It’s An OOOOky Spooky Pub Month: October 2024 Book Releases

Hey Y’all! I can’t believe we are already in October! I feel like it crept up on me! You may feel the same. I’ve been acclimating to this new school year and things that have been popping up so I apologize for the lateness of this post but as per usual, I did not forget y’all!

This month has a lot of great books coming out and I’m hella excited about them. Don’t forget to double check the release dates cause they still can change! Let’s get into this list!

• KinnPorsche by Daemi; ill. By Avaritia *adult* 10/1
• Now Comes The Mist by Julie C. Dao *adult* 10/1
• Society Of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown *adult* 10/1
• Love After Midnight by Sister Souljah *adult sequel* 10/1
• A Split Second by Janae Marks *MG* 10/1
• Exposure by Ramona Emerson *Adult sequel* 10/1
• Jasmine Is Haunted by Mark Oshiro *MG* 10/1
• Ohana Means Family by Ilima Loomis, ill. By Kenard Pak *PB* 10/1
• Witchlings: House Of Elephants by Claribel Ortega *MG Sequel* 10/1
• Only For The Holidays by Abiola Bello 10/1
• Jax Freeman And The Phantom Shriek by Kwame Mbalia *MG* 10/1
• The Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. Lin 10/1
• Priceless Facts About Money by Mellody Hobson, ill. By Caitlin Stevens *MG* 10/1
• No Rules Tonight by Kim Hyun Sook & Ryan Estrada 10/1
• Bringing Back Kay-Kay by Dev Kothari *MG* 10/1
• Tales Of Ancient Egypt: Myths & Adventures From The Land Of The Pyramids by Hugo D. Cook, Sona Avedikian & Neon Squid *MG* 10/1
• Not Far From Here by Nydia Armendia-Sanchez, ill. By Devon Holzwarth *PB* 10/1
• This Land Is Our Land by Julio Anta, ill. By Jacoby Salcedo 10/1
• Capybara (Young Zoologist): A First Field Guide To The Biggest Rodent In The World by Dr. Julia Mata, Greco Westermann & Neon Squid *PB* 10/1/24
• Meena’s Saturday by Kusum Mepani, ill. By Yasmeen Ismail *PB* 10/1
• The Last Hope School For Magical Delinquents by Nicki Pau Preto *MG* 10/1
• Groundbreaking Magic: A Black Woman’s Journey Through The Happiest Place On Earth by Martha Blanding & Tim O’Day *adult* 10/1
• Aesop’s Fables: A New Translation by Aesop *adult* 10/1
• The Scorpion Queen by Mina Fears 10/1
• Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste *MG* 10/1
• Model Home by Rivers Solomon *adult* 10/1
• Deja Brew by Celestine Martin *adult series* 10/1
• Onyx & Beyond by Amber McBride *MG* 10/1
• A Song To Drown Rivers by Ann Liang *adult* 10/1
• Monster Locker by Jorge Aguirre & Andres Vera Martinez *MG* 10/1
• Heir by Sabaa Tahir 10/1
• Zodiac Rising by Katie Zhao 10/1
• Remember Me Tomorrow by Farah Heron *adult* 10/1
• Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi *adult* 10/1
• Doll Seed: Stories by Michele Tracy Berger *adult* 10/4
• The Last Dragon Of The East by Katrina Kwan 10/8
• The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew 10/8
• Fledgling by S.K. Ali 10/8
• I Did Something Bad by Pyae Moe Thet War *adult* 10/8
• Twenty-four Seconds From Now… by Jason Reynolds 10/8
• Of Blood And Lightning by Micki Zi 10/8
• Under All The Lights by Maya Ameyaw 10/8
• Where We Can Hear The Giants Sing by Peter Cheong *PB* 10/8
• Solis by Paola Mendoza & Abby Sher 10/8
• Red In Tooth And Claw by Lish McBride 10/8
• The Art Thieves by Andrea L. Rogers 10/8
• Chooch Helped by Andrea L. Rogers, ill. by Rebecca Lee Kunz *PB* 10/8
• A Kids Book About Diversity by Charnale Gordon *ER* 10/8
• Quiet Karima by Nidhi Chanani *PB* 10/8
• Into The Uncut Grass by Trevor Noah, ill. By Sabina Hahn *MG* 10/8
• This Cursed House by Del Sandeen *adult* 10/8
• The Soulmate Project by Reese Ryan *adult* 10/8
• If You’re Not The One by Farah Naz Rishi 10/8
• Sally’s Lament: A Twisted Tale by Mari Mancusi 10/8
• The Anti-Ableist Manifesto by Tiffany Yu *adult* 10/8
• Numbermania: A Visual Exploration Of 0 To 100 by Scott Lape; ill. By Victor Medina *MG* 10/8
• The Vanquishers: The Rise Of The Wrecking Crew by Kalynn Bayron *MG sequel* 10/8
• The Most Wonderful Time by Jayne Allen *adult* 10/8
• Blood Of The Old Kings by Sung-il Kim 10/8
• A Vile Season by David Ferraro 10/8
• The Antiquarian Sticker Book: Mandala by Taw Won Yu & Odd Dot 10/8
• My Hair Is Like Yours by St. Clair Detrick-Jules *PB* 10/8
• Blackness Is A Gift I Can Give Her by R. Renee Hess *adult* 10/8
• The Stars Are Dying by Chloe C. Penaranda 10/8
• The Woman With The Stone Knife by Dale Neal *adult* 10/8
• The Witches of El Paso By Luis Jaramillo *adult* 10/8
• Forever With You by Kaye Rockwell *adult* 10/10
• Tangleroot by Kalela Williams 10/15
• The Best Friend Bracelet by Nicole D. Collier *MG* 10/15
• Thea And The Mischief Makers by Tracy Badua *MG* 10/15
• Clean by Alia Trabucco Zeran *adult* 10/15
• Love And Other Cages by Emilia Ares *adult* 10/15
• Inferno’s Heir by Tiffany Wang 10/15
• Legend Of The White Snake by Sher Lee 10/15
• If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens *adult* 10/15
• Under The Heron’s Light by Randi Pink 10/15
• Robin’s Worlds by Rainie Oet, ill. By Mathias Ball *PB* 10/15
• Mama: A Queer Black Woman’s Story Of A Family Lost And Found by Nikkya Hargrove *adult* 10/15
• The Nightward by R.S.A Garcia *adult* 10/15
• Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir Of Self-Discovery by Christine Mari 10/15
• I Was Told There Would Be Romance by Marie Arnold 10/15
• And the Sky Bled by S. Hati *adult* 10/15
• The Star In You by Katrina Moore *PB* 10/15
• The Indian Card: Who Gets To Be Native In America by Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz *adult* 10/15
• Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre And The Struggle For An American City’s Soul by Aran Shetterly *adult* 10/15
• Last Christmas Crush by Mia Heintzelman *adult* 10/17
• Stitches Of Tradition by Marcie Rendon *PB* 10/22
• Chai Jinxed by Emi Pinto *MG* 10/22
• Thief Of The Heights by Son M. & Robin Yao 10/22
• Where The Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh 10/22
• How To Fall In Love In A Time Of Unnameable Disaster by Muriel Leung *adult* 10/22
• Tiana’s Perfect Plan by Anika Noni Rose, ill. By Olivia Duchess *PB* 10/22
• Impossible Possums by Justin Colon, ill. By James Rey Sanchez *PB* 10/22
• What I Must Tell The World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice by Jay Leslie, ill. By Loveis Wise *PB* 10/22
• The Striker by Ana Huang *adult* 10/22
• Exiled By Iron by Ehigbor Okosun *Sequel* * 10/22
• A Map For Falasteen: A Palestinian Child’s Search For Home by Maysa Odeh & Aliaa Betawi *PB* 10/22
• The Rise Of Issa Igwe by Shanna Miles *MG* 10/22
• The Blood Orchid by Kylie Lee Baker *sequel* 10/22
• On The Block: Stories Of Home edited by Ellen Oh *MG* 10/22
• Mimi’s Tales of Terror by Hirokatsu Kihara, Ichiro Nakayama, ill. by Junji Ito 10/24
• Sleeping With The Frenemy by Natalie Cana *adult series* 10/29
• For She Is Wrath by Emily Verga 10/29
• The Witch Of Wol Sin Lake by Lena Jeong *sequel* 10/29
• You Are Fierce: A Book For The Littlest Beyonce Fans by Odd Dot & Nneka Myers *PB* 10/29
• Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang 10/29
• Gather Me: A Memoir In Praise Of The Books That Saved Me by Glory Edim *adult* 10/29
• Wildblood by A.J. Vrana *adult* 10/29
• I Can Help In The Neighborhood by David Hyde Costello *PB* 10/29
• Feast While You Can By Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta *adult* 10/29
• Futureland: The Nightmare Hour by H.D. Hunter *sequel* 10/29
• Heat And Run by Adriana Herrera *adult novella* 10/29
• Midnight Grooves by Sula Sullivan *adult* 10/29
• The Day God Saw Me As Black: The Journey To Liberated Faith by D.Danyelle Thomas *adult* 10/29
• Warrior Of Legend by Kendare Blake *Sequel* 10/29
• Riding Nerdy by Adrianne Brooks *Adult* 10/31

Whew! That’s a lot of books and I feel like I could’ve missed some (my apologies to those authors)! I’ve received some ARCs for some of these titles and they are:

• Deja Brew by Celestine Martin *adult series*
• Onyx & Beyond by Amber McBride *MG*
• A Song To Drown Rivers by Ann Liang *adult*
• Monster Locker by Jorge Aguirre & Andres Vera Martinez *MG*
• Heir by Sabaa Tahir
• Zodiac Rising by Katie Zhao
• Remember Me Tomorrow by Farah Heron *adult*
• Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi *adult*
• The Last Dragon Of The East by Katrina Kwan
• The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew
• Fledgling by S.K. Ali
• I Did Something Bad by Pyae Moe Thet War *adult*
• Twenty-four Seconds From Now… by Jason Reynolds
• Legend Of The White Snake by Sher Lee
• If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens *adult*
• The Rise Of Issa Igwe by Shanna Miles *MG*
• The Blood Orchid by Kylie Lee Baker *sequel*
• Sleeping With The Frenemy by Natalie Cana *adult series*
• For She Is Wrath by Emily Verga
• Riding Nerdy by Adrianne Brooks *Adult*

Of these, I’ve read:

• Deja Brew by Celestine Martin *adult series*
• Onyx & Beyond by Amber McBride *MG*
• A Song To Drown Rivers by Ann Liang *adult*
• Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi *adult*
• Currently Reading: I Did Something Bad by Pyae Moe Thet War *adult*

I’m truly excited about these books! How are you feeling about this pub month? Are there any titles you’re excited about? Are there any that I missed by authors of color? Let me know here in the comments or on social media on Instagram @bookishgirlmagic (I’m trying to do a little more lives & posts), Twitter @bookishgrlmagic (I remain quite random on there but still a good time, especially when I get to talking about TV shows), Threads @bookishgirlmagic (I’m posting on there a little more there but mostly lurking) and Clubhouse @bookishgrlmagic where you can find me mostly in book centered clubs/rooms (mostly on Tuesdays and Fridays) to chat with me. Oh and please subscribe to this blog if you haven’t already because it makes me feel like my TBR won’t scare me with how fast it is growing! And to those who are subscribed, thank you thank you thank youuuuu, I really truly appreciate y’all! Stay Safe and awesome out there folx! I’m sending bookish love always and happy reading!