Another round of new book releases is here for November! We’ve got love lost and rekindled and contemporary sapphic YA romances this month! Check out our selections for what you should be reading in November by Black and Latina authors.

Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli

For fans of Yaa Gyasi, Queenie, and I May Destroy You comes a stunning debut novel about a woman coping with her husband’s suicide. Pulled by her tight-knit Nigerian family, friends, and the love she shared with her husband, the main character in Nwabineli’s novel takes readers on a thought-provoking, deeply moving journey.

 

 

 

 

Before I Let Go By Kennedy Ryan

Yasmen was unprepared for how her life fell apart, but she was starting to find joy again. She and Josiah are co-parenting while running a thriving business together. They find themselves drawn back together like magnets. A stolen kiss leads to another and then more. It’s all good until old wounds reopen. Are they ready to let go of everything they once had?

 

 

 

 

We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

Moving into the hostile home of her terminally ill grandmother Mama Letty was not how Avery Anderson imagined her senior year. The tension between Avery’s mom and Mama Letty unearths unresolved drama. Every attempt Avery makes to unearth the past is met with resistance. While tempers flare at home, Avery finds friendship with her neighbors Simone Cole and Jade Oliver. The three girls grow closer as Avery and Simone’s friendship blossoms into romance. But the sharp-edged opinions of their small southern town begin to hint at something insidious.

 

 

Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales

Maya’s ex-boyfriend Jordy cheated on her two years ago. He also ghosted Skye after earning her trust. Now he’s the charming younger brother whose sister married the crown prince of a small European country. Both girls are invited on a show with four of Jordy’s other exes in a chance to reconnect with him. Skye wonders if she and Jordy can rekindle their flame. Maya has her eyes on revenge. When the girls meet and begin filming, they realize their happily ever after is nothing they could have scripted.

 

 

 

Second Chance at Rancho Lindo by Sabrina Sol

Nora Torres is the new horticulturist at Rancho Lindo. She’s trying to prove herself as an expert to her new bosses. However, nothing will distract her from her mission until Gabe Ortega returns to his family’s ranch. He’s there to recover from an injury that ended his military career. A long time ago, Nora made the mistake of believing a promise from Gabe. She’s determined not to make the same mistake twice.