November 2025 Queer Release

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🌈 What's COMING OUT (pun intended) this November? Which books are you excited for? Which books are you adding to your TBR? Any other queer releases you know of?

Check out our fully linked version on our website! We will also update these posts if we find more releases for November.

We do our best to screen books for AI usage and do not include books with covers that are made by generative AI, or books written by generative AI. If there was a mistake, please let us know.

Note: Some dates may have changed. We haven’t read all of these books, so please check reviews for more details on queer identities represented and The StoryGraph for content warnings!

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A Dyke for Christmas (A British Dommes Romance) by Ali Williams

The Worst Spy in London (The Luckiest with Love Book 2) by Anne Knight

Prieta Is Dreaming: A cuentos-novela by Gloria E. Anzaldúa, edited by Kelli D. Zaytoun

The Darkside of Christmas: A Dark Christmas Charity Anthology coordinated by Katherine Isaac, T.L. Hamilton & Crystal North

My Best Friend is Broken (My Mobster Book 2) by Jessica Jackman

Ice Queen Alpha (Lez the Halls) by Lily X

The Yuletide Fairy’s Curse (Lez the Halls) by Lila Gwynn

Red Light, Green Light (Lez the Halls) by Chelsey J. León

A Witch for Solstice (Lez the Halls) by Darva Green

The Fires of Longest Night (Lez the Halls) by J.C. Rycroft

Our Bright Window (Our Dark Mirror Book 2) by James Chance

Epistemic Dissonance: The (R)existence of Black Travestis and Trans Women in Brazil

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Who Made the Bard a God? By Eren Viau

Tell Me How by Rowan Davidson

On Track for Love by Elizabeth Andre

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Last First Kiss (Last First Book 2) by Tatiana Gómez

November (New Orleans Book 11) by Nicole Pyland 

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Sadomasochistic Beowulf: Queer Narratives of Desire and Dissolution in Old English Literature by Christopher Vaccaro

Forced to Share by Joelle Lynne

Heart2Heart Anthology Volume 8: A Collection Supporting LBGTQ+ Charity

Unwrapping Chase (Planetary Alliance) by Mars Quinn

Waters That Drown Us (Syndicate of Fate Book 3) by Rae Douglas

Reimagining Relationships and Sex Education: A Safe Uncertainty Approach to Adolescent Intimacies by Emily Setty & Jonny Hunt

Floodwaters (The Divine Archive Book 0) by Wren Rivers

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Beautiful Brutal Bodies (Gorgeous Gruesome Faces Book 2) by Linda Cheng

Always to Return by Félix González-Torres et al.

Where There’s Room for us by Hayley Kiyoko

Chris Makes a Friend by Alex Gino

Are You There, Spirit? It's Me, Travis: Life Lessons from the Other Side by Travis Holp

Palaver by Bryan Washington

The Nameless Land (The Witch Roads Book 2) by Kate Elliott

Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis edited by Kelly Hayes

Gendertrash from Hell: The First Print Collection of the Zine That Changed Everything edited by Mirha-Soleil Ross

The Royal We by Roddy Bottum

And the Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in Rural America by Sim Butler

Padam Padam: The Collected Poems by Kevin Killian

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Fade Into You by Amber Smith & Sam Gellar

Town & Country by Brian Schaefer

The King Must Die by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

Fire in Every Direction: A Memoir by Tareq Baconi

Girls Who Play Dead by Joelle Wellington

Shoot Juliet Down 1 by Komachi Katsura

A Heart of Crimson Flames by A.K. Mulford

Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi

Deadly Ever After by Brittany Johnson

Like Family by Erin O. White

The Past Is a Grotesque Animal by Tommi Parrish

Self Portrait by Ludwig Volbeda, trans. by Lucy Scott

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The War Beyond (The Hollow Covenant Book 2) by Andrea Stewart

Hear Her Howl by Kim DeRose

The Thorn & the Spire (Monstrous Cravings Book 1) by Katherine McIntyre 

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History by Karli Wurzelbacher, et al.

Nothing Wanting: Asexuality and the Matter of Absence by KJ Cerankowski

Caden & Theo (Gomillion High Reunion) by Becca Seymour

Thirst Trap by Gráinne O'Hare

One Day I'll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman: A Story of Motherhood and Transgender Rights in Rural America by Abi Maxwell

Song of Spores by Bogi Takács

Valhalla The Valkyries Fire (Valhalla Chronicles) by A. J. Torres

The Awakening of Lora Abernathy (Cosms Cycle Book 1) by MJ Anthony

The Beauty’s Blade: Mei Ren Jian by Feng Ren Zuo Shu

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Adorned in Blood (The Adorned Series Book 2) by Kylie Wiggins

These Are Not My Final Words by Samantha Ryan

Swallows of Mostar by Neira Fazlović

My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels: In Control, Being Controlled, Out of Control! By Tom LeNoble

Downing Dominic by Cliff J. Cavender

Explaining A Dress: Transfeminine Erasure and Vindication by Jessie Keary

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Hymn to Moray Eels by Mireille Best, Stephanie Schechner (Translator)

Snapping the Ice (The Games We Play Season 2) by Christie Gordon

Yeehaw Junction by Kayli Scholz

Under the Table (Hotel Bombshell Season 2) by Adrian J. Smith

The Kennedy Rule (Rivals on Ice Book 1) by K.C Carmichael

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Maryville by Joelle Taylor

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The Reluctant Romantic by Sienna Waters

Catcher’s Lock (Broken Boys of Cirque Book 3) by A.K. Blythe

Days Of Youth: The lost diaries of Geoffry Wheatly Cobb edited by Peter Jordaan

How NOT To Kiss A Prince by B Wheeler

Rescued By An Alien Rogue (Help! I Went To Space and All I Got Was... Book 1) by Rae Laniley

The Specter of Kazzak (Grimoire Archive: Underground Alchemist) by Amanda N. Newman

Queer Life, Queer Love 3 edited by Karen McLeod, Matt Bates, Kate Beal, Sarah Beal

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A Grump in Moose Falls (Moose Falls Book 2) by Emily Silver

Wicked Allure (The Immortal Reign Book 4) by Ariel Marie

Tinsel & Tools by Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams

Hell in Rags by V.B. Scott

Marked (The A.C.E. Book 2) by J J Jackalope

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Someone to See that I Care (Someone Series Book 6) by Robert J. Lewis

The Fault Mirror by Catherine Fearns

Hunk Sandwich (Fangs on Ice Book 4.5) by Rhea Fox

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The Oath (The Ranger’s Magi Book 3) by Eskay Kabba

A Ticket to Christmas by Anouk de Rooij

The Devil's Brother by Dharshaini G. (The Devil's Archive Book 2)

The Reluctant Incubus (Alvin Alonso’s Secret Files Book 1) by Alex Woolfson

Incubus Vampire Slayer (Alvin Alonso’s Secret Files Book 2) by Alex Woolfson

Finding Harbor by Duncan Gaye

Christmas at the Pine View Inn (Accidental Getaway Book 2) by Molly Gray

Peaches & Honey (Hickory Sprints Romance Book 2) by Karmen Lee

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Children With Gifts by Dami Salako

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Vaginal Davis: Magnificent by Vaginal Davis

Terry Dactyl by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

Haze by Katharine Kerr 

High-Class Homos: Volume 1 by Momozerii

Always Raining Here by Hazel and Bell

Chocolate Pudding & Wicked Queens (Cinnamon Rolls & Villainy Book 2) by Chanté A. Campbell

My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich

Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes Book 2) by Travis Baldree

Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms edited by Stacie Shannon Denetsosie, Kinsale Drake, and Dr. Darcie Little Badger

Let the Moon Wobble by Ally Ang

Shadowplay (Micah Grey Book 2) by L.R. Lam

The Secrets of Rhydian Hill by Ronica Black

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The Dramatic Life of Jonah Penrose by Robyn Green

Next Time Will be Our Turn by Jesse Q. Sutanto

To Kill a Queen by Amie McNee

This Brutal Moon by (The Kingdom Trilogy) Bethany Jacobs

The Art of Love by Ali Vali

Heaven, West Virginia by Ravi Teixiera

Cactus Heart (Whynot Book 1) by Clio Evans

The Politics of Pride Events: Global and Local Challenges by Francesca Romana Ammaturo

This Gilded Abyss (The Titan’s Wrath Trilogy Book 1) by Rebecca Thorne

Intent Magic (The Shifting Lands Book 2) by William C. Tracy

Right There All Along by Elee Rose

A Long Winter by Colm Tóibín

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The Year of Us: November by Kate Hawthorne & EM Denning

Swallow (Sugar Pill Duet Book 2) by Risa Cruise

A Heart Fierce & Blooming (Her Fangs in My Heart Book 3) by Moira Darling

Scandalous by Kris Bryant

Chasing Her Scent by MJ Williamz

The Otherside of Forever by Kel McCord

Why Not Us? By Naomi Rivers

Shadow of Lilith (The Devana Collective Chronicles Book 1) by Stevie Hosler

An Outstretched Hand: A Tarot Spread of Queer Stories - An Anthology Curated by RHWQ Productions

Feral Flame (Noss Saga Book 4) by Joaquín Baldwin

Heart’s Run by D. Jackson Leigh

Cosmic Dyke Patrol by Lor Gislason

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A Stellar Spy by Maya Darjani

Love, Dirt by Bruce Johnson

Orphanland by Lauren Fischer

Game Winner (The Games We Play Season 2) by Susan Scott Shelley

She Fell for the Witch’s Disciple (Starshone Shifters Book 1) by Bea Chicory

Inversion: Gay Life After the Homosexual edited by Pierre d'Alancaisez & Amir Naaman

Rhett & Moses (Gomillion High Reunion) by Sophia Nixs

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The Queer Politics of Pride: Global LGBTQ+ Activism and Homocapitalism by Daniel Conway

Norma and The Blue Hour by Chris Delyani

Moonlit Nights & Northern Lights (The Killigrew Street Case Files Book 2) by TJ Rose

Fembot by E.M. Denning

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Shackles & Shards (Scions and Shadows Book 3) by Dax Murray 

Break the Rule (Kings of Heart Book 3) by Lucky Heart

The Hot Chocolate Hoax (Sweet Deceit Book 1) by E.J. Stoll

Tempting Cargo (Starkissed Mates Book 1) by Lyra Strake

A Dead Girl’s Guide to Living by Shay Paris

In Ice We Steel by Ayleen K. Kyrstin

Colour Me Yours by Hélène Clément

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Hearts on Ice (The Games We Play Season 2) by Denver Shaw

If One Continues to Survive: An Anthology of Resistances by Joshua C. Pipkins & Angel Rosen

Riyati Ripple (Riyati Book 3) by Kai Zeal

The Milky Way Hotel by Marguerite Grimaud and Jude Silberfeld-Grimaud

Deus Ex Umbra (Saint of the Shadows Book 2) by Jonesy Elise

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Books, Balls, & Cute Butts for Christmas (Hot Romance Book 2) by Cameron D. James & Cali Kitsu

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The Prince and His Stolen Throne (Stolen Groom Book 2) by J.E. Ridge

Her Blood Runs Cold (In Xypha’s Shadow Book 2) by Samantha Tano

Ascendance of the Forgotten Prince by Elijah Her

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Icing The Kicker (The San Francisco Redwoods Book 3) by Emily Shacklette

One Second To Forever by Bree Harlow

Sins of the Father by Isabel Lucero

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Embers & Sparks by Amy Allen

Abuzz by Amy Chase, Stelladia (Illustrator), Ellie Wright (Colorist), Taylor Esposity (Letterer)

Return to Morro Harbor by Alicia Gael

The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee

Leave it on the Track by Margot Fisher

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The Husky & His White Cat Shizun Vol 10 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

I’ll Make a Spectacle of You by Beatrice Winifred Iker

Husband of the Year (Teachers in Love Book 4) by M.A. Wardell

You Watched in Silence by H. Lee Justine

Monarch (Birds & Butterflies Book 4) by Frances M. Thompson

Love and Lightning: A Collection of Queer-Feminist Manifestos by Sarah van Binsbergen

Impostor (Children of Lorcan Book 2) by J.M. Rose

After Hours at Dooryard Books by Cat Sebastian

Marshmallows by Louise Willingham 

Snowed In at Holly Hill Cabin: A FFM Forced Proximity Winter Romance by Harriet Banter

The Music of Greyson Hyun by Jae Williams

Murder at Random (Denise Cleever Thrillers Book 6) by Claire McNab

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A Milky Way Home (Clover Hill Romance Book 6) by Hsinju Chen (Audiobook)

A Mutual Connection (Leads to This Book 3) by Kay Claire

Ice Level (The Games We Play Season 2) by L.C. Chase

The Snatcher (Grimoire Archive: Bounty Hunter) by Amanda N. Newman

Whole Latte Love (Spirit of Hops Book 5) by J.E. Joyce

Breaking From Frame by Jazz Forrester

Fate Ignited (Vampires of Agápe Book 2) by Z.T. Webb

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Taste of the Holidays (Taste of the Holidays Book 1) by Echo Lark

Moon Bound by Autumn Hawthorne

The Gossip & The Guest (The Steer Queer Series Book 2) by Elizabeth Briars

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Fire and Fate by N. Slater 

Love Me Endlessly (The Harrison Sisters Duet Book 2) by Ellie Harper Smith

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The Counterpart (Gold Hill Book 2) by Ruby Landers

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Brothers of Redemption (FISA Agents Book 3) by BL Jones

Paper Moon by Marley Sheridan

A Verdant Vendetta (Nightwalkers of Concord Book 2) by Aimee Donnellan

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Beyond the Lesbian Vampire: Reclaiming the Violent Lesbian in Contemporary Queer Horror by Sam Tabet

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The Rag & Bone Man by Lee Morgan

As Many Souls as Stars by Natasha Siegel

Ghosted In L.A. Complete Collection by Sina Grace, Siobhan Keenan (Illustrator)

They Came to Slay by Thom James Carter

Queer Trauma Across Borders: Comparative Approaches to Literature, Film, and Sound edited by Anchit Sathi

Heavy Metal Lover by Isa Agajanian

Tethered by TJ Williams

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A Life in Too Many Margins by S.E. Thomson

Of Potions and Honey by Cara N. Delaney

LGBT Victorians: Sexuality and Gender in the Nineteenth-century Archives by SImon Joyce

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Bottle Rocket (The Games We Play Season 2) by B. Ripley

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The Shipwright & the Shroudweaver by Rafael Torrubia

The Wolf & His King by Finn Longman

A Political Biography of the Indonesian Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Movement by Saskia Wieringa

Finding Home in a Flurry of Snow (Love in the Snowfall Book 5) by Echo Lark

Part of the Forest by Eliza Leone

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Reclaiming Phantom (Phantom Vengeance Book 4) by S.T. Arsheep

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We post an open call for new releases around the 20th of the month preceding on Instagram, Twitter/X, Blue Sky and Threads. Authors can add their books to these posts or our linked new release form to be included in future new release lists. Alternatively, you can email andy@rainbowcratebookbox.com with the title/series name, author, book cover, cover artist/designer and a link to more information/purchase options (Goodreads/Author website/Itch.io). Books must not have be outlined, written or edited with gen AI; and must have a cover made by a human.

ID: A post of nineteen slides. The background is made up of a diagonal oriented 6-stripe rainbow for each slide. Slide 1 has a white square which reads "213 queer books coming out in November". The 213 is in matching horizontal rainbow stripes and November is in red text. Text between the number and month are all caps black font. Slide 2-12 and 14-18 features a white grid outline with a column on the left that has the release date in white over a red rectangle and book covers in three rows of 4 book covers each. All spots contain a book cover. 

Slide 13 features a similar set up but with 11 books displayed. The first row has three books, while all other spots are filled. The first spot in the first row has a pale red rectangle. The column on the left that has the release date in white over a red rectangle. 

Slide 19 features a similar set up but with 10 books displayed. Rows 1 and 2 have all four spots filled. The third row has 2 book covers and 2 pale red rectangles. The column on the left that has the release date in white over a red rectangle. End ID.

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