It might not land on any bestseller lists, but Neil Young s memoir is sure to draw some interest. (Associated Press)

Publishers have a tantalizing pile of books coming out this fall, the traditional season for some of the year's biggest titles.

The Pulitzer Prize committee surprised readers earlier this year by declining to award a fiction prize to a 2011 title. We're hoping they won't have to pull the same stunt next spring, with new books arriving soon from Michael Chabon, Barbara Kingsolver, Junot Diaz and many others.

September titles destined for the bestseller list include J.K. Rowling's first novel written specifically for adults ("The Casual Vacancy"), Justin Cronin's vampire apocalypse ("The Twelve") and the World War II years of Ken Follett's five-family saga ("Winter of the World").

High-interest nonfiction will include Bob Woodward's look at President Barack Obama ("The Price of Power") and Mark Owen's eyewitness account of the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden ("No Easy Day").

Here are summaries of some of the many upcoming releases, with information culled from publishers and "Publishers Weekly" magazine. Publication dates are subject to change. They are organized by month of publication and alphabetized by title.

SEPTEMBER

FICTION

"The Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowling. The pressure's on for Harry Potter's creator, whose new novel sounds like a traditional English mystery involving a pretty town with secrets. But let's withhold judgment until Sept. 27.

"May We Be Forgiven" by A.M. Homes. Darkly comic novel begins with a suburban Thanksgiving that goes more wrong than usual (violence rather than lumpy potatoes).

"Sutton" by J.R. Moehringer. Moehringer follows his memoir "The Tender Bar" with a lively novel about a real-life bank robber.

"The Twelve" by Justin Cronin. A literary author who created a vampirish, apocalyptic world with "The Passage," Cronin now follows surviving humans as they hunt the 12 original "virals."

"Winter of the World" by Ken Follett. Part 2 of Follett's Century Trilogy follows five families through the dramatic years of World War II.

NONFICTION

"Bill and Hillary" by William H. Chafe. Duke University historian says that to understand the Clintons, it's essential to understand their personal relationship.

"Joseph Anton" by Salman Rushdie. In 1989, the novelist was told Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini had put a bounty on his head for writing "The Satanic Verses." This book is Rushdie's memoir of his famous years in hiding.

"No Easy Day" by Mark Owen. Owen is the pseudonym of a Navy SEAL who gives his eyewitness account of the killing of Osama bin Laden.

"The Oath" by Jeffrey Toobin. Billed as a story of conflict between the Obama White House and Supreme Court. No hint on how Toobin portrays his flub on CNN when the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act.

"The Price of Politics" by Bob Woodward. The venerable reporter's look at how the Obama White House tried to deal with the Great Recession.

OCTOBER

FICTION

"Ancient Light" by John Banville. An aging actor delves into his lush memories of losing his virginity at 15 to a friend's mother.

"Back to Blood" by Tom Wolfe. Eight years after the disappointing "I Am Charlotte Simmons," Wolfe has a new publisher and a novel set in the melting-pot of Miami.

"In Sunlight and in Shadow" by Mark Helprin. Romantic New York saga by the author of "Winter's Tale."

"Live by Night" by Dennis Lehane. An Irish-American gangster gains power in Prohibition-era Boston.

"The Racketeer" by John Grisham. An imprisoned lawyer knows why a federal judge has been murdered.

NONFICTION

"Consider the Fork" by Bee Wilson. Subtitle says it: "A history of how we cook and eat."

"The Dust Bowl" by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns. There have been many books about the 1930s ecological disaster, but none so closely followed a punishing Midwestern summer. PBS show airs in November.

"Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. Following his best-selling "Killing Lincoln," O'Reilly takes on another dramatic presidential assassination.

"Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic" by David Quammen. Respected science writer explores cases in which animal diseases jumped to humans.

"Waging Heavy Peace" by Neil Young. Rock 'n' roll legend writes his memoir.

NOVEMBER

FICTION

"The Black Box" by Michael Connolly. Ballistics evidence sends Harry Bosch on the track of a 20-year-old murder.

"Dear Life" by Alice Munro. Fourteen new selections by the short story master.

"Notorious Nineteen" by Janet Evanovich. Stephanie Plum's back again.

NONFICTION

"Elsewhere" by Richard Russo. Russo is better known for his novels, but this is a funny personal account of growing up in Gloversville, N.Y.

"Hallucinations" by Oliver Sacks. Everyone has the potential to have hallucinations, says the best-selling doctor in his latest exploration of the mind's tricks.

"Leonardo and the Last Supper" by Ross King. In-depth look at the da Vinci's famous painting.

DECEMBER

FICTION

"Dogfight" by Calvin Trillin. A humorous narrative poem about this year's presidential election.

"Two Graves" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. An investigator's wife is abducted and a string of murders seems to be connected to the kidnappers.

NONFICTION

"38 Nooses" by Scott W. Berg. A history of the Dakota War of 1862, and the "beginning of the frontier's end."

"The World Until Yesterday" by Jared Diamond. A personal look at primitive societies by the author of "Guns, Germs and Steel," this book comes out on the final day of 2012.
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