Thankful For All The Books Dropping: November 2023 Releases

Hey Y’all! November is here and it feels so unreal that we are here in the 11th month of the year! I won’t lie to y’all, it’s been a rough start and that’s why this post is later than usual…I’m working on digging myself out of the headspace I currently find myself in. I hope this month is going well for you though!

Another thing I won’t lie about is that this month doesn’t seem to be a huge pub month…it’s either that or my research fell short (which I surely hope is not the case, my bookish homie @raethereviewer had a few books on her November post that I didn’t have so feel free to check out her list). Either way, there are some amazing books coming out that you should be on the look out for! Of course, double check on the publisher’s & author’s sites to make sure the dates are still correct cause things can change at any time! So, let’s get into this list!

• Sistah Samurai by Tatiana Obey *adult* 11/1
• Detached Lover by Adrienne Denise *adult* 11/1
• The Takedown by Lily Chu *adult audiobook* 11/2
• The Princess of Thornwood Drive by Khalia Moreau *adult* 11/7
• No Such Thing As Perfect by Misako Rocks! *MG* 11/7
• Blackwater Betrayal by Ausma Zehanat Khan *adult sequel* 11/7
• Finding My Elf by David Valdes 11/7
• Loveboat, Forever by Abigail Hing Wen *series* 11/7
• Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng 11/7
• Lolo And Birdie: I’m Not Sleepy! By Angela Dominguez *PB* 11/7
• The Books Of Clash Volume 2: Legendary Legends Of Legendarious Achievery by Gene Luen Yang; Les McClaine & Alison Acton *series* 11/7
• With Or Without You by Eric Smith 11/7
• A Grandmother Begins The Story by Michelle Porter *adult* 11/7
• unOrdinary Volume 1 by uru-chan 11/7
• Wish Of The Wicked by Danielle Paige 11/7
• Fancy Meeting You Here by Julie Tieu *adult* 11/7
• Atana And The Firebird by Vivian Zhou *MG* 11/7
• The Liberators by E.J. Koh *adult* 11/7
• The Secret Of The Ravens by Joanna Cacao *MG* 11/7
• Finding Your HeART by Nadia Han *journal* 11/7
• Goodbye: A First Conversation About Grief by Megan & Jessica Ralli; ill. Isabel Roxas *PB* 11/7
• Self-Care For Black Men by Jor-El Caraballo, LMHC *adult* 11/7
• Above The Salt by Katherine Vaz *adult* 11/7
• The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez *adult* 11/7
• Step By Step! How Lincoln School Marchers Blazed A Trail To Justice by Debbie Rigaud & Carlotta Penn *PB* 11/7
• Courting Samira by Amal Awad *adult* 11/7
• We Are The Crisis by Cadwell Turnbull *adult* 11/7
• The Rainbow by Yasunari Kawabata *adult* 11/7
• Static: Up All Night by Lamar Giles 11/7
• Burning Out On The COVID Front Lines by Dhaval R. Desai, MD *adult* 11/7
• Nuts And Bolts by Roma Agrawal *adult* 11/7
• Fake Famous by Dana L. Davis *NA* 11/7
• Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros *adult sequel* 11/7
• Best Wishes: Time After Time by Sarah Mlynowski & Christina Soontornvat *MG series* 11/7
• Cakes For The Grump by Sookh Kaur *adult* 11/13
• Pritty by Keith F. Miller Jr. 11/14
• Outer Banks: Dead Break by Jay Coles 11/14
• Borderline by Vincent Vargas *adult* 11/14
• What The River Knows by Isabel Ibanez 11/14
• Waaa Waaa Goes Tawa by Alaba Onajin *PB* 11/14
• Artifacts Of An Ex by Jennifer Chen 11/14
• Boys Don’t Fry by Kimberly Lee & Charlene Chua *PB* 11/14
• Next-Door Nemesis by Alexa Martin *adult* 11/14
• The Death Of A Jaybird by Jodi M. Savage *adult* 11/14
• Tali Girls: A Novel of Afghanistan by Siamak Herawi & Sara Khalil *adult* 11/14
• I Don’t Want To Be A Mom by Irene Olmo *adult* 11/14
• King Of Greed by Ana Huang *adult Audiobook* 11/14
• The Star Seekers vol. 1 created by HYBE 11/14
• The Upcycled Self by Tariq Black Thought *adult* 11/14
• King Me by J.A. Crawford *adult* 11/14
• The Crimson Fortress by Akshaya Raman *Sequel* 11/14
• Ethan Fairmont by Nick Brooks 11/14
• Before We Say Goodbye A Novel by Toshikazu Kawaguchi *adult* 11/14
• A Bright Heart by Kate Chenli 11/14
• There Should’ve Been Eight by Nalini Singh *adult* 11/21
• War Widow By Deborah Falaye *sequel* 11/21
• More Than Anyone by Kaye Rockwell *sequel* 11/21
• Warrior Of The Wind by Suyi Davies Okungbowa *Sequel* 11/21
• Ink Girls by Marieke Nijkamp & Sylvia Bi 11/21
• Island Snow by Dela Costa *ER Series* 11/21
• The Queer Girl Is Going to Be Okay by Dale Walls 11/21
• Apple Black, Vol. 4: Holy Spectre by Odunze Ogugo 11/21
• Loving You Always by Kennedy Ryan *adult Series Audiobook* 11/21
• The Cowboy Whisperer by Sabrina Sol *adult* 11/28
• Didn’t See That Coming By Jesse Q. Sutanto 11/28
• Kingdom Of Without by Andrea Tang 11/28
• Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma *adult series audiobook* 11/28
• Like Thunder by Nnedi Okorafor *Sequel* 11/28
• The Boy From Clearwater by Yu Pei-Yun& Zhou Jian-Xin, trans. Lin King 11/28
• Born Driven: Wendell Scott by Saxton Moore Jr. *PB* 11/28

Of these books, I have ARCS for the following:

• No Such Thing As Perfect by Misako Rocks! *MG*
• Loveboat, Forever by Abigail Hing Wen *series*
• Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng
• With Or Without You by Eric Smith
• Wish Of The Wicked by Danielle Paige
• Fancy Meeting You Here by Julie Tieu *adult*
• Cakes For The Grump by Sookh Kaur *adult*
• Pritty by Keith F. Miller Jr.
• Next-Door Nemesis by Alexa Martin *adult*
• Ink Girls by Marieke Nijkamp & Sylvia Bi
• Didn’t See That Coming By Jesse Q. Sutanto

I have gotten to read some of these and they are:

• No Such Thing As Perfect by Misako Rocks! *MG*
• Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng
• Wish Of The Wicked by Danielle Paige
• Currently Reading: Loveboat, Forever by Abigail Hing Wen *series*

I wish I was further into this list…this past week has been complete ish for my reading.

Anyways, there are quite a few books that I’m hecka excited for. What about you? Are there any that you are excited about? Are there any by Authors Of Color that I missed? Let me know here in the comments or on social media on Instagram @bookishgirlmagic (you can look out for when I go live, which is still sporadic but does happen & I’m doing my best to post a little more there), Twitter (I still refuse to use that new “name” because why?!) @bookishgrlmagic, Threads @bookishgirlmagic (I’m not on it like I am on twitter cause ya girl is still dealing with social media fatigue) and Clubhouse @bookishgrlmagic where you can find me mostly in book centered clubs/rooms (mostly on Tuesdays and Fridays) to chat with me. Also subscribe to this blog if you haven’t already because it makes me feel thankful for all the books I’ve been able to read! And to those who are subscribed, thank you so much, I really truly appreciate y’all! Sending y’all bookish love and wishing you happy reading!