Look no further for your next read. The amount of great new books hitting shelves each month can be overwhelming so we’ve rounded up ten books coming out next month that both the NetGalley team and members can’t wait for. If you were approved for any of these books on NetGalley, you can read them directly in your NetGalley Shelf app. Don’t forget to leave a review!
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louise Erdrich transports readers to the Red River Valley of North Dakota in this new novel set around the 2008 financial crisis. Crystal and Martin’s 18-year-old daughter Kismet is preparing to get married. She’s engaged to the son of the Geist family, whose farm Crystal works on. But the path down the aisle is fraught with challenges, including a bookish suitor determined to steal Kismet away, the disappearance of Martin (along with a local church’s renovation fund), and reports of a bank robber plaguing the area.
The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz
In this follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Plot, Anna Williams-Bonner is preparing for the launch of her debut novel, inspired by the death of her husband. But with literary acclaim for her work comes an anonymous letter that threatens to ruin Anna. There’s very little Anna won’t do to protect herself and the secrets hidden in her past, as her pursuer soon learns. In The Sequel, Korelitz delivers an antihero readers won’t soon forget.
Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake
Looking for some holiday cheer? Ashley Herring Blake has you covered with this queer Christmas romance. Brighton is looking to escape from her problems for the holidays and eagerly says yes when a friend invites her to spend the holidays with her and her family. But when she arrives, it’s to discover that her friend’s sister also invited someone: Charlotte, the ex that Brighton left at the altar.
The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
The city of Azril has fallen. The demon Vitrine poured herself into the shaping of the city for years, transforming it into a chaotic and hedonistic paradise. When angels descend and leave the city in ruins, Vitrine captures and curses one of them to stay beside her and haunt the city forever. Hugo Award-winning author Nghi Vo explores themes of grief, memory, and resurrection in this fantasy novel.
Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews
CG Drews’ debut novel is a YA psychological horror certain to keep you up late turning pages. Boarding school roommates Andrew Perrault and Thomas Rye share a unique connection, with Thomas drawing the creatures from the macabre fairytales Andrew writes. But when Thomas’ drawings come to life and begin to attack those he cares for, the two must find a way to fight them off for good—all while Andrew is reckoning with his growing feelings for Thomas.
What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella
Sophie Kinsella’s latest is a novella that she calls her “most autobiographical work to date.” The story follows Eve, a novelist whose life is turned upside down when she wakes up in the hospital after an operation to remove a tumor growing on her brain. Split into short anecdotes, the book chronicles Eve’s journey of learning to walk, talk, write, and find herself again. Kinsella fans won’t want to miss this one.
This Cursed House by Del Sandeen
Jemma Barker is living in 1960s Chicago and searching for any path out. When she’s offered a job in New Orleans, she leaps at the chance. But once she arrives she learns that the Duchon family she’s working for is harboring secrets: They’re trapped by a curse and they believe Jemma, with her ability to see ghosts, has the power to break it. Del Sandeen delivers a Southern gothic perfect for October reading.
Sleeping with the Frenemy by Natalie Caña
Natalie Caña returns this fall with another sizzling romance. Sofi Santana is back in town to help her friend Kamilah with her wedding after a falling out. Sofi is happy to have made up with Kamilah, even if it does put her back into proximity with her friend’s brother: Leo. Unbeknownst to anyone, Leo and Sofi hooked up for years. Sofi is ready to put that all behind her, but when friends and family insist that she stay with Leo while she’s in town, her resolve is put to the test.
American Rapture by CJ Leede
The end is near in this apocalyptic horror novel. No one is prepared for the virus that begins sweeping across America, turning those infected mad with lust. But Sophie, who grew up in a restrictive Catholic home without access to television or the internet, feels more blindsided than most by what’s happening and has to grapple with the overturning of everything she knows as she hits the road to find her exiled brother and, hopefully, a way to survive. CJ Leede explores religious and generational trauma in this gory tale—perfect for readers who need something to read after an annual Halloween rewatch of Carrie.
Inferno’s Heir by Tiffany Wang
In Tiffany Wang’s debut YA fantasy, Princess Teia Carthan is no stranger to assassination attempts. Her half-brother has tried to kill her more times than she can count. To survive his upcoming reign as king, she needs a bargaining chip and when Jura turns his murderous gaze on a band of rebels, Teia knows exactly what she must do. She’ll infiltrate the rebellion and then serve them up to Jura on a silver platter. But the longer she spends with the rebels, the more she begins to grow sympathetic to their cause.
Which October release are you most excited about?
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