young woman must follow the mysterious figure that has plagued her village for generations into his sprawling, otherworldly realm in this dark fairy tale that’s “impossible to put down”(School Library Journal, starred review) and perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince and The Rose Bargain.
Love will unite them. Fate will break them.
In the superstitious town of Hollow there once lived a long and powerful line of witches. Determined to secure their power, they cast a curse on the only one who threatened their reign: the Lord of the Woods—the enigmatic Piper.
But the curse had a price.
Every thirteen years, someone from Hollow is stolen away into the Piper’s realm by his eerie melodies. No one is ever seen again.
Violet, the last witch left, is destined to break the curse. But when her best friend is taken instead, Violet ventures into the strange and enchanted land called Otherhollow to put things right and confront the Piper. But the Piper is wild, and charming, and different from the monstrous villain in her family’s stories.
Her fate is to kill the Piper and break the curse. But now fate must reckon with something wholly unexpected…Violet’s own traitorous heart.
Publication Date November 17th 2026 by Wednesday Books
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Introducing Sophie Gonzales’ sensational fantasy debut, where a magical potion comes at a terrible price to a noble’s son ―and the potion maker’s daughter who is determined to rescue him.
A dangerous bargain. A forbidden alliance. An impossible love.
Everybody knows about the faerie market that borders the crumbling edges of the mortal world. It is a place where almost anything can be bought…by those willing to pay terrible prices. Skills, memories, years of your life―even the freedom of one’s own mind are the currency of choice.
Declan Bonfeld, the only son of a noble house, has never encountered a price he cannot afford to pay. Until the day he attempts to bargain with a ruthless potion merchant for the impossible: a way to bring back someone he loves. When Declan dares to steal from the tyrant’s shelves with the help of the merchant’s captive daughter, Calla, the two discover a horrifying truth. Once a stolen potion is consumed, the thief pays the price, no matter who drinks it.
With Declan’s mind and body unravelling piece by piece, Calla must help him outwit her father, the man she has spent a lifetime fearing, before Declan is stripped of everything he is, and she loses the only person who has ever truly seen her.
Publication Date November 17th 2026 by Wednesday Books
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Love, magic, gods, and monsters collide in the thrilling conclusion to the Soul of Shadow trilogy, a romantic fantasy for fans of Twilight and Teen Wolf.
When Charlie Hudson awakens after her Trial, it’s to find that nothing will ever be the same. The king of the gods is plotting to destroy Asgard. Charlie and her brother are trapped a world away from the people they love most. And worst of all, she’s become the very thing she hates most: a night mare.
Charlie’s transition is anything but smooth. Stuck in Helheim Palace, she must train her new shadow magic alongside dozens of soulless mares who would gladly turn her over to the enemy if they discovered she’s Loki’s true heir.
Her only hope is Elias Everhart, her once-sworn enemy who has somehow become one of her closest allies. He’s promised to help train her mare abilities―an easy idea in theory, if her magic weren’t malfunctioning… and if being near Elias didn’t make the darkness within Charlie grow bigger and more all consuming by the day. Charlie is in a race against time to reconcile the powers warring within her. Because if the threat on Asgard isn’t enough to kill her… love certainly will be.
Dreams of Ruin by Emma Noyes is the thrilling conclusion to the Soul of Shadow trilogy, where the only thing worse than becoming a nightmare, is loving one.
Publication Date November 24th 2026 by Delacorte Press
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In this lush, South Asian-inspired epic fantasy, a young woman must uncover her secret past to free her kingdom from terrible colonial forces—if the Throne doesn’t kill her first.
She was the last Damadi princess. She had to be.
Seventeen-year-old Eshaal Bibi is just another orphan. At least, that’s the story her family has always told her—that her parents were among the many killed during the fall of the Azzamin empire. But what if that isn’t entirely true? What if the dreams Eshaal had while struck by a magical malady—the ones where she is a princess, the last heir to the Peacock Throne, and the would-be savior of Azzamin—are real?
Eshaal becomes possessed by the idea, but her pursuit of the truth quickly draws the attention of colonial authorities. To save herself, Eshaal is forced to flee and marry the heir of a secret loyalist family, the handsome and infuriating Imran Mirza. But with a possible princess in his sights and revolution on the horizon, Eshaal’s new husband will let nothing stop him from taking back their country—not even the simmering tension between them.
With her enemies circling, Eshaal will be put to the test, the fate of Azzamin itself in the balance. And whether she’s a princess or just a pretender, Eshaal knows one thing to be true: Nothing is more powerful—or deadlier—than belief.
Publication Date November 24th 2026 by First Ink
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Dive into your emotions with You’re Never Too Much: Poems For Every Emotion, and know that it’s OK to feel everything, always, all at once.
A stunning gift book containing poems that’ll tap into every emotion ― and empowering you to feel them ― from classic poetry, well loved poets and bold, new modern voices. An offering for every mood and moment, this is the perfect companion for moments of solitude or sharing, promising to move and resonate deeply with anyone who has felt too much or not enough.
This poignant collection, curated by Charlie Castelletti, will help you navigate all that life throws at you. From falling in love to having your heart broken, to feeling anxious about and having hope for the world, this anthology is the perfect gift on your journey to self-discovery.
Publication Date November 24th 2026 by Margaret K. McElderry Books
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Sera and Ransom’s fates are decided in this epic third and final book in the New York Times bestselling City of Fantome enemies-to-lovers romantasy trilogy perfect for fans of Kristen Ciccarelli and Caraval.
Sera and Ransom, their love stronger than ever, face a common enemy. But as the self-proclaimed People’s Saint rallies the realm to his dark cause, their volatile powers pull them apart once more.
Sera’s blazing Saint-maker gift comes at a terrible cost and threatens to consume her. Ransom, newly sainted and bound to nightmarish shadows, is on the brink of despair. What are they willing to lose? For the kingdom, for their friends, and for each other…
Publication Date November 24th 2026 by Delacorte Press
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The daring, world-bending conclusion to Spice Road, a sweeping Arabian folklore-inspired fantasy series from critically acclaimed author Maiya Ibrahim.
New monsters have appeared after the collapse of the Spirit Lands, roaming the desert under a shattered sun and spreading across the Sahir, ruthless and hungry in their attacks. No matter how Imani and Qayn battle the monsters, it has become clear that combat will not be enough to stop the violent onslaught or solve the magical mysteries plaguing their land.
To Imani’s shock, Qayn determines there is only one way to save the Sahir and the entire mortal realm: They must venture to the home of the monsters themselves, the Everlasting Tower.
Reaching it and the shadowy Tower Lord who lives there will be Imani’s most dangerous undertaking yet, but she would never let Qayn make the journey alone. As Imani, Taha, and their group head toward their final battle, they will find that someone from Qayn’s past is seeking revenge at any cost, and secrets of love turned to madness could leave a legacy of scars if they survive—or destroy them all.
In this shocking finale to the Spice Road series, Maiya Ibrahim masterfully shows the monstrosities of a war-torn country and the dangers of power in a fantasy allegory of our time, destined to be a classic.
