Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rogier (173 Lists)



Drop Dead Handsome by Matthew HubbardSoul of a Gentleman Witch by David FerraroIf I Can’t Have You by Aden PolydorosWhen Dealing With Dragons by Dana SwiftSomeone to Daydream About by Sydney Langford
YA Novels of 2026
208 books — 108 voters
Aunt Tigress by Emily Yu-Xuan Qin
2025 Fantasy Novels
198 books — 212 voters

The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine AddisonCinder House by Freya MarskeThe Potency of Ungovernable Impulses by Malka Ann OlderWhat Wakes the Bells by Elle TeschThe Sun Blessed Prince by Lindsey Byrd
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2025
506 books — 730 voters
When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida KelleyLightfall by Ed CrockerThe Tomb of Dragons by Katherine AddisonA Letter from the Lonesome Shore by Sylvie CathrallLessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders
2025 Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction
237 books — 145 voters

Anise & the Devil by Marlowe Lune
2027 Queer SFF
1 book — 4 voters
When Love Gives You Lemons by Steven SalvatoreHomegrown Magic by Jamie PactonTill Death by Kellan McDanielSmashing the Tablets by Sara Lippmann
2025 LGBTQIA+ Books
473 books — 163 voters

The Alchemy of Moonlight by David FerraroWrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros
2023 YA Historical Fiction
67 books — 27 voters
An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah ColeHomegrown Magic by Jamie PactonThe Tomb of Dragons by Katherine AddisonAunt Tigress by Emily Yu-Xuan QinThe Mercy Makers by Tessa Gratton
2025 Queer SFF
152 books — 81 voters

So Let Them Burn by Kamilah ColeThe Woods All Black by Lee MandeloSnowblooded by Emma Sterner-RadleyEarthflown by Frances Wren
2024 Queer SFF
166 books — 208 voters
Coming Out Perfect by Richard MercadoBoys with Sharp Teeth by Jenni HowellBlood Moon by Britney S. LewisRight Beside You by Tucker ShawWhen Love Gives You Lemons by Steven Salvatore
YA Novels of 2025
615 books — 541 voters

To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. ChangFoul Days by Genoveva DimovaRedsight by Meredith MooringRunning Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2024
492 books — 928 voters
Brother & Sister Enter the Forest by Richard Mirabella
2023 Literary Fiction Featuring Queer Men
49 books — 44 voters

Pedro & Daniel by Federico ErebiaA Power Unbound by Freya MarskeLose You to Find Me by Erik J. BrownDarkhearts by James L. SutterTo Catch a Geek by David R. Slayton
2023 Releases Featuring Queer Boys and Queer Men
87 books — 81 voters
Chasing Pacquiao by Rod Pulido
queer releases may 2023
101 books — 57 voters

Chasing Pacquiao by Rod Pulido
YA Releases May 2023
66 books — 128 voters
Till the Last Beat of My Heart by Louangie Bou-MontesDead Girls Walking by Sami EllisSkater Boy by Anthony NeradaThe Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste
YA Novels of 2024
684 books — 669 voters

Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher LeeDance of the Starlit Sea by Kiana KrystleThe Alchemy of Moonlight by David Ferraro
2023 YA/MG Ownvoices
47 books — 114 voters
Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis
2024 Debuts
292 books — 456 voters

The Alchemy of Moonlight by David FerraroNo Perfect Places by Steven SalvatoreLose You to Find Me by Erik J. BrownThe Pledge by Cale DietrichSpell Bound by F.T. Lukens
2023 Queer LGBTQ Books
169 books — 216 voters
Ring of Solomon by Aden PolydorosPedro & Daniel by Federico ErebiaThe Third Daughter by Adrienne TooleyVenom & Vow by Anna-Marie McLemoreGwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
YA Queer Releases of 2023
181 books — 230 voters

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra RowlandWhen Women Were Dragons by Kelly BarnhillSilk Fire by Zabé EllorThe Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison
Most Anticipated Speculative Fiction of 2022
79 books — 98 voters
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn TanScorpica by G.R. MacallisterNona the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirSiren Queen by Nghi VoThe City of Dusk by Tara Sim
Upcoming 2022 SFF Books With Female Leads or Co-Leads
114 books — 64 voters

Witch King by Martha WellsSome Desperate Glory by Emily TeshFeed Them Silence by Lee MandeloThe First Bright Thing by J.R. Dawson
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2023
465 books — 1,082 voters
Mélusine by Sarah MonetteDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorThe Virtu by Sarah MonetteThe Mirador by Sarah Monette
Best Fantasy of the 2000s
602 books — 669 voters

Dance of the Starlit Sea by Kiana KrystleFake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher LeeAlways the Almost by Edward UnderhillThose We Drown by Amy GoldsmithLies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood
2023 Debuts
348 books — 977 voters
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson
YA Debuts 2022
56 books — 139 voters

The Ghosts of Rose Hill by R.M. RomeroThe City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
Jewish YA Books
98 books — 60 voters
A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra RowlandA Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz MeadowsThe Book Eaters by Sunyi DeanSilk Fire by Zabé Ellor
2022 Queer SFF
217 books — 409 voters

Dauntless by Elisa A. BonninWild and Wicked Things by Francesca MaySofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne TooleyFrom Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos
Sapphic Fiction 2022
120 books — 317 voters
When You Call My Name by Tucker ShawThe Dove in the Belly by Jim GrimsleyThe Chandler Legacies by Abdi NazemianFraternity by Andy MientusThe Temperature of Me and You by Brian Zepka
2022 Releases Featuring Queer Men
182 books — 128 voters


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