For Your Consideration: September 2024 LibraryReads Titles

Download, read, and vote for your favorite September titles for the September 2024 LibraryReads list!

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THE NIGHT GUEST BY HILDUR KNÚTSDÓTTIR | 9781250322043 | 9/3/24
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“Knútsdóttir’s parenthetical asides and idiosyncratic voice create a queasy sense of vertigo as the story unfolds, and the time the narrative takes to reveal its secrets is well spent on the way to a conclusion at once grotesque and beautiful. This is psychological horror at its finest.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review

FALL FOR HIM BY ANDIE BURKE | 9781250886392 | 9/3/24
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“With strong friendships, a full cast of delightful characters, and a story told from alternating points of view, this enemies-to-lovers and forced-proximity romance from Burke explores serious issues such as neurodivergence, alcohol-use disorder, toxic family expectations, forgiveness, and grief, while still being a steamy, humorous, and hopeful read.”–Library Journal, starred review

HAUNT SWEET HOME BY SARAH PINSKER | 9781250330260 | 9/3/24
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“The novel’s plot is supported by short vignettes of what happens on screen in the show, and the reality-TV machinations are a good foil for the underlying action between Mara and Jo. Pinsker’s evocative prose turns an amusing reality-show backdrop into a haunting story of hiding from (and discovering) oneself.”–Library Journal

SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SEA BY TJ KLUNE | 9781250881205 | 9/10/24
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“The lengths to which Rowder will go in her pursuit of power are quite extensive—and the family’s ensuing shenanigans are entertaining—leading to an ending which is something of a deus ex machina while also being a triumphant vision of a marginalized community given space to live peacefully, which will be a balm to many readers.”–Booklist

DEVILS KILL DEVILS BY JOHNNY COMPTON | 9781250841681 | 9/24/24
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“Compton returns with a tale that will keep readers glued to the page, a high-stakes, violent novel, epic in scope, populated by fascinating characters (both good and evil) and an original cast of demons… Sarita is sympathetic and tough, fighting for herself and her loved ones against an immortal evil that mistakenly thought it could use her as its pawn. For…those who enjoy vampire stories that broaden the trope’s established conventions with viscerally terrifying results.”–Booklist

THE SLOWEST BURN BY SARAH CHAMBERLAIN | 9781250894724 | 9/24/24
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“[The main characters’] attraction is intense and mutual, but are they ready for a real relationship? Chamberlain makes finding the answer to that question an emotional roller-coaster ride. Readers won’t be able to get enough.”–Publishers Weekly

CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE BY SOPHIE SULLIVAN | 9781250910608 | 9/17/24
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“Readers looking for a humorous and cozy read will enjoy Sullivan’s newest rom-com, with its great cast of characters and a slow-burn fake engagement where he falls first and they fall harder together.”–Library Journal

THE NAMING SONG BY JEDEDIAH BERRY | 9781250907981 | 9/24/24
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This is a book of deep secrets and marvelous discoveries, strange adventures and dangerous truths. It’s the story of a world locked in a battle over meaning. Most of all, it’s the perfect fantasy for anyone who’s ever dreamed of a stranger, freer, more magical world.

BRINGER OF DUST BY J.M. MIRO | 9781250833839 | 9/17/24
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The dark journey begun in ORDINARY MONSTERS surges forward, from the sinister underworld of the London exiles, to the mysteries of a sunlit villa in nineteenth-century Sicily, to the deep catacombs hidden under Paris. Against bone witches, mud glyphics, and a house of twilight that exists in a netherworld all its own, the Talents must work together—if they are to have any hope of staving off the world of the dead, and saving their long-lost friend.

THE SERIAL KILLER GUIDE TO SAN FRANCISCO BY MICHELLE CHOUINARD | 9781250359308 | 9/24/24
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The main character makes her living giving serial killer tours of the city. She has been interested in the topic since she was a kid, when she discovered her grandfather was serial killer “Overkill Bill”. She’s always believed in his innocence, and when an Overkill Bill copycat strikes in San Francisco, it may be time to exonerate her grandfather once and for all.

WHENEVER YOU’RE READY BY RACHEL RUNYA KATZ | 9781250888334 | 9/10/24
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After reconnecting on a road trip, two friends must decide if love is the ultimate risk worth taking in this funny, emotional sapphic romance. This is about family, friendship, and the kind of first love that could last a lifetime—if only you are willing to take a chance.

GRAVEYARD SHIFT by M.L. RIO | 9781250356796 | 9/24/24
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Every night, in the college’s ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift. One dark October evening, they find a fresh, open grave that wasn’t there before. When the gravedigger returns, the group trails him through the night and realizes he may be the key to a string of strange happenings around town.

I DREAMED OF FALLING BY JULIA DAHL | 9781250865977 | 9/17/24
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When Roman Grady’s longtime girlfriend and mother of his four-year-old son is found dead, he realizes he had no idea what was really going on in her life. As Roman digs into her last few months, the truths he uncovers threaten to expose painful secrets. The kind of secrets that can get you killed.