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04/09/2026

Do you wait all year for the big fall books to start coming out? It’s your time to shine! ✨ Here are 20 spectacular titles hitting shelves in September.
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03/09/2026

Congratulations to this 2026 Kirkus Prize finalist in nonfiction: 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜: 𝘼 𝙈𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙂𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙁𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮’𝙨 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝 by Patrick Radden Keefe. 🏆
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Doubleday Books
𝘼𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙖ï𝙫𝙚𝙩é, 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙘𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙖 𝙩𝙤𝙥-𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩.

—𝙆𝙞𝙧𝙠𝙪𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 (𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬) ✪
Watch a livestream of the Kirkus Prize ceremony on our YouTube channel on Wednesday, Oct. 7!

03/09/2026

Enter to Win this Fall YA Read from Tundra Books.

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02/09/2026

Congratulations to this 2026 Kirkus Prize finalist in fiction: 𝙇𝙪𝙣𝙖, 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙭, 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙣 by Julie Orringer. 🏆
Alfred A. Knopf
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𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩-𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙.

—𝙆𝙞𝙧𝙠𝙪𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 (𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬) ✪
Watch a livestream of the Kirkus Prize ceremony on our YouTube channel on Wednesday, Oct. 7!

02/09/2026

Enter to Win a Fall Nonfiction Book Bundle from Sourcebooks.

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02/09/2026

🤓 BACK TO THE BOOKS 📚 Our fiction editor recommends these September releases: https://ow.ly/BAFA50ZI1ON Little, Brown and Company William Morrow Blackstone Publishing Doubleday Books New Directions

01/09/2026

With the publication of her 30th novel, 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝘽𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨, Jodi Picoult proves she’s not going anywhere—in fact, the novelist and “accidental activist” might be entering her best era yet.

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Cover illustration by Oriana Fenwick
Ballantine Books Random House

01/09/2026

Look out for these new books coming in September: This list has something every kid and teen will ❤️. https://ow.ly/8l3Z50ZHsUO

Penguin Teen Flying Eye Books Pique Candlewick Press Simon Teen Chronicle Books Random House Children's Books Tundra Books Red Comet Press Enchanted Lion Books

01/09/2026

On this week’s episode of 𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙙, Liane Moriarty joins us to discuss 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙇𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙨. This highly anticipated follow-up to Moriarty’s No. 1 New York Times bestselling novel 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙇𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙚𝙨 is full of the twists, turns, and explosive secrets that her fans know and love.
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Crown Publishing Reese’s Book Club

Follow on Instagram! DM us the title of the venue where Liane Moriarty plans to launch her book, as mentioned on the podcast—plus your name, email, and, location—and you’ll be entered in a drawing to receive a $100 Visa gift card, courtesy of Kirkus. The giveaway is open to legal residents of the U.S. who have reached 18 years of age or older at the time of entry.

01/09/2026

A new month means new books! Here are 20 spectacular titles hitting shelves in September. ✨ https://ow.ly/8RmE50ZHsPP
Grand Central Publishing Riverhead Books Alfred A. Knopf Mariner Books Little, Brown and Company Del Rey Books Doubleday Books Random House Liveright Publishing Gallery Books

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