September 2024 Book of the Month Selections

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This month, Book of the Month (BOTM) chose 6 main selections and 8 initial add-ons.

Main Picks | Add-Ons | Predictions | My Choices


Main Picks

A Song to Drown Rivers

Ann Liang

Beauty is a weapon in this epic story about a powerful girl who uses her wiles to act as a spy and seduce a king.

Historical Fantasy | Early Release

The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern

Lynda Cohen Loigman

Life-affirming and inspiring, this is the story of a retiree who learns to reclaim the magic and passion of her youth.

Historical Fiction | Repeat Author | Early Release

Sleep Tight

J.H. Market

The lone survivor of a serial killer may hold the key to solving a new case when a copycat killer goes on the hunt.

Thriller

Blue Sisters

Coco Mellors

Three sisters reunite to grieve their lost sibling in this gripping family saga that will have you in your feelings.

Literary Fiction

Phantasma

Kaylie Smith

Welcome to Phantasma! A haunted mansion modeled on the nine circles of hell, where falling in love poses fatal risks…

Paranormal Romance

Madwoman

Chelsea Bieker

A prison letter sets in motion the slow unraveling of a woman haunted by her past in this twist-filled domestic drama.

Contemporary Fiction

Add Ons

Here One Moment

Liane Moriarty

In her latest, Liane Moriarty poses the question: what would you do if you knew how and when you’d die?

Contemporary Fiction | Repeat Author

The Night We Lost Him

Laura Dave

Combining rich family drama with mystery elements, this novel movingly exposes the dangerous effects of family secrets.

Mystery | Repeat Author

The Life Impossible

Matt Haig

After being gifted a house on a charming island, a retired teacher books a one-way trip and begins a magical adventure.

Contemporary Fiction

We Solve Murders

Richard Osman

An odd duo turns mystery-solving into a new family business during a globetrotting effort to outsmart a killer.

Mystery

Intermezzo

Sally Rooney

Everyone’s favorite modern Irish scribe Sally Rooney returns with a piercing ode to family, grief, love and friendship.

Literary Fiction | Repeat Author

The Crimson Crown

Heather Walter

Mirror, mirror on the wall, please give us the darkest, queerest, most exciting Snow White retelling of them all.

Fantasy

Vilest Things

Chloe Gong

Past betrayals must be put aside to quell spreading unrest in the empire in this potent follow-up to Immortal Longings.

Fantasy | Repeat Author

Home Cooking

Laurie Colwin

A sumptuous ode to the pleasures of good food and good company—this modern classic is part memoir and part cookbook.

Food Writing