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October 2021 Releases

Here is our list of notable new releases due for publication in October 2021 — in a format that includes imprint info, and allows you resort the list by clicking the up/down arrows. This selection is our editorial aggregation from a wide variety of sources including bookseller and librarian lists, wholesaler top buys, Publishers Lunch Buzz Books and seasonal forecasts, well-known authors, news items and more. Once published, you can find them listed in the New Releases section at Bookateria. Lists are available at PM looking forward two to three months for reference purposes, and are updated live as on-sale dates and other information changes. Click for August and September lists.

FICTION

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-1335471406April in SpainBanville, John10/5Hanover Square
978-0593200865Twisted Tea ChristmasChilds, Laura10/5Berkley
978-0374181178CrossroadsFranzen, Jonathan10/5FSG
978-1250807151My MonticelloJohnson, Jocelyn Nicole10/5Holt
978-1250179401Echoes of the DeadKope, Spencer10/5Minotaur
978-0593319017A Time Outside This TimeKumar, Amitava10/5Knopf
978-0063079915ReprieveMattson, James Han10/5Morrow
978-08021590211979McDermid, Val10/5Atlantic Monthly
978-1250276896Three SistersMorris, Heather10/5St. Martin's
978-0593321003The Jealousy Man and Other StoriesNesbo, Jo10/5Knopf
978-1646220830SankofaOnuzo, Chibundu10/5Catapult
978-15387045922 Sisters Detective AgencyPatterson, James10/5Grand Central
978-1982181031We Are Not Like ThemPride, Christine & Jo Piazza10/5Atria
978-0385547567The SurvivorsSchulman, Alex10/5Doubleday
978-1250272584The Death of Jane LawrenceStarling, Caitlin10/5St. Martin's
978-1984821522The ButlerSteel, Danielle10/5Delacorte
978-0735222359The Lincoln HighwayTowles, Amor10/5Viking
978-0778311041Last Girl GhostedUnger, Lisa10/5Park Row
978-0593330210I Love You but I’ve Chosen DarknessWatkins, Claire Vaye10/5Riverhead
978-0593331699Foul PlayWoods, Stuart10/5Putnam
978-1250760180The Twelve Jays of ChristmasAndrews, Donna10/12Minotaur
978-0802158888The PessimistsBall, Bethany10/12Grove Press
978-0440000082God Rest Ye, Royal GentlemenBowen, Rhys10/12Berkley
978-0593130094Claws for AlarmBrown, Rita Mae10/12Bantam
978-0063082250No WordsCabot, Meg10/12Morrow
978-0063094727Small PleasuresChambers, Clare10/12Custom House
978-1982173678State of TerrorClinton, Hilary Rodham & Lousie Penny10/12S&S/St. Martin's
978-0316264532The Apollo MurdersHadfield, Chris10/12Mulholland
978-1982151485The Book of MagicHoffmann, Alice10/12S&S
978-1335630988Tales from the CaféKawaguchi, Toshikazu10/12Hanover Square
978-1525804700The Mother Next DoorLaskowski, Tara10/12Graydon House
978-0593490594SilverviewLeCarre, John10/12Viking
978-0063093966The Brides of MaracoorMaguire, Gregory10/12Morrow
978-1250224163Marked ManMayor, Archer10/12Minotaur
978-0062938039Death at GreenwayRader-Day, Lori10/12Morrow
978-1250257178Best in SnowRosenfelt, David10/12Minotaur
978-0063057012No One Will Miss HerRosenfield, Kat10/12Morrow
978-0358554837When Two Feathers Fell from the SkyVerble, Margaret10/12HMH
978-1641293068How High? - That HighWilliams, Diane10/12Soho
978-1644450680The House of RustBajaber, Khadija Abdalla10/19Graywolf
978-1534443624Shadows of EternityBenford, Gregory10/19Saga
978-0593357385Child of LightBrooks, Terry10/19Del Rey
978-0785251729Once Upon a WardrobeCallahan, Patti10/19Harper Muse
978-0593201107FemlandiaDalcher, Christina10/19Berkley
978-1250274540Truth and the DivineEllis, Lindsay10/19St. Martin's
978-0385546027The Judge's ListGrisham, John10/19Doubleday
978-1250824790SleeplessHausmann, Romy10/19Flatiron
978-0062938169A Line To KillHorowitz, Anthony10/19Harper
978-1982108786The Book of MotherHuisman, Violaine10/19Scribner
978-1641293129Diamond and the EyeLovesey, Peter10/19Soho Crime
978-1984818812Dear SantaMacomber, Debbie10/19Ballantine
978-0063143388The Last CheckmateSaab, Gabriella10/19Morrow
978-0374140052The Days of AfreketeSolomon, Asali10/19FSG
978-0812989434Oh William!Strout, Elizabeth10/19Random House
978-1594633607Monster in the MiddleYanique, Tiphanie10/19Riverhead
978-1250816139Down the HatchBeaton, M.C.10/26Minotaur
978-0778312178A Virgin River ChristmasCarr, Robyn10/26Mira
978-1982104627Where They WaitCarson, Scott10/26Emily Bestler
978-1984818508Better Off DeadChild, Lee & Andrew Child10/26Delacorte
978-0063143258The Christmas BookshopColgan, Jenny10/26Morrow
978-1982176976The Nameless OnesConnolly, John10/26Emily Bestler
978-0778311225Sisters of the Great WarFeldman, Suzanne10/26Mira
978-0063137769The UnheardFrench, Nicci10/26Morrow
978-1982183776A Christmas CourtshipGray, Shelley Shepard10/26Gallery
978-0063037038As the Wicked WatchHall, Tamron10/26Morrow
978-1335529084One Christmas WishJackson, Brenda10/26HQN
978-0316592550The Memoirs of Stockholm SvenMiller, Nathaniel Ian10/26Little, Brown
978-1335529053The Christmas EscapeMorgan, Sarah10/26HQN
978-1982168896Grave ReservationsPriest, Cherie10/26Atria
978-0778311270TrashlandsStine, Alison10/26Mira
978-1335529060Sleigh Bells RingThayne, RaeAnne10/26HQN
978-0062953223Second Chance ChristmasWilde, Lori10/26Avon
978-0063144736The Wicked WidowWilliams, Beatriz10/26Morrow

NONFICTION

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-0063028708Bad Fat Black GirlBowen, Sesali10/5Amistad
978-1538737828Say Their NamesBunn, Curtis10/5Grand Central
978-0802158055King of the Bluesde Vise, Daniel10/5Grove
978-0812986945Invisible ChildElliott, Andrea10/5Random House
978-0063076099The StorytellerGrohl, Dave10/5Dey Street
978-1982166106World War CGupta, Sanjay10/5S&S
978-0358566052The Redemption of Bobby LoveLove, Bobby & Cheryl Love10/5HMH
978-1250128423The Long WarLoyn, David10/5St. Martin's
978-0063004771The Book of Nonexistent WordsMassini, Stefano10/5Harper Via
978-0525657194Squirrel HillOppehneimer, Mark10/5Knopf
978-0062937780The Taking of Jemima BoonePearl, Matthew10/5Harper
978-1982150945SmileRuhl, Sarah10/5S&S
978-0525559597Major LabelsSanneh, Kelefa10/5Penguin
978-0316558792A Carnival of SnackerySedaris, David10/5Little, Brown
978-1640094987A Tale of Two OmarsSharif, Omar, Jr.10/5Counterpoint
978-1982168018TasteTucci, Stanley10/5S&S
978-0374600181Shelf LifeWassef, Nadia10/5FSG
978-1250269645I’m PossibleWhite, Richard Antoine10/5Flatiron
978-0593238653ForwardYang, Andrew10/5Crown
978-0759554269E.R. NursesPatterson, James10/11Little, Brown
978-1984881281Those We Throw Away Are DiamondsDogon, Mondiant10/12Penguin
978-1631495823Born in BlacknessFrench, Howard W.10/12Liveright
978-0063002609The Forever DogHabib, Rodney & Karen Shaw Becker10/12Harper Wave
978-1982144432The Wires of WarHelberg, Jacob10/12Avid Reader
978-1982168971MoveKhanna, Parag10/12Scribner
978-0316243346Set the Night on FireKrieger, Robby10/12Little, Brown
978-1101984697Where the Deer and the Antelope PlayOfferman, Nick10/12Dutton
978-1982181536On AnimalsOrlean, Susan10/12Avid Reader
978-1640094840The Crime Without a NamePitner, Barrett Holmes10/12Counterpoint
978-0593182925The Gilded EdgePrendergast, Catherine10/12Dutton
978-1631497964When Women Ruled the WorldQuilligan, Maureen10/12Liveright
978-0593086087ConcepcionSamaha, Albert10/12Riverhead
978-0593231524Midnight In WashingtonSchiff, Adam10/12Random House
978-0063093621San FransickoShellenberger, Michael10/12Harper
978-0525658146Everyone You Hate Is Going to DieSloss, Daniel10/12Knopf
978-0593239629Shoutin’ in the FireStewart, Dante10/12Convergent
978-1982114183The 9.9 PercentStewart, Matthew10/12S&S
978-1984801159American MadeStockman, Farah10/12Random House
978-0525656364Oscar WildeSturgis, Matthew10/12Knopf
978-0735222168All the MarvelsWolk, Douglas10/12Penguin
978-0063046498We Were DreamersLiu, Simu10/15Morrow
978-0525657408Lidia’s a Pot, a Pan, and a BowlBastianich, Lidia Matticchio & Tanya Bastianich Manuali10/19Knopf
978-0063082366Social Justice ParentingBaxley, Traci10/19Harper Wave
978-1101871959The Last Diving Horse in AmericaBranigan, Cynthia10/19Pantheon
978-1501198939The Writing of the GodsDolnick, Edward10/19Scribner
978-1538703281Act Like You Got Some SenseFoxx, Jamie10/19Grand Central
978-1250784094The Book of HopeGoodall, Jane & Doug Abrams10/19Celadon
978-0358223580Baking with DorieGreenspan, Dorie10/19HMH
978-0525656876ColorizationHaygood, Wil10/19Knopf
978-1982154431Our ClassHedges, Chris10/19S&S
978-1476750378Liberty Is SweetHolton, Woody10/19S&S
978-0593358412The Opposite of Butterfly HuntingLynch, Evanna10/19Ballantine
978-1839763854Everything and LessMcGurl, Mark10/19Verso
978-1646220700GentrifierMoore, Anne Elizabeth10/19Catapult
978-1335282408Girly DrinksO'Meara, Mallory10/19Hanover Square
978-0593238868This Is Ear HustlePoor, Nigel & Earlonne Woods10/19Crown
978-1984879110The Plant HunterQuave, Cassandra Leah10/19Viking
978-1250804228Sunbelt BluesRoss, Andrew10/19Metropolitan
978-1982158590Leave the Gun, Take the CannoliSeal, Mark10/19Gallery
978-1524742874Being YouSeth, Anil10/19Dutton
978-0593083369Orwell’s RosesSolnit, Rebecca10/19Viking
978-0063081673Fallen Idolsvon Tunzelmann, Alex10/19Harper
978-1250235831Burning BoyAuster, Paul10/26Holt
978-0358569848The First ShotsBorrell, Brendan10/26HMH
978-0593316207How To LiveCohen, Josh10/26Pantheon
978-1982112912David Copperfield’s History of MagicCopperfield, David10/26S&S
978-1250269607Her HonorCordell, LaDoris Hazzard10/26Celadon
978-0316535861Going ThereCouric, Katie10/26Little, Brown
978-1524747558Feeling and KnowingDamasio, Antonio10/26Pantheon
978-1982177775The Pain GapHossain, Anushay10/26Tiller
978-1250128348The Radical PotterHunt, Tristram10/26Metropolitan
978-1101947548Master of the GameIndyk, Martin10/26Knopf
978-0593183298Sorry Not SorryMilano, Alyssa10/26Dutton
978-0593236314RenegadesObama, Barak & Bruce Springsteen10/26Crown
978-0593136775100 Things We’ve Lost to the InternetPaul, Pamela10/26Crown
978-1250296054From Warsaw with LovePomfret, John10/26Holt
978-1250804228Sunbelt BluesRoss, Andrew10/26Metropolitan
978-1631495182Ten Masterpieces of MusicSachs, Harvey10/26Liveright
978-1250116253In the Midst of Civilized EuropeVeidlinger, Jeffery10/26Metropolitan

CHILDREN’S

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-1250204325When Night BreaksAngeles, Janella10/5Wednesday Books
978-1338355963BluebirdCameron, Sharon10/5Scholastic
978-0063056664Black Birds in the SkyColbert, Brandy10/5Balzer & Bray
978-0593114148The Falling GirlsKrischer, Hayley10/5Razorbill
978-0316428477Kingdom of the CursedManiscalco, Kerri10/5Jimmy Patterson
978-1324016236Punching BagOgle, Rex10/5Norton
978-1335405654LuminousRutherford, Mara10/5Inkyard
978-1989365793CrossbonesVale, Kimberly10/5Wattpad
978-0593353127So, This Is ChristmasAndreen, Tracy10/12Viking
978-1335405661The Keeper of NightBaker, Kylie Lee10/12Inkyard
978-0763696894The DelusionistCalame, Don10/12Candlewick
978-1536216530The Heartbreak BakeryCapetta, A R10/12Candlewick
978-1250239570I Am Margaret MooreCapin, Hannah10/12Wednesday Books
978-0062691934Any Sign of LifeCarson, Rae10/12Greenwillow
978-0358434597The Gilded CageNoni, Lynette10/12Clarion
978-1645673163Dragonblood RingOrtiz, Amparo10/12Page Street Kids
978-0762496815Where There's a WhiskSchmitt, Sarah J10/12Running Press Kids
978-0063056367Jade Fire GoldTan, June CL10/12Harper Teen
978-1250787101Within These Wicked WallsBlackwood, Lauren10/19Wednesday Books
978-1250232588Bad Girls Never Say DieMathieu, Jennifer10/19Roaring Brook
978-1250191908Little ThievesOwen, Margaret10/19Holt
978-1368077927Daughter of the DeepRiordan, Rick10/26Disney Hyperion
978-1547603763We Light Up the SkyRivera, Lilliam10/26Bloomsbury

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