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September 2021 Releases

Here is our list of notable new releases due for publication in September 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 July and August lists.

FICTION

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-1728240381In Every Mirror She’s BlackAkerstrom, Lola Akinmade9/7Sourcebooks
978-1250274809Defending Britta SteinBalson, Ronald9/7St. Martin's
978-0063075047InseparableBeauvoir, Simone de9/7Ecco
978-1641292009Road of BonesBenn, James9/7Soho Crime
978-0802158826Late CityButler, Robert Olen9/7Atlantic Monthly
978-0525658924A Play for the End of the WorldChakrabarti, Jai9/7Knopf
978-1646220601HaoChun, Le9/7Catapult
978-1250204479The Heron's CryCleeves, Ann9/7Minotaur
978-1982170714The Charm OffensiveCochrun, Alison9/7Atria
978-1982102548The Inheritance of Orquídea DivinaCordova, Zoraida9/7Atria
978-1250802569LA WeatherEscandon, Maria Amparo9/7Flatiron
978-1594634499MatrixGroff, Lauren9/7Riverhead
978-0063099807Fault LinesItami, Emily9/7Custom House
978-1982137366The Night She DisappearedJewell, Lisa9/7Atria
978-1538713105High StakesJohansen, Iris9/7Grand Central
978-0778311553Never Saw Me ComingKurian, Vera9/7Park Row
978-1524732325The War for GloriaLish, Atticus9/7Knopf
978-0525542117Robert B. Parker's Stone's ThrowLupica, Mike9/7Putnam
978-0063061569Friends Like TheseMcCreight, Kimberly9/7Harper
978-1616957414The House of AshesNeville, Stuart9/7Soho Crime
978-0062986610Left for DeadParnell, Sean9/7Morrow
978-1335522535The Great Glorious Goddamn of It AllRitter, Josh9/7Hanover Square
978-1250272812Forgotten in DeathRobb, J.D.9/7St. Martin's
978-0374602604Beautiful World, Where Are YouRooney, Sally9/7FSG
978-0063136472Summer Light, and Then Comes the NightStefansson, Jon Kalman9/7Harper Via
978-0358093091Miss Kopp InvestigatesStewart, Amy9/7HMH
978-1616209902The ArcherSwamy, Shruti9/7Algonquin
978-1476785080The MagicianToibin, Colm9/7Scribner
978-1982603724No Gods, No MonstersTurnbull, Cadwell9/7Blackstone
978-0374600815CivilizationsBinet, Laurent9/14FSG
978-0063052857Talk to MeBoyle, T.C.9/14Ecco
978-0063002890The Actual StarByrne, Monica9/14Voyager
978-1641293044I WishedCooper, Dennis9/14Soho
978-1250083722The Missing HoursDahl, Julia9/14Minotaur
978-0063027558Nice GirlsDang, Catherine9/14Morrow
978-1982164881Enemy at the GatesFlynn, Vince & Kyle Mills9/14Emily Bestler
978-0062990747I Was Never the First LadyGuerra, Wendy9/14Harper Via
978-0593336823The Love HypothesisHazelwood, Ali9/14Berkley
978-0593335086My Sweet GirlJayatissa, Amanda9/14Berkley
978-1683692607Dare to KnowKennedy, James9/14Quirk
978-1250245281Empire of the VampireKristoff, Jay9/14St. Martin's
978-1728229843Dark Things I AdoreLattari, Katie9/14Sourcebooks Landmark
978-1250220257Apples Never FallMoriarty, Liane9/14Holt
978-0063073937SnowflakeNealon, Louise9/14Harper
978-1250258885Her Perfect LifeRyan, Hank Phillippi9/14Forge
978-0385545136Harlem ShuffleWhitehead, Colson9/14Doubleday
978-1524799410The SpectacularWhittal, Zoe9/14Ballantine
978-0525657569HarrowWilliams, Joy9/14Knopf
978-0316276627The Jailhouse LawyerPatterson, James9/20Little, Brown
978-0802157805The Wrong End of the TelescopeAlameddine, Rabih9/21Grove
978-0143136798RiccardinoCamilleri, Andrea9/21Penguin
978-0062312662When Ghosts Come HomeCash, Wiley9/21Morrow
978-0778312123An Impossible PromiseDeveraux, Jude & Tara Sheets9/21Mira
978-1250765055Dune: The Lady of CaladanHerbert, Brian & Kevin J. Anderson9/21Tor
978-0525620112The Burning. BallantineKellerman, Jonathan & Jesse Kellerman9/21Ballantine
978-1250217349Under the Whispering DoorKlune, TJ9/21Tor
978-1250263650The StowawayMurray, James, & Darren Wearmouth9/21St. Martin's
978-0525659471Dog ParkOksanen, Sofi9/21Knopf
978-0399563645The Book of Form and EmptinessOzeki, Ruth9/21Viking
978-0593159361A Darker RealityPerry, Anne9/21Ballantine
978-0393881141BewildermentPowers, Richard9/21FSG
978-0063112926OlgaSchlink, Bernhard9/21Harper Via
978-1250279316The Santa SuitAndrews, Mary Kay9/28St. Martin's
978-1250789068Light from Uncommon StarsAoki, Ryka9/28Tor
978-1982168438Cloud Cuckoo LandDoerr, Anthony9/28Scribner
978-0593156681The Free BastardsFrench, Jonathan9/28Del Rey
978-0778312154The UnknownGraham, Heather9/28Mira
978-0593184523Out of LoveHayes, Hazel9/28Dutton
978-0778312130The Matzah BallMeltzer, Jean9/28Mira
978-0778312161Keep Me Warm at ChristmasNovak, Brenda9/28Mira
978-0593128862The Last GraduateNovak, Naomi9/28Del Rey
978-1984880994The Man Who Died TwiceOsman, Richard9/28Pamela Dorman Books
978-0062958594Miss Butterworth and the Mad BaronQuinn, Julia9/28Morrow
978-0385544443HydeRussell, Craig9/28Doubleday
978-1538728628The WishSparks, Nicholas9/28Grand Central
978-1250812629The Last House on Needless StreetWard, Catriona9/28Nightfire

NONFICTION

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-1108487825What Capitalism NeedsCampbell, John & John Hall9/2Cambridge University
978-1982123390There She WasArgetsinger, Amy9/7One Signal
978-1250843449MisfitsCoel, Michaela9/7Holt
978-1728244044The Auschwitz PhotographerCrippa, Luca & Maurizio Onnis9/7Sourcebooks
978-1982171148Every Deep-Drawn BreathEly, Wes9/7Scribner
978-1501154553CubaFerrer, Ada9/7Scribner
978-0593297681The Survival of the CityGlaeser, Edward & David Cutler9/7Penguin
978-1982158248The Bright FutureHall, Bobby9/7S&S
978-0393248524Poet WarriorHarjo, Joy9/7Norton
978-0593316047Say It Loud!Kennedy, Randall9/7Pantheon
978-1538704196Forever YoungMills, Layley9/7Grand Central
978-1644450628FreedomNelson, Maggie9/7Graywolf
978-1982165734The American ExperimentRubenstein, David9/7S&S
978-1250210685Brothers on ThreeStreep, Abe9/7Celadon
978-0593297551ShutdownTooze, Adam9/7Viking
978-1982107703Three Girls from BronzevilleTurner, Dawn9/7S&S
978-1982176525Countdown bin LadenWallace, Chris9/7Avid Reader
978-0385547215Beautiful CountryWang, Qian Julie9/7Doubleday
978-0593137819Redeeming JusticeAdams, Jarrett9/14Convergent
978-0063030923The Dressmakers of AuschwitzAdlington, Lucy9/14Harper
978-1982160593Where Tomorrows Aren’t PromisedAnthony, Carmelo9/14Gallery
978-1524748234WaterBoccaletti, Giulio9/14Pantheon
978-1101981269The ConquistadoresCervantes, Fernando9/14Viking
978-1400041831Competing with IdiotsDavis, Nick9/14Knopf
978-0593238295AI 2041Lee Kai-Fu & Chen Qiufan9/14Random House
978-0316463355The Girls in the Wild Fig TreeLeng'ete, Nice9/14Little, Brown
978-1788738682OvertimeLewis, Kyle & Will Stronge9/14Verso
978-0393652000Of Fear and StrangersMakari, George9/14Norton
978-0802158956Things I Have WithheldMiller, Kei9/14Grove
978-0374286675WildlandOsnos, Evan9/14FSG
978-0525562177Travels with GeorgePhilbrick, Nathaniel9/14Viking
978-0393247718The Family RoePrager, Joshua9/14Norton
978-1982112141MellencampRees, Paul9/14Atria
978-1571311849Graceland, At LastRenkl, Margaret9/14Milkweed
978-1324001935When Nature Breaks the LawRoach, Mary9/14Norton
978-0063010789Mama BearSmith, Shirley9/14Harper
978-1631498817The Heroine with 1,000 FacesTatar, Maria9/14Liveright
978-0062979933You Got Anything Stronger?Union, Gabrielle9/14Dey Street
978-0525658818The Speckled BeautyBragg, Rick9/21Knopf
978-1984878533The ContrarianChafkin, Max9/21Penguin
978-1982182915PerilWoodward, Bob and Robert Costa9/21S&S
978-0062964618The VanderbiltsCooper, Anderson & Katherine Howe9/21Harper
978-1684580569Belonging and BetrayalDellheim, Charles9/21Brandeis Univ
978-1631498985The CauseEllis, Joseph9/21Liveright
978-0063080010Uncontrolled SpreadGottlieb, Scott9/21Harper
978-1982143831Saving UsHayhoe, Katharine9/21One Signal
978-1250128423The Long WarLoyn, David9/21St. Martin's
978-1501199141Praying to the WestMouallem, Omar9/21S&S
978-1250186188The End of BiasNordell, Jessica9/21Metropolitan
978-0062982131ResistanceRubin, Jennifer9/21Morrow
978-0525656197App KidSayman, Michael9/21Knopf
978-1616208936PumpSchutt, Bill9/21Algonquin
978-0374248529The Right to SexSrinivasan, Amia9/21FSG
978-1982182915PerilWoodward, Bob & Robert Costa9/21S&S
978-1478017714Complaint!Ahmed, Sara9/24Duke University
978-1250003669InnovationAckroyd, Peter9/28St. Martin's
978-0593230770No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need To Hear)Bowler, Kate9/28Random House
978-0063017597The Matter of Black LivesCobb, Jelani & David Remnick9/28Ecco
978-0063088207Silent EarthGoulson, Dave9/28Harper
978-1101946220LeeGuelzo, Allen9/28Knopf
978-1524748906The Rage of InnocenceHenning, Kristin9/28Pantheon
978-0593298299BelievingHill, Anita9/28Viking
978-0593191675Courage is CallingHoliday, Ryan9/28Portfolio
978-0525561996RationalityPinker, Steven9/28Viking
978-0385547000Voices from the PandemicSaslow, Eli9/28Doubleday

CHILDREN’S

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-0593326121Hello (from Here)Baker, Chandler & Wesley King9/7Dial
978-0759557635The Hawthorne LegacyBarnes, Jennifer Lynn9/7Little, Brown
978-1368063821What Once Was MineBraswell, Liz9/7Disney-Hyperion
978-1641292054The Problem with the Other SideIvery, Kwame9/7Soho Teen
978-0759554603We Are Not BrokenJohnson, George9/7Little, Brown
978-1250750372A Clash of SteelLee, C B9/7Feiwel & Friends
978-1547604081Your Life Has Been DelayedMason, Michelle I9/7Bloomsbury
978-0063038561ACT CoolMcSmith, Tobly9/7Quill Tree
978-1250761217So Many BeginningsMorrow, Bethany9/7Feiwel & Friends
978-0316705752Tides of MutinyRode, Rebecca9/7Jimmy Patterson
978-1250823724The Last LegacyYoung, Adrienne9/7Wednesday Books
978-0358424413A Dark and Starless ForestHollowell, Sarah9/14HMH
978-0063029095White SmokeJackson, Tiffany9/14Katherine Tegen Books
978-1547604661Defy the NightKemmerer, Brigid9/14Bloomsbury
978-0062741486It All Comes Back to YouRishi, Farah Naz9/14Quill Tree
978-0374313845The Hollow HeartRutkoski, Marie9/14FSG
978-0759557512SidelinedBietz, Kara9/21Little, Brown
978-0062977168All These BodiesBlake, Kendare9/21Quill Tree
978-1368044868Lost LegendsCalonita, Jen9/21Disney Hyperion
978-1250144607The Bronzed BeastsChokshi, Roshani9/21Wednesday Books
978-1338734188Things We Couldn't SayColes, Jay9/21Scholastic Press
978-0316535700Maybe We're ElectricEmmich, Val9/21Poppy Books
978-0358396031It Doesn't Have to Be AwkwardPinsky Drew & Paulina Pinsky9/21HMH
978-0593324486When We Make ItVelasquez, Elisabet9/21Dial
978-1989365298Big BonedWatson, Jo9/21Wattpad
978-0735269934Iron WidowZhao, Xiran Jay9/21Penguin Teen
978-1250268396Once Upon a Broken HeartGarber, Stephanie9/28Flatiron Books
978-0593405680Beast of PreyGray, Ayana9/28Putnam
978-0593379851As Good as DeadJackson, Holly9/28Delacorte
978-1250221728SteelstrikerLu, Marie9/28Roaring Brook Press

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