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The Witch by Marie Ndiaye - Out 07 Apr 26
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, French author, feminism themes
An Elixir for Wanderlust by Alistair Reeves - Out 14 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Fantasy, Achillean representation, Autistic main character, Trans love interest
I Could Give You the Moon by Ann Liang - Out 07 May 26 UK/14 Apr 26 US
Tags: YA Fantasy, Chinese American author, Chinese American representation
The Art of Loving You by Natasha Bishop - Out 14 Apr 26
Tags: Romance, Black American author, Black American representation
Don't Tell Me How It Ends by Adrienne Thurman - Out 14 Apr 26
Tags: Romance, Black American author, Black American representation
Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker - Out 30 Apr 26 UK/14 Apr 26 US
Tags: Horror, AAPI author
The Violence: My Family's Colombian War by Adriana E. Ramírez - Out 14 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Historical Nonfiction, Mexican-Colombian author
The Take by Kelly Yang - Out 14 Apr 26
Tags: Literary Fiction, Chinese American author, AAPI representation
The Splintering by Dur e Aziz Amna - Out 04 Sep 25 UK/14 Apr 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Pakistani author, class consciousness themes, pro-Palestine author
The Killing Spell by Shay Kauwe - Out 23 Apr 26 UK/14 Apr 26 US
Tags: Fantasy, Native Hawaiian author, debut author
The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own by Gwendolyn Kiste - Out 14 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Horror, Queer representation, bisexual author
Super Castle Fun Park by Daniel Zomparelli - Out 14 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Literary Fiction, Achillean representation, queer author
Summer Official by Rebekah Weatherspoon - Out 14 Apr 26
Tags: YA Romance, Sapphic representation, pansexual author, Black American author
Somewhere in Nowhere by Steven Gellman - Out 14 Apr 26
Tags: Young Adult, Sapphic representation, Achillean representation, debut author, queer author
Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse - Out 02 Jan 25 UK/14 Apr 26 US
Tags: Thriller, Translated, German author, debut author
Morsel by Carter Keane - Out 14 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Horror, Nonbinary author, debut author, anti-capitalism themes, class consciousness themes
Midnight, At War by Devi S. Laskar - Out 14 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Literary Fiction, Bengali-American author
Leave Your Mess At Home by Tolani Akinola - Out 14 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Literary Fiction, Nigerian American author, debut author, Black American representation, queer representation
Lady No by Kim Hyesoon - Out 04 Jun 26 UK/14 Apr 26 US
Tags: Poetry, Translated, Korean author, Korean representation
It Wasn't Meant to Be Perfect by Gaelynn Lea - Out 14 Apr 26
Tags: Memoir, Disabled author, debut author, disability justice themes
Go-Between Girl: My Indentured Roots as Reclaimed Present by Andrea Gunraj - Out 14 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Memoir, Guyanese-Canadian author, anti-colonialism themes
Gather: Black Food, Nourishment, and the Art of Togetherness by Ashanté M Reese - Out 29 May 26 UK/14 Apr 26 US
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Black American author, food justice themes, debut author
Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead by Mai Nguyen - Out 21 May 26 UK/14 Apr 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Vietnamese Canadian author
Big Girl Blitz by Danielle Allen - Out 18 Jun 26 UK/14 Apr 26 US
Tags: Romance, Black American author, fat representation, Black American representation
American Spirits by Anna Dorn - Out 21 May 26 UK/14 Apr 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Sapphic author, sapphic representation
Across Lands and Waters: Storying the Future of Indigenous Education by Megan Bang, Bryan Brayboy, Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Ananda Marin - Out 28 May 26 UK/14 Apr 26 US
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Indigenous American author, Indigenous American representation, anti-colonialism themes, anti-racism themes
Nasty Work: Resist Systems, Explore Desire, and Liberate Yourself by Ericka Hart - Out 14 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Political Nonfiction, Nonbinary author, Black American author, anti-colonialism themes, disabled author, pro-Palestine author
Lázár by Nelio Biedermann - Out 26 Mar 26 UK/14 Apr 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, debut author, Hungarian-Swiss author, Hungarian representation
The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice - Out 14 May 26 UK/14 Apr 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Indigenous American author, queer author, disabled author, Indigenous American representation
Mother Earth is Our Elder: A Northern Indigenous Path Toward Sustainable Living by Katłıà Lafferty - Out 07 May 26 UK/14 Apr 26 US
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Indigenous American author, environmental justice themes, anti-racism themes, decolonialism themes
Nonbinary Life: An Autotheory by Marquis Bey - Out 16 Apr 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Nonbinary author, Black American author, anti-transphobia themes
Princeweaver by Elian J. Morgan - Out 16 Apr 26 UK/21 Apr 26 US
Tags: Romantasy, Achillean representation, nonbinary author, debut author
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