Soul of a Gentleman Witch
David Ferraro

Publisher: 
​Page Street Publishing / Page Street YA

Pub Date: Jan. 20, 2026

Genre: YA Fantasy
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Synopsis: 


​​Perpetually seventeen, Callum the witch has been in the service of Lucifer, collecting souls, as his own soul is indebted to the devil until he completes 666 tasks for him.

Summoned to Hell on assignment, Lucifer tells Callum that completing his next task will wipe the remaining tasks from his ledger and he will return Callum’s soul to him upon completion. All Callum must do is ensure his latest charge, Augustus, makes it from London to America, by the next blood moon.

As they journey across the sea, Callum grows to care for Augustus “Auggie”. Auggie seems unlike any mark Callum has ever been charged with and Callum wonders why such a noble boy would sell his soul to the devil.

Upon reaching New York, Callum discovers that Auggie never sold his soul to the devil at all but is an innocent. But is Callum willing to forfeit his own freedom to save Auggie?

About the Author:
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​David Ferraro grew up in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, where he was raised on a steady diet of comic books, horror movies and YA novels.

He graduated with a B.A. in English and creative writing from St. Cloud State University, and currently resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his partner and a very spoiled tortoise. He is represented by Eva Scalzo of Speilburg Literary.

His debut “The Alchemy of Moonlight” came out from Page Street YA on May 30th, 2023. A second novel, “A Vile Season,” is came out in Fall 2024.
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 I, In the Shadows
Tori Bovalino

Publisher: 
​Page Street YA

Pub Date: Jan. 13, 2026

Genre: YA Horror
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Synopsis: 


   Liam has been dead for ten months, haunting the house he used to share with his family, and facing intermittent and terrifying encounters with an eldritch entity called The Beast, who seems determined to consume his soul. Besides that complication in Liam’s new existence, he’s actually adjusted well enough to boredom. But all of that changes when a new family moves in and Liam finds himself sharing a room with Drew Tarpin, who is all of the things Liam never was when he was athletic, queer, and effortlessly cool.
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Except, Liam and Drew do have something in their hopeless attraction to Hannah Steward, the nerdy captain of the school mock trial team. After Drew stands in to protect Liam from the Beast, he agrees to help her win Hannah over if Drew keeps Liam from spending the entirety of his afterlife as demon food. It shouldn’t be hard, since Liam was in unrequited love with Hannah for his entire natural life, and her best friend until his untimely death. But the Beast will not be satisfied no matter how much Drew fights back on Liam’s behalf—and when Hannah catches on that Liam might not be totally gone, it puts all of their lives at risk.

Content Warning:  grief, trauma, death

About the Author:
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​Tori/V.L. Bovalino (she/her) is an internationally bestselling author of horror and fantasy fiction for young people and adults. She is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and now lives in the UK with her partner, their very loud cat, and their puppy. She holds a PhD in English and still dabbles in academia. Tori loves scary stories, obscure academic book facts, and impractical, oversized sweaters. She can be found on Instagram as @toribovalino.

Tori is represented by Maddy Belton at Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency.

A Barista's Guide to Love & Larceny
Caroline Bonin

Publisher: 
​Macmillan Children's Publishing Group / Feiwel & Friends

Pub Date: Jan. 13, 2026

Genre: YA Fantasy
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Synopsis: 


This cozy fantasy romance combines magic, college life, and first love into a sweetly brewed and delicious read about a girl roped into investigating a company's dangerous product!

​​Dani Lionet is no stranger to working hard. But now she’s attending her dream magic university, and must manage classes, shifts at the local cafe, and maintaining her partial scholarship—all while trying to keep her unique ability under wraps. That way, no one else can take advantage of it like her parents used to. So when a visiting professor calls Dani out on her ability, she’s terrified.

Yet, it seems Professor Silva just wants to pay Dani to use it to investigate a soon-to-be-released lucid dreaming product with horrible side effects. Dani is hesitant, but she needs the money, and it would help her new friend who was part of the product’s clinical trials. Plus, she has a swoony distraction in Kass, a mage and her endearingly cute new regular at work. . .even if she can't tell him about her ability or extracurricular activities. The fact that he seems just as interested in her is very uncharted territory for Dani since, thanks to her parents, she's never lived in one place long enough to have a real crush.

Can Dani help with the professor's “group project,” learn to embrace her ability, and get to know Kass? Or will it all fall apart before the semester is over?

About the Author:
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​Caroline Bonin writes books about big, magical feelings and girls who glow in the dark. When she's not writing or reading, you can find her playing video games, hiking, sewing, or exploring local coffeeshops. She studied the Irish harp and creative writing at Oberlin College, and now lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains with her partner and their three cats.


She is represented by the wondrous, indefatigable Emelie Burl of Susan Schulman Literary Agency, who can be reached at [email protected].

Royal Liars
Royal Heirs Academy #2
Lindsey Duga

Publisher: 
​Little Brown Books for Young Readers / Christy Ottaviano Books

Pub Date: Jan. 6, 2026

Genre: YA Contemporary
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Synopsis: 


'American Royals' meets 'Gossip Girl' in this scandal-driven sequel where four teenage royals team up to defend their beloved school from an unknown threat, risking their futures and their hearts in the process. 

​​It’s been eight months since King Leander named Ashland’s heir apparent and a new year is about to begin at Almus Terra Academy…

Sadie is trapped in a fake dating scheme with one prince, while the other is dead set on winning her heart. Titus is desperate to make things right with the girl he wronged, but his own ambitions and secrets stand in his way. Emmeline has lost her friends, her dreams, and her family. For the first time in her life, she’s not sure she has what it takes to win them all back. Alaric goes down dark paths to strike against his traitorous father, but his quest for revenge will only keep him apart from the girl he loves.

When the Ashland heirs learn that the school and the country they’ve come to love are in danger, can they put their egos aside long enough to make a difference? Or will their rivalries cost them everything?

Complete with enemies-to-lovers romance, political intrigue, and legendary betrayals, 'Royal Liars' is a thrilling conclusion to this commercial duology and a thoughtful, escapist read for our times.

About the Author:
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​Lindsey Duga is a middle grade and young adult writer with a passion for fantasy, science fiction, and basically any genre that takes you away from the real world. She wrote her first novel in college while she was getting her bachelor’s in Mass Communication from Louisiana State University.
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Other than writing and cuddling with her morkie puppy, Delphi, Lindsey loves catching up on the latest superhero TV show and practicing yoga.

   "I name no one my Father who never loved me as a son. And I would scorn to lie meek upon the block and smile up at he who lifts the axe and tells me he has a fucking plan." 


   'Empire of the Dawn' is the final installment in the 'Empire of the Vampire' series by Jay Kristoff. 

With the end of his tale looming near, Gabe recounts the last steps leading him to his current captivity. All the failures and betrayals that find him in the bosom of his enemies.. laid bare. His heartbreaks spilling forth with every drop from his goblet.. his regrets.. his self-criticisms.


   "To be without blame is not always to be without shame." 


I feel like I can't say too much without spoiling everything, so if my words seem tentative or vague.. you know why.

As with the rest of the series, the fights are bloodied legends.. rife with a combination of graceful movements and graphic violent imagery. Never overdone, always just enough to immerse the reader in the moment. Kristoff excels at knowing when and where to focus his literary lens and when to show us the true scale of battle, managing our hope and hopelessness as if on a pendulum, never letting us get too far from either.

Through it all, he weaves a gallows humor. Not just amongst Gabriel and the male characters strewn throughout the story either. I love that he doesn't automatically save the best lines for his lead. Instead, it's often Dior or a less present character that delivers them.. pulling laughter from me in unexpected moments.


   "You've the look of a bad dog in want of a good leash." 


There had been a detail bugging me since book two, that I was pleased to see led to exactly what I expected in the last of the story. But for the most part, Kristoff managed to pull off one hell of a surprise.. and I couldn't have been happier about it. 

Anyway, that is all I will say for the last book as I really want you all to get the most out of it you can. I loved it. I cried at the most unexpected times and didn't feel moved at all when I thought I should have.. which I suspect was also intentional. Less of a writer's tell and more of a hint.

Beautiful Brutal Bodies
Gorgeous Gruesome Faces #2
Linda Cheng

Publisher: 
​Macmillan Children's Publishing Group / Roaring Brook Press

Pub Date: Nov. 4, 2025

Genre: YA Horror
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Synopsis: 


Full of skin-crawling folk horror and sapphic romance, this feral fairytale and standalone follow-up to 'Gorgeous Gruesome Faces' follows a reclusive songstress and her bodyguard who must unravel the occult mysteries of their past to escape from a cursed island. 

Tian is a singer-songwriter with a massive online following, known for her hypnotic vocals and ethereal looks. But behind the glamorous façade is a disturbing reality: raised in an isolated mansion, Tian is a prisoner in her own life.
Liya is Tian’s childhood friend and her only close companion, tasked with protecting Tian at all costs. But hidden beneath Liya’s beautiful human exterior is a beastly secret: her teeth are far too sharp, and her appetite much too ferocious.

When several fans mysteriously suffer fatal injuries while watching her livestream, Tian, along with Liya, are sent to a spiritual healing retreat on a remote island in the South China Seas. They are joined by Tian’s musical collaborator Shenyu, a troubled idol whose recent brush with the law and string of bad boyfriends has him seeking his own new start. But the trio soon discovers that the island is no peaceful getaway. There is constant surveillance, bizzare rituals, and something terrifying lurking in the forest. Something not quite human.
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In order to escape with her loved ones, Tian must uncover her connection to the island’s blood-drenched legend — and the truth behind Liya’s monstrous identity — before the island claims them all as its final sacrifice.

Content Warning: blood, body horror

About the Author:
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Linda Cheng was born in Taiwan and spent her childhood moving between cultures and continents. She received her BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design, and worked as an art director across South Carolina and Georgia where she developed a deep love for sweet tea, grits, and Southern Gothic stories. She currently resides in Vancouver, Canada with her family.
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Her debut novel 'Gorgeous Gruesome Faces' was named one of Kirkus Review’s best young adult books of the year 2023, and has been nominated for the 2025 White Pine Award.

Blood & Breath
Qurratulayn

Publisher: 
Page Street Publishing / Page Street YA

Pub Date: Oct. 7, 2025

Genre: YA Fantasy
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Synopsis:  

Evan Wilde is a poor working-class girl. She writes contracts on behalf of wealthier folks who want to exchange a bit of their life for minor deals with devils. It’s not until she is bleeding out, the unwilling victim of an outlawed contract sacrifice, that Evan draws a contract for A devil can take the last of her life—all she wants is revenge.

With the help of a devil named Jack, Evan infiltrates the upper class by posing as one of their own to bring them down from the inside.

For the first time, Evan finds friends and maybe even love. And with time she realizes that for all their corruption, the upper class’s magic is what keeps the devils at bay. Can she condemn the world to ruin to satisfy her need for vengeance?

But a contract cannot be broken, except at a devil’s mercy. And Jack has none.

Content Warning: classism

About the Author:
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Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Qurratulayn Muhammad moved down South when she was 11, where she was bitten by the writing bug as well as other, less friendly insects.

​Qurratulayn lives in Milledgeville, Georgia, and when not writing she enjoys reading, listening to K-pop, and photography.

She previously self-published a YA dystopian series under a pen name.

For No Mortal Creature
Keshe Chow

Publisher: 
Random House Children's Books / Delacorte Press

Pub Date: Oct. 7, 2025

Genre: YA Fantasy

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Synopsis: 

A teen girl with the power of resurrection must venture into the afterlife, but to survive the death realm, she'll need the help of her two mortal enemies--both of whom she is inexplicably drawn to-in this romantic gothic fantasy inspired by 'Wuthering Heights.'

When Jia Yi suddenly finds herself alive again after being stabbed through the heart by an enemy’s sword, she realizes she possesses a rare power: the ability to move between the living realm and the shrouded world of ghosts. Ghosts including Lin, her ex-best friend and former love, whose betrayal she still hasn’t recovered from.

At first, Jia wants nothing to do with Lin, or any ghosts–metaphorical or otherwise. But when her beloved grandmother abruptly passes away, Jia is forced to travel into the afterlife to save her.

To survive the treacherous death realm, Jia will need to rely on both Lin and her longtime enemy, the cold and enigmatic Prince Essien Lancaster. Only, she isn’t sure whether she can trust either of them. With tensions high and new and old connections blooming, Jia must confront the ghosts of her past…or risk becoming one herself.

Content Warning: death

About the Author:
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Keshe Chow (she/her) was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and migrated to Australia when she was two years old. She currently lives in Naarm (Melbourne) with her husband, two kids, and an ice cream-obsessed cat named Wasabi. She is a qualified veterinarian with a specialty in cats (Feline Medicine, specifically).

She won the 2020 Perito Prize, the 2021 Yarra Literature Prize, the 2021 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction, the 2022 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript, and the 2023 Uncharted Magazine Thrilling Contest. Her debut young adult fantasy novel 'The Girl With No Reflection' was an instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller and has been shortlisted in the 2025 ABIA awards. 

Her upcoming YA fantasy, For No Mortal Creature, releases in October this year with Penguin Australia.

She is represented by Lauren Spieller of Folio Literary Management.

These Bodies Ain't Broken
Madeline Dyer, editor

Publisher: 
Page Street YA / Page Street Publishing

Pub Date: Oct. 7, 2025

Genre: Young Adult Horror Anthology

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Synopsis:

​Madeline Dyer, editor of Being Ace, developed this anthology to challenge expectations about who can be a hero. Centering disabled and chronically ill teenagers protecting others from ancient evils, vanquishing ghosts, and defying death, these stories explore horror sub-genres including paranormal, gothic, psychological, and body horror. With a diverse array of own-voices representation for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Crohns Disease, Diabetes, PTSD, and more each entry complicates traditional horror with new perspectives.

Contributors include bestselling and award-winning as well as emerging authors: Dana Mele, Lillie Lainoff, Soumi Roy, Fin Lavoie, S.E. Anderson, K. Ancrum, Pintip Dunn, Lily Meade, Mo Netz, P.H. Low, and Carly Nugent. 

Content Warning:  body horror

About the Author:
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Madeline Dyer (she/her) is a novelist, anthologist, poet, and literary academic, drawn to dark and monstrous stories. Her debut anthology Being Ace (Page Street YA, 2023) received a starred review from School Library Journal and was named a 2024 Lammy Award Finalist at the Lambda Literary Awards, commemorating “outstanding LGBTQ+ literature from 2023.” Her debut novel Untamed (Prizm Books, 2015) also won the 2015 SIBA award for Best Dystopian Novel.

Madeline also writes romance and light-hearted contemporary fiction as Elin Annalise.

She is represented by Amy Collins at Talcott Notch Literary.

Madeline teaches writing and has a 2:1 BA (hons) degree in English from the University of Exeter and an MFA (distinction) in Creative Writing from Kingston University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Bristol, where she is researching and writing about traumatized girls and monstrous women in the Gothic, and exploring the intersections between Prehistory and the Gothic.

In 2020, Madeline founded YA Thriller Con, an online celebration of everything thriller, crime, and mystery that ran for three years. YA Thriller Con is currently on hiatus while Madeline focuses on her writing.

She has a herd of Shetland ponies, loves anything ghostly, and can frequently be found exploring wild places. At least one notebook is known to follow her everywhere she goes.

To the Stars and Back, Volume One
To the Stars and Back
Peglo

Publisher: 
Little Brown Books for Young Readers / Little, Brown Ink

Pub Date: Sept. 30, 2025

Genre: YA Graphic Novel

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Synopsis:

Opposites attract in this sweet neighbors-to-lovers romance based on a WEBTOON favorite--now with an exclusive new bonus story! Perfect for fans of 'Heartstopper' looking for their next sweet slow-burn queer romance. 

Introverted university student Kang Dae spends most of his time alone, and he prefers it this way. So he’s initially unhappy when bubbly new student Bo Seon moves into his apartment complex and sets out to befriend him. But before Kang Dae realizes it, his life has changed irrevocably.

As the two become closer, they slowly realize they have romantic feelings for each other; but neither has been in a real relationship before and both have trauma in their pasts. Will they be able to embrace the possibilities of what could be, or will they find that a new romance is a bridge too far?

A top ten slice-of-life WEBTOON with over one million subscribers, this beloved webcomic is now available in a beautiful new format, where you can see episodes 1-101 of Kang Dae and Bo Seon’s relationship unfold— in all its beautiful, awkward, and heartwarming glory—with this can’t-miss collectible edition. 

Content Warning: past trauma

About the Author:
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I’m Peglo. I draw things, mainly comics and WEBTOONS.

I’m the creator of To the Stars and Back and Superfish. (coming 2025)
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I enjoy eating, sleeping, crying over my stories, and drawing men engaging in premarital hand holding.