September 2025 Most Anticipated New Book Releases

Contemporary & Literary Fiction

Discontent

Beatriz Serrano

From a dazzling new international voice, an audacious, darkly funny novel about a young woman whose carefully crafted office persona threatens to crack when she’s forced to attend her company’s annual retreat.

Publication date: September 2

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Happiness & Love

Zoe Dubno

Following a young woman over the course of one outrageous and insufferable downtown dinner party at the home of her estranged best friends—an artist and curator couple, whom she now realizes stand for everything she detests—Happiness and Love is a piercing debut novel about brazen materialism, self-obsession, and the empty careerism of so-called cultural elites.

Publication date: September 2

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Hot Desk

Laura Dickerman

Younger meets Writers & Lovers in this rollicking, sparkling, and funny novel that spans decades and generations of a family in the publishing industry.

Publication date: September 2

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To the Moon and Back

Eliana Ramage

One young woman’s relentless quest to become the first Cherokee astronaut will irrevocably alter the fates of the people she loves most in this tour de force of a debut about ambition, belonging, and family.

Publication date: September 2

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Life, & Death, & Giants

Ron Rindo

A heart too big for this world. A life that changes everyone. Life, and Death, and Giants is a moving story of faith, family, buried secrets, and everyday miracles.

Publication date: September 9

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Middle Spoon

Alejandro Varela

A whipsmart, blazingly funny novel about heartbreak, unconventional love, and the way society could be, from National Book Award finalist Alejandro Varela.

Publication date: September 9

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The Book of Guilt

Catherine Chidgey

In an alternate world where nobody won WWII, three brothers are the only boys left in an orphanage whose dark secret is the reason for their existence—and the key to their survival—from the acclaimed author of Pet.

Publication date: September 16

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Boy from the North Country

Sam Sussman

A son returns home to his dying mother to discover the astonishing truth of his origins and the secrets of a woman whose life and wisdom he is only beginning to understand. Inspired by the author’s own uncertain celebrity paternity, Boy from the North Country is an emotionally searing meditation on the most essential human themes: loss, healing, memory, and the redemptive power of love.

Publication date: September 16

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The Wilderness

Angela Flournoy

An era-defining novel about five Black women over the course of their twenty-year friendship, as they move through the dizzying and sometimes precarious period between young adulthood and midlife—in the much-anticipated second book from National Book Award finalist Angela Flournoy.

Publication date: September 16

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Mercy

Joan Silber

A rich and nuanced story beginning with a moment of fear and abandonment that will reverberate across decades and change the course of many lives, by a beloved PEN/Faulkner and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author.

Publication date: September 2

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The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

Kiran Desai

A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years—an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker Prize–winning author of The Inheritance of Loss

Publication date: September 23

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The Phoebe Variations

Jane Hamilton

The acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Ruth and A Map of the World returns with a stunning coming-of-age novel about girls, mothers, and finding one’s way in the world.

Publication date: September 23

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We Love You, Bunny

Mona Awad

The highly anticipated follow up to the viral sensation Bunny, a brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud funny, dark, and delirious novel set in the Bunny-verse—a world that Margaret Atwood declared “soooo genius.”

Publication date: September 23

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What We Can Know

Ian McEwan

From the Booker prize–winning, bestselling author of Atonement and Saturday, a genre-bending new novel full of secrets and surprises; an immersive exploration, across time and history, of what can ever be truly known.

Publication date: September 23

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Will There Ever Be Another You

Patricia Lockwood

From the Booker Prize finalist and “formidably gifted writer” (The New York Times), a vertiginous novel about a woman’s descent into illness and insanity. Will There Ever Be Another You is the brain-shredding, phosphorescent story of one woman’s dissolution and her attempt to create a new way of thinking, as well as a profound investigation into what keeps us alive in times of unprecedented disorientation and loss, from one of our most original writers.

Publication date: September 23

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Heart the Lover

Lily King

From the New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers comes a magnificent and intimate new novel of desire, friendship, and the lasting impact of first love.

Publication date: September 30

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Pick a Color

Souvankham Thammavongsa

From Giller Prize and O. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa comes a revelatory novel about loneliness, love, labor, and class, an intimate and sharply written book following a nail salon owner as she toils away for the privileged clients who don’t even know her true name.

Publication date: September 30

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What a Time to Be Alive

Jade Chang

A deeply moving and often hilarious novel following a woman who becomes an internet folk hero in the most unexpected way, catapulting her into fame and influence just as she’s finally beginning to reckon with her complicated past.

Publication date: September 30

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Historical Fiction

Buckeye

Patrick Ryan

One town. Two families. A secret that changes everything. Sweeping yet intimate, rich with piercing observation and the warmth that comes from profound understanding of the human spirit, Buckeye captures the universal longing for love and for goodness.

Publication date: September 2

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Amity

Nathan Harris

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Sweetness of Water comes a gripping story about a brother and sister, emancipated from slavery but still searching for true freedom, and their odyssey across the deserts of Mexico to escape a former master still intent on their bondage.

Publication date: September 2

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The Book of I

David Greig

The year is 825 CE. In the aftermath of a vicious attack by raiders from the north, an unlikely trio finds themselves the lone survivors on a remote Scottish isle. Told with humor and alive with sharply exquisite dialogue, David Greig deftly lifts the curtain between our world and the past.The Book of I is an entirely unique novel that serves as a philosophical commentary on guilt and redemption, but also humanity, love, and the things we choose to believe in.

Publication date: September 9

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The Lack of Light

Nino Haratischwili

A page-turning epic of loss and redemption in the vein of Rebecca Makkai’s The Great Believers and Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels, about a group of four women who formed a deep friendship in the turbulent years leading up to and after Georgia’s independence from the Soviet Union.

Publication date: September 9

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Amanda

H.S. Cross

At once an erotic drama, a formally inventive romantic epic, and a historical novel written with an emotional intensity that bears comparison to classics like Wuthering Heights, Patrick Hamilton’s Hangover Square, and Madame Bovary, Amanda is a poignant, atmospheric meditation on love, trauma, and redemption.

Publication date: September 23

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Circle of Days

Ken Follett

From a bestselling author of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world’s greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.

Publication date: September 23

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Romance

It Had to Be Him

Adib Khorram

Heartstopper meets Eat Pray Love in this swoony, spicy, second-chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Adib Khorram about two former classmates unexpectedly reuniting in Italy.

Publication date: September 2

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See You at the Finish Line

Zac Hammett

Heartthrob George wants to prove he’s smart enough to graduate. Nerdy Lucas wants to finally ask his crush out. They strike a deal to get what they want . . . but they may accidentally splash into a row-mance together in this queer, sports rom-com.

Publication date: September 2

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The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy

Roan Parrish

Jamie Wendon-Dale may design haunted houses, but they don’t actually believe in ghosts―until they meet Edgar Lovejoy, who is tall, clever, beautiful…and 100% haunted.

Publication date: September 9

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People Watching

Hannah Bonam-Young

In this sexy and emotional romance from the acclaimed author of Out of the Woods and Out on a Limb, a small-town woman’s journey to spread her wings intertwines with the arrival of an adventurous newcomer who brings out the best in her.

Publication date: September 9

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The Austen Affair

Madeline Bell

Two feuding co-stars in a Jane Austen film adaptation accidentally travel back in time to the Regency Era in this delightfully clever and riotously funny debut.

Publication date: September 16

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We Met Like This

Kasie West

Beloved author Kasie West’s sparkling, seductive adult rom-com debut about a hopeless romantic falling for the one man she never expected. This deluxe paperback features beautiful designed edges; order now to receive it while supplies last!

Publication date: September 16

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Ladies in Hating

Alexandra Vasti

A pair of Gothic novelists trade rivalry for love in this swoony, steamy, sapphic Regency by USA Todaybestselling author Alexandra Vasti.

Publication date: September 23

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Soul Searching

Lyla Sage

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Rebel Blue Ranch series returns with a brand-new story, featuring a small-town upholsterer in need of a fresh start, a photographer whose life has come to a screeching halt . . . and the supernatural forces that bring them together.

Publication date: September 30

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Thrillers & Mysteries

In Deadly Company

L.S. Stratton

An incisive workplace satire and twisty murder mystery featuring a young executive assistant who realizes the peril in being diligently attentive to her boss’s whims.

Publication date: September 2

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Sisters in the Wind

Angeline Boulley

From the instant New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed comes a daring new mystery about a foster teen claiming her heritage on her own terms.

Publication date: September 2

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What About the Bodies

Ken Jaworowski

In this propulsive crime novel from Edgar Award nominee Ken Jaworowski, three lives collide in a gritty rust-belt town—a single mother covering up a deadly mistake, a young man on a mission to honor a dying wish, and a musician racing to escape a violent debt.

Publication date: September 2

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Hot Wax

M.L. Rio

The new novel from the bestselling author of If We Were Villains and Graveyard Shift—a vivid and immersive tale of one woman’s reckless mission to make sense of the eventsthat shattered her childhood, and made her who she is.

Publication date: September 9

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A Killer Wedding

Joan O’Leary

Wildly witty and wickedly fun, A Killer Wedding is an escapist mystery that proves you’ll never forget your wedding day…especially if it starts with a murder. Set against the dazzling backdrop of ultimate luxury and an endless reveal of surprises, A Killer Wedding is a fast-paced, humorous mystery the pulls back the curtain ontoxic family dynamics hidden beneath the surface of billionaire-level wealth.

Publication date: September 23

The Librarians

Sherry Thomas

When two patrons turn up dead after the library’s inaugural murder mystery–themed game night, the librarians’ quiet routines come crashing down. Something sinister has stirred, something that threatens every single one of them. And the only way the librarians can save the library—and themselves—is to let go of their secrets, trust one another, and band together….

Publication date: September 30

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The Impossible Fortune

Richard Osman

The unmissable new mystery in the Thursday Murder Club series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Osman. Who’s got time to think about murder when there’s a wedding to plan?

Publication date: September 30

Horror & Gothic Fiction

You Weren’t Meant to Be Human

Andrew Joseph White

Alien meets Midsommar in this chilling debut adult novel from award-winning author Andrew Joseph White about identity, survival, and transformation amidst an alien invasion in rural West Virginia.

Publication date: September 9

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Play Nice

Rachel Harrison

A woman must confront the demons of her past when she attempts to fix up her childhood home in this devilishly clever take on the haunted house novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Black Sheep and So Thirsty.

Publication date: September 9

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Exiles

Mason Coile

A terrifying locked-room mystery from the author of William–this time set on a remote outpost on Mars. A terrifying, taut, one-sitting read, and Mason Coile once again blends science fiction and psychological horror to engage some of humanity’s deepest questions.

Publication date: September 16

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One of Us

Dan Chaon

A playfully macabre and utterly thrilling tale about orphaned twins on the run from their murderous uncle who find refuge in a bizarre traveling carnival, from master of literary horror Dan Chaon.

Publication date: September 23

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Spread Me

Sarah Gailey

Spread Me is a darkly seductive tale of survival from Sarah Gailey, bestselling author of Just Like Home. A routine probe at a research station turns deadly when the team discovers a strange specimen in search of a warm place to stay.

Publication date: September 23

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The Hunger We Pass Down

Jen Sookfong Lee

Jordan Peele’s Us meets The School For Good Mothers in this horror-tinged intergenerational saga, as a single mother’s doppelganger forces her to confront the legacy of violence that has shaped every woman in their family.

Publication date: September 30

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The Wax Child

Olga Ravn

An astounding, haunting tale of accused witches―a book of sorcery itself―from the celebrated author of The Employees and My Work. Narrated by a wax doll created by Christenze Kruckow, is an unsettling horror story about brutality and power, nature and witchcraft, set in the fragile communities of premodern Europe.

Publication date: September 30

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Magical Realism

A Land So Wide

Erin A. Craig

Publication date: September 30

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Short Stories & Essays

It Was the Way She Said It: Short Stories, Essays, and Wisdom

Terry McMillan

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale comes a remarkable, career-spanning collection of short fiction and essays about love, aging, culture and all the things in between.

Publication date: September 9

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Good and Evil and Other Stories

Samanta Schweblin

A haunting, unforgettable collection of tales by Samanta Schweblin, winner of the 2022 National Book Award for Translated Literature and three-time Booker Prize finalist.

Publication date: September 16

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A Different Kind of Tension: New and Selected Stories

Jonathan Lethem

This dazzling, genre-defying collection from Jonathan Lethem features seven major stories published since his last collection, along with his best work spanning more than three decades.

Publication date: September 23

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Memoirs & Biographies

Mother Mary Comes to Me

Arundhati Roy

A raw and deeply moving memoir from the legendary author of The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness that traces the complex relationship with her mother, Mary Roy, a fierce and formidable force who shaped Arundhati’s life both as a woman and a writer.

Publication date: September 2

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Letters in Exile: Transnational Journeys of a Harlem Renaissance Writer

Claude McKay

A collection of private correspondence from one of the Harlem Renaissance’s brightest and most radical voices. Providing a new perspective on a unique figure of American modernism, this collection reveals McKay gossiping, cajoling, and confiding as he engages in spirited debates and challenges the political and artistic questions of the day.

Publication date: September 2

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A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap

Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, & Harry Shearer

Publication date: September 23

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The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told

Bill Janovitz

New York Times bestselling author Bill Janovitz delivers the definitive story of The Cars, one of the most popular, beloved, and influential bands to emerge from New Wave—with a foreword by Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes.

Publication date: September 30

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