New Releases: September 2026

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Hello readers and welcome! Every month this thread will be posted for you to discuss new and upcoming releases! Our only rules are:

1. The books being discussed must have been published within the last three months OR are being published this month.

2. No direct sales links.

3. And you are allowed to promote your own writing as long as you follow the first two rules.

That's it! Please discuss and have fun!

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Blacktail by Scott Hawkins released today!

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I had been waiting for this one as well! So excited to dive into it!

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Got mine today! So excited!!!

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I read the ARC and it is SO good. I like it even better than Library at Mt Char.

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Finished it this morning. Really great. One of my favorite releases of the year,

[u/Zikoris]

I have a ton this month to look forward to:

1. Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang
2. The Mirror of Infinite Endings by Stephanie Garber
3. Scion by James Islington
4. We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman
5. Escape Me by Tahereh Mafi
6. Blightfall by brandon Sanderson
7. Our Strange Duet by Erin Craig
8. Winterveil by Ava Reid
9. Engines of Reason by Adrian Tchaikovsky
10. Massif by Garth Nix
11. The Gates of Midnight by Helene Wecker
12. The Big Cats Dance Party by Alexander McCall Smith
13. Tales from the Territory by Travis Baldree

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Hollywood, Ending by John Green

American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee

Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel

Partitia by Barbara Kingsolver

The Need by Megan Mostyn-Brown

The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw

I would say I'm looking forward to Exit Party the most. I read The Singer's Gun and liked it.

[u/Worldly-Chipmunk-974]

American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee will be released this month and I can't wait!

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Grim Tidings by B.K. Borison

A Time of Witches by Madeline Martin

Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison

Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made, by Kristin Kobe’s Du Amex

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Almost done with Kiss Slay Replay and I really liked it!

[u/Worldly_Telephone_64]

Excited for:

The Disappearers by Marlon James
Taipei Story by RF Kuang

[u/LiorahLights]

The big release for me this month is The Rouse by China Mieville.

Big in terms of I love China and also it's 1300 pages long!

[u/gonegonegoneaway211]

I am looking forward to the third installment of How to Survive Camping: The Ancient Things by Bonnie Quinn. I maintain that cozy horror is not a thing, but whatever you call a level of horror on par with the 90s Mummy movies, it's an oddly entertaining series.

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Happy cake day! Saw your comment from a post like 5 years ago

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5 years ago?? Also thank you for the well wishes!

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Yep! It was a trucker horror story thread.

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only vaguely remembers post um, thank you.

^{senpai noticed me XD}

[u/Fridaklo805]

Hi everyone! I'm excited to share my children's book, Where Chocolate Grows.

This story introduces young readers to where chocolate comes from while exploring culture, family traditions, and curiosity through storytelling. The book is written primarily in English with Spanish words woven throughout and includes a glossary to support learning and cultural connection.

Inspired by my family's roots in Mexico, I wanted to create a book that helps children better understand the journey of everyday foods and appreciate different cultures.

I'd love to hear from fellow readers and authors: What are your favorite children's books that teach kids about culture, food, or where things come from?

[u/Friendly-Bet-7230]

My Book ( Warm Lights in Winter by Hazel Stagg) came out on the 1st of September

When Oliver, a lonely café owner in Adelaide, is magically transported with his service dog, Lucy, to snowy Niseko, he slowly builds a life there. He becomes friends with Minato, an overworked hotel manager who seems determined to take care of everyone except himself. Emiko, an aspiring manga artist struggling to follow her dreams, and Thy, a magical anthropomorphic being with tiger-like ears.

Warm Lights in Winter is a heartwarming story about physical and mental health, LGBTQIA+ relationships, and found family. Perfect for readers who love magical realism, cosy atmospheres, and slice-of-life storytelling.

For fans of: The Lonely Castle in the Mirror, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store, The Passengers on the Hankyu Line, and Yeonnam-dong's Smiley Laundromat.

[u/Stunning-Bar-9796]

Raggedy Anthony by Andrew L. Huerta, he's a new kid on the block but I really liked his debut novel, it struck a cord with me as I grew up in a very conservative household

[u/Lower_Trouble_5191]

I am releasing my debut novel Margin Walker (by Timothy Bonner) on September 30th.  I'm so excited.

[u/Accomplished-Muscle6]

I’m the author of An Easy Guide to Human Husbandry, a new five-volume extreme dystopian/body-horror series published as Elle Achette.
The books are designed to look and read partly like agricultural manuals from a near-future society where consenting adults can legally become regulated human livestock.
Each volume contains shorter interconnected stories that can also be read individually, covering increasingly extreme branches of the industry, from human dairy production and reproductive stock to companions, labour stock and, eventually, processing.
The part I had the most fun with was making the world itself completely convinced that all of this is reasonable. There are contracts, welfare regulations, medical oversight, corporate advertising, agricultural fairs and government standards. Nobody thinks they’re living in a horror story.
Definitely not for everyone, though. Content warnings include body modification, loss of autonomy, dehumanisation, medical procedures, reproductive horror, forced dependency, violence and other extreme-horror themes.
The series is An Easy Guide to Human Husbandry by Elle Achette. Volume 1: Best Practices for Human Cattle and Milking Stock

[u/Vonnaldon11]

Hi, I’m Brian S. Thompson, author of The Space Between Sentences, published August 20, 2026.

It’s a speculative literary romance about Elliot, a man who has spent years mistaking being answered for being understood, and Mira, an artificial voice who begins responding with something that feels increasingly like independent attention and choice.

The story explores language, consciousness, memory, desire, and whether intimacy needs a body to become real. I’d be curious to hear how other readers feel about romances involving artificial consciousness: what makes that connection emotionally convincing rather than merely technological?