My Most Anticipated September 2025 Book Releases
The air is getting crisp, my coffee is extra hot, and that can only mean one thing—it’s cozy reading season! September always feels like a fresh start, and publishers clearly got the memo because this month is packed with brand-new books. We’re talking twisty thrillers, emotional contemporary fiction, must-read memiors and moody reads that practically demand a blanket and a latte.
I’ve rounded up my most anticipated September 2025 book releases you’ll definitely want on your TBR. Whether you’re easing back into a routine, sending kids off to school, or just soaking up the change of season, there’s a perfect story here to kick off your autumn reading stack.
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Mysteries/ Thrillers
Play Nice By Rachel Harrison 9/9
Clio Louise Barnes, a successful influencer, hides a secret: she grew up in a house her mother claimed was possessed. After her mother’s death, Clio inherits the home and decides to flip it for social media content, dismissing her sisters’ memories of childhood trauma. But as she starts renovations, strange things begin to happen. Clio is forced to confront her past and her mother’s claims, uncovering a sinister presence that threatens to destroy her perfect life.
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The Macrabre: A Novel By Kosoko Jackson 9/09
Struggling artist Lewis Dixon is shocked when the British Museum shows interest in his work. He soon discovers his paintings have a unique magic: they allow him to enter nine special canvases created by his great-grandfather. These paintings are powerful and dangerous, making them the most valuable art in the world. With an alluring agent, Lewis must travel the globe and the past to destroy the paintings before others misuse their power, all while finding his own strength and confidence.
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Gray Dawn: An Easy Rawlings Mystery 9/16
Easy Rawlins, a successful private detective in 1970s Los Angeles, is asked by powerful figures to find a mysterious and dangerous woman named Lutisha James. Despite his thriving agency and comfortable life, Easy is surrounded by trouble. His search for Lutisha threatens to disturb the delicate balance of the city and unearth a secret that will painfully upend his own life.
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Romances
Wild Card Elsie Silver 9/9
This is the last book in the Rose Hill series and even though these is an age gap and she falls for the ex boyfriends….FATHER…I am here for it. Just the kind of messy I love in my romance novels. It will be on kindle unlimited when it’s released. Just in case you have that lol.
But Elsie Silver is one of my favorites and I’m sure this book won’t disappoint.
Pitcher Perfect By Tessa Bailey 9/9
Rookie hockey star Robbie Corrigan is living the dream—fame, fun, and female attention—until he meets Skylar Paige, a fierce softball pitcher immune to his charm. When Robbie agrees to be her fake boyfriend and “love coach” at a family wilderness competition, sparks fly despite her crush on someone else. As trust builds and fake kisses blur into real desire, Robbie and Skylar must decide if their pretend romance is just for show, or the start of something real.
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Sweet Heat By Bolu Babalola 9/2
Kiki Banjo, host of the hit podcast The HeartBeat, gives love advice but secretly struggles after a breakup and career setbacks. As Maid of Honor at her best friend’s wedding, she’s forced to face the Best Man: her ex, Malakai, the charming filmmaker who broke her heart. Determined to keep things civil, they can’t deny the lingering chemistry. Between wedding chaos, career crossroads, and unresolved feelings, Kiki wonders if avoiding love, or risking it, will burn her more.
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Non-Fiction
107 days By Kamala Harris 9/23
I admit I was surprised that this book was being published SO SOON. BUT
Im ready for Kamala Harris to tell her story of what must have been the wildest 107 days of her entire life. I wonder how candid she will be. I hope its REALLY candid.
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Truly By Lionel Richie 9/30
Singer songwriter extraordinaire Lionel Richie has finally written a memoir. That’s all I’ve got. It is my must read memoir of the year. And yes, he narrates the audiobook. It’s already pre-ordered.
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In Defense of Dabbling: The Brilliance of Being a Total Amateur By Karen Walrond 9/23
I’ve been obsessed with Karen Walrond since I first saw one of her photos many many MANY years ago. Her blog Chookooloonks, was a light of encouragement and I have always looked forward to whatever she writes. At this point in my life Im read to read this book about celebrating doing what you love without needing to be great at it. In a world obsessed with hustle and perfection, she redefines “amateur” as one who loves, not one who lacks skill. Through pottery, piano, surfing, and more, she explores seven attributes of intentional amateurism: curiosity, play, awe, and beyond—showing how dabbling boosts joy, connection, and wellbeing. With stories, insights, and 200+ ideas, she reminds us that life’s beauty is in the trying
Literary Fiction
To The Moon and Back By Eliana Ramage 9/2
In To the Moon and Back, Steph Harper flees with her mother and sister from an abusive home to Cherokee Nation, where survival shapes her dream of becoming an astronaut. Spanning three decades, the novel follows Steph’s relentless pursuit of the moon, often straining ties with her sister Kayla, her first love Della, and her mother Hannah. A story of ambition, belonging, and sacrifice, it explores how women navigate identity, love, and the spaces they carve for themselves.
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Amity By Nathan Harris 9/2
In Amity, set in 1866 New Orleans, siblings Coleman and June, once enslave, struggle to claim the freedom they were promised. Separated when their former master took June to Mexico, Coleman sets out to reunite with her after receiving a letter, only to face betrayal, danger, and pursuit across the desert with his captor’s daughter in tow. As both siblings fight for survival, Nathan Harris delivers a powerful story of resilience, sacrifice, and the hard-won pursuit of true freedom.
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Happiness and Love By Zoe Dubno 9/2
Years after fleeing New York’s art scene, the narrator returns for her former best friend’s funeral and reluctantly attends a dinner hosted by old acquaintances. As the group of artists and curators await a young actress’s delayed arrival, she observes with biting precision their vanity, pretension, and moral emptiness. When the guest of honor finally appears, her presence triggers a disastrous unraveling, exposing not only the group’s decadence but also the narrator’s own uneasy ties to their hollow world.
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Contemporary Fiction
The Irish Goodbye By Heather Aimee O’Neill 9/30
The Ryan sisters reunite at their Long Island family home for Thanksgiving, two decades after a tragic boating accident claimed a boy’s life, nearly destroyed their parents, and led to their brother Topher’s suicide. Each carries secrets and struggles: Cait hides her role in the accident while reconnecting with an old flame, Alice faces a crisis threatening her career and marriage, and Maggie introduces her girlfriend to their devout mother. Together, they confront grief, guilt, and the possibility of healing.
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Hot Desk By Laura Dickerman 9/2
In a post pandemic publishing house, rival editors Rebecca Blume and Ben Heath share a desk and exchange snarky notes until the death of literary icon Edward David Adams sparks a high stakes battle for his estate. As their rivalry deepens, Rebecca uncovers a hidden tie between her mother Jane and the Lion, tracing back to 1980s Manhattan where Jane and her best friend Rose pursued literary dreams until one fateful blizzard reshaped their lives and futures forever.
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The Wilderness By Angela Flournoy 9/16
In this novel, five friends—Desiree, Danielle, January, Monique, and Nakia—navigate the complexities of adulthood in their twenties. Set between the late 2000s and 2020s, the story follows them as they confront career challenges, family estrangement, and societal pressures. The women must learn what they mean to one another while finding their footing amid personal struggles and the broader instability of modern American life.
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Romantasy
Alchemised By SenLinYu 9/23
This is the last of the revised Dramamine fan-fictions being traditionally published this year. And I think, the most anticipated.
Helena Marino, a gifted alchemist and former Resistance fighter, is now a prisoner after a brutal war. Her enemies, a new ruling class of necromancers, question whether her apparent insignificance and memory loss are genuine or a ploy to hide a critical secret. Held captive by a ruthless High Reeve, Helena must fight to recover her lost memories and uncover the truth about her past, her captor, and the secrets of her prison.
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The Second Death of Locke By V. L. Bovalino 9/23
Grey Flynn is bound by blood and magic to her mage, Kier, serving as his protector and weapon. But she holds a powerful secret: her life is the source of all magic, and her death would erase it forever. When a perilous mission forces them to protect an enemy’s child, Grey must choose between revealing her world-altering secret and risking her life to keep it hidden.
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Wild Reverence By Rebecca Ross 9/2
Matilda, the youngest goddess of a volatile clan, must hide a powerful secret to survive her treacherous world. A mortal boy, Vincent, once befriended her in dreams, but when his plea for help went unanswered, he grew into a hardened lord. Ten years later, a twist of fate brings them together in the waking world, giving Matilda a chance to change the blood soaked ways of the gods, if she can overcome her fear and learn to accept love.
