I’ve always loved September: Summer fades into fall and students head back to school. One of my favorite parts of preparing for each school year (and in college, each quarter) was getting the books I’d need for my classes. Yes, I was that nerd. And yes, I still am that nerd, even though it’s been seven years since I was in a classroom.
This year, I have my eyes on these 33 new books hitting shelves in September 2020. From debut novels to new releases from favorite authors, from literary dramas to thrillers to nonfiction, this list includes a wide variety of authors, characters, and genres. Hopefully something here will pique your interest!
Published on September 1st:

Asha Lemmie – Fifty Words for Rain

Yaa Gyasi – Transcendent Kingdom

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi – A Girl is a Body of Water

Alyssa Cole – When No One is Watching

Evie Dunmore ā A Rogue of Oneās Own (A League of Extraordinary Women #2)

Aiden Thomas ā Cemetery Boys

Nancy Jooyoun Kim ā The Last Story of Mina Lee

Peace Adzo Medie ā His Only Wife

Elissa R. Sloan ā The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes

Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam ā Punching the Air
Published on September 8th:

Ruth Ware ā One By One

Fredrik Backman ā Anxious People

Andrea Hairston ā Master of Poisons

Brittany K. Barnett ā A Knock at Midnight
Published on September 15th:

Hester Fox ā The Orphan of Cemetery Hill

Susanna Clarke ā Piranesi

Mario Escobar ā Remember Me

Tiffany D. Jackson ā Grown

Ayad Akhtar ā Homeland Elegies
Published on September 22nd:

Laila Lalami ā Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America

Anne Helen Petersen ā Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation

Roshani Chokshi ā The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves #2)

Sara Faring ā White Fox

Gilly Macmillan ā To Tell You the Truth

Rachel Howzell Hall ā And Now She’s Gone

Jen DeLuca ā Well Played (Well Met #2)
Published on September 29th:

Jane Igharo ā Ties That Tether

Matt Haig – The Midnight Library

Naomi Novik – A Deadly Education

Veena Rao ā Purple Lotus

Nic Stone ā Dear Justyce (Dear Martin #2)

C. J. Cooke ā The Nesting

Lana Del Rey – Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
So there you have it! What books on this list are you excited to read? What new September 2020 books did I miss? Let me know in the comments!