Teixcalaan by Arkady Martine
Love Galaxy by Sierra Branham
The Elysium Heist by Y.M. Resnik
The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton
Lady Eve’s Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow
Fave Five: Sapphic Sci-Fi
Happy Arab American Heritage Month 2026!
It’s Arab American Heritage Month, and we’re celebrating with books starring protagonists of Arab descent, authored by writers of Arab descent, or both! For even more recs, check out last year’s post.
Middle Grade Fiction
Wallflower by Iasmin Omar Ata
For as long as Marlena can remember, she has seen flowers growing on everyone she meets: personalized poppies and daisies and roses of every color that give away what their owners truly feel. Invisible to the rest of the world, the flowers have always felt too overwhelming, too much for Marlena to take in when they don’t always match what their owner shows. She’s long since given up convincing anyone else that they’re there.
Until she meets Ashe, a charming transfer student who can somehow see these mysterious flowers, too. Unfortunately for Marlena, Ashe wants nothing to do with her. But as their thorny connection blooms, so do hidden secrets buried years ago. In this stunning graphic novel where dreams are woven into reality and not everything is as it seems, Marlena and Ashe must unfold the truth together, no matter where it may lead.
March 2026 Deal Announcements
Adult Fiction
‘s WHITE TRASH WITCHCRAFT, a queer Appalachian horror in which a recent graduate spurns all her inheritance—the penchant for pills, the blood-soaked family farm, and the ancient magic—until infectious iron rusts through the community and she must choose which monsters to slay and which to become, to Alexandra Aceves at Holiday House, in a nice deal, for publication in fall 2027, by Alexander Slater while at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates.
Fave Five: Queer Fiction with Bipolar Rep
Girl on the Line by Faith Gardner (YA)
The Golden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar by Sonido Reyes (YA)
Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Alechia Dow (YA)
Black Iris by Elliot Wake w/a Leah Raeder
Cursebreakers by Madeleine Nakamura
Bonus: For a short story, check out “The Ballad of Weary Daughters” by Kristine Wyllys in Unbroken, ed. by Marieke Nijkamp (YA)
Exclusive Cover Reveal: In Your Court by Kit Haley
Today on the site I’m delighted to help reveal the cover of In Your Court by Kit Haley, an m/m sports romance releasing May 21st! Here’s the story:
Australian Matteo Russo is the first and only openly gay tennis pro. Once a brilliant junior, he was slated for a bright future – until a freak accident derailed his career. Now, he’s fed up, he’s struggling to qualify for tournaments, and he’s not sure he can afford dinner tonight.
After losing to his old rival—the rich, arrogant, American superstar Miles Callahan—Mat throws the man’s privilege in his face and sets him a challenge – one he’s sure Miles would never accept. But he does. Determined to prove he’s earned his success, Miles travels to Wimbledon on a tight budget – no support team, no coach, no fancy hotel. And now the American needs a hitting partner, and someone to explain laundromats, and what started as a dare soon becomes a searing off-court fling.
Mat should be focussing on his career, not falling for a glamorous star. But Miles believes in his game in a way Mat hasn’t for a long time, and is fast becoming everything he’s ever wanted. Only… love and tennis just don’t mix, because one day soon they’ll have to face each other on the court.
And in tennis, someone always has to lose.
And here’s the sexy cover, with designed by Laura Thomas with art by Noah Dao!
Kit Haley is a queer author from Australia. A drinker of tea and a liker of dogs, they’re best understood as an obsessive tennis fan and an obsessive romance fan, which turned out to be a very happy pairing.
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Bloom Town: Genesis by Ally North
Today on the site I’m delighted to reveal the brand-new cover of Bloom Town: Genesis by Ally North, which is being traditionally published for the first time by Dell on November 24th! Here’s the story:
Ally North’s viral BookTok sensation follows a preacher’s daughter with a secret, an outlaw running from the gallows, and a thrilling sapphic love story spanning vast oceans and wide deserts.
June 1852. When Abby Proctor is kidnapped from a train in the middle of the desert halfway to her new life in California, she makes a promise to herself—she will escape. Abby is leaving Iowa and all its oppressions behind for a reason, and she refuses to be someone’s prisoner again. Especially when that someone is the infamous female outlaw Joey “JT London” Taylor—Abby’s brash, brooding, and inconveniently beautiful captor.
As Abby plots her escape, she stumbles upon a larger conspiracy behind her kidnapping—a complicated revelation considering her growing feelings for Joey, who might not be the ruthless criminal everyone believes her to be. Suddenly Abby doesn’t want to go back to the confines of her religious father or her suffocating husband.
Then Abby realizes it’s all connected—her kidnapping, the secrets she left behind in Iowa, even her plans in California—and she must decide between returning to a life of obedience and unhappiness or trusting an enigmatic outlaw bound for the gallows.
And here’s the gorgeous cover, illustrated and designed by Sophia Chunn!
Buy it: Bookshop | Amazon | PRH
Ally North (she/her) is a queer writer who has been writing fiction her entire life. During the pandemic, she began writing sapphic romance out of pure chaotic boredom and discovered an untried knack for the genre. She lives in America, but occasionally she lives in England. When she isn’t writing, Ally can be found cooking with obscene amounts of garlic, traveling someplace new, rescuing animals, and feeding Jean-Claude, the wild possum who lives under her shed.
Fave Five: Queer Black YA Horror
I Feed Her to the Beast by Jamison Shea
Dead Girls Walking and Funerals Are for the Living by Sami Ellis
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron
DOE by Rebecca Barrow
Bonus: These are all novels, but you can find even more in All These Sunken Souls: A Black Horror Anthology ed. by Circe Moskowitz
Exclusive Cover Reveal: For the Love of the Quest by Alexandra Ammon Parthun
Today on the site I’m delighted to reveal the cover of For the Love of the Quest by Alexandra Ammon Parthun, a debut Sapphic Historical Romance releasing August 11, 2026 from Alcove Press! Here’s the story:
The search for King Arthur’s Excalibur invites danger… and potentially love in this Sapphic historical romance, perfect for fans of Cat Sebastian and Freya Marske.
Lady Edith Darling is supposed to live a quiet life in her family’s manor. She is not supposed to go unchaperoned on a quest to find Excalibur. Determined to honor her beloved grandmother’s dying wish, Edith packs her satchel with Arthurian legends, pastries, and her grandmother’s ashes and runs off to hire a mercenary.
Thomasin Shaw leads the most feared gang in London. For years, she had the constabulary safely in her pocket, until a scandal involving was brought to light. Now they’re demanding an enormous sum of money—without which Thomasin will lose the protection of the police along with her criminal empire. But when the rich Lady Edith waltzes into her life seeking an escort for a treasure hunt, Thomasin sees a willing kidnapping victim and a massive ransom.
As Edith’s clues lead them to underground chambers booby-trapped with arrows, doors locked with arcane puzzles, and even Arthur’s fabled round table, Thomasin finds herself swept up in the quest—and in Edith herself. Every legendary quest has an ending, but finding Excalibur might not be enough to make this a happy one.
And here’s the romantic cover, illustrated by Casey Moses!
Buy it: Bookshop | Amazon | Penguin Random House
Alexandra Ammon Parthun is a romance and fantasy writer with a BA in creative writing from the Ohio State University. She loves immersing herself in fantasy worlds, whether it’s through books, video games, or her favorite shows. When the real world isn’t as fun as she expects it to be, she writes stories where magic exists in the way she wishes it did. Where there’s always a dramatic adventure or epic love affair to be had. All of her books have been written to a soundtrack of Taylor Swift and songs from The Vampire Diaries, and her dog Piroshki has sat in her lap for every word.
Fave Five: Queer Fiction with Muslim MCs
For older recs, click here.
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao (MG)
Ramin Abbas Has Major Questions by Ahmad Saber (YA)
Liquid by Mariam Rahmani
These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere
Missing Sam by Thrity Umrigar
Fave Five: Speculative Fiction Starring Trans Men
The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill
Future Feeling by Joss Lake
Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore
Notes From a Regicide by Isaac Fellman
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
