And just like that, summer’s almost over. Well, the good news is, there’s a bunch of exciting fall new releases coming out in September. Notably Margaret Atwood‘s sequel to the Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments, will be released and Ta Nehisi-Coate‘s first fiction offering, The Water Dancer, as well. I’m reading The Water Dancer right now, and I really like it so far, so you can expect to see that review up here soon.
Plus, if you’re an xkcd fan, Randall Monroe has a new book out, entitled How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems.
Also, Stephen King has a new book out, The Institute, which will drop around the same time that It: Chapter Two hits the theaters.
See the full list of September picks below. Note that if you’re reading via the WordPress reader or an RSS feed, you may need to visit the actual page to view it properly! What do you think about these titles? Any that you plan on reading?
What It's About: A previously published cover of this ISBN can be found here.
Fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within.
At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results...Publication Date: September 10, 2019
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Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage. When his mother was sold away, Hiram was robbed of all memory of her—but was gifted with a mysterious power. Years later, when Hiram almost drowns in a river, that same power saves his life...Publication Date: September 24, 2019
What It's About: In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis’s parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there’s no window...Publication Date: September 10, 2019
What It's About: The world's most entertaining and useless self-help guide, from the brilliant mind behind the wildly popular webcomic xkcd and the #1 New York Times bestsellers What If? and Thing Explainer
For any task you might want to do, there's a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally complex, excessive, and inadvisable that no one would ever try it...Publication Date: September 3, 2019
What It's About: For readers of Andy Weir and Noah Hawley comes an astonishing debut by the screenwriter of Jurassic Park: a wild and terrifying adventure about three strangers who must work together to contain a highly contagious, deadly organism.
When Pentagon bioterror operative Roberto Diaz was sent to investigate a suspected biochemical attack, he found something far worse: a highly mutative organism capable of extinction-level destruction...Publication Date: September 3, 2019
What It's About: At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves...Publication Date: September 24, 2019
What It's About: Secretaries turned spies, love and duty, and sacrifice—inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with propaganda, but with the greatest love story of the twentieth century: Doctor Zhivago.
At the height of the Cold War, two secretaries are pulled out of the typing pool at the CIA and given the assignment of a lifetime...Publication Date: September 3, 2019
What It's About: In 1941, during humanity’s darkest hour, three unforgettable young women must act with courage and love to survive, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dovekeepers and The Marriage of Opposites Alice Hoffman.
In Berlin, at the time when the world changed, Hanni Kohn knows she must send her twelve-year-old daughter away to save her from the Nazi regime...Publication Date: September 24, 2019
I am beyond excited for Testaments, especially after Season three of the series adaptation.
me too! I’m a little apprehensive as well, but I’ve loved so many of margaret atwood’s books so I’m hopeful it’ll be fantastic!
I am definitely excited to read The Dutch House by Ann Patchett. Steven King’s new novel also has a nice cover, I think.
The Dutch House seems to have really solid early reviews, so it’s one that’ll likely be on my TBR as well! :)
Great alerts for when these will be coming out. For those who haven’t read the Handmaid’s Tale, catch up!
Thanks Ronald! And yeah, the last time I read it was back in high school haha so I’m trying to fit in a re-read, but not sure if that’ll end up happening haha
Great choices! I’m definitely looking forward to the new Stephen King and The Testaments. I’m reading Cold Storage now and it’s a complete blockbuster of a read so far!
Thanks Jules! yeah there’s so much great stuff coming out in September, so it’ll be a busy reading month. I’d love to try to find time for Cold Storage if I can, glad to hear you’re enjoying it!
I’m so excited for The Testaments but I’m also equally terrified with the expectations of it 😅 The Water Dancer looks and sounds really good as well.
haha yeah margaret atwood has been a favorite author of mine for as long as I can remember, so I’ll be pretty disappointed if I don’t like it. That being said, I can honestly say I’ve really liked pretty much everything of hers that I’ve read in the past, so I’m hopeful. :)
I haven’t heard of most of these, but I’m definitely most excited for Cold Storage!
yup! I’ve only heard good things about it so far, so I’m hoping I can find time for it next month!
Great choices! My favorite historical fiction author, Laura Madeleine, is coming out with a new one on the 19th!
Thank you! I’ll need to look in it, thanks for the heads up!
Stephen King’s new book sounds really good! I’ll have to check it out!
I’m waiting to see how the reviews play out, but if it seems to be solid, I’m very curious about it as well!
Great list! I think I’m looking forward to The Testaments. It was a fantastic read, very engaging, but I couldn’t bring myself to watch the TV show after reading it. I must read more of Margret Atwood’s other books sometime.
Thank you! If you’re open to a recommendation, the Blind Assassin is my personal favorite when it comes to Atwood’s books! :)
Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll have to check that one out!
Wow this is an awesome list. Very much looking forward to most of these.
thank you! :)