September 2025 New Book Releases

The Belles by Lacey N. Dunham

Release Date: September 9, 2025

In this richly atmospheric, dark academia debut novel, a young woman with a secretive past will risk everything—including her life—to fit in.

The Wasp Trap by Mark Edwards

Release Date: September 16, 2025

A dinner party in a beautiful Notting Hill townhouse turns into a sinister game as six old friends are forced to spill their darkest secrets…or else.

A Killer Wedding by Joan O’Leary

Release Date: September 23, 2025

Debut Author

Set against the dazzling backdrop of ultimate luxury and an endless reveal of surprises, A Killer Wedding is a fast-paced, humorous mystery the pulls back the curtain ontoxic family dynamics hidden beneath the surface of billionaire-level wealth.

The Librarians by Sherry Thomas

Release Date: September 30, 2025

Murder disrupts the routine for four quirky librarians who hide among books to keep their secrets in this mystery from USA Today bestselling author Sherry Thomas.

Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun

Release Date: September 2, 2025

A swoon-worthy sapphic romance following two women who are thrown together on a European adventure.

People Watching by Hannah Bonam-Young

Release Date: September 9, 2025

In this sexy and emotional romance from the acclaimed author of Out of the Woods and Out on a Limb, a small-town woman’s journey to spread her wings intertwines with the arrival of an adventurous newcomer who brings out the best in her.

The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O’Clover

Release Date: September 23, 2025

Debut Author

A bed-and-breakfast for the brokenhearted might hold the key to another chance at love in this achingly hopeful debut romance.

Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver

Release Date: September 23, 2025

First book in The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy

Tourist Season is a darkly funny, slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romance where destruction and desire are balanced on the edge of a blade—and where love is the most dangerous battleground of all.

Kitty St. Clair’s Last Dance by Kate Robb

Release Date: September 30, 2025

When a young woman is bequeathed a shuttered dance hall, she begins to dream of its heyday—and learns to see her present-day entanglements in a new light.

Say It Out Loud by Ashley Schumacher

Release Date: September 30, 2025

In this heartfelt, magical romcom, a down-and-out podcaster gets a second chance—at her career and love—when she’s cast in the audio drama adaptation of her favorite paranormal romance series . . . alongside the one who got away.

Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman

Release Date: September 2, 2025

Debut Author

Younger meets Writers & Lovers in this rollicking, sparkling, and funny novel that spans decades and generations of a family in the publishing industry.

The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham

Release Date: September 16, 2025

From #1 bestselling author of The Perfect Couple Elin Hilderbrand, and her daughter, Shelby Cunningham: the irresistible, deliciously scandalous story of one drama-filled year at a New England boarding school.

The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore by Anika Fajardo

Release Date: September 16, 2025

For fans of Rebecca Serle and Elizabeth Acevedo, a magically insightful novel about a woman’s journey to discover her roots and what it means to carry our ancestors with us.

Discontent by Beatriz Serrano

Release Date: September 2, 2025

From a dazzling new international voice, an audacious, darkly funny novel about a young woman whose carefully crafted office persona threatens to crack when she’s forced to attend her company’s annual retreat.

Happiness and Love by Zoe Dubno

Release Date: September 2, 2025

Debut Author

Following a young woman over the course of one outrageous and insufferable downtown dinner party at the home of her estranged best friends—an artist and curator couple, whom she now realizes stand for everything she detests—Happiness and Love is a piercing debut novel about brazen materialism, self-obsession, and the empty careerism of so-called cultural elites.

The Elements by John Boyne

Release Date: September 9, 2025

An epic saga that weaves together four interconnected narratives, each representing a different perspective on crime: the enabler, the accomplice, the perpetrator, and the victim.

The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy

Release Date: September 16, 2025

An era-defining novel about five Black women over the course of their twenty-year friendship, as they move through the dizzying and sometimes precarious period between young adulthood and midlife.

We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad

Release Date: September 23, 2025

The highly anticipated follow up to the viral sensation Bunny, a brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud funny, dark, and delirious novel set in the Bunny-verse—a world that Margaret Atwood declared “soooo genius.”

Heart the Lover by Lily King

Release Date: September 30, 2025

From the New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers comes a magnificent and intimate new novel of desire, friendship, and the lasting impact of first love.

The Girl in the Green Dress by Mariah Fredericks

Release Date: September 2, 2025

From the author of The Lindbergh Nanny comes an evocative mystery about the 1920 murder of the gambler Joseph Elwell, featuring New Yorker writer Morris Markey and Zelda Fitzgerald.

The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes by Chanel Cleeton

Release Date: September 30, 2025

A mysterious book with a legacy spanning from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day unites three women—and their secrets—in this unforgettable novel from New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton.

Play Nice by Rachel Harrison

Release Date: September 9, 2025

A woman must confront the demons of her past when she attempts to fix up her childhood home in this devilishly clever take on the haunted house.

The Whistler by Nick Medina

Release Date: September 16, 2025

A young man is haunted by a mythological specter bent on stealing everything he loves in this unsettling horror from the author of Indian Burial Ground and Sisters of the Lost Nation.

One of Us by Dan Chaon

Release Date: September 23, 2025

A playfully macabre and utterly thrilling tale about orphaned twins on the run from their murderous uncle who find refuge in a bizarre traveling carnival, from master of literary horror Dan Chaon.

The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt

Release Date: September 30, 2025

Horror Movie meets the scope and emotion of Stephen King in this heart-pounding, magnetic tour de force novel, destined to become an instant classic, about a woman pulled into a cult horror film that is determined to have a sequel, by critically acclaimed author Michael Wehunt.

Widow’s Point: The Complete Haunting by Richard Chizmar and W. H. Chizmar

Release Date: September 30, 2025

Told across two harrowing incidents from 2017 and 2025, those who enter the Widow’s Point Lighthouse searching for supernatural proof and the next big thing find themselves cut off from the outside world. And although no one has recently stepped foot inside the structure, they are not alone.

A Land So Wide by Erin A. Craig

Release Date: September 2, 2025

From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child, comes an irresistible blend of dark fairytale and romantic fantasy set in the beautiful but brutal Canadian wilderness.

Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross

Release Date: September 2, 2025

Spinoff series in the Divine Rivals world

Set in the world of the gods first introduced in Divine Rivals, #1 New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Ross delivers a sweeping, beautiful adult novel filled with tension, romance, and dark secrets.

The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez

Release Date: September 9, 2025

Debut Author

The Maiden and Her Monster is a gorgeous, atmospheric debut fantasy rooted in history, folklore, and sapphic romance―perfect for fans of Katherine Arden, Ava Reid, Hannah Whitten, and Naomi Novik.

Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon

Release Date: September 16, 2025

Prequel Novel, Part of The Roots of Chaos series

With the awakening of fire-breathing dragons, Among the Burning Flowers sees the first sparks of danger that threaten to consume the world in The Priory of the Orange Tree.

Alchemised by SenLinYu

Release Date: September 23, 2025

Debut Author

In this riveting dark fantasy debut, a woman with missing memories fights to survive a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy—and the man tasked with unearthing the deepest secrets of her past.

Thief of Night by Holly Black

Release Date: September 23, 2025

Book 2 in The Charlatan Duology

There’d always been something wrong with Charlie Hall. Crooked from the day she was born. Never met a bad decision she wasn’t willing to double down on. She may be good enough to steal a shadow from a tower, but will she be good enough to steal back a heart?

What We Can Know by Ian McEwan

Release Date: September 23, 2025

From the Booker prize-winning, bestselling author of Atonement and Saturday, a genre-bending novel full of secrets and surprises; an immersive exploration. across time and history, of what can ever truly be known.

Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei

Release Date: September 30, 2025

From the acclaimed author of The Stardust Grail comes the epic tale of two sisters who sail across oceans to find their missing third sister―and Earth’s environmental salvation.