18 Books You Should Know Are Arriving in September
From Arundhati Roy, to Maurice Sendak, Ian McEwan, Lionel Richie and more
Fall is a bumper time for books so expect some great ones in September and October. You can read about the first installment below, with some essays, novels, memoirs, and even some fairy tales.
We’re experimenting with format here at BFG — here are 18 books coming your way in September, organized into convenient table form. Let us know if you like it this way!
| Title & Author | What You Need To Know | (Pre)Order Link | Who Recommended It? |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Book of Lost Hours – Hayley Gelfuso | Chosen as the Good Morning America Book Club pick, this lyrical magical-realism debut weaves memory and resistance in a magical library. | Bookshop | People / GMA |
| Mother Mary Comes to Me – Arundhati Roy | You loved her amazing Booker-winning novel The God of Small Things, here’s her first memoir | Bookshop | AP News |
| The Poisoned King – Katherine Rundell, illus. Ashley Mackenzie | The second installment in the Impossible Creatures series for kids, it already has its readers, who love its lush fantasy and imaginative scope. | Bookshop | The Book House |
| The Hallmarked Man – Robert Galbraith | Love her, hate her, or both, JK Rowling (under her pseudonym) continues her beloved detective series. | Bookshop | People |
| Alchemised – SenLinYu | Fanfic becomes a dark novel in this transformed version of Manacled based on the Harry Potter world. PNW author’s debut novel traces Helena, an alchemist with lost memories navigating a necromancer-ruled realm. | Bookshop | The Book House |
| Boy from the North Country – Sam Sussman | In this intense autobiographical debut, a boy’s mother has an affair with Bob Dylan. Everyone seems to think this is going to be great! | Bookshop | Publishers Weekly |
| The Wilderness – Angela Flournoy | A richly drawn, long-awaited literary novel follows five Black women over two decades: their resilience, friendship, and family. | Bookshop | People |
| What We Can Know – Ian McEwan | A genre-bending literary thriller that spans from a lost poem in 2014 to a post-apocalyptic future in 2119. Epistemology has never been so narratively compelling or eerie. | Bookshop | People |
| History Matters – David McCullough | A posthumous essay collection from a master historian emphasizes the crucial role of history in shaping collective civic memory. | Bookshop | Booklist Queen |
| Discontent – Beatriz Serrano, trans. Mara Faye Lethem | A bold debut blending dark satire and psychological insight translated by Jonathan Lethem’s prize-winning sibling. Office facades explode at a work retreat. | Bookshop | Read With Allison |
| Happiness & Love – Zoe Dubno | Debut literary satire about the self-nominated elite. A dinner party where culture and cringe meet. | Bookshop | Read With Allison |
| The Shattering Peace – John Scalzi | Popular sci-fi saga from John Scalzi returns, this is the seventh installment of the Old Man’s War series. | Bookshop | Read With Allison |
| Hansel and Gretel – Stephen King & Maurice Sendak | Strange, dark reinterpretation of a classic fairy tale by the master of horror, using the drawings of the late champion of dreamlike (not always in a good way) children’s books. | Amazon | People |
| We Love You, Bunny – Mona Awad | Dark sequel to the surprise “academia” hit Bunny by the extremely talented author of the heartbreakingly funny 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl. | Bookshop | People |
| A Killer Wedding – Joan O’Leary | A wickedly smart debut whodunit set at a glamorous yet lethal wedding. Supposedly equal parts Knives Out satire and Agatha Christie intrigue. | Bookshop | Kirkus |
| Awake: A Memoir – Jen Hatmaker | A Christian influencer, TV host and best-selling author who has supported LGBTQ and transgender rights, Hatmaker woke up one morning to proof of her husband’s affair and life on her own with 5 children. | Bookshop | Beyond the Bookends |
| Crossroads of Ravens – Andrzej Sapkowski | There’s a new prequel to the Witcher novels and series from a “fantasy master.” | Bookshop | Wikipedia |
| Truly – Lionel Richie | You know him from songs like “Hello,” “Truly,” and “Easy Like Sunday Morning” or perhaps you know him from his daughter Nicole Richie. Well, he’s written a “candid” celebrity memoir. | Bookshop | People |
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