With the start of October, there’s been round-up after round-up of the most anticipated and best books coming out this month. Since fall has only just begun, these lists—which are conveniently gathered here—have banger after banger.
I’ve parsed through them to bring you a sampling of the BIPOC releases that our staff is also excited about. There’s historical fantasy that imagines the lives of real musicians (who end up married), a trifling moonshiner’s murder (it’s award-nominated), historical romantasy based on the last Incan emperor, and more. And, just as a reminder since these books technically came out at the end of September, there’s Mazywood by Tana...


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