Here’s a little secret about editorial operations here at Goodreads World Headquarters. We’re nerds. Book nerds. We’re the kids who used to sit at the edge of the playground reading. As grown-ups, we’re the kind of people who go to libraries recreationally. The truth is that we just like enthusing about books. It’s that simple! We’re happy bookworms.
 
In the spirit of which, we present our latest Editors’ Picks collection, this time looking ahead to the autumn reading season of 2023. As usual, we begin with the popular “Books We Fought Over” section, highlighted this season by new releases from E.J. Koh, Jesmyn Ward, Sigrid Nunez, and Michael Cunningham. (Of course, we don’t physically fight over these books. Well, rarely.)
 
From there, feel free to take a leisurely scroll through our individual wish lists, featuring contemporary fiction, mysteries, memoirs, historical fiction, some thrillers, some nonfiction, an intriguing romance in the year 1360, and at least one particularly cool-looking short fiction anthology.
 
Click or tap through the book cover images for more details about each title. And if you’re in agreement with our honorable editors, add some goodies to your own Want to Read shelf.
 

Which editor's picks match your own reading tastes most closely? What books are you looking forward to reading this fall? Sound off in the comments below!