September 2026 New Releases

 

 

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Trans Panic! by Logan-Ashley Kisner (Delacorte) - note the addition of a "!" to the title.

Krista Marino at Delacorte Press has bought, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, Trans Panic by Logan-Ashley Kisner, a YA slasher horror novel in which a young trans teen finds herself stuck in a summer camp for queer youth that has been infiltrated by a serial killer; and Docile Creatures, a YA murder mystery thriller set in 1950s America, featuring two trans teens who get caught up in a deadly mystery after swapping identities. Publication is slated for fall 2026 and fall 2027; Chloe Seager at Madeline Milburn Ltd. did the deal for North American rights.











Untitled by Aiden Thomas (Feiwel and Friends) - moved from 2024.

"...A third YA novel, pitched as "gay Titanic in space,"



















Queens of the Crypt by Dom&Ink (Penguin Workshop) - YA graphic novel.
Gabriela Taboas Zayas at Penguin Workshop has bought Queens of the Crypt by Dom&Ink (Queer Power!). In this YA graphic novel, teens are going missing in small town Widows Creek, and when Barnaby Jones is about to become the next victim, they unwittingly summon the Queens of the Crypt, protectors of the world from unspeakable evil. Publication is set for summer 2026; Lauren Gardner at Bell Lomax Moreton negotiated the deal for world rights.

Firstborn #1 by MJ Hastings (Sourcebooks) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Mabel Hsu at Sourcebooks has acquired, in a large multi-house auction, for a near seven-figure deal, to MJ Hastings's debut romantic trilogy Firstborn, set in a world under martial law where siblings are conscripted based on birth order. On the eve of her military academy's deadly final trial, a young woman learns that her little sister will be kidnapped and sold to magical enemies, forcing her to get close to a traitor-born enemy and to choose: her sister's life or her own. Publication of the first book is set for September 2026; Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency sold world English rights.

September 1st
Cemetery Boys: Espíritu by Aiden Thomas (Feiwel and Friends) - moved from 2024, then from September 2025, publisher confirms release date.

New York Times-bestselling author Aiden Thomas returns to the beloved world of Cemetery Boys in Espiritu, this time following Julian, who is dealing with newfound powers, a new relationship with Yadriel, and the return of demons he had hoped were gone forever!

Julian used to be a ghost and now he can’t stop seeing them.

Ever since being sacrificed as part of a forbidden ritual, Julian has been able to see and communicate with the spirits of passed brujx. And that would be okay, if it allowed him to be part of his new boyfriend's community. But Julian’s also seeing other shadows in the corner of his eyes, glowing eyes in the dark, and “dark spots” on people – gaping, black gashes that are somehow wrong. He did ask his new magical boyfriend about it, but Yadriel has never heard of anything like it either, and he’s so busy with his new Brujx responsibilities, trying to figure out where all the new malingos are coming from, that Julian hates for his problems to ruin what little time together they have.

Then, a strange new brujx shows up. Ángel, as a nonbinary brujx, can heal the living and release the dead, but more than that, they can also see the same dark spots as Julian. Despite Yadriel’s reservations, Julian eagerly accepts their help. But, Ángel’s ruthless methods feel wrong to Julian, who wants to move away from hurting others.

With the shadows growing darker, and the discovery of a gaping dark spot on his friend Luca, Julian has to decide who he wants to put his trust in, and just how far he’s willing to go to save what is his.

September 12th
Stealing Snow #2 by Danielle Paige (Bloomsbury) - moved from 2023, then from 2024.