HIGHLY ANTICIPATED Books of September 2025

Alchemised

SenLinYu

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.

This stunning hardcover edition features a deluxe jacket with...

Shot Ready

Stephen Curry

Shot Ready is a powerful distillation of Stephen Curry’s transformative philosophy of success—centered on preparation, constant improvement, creativity, connection, mindfulness, and joy—delivered in his incomparable voice and style. Stunningly designed and illustrated with more than 100 gorgeous photographs, Shot Ready...

Buckeye

Patrick Ryan

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One town. Two families. A secret that changes everything.

“A small-town novel of epic proportions” (Tom Perrotta), this captivating story weaves the intimate lives of two midwestern families across generations, from World...

Strong Ground

Brené Brown

#1 New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown returns with an urgent call to reimagine the essentials of courageous leadership. In a time when uncertainty runs deep and bluster, hubris, and even cruelty are increasingly framed as acceptable leadership, Brown...

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

Kiran Desai

BOOKER PRIZE LONGLIST • KIRKUS PRIZE FINALIST

A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years—an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker Prize–winning author of The...

Powerfully Likeable

Kate Mason, PhD

A groundbreaking new roadmap for female success—how to be influential, respected, and well-liked at work, at home, and beyond—from a leading business coach and communication expert.

“The competence-likeability bias is an absurd catch-22, but never fear! In this compelling, compassionate, and...

Good Things

Samin Nosrat, Aya Brackett

From the bestselling author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat—and one of America’s most beloved chefs and teachers—125 meticulously tested, flavor-forward, soul-nourishing recipes that bring joy and a sense of communion.

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It Was the Way She Said It

Terry McMillan, Ishmael Reed, Kristine Bell

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale comes a remarkable, career-spanning collection of short fiction and essays about love, aging, culture and all the things in between.

For the...

Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave

Mariana Enriquez, Megan McDowell

An enchanting, highly personal tour of some of the most iconic cemeteries of the world—part travelogue, part memoir, part “excursions through death,” by the author of Our Share of Night and “queen of horror” (Los Angeles Times).

“Not a travelogue so...

Best Woman

Rose Dommu

The “best woman” in her brother’s wedding tells a little white lie in her quest to get the girl—her lifelong crush and the maid of honor—in this wildly entertaining debut novel about bad decisions and life’s messiest transitions.

“Irresistibly fresh, bright,...

Successful Failure

Kevin Fredericks

Being successful is no laughing matter . . . unless the road there is littered with flops, fool’s errands, fizzles, and straight-up failures—from the New York Times bestselling co-author of Marriage Be Hard.

“I’m so happy Kev failed, because these stories...

Soul Searching

Lyla Sage

Home is where the heart is—and this one is haunted.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Rebel Blue Ranch series returns with a brand-new story, featuring a small-town upholsterer in need of a fresh start, a photographer whose...

Critical Role: Smiley Day!

Sam Riegel, Critical Role

Wit and wisdom abound in this illustrated gift book from Fresh Cut Grass, Critical Role’s favorite robot therapist!

Join Fresh Cut Grass, an extremely helpful and empathetic robot, as they dispense hilariously unusual but well-meaning advice to the members of Bells...

People Watching

Hannah Bonam-Young

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...

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