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September 2025
New titles
The last bookstore on Earth
by Lily Braun-Arnold

Seventeen-year-old Liz Flanner, holed up in an abandoned bookstore in suburban New Jersey since the first Storm wreaked havoc on civilization, finds herself at odds with Maeve, a potentially dangerous out-of-towner who breaks into the bookstore as another Storm approaches. Simultaneous eBook.
That's what she said : a novel
by Eleanor Pilcher

"Eleanor Pilcher is electric in her witty, funny, and heartfelt women's fiction debut, following polar opposite best friends Beth and Serena. When demisexual Beth decides she's done with being a virgin and enlists Serena's help, her new personal journey just might be the thing to end their friendship for good"
Palm Meridian : a novel
by Grace Flahive

In 2067, Florida, at the Palm Meridian Retirement Resort, a utopian home for queer women, Hannah, after a terminal cancer diagnosis, decides tomorrow will be her last day, but she hopes ex Sophie will show up at her end-of-life party for a last chance at love. Simultaneous.
I love you s'more
by Auriane Desombre

"Ivy Raines, reeling from a public breakup with her ex-girlfriend, a teen TV star, seeks solace at a summer camp as a counselor, hoping for a peaceful escape. However, when she's tasked with running the camp's musical production, she unexpectedly clasheswith Rynn, the co-director. Rynn is bossy and overconfident, especially since she's the most experienced counselor--and to make matters worse, they have unresolved history from their past. As tensions rise between the two, sparks begin to fly, and Ivy finds herself questioning if the summer escape she hoped for might come in a way she never anticipated--through a rekindled connection with Rynn"
Amelia, if only
by Becky Albertalli

Amelia Applebaum thinks she is in love with Walter Holland, a moderately famous, chaotically bisexual YouTuber, so she drags her friends, including newly single, always-cynical, guitar-toting best friend Natalie, on a road trip to meet Walter
The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar
by Sonora Reyes

Seventeen-year-old Cesar Flores is finally ready to win back his ex-boyfriend. Since breaking up with Jamal in a last-ditch effort to stay in the closet, he’s come out to Mami, his sister, Yami, and their friends, taken his meds faithfully, and gotten his therapist’s blessing to reunite with Jamal.

Everything would be perfect if it weren’t for The Thoughts—the ones that won’t let all his Catholic guilt and internalizations stay buried where he wants them. The louder they become, the more Cesar is once again convinced that he doesn't deserve someone like Jamal—or anyone really.

Cesar can hide a fair amount of shame behind jokes and his “gifted” reputation, but when a manic episode makes his inner turmoil impossible to hide, he’s faced with a stark choice—burn every bridge he has left or, worse—ask for help. But is the mortifying vulnerability of being loved by the people he’s hurt the most a risk he’s willing to take?
This ends in embers
by Kamilah Cole

Once the saint of San Irie, Faron Vincent betrayed her country and now, disgraced and kidnapped, is forced to help Iya grow his bloody empire, while Elara Vincent must undo her sister's damage and save her sister and country. Simultaneous eBook.
In case you read this
by Edward Underhill

"Arden isn't excited about moving. Los Angeles was an easy place to fit in and find a supportive queer community. But Winifred, Michigan? That sounds like a much more difficult place to exist. Pasadena, California, is the perfect city for Gabe's reinvention. Everyone knew everything about him in small-town Shelby, Illinois. Gabe, who wants to be out and proud, can't wait to relocate. When Arden and Gabe randomly meet in the lobby of a motel in Nebraska, it feels like fate. Both are trans, but more importantly, both are huge fans of the band Damaged Pixie Dream Boi. Clearly, the universe is trying to tell them something. Right? But after an incredible evening of hanging out, the pair part ways only knowing the other's first name. And as both boys struggleto adjust to their new homes, their thoughts keep being drawn back to their time together. Is one perfect night enough to bring Arden and Gabe back to each other, or will the boys need some help to find each other again?"
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