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Updated August 27, 2024 with confirmed selections. I have only included books that were directly confirmed by Book of the Month via social media or email marketing.
It has been a minute since I’ve felt the need to address this, but I wanted to remind you that my Book of the Month predictions posts are for fun. If you are a regular reader who enjoys the posts, please feel free to skip the next little bit and know I appreciate your support and kind words so much each month!
I write my Book of the Month predictions posts in advance with ZERO hints or spoilers. I spend a great deal of time researching books, authors, and publishers then comparing it to the Book of the Month backlist for patterns and repeat authors.
If you are expecting a 100% accurate post with the exact books you will get each month, I am so sorry to disappoint you! (I did predict five of the August picks/add-ons though!) Even if my predictions are wrong, I hope you still find a hidden gem on the list that you decide to read even if it is not a Book of the Month pick!
As usual, if you want to see even more predictions (including horror book releases coming in September!), make sure you check out my September 2024 Aardvark Book Club post!
You can see all my Aardvark Book Club September 2024 Predictions here.
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As usual, these are just my opinions and my Book of the Month predictions. It is fine if you disagree or think the Book of the Month September 2024 predictions are terrible-we all have different reading tastes. Please remember to be kind in comments or messages because we are all readers with different tastes!
Mystery/Thriller Book of the Month Predictions
The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave
Release Date: September 17, 2024
Repeat author, possible add-on
In this riveting novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, estranged siblings discover their father has been keeping a secret for over fifty years, one that may have been fatal…
Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara
Release Date: August 20, 2024
From a #1 internationally bestselling author comes an atmospheric, chilling novel about a family who thinks there’s someone hiding in their attic.
**Confirmed pick: mid August add-on.
Bad Liar by Tami Hoag
Release Date: September 24, 2024
Masterful #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag is back with a riveting, emotionally powerful new thriller!
Small-town labels are hard to shake. Hometown hero. Fallen angel. Can anyone ever escape their past?
Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie R. Rendon
Release Date: September 3, 2024
From the award-winning author of the Cash Blackbear series comes a compelling novel of a Native American woman who learns of the disappearance of one of her own and decides enough is enough.
Romance Book of the Month Predictions
Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks
Release Date: September 24, 2024
Repeat Author, possible add-on
From the acclaimed author of The Longest Ride and The Notebook comes an emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can change—or even make our peace with—the path we’ve taken.
How to Hide in Plain Sight by Emma Noyes
Release Date: September 10, 2024
The unbreakable bonds of family and love are explored in this brilliant and tender story from the author of Guy’s Girl.
Contemporary Fiction Book of the Month Prediction
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
Release Date: September 3, 2024
Three estranged siblings return to their family home in New York after their beloved sister’s death in this “deeply nuanced and compelling” (Vogue) novel, from the acclaimed author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein.
**Confirmed via Book of the Month email marketing.
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Release Date: September 10, 2024
Repeat author
Liane Moriarty’s Here One Moment is a brilliantly constructed tale that looks at free will and destiny, grief and love, and the endless struggle to maintain certainty and control in an uncertain world. A modern-day Jane Austen who humorously skewers social mores while spinning a web of mystery, Moriarty asks profound questions in her newest I-can’t-wait-to-find-out-what-happens novel.
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
Release Date: September 10, 2024
Debut Author
For readers of Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a warm, life-affirming debut about a zany case of mistaken identity that allows a lonely old man one last chance to be part of a family.
Double Exposure by Elissa R. Sloan
Release Date: September 10, 2024
Repeat author
Elissa R. Sloan, author of The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes, returns with a sweeping drama about two A-list stars—a former star couple—as they cross each other’s paths over and over again through the years, in a story that examines the work we have to do in order to grow into the people we want to become.
The Banned Books Club by Brenda Novak
Release Date: September 17, 2024
She left her hometown following a scandal—but family loyalty is dragging her back…
Literary Fiction Book of the Month Prediction
Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker
Release Date: September 3, 2024
A gripping story of motherhood and motherloss and the brutal, mighty things women do to keep themselves and each other alive, marking Chelsea Bieker as a major fiction talent.
**Confirmed from social media post from Book of the Month.
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman
Release Date: October 8, 2024*
On the cusp of turning eighty, newly retired pharmacist Augusta Stern is adrift. When she relocates to Rallentando Springs―an active senior community in southern Florida―she unexpectedly crosses paths with Irving Rivkin, the delivery boy from her father’s old pharmacy―and the man who broke her heart sixty years earlier.
**Confirmed from social media post from Book of the Month, but unclear if it will be a September selection or October.
Entitlement by Rumaan Alam
Release Date: September 17, 2024
Repeat author
Taut, unsettling, and alive to the seductive distortions of money, Entitlement is a riveting tale for our new gilded age, a story that confidently considers questions about need and worth, race and privilege, philanthropy and generosity, passion and obsession. It is a provocative, propulsive novel about the American imagination.
Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton
Release Date: September 17, 2024
Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, an irresistible novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe and All Our Shimmering Skies.
Horror Book of the Month Prediction
Sleep Tight by J. H. Markert
Release Date: September 10, 2024
The sole survivor of a serial killer might hold the key to stopping a new spree of murders in this propulsive horror thriller in the vein of The Black Phone and The Whisper Man.
**Originally on my September 2024 Aardvark Book Club Predictions list. Confirmed via Book of the Month email marketing.
Magical Realism/Fantasy Book of the Month Predictions
Vilest Things by Chloe Gong
Release Date: September 10, 2024
Repeat author, second book in a series, possible add-on
Chloe Gong returns with power plays, spilled blood, and lethal romance in the thrilling fantasy sequel to New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Immortal Longings, inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra.
The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter
Release Date: August 27, 2024
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the wickedest of them all? Snow White’s dark queen tells her side of the story in the first book of a queer, witchy duology that reimagines the classic fairy tale—from the author of Malice.
**Confirmed pick: mid August add-on.
A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang
Release Date: October 1, 2024
Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China, A Song to Drown Rivers is an epic novel steeped in myth about womanhood, war, sacrifice, and love against all odds as the fate of two kingdoms hangs in a delicate balance.
**Confirmed via Book of the Month email marketing.
Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
Release Date: September 3, 2024
Caraval meets Throne of the Fallen in this spicy dark romantasy where a necromancer needs help from a dangerous phantom to win a deadly competition, only to find their partnership puts her at risk of breaking the game’s most vital rule: don’t fall in love.
**Confirmed from social media post by Book of the Month.
Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik
Release Date: September 17, 2024
Repeat author, possible add-on
A thrilling collection of thirteen short stories that span the worlds of the New York Times bestselling author of the Scholomance trilogy, including a sneak peek at the land where her next novel will be set.
What We Sacrifice for Magic by Andrea Jo DeWard
Release Date: September 24, 2024
Perfect for fans of Practical Magic and The Lager Queen of Minnesota: a coming-of-age novel following three generations of witches in the 1960s, this enchanting and heartwarming debut explores the importance of family and the delight and heartbreak of discovering who you truly are.
Other Notable September Book Releases
Do you agree with my predictions? What are some of your September 2024 Book of the Month predictions or hopefuls? Let me know in the comments!
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Thank you for your BOTM predictions!!!!!!!! I use it to hunt down books I might just be interested in general , Especially in BOTM add ons. I think you rock 🙂
Thank you so much!!! 😊
I am so sad that the Andrea Mara book is not (yet?) available in Canada! I was so excited to see people mentioning it as an add-on but it wasn’t there when I checked.
Aww that’s a bummer!
It’s always a bummer when this happens! Maybe it will be added later?