The Bookish Mindset

Autumn is well and truly on its way and it’s time to find something great to curl up with. Get the kettle on, the blankets prepped and snuggle up with a new book. Sounds perfect, right? Each month I create an exclusive list of the months new releases for our patreon group, it’s one of the groups favourite features.

So let me share some of my favourite new releases for October. Just tap on the titles to get more info from Bookshop.org and to support my work.

Gaza: The Story of A Genocide – Fatima Bhutto. Non-Fiction. Paperback. Told with personal strife, poetry and expert insights. Publish date: 07/10.

Firstborn of the Sun – Marvellous Michael Anson. Fantasy. Hardback. Multi POV and inspired by Yoruba and Nigerian mythology. Sold! Publish date: 23/10.

The Menu of Happiness – Hishashi Kashiwai. Magical Realism. Hardback. From the author of The Restaurant of Lost Recipes comes another tale of menu items that open portals to the past. Publish date: 09/10.

The Isle in the Silver Sea – Tasha Suri. Fantasy. Hardback. A sapphic, medieval fantasy where fated love is set to doom the world. Publish date 21/10.

Female Fantasy – Iman Hariri-Kia. Romance. Hardback. “A fun, epic ode to romance fandoms” with sprinklings of fantasy. Intriguing! Publish date: 14/10.

Afro Futurism Short Stories . Fantasy. Hardback. Black identity is explored through art, activism and more in these short stories. Publish date: 14/10

Never Ever After – Sue Lynn Tan. Fantasy. Hardback. The first in a series inspired by Cinderella and Chinese fairy tales. Publish date: 30/10.

Bonds of Hercules – Jasmine Mas. Fantasy. Hardback. Sequel to Blood of Herclues, the stakes re higher and the villains darker. Publish date: 23/10.

Roar – Manjeet Mann. Fantasy. Paperback. Rizu is shunned after being called a witch and flees to join a gang of women fighting justice. I want to read this! Publish date: 02/10

Heir – Sabaa Tahir. Fantasy. Paperback. An orphan. An outcast. A prince. And a killer who will bring an empire to its knees.” I want to read this! Publish date: 02/10

Costumes for Time Travellers – A. R. Capetta. Fantasy. Paperback. Cosy, queer time travelling with unique love interests. Publish date: 09/10.

And the River Drags Her Down – Jihyum Yun. Thriller. Paperback. Centring siters that can re-animate the dead, but when Mirae is brought back to life, life does not carry on as normal.. Publish date: 09/10.

Marigold Mind Laundry – Jungeun Yun. Magical Realism. Paperback. A novel set around a laundry shop that locals visit and have their bad memories. Publish date: 23/10.

Moth Dark – Kika Hatzopoulou. Fantasy. Paperback. The war between humanity and elves draws Sascia in. From the author of The Threads That Bind. Publish date: 30/10.

You’ve Found Oliver – Dustin Thao. Romance. Paperback. From author of You’ve Reached Sam, comes the follow up with just as much beauty and heartbreak. Publish date: 02/10

Water Moon – Samantha Soto Yambao. Magical Realism. Paperback. A woman inherits a pawn shop that can sell your deepest regrets too. Publish date: 30/10.

Have you planned to pick any of these up? I’d love to know!

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And don’t forget to check out my other blogs and reviews – you can find books with similar themes in the same folder link below, or click back onto blogs to see the whole offering.

Last updated 08/09/2025