Publishers managed to pack an unbelievable number of beloved authors into their lineups this month.

Below, the 65 most anticipated books of October 2022.

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A selection of books coming out in October 2022.

There, she attends the Goddess Effect, an exclusive workout class led by an ultra-cool girlboss named Venus.

No one, that is, except for Liz.

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A Dowry of Blood

Last year, S.T.

‘The Goddess Effect’ by Sheila Yasmin Marikar

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Catching the Light

U.S.

This new memoir contains Harjos ruminations on a half-century of writing and activism.

A strange animal attacks Rory shortly after she arrives, seemingly confirming her fears about coming home.

‘Jackal’ by Erin E. Adams

Bird, a 12-year-old Chinese American boy, has grown up in this political climate.

The story here closely follows one woman navigating the end of her marriage.

This prequel toThey Both Die at the Endfollows Orion and Valentino as they navigate their remaining days on Earth.

‘The Empress of Time’ by Kylie Lee Baker

Those deaths, they say, guarantee everyone elses safety and survival in the seven years to come.

At least, not at first.

Lucy would have been the Cloudkiss Killers final victim if fate had not intervened.

‘The Girl in the Mist’ by Vinaya Bhagat

Carolina worries that she may be more like the killers on her favorite podcasts than she cares to admit.

His mother was an activist in her youth, so why shouldnt he join the cause?

But patience didnt help Safira when her husband of 20 years took a second wife.

‘The Witch in the Well’ by Camilla Bruce

They renamed the girls Isabella and Olivia, respectively, and raised them in the Chicago suburbs.

The novel centers on Gil, a wealthy New Yorker who flees to Phoenix after a devastating breakup.

There, he lives next door to Ardis and Ted, who dwell in a literal glass house.

‘The Storyteller’s Death’ by Ann Dávila Cardinal

Thanks to this view into their lives, Gils world begins to mesh with Ardis and Teds.

Now, U.S. readers can finally get their hands on this immersive work of gothic horror.

She has little magical ability, so great adventures arent in the cards for her.

‘A Dowry of Blood’ by S.T. Gibson

Someone wanted her to forget who she was and where she came from.

And perhaps more importantly why?

At a time whentrans literature is under fire, this is a must-read.

‘Monarch Rising’ by Harper Glenn

Now, Hoover is finally telling Atlas side of the story inIt Starts with Us.

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Demon Copperhead

The eponymous hero of thisDavid Copperfieldretelling is a red-headed stepchild.

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Lech

InLech, several lives become hopelessly entangled during one hot summer in the Catskills.

‘Catching the Light’ by Joy Harjo

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The Bequest

Things could hardly get any worse for Isabel.

But will a handsome face prove to be a deadly distraction for Katyani?

Mira is 36, and just wants to settle down with a fellow homebody.

‘Such Sharp Teeth’ by Rachel Harrison

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The Sevenfold Hunters

Abyan, a hijabi teen, knows she has a higher calling.

Its 18-year-old Zephyrs responsibility to lead Xin Rens underpowered armies to victory over the imperial regent, Miasma.

To save Rens followers, Zephyr goes undercover as a double agent at the heart of Miasmas empire.

‘Life Is Everywhere’ by Lucy Ives

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Sign Here

Getting mortals to sign away their souls is Peyote Trips main job.

A companion novel,Stella Maris, is due out later this year.

And anyways, Marigold has her own problems including an affair and a resulting unplanned pregnancy to worry about.

‘Station Eternity’ by Mur Lafferty

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Into the Riverlands

The third book in Nghi Vos Singing Hills Cycle isInto the Riverlands.

But Nerthus House is full of terrors, as Jess is about to learn.

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‘The Hero of This Book’ by Elizabeth McCracken

‘Our Missing Hearts’ by Celeste Ng

‘Weasels in the Attic’ by Hiroko Oyamada

‘Nights of Plague’ by Orhan Pamuk

‘The Christmas Clash’ by Suzanne Park

‘Blood Red’ by Gabriela Ponce Padilla

‘Malice House’ by Meghan Shepherd

‘The First to Die at the End’ by Adam Silvera

‘Lute’ by Jennifer Thorne

‘Anne of Greenville’ by Mariko Tamaki

‘The Restless Dark’ by Erica Waters

‘Which Side Are You On’ by Ryan Lee Wong

‘The Enhancers’ by Anne K. Yoder

‘Cocoon’ by Zhang Yueran

‘The Impatient’ by Djaïli Amadou Amal

‘Home Bound: An Uprooted Daughter’s Reflections on Belonging’ by Vanessa A. Bee

‘A Horse at Night: On Writing’ by Amina Cain

‘The Visible Unseen’ by Andrea Chapela

‘Saturnalia’ by Stephanie Feldman

‘Will Do Magic for Small Change’ by Andrea Hairston

‘Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family’ by Erika Hayasaki

‘My People: Five Decades of Writing About Black Lives’ by Charlayne Hunter-Gault

‘Bad Vibes Only: (And Other Things I Bring to the Table)’ by Nora McInerny

‘Dinosaurs’ by Lydia Millet

‘Illuminations’ by Alan Moore

‘Little Eve’ by Catriona Ward

‘Mistakes Were Made’ by Meryl Wilsner

‘When We Were Sisters’ by Fatima Asghar

‘Road of the Lost’ by Nafiza Azad

‘Pretend It’s My Body’ by Luke Dani Blue

‘It Starts with Us’ by Colleen Hoover

‘Demon Copperhead’ by Barbara Kingsolver

‘Lech’ by Sara Lippmann

‘README.txt’ by Chelsea Manning

‘The Bequest’ by Joanna Margaret

‘Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove’ by Rati Mehrotra

‘Self-Portrait with Nothing’ by Aimee Pokwatka

‘Partners in Crime’ by Alisha Rai

‘Black Women Will Save the World: An Anthem’ by April Ryan

‘Liberation Day’ by George Saunders

‘Seven Empty Houses’ by Samanta Schweblin

‘Signal Fires’ by Dani Shapiro

‘A Cosmic Kind of Love’ by Samantha Young

‘Ghost Town’ by Kevin Chen

‘The Scratch Daughters’ by Hannah Abigail Clarke

‘The Sevenfold Hunters’ by Rose Egal

‘Strike the Zither’ by Joan He

‘Sign Here’ by Claudia Lux

‘The Passenger’ by Cormac McCarthy

‘Anywhere You Run’ by Wanda M. Morris

‘A Touch of Moonlight’ by Yaffa S. Santos

‘Into the Riverlands’ by Nghi Vo

‘The Vessel’ by Adam L.G. Nevill