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Tertulia Staff Picks 10 Books Coming In September That We Can T Wait

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tertulia staff picks 10 books coming in september that we can t wait

It's 2119. Much of our world is submerged in water following a nuclear catastrophe, making information about the past elusive. Atonement author Ian McEwan has conjured up this setting for the story of a lonely scholar obsessed with the remnants of 21st century literature, namely one particular poem read during one particular dinner party... Sounds super smart, eerie and prescient - McEwan at his best! Andrew Sean Greer called the latest novel by this National Book Award finalist “a sly, analytical opera of the heart." I adored his last story collection, The People Who Report More Stress, so I... I love a story that traps you in a single night, and this New York art-world satire sounds like it gets the setup just right: a Lower East Side dinner party hosted by an...

Who better to wander the world’s cemeteries with than Mariana Enriquez—the queen of literary horror? In Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave, her first nonfiction, Enriquez leads us through Paris’s catacombs, Prague’s ancient graveyards, and Buenos Aires’s haunted Recoleta with wit, gothic flair, and a fascination for the spaces... Part travelogue, part memoir, I can't wait for this spooky, life-affirming tour from a writer who never disappoints. For anyone as nostalgic as I am for NYC’s golden club era, Night People is a love letter to ’90s New York from one of its defining icons. From chasing DJ heroes to spinning his way to stardom, Ronson captures the thrills and danger that shaped so much of the culture for my generation. Tertulia Staff Picks: 10 Books Coming in October That We Can't Wait to Read

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Like August, the month’s highly anticipated crop features a mix of bestselling authors (did someone say Liane Moriarty, Sally Rooney, and Stephen Fry?), along with buzzy reads from up-and-coming writers. In short? Plenty to keep your bedside table stacked all month long. From cosy rom-coms to mystery thrillers, historical fiction to dark academia, scroll on for 10 page-turning books we can’t wait to read in September. If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate? It’s the big question this meaty novel by the one and only Liane Moriarty fame puts front and centre.

Like her bestsellers Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, the intriguing tale follows an eclectic set of characters, this time on a flight where something extraordinary happens: they learn how and when they... For some, their death seems laughably far away (age 103!), but for six people on that flight, it’s in the very near future – as predicted by the unassuming woman they would later call... A few months later, when three passengers die exactly as she said they would, “The Death Lady” is no longer an amusing anecdote, and the remaining ‘marked’ ones grapple with how they should live... What do bed and breakfast owners, vampire-hunting bartenders, senior citizen sleuths and nepo babies have in common? Probably not much, but they’re featured in some of the new books we think you should check out. As you look forward to the coming cooler weather and autumn leaves, make sure to stack your bookshelves with plenty of new books for cozy fall reading.

USA TODAY has all your bases covered, bringing you guides to the splashy books your favorite celebrities are touting, books for any mood (like when you want to sound smart at a dinner party)... Whether you’re a literary fiction lover, a horror fanatic, or craving a new memoir, this list is for you. Here are 15 new books that came out in September that we recommend: Lily King’s latest is a weeper, full of card games and witty banter and sure to tug at your heartstrings. In “Heart the Lover,” the narrator – known, for most of the book, only by her Gatsby-inspired nickname “Jordan” – becomes swept up in a friendship and love triangle with two star students in... Decades later, she’ll have to confront the lasting consequences of their trio.

Much like how any book can be a beach read if you try hard enough, any book can be the perfect cozy, blanket-worthy, fall/winter read if the temps outside deem it so. There's a lot coming out on the publishing horizon but here are a few that might be worth some extra consideration as you're putting together your library hold list. Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood, Sept. 23 Patricia Lockwood's 2021 book, No One is Talking About This, was a novel about being sad and alone online, coming out at a time when a lot of us were sad and alone online. Lockwood's latest novel is a more straightforward COVID novel.

But don't get it twisted – this being a Lockwood novel, don't expect it to be straightforward at all. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? One of the few literary living legends we've got left, the book is Pynchon's first novel since 2013's Bleeding Edge. It takes place in the middle of the Great Depression, and follows Hicks McTaggert, "a one-time strikebreaker turned private eye," who goes out on a routine case which, as you can guess, turns out... New month, new books!

Here’s what we have on our must-read list for September. In this deeply resonant memoir, Roy explores her relationship with her mother—fierce, funny, and luminously truthful. “From the 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... “In 13 essays, the great poetry critic offers her final word on the poems and poets who have meant the most to her, from Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson to Wallace Stevens and Sylvia... Castro’s second novel dissects digital identity, faith, and longing with sharp clarity—his prose is tight, emotionally precise, and quietly electric. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section.

This year’s Fall Preview consists of all the entertainment — from TV to video games to classical music — that Vulture writers and editors are excited to consume this season. Below, our books list: Jump to: September | October | November | December In her first nonfiction book since 2015’s Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, the best-selling Eat, Pray, Love memoirist recounts her relationship with Rayya Elias, her close friend of many years who became her... New! You can now save this product for later.

It’s the end of the month, which means it’s time for a favorite ritual: previewing some of the upcoming book releases I’m excited about—the ones that have caught my eye, tugged at my curiosity,... Note: I don’t receive affiliate commissions or payment for these mentions. I haven’t read these yet; these are genuine picks based on love of the author, intriguing premises, or early buzz that feels promising. At Last by Marisa Silver (September 2nd) Two formidable Midwestern matriarchs—whose children marry—spend decades circling each other in a battle of wills, family duty, and love. Silver traces their intertwined lives with humor and clarity as an “unwanted” relationship becomes the one that defines them.

A prequel to Chocolat, this follows a young, pregnant Vianne in Marseille as cooking—and a pinch of magic—help her claim a new life. Secrets simmer as she learns the power of chocolate to unlock the past.

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