Book Releases: January 2021

It being the end of 2020 (finally) it’s time to start looking ahead to what 2021 has to offer us in terms of releases (spoilers: it’s a lot and it looks amazing). So, if you’re wondering what to do with the Christmas money and/or book tokens you’ve received, then here are 65 books releasing in January you might consider preordering!

As ever, you can find all our previous releases posts here and the rainbow emoji indicates an author who id’s as LGBT.

🌈 Give Way by Valentine Wheeler (mlm relationship) – 4
A Little Fairy Dust by Mell Eight (mlm relationship) – 4
🌈 Everybody (Else) Is Perfect by Gabrielle Korn (essays) – 5
Lava Red Feather Blue by Molly Ringle (mlm relationship) – 5
Goldie Vance: The Hocus-Pocus Hoax by Lilliam Rivera (wlw mc) – 5

🌈 Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala (mlm relationship) – 5
Meow or Never by Jazz Taylor (sapphic mc) – 5
Over the Shop by JonArno Lawson & Qin Leng (mlm or wlw relationship?) – 5
The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley (wlw mc) – 5
Persephone Station by Stina Leicht (lesbian and nonbinary characters) – 5

Siege of Rage and Ruin by Django Wexler (wlw relationship, bi mc) – 5
Outlawed by Anna North (wlw characters) – 5
A White Rose in Bloom, Vol. 1 by Asumiko Nakamura (wlw relationship) – 5
The Wasteland by Harper Jameson & W. A. W. Parker (gay mc) – 5
🌈 The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. (mlm relationship; cw for rape) – 5

🌈 Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters (trans bi/pan mc, trans side character) – 7
The Prince and the Thief by P. S. Scott (mlm relationship) – 7
This is Not The End by Sidney Bell (m/m/f, bi/pan mcs) – 11
You Have a Match by Emma Lord (wlw mc, wlw Filipino-American side character) – 12
Roommate by Sarina Bowen (mlm relationship) – 12

🌈 The Mandolin Lunch by Missouri Vaun (wlw relationship) – 12
🌈 The Clinch by Nicole Disney (wlw relationship) – 12
🌈 Liberty Bay by Karis Walsh (wlw relationship) – 12
🌈 Journey to Cash by Ashley Bartlett (wlw relationship) – 12
🌈 Shadows of Steel by Suzie Clarke (wlw relationship) – 12

🌈 Veterinary Technician by Nancy Wheelton (wlw relationship) – 12
🌈 Thor: Daughter of Asgard by Genevieve McCluer (wlw relationship, polyamory) – 12
🌈 Scent by Kris Bryant (wlw relationship) – 12
Soul of Cinder by Bree Barton (bi mc) – 12
🌈 The Last First Kiss by Julie Cannon (wlw relationship) – 12

His Brother’s Viscount by Stephanie Lake (mlm relationship) – 12
🌈 Earth Reclaimed by Sara Codair (nonbinary and trans mcs) – 12
🌈 Pedro’s Theory by Marcos Gonsalez (memoir) – 12
The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by C. M. Waggoner (wlw relationship) – 12
Code Name Jack Rabbit by Elizabeth Noble (mlm relationship) – 12

🌈 Come Away with Me by Rachel Lacey (wlw relationship, bi mc) – 12
🌈 Sweeter Voices Still ed. by Ryan Schuessler & Kevin Whiteneir Jr. (anthology) – 12
🌈 Choosing Grace by Regina Jamison (wlw relationship, Black mc) – 15
🌈 The Last Time We Met by Maggie Brown & Leni Hanson (wlw relationship) – 15
Cry Wolf by Charlie Adhara (mlm relationship) – 18

🌈 A Message in Blood by Catherine Maiorisi (wlw relationship) – 15
🌈 Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (wlw relationship, Chinese-American mc) – 19
🌈 A (Complicated) Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David Hutchinson (mlm relationship) – 19
Wench by Maxine Kaplan (bi mc, gay side characters) – 19
Wider than the Sky by Katherine Field Rothschild (bi character, side polyamory) – 19

Girl on the Line by Faith Gardner (bi mc with bipolar II disorder; cw for past suicide attempt) – 19
🌈 Testimony by Paula Martinac (wlw relationship) – 19
Winterkeep by Kristen Cashore (lgbt characters) – 19
Skeleton Key by Piers Anthony (trans mc) – 19
🌈 The Route of Ice and Salt by José Luis Zárate, trans. by David Bowles (gay mc) – 19

The Mask of Mirrors by M. A. Carrick (bi mc, wlw side character, trans side character) – 21
🌈 Coming Out Stories ed. by Emma Goswell & Sam Walker (nonfiction) – 21
🌈 Queer: A Collection of LGBTQ Writing from Ancient Times to Yesterday ed. by Frank Wynne (nonfiction) – 21
🌈 Wicked Passions by Nicola Davidson (bi mcs, m/m/f) – 24
🌈 Night Tide by Anna Burke (wlw relationship, bi mc, lesbian mc with MS) – 26

Shadow City by Francesca Flores (bi mc) – 26
🌈 The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe (bi mc, wlw relationship) – 26
When Tara Met Farah by Tara Pammi (wlw relationship) – 26
🌈 The Beautiful Things Shoppe by Philip William Stover (mlm relationship) – 26
Dealbreaker by L. X. Beckett (lesbian mc) – 26

Big Bad Wolf by Suleikha Snyder (pan character) – 26
We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen (pan mc) – 26
🌈 Wolf Moon: The Invasion of the Dolls by Ceeley Mack (trans mc) – 31
🌈 A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibson (bi mcs, m/f/f/m) – 31
One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite (Black lesbian mc) – 5
Captive in the Underworld by Lianyu Tan (wlw relationship; cw for abuse, unhealthy relationship, dubious consent) – 8

What are you most looking forward to?