Release date not yet known
A Wild Flame Rises by Maria Ingrande Mora (Peachtree Teen) - moved from September 2025.
Love Makes Mochi by Stefany Valentine (Joy Revolution) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"Love Makes Mochi by Stefany Valentine (r.) is a queer love story set in Tokyo, between a goth fashion designer and an aspiring Japanese tattoo artist. Publication is set for summer 2024, spring 2025, and winter 2026 respectively. Suzie Townsend at New Leaf Literary & Media represented Electric Postcard Entertainment and sold world rights."
February 3rd
Queen of Faces by Petra Lord (Henry Holt) - moved from November 2026, description not yet updated on Goodreads.
As a last resort, she puts her illusion magic to the task of stealing a healthy body. But when Ana is caught by the Paragon headmaster, he offers her a choice: die for her crime or become a mercenary at his command charged with crushing the resistance fighters trying to topple the magical elite. Desperate, Ana accepts.
But revolt brews in Caimor's smog-choked underworld, and at its helm is the Black Wraith, the most infamous outlaw mage in history. As Ana steals, fights, and kills, her survival will depend on a lethal band of renegades: an assassin, a bombmaker, and a blood-soaked exile who might just be the death of her. In this debut trilogy, secrets upend Ana's idea of who the heroes of her story are—and which side is worth saving.
Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Alechia Dow (Feiwel and Friends) - moved from 2025, previously titled All's Fair(y) in Love & War. Description not yet updated on Goodreads.
The Good Place meets the Brandy version of Cinderella in Until the Clock Strikes Midnight, a cozy, romantic fantasy from award-winning author Alechia Dow.
Darling is the most talented—and unusual—Guardian to get a chance at winning the coveted once-in-a-generation Mortal Outcome Council mentorship. Getting the spot would mean having the opportunity to shape the future happiness of all mortal realms—if she succeeds at her first assignment, Lucy Addlesberg. Darling thinks it’ll be an easy razzle-dazzle job… until she actually meets Lucy. Her life is a complete mess, from her failing bookshop in her downtrodden village to her doomed flirtation with the princess of Lumina. But if there’s one thing Darling’s good at, it’s a makeover.
Calamity is the most talented—and arrogant—Misfortune of his class. It’s his job to save mortals from their own terrible decisions made in the pursuit of the mythical "Happily Ever After." When Calam is granted a shot at the Mortal Outcome Council mentorship, he thinks his dreams are finally coming true. But first, he must pass the test. It should be easy—Lucy Addlesberg has been unfortunate for years. All he has to do is continue her string of bad luck so she can finally come to terms with reality and settle for a safer, more logical path in life. Yet when he arrives, he finds that Lucy has a Guardian assigned to her too—a chipper overachiever who is as colorful as the magic pouring from her glittery wand.
To thwart each other, Darling and Calam insert themselves into Lucy’s life posing as a betrothed couple. As they try to guide her down what they each see as the best path for her, they start questioning their roles and ultimately what they truly want for themselves... and if those feelings of loathing they have for each other might actually be something more like love.
Forgive-Me-Not by Mari Costa (First Second Books) - YA graphic novel, description not yet updated on Goodreads.
A queer, YA fantasy romance adventure that follows the "enemies to lovers" journey of a lost princess and a changeling who was made to take the heir's place as part of a fey scheme.
On the eve of her 18 th birthday, a blithely happy princess named Aisling is confronted by a hardscabble teenage rogue named Forgive-Me-Not. Aisling quickly learns a few hard truths: she’s not the biological daughter of the king and queen. She’s not the heir to the throne. She’s not even human.
Aisling was a changeling, switched at birth as part of a fey scheme and power play. Forgive-Me-Not, the true heir, was raised in the faerie world where she was toyed with and mistreated for much of her life.
This kicks off a long and arduous journey in which the two realize both how different their lives are, and how their different lives put them into a place where they can help each other and see each other in ways no one else can.
According to Plan by Christen Randall (Simon and Schuster) - moved from October 2025.
From USA TODAY bestselling author Christen Randall comes a cozy, feel-good queer romance about self-discovery, finding your person, and carving out a space for yourself in unexpected places—perfect for fans of Heartstopper, Felix Ever After, and Julie Murphy.
As editor in chief of their school’s literary magazine, Mal Flowers expected senior year fall to be full of cozy sweaters, good coffee, and copyediting. They just want to stick to The Plan to graduate and get out of their small Midwestern town—a place where, as a broke, fat, queer person with ADHD, they’ve never really fit in. But when budget cuts result in the lit mag’s cancellation, Mal is suddenly scrambling to fill the hole in their college application.
That is, until Emerson Pike—who also has ADHD but is loud, confident, and Mal’s complete opposite—suggests the staff go rogue and create a zine instead. Which would be cool, except that making and selling contraband isn’t exactly what Mal envisioned as the extracurricular activity on their college application. A zine would be unofficial, unapproved, and definitely not in The Plan.
But a zine is also a good way to spend more time with Emerson, whose playful banter and bad jokes Mal can’t seem to get enough of. And maybe, with a group of new friends, the back of the charming coffee shop where Emerson works could be somewhere Mal does belong. Because breaking the rules with Emerson—and flirting with her over coffee—is fun.
Maybe The Plan isn’t the only way to find happiness, but can Mal let go of something they’ve depended on for so long?
Heart's Gambit by J.D. Myall (Wednesday Books) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
A thrilling and romantic debut fantasy where competitors from two prominent, time-traveling Black families must fight in a deadly magical duel - and find themselves falling in love.
The Baldwins and the Davenports have been sworn enemies for centuries. Ever since Venus Davenport and Titus Baldwin, two enslaved kids, fell in love, tried to run away, and got caught by their mistress, Sabine, a powerful witch. Desperate for freedom, they struck a bargain, and she gifted their families the ability to exist outside of time, along with magic to survive and thrive.
Those gifts came at a price.
Once a generation, their families must put forth a competitor for a magical duel to the death to feed Sabine's immortality. This time, Emma Baldwin - a wish spinner - and Malcolm Davenport - a maker of illusions - are chosen.
But when they meet to check out the competition, sparks fly. Soon, the two are exchanging letters, having secret meetings, and fighting off their cursed urges to hurt one another, all while trying not to fall in love. And if they are ever going to have a chance to be together, they only have one choice: to put an end to Sabine’s curse, once and for all.
J.D. Myall's Heart's Gambit is an irresistible journey of dazzling magic, unforgettable first love, and daring to dream of something more.
Wake Now in the Fire by Jarrett Dapier and AJ Dung (Chronicle Books) - YA graphic novel, moved from 2023, then from September 2025.
In this empowering graphic novel based on a true story, a group of high schoolers in Chicago work to overturn the system-wide ban of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis.
It starts as an update at one Chicago high copies of a certain book are no longer allowed in the classrooms or the library. But it’s not just one high school—it’s all Chicago public schools. Not even the principals know why this is happening; they just know they must comply with the order. One thing is The book, which tells a story of oppression, survival, and resistance against authoritarian power, is seen as a threat, dangerous enough to ban.
One other thing is Some of the students aren’t going to let this go without resistance of their own.
As the extent of the ban becomes known, the students rise up. They organize a school-wide walkout and library sit-in. They publicize the banning in every forum they social media, the press, classes, clubs, the school paper. And most of all, they get everyone they know to read the Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi.
Told from multiple perspectives, based on extensive interviews with the real-life students and teachers who were affected, and written by the librarian who exposed key information about the Chicago Public Schools censorship decision, Wake Now in the Fire is a fictionalized account of a true event that galvanized a community. With illustrations by Alex Award-winner AJ Dungo that perfectly capture the everyday joys, heartbreak, and stresses of high school, this graphic novel is an inspiring portrayal of student activism taking on one of most urgent issues of our time, and a passionate reminder of why protecting the books we love matters.
Under a Carnivore Sky by Brianna Jett (Page Street) - YA novel in verse.
Lauren Knowles at Page Street has acquired Brianna Jett's debut YA novel in verse, Under a Carnivore Sky. Burdened by hunger and labeled an outcast, a teenage girl partners with a would-be mapmaker to uncover the secrets of the carnivorous swamp and slay the monster lurking inside—before it can finish killing her father. Publication is slated for winter 2026; Brent Taylor at Triada US brokered the deal for world English rights.
Few Blue Skies by Caroline Ixta (Quill Tree Books) - moved from September 2025, then from January 2026.
February 10th
If I Can't Have You by Aden Polydoros (Page Street)
Lauren
Knowles at Page Street has bought world English rights to If I Can't
Have You by Aden Polydoros (The City Beautiful; Wrath Becomes Her). The
YA thriller follows a teen girl who must fight to survive when an AI
romance simulator develops a mind of its own and begins killing its
users. Publication is set for winter 2026; Sam Farkas at Jill Grinberg
Literary Management brokered the deal for world English rights.
February 17th
This Wretched Beauty by Elle Grenier: A Dorian Gray Remix (Feiwel and Friends) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
Happiness needs to be earned in the face of impossible odds, or there’s no beauty in it.
London, 1867. Dorian Gray is the heir to a title and their family’s estate, but they’ve never been given the chance to decide whether that’s actually what they want out of life. Forcibly estranged from their father by their manipulative grandfather, Dorian feels trapped in the life that has been decided for them.
Then one night they sneak out of their grandfather’s house, they meet a sweet and talented young painter named Basil, who immediately recognizes Dorian as his new muse. They agree to sit for Basil for a portrait, and Dorian is struck by the beauty and depth that Basil paints into their likeness—and they dare to begin hoping there might be more to life than being their grandfather’s perfect, empty-headed heir.
Dorian is further elated when Basil introduces them to the world of molly houses and drag performers—they’ve never seen such joyful variety of humanity and gender expression. But Dorian’s rosy outlook is shattered when a police investigation into Dorian’s favorite performer, Sybil Vane, implicates them in “indecent” activities. Terrified of their grandfather’s wrath, Dorian offers evidence against Sybil in a panic, and immediately hates themself for turning on a new friend. Finally breaking free of their grandfather’s control, Dorian flees to a country estate, but the damage has been done.
Dorian falls into a terrible downward spiral, torn between guilt over their own actions and hatred for the suffocating expectations of society. They push away Basil and their father, surrounding themself instead with vapid courtiers and decadent socialites. And as Dorian’s spiral of self-loathing deepens, something strange happens—Basil’s portrait of them begins to change. Their smile becomes a little sharper, the glint in their eyes a little colder.
Dorian will have to choose—embrace the wickedness within and allow themself to become what they were always meant to be, or dare to try for something far more fragile and dangerous: a life of their own making.
They Call Her Regret by Channelle Desamours (Wednesday Books) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
In this young adult speculative mystery, a teen must find a way to free a cursed witch in order to save her best friend before time runs out.
Every year horror-loving Simone Washington throws an epic Halloween party for her classmates. Party-planning is her favorite escape from the dark secrets in her past, and this year, she’s taking things up a notch with an invitation-only event to celebrate her eighteenth birthday—something that will leave the halls of Pinegrove Academy flooded with gossip about the big ghoulish bash. The overnight stay at Doll’s Head Lake will be filled with spooky pranks and scary stories told by the fire—including the legend of a local witch named Regret.
But those dark secrets from Simone’s past are forced to the surface at the party when her best friend Kira drowns under questionable circumstances. The witch appears and offers Simone a deal: if Simone can figure out how to release Regret from the curse trapping her at the lake within fourteen days, all of Simone’s regrets will be erased. If Simone accepts, Kira’s life will be immediately restored. But if she fails, Kira will die again—and Simone will be the one to kill her.
Goodbye and Everything After by Mae Coyiuto (Feiwel and Friends)
Anna
Roberto at Feiwel and Friends has acquired Goodbye and Everything After
by Mae Coyiuto (Chloe and the Kaishao Boys), a magical contemporary
YA about a 17-year-old Chinese Filipino girl who breaks the Filipino
funeral superstition of pagpag, resulting in resurrecting the spirit of
her dead father, and in doing so mourns him all over again as she spends
time with his ghost, all the while trying to navigate her mother's
impending new marriage. Publication is set for winter 2026; Thao Le at
Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency sold North American rights.
Enola Homles and the Clanging Coffin by Nancy Springer (Wednesday Books)
February 24th
Tripping Over You: Volume Two by Suzana Harcum and Owena White (First Second) - YA graphic novel, based on a web-comic. Description not yet updated on Goodreads.
The second volume of young adult graphic novel trilogy about the long and winding romantic relationship between an energetic theater kid, Milo, and his withdrawn classmate, Liam.
Now that they've graduated high school, our secret lovebirds face a whole new set of challenges as their career prospects begin to pull them in different directions. Milo rents a tiny studio near his new university, and throws himself into his goal of becoming an actor. He takes several jobs with the hope of climbing in the industry, and packs his work-study schedule full to bursting. Liam moves back into his childhood home, begrudgingly following the trajectory his father had long steered him toward: law school, then working for his father's law firm. As the sneaking around, stress from not having enough time to spend with each other, and hurt feelings snowball, the two decide it is finally time to come clean to their families about their relationship and desires for the future.
The Fall of Iris Henley by Jennifer Graham (Wednesday Books)
Daughter of the Cursed Kingdom by Jasmine Skye (Feiwel and Friends) - previously titled Daughter of the Witch King, moved from 2025.
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