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Happy September! A new month means new books to get excited about, and September is stacked. We rounded up 35 of the best books hitting shelves this month, and if you want a closer look at my top 20 picks, go check out last week’s Worth the Read. (I can’t lie, it’s always nice when my bookish gut proves right: I had a feeling the first title on that list would land a major book club, and lo and behold, it’s officially GMA’s September pick!)
Yours,
Genevieve
Books Content Manager @ Pix
Current 📖: The Disappearers by Marlon James
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THRILLER SPOTLIGHT
Buried in the Woods Below (Deluxe Edition)
by Daniel G. Miller
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After her career implodes, Charlotte returns to the isolated island where her life first fell apart 18 years ago. But once there, she suspects someone—or something—brought her back to finish what was started.
LITERARY FICTION SPOTLIGHT
The Disappearers
by Marlon James
Booker Prize winner Marlon James (A Brief History of Seven Killings) is back with a propulsive crime epic about eight gay men in 1980s Jamaica whose lives are forever changed when one of them is murdered. Although it just hit shelves today, this novel is already longlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize and receiving overwhelming critical acclaim. The New York Times declares: “This masterpiece is the novel of the decade, if not the century... The Disappearers places [James] near the front of the line, a decade or two from now, for the Nobel Prize.”
Hitting the Shelves:
The Best Book Releases of the Week!
Guess the Book: Poorly Explained Plots
Take Rey and Kylo Ren fan fiction, remove the lightsabers, then add lab coats and fake dating. Congratulations, you have a bestselling romance.
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Bookworld
🕵️♀️ Agatha Christie’s Tommy and Tuppence are getting a contemporary TV adaptation.
🔪 Watch Helen Mirren embody Patricia Highsmith in the trailer for A Talent for Murder!
🎬 What we know so far about The Bell Jar starring Billie Eilish.
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The Whisper Man
Trust us, this is one movie you definitely don't want to watch alone. Years after a serial killer terrorized a small town, a grieving father finds himself pulled into the nightmare when his young son is abducted. This R-rated adaptation of Alex North's New York Times bestseller—streaming now on Netflix—stars Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, Adam Scott, and Michael Keaton.
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Guess the Book: Poorly Explained Plots Answer
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood! ICYMI, the full trailer is finally here. Eeek!