Book Chat – September
New Paperbacks
Mother-Daughter Murder Night – Nina Simon 9/3
Let Us Descend – Jesmyn Ward 9/3
The Bee Sting – Paul Murray 9/3
The Lock-Up: A Novel – John Banville 9/3
The Booklover's Library: A Novel – Madeline Martin 9/10
Nineteen Steps: A Novel – Millie Bobbie Brown 9/17
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
From the bestselling author of The Midnight Library. When a long-lost friend leaves retired math teacher Grace Winters a run-down house on a Mediterranean island, curiosity gets the better of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way ticket, no guidebook, and no plan.
Relase date – September 3
Death at the Sign of the Rook: A Jackson Brodie Book by Kate Atkinson
The highly anticipated return of private eye Jackson Brodie in the newest installment of the bestselling series. Welcome to Rook Hall. The stage is set. The players are ready. By night’s end, a murderer will be revealed. Release Date – September 3
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world. Release Date – September 10
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
The hugely anticipated sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and best-selling fantasy novels of the past decade. Release date – September 10
Confronting the Presidents by Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard
Every American president, from Washington to Biden: Their lives, policies, foibles, and legacies, assessed with clear-eyed authority and wit. Release date – September 10
The Siege by Ben Macintyre
A thrilling recounting of one of the most harrowing hostage situations and daring rescue attempts of our time—from the true-life espionage master and New York Times bestselling author of Operation Mincemeat and The Spy and the Traitor. Release date – September 10
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
A brilliantly constructed tale that looks at free will and destiny, grief and love, and the endless struggle to maintain certainty and control in an uncertain world. Moriarty is a modern-day Jane Austen who humorously skewers social mores while spinning a web of mystery. Release date – September 10
Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks
From the acclaimed author of The Longest Ride and The Notebook comes an emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can change—or even make our peace with—the path we’ve taken. Release date – September 24
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family―but especially love―from this highly-acclaimed author. Release date – September 24
The Barn by Wright Thompson
A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till lays bare how forces from around the world converged on the Mississippi Delta in the long lead-up to the crime and how the truth was erased for so long. Release date – September 24
The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel
In this fiendishly clever, suspenseful new novel from the international bestselling author of Darling Rose Gold, a Hitchcock fanatic with an agenda invites old friends for a weekend stay at his secluded-themed hotel. Release date – September 24
When We Flew Away by Alice Hoffman
A stunning novel about one of contemporary history's most acclaimed figures, exploring the little-known details of Anne Frank's life before she went into hiding.
Reading Age – 8 to 12 years
Release date – September 17