8 Cozy Queer Autumnal Books to Snuggle Up With

After Nicki’s heart was broken, she promised to never fall in love again, but Carter, the hot new butch in town, is making that difficult. Nicki’s niece is obsessed with Halloween, so she agrees to help arrange the school’s Halloween festival, held on Carter Farm. But Nicki isn’t expecting to constantly bump into Carter at the pick-your-own-pumpkin patch. Worse, Carter seems to be charmed by Nicki’s clumsiness and awkwardness, and despite her best efforts, Nicki is falling for her…literally.

Okay, Jordyn conjuring the ghost of her ex-girlfriend was definitely a mistake — especially because now she’s determined to stick around until Jordyn finds someone new.

When Harlow arrives in Maple Hollow, she thinks the Halloween theme is a gimmick — but she quickly realizes magic is real here. Just as she’s starting to second guess living in the same town as vampires and werewolves, she’s asked out by apothecary witch Jordyn, and sparks fly. But will their romance be able to bloom with her ex haunting them?

Dylan entered a teen chef mooncake-making competition for the Mid-Autumn Festival. He hopes to bring business to his aunt’s failing restaurant and to honor the memory of his mom. But he’s distracted from his goal by Theo, who convinces him to be his fake date to his family’s Hamptons wedding. Dylan is swept up in Theo’s lavish lifestyle, and he’s starting to fall for real, but the contest deadline looms, and he is forced to choose between the competition and his new romance.

Tell me this isn’t the coziest opening to a book you’ve ever read: in this graphic novel, Nova is a queer teen witch who is working at her grandmothers’ magical bookshop when her childhood crush, a nonbinary werewolf named Tam, reappears in her life. Witches, werewolves, and magical bookshops: this is the fantasy world I want to live in this autumn. Together, Tam and Nova research the horse demon Tam fought in the woods, and along the way, they unearth secrets this town is hiding…and they make mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival!

Honestly, I requested this graphic novel from the library the second I saw the cover. How cute is that?? When Razzmatazz, a fairy godfather, and Bon, a beast man, find a human child in the woods, they argue about what they should do. Eventually, they agree to coparent this kid in the human world, but the more time they spend together, the closer they become. You can also read the original webcomic online for free!

There are a lot of queer cozy fantasy novels, happily, but I had to go with the one that has tea in the title. If you prefer coffee, pick up Legends and Lattes. If you like your drinks stronger, there’s Cursed Cocktails by S.L. Rowland.

This one is about Reyna and Kianthe, who want to open a combination tea shop and bookstore — that is the dream! — but they keep getting interrupted by assassins, dragons, and political intrigue. You can follow these two in the rest of the Tomes and Tea series: A Pirate’s Life for Tea and, soon, Tea You at the Altar, which is out March 4, 2025.