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 – A Rogue of One’s Own (A League of Extraordinary Women #2)
Aiden Thomas – Cemetery Boys
Nancy Jooyoun Kim – The Last Story of Mina Lee
Peace Adzo Medie – His Only Wife
Elissa R. Sloan – The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes
Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam – Punching the Air
Published on September 8th:
Ruth Ware – One By One
Fredrik Backman – Anxious People
Andrea Hairston – Master of Poisons
Brittany K. Barnett – A Knock at Midnight
Published on September 15th:
Hester Fox – The Orphan of Cemetery Hill
Susanna Clarke – Piranesi
Mario Escobar – Remember Me
Tiffany D. Jackson – Grown
Ayad Akhtar – Homeland Elegies
Published on September 22nd:
Laila Lalami – Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America
Anne Helen Petersen – Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation
Roshani Chokshi – The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves #2)
Sara Faring – White Fox
Gilly Macmillan – To Tell You the Truth
Rachel Howzell Hall – And Now She’s Gone
Jen DeLuca – Well Played (Well Met #2)
Published on September 29th:
Jane Igharo – Ties That Tether
Matt Haig – The Midnight Library
Naomi Novik – A Deadly Education
Veena Rao – Purple Lotus
Nic Stone – Dear Justyce (Dear Martin #2)
C. J. Cooke – 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!
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