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First of the month. Time to round-up some October lists of new book releases. Always a good time.

• Amazon’s Best Books of the Month
• Barnes & Noble’s Best Books of the Month
• The October 2025 Indie Next List
• Goodreads’ Most Popular Books Published in October 2025
• Town & Country’s Best Books to Read This October
• The New Scientist’s Science Fiction Books of October 2025
• 10 Books to Read in October from The LA Times
• Kirkus’ 20 Best Books to Read in October
• The New York Times’ 27 Books to Read in October
• Bookshop.org’s Top 10 Books of October
• Alta Journal’s 15 New Books for October
• The Next Big Idea’s Must Read Books for October
• October’s New Historical Fiction For Fall
• Six Spooky New Genre-Bending Books
• October’s New Mystery, Thrillers, & True Crime Books (Some Horror Vibes Included)
• 7 of the Best New Nonfiction Books of October 2025
• Time to Scare Up October’s New Comics Releases