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The Big Books of Fall
Clear some space on your bookshelves, readers. Another packed season of irresistible books is just around the corner!
To help you find your new favorite, we focused on what Goodreads members can't wait to read. How do we measure that anticipation? By taking a look at how many times a book has been added to Want to Read shelves. From upcoming titles from beloved authors like Liane Moriarty, J.R. Ward, and Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) to an intriguing science fiction thriller set in Nigeria and a memoir from a former First Lady, there's something here for every type of reader.
Enough talk—let's get to the books. How many will you be checking out?
To help you find your new favorite, we focused on what Goodreads members can't wait to read. How do we measure that anticipation? By taking a look at how many times a book has been added to Want to Read shelves. From upcoming titles from beloved authors like Liane Moriarty, J.R. Ward, and Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) to an intriguing science fiction thriller set in Nigeria and a memoir from a former First Lady, there's something here for every type of reader.
Enough talk—let's get to the books. How many will you be checking out?
FICTION
As a hostage crisis unfolds at a women's reproductive clinic, police negotiator Hugh McElroy realizes his 15-year-old daughter is inside the building in this thought-provoking novel from the author of My Sister's Keeper.
Publication date: October 2
From the author of Norwegian Wood and Kafka on the Shore comes a tale of loneliness and lost love about a painter devastated by his recent separation from his wife and the mysterious piece of art he discovers in an attic.
Publication date: October 9
In an act of desperation, unemployed Willa Knox investigates the history of her brick home in Vineland, New Jersey, and discovers a kindred spirit from the 1880s, a science teacher under siege, in this new book from The Poisonwood Bible author.
Publication date: October 16
Read our interview with Kingsolver here.
Safari guide Tru travels from Zimbabwe to North Carolina to meet his biological father and crosses paths with a woman who challenges everything he thought he knew about personal happiness in this romantic tale from the author of The Notebook.
Publication date: October 16
Tranquillum House promises healing and transformation. Nine stressed city dwellers arrive at the health resort, believing their tired bodies and minds will be reinvigorated at any cost in this captivating novel from the author of Big Little Lies.
Publication date: November 6
From the author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes a story of ambition as would-be writer Maurice preys on the talented and vulnerable on his cold-blooded climb to the top, honing his talent for deceit from London to the Amalfi Coast.
Publication date: November 13
MYSTERY & THRILLER
In this latest Jane Hawk novel, the nation's most-wanted fugitive tries to destroy frightening mind-control technology while her ruthless enemies threaten the one person she can't live without: her five-year-old son.
Publication date: September 11
The Cormoran Strike series (published under J.K. Rowling's pseudonym) continues as private eye Strike and his assistant-turned-partner Robin Ellacott follow a twisting trail of clues to a sinister manor house deep in the countryside.
Publication date: September 18
Toby surprises two burglars who beat him and leave him for dead. Struggling to recover, he takes refuge in his family's ancestral home and finds a skull in the garden in this spellbinding mystery from the author of In the Woods.
Publication date: October 9
Find our interview with French here.
Before he shot and killed a reverend, Peter Banning was a faithful churchgoer and a beloved neighbor. The unthinkable murder—and the resulting trial—rocks an entire community in this tense legal thriller from the A Time to Kill author.
Publication date: October 23
YOUNG ADULT
Sadie's sister is dead. Determined to bring the killer to justice, she leaves her life behind. As she follows the meager clues, radio personality West McCray is on her trail, eager to turn her quest for revenge into a hit true-crime podcast.
Publication date: September 4
The universe threw them together, and now the universe is keeping them apart. Holding on to the optimism Broadway has taught him, Arthur keeps trying to make things work with Ben. But what if life really isn’t like a musical? And what if it is?
Publication date: October 9
She has been a slave, a king's assassin, and a queen. As Aelin Galathynius' heroic journey comes to an end, she finds herself a captive of the Fae, helpless as war erupts across her world in this seventh and final book in the Throne of Glass series.
Publication date: October 23
The Shadowhunters have become the hunted. To end a deadly curse and stop a civil war, Julian and Emma put aside their forbidden love to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead in this final novel in The Dark Artifices trilogy.
Publication date: December 4
NONFICTION
The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing
by Merve Emre
by Merve Emre
An unprecedented history of the famous personality test devised in the 1940s by a mother and daughter, this absorbing read draws from original reporting and never-before-published documents to chart Myers-Briggs' cult-like status.
Publication date: September 11
Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military
by Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang
by Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang
Spanning early celestial navigation to satellite-enabled combat, acclaimed astrophysicist Tyson and writer-researcher Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war.
Publication date: September 11
Weaving her lifelong love of books with the real-life unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, the award-winning journalist and author of The Orchid Thief presents an homage to a beloved institution.
Publication date: October 16
A personal narrative that illuminates national failures, this insightful memoir explores what the weight of a lifetime of secrets, lies, and deception does to a black son, his family, and a country struggling to reckon with the past.
Publication date: October 16
In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
by Nathaniel Philbrick
by Nathaniel Philbrick
From the author of In the Heart of the Sea comes a thrilling story of the finale of the Revolutionary War, the remarkable year leading up to the siege of Yorktown as Washington faces off against a traitorous nemesis and impossible odds.
Publication date: October 16
The former First Lady invites readers into her world, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her time spent balancing the demands of motherhood and work at the White House, in this inspiring memoir.
Publication date: November 13
HISTORICAL FICTION
Inspired by interviews conducted with Holocaust survivor and tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov, this haunting love story unfolds at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, where a young man risks his life to keep his fellow prisoners alive.
Publication date: September 4
Read our interview with Morris here.
The Booker Prize-winning author puts her own twist on The Iliad, focusing on the experience of the women—the nurses, slaves, and prostitutes—living in the Greek camp during the final weeks of the Trojan War.
Publication date: September 4
After he's falsely accused of murder, young Wash, a field slave-turned-manservant in Barbados, flees the life he knows with the help of an eccentric naturalist, traveling from the eastern coast of America to a remote outpost in the Arctic.
Publication date: September 18
A reluctant recruit, Juliet monitors British fascist sympathizers during World War II. Ten years later, she tries to forget the experience, but figures from her past draw her back to a new type of battle in this new novel from the Life After Life author.
Publication date: September 25
Find our interview with Atkinson here.
In a saga spanning centuries from the author of The Forgotten Garden, the secrets of Birchwood Manor are revealed through the eyes of a group of young artists in 1862, a curious archivist in the 21st century, and the enigmatic clockmaker's daughter.
Publication date: October 9
Check out Morton's book recommendations here.
ROMANCE
Josh Im and Hazel Bradford are dating...other people. As the two friends set each other up on progressively terrible blind dates, they try to ignore the inconvenient chemistry right in front of their eyes.
Publication date: September 4
Arson investigator Anne teams up with Danny, the bad boy of the fire department, to stop a deadly criminal from setting their city ablaze in this new series from the bestselling author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.
Publication date: October 2
From the author of The Wedding Date comes a delightful rom-com about unexpected connection as freelance writer Nikole dodges a very public proposal at a baseball game with the help of a hot stranger.
Publication date: October 30
FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
What does it take to become a vampire? Harkness returns to the world of her All Souls trilogy to tell the story of a young immortal during the Revolutionary War and the human he will come to love hundreds of years later.
Publication date: September 18
Check out our interview with Harkness here.
Formed around the edges of an alien biodome, Rosewater is a town on the edge. Its residents are hopeful and hungry to unlock the mysterious structure's rumored powers in this cutting-edge thriller set in Nigeria.
Publication date: September 18
In this sequel to Vicious, the line between life and death blurs as ambitious Sydney Clarke does everything she can to try and save Victor Vale, the superhuman man who stood up to Eli Ever and paid the ultimate price.
Publication date: September 25
Brace yourself; The Winds of Winter is…still not here. Instead, the author of A Song of Ice and Fire delivers the first volume of his two-part history of the Targaryens, charting their volatile rise to power in Westeros.
Publication date: November 20
The crew of the Rocinante is scattered across the galaxy. Fighting to hold off an authoritarian regime and a sociopathic scientist, they launch a daring, last-ditch plan in this eighth installment in The Expanse series.
Publication date: December 4
What are you looking forward to reading? Let's talk books in the comments!
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It's been too long since the last Cormoran Strike novel.
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Lesley wrote: "This book is out already....?" Tattooist of Auschwitz.
Lesley wrote: "Lesley wrote: "This book is out already....?" Tattooist of Auschwitz."Yes, it came out yesterday in the US.
I am looking forward to reading First Lady M. Obama's book.
Looking forward to The Library Book, Becoming and The Personality Brokers, in addition to Little Fires Everywhere and An American Marriage....a little behind on recent years' literary fiction hits. Nonetheless, my Amazon cart has 33 must-reads for me at this very moment, including A Visit from the Goon Squad which, sadly, I have never read. Everyone has a blessed day!
Liz wrote: "I'm sad that I have already read most of these. 😭"These books have not been released. How did you get a copy. I would love to read books before release too.
Rosemary wrote: "Liz wrote: "I'm sad that I have already read most of these. 😭"These books have not been released. How did you get a copy. I would love to read books before release too."
Looking forward to Tatooist since its been so popular in Europe. Also am a new fan of Kate Atkinson since Left Early Took my Dog.
Rosemary wrote: "Liz wrote: "I'm sad that I have already read most of these. 😭"These books have not been released. How did you get a copy. I would love to read books before release too."Websites like Edelweiss, NetGalley, FirstToRead, BookishFirst give ARCs (Advanced Reader Copy) of books.
Can't wait for Murakami's new book, the next Nobel Literarature award winner. ;)
Barbara Kingsolver and Michelle Obama's books!
Just had The Tattooist delivered yesterday - can't wait to start it. There are other books coming, too: Melmoth, Little, Paris Echo and The Water Cure (2019). It's a good autumn to be a reader!
I am eagerly awaiting, FOUR CORNERS USA, WONDERS OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST, by Jim Turner. The Four Corners is a unique spot in the U.S. both geographically and culturally.
George R.R Martin is irking me now - we need The Winds of Winter NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! How he can spin off these other small ones when he should be working on the only one that matters! Just saying!
Super excited for Time's Convert, The Silence of the Girls, and Michelle Obama's book, and a couple of others. This is going to be a very busy reading season.
I can't wait for Doris Kearns Goodwin's latest, "Leadership In Turbulent Times".Also Michael Beschloss' "Presidents of War".
I read an advance reading copy of "Operation Devil Horns", by
Michael Santini and Ray Bolger, and it was excellent.
And one of the best ARC's I received this year was "The Make-Ahead Sauce Solution" by Elisabeth Bailey. It was outstanding!
Jodi picoult and tatooist of auschwitz
I love Barbara Kingsolver (Poisonwood Bible is one of my top ten books ever!), and I have taken to Tana French (on my second book now), So those two made my list, but I also want to read Michelle Obama's book, The Library Book, and The Tattooist of Auschwitz. In the Hurrican's Eye sounds good, too. I love these suggestions!
Judy wrote: "Beata wrote: "Robert Galbraith, of course!! 👍😃""Absolutely! ☝️👌👍🏻 😊
Forget MICHELLE OBAMA'S STUPID BOOK READ "THE HONEYMOON" /JAMES PATTERSON.
Liz wrote: "I'm sad that I have already read most of these. 😭"Lucky you! How did you read them already????
Finishing Low Town, by Daniel Polansky, and have already ordered the next two books, Tomorrow the Killing and She Who Waits. Can't put the book down, had never read anything by this author and I'm caught! And Mr. Bob Woodward latest book. Can't wait to read it.
Bob Woodward’s book FEAR about the Trump White House is a glaring omission. Is Goid Reads run by Republicans??
Alexw wrote: "Really Becoming by Michelle Obama-or how to be angry all the time- who would read that??"Alexw,
Nobody, its all crap.
Can't wait for Murakami's new novel, can't say I have any interest in the other titles in this list
Norman wrote: "Alexw wrote: "Really Becoming by Michelle Obama-or how to be angry all the time- who would read that??"Alexw,
Nobody, its all crap."
Maybe the intelligence of a woman is needed to understand a book by an intelligent woman. Then, I don't advise you to read Fear by Woodward. It's going to be even more "crappy" for you, I'm sure. But I will enjoy it, no doubt.
Kiera wrote: "Who's excited for Wildcard???"Me, me, me! I just finished Warcross and can't wait for the next book in this series. So vivid.
Robert Galbraith and Louise Penny's Kingdom of the Blind.
So many great reads but my current reading list is so 2010 :( Tips on keeping up with the latest books even if you have a 9-5 job are gladly appreciated!
She a missed one from one of Sci-Fi's finest authors' Peter Hamilton's Salvation.
Still waiting for the third book of Thomas Cromwell from Hillary Mantel
Silence of the Girls and Michelle Obama for me! Thanks
Definitely Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’, because, well because it’s Michelle Obama. 💖
Michelle Obama is the person who had the audacity to say she was never proud of America until her husband got elected. Yuk!
Maria Coro Arruti wrote: "Norman wrote: "Alexw wrote: "Really Becoming by Michelle Obama-or how to be angry all the time- who would read that??"Alexw,
Nobody, its all crap."
Maybe the intelligence of a woman is needed to..."
Agree wholeheartedly, Maria. No need to give negative comments any attention. They’re just trying to stir up trouble.
The Forbidden Door, Lethal White, Vengeful, Rosewater, Fire & Blood & Tiamat's Wrath. I've just got to the 'small' problem of reading all the previous books in The Expanse series before reading the latter. They've jumped up my 'to read' list a bit since getting round to watching, and loving, the TV adaptation!
Barbara Kingsolver and Jodi Picoult are my jam!
The book I can't wait to read is the latest by Tana French. Have already pre-ordered.
