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(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (April 22nd, 2025)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Releases:

The Corruption of Hallis Brown by K. Ancrum

The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite

If We Were A Movie by Zakiya N. Jamal

Murder Between Friends by Liz Lawson

The Flip Side by Jason Walz

Cope Field by T.L. Simpson

Voice of the Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche

Under the Fading Sky by Cynthia Kadohata

An Ugly World for Beautiful Boys by Rob Costello

New Sequels:

Iron Tongue of Midnight (The Forge & Fracture Saga #3) by Brittany N. Williams

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Happy reading!

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Exclusive Cover Reveal: We Mostly Come Out at Night ed. by Rob Costello

Today on the site, I’m delighted to be revealing the cover of We Mostly Came Out at Night, a YA anthology edited by Rob Costello and releasing from Running Press Books on May 21, 2024 that’s the perfect intro to spooky season! Here’s the gist: An empowering cross-genre YA anthology that explores what it means to be a monster, exclusively highlighting trans and queer authors who offer new tales…

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New Releases of May 2024!

I pre-ordered The Takedown because The Stand-In was great, hoping it’s as good as its predecessor!

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Pre-order my debut short story collection coming in 2024 from Lethe Press!

A lost boy under the spell of a seductive killer suffers the sting of betrayal while on the hunt for fresh blood.

A misanthrope obsessed with death carries on a torrid affair with the malevolent spirit haunting the house in his favorite novel.

The dead son of an abusive horror novelist returns from the grave to tell his father what really happened the night he died.

An ex-child star desperate for a comeback meets a sinister stranger who reveals the terrible price of attaining his heart’s desire.

A headstrong girl determined to seduce her ex-boyfriend discovers what being trapped in the closet really means.

THE DANCING BEARS: Queer Fables for the End Times showcases eleven darkly speculative tales of the queer and uncanny. With eight previously published and three brand new stories, this debut collection features young queer characters grappling with love and desire in a heartless world hurtling toward the abyss.

Pre-order your copy here!

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But I think he’s probably wrong about that one, too.

Rob Costello, from “The Color of Sky on Earth”

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New Releases: May 21, 2024

Picture Books The Rainbow Parade by Shane Jordan & Rick Hendrix (text) and Jieting Chen (illustration) Join the celebration at the Rainbow Parade and witness a heartwarming story of acceptance and friendship. In this joyful picture book, LGBTQ+ advocates Shane Jordan and Rick Hendrix take young readers on a colorful journey of self-expression and acceptance. Set at a stormy pride parade, the…

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April 2024 Deal Announcements

Featured Deal Levine Querido buys YA contemporary ONE OF THE BOYS in 24-hour pre-empt  In a 24-hour pre-empt, Irene Vázquez at Levine Querido has acquired Victoria Zeller’s debut novel One of the Boys. Jordan Hamessley at JABberwocky Literary Agency sold world English and world Spanish rights.  Continue reading April 2024 Deal Announcements

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4 stars

Overall rating is a reflection of the median rating of all stories. This one was a really mixed bag, and I’d recommend borrowing it from a library but not necessarily buying it. Something I did really appreciate was that it incorporated a variety of diverse voices within the queer community, The best stories were:

How to summon me by Val Howlett

Be Not Afraid by Michael Thomas Ford

The Girl with Thirteen Shadows by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor

Sons of God and Daughters of Humans by H.E. Edgmon