6 Great Books Hitting Shelves This Week

Posted by Cybil on September 1, 2020
Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? We’ve got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day.

To create our list, we focused on the books Goodreads members can’t wait to read, which we measure by how many times a book has been added to Want to Read shelves. All these top titles are now available in the United States! Which ones catch your eye?
 


You should read this book if you like: contemporary literary fiction, emotionally powerful writing, the power of science, the power of love, the power of family

Read our interview with Gyasi.


You should read this book if you like: mysteries and thrillers, Brooklyn stories, alarming disappearances, protagonists with trust issues, exploring the dark side of urban gentrification

Read our interview with Cole.


You should read this book if you like: contemporary fiction with a European flair, famous but pseudonymous Italian authors, masterful storytelling, complex themes, adults who lie a lot, the Neapolitan Novels


You should read this book if you like: short-story collections, literary fiction, the darker alleyways of the human experience, astonishing insights, tense situations, cathartic resolutions, The Girls


You should read this book if you like: mysteries, Paris, mysteries in Paris, webs of lies and deceit, family secrets, authors awarded the Order of Canada prize, the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series


You should read this book if you like: nonfiction, investigative journalism, memoirs, mill towns, shining light on corporate corruption, speaking truth to power, class rage, the perils of end-stage capitalism


Which new releases are you looking forward to reading? Let’s talk books in the comments!

Check out more recent articles, including:
September’s Most Anticipated New Releases
September Romances to Fall For
Don’t Miss This Month’s Blockbuster YA Sequels

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message 1: by Jessica (new)

Jessica Haider I just finished Mill Town and highly recommend it!

I am hoping to start reading Daddy soon.


message 2: by Brianna (new)

Brianna Transcendent Kingdom has been on my TBR shelf for months! I'm so excited!


message 3: by Ann (new)

Ann To those who read any of these books i hope you enjoy them I personally am not interested in reading any of them


message 4: by Alli (new)

Alli Folk Brianna wrote: "Transcendent Kingdom has been on my TBR shelf for months! I'm so excited!"

Same!! Long time coming - big hype!


message 5: by Denise (new)

Denise Transcendent Kingdom, When No One is Watching and The Lying Life of Adults. Can’t wait!


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