Friends! Tell me what trad pub SFF/H books by/about marginalized identities - adult or YA - you're excited for that are coming up for this year! And if you are the author/editor/publicist for it, reach out to me for potential coverage.
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April 10, 2026 - 21:43 UTC

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Champion of the Rose by Cat Aquino and Dominique Duran! A Filipino fantasy set in a world inspired by Spanish conquest-era Phillipines.

The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass, by Leslye Penelope. Her historical fantasies are great, so I will eagerly follow her to fantasy set in 1999.
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THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY by @mahmudelsayed.bsky.social—incredible language play, best use of multiple POVs I’ve come across in a long time, a fascinating portrait of how revolutions come to be (out in May)
@clpolk.com’s THE FEYWILD JOB—the best cosy romantasy I’ve read in a hot minute (out in June)
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That Which Feeds Us - Keala Kendall

The Scarlett Ball - Nghi Vo

Wickhills - Premee Mohamed

Off the Reservation - Stephen Graham Jones

Never Whistle at Night 2: Back for Blood - eds Shane Hawk and Theodore van Alst

Last Star in the Void - Melissa Caruso

Muñeca - Cynthia Gómez
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👀 bookmarking
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My Pagan #OwnVoices fantasy Tales from Rugosa Coven, winner of the 2015 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, will be back in print for the first time in a decade, release date in August 2026.
www.candlemarkandgleam.com/2026/04/06/cover-reveal-tales-from-rugosa-coven/
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My SFF collection THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERS comes out August 18. I’d love to send a copy your way.
www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-astronaut-among-the-flowers/
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Yes please! You can always send direct to my email
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The sequel to Giselle Vriesen's (Caribbean x Chinese x Euro-Canadian own-voices inspired Fantasy YA) Why We Play With Fire is out this year! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Fight-the-Tide/Giselle-Vriesen/9781967182107
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