A little later than usual, here’s my round up of intriguing sounding books hitting the shelves in November. I’m most excited about The Toll and The Secret Chapter. As always, inclusion here isn’t an endorsement and books may be available on different dates in different territories/formats (and sometimes they just change). Dates stated are generally for the UK print edition unless otherwise noted.

1st

Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters by Emily Roberson (US)

5th

Skein Island by Aliya Whiteley
Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
The How & the Why by Cynthia Hand (US)
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machad (US)
Jakarta by Rodrigo Marquez Tizano (US)
They Will Drown in Their Mothers’ Tears by Johannes Anyuru, Saskia Vogel (US)
The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel Jose Older

7th

The Toll by Neal Shusterman
The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis
The Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah
Oligarchy by Scarlett Thomas

12th

Day Zero by Kelly Devos (US)
The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada

14th

The Secret Chapter by Genevieve Cogman
Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri
Body Tourists by Jane Rogers
On Swift Horses by Shannon Pufahl
Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia

19th

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

21st

Blood Heir by Amélie Wen Zhao

27th

The In-Betweens by Mira Ptacin (US)

28th

The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco