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Curious about what books will be released in the months ahead so you can pre-order or reserve them? Then click on the months below.

Please note we have not included every book that is coming out, but rather some that caught our eye --- and that we thought should catch yours as well.

November 2025

Hardcover

Bitter Honey by Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström - Fiction, Women's Fiction

William Morrow | 9780063317024 | Published November 4, 2025

1978A scholarship draws Nancy from Gambia to Stockholm. When her friendship with scholar Lars blossoms into something more, she thinks she may have finally found her place. But there’s more to Lars than his charming persona, and Nancy is about to discover the danger of being drawn into his world. 2006: Tina has had her taste of fame as Sweden’s sweetheart pop princess. But beneath her glittery façade, she’s uncertain who she really is. Her mother, Nancy, seems desperate to keep the past under wraps, but will the unexpected appearance of Tina’s father help open the door to self-discovery? Nancy just wants to protect her daughter from making the same mistakes she did, but Tina longs for the freedom to mess up, knowing her mother will always be there to support her. The two women love each other unconditionally, but can they learn to trust each other as well?

Fallen City by Adrienne Young - Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance

Saturday Books | 9781250794192 | Published November 4, 2025

Luca Matius has one purpose: to carry on the family name. But his noviceship with the city's Philosopher places him in the middle of a catastrophe that will alter the destiny of his people. Maris Casperia was raised amidst the strategic maneuvers of the Citadel's inner workings and she knows what her future holds: a lifetime of service to a corrupt city. But her years of serving as a novice to the last Priestess who possesses the stolen magic of the Old War has made her envision a different kind of future for the city. When she meets Luca, a fated chain of events is set into motion that will divinely entangle their lives. As a secret comes to light and throws the city into chaos, Luca and Maris hatch a plot to create a calculated alliance that could tip the scales of power. But when an execution forces Luca to become the symbol of rebellion, he and Maris are thrown onto opposite sides of a holy war. 

 
 
Helm by Sarah Hall - Fiction

Mariner Books | 9780063439948 | Published November 4, 2025

Helm is a ferocious, mischievous wind --- a subject of folklore and awe, part-elemental god, part-aerial demon blasting through the sublime landscape of Northern England since the dawn of time. Through the stories of those who’ve obsessed over Helm, an extraordinary history is formed: the Neolithic tribe who tried to placate Helm, the Dark Age wizard priest who wanted to banish Helm, the Victorian steam engineer who attempted to capture Helm --- and the farmer’s daughter who fiercely loved Helm. But now Dr. Selima Sutar, surrounded by infinite clouds and measuring instruments in her observation hut, fears human pollution is killing Helm.

Otherwise Engaged by Susan Mallery - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Mira | 9780778387268 | Published November 4, 2025

When Shannon gets engaged, her beloved mom, Cindy, is the first person she wants to tell --- and the last. Cindy’s engaged, too, and has already hinted at a double wedding. The image of a synchronized bouquet toss with her mom fills Shannon with horror. She’ll keep her engagement a secret until Cindy’s I-dos are done. Victoria has never been proper enough for her mother, Ava, so she stopped trying. She lives on her own terms and amuses herself by pushing Ava’s buttons. Ava loves but doesn’t understand her stuntwoman daughter. When a movie-set mishap brings Victoria home, Ava longs to finally connect. Chance brings the four women together at a wedding venue, where a shocking secret comes tumbling out. 

Palaver by Bryan Washington - Fiction

Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 9780374609078 | Published November 4, 2025

In Tokyo, the son works as an English tutor and drinks his nights away with friends at a gay bar. He’s entangled in a sexual relationship with a married man and while he has built a chosen family in Japan, he is estranged from his mother in Houston, whose preference for the son’s oft-troubled homophobic brother, Chris, pushed him to leave home. Then, in the weeks leading up to Christmas, the mother arrives uninvited on his doorstep. With only the son’s cat, Taro, to mediate, the two of them bristle at each other immediately. The mother, wrestling with memories of her youth in Jamaica and her own complicated brother, works to reconcile her good intentions with her missteps. The son struggles to forgive. But as life steers them in unexpected directions, they begin to see each other more clearly.

Queen Esther by John Irving - Fiction, Historical Fiction

Simon & Schuster | 9781501189449 | Published November 4, 2025

Esther Nacht is born in Vienna in 1905. Her father dies on board the ship to Portland, Maine. Her mother is murdered by anti-Semites in Portland. Dr. Larch knows it won’t be easy to find a Jewish family to adopt Esther. In fact, he won’t find any family who’ll adopt her. When Esther is 14, soon to be a ward of the state, Dr. Larch meets the Winslows, a philanthropic New England family with a history of providing foster care for unadopted orphans. The Winslows aren’t Jewish, but they despise anti-Semitism. Esther’s gratitude for the Winslows is unending. Even as she retraces her roots back to Vienna, she never stops loving and protecting the Winslows. In the final chapter, set in Jerusalem in 1981, Esther Nacht is 76.

Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi - Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance

Avon | 9780063323186 | Published November 4, 2025

Galilee was raised by the Kincaids, a formidable clan of Black women. Galilee has always known that she’s different --- that there is an old secret around her very existence. It has been a hollow ache inside her since her childhood, something she assumes she will always have to live with. Until she meets Lucifer Helel. He’s fronting as the head of security for her wealthy friend Oriaku’s family, protecting a mysterious, ancient artifact, but from the moment she lays eyes on him, Gali knows he’s not human. Lucifer knows something even Gali herself doesn’t --- that she isn’t human either. Enter: Leviathan. As Lucifer’s most trusted prince of Hell, Levi is determined to eliminate the intolerable danger that is Galilee. While battles rage between Hell, Heaven, and Earth, Lucifer and Galilee’s attraction threatens to bring all the structures of their existence crashing down around them. 

The Christmas Stranger by Richard Paul Evans - Fiction

Gallery Books | 9781668014905 | Published November 4, 2025

Three years after losing his family in a Christmas Eve accident, grieving Paul Wanlass hasn’t just given up on Christmas, he’s given up on life. When a stranger knocks on his door, claiming to be picking up a laptop, Paul allows him in --- but discovers the man has a very different mission in mind. The mysterious stranger’s name is Gabriel, and when Paul finds himself opening up to his visitor, Gabriel tells him, “I wouldn’t, if I were you. It’s not what you think.” He then departs without another word. Paul brushes the experience aside as some trick of the imagination...until he crosses paths with a young widow and her bullied son, who’ve also received a visit from Gabriel. The three of them are convinced Gabriel brought them together for a reason. But why? And who --- or what --- really is this Christmas stranger?

The Devil in Oxford: A Ruby Vaughn Mystery by Jess Armstrong - Fiction, Gothic, Historical Mystery, Mystery

Minotaur Books | 9781250374653 | Published November 4, 2025

If someone were to ask Ruby Vaughn how exactly the occult came to play such a large role in her life, she would immediately point to Mr. Owen. Mr. Owen’s penchant for arcane books has been known to get Ruby into her fair share of trouble. And after the last year, she is looking forward to spending a quiet holiday in picturesque Oxford while Mr. Owen attends the annual meeting of his antiquarian society. When Mr. Owen secures two tickets to an upcoming exhibition by Julius Harker, Ruby reluctantly agrees to attend. Harker’s dead body is discovered amongst the collection, his business partner is hastily arrested and Ruan arrives, wanting to speak with Ruby. The murder case is suspicious at best, but the last thing Ruby wants is another investigation. Until an old friend comes begging for Ruby’s help. 

The Dinner Party by Viola van de Sandt - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Little, Brown and Company | 9780316593847 | Published November 4, 2025

Franca left the Netherlands behind to start her new life in England with Andrew. Andrew, whose parents lived in South Kensington but had a flat their son could “borrow” nearby. Andrew, an old-fashioned British gentleman who encourages her not to work but to instead focus on her writing. Andrew who suggests a dinner party with his colleagues to celebrate their big upcoming launch. A dinner party that Franca must plan and shop and cook and clean for. A dinner party during a heatwave when the fridge breaks, alcohol replaces water, and an unexpected guest joins their ranks, upending the careful balance between everything Franca once was and now is.

The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber - Fiction, Magical Realism, Women's Fiction

St. Martin's Press | 9781250369277 | Published November 4, 2025

Juliet Nightingale is lucky to be alive. Months after a freak accident involving lightning, she’s fully recovered but is left feeling that something is missing from her life. Impulsively, she decides to take a solo summer road trip. Newly single mom Tallulah Byrd Mayfield is hanging by a thread after her husband decided that their marriage was over. In the aftermath of the breakup, she and her two daughters move in with her 80-year-old grandfather. Tallulah starts a new job at the Forget-Me-Not Library. When a road detour leads Juliet to Forget-Me-Not, Alabama and straight into Tallulah’s life, the two women soon discover there’s magic in between the pages of where you’ve been and where you still need to go. And that happiness, even when lost, can always be found again.

 
 
The Hidden City: A Charles Lenox Mystery by Charles Finch - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery, Mystery

Minotaur Books | 9781250767165 | Published November 4, 2025

Lenox is convalescing from the violent events of his last investigation. But a desperate letter from an old servant forces him to pick up the trail of a cold case: the murder of an apothecary seven years before, whose only clue is an odd emblem carved into the doorway of the building where the man was killed. When Lenox finds a similar mark at the site of another murder, he begins to piece together a hidden pattern that leads him into the Parliament, the slums of East London and the very heart of the British upper class. Lenox must also contend with the complexities of his personal life: a surprising tension with his steadfast wife, Lady Jane; the arrival of Angela Lenox; the dizzying ascent of his brother, Sir Edmund Lenox; the growing family of Polly and Dallington; and the return of the problems that have long bedeviled the dashing Scottish physician Thomas McConnell.

We Did OK, Kid: A Memoir by Anthony Hopkins - Memoir, Nonfiction

S&S/Summit Books | 9781668075500 | Published November 4, 2025

With candor and a voice that is both arresting and vulnerable, Sir Anthony Hopkins recounts his various career milestones and provides a once-in-a-lifetime look into the brilliance behind some of his most iconic roles. He also takes a deeply honest look at the low points in his personal life. His addiction cost him his first marriage, his relationship with his only child, and nearly his life --- the latter ultimately propelling him toward sobriety, a commitment he has maintained for nearly half a century. He constantly battles against the desire to move through life alone and avoid connection for fear of getting hurt --- much like the men in his family --- and as the years go by, he deals with questions of mortality, getting ready to discover what his father called The Big Secret.

Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree - Fantasy, Fiction, Humor

Tor Books | 9781250334886 | Published November 11, 2025

Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller’s life for decades, but now, in the face of crippling ennui, transplants herself to the city of Thune to hang out her shingle beside a long-absent friend’s coffee shop. What could be a better pairing? Surely a charming renovation montage will cure what ails her! It turns out that fixing your life isn’t a one-time prospect, nor as easy as a change of scenery and a lick of paint. A drunken and desperate night sees the rattkin waking far from home in the company of a legendary warrior, an imprisoned chaos-goblin with a fondness for silverware and an absolutely thumping hangover. As together they fend off a rogue’s gallery of ne’er-do-wells trying to claim the bounty the goblin represents, Fern may finally reconnect with the person she actually is when nothing seems inevitable.

False Witness by Phillip Margolin - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Minotaur Books | 9781250356895 | Published November 11, 2025

Defense Attorney Karen Wyatt exposed corruption in the police force and the District Attorney's office while getting her client exonerated in court. But in doing so, she put a target on her back and she was set-up on fake drug charge, imprisoned and disbarred until the conspiracy unraveled and her innocence was proven. Now reinstated to the bar, Wyatt is still interested in finding out who ordered her to be set-up --- but the key figures were either killed or are in Witness Protection. In the meantime, Wyatt is a practicing defense attorney, whose current client is either guilty of a heinous murder or is a too-trusting patsy for an acquaintance set-up for a crime he didn't commit. It will take all of Wyatt's genius to defend her client successfully but that's just one piece of an increasingly complex puzzle.

Midnight Flyboys: The American Bomber Crews and Allied Secret Agents Who Aided the French Resistance in World War II by Bruce Henderson - History, Nonfiction

Gallery Books | 9781668051412 | Published November 11, 2025

In 1943, the OSS came up with a plan to increase its support to the French resistance forces that were fighting the Nazis. The OSS recruited some of the best American bomber pilots and crews to a secret airfield and briefed them on the intended mission. Given a choice to stay or leave, every airman volunteered for what became known as Operation Carpetbagger. Their dangerous plan called for a new kind of flying: taking their B-24 Liberator bombers in the night across the English Channel and down to  low altitudes in Nazi-occupied France to find drop zones in dark fields. On the ground, resistance members waited to receive steel containers filled with everything from rifles and hand grenades to medicine and bicycle tires. Based on exclusive research and interviews, the definitive story of these heroic flyers and of the brave secret agents and resistance leaders they aided can now be told.

Nash Falls by David Baldacci - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Grand Central Publishing | 9781538757987 | Published November 11, 2025

Nash is an intelligent man, tough but fair-minded. Despite never going on grand adventures, and always working too many hours, he has a happy and upscale life with his family. However, following his estranged father’s funeral, Nash is unexpectedly approached by the FBI. They have an important request: become their inside man to expose an enterprise that is laundering large sums of money through Sybaritic. Nash has little choice but to accept the FBI’s demands and try to bring Steers and her partners to justice. But when Steers discovers that Nash is working with the FBI, she turns the tables on him in a way he never could have contemplated. And that forces Nash to take the ultimate step both to survive and to take his revenge.

Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery, Mystery

Minotaur Books | 9781250387394 | Published November 11, 2025

Autumn is in the air as Lady Petra Forsyth and some of the most illustrious members descend upon Windsor Castle for a week of royal celebrations, with the highlight being Queen Charlotte’s inaugural patisserie contest. Her Majesty has requested that Petra herself serve as one of the judges. Yet upon arrival, Petra instead encounters a body of one of Her Majesty’s guests and to the valet still tugging at the silk ribbon used to strangle the victim, who turns out to be Oliver Beecham. But as Oliver is hauled away to the dungeons, he claims the late guest argued with several aristocrats about hiding a potentially scandalous document. When some poisoned tea meant for Petra is consumed by one of her fellow judges, it’s clear the real killer is still walking the castle’s halls. Indeed, Petra will need to act like a lady, eat like a chef and think like one of Her Majesty’s best spies before the celebrations turn deadly.

Some Bright Nowhere by Ann Packer - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Harper | 9780063421493 | Published November 11, 2025

Eliot and his wife, Claire, have been happily married for nearly four decades. But eight years after Claire was diagnosed with cancer, the end is near, and it's time to gather loved ones and prepare for the inevitable. Over the years of Claire’s illness, Eliot has shifted into the role of caregiver. But as he focuses on settling into what will be their last days and weeks together, Claire makes an unexpected request that leaves him reeling. In a moment, his carefully constructed world is shattered. What if your partner’s dying wish broke your heart? How well do we know the deepest desires of those we love dearly? As Eliot is confronted with this profound turning point in his marriage and his life, he grapples with the man and husband he’s been, and with the great unknowns of Claire’s last days.

The Cathedral of Lost Souls by Paula Brackston - Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction

St. Martin's Press | 9781250284044 | Published November 11, 2025

After the fire and the tumultuous events in the cathedral library, Hecate is determined never again to come so close to losing the beloved mappa mundi. She has shown herself to be the greatest threat to the Essedenes and their plans and they will stop at nothing to be rid of her. With the help of her archeologist father and the support of Inspector Winter, she must take the fight to her enemies. But the numbers of Embodied Spirits are growing with terrifying speed. Hecate dare not trust anyone beyond her inner circle, no matter how benevolent they might seem. Nor will she risk the lives of those she loves ever again. The goddess Hekate has called her to action. She must draw upon all her gifts and the assistance of her family of ghostly allies, if the city is not to be lost to darkness forever.

The Emergency by George Packer - Dystopian Fiction, Fiction

Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 9780374614720 | Published November 11, 2025

An empire has collapsed from boredom and loss of faith in itself. In the Emergency that follows, youth rebellions of urban Burghers and rural Yeomen embrace radical new ideas of humanity. Doctor Hugo Rustin, chief surgeon at the Imperial College Hospital, is increasingly estranged from his city and his family --- from his wife, Annabelle, who finds fulfillment in their changed community; and especially from his teenage daughter, Selva, who has turned against her father’s values. When an incident at the hospital leads to Rustin’s disgrace, he seeks redemption in a quixotic and dangerous journey into the countryside, with Selva as his companion, just as the conflict between Burghers and Yeomen is reaching a crisis.

The King's Ransom by Janet Evanovich - Fiction, Mystery

Atria Books | 9781668027479 | Published November 11, 2025

Gabriela Rose, recovery agent extraordinaire, can find just about anything. Too bad she can’t seem to lose her gorgeous-but-infuriating ex-husband Rafer Jones. And now he needs her help. As the president of a too-big-to-fail bank, he invested an astronomical amount of money in insuring some of the world’s most priceless artifacts at the urging of his board. It seemed like a low-risk, high-reward business move. But recently, these insured pieces started going missing and worse, there’s no paper trails. Unless the artwork can be recovered soon, it looks like Harley is going to be heading to jail as the fall guy for an ingenious crime. Gabriela knows what she must do: travel around the world with Rafer to find the missing works of art, keep Harley out of jail, and save both his skin and his bank.

The Last Wish of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson - Fantasy, Fiction, Romance

Flatiron Books | 9781250332004 | Published November 11, 2025

After Bristol Keats nearly loses her beloved King Tyghan to the monsters her mother had unleashed, their love deepens to a whole new level. Together, Bristol and Tyghan work to understand, moving forward with their common goal of saving Elphame. But when a daring rescue attempt turns into a disaster and a beloved knight dies, Bristol is forced to confront the fact that her mother is more powerful. Meanwhile, Tyghan’s heart is laid bare when he encounters his former best friend and betrayer again, Bristol's own father, and must wrestle with a new secret that throws everything he thought he knew about his past into question. Bristol is Elphame’s last chance for survival. If she fully embraces the magic that has been her birthright, she could become a different kind of monster from her mother. Is she willing to risk losing the people she loves most, if it means keeping them safe?

The Silver Book by Olivia Laing - Fiction, Historical Fiction

Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 9780374618315 | Published November 11, 2025

It is September 1974. Two men meet in Venice. One is a young English artist, in panicked flight from London. The other is Danilo Donati, the magician of Italian cinema, the designer responsible for realizing the spectacular visions of Fellini and Pasolini. Donati is in Venice to produce sketches for Fellini’s Casanova. A young apprentice is just what he needs. He sweeps Nicholas to Rome and introduces him to the looking-glass world of Cinecittà, the studio where Casanova’s Venice will be ingeniously assembled. In the spring, the lovers move together to the set of Salò, Pasolini’s horrifying fable of fascism. But Nicholas has a secret and in this world of constant illusion, his real nature passes unseen. Amid the rising tensions of Italy’s Years of Lead, he acts as an accelerant, setting in motion a tragedy he doesn’t intend.

The Strength of the Few: Hierarchy, Book 2 by James Islington - Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction

S&S/Saga Press | 9781982141233 | Published November 11, 2025

The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus. Still hail me as Catenicus. They still, as one, believe they know who I am. But with all that has happened, I am not sure it matters anymore. I am no longer one. I won the Iudicium, and lost everything and now, the ancient device beyond the Labyrinth has replicated me across three separate worlds. A different version of myself in each of Obiteum, Luceum, and Res. Three different bodies, three different lives. I have to hide; fight; play politics. I have to train; trust; lie. I have to kill; heal; prove myself again, and again, and again. I am loved, and hated, and entirely alone. Above all, though, I need to find answers before it’s too late. To understand the nature of what has happened to me, and why. I need to find a way to stop the coming Cataclysm, because if all I have learned is true, I may be the only one who can.