October 2025 Queer Releases

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

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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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As Long as You’re Mine by Nekesa Afia

Queer Throughlines: Spaces of Queer Activism in South Korea & the Korean Diaspora by Ju Hui Judy Han

Her Spell that Cursed Me (Her Spell Trilogy Book 2) by Luna Oblonsky

First Oaths (The Bone Men) by C.J. Tuma & Quinn Cameron

Ash on the Tongue (Mayhem Manuscripts Season One: 1nf3ction) by Lee McCormick

Magical Natalie by Trevor Mueller

Watchmaker by Maeve Rose Heslin

Haunted Mediation (Conflict Mediation Book 2) by D.C. Emerson

What Death Forgets by Thea Verdone

The Fiberglass Merman by Aster Quinn

The First Bite's Bitter by Skyler Nightshade 

Dr. Jekyll Meets His Match (Gothic Monster Lovers Book 1) by Ellie Sanguine

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The Monsters They Made Us (The Heirs of Driftmoor Book 1) by Frank J Camacho

When I Trust You by A. Lee Welles

Haunted Carnival Hijinks: A Spooky, Spicy Halloween by Adeline Alchemy

Light as a Feather by Alexia Onyx

The Night’s Bloom (The Road to Us Collection Book 4) by M. Anderson


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Shy Trans Banshee by Tony Santorella

Polarising Sexualities and Genders: Divisions, Differences and LGBTQIA+ Equalities by Kath Browne & Emily Kazyak

Assassin’s Choice (Storm Captain Book 2) by E.L. Reeves

Cinder (The GriMM Tales) by D.N. Bryn

Kellan & Emmett (Gomillion High Reunion) by Denver Shaw

Brett & Rowdy (Gomillion High Reunion) by B.A. Tortuga

Not Beckett, the Plays: Female and Non-binary Irish Playwrights Respond by Olwen Fouéré, Jennifer Barclay, Felispeaks,Nicola Mccartney, Hannah Khalil

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Free Heart (Free Fall Book 2) by Leta Blake

Code Love (Pulse Medical Series) by Grace Parkes

Hidden Desires (Bikers of Mayhem Book 2) by Matthew Dante

October (New Orleans Book 10) by Nicole Pyland

Her Ruthless Heart by Persephone Black

Before I Go… A Life Worth Living by Trevor Stables

Half-Court Heat (Hoops & Heartstrings Book 2) by Eliza Lentzski 

 

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Ordinary Queerness in American Modernism by Jess Shollenberger

Rotten (Mayhem Manuscripts Season One: 1nf3ction) by Bree Wiley

Once Bitten, Twice Fried by Philippa Pegg

They Came from Below by L Dreamer

Heart of the Wren (A Haunted Hearts Novel) by Glenn Quigley 

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4

The Vessel by J.E. Ridge

Cleaning Spells Before Courtship (Fae & Human Relations Book 4) by Sarah Wallace & S.O. Callahan

 

6

Listen – A Poetic Creature by Griffin Rockwell 

You’re Mine (Infernal Ring Series Book 1) by Aria Maze

Yeet! By Jason Crawford 

The Sleepless Knight by Jack Wimberley

 

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Savage Blooms (Unearthly Delights Book 1) by S.T. Gibson

Letters from a Living Utopia: Reclaiming Liberation from Palestine to the World by Yaffa As

These Bodies Ain’t Broken: A Horror Anthology edited by Madeline Dyer

Queen Demon (The Rising World Book 2) by Martha Wells

Lou with the Band by Alexandra Leigh Young

Desolate (The Assembly Hearts Book 1) by Kelli Storm

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Big Feelings: Queer and Feminist Indie Rock After Riot Grrrl by Dan Dipiero

Vampires at Sea by Lindsay Merbaum

Cinder House by Freya Marske

A Mouthful of Dust (Singing Hills Cycle Book 6) by Nghi Vo

The Natural Order of Things by Donika Kelly

Mirage City (Evander Mills Book 4) by Lev AC Rosen

City of Secrets (Splinter & Ash Book 2) by Marieke Nijkamp

Secrets of the Blue Hand Girls by Rowana Miller

Codex Regenesis: Five Fables of Magick Misused by Hannah Batsel

Witchkiller by Ashlee Latimer

The Secret War (Hattie James Book 3) by Stacy Lynn Miller

Queers at the Table: An Illustrated Guide to Queer Food edited by Alex D. Ketchum and Megan J. Elias

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The Dark Cove Theatre Society by Sierra Marilyn Riley

Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World by Mark Waddell

Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer

The Dashing Zaddy & His Icy Protege Vol 3 by Fumito

No Charm Done by Tori Anne Martin

A Feast for the Eyes by Alex Crespo

The Museum of Future Mistakes by James R. Gapinski

A Place in the World: Stories by Bill Gaythwaite

All of Us Murderers by K.J. Charles

Uncanny Valley Girls: Essays on Horror, Survival, and Love by Zefyr Lisowski

Bargain Witch: Essays in Self-initiation by Brooke Palmieri

Our Dining Table: Seconds, Please! Vol 1 by Mita Ori

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The Hearth Witch’s Guide to Magic & Murder (The Hemlock Saga Book 1) by Kiri Callaghan

Property by Kate Cayley

Angelica & the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen

Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife by Francesca Wade

Monstress Compendium One (Vol. 1-8) by Marjorie Liu & illustrated by Sana Takeda 

The Last Session Vol 2: Rerolled by Jasmine Walls, illustrated by Dozerdraws and lettered by Micah Myers

Herculine by Grace Byron

The Salvage by Anbara Salam

Wavelength by Cale Plett

Her Wicked Roots by Tanya Pell

The River & the Star (The Warring Gods Book 2) by Gabriela Romero Lacruz

Call Me Gray by Andrew Larsen, Bells Larsen and Tallulah Fontaine

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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Anaïs Flogny

What Can I Ask: New and Selected Poems 1975-2014 by Elana Dykewomon

The Lying Bride & the Same Sex Marriage Debate by Kodama Naoko

Queer Enlightenments: A Hidden History of Lovers, Lawbreakers, and Homemakers by Anthony Delaney

Legend of Exorcism: Tianbao Fuyao Lu Vol. 3 by Fei Tian Ye Xiang, Ruthie (Illustrator)

BL Game Rebirth 2: My New Life As the Hero's Younger Brother by Yui Hanaka, Kana, Shive

Obliterated (Mayhem Manuscripts Season One: 1nf3ction) by N. Boeyer

Out There: Dispatches from My Personal Wilderness by Lance Garland

Chappell Roan: The Rise of a Midwest Princess by Armstrong et. al

An Optimism: Poems by Cameron Awkward-Rich

The Cage of Chaos (The Ennead Duet) by Wren Blackburne

Blood, Sweat & Queers: Vampire Love Stories edited by Margaret Hall & Jamie Ryu

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Dear Benjamin Vol 1 by Id, Chaewon Kanh (Illustrator), Addis (editor)

Five Star White Trash: A Memoir of Fraud & Family by Georgiann Davis

Puck Shots (Love the Game) by Becca Jackson

Beyond the Darkness (Basic Instincts Book 3) by Thom Collins

Heart of Iron (CaFae Latte Series Book 1) by C.M. Alongi

Stay By My Side After the Rain by Shoko Rakuta

Go Easy on Me by Bradley James

Coven of the Elder Blossom (The Elder Blossom Series) by Daryl Marez

Crossplay Love 13: Otaku X Punk by Toru

With Spirit by Josie Mae

Husky & Heartfelt (Big Boys of Gilroy) by Jole Cannon

The Girl who can't be Kissed by Georgette Kaplan

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Old Ghosts (Saoirse Kennedy Book 1) by Janina Franck

 

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Exactly What I Needed (The Unexpected Series Book 2) by Raluca M. Matara

Shivers & Thrills by A.C. Harrah

Carte Blanche (Confessions Book 4) by Cozy DuBois

Dove's Eyes by Kienn Nguyen

For the First Time by Josephine Light

 

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Gladiator, Goddess by Morgan E. Owen

Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth

Dead Things & Where to Put Them by Marina Carreira & Lynne Mceniry

We Three Witches by Rosie Talbot

The Frog Prince (The GriMM Tales) by A.M. Rose

Reece & Holden (Gomillion High Reunion) by Jem Wendel

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All Your Days (Mayhem Manuscripts Season One: 1nf3ction) by Ali Woods

Sympathy for the Blues (The Dusty Brooms) by S.S. Genesee

Undertale: Can a Game Give Hope? By Anastasia Salter

 

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Wonder (Wonderfall Book 3) by Bix Barrow

Love Pucked by Emily Silver

Demon’s Desire (Lovers of the Damned Book 3) by Colette Rivera

The Traitor & the Wretch by Jasmine Walls, Rowan MacColl (Illustrator)

The Year of Us: October by Kate Hawthorne & E.M. Denning

 

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He: A Remarkable Tale of Romance & Resilience by Larry Benjamin

 

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All Girls Be Mine Alone by Sophie Strohmeier

I’ve Got My Love to Keep me Warm by Mariama J. Lockington

The Leaving Room by Amber McBride

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Sensei's Mail-order Food: The Complete Bl Manga Collection by Yuuri Eda, Asumiko Nakamura (Illustrator) 

A Fate Unwoven by Rachael A. Edwards

Run Away With Me by J.L. Simmonds

Thirsty by Lucy Lehane

Witchlore by Emma Hinds

The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes

Little F by Michelle Tea

Christmas at the Women’s Hotel (Women’s Hotel Book 1.5) by Daniel M. Lavery

The New Economy by Gabrielle Calvocoressi

Gold for the Dead by Ann Aptaker

Spent Bullets by Terao Tetsuya, Kevin Wang (Translator)

The Dogs of Venice by Steven Rowley

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Muted Vol 2 (Muted Book 2) by Miranda Mundt

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez

Our Hands Hold Violence: Poems by Kieron Walquist, Brenda Hillman

An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder by K. Valentin

My Keen Knife by Ana Davis

Glove Money by Sophia Dahlin

Bloodtide (Ex Romana Book 2) by Sophie Burnham

Dead & Breakfast (Dead & Breakfast Mysteries) by Rosiee Thor & Kat Hillis 

The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong

Sir Callie and the Final Stand (Sir Callie Book 4) by Esme Symes-Smith

We Had a Hunch by Tom Ryan

He’s So Possessed with Me by Corey Liu

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I Can't Stand Being Your Childhood Friend 1 by An Momose

Essential Poems by Pat Parker, Saraellen Strongman (editor)

Smartass: Memoir of a Mouthy Girl by Emily Sayre Smith

Sleeping on Paper Boats 1 by Teki Yatsuda 

The Scald-Crow by Grace Daly

My Lips, Her Voice by L.L. Madrid

Run Wild: Sa Ye 3 by Wu Zhe, Ding Yue Rong, Tayue Jin

Veal by Mackenzie Nolan

Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor

For a Spell: Sissie Collectivism and Radical Witchery in the Southeast by Jason Ezell

AIDS in the Heartland: How Unlikely Coalitions Created a Blueprint for LBGTQ Politics by Katie Batza

Local Heavens by K.M. Fajardo

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I Make My Own Fun by Hannah Beer

Queering the Hmong Diaspora: Racial Subjectivity and the Myth of Hyperheterosexuality by Kong Pheng Pha

A Nest of Magic by Kate Moseman

Isaac by Curtis Garner

Atlas & Miles (Gomillion High Reunion) by Lincoln Mercer

Top Shelf (Love the Game) by E.M. Lindsey

The Flowers I Deserve by Tamara Jerée

When Shadows Burn by Todd Brown

Call to the Devil (Mayhem Manuscripts Season One: 1nf3ction) by B. Ripley

When Love Comes Around by Radclyffe & Ronica Black

Feeling Lucky by Krystina Rivers

Pictures of My Desire by Caroline Goldberg Igra

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Classmates 7: Home by Asumiko Nakamura

Hate Me, but Let Me Stay 5 by Hijiki

Any Girl But You (Meet Cute in Minnesota Book 2) by Dana Hawkins

It’s Kind of a Bad Idea by Sarah G. Levine

Thankful for You by Tagan Shepard

Monsters-in-Law by Jeannin Counts

Handle With Care by Hayden Stone

Becoming in Global Trans Studies: Critical Approaches to Educational Theory, Methodology, Ethics, and Politics edited by Pin-Ru Su, Ting-Yen Ho, Shanshan Zhang, & Z Nicolazzo

Messioph (The Ido Chronicles Book 1) by Geoffreyjen Edwards

Iceberg by Gun Brooke

It Happened One Semester by Aurora Rey

What Happens On Location by Nan Campbell

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Death & Coffee by Lisa Acerbo

Ask and You Will Receive 3 by Niyama

Still Here! Still Queer! Now What?: A Guide to LGBTQ+ Wellness & Wholeness by Dr. Paul Taylor-Pitt

The Princess Knight by Cait Jacobs


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Cruising the Downtown: Celebrating Edmonton's Queer History by Kristopher Wells

Fruitbat by Micah Carver

Desiring Thai Men: Asian Gay Media and Transforming Masculinities by Narupon Duangwises & Peter A. Jackson

A Quilting of Scars by Lucy E.M. Black

Electric Cowboy by Ansel Kite

The Valleys Are So Lush and Steep by Trace Peterson

Vampires of Eden: Thomas (Book 3) by Karla Nikole


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Scrooged for the Holidays by Kayla Grosse

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The Last Person (Baker Girls Book 5) by Bethany Monaco Smith

Rumpelstilzchen (The GriMM Tales) by Sam Northman

Feminist Frontiers: Readings on Gender, Sexuality, and Society edited by Verta Taylor, Leila J. Rupp, Alison Dahl Crossley, & Nancy E. Whittier

Recipe for Trouble by Dylan Morrison

Accidentally Falling for Her (A Chicago Awakenings Book 2.5) by Lexi Amber

Cold-Blooded Creatures by Arisa Villar

King of Lies (Mayhem Manuscripts Season One: 1nf3ction) by H.L. Day

The Winger (Lincoln Knights Book 4) by Charlie Novak

Feeding Her Fire by Sasha Simpson

Bah Humbug by Liz Lincoln

 

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Learn Your Limits by Van R. Som & Kay Thorne

 

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The Skeletons In Our Closet by Sinclair A. Macabre

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How the B*tch Stole Christmas by Shannon O’Connor

Queen of Wolves (Aces in A Pack) by Mali Kross

 

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You Gone Gurl (A Killer Queen Mystery) by Greg Herren

The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri

Our Vicious Descent (Ravenous Fate Book 2) by Hayley Dennings

Most Valuable Player by A.M. Woody

Letting Go of Perfect: A Gay Man’s Guide to Healing from Body Dysmorphia by Daniel O’Shaughnessy

Pillow Talk by Justice Woods

A Worthy Opponent (Deluxe Edition) (Wicked Villains Book 3) by Katee Robert

The Forsaken & the Fated (The Hollow & the Haunted Book 2) by Camilla Raines

Queer Minds: LGBTQ+ Therapists and Advocates on Mental Health, Neurodivergence, and the Things That Help by Katy Lees

Isn’t It Obvious? By Rachel Runya Katz

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A Fae in Finance (How to Do Business in Fairie Book 1) by Juliet Brooks

Crawl: Stories by Max Delsohn

Queer Communion: Religion in Appalachia by Davis Shoulders

Don’t Forget to Breathe by Brianna R Shrum & Sara Waxelbaum

DILF: Did I Leave Feminism by Jude Doyle

The Devil She Knows by Alexandria Bellefleur

Witches of Honeysuckle House by Liz Parker

Ripples in the River 1 by Zeniko Sumiya

Chappell Roan: A Vibrant Journey Through the Career and Influence of the Indie-Pop Superstar by Harbert Day

Play You For It by Samantha Saldivar

Jackson Bright in the Spotlight by Eureka O’Hara and Dan Poblocki, Ricardo Bessa (Illustrator)

Sorry I Keep Crying During Sex: A Memoir by Jesse James Rose

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Peerless : Wu Shang Vol 5 by Meng Xi Shi, Me.Mimo (Illustrator), Faelicy (Translator)

The Pink Scar: How Nazi Persecution Shaped the Struggle for LGBTQ+ Rights by Thomas R. Dunn

Mavericks of Style: The Seventies in Color by Uri McMillan

My Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio: Writings and Interviews, 1983–2024 by Nayland Blake & Jarrett Earnest

From Vice to Nice: Midwestern Politics and the Gentrification of AIDS by René Esparza

Kim Chi Eats the World: 75 Recipes Fit for a Drag Queen by Kim Chi

When They Burned the Butterfly by Wen-yi Lee

Lover Boy Vol. 3 by Zec, Chana Conley (Letterer)

Tangled Webs by Beth Strauss

A Legacy of Blood & Bone by Millie Abecassis

Play With Me (Love the Game) by Cora Rose

The Dead Don’t Talk (Mayhem Manuscripts Season One: 1nf3ction) by Rae Stone

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The Secret Shape of Worship (Ancient Awakening Book 1) by A.K. Asher

Smell by Nagabe

These Charms Won’t Fade (These Witches Don’t Burn 2.5) by Isabel Sterling

Hard to Beat by Lexi Greene

I'm in Love With the Villainess 9 by Inori, Aonoshimo (Illustrator)

The Great Tree of Iris by Jess Skultety

The Devil’s Garden by Jack Bumgardner

The Moon on a Rainy Night 7 by Kuzushiro

This is the Only Kingdom by Jaquira Diaz

Julian & Shane (Gomillion High Reunion) by Katy Manz


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A Wild & Hungry Place by E.E. Ottoman

The Rising Dark (Sisters of Twilight Book 1) by Celia Thorn

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Reborn in Ash by Gabrielle Steel

Snow White & the Seven Little Miners (The GriMM Tales) by Kit Barrie

Spellfire by Agatha Willow

The Lookout's Ghost by A. Knightley

Headless Not Heartless by A.A. Fairview 

The Sky Pirate’s Stowaway (The Black Wraith Book 1) by TJ Rose & Michle Notaro

Catching Gravity by E.C. Merrick

Dane & Logan (Gomillion High Reunion) by Michaela Cole


24

Frosthaven Bakery (Tales of Midwinter Haven Book 2) by Jenny Sandiford

The Accidental Alpha: An FF Omegaverse by RJ Berryhill

 

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Foresyth Conservatory by A.L. Sterling


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Arranged to the Mafia Boss (Wolves of Chicago Book 1) by Skyler Snow & Skye R. Richmond

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Hearts of Bark and Scale by Nicole Leland

 

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The Voice of Wild Places by Noah Hawthorne 

All the Stars in the Daylight Sky by Maya MacGregor

Hazelthorn by CG Drews

An Unlikely Coven (Green Witch Cycle Book 1) by A.M. Kvita

You Only Live Twice: A Memoir in Two Genders by Jay Defazio

Dead Hand Rule (The Craft Wars Book 3) by Max Gladstone

Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho

Don Barchardy: An Artist’s Life by Michael Schreiber

Moth Dark by Kika Hatzopoulou

The Bone Thief (Syd Walker Book 2) by Vanessa Lillie

Alice Rue Evades the Truth by Emily Zipps

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Man Made by Steve Majors

Queer Traffic: Sex, Panic, Free Trade by Jennifer Tyburczy

People Without History are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust by Anna Hájková & William Jones (Translator)

Redneck Revenant (Adam Binder Book 4) by David R. Slayton

My Twisted Eating Disorder by Nagata Kabi

Cam & AJ (Gomillion High Reunion) by Hinsel Meyer

Oblivion’s Hymn (Divine Songs Book 1) by A.J. Peterson

Eros: Queer Myths for Lovers by Zoe Terakes 

Bad Blood (Mayhem Manuscripts Season One: 1nf3ction) by Lyla Dane

Grayson’s Magical Mishaps (Haunted Hearts: Season of the Witch Book 9) by Kevin Klehr

Queer Kids and Social Violence: The Limits of Bullying edited by Elizabethe Payne & Melissa J. Smith

Two for Holding (Minor Penalties Book 1) by S.B. Barnes

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Light of My Life by Fuuko Minami, Takiba (Illustrator)

A Queer Year of Love Letters by Nat Pyper

Familiar (Occult Misadventures) by Cara Nox 

Remember My Name: An MM Rockstar Romance by Rebecca Rathe

Yours for the Season (Puck Struck Book 2) by Kate Cochrane

 

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Lessons in Drag: A Queer Manual for Academics, Artists, and Aunties by Kareem Khubchandani

A Hex to Remember by Lou Wilham

How to Juggle Ballads & Blades by Jess Galaxie

Fan Service (K!nktober) by Robin Jo Margaret

 

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LGBTQI+ Persecution and the Holocaust: An Encyclopedia of Prejudice & Perseverance by Alexis Herr

Starcrossed (First Contact) by KC De la Rosa

It Takes Time (Off Course: Episode 01) by AM De la Rosa

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The Cambridge Introduction to Queer and Trans Studies by Mark Rifkin

Intuition by K.T. Carlisle

Lilith: Book of Genesis (Cardinal Series Book 0) by T.J. Dallas

Lilith: Original Sin (Cardinal Series Book 0.1) by T.J. Dallas

Let Me Keep You by Kate Peters

Devil Bound: The Devil’s Necromancer Part One (Hellbound Gods Book 1) by Alexa Piper

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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 twenty-eight slides. The background is made up of a diagonal oriented 6-stripe rainbow for each slide. Slide 1 has a white square which reads "318 queer books coming out in October". The 318 is in matching horizontal rainbow stripes and October is in orange text. Text between the number and month are all caps black font. Slide 2-27 features a white grid outline with a column on the left that has the release date in black over an orange rectangle and book covers in three rows of 4 book covers each. All spots contain a book cover. Slide 28 features a similar set up but with 6 books displayed. The first row has four books, while the second row has 2 book covers and 2 pale orange rectangles, the third row has 4 pale rectangles. The column on the left that has the release date in black over an orange rectangle. End ID.

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