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Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. DanforthA highly anticipated adult debut from the award-winning author of The Miseducation of Cameron Post follows the release of a best-selling book about an early 20th-century New England boarding school where gender-diverse students died under suspicious circumstances.
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The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziIn the wake of a southeastern Nigerian mother's discovery of her son's body on her doorstep, a family struggles to understand the enigmatic nature of a youth shaped by disorienting blackouts, diverse friendships, and a cousin's worldly influence.
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The King of Infinite Space by Lyndsay FayeAfter his Broadway theater baron father dies mysteriously, Ben Dane, his best friend Horatio, and his artist ex-fiancé Lia, on one explosive night, are drawn into otherworldly events where the only outcome is death.
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Under the Whispering Door by TJ KluneAfter he dies, a curious and powerful being gives Wallace one week to cross over to the land of the dead, and Wallace, who finally starts to learn about all the things he missed in life, sets about living a lifetime in seven days.
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One Last Stop by Casey McQuistonCynical August starts to believe in the impossible when she meets Jane on the subway, a mysterious punk rocker she forms a crush on, who is displaced in time from the 1970s and is trying to find her way back.
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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirWhen the Emperor invites all eight necromancer heirs from all eight loyal Houses to compete in unknown trials to possibly ascend into something that will make them immortal, no necromancer can compete without a skilled cavalier by their side. Harrowhark has no choice but to get Gideon to help her and save the future of the Ninth House.
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She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanWhen the Zhu family’s eighth-born son, Zhu Chongban, given the fate of greatness, dies during a brutal attack, his sister, escaping her fated death, uses her brother’s identity to claim another future—her brother’s abandoned greatness.
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Detransition, Babyby Torrey PetersA trans woman, her detransitioned ex, and his cisgender lover build an unconventional family together in the wake of heartbreak and unplanned pregnancy.
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The Guncle by Steven RowleyWhen Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP) for short, takes on the role of primary guardian for his young niece and nephew, he sets “Guncle Rules” but soon learns that parenting isn’t solved with treats or jokes as his eyes are opened to a new sense of responsibility.
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Afterparties: Stories by Anthony SoShort stories that portray Cambodian-Americans' lives still dealing with the inherited weight of the Khmer Rouge genocide, including a young, disillusioned teacher obsessed with Moby-Dick and a child whose mother survived a school shooting.
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All Adults Here by Emma StraubA matriarch confronts the legacy of her parenting mistakes while her adult children navigate respective challenges in high standards and immaturity before a teen granddaughter makes a courageous decision to tell the truth. By the best-selling author of Modern Lovers.
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The Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriWhen Malini, trapped in Hirana, an ancient cliffside temple that was once the revered source of the magical deathless waters, witnesses her servant’s true nature, their destinies become irrevocably tangled — and the course of a kingdom is forever changed.
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Real Life by Brandon TaylorKeeping his head down at a lakeside Midwestern university where the culture is in sharp contrast to his Alabama upbringing, an introverted African-American biochem student endures unexpected encounters that bring his orientation and defenses into question.
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No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell TurnbullWhen creatures from myth and legend come out of the shadows, setting off a chain of seemingly unrelated events, people start disappearing, suicides and hate crimes increase and protests erupt globally—until the world finds out what has frightened the monsters out of the dark.
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Memorial by Bryan WashingtonJapanese-American chef Mike and Black daycare teacher Benson begin reevaluating their stale relationship after Mike departs for Japan to visit his dying father. Benson is suddenly stuck with his visiting mother-in-law, who becomes an unconventional roommate.
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