Being back to school means needing books to escape more than ever! Let’s see what September has to offer in terms of new releases.
Fantasy
- The Wretched Divine by Adalyn Grace
- The Commons by Rebecca Ihim
- Crown of Crimson & Crows by Tessa Hale
- Reign by Bethan Crome
- The Sweetest Fiend by Raven Kennedy
- Red by Izzy Barry
- A Snake Among Swans by Hannah Kaner
- Divine Oaths by Elizabeth Agyemang
- The Court of Venus by Bel Banta
- I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell by Mackenzie Reed
- Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske
- Daughter of the Dark by R. J. Valliperas
- Us Defiant Few by Alexis Patton
- Paper Ghosts by Sarah Addison Allen
- Hawk & Sparrow by Ayana Gray
- The Wolf Queen's Curse by Kaylee Archer
- Beyond the Graves Waits Mist and Sea by Kathleen Kaufman
- Tempest by Victoria Aveyard
My pick: Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske
- Release date: September 15
- Synopsis: When a dead body is found in the exam hall on the first day of their Grand Exam, five healers at the Academie must solve a murder while passing the most important test of their lives. As they investigate, they discover that all five share a hidden connection to the victim and that the secret behind her death could change the world.
Young Adult
My pick: The Siren by Tomi Adeyemi
- Release date: September 29
- Synopsis: When scholarship student Emery arrives at Dartmouth, she's desperate to keep her past buried until she falls under the spell of the magnetic Roux and her circle of girls known as "The Sirens." Emery will do anything to belong, even if it costs her her life.
Historical Fiction
- The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman
- The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon
- Agrippa by Robert Harris
- The Chinese Lady by Bo Wang
- The Oxford Guide to Scandal & Lies by Kate Westbury
- Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult
- American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee
- The Barman of the Ritz by Philippe Collin
- The Disappearers by Marlon James
My pick: The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman
- Release date: September 8
- Synopsis: When Ava and Lauren, two very different young women at Radcliffe College in 1950s Cambridge, are both recruited into the Lilith Society, a secret coven of witches dating back to colonial times, they form an unlikely bond. But as girls from their society begin to go missing and the threat of McCarthyism looms, they discover that the legacy of the witch trials is far from over.
Horror
- The Sisters of Crimson House by Melissa Anderson Sweazy
- Our Cut of Salt by Deena Helm
- As the Snow Gathers by Mere Joyce
- Mothersucker by Kim Bo-young
- Nightjars by Michael Wehunt
- I Am the Monster Under the Bed by Emily Zinnikas
- The Ship of Death by Kyle Winkler
- In the Woods They Wait by Carrie Lee South
- The House of Gardenias by Isabel Cañas
- Call Off the Dark by Hallie Shepherd
- Trad Wife by Sarah Langan
My pick: Trad Wife by Sarah Langan
- Release date: September 29
- Synopsis: Desperate to save her career, journalist Jenny Kaplan arrives at Black Swan Farm to write a scathing exposé on Mia Wright, a picture-perfect trad wife influencer with millions of followers. But once inside, Jenny begins losing time, her hair, and her mind.
I’m amazed at the amount of books we’ve got about trad wives this year. What’s even more surprising is that I want to read all of them.
Romance
- Spellstruck by Martha Waters
- Free Falling by Lyla Sage
- Trust Fall by Lynn Painter
- The Twelve Loves of Christmas by Various Authors
- Damned If I Do by Alexandria Bellefleur
- Peaks and Promises by Claire Kingsley
- If Not You by Ellen O'Clover
- Prey for Me by Allie Oleander
- Blue Jean Summer by Maggie Gates
- Love Felt Like This by Julie Olivia
- With All My Haunted Heart by Isabel Sterling
- So It Grows by Andie Burke
- Fall Into Place by Kristyn J. Miller
- Midnight Curfew by Penelope Douglas
- Grim Tidings by B.K. Borison
My pick: Damned If I Do by Alexandria Bellefleur
- Release date: September 22
- Synopsis: After sacrificing her soul to make a deal with Lucifer centuries ago, demon Effie MacLeod is ready to move on, except she's still technically married to her 16th-century Scottish husband, Finn, who keeps getting reincarnated and, in this lifetime, refuses to sign the divorce papers. They are stuck together in Georgia while she tries to recover his lost memories and get him to renounce their vows. But as Effie remembers her love for him, it seems Lucifer himself may be scheming to keep them apart.
Thriller
- Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley
- Kiss, Slay, Replay by Rachel Harrison
- Buried in the Woods Below by Daniel G. Miller
- It's Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh
- We Already Dug the Grave by Emma C. Wells
- Fury in Death by J.D. Robb
- Mother Daughter Sister Stranger by Hank Phillippi Ryan
- A Map to Murder by Michelle Chouinard
- The Mystic and the Missing Girl by Vikki VanSickle
- Little Red Death by Alexandra Benedict
- Deadly Little Lessons by Danielle Valentine
- A Killer for Christmas by Kim Harrington
- The Black Orchid by Loreth Anne Whites
- Witch Trial by Harriet Tyce
- The French Illusion by John Grisham
- The Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz Nugent
- We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman
- Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry
My pick: Little Red Death by Alexandra Benedict
- Release date: September 8
- Synopsis: Detective Lyla Rondell has spent 25 years haunted by her best friend's unsolved disappearance, the "Snow White" case, when a new string of murders begins, each one chillingly staged after a different classic fairytale. As Lyla races to catch the killer, she realizes the crimes aren't random at all: the messages hidden within them are meant for her alone.
Contemporary
- Switzy by Emma Cline
- The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw
- Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang
- Hollywood, Ending by John Green
My pick: Switzy by Emma Cline
- Release date: September 8
- Synopsis: David, a retired executive with a fading grasp on reality, is aboard a private plane on a carefully guided final journey, with stopovers in London and France before his ultimate destination of Zurich. As his grip on the present slips, memories of his past flood in.
Science Fiction
- Under Story by Chloe Benjamin
- Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel
- The Paradox Club by Charlie Lovett
- Ply by Hernan Diaz
- Scion by James Islington
My pick: Under Story by Chloe Benjamin
- Release date: September 1
- Synopsis: Biologist Laurel Salter has fled to the ends of the earth, working as a dishwasher at a remote Antarctic research station. But when an otherworldly light called the Arc appears across the ice and draws her ex-husband Eli back into her orbit, Laurel becomes convinced it's a portal to a second chance, and she'll risk everything to take it.
Non-Fiction
- Protocols by Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D.
- I Am the Night by Daniel Dockery
- The Museum of Lost Things by Sam Kean
My pick: I Am the Night by Daniel Dockery
- Release date: September 1
- Synopsis: I Am the Night by Daniel Dockery is a researched narrative history of Batman: The Animated Series told through exclusive interviews and never-before-shared stories from the creators behind it. Dockery chronicles how co-creator Bruce Timm and his team at Warner Bros. Animation fought through internal battles, network resistance, and creative debates to produce a series that redefined not just Batman, but the entire landscape of animated television.
Sequels
- Espíritu by Aiden Thomas
- Burn of the Everflame by Penn Cole
- Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo
- Cursed City by Kate Golden
- Galinda by Gregory Maguire
- The Dying Light by Ann Cleeves
- Fear Farm by Vincent Ralph
- The Dreamless by Jen Williams
- The Thoroughbreds by Elin Hilderbrand
- The Mirror of Infinite Endings by Stephanie Garber
- Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros
My pick: Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros
- Release date: September 29
- Synopsis: Calm down, this is not book four of the Empyrean series but a collection of thirteen stories with our favorite characters and their dragons since Fourth Wing! It’s set between Onyx Storm and the next installment in the series.
Are you interested in reading Fourth Wing, Iron Flame and Onyx Storm with me? Get your annotated books of the series now!
Happy reading!
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