Upcoming September Reads

Upcoming September Reads

Are you excited for new fall book releases! Mark your calendars for these books hitting our Library shelves this September! Note: Descriptions are take from the publisher.

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell | September 6th 

The author of Hamnet—New York Times best seller and National Book Award winner—brings the world of Renaissance Italy to jewel-bright life in this unforgettable portrait of the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de’ Medici as she makes her way in a troubled court.

Fairy Tale by Stephen King | September 6th

Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes into the deepest well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher—for that world or ours.

A Song of Comfortable Chairs by Alexander McCall Smith | September 6th

In this latest installment in the beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, Grace Makutsi encounters a pair of quandaries that will require all of her and Mma Ramotswe’s cleverness and generosity to resolve.

Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks | September 20th 

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wish comes a poignant love story about risking everything for a dream—and whether it’s possible to leave the past behind.

Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout | September 20th 

From Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout comes a poignant, pitch-perfect novel about a divorced couple stuck together during lockdown—and the love, loss, despair, and hope that animate us even as the world seems to be falling apart.

The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik | September 27th 

Saving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate.

The Winners by Fredrick Backman |September 27th 

The long-awaited conclusion to the beloved New York Times bestselling and “engrossing” (People) Beartown series—which inspired an HBO series of the same name—follows the small hockey town’s residents as they grapple with change, pain, hope, and redemption.

You’ll find these books and many more on the Library’s shelves this September! Comment below with what you are looking forward to reading the most. 

Happy Reading!

-Jessica, Head of Adult Services & Acquisitions

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