Somehow it’s October already and with the last few months of 2020 flying by, we are in need of some new books to keep us company! The month of October holds some incredibly exciting book releases from loved authors such as V.E. Schwab, P. Djèlí Clark, Alice Hoffman, and many more!
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
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In the vein of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is New YorkTimes bestselling author V. E. Schwab’s genre-defying tour de force.
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic.
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
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Olivia Dade bursts onto the scene in this delightfully fun romantic comedy set in the world of fanfiction, in which a devoted fan goes on an unexpected date with her celebrity crush, who’s secretly posting fanfiction of his own.
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
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With her distinctive “delightfully fresh and subversive” (SF Bluestocking) prose and the strange, sinister wonder found in Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, The Hollow Places is another compelling and white-knuckled horror novel that you won’t be able to put down.
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
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Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns with Ring Shout, a dark fantasy historical novella that gives a supernatural twist to the Ku Klux Klan’s reign of terror.
Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
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A hacktivist and a cat café owner decode the friend zone in this romantic comedy from the author of Undercover Bromance.
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
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The award-winning author of The Miseducation of Cameron Post makes her adult debut with this highly imaginative and original horror-comedy centered around a cursed New England boarding school for girls—a wickedly whimsical celebration of the art of storytelling, sapphic love, and the rebellious female spirit.
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
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In an unforgettable novel that traces a centuries-old curse to its source, beloved author Alice Hoffman unveils the story of Maria Owens, accused of witchcraft in Salem, and matriarch of a line of the amazing Owens women and men featured in Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic.
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
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For fans of Steven King, The Devil and the Dark Water brings a chilling new spin to the Sherlock Holmes detective duo in a thriller of supernatural horror, occult suspicion, and paranormal mystery on the high seas.
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
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Two sisters. One brutal murder. A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself. A new blockbuster series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Stalking Jack the Ripper.
Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading and Writing YA by Emily X.R. Pan and Nova Ren Suma
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Created by New York Times bestselling authors Emily X. R. Pan and Nova Ren Suma, Foreshadow is so much more than a short story collection. A trove of unforgettable fiction makes up the beating heart of this book, and the accompanying essays offer an ode to young adult literature, as well as practical advice to writers.
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
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In the late 1800s, three sisters use witchcraft to change the course of history in a Hugo award-winning author’s powerful novel of magic amid the suffragette movement.
Those titles by Harrow, Turton, Schwab and Danforth are on my list also (cannot wait to dive in!), along with the latest installment in Chris Hammer’s ‘Martin Scarsden crime series’ Trust, Matthew Reilly’s The Two Lost Mountains and Rumaan Alam’s Leave The World Behind. Jess Walter (Beautiful Ruins) has a new epic out also.