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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for October 2025

It’s October, and you know what that means! Lots of new queer and trans horror heading your way! And plenty…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Oct 7, 2025

Nightwood by Djuna Barnes surrounded by lips with a split tongue emerging from them

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The Unspeakable Shadows of Nightwood

You fear Nightwood because of what it reveals about you.

Autumn Fourkiller

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Oct 10, 2022

The following books: Nothing but Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw, Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt, White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi, and What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

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10 Queer Haunted House Books

Let’s get gay and scared!

Casey

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Oct 9, 2022

Three identical images for the cover of The Family Outing, which is written in rainbow letters on a blue background, with arrows on some of the letters.

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“The Family Outing” Is a Vivid Memoir of Neglect, Secrets, and the Power of Family

Over the course of five years, Jessi Hempel came out as a lesbian; her dad then came out as gay, her sister as bisexual, and her brother as trans.

Darcy

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Oct 7, 2022

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya takes a mirror selfie, surrounded by copies of her novelette HELEN HOUSE. A small ghost comes out of her phone.

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya on Writing a Lesbian Horror Protagonist Who Has Been to Therapy

Autostraddle Managing Editor Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya’s debut book — Helen House, a queer horror novelette — comes out October 18.

Nico

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Oct 6, 2022

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Rainbow Reading: We Fell in Love (With Some Rad New Books) in October

When someone declared on Twitter “october is an inherently gay month” — they were right.

Yashwina

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Oct 6, 2022

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Cecilia Gentili’s “Faltas” Is One of the Best Memoirs I’ve Ever Read

Faltas: Letters to Everyone in My Hometown Who Isn’t My Rapist is an exciting and, at times, breathtaking addition to the canon of works about “messy trans lives.”

Stef Rubino

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Oct 5, 2022

It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

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“It Came From the Closet” Gave Me New Appreciation for the Horror Genre

Because we’re so frequently othered, many LGBTQ+ people find ourselves in horror film monsters.

Abbie Jones

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Oct 4, 2022

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Malinda Lo’s New Coming-of-Age Queer Novel “A Scatter of Light” Shines Brilliantly

Lo’s newest offering is beautifully composed, often feeling like a peek into your best friend’s hot (queer) girl summer.

shea wesley martin

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Oct 4, 2022

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for October 2025

The Unspeakable Shadows of Nightwood

10 Queer Haunted House Books

“The Family Outing” Is a Vivid Memoir of Neglect, Secrets, and the Power of Family

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya on Writing a Lesbian Horror Protagonist Who Has Been to Therapy

Rainbow Reading: We Fell in Love (With Some Rad New Books) in October

Cecilia Gentili’s “Faltas” Is One of the Best Memoirs I’ve Ever Read

“It Came From the Closet” Gave Me New Appreciation for the Horror Genre

Malinda Lo’s New Coming-of-Age Queer Novel “A Scatter of Light” Shines Brilliantly

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