September is one of the best months for new book releases, particularly in literary fiction. Click the cover images to learn more about and purchase the books or scroll down for my brief blurbs.
fiction
Out September 1st:
The Disappearers by Marlon James is a powerful, propulsive novel of friendship, survival, identity, and violence set in 1980s Jamaica. "This masterpiece is the novel of the decade, if not the century." --New York Times
Under Story by Chloe Benjamin, author of The Immortalists, is an intimate yet epic love story set against the haunting landscape of Antarctica.
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy is now out in paperback! A mystery unfolds with a family on a remote island guarding a precious seed bank when an unknown woman washes ashore. This was a book club favorite!
Out September 8th:
Switzy is a mesmerizing portrait of an aging man’s last pilgrimage, by Emma Cline the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls and The Guest. Switzy probes the depths of human consciousness, revealing what a man is left with when the accomplishments and compromises that have defined him, and the illusions he's relied on, vanish.
Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang, the acclaimed author of Katabasis and Yellowface, is a wryly humorous and profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief, language, and culture shock—all set against the backdrop of an unforgettable summer in Taipei.
Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon, author of The Frozen River, is a sweeping historical adventure inspired by the life of Grace O’Malley, the legendary Irish folk heroine who risked everything to defend her people
In Acid Green Velvet by cult-favorite Grace Krilanovich, Californian freakiness meets Victorian preoccupations with the domestic, pollution and filth, haunted houses, fringe societies, living death, spiritualism, vampiric women, and class parasites. Acid Green Velvet is a surreal powder keg of nihilism, fathers and their failures, manifest destiny, and American identity, penned in rapturous prose by the fiercest writer of her generation.
KIDS
Out September 1st:
Witches of Brooklyn: S’Witch Back by Sophie Escabasse — Magic, friendship, and plenty of witchy mischief return in this charming graphic novel starring Effie and her ever-expanding magical world.
The Neverfear by Katherine Rundell, illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie is the latest installment of the magical Impossible Creatures series.
COOKBOOKS
Out September 1st:
The Dessert Table by Leah Koenig — 100 joyful Jewish desserts celebrating tradition, community, and the delicious diversity of the Jewish diaspora. Get ready for a great event with the author at The Good Witch on 11/29!
Out September 8th:
Food is a Feeling: Recipes & Stories, with Love by Carla Lalli is an intimate, story-driven cookbook that explores the idea of cooking and eating as an act of self-care. The 65 recipes and 30 essays in Food Is a Feeling are a powerful reminder of the nurturing, fulfilling, and joyful role that food plays in all of our lives, a very human account of beauty and challenges balancing each other like butter and salt.
Non-fiction
The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict by Priya Parker is a paradigm-shattering exploration of how we fight and how we build healthy conflict, from the bestselling author of The Art of Gathering
