A new Sally Rooney, Joy Williams’ first novel in 20 years, and more books to read this September

September is absolutely packed with big releases, including new novels from Sally Rooney, Colson Whitehead, and Naomi Novik

By Laura Adamczyk, William Hughes, Danette Chavez  |  August 24, 2021 | 11:00am
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A new Sally Rooney, Joy Williams’ first novel in 20 years, and more books to read this September
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Every month, a deluge of new books comes flooding out from big publishers, indie houses, and self-publishing platforms. So every month, The A.V. Club narrows down the endless options to five (or six) of the books we’re most excited about.

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Every month, a deluge of new books comes flooding out from big publishers, indie houses, and self-publishing platforms. So every month, The A.V. Club narrows down the endless options to five (or six) of the books we’re most excited about.

6 Comments

  • charliedesertly-av says:
    August 24, 2021 at 2:24 pm

    What’s the second Colson Whitehead one should read, having only read The Intuitionist?

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  • beadgirl-av says:
    August 24, 2021 at 2:27 pm

    Argh, now the book posts are done as slideshows?

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  • chris-finch-av says:
    August 24, 2021 at 3:40 pm

    I couldn’t do it with Normal People (I set it aside the fourth or fifth time one broke off the relationship without telling the other why) but am willing to try to vibe with the Sally Rooney hype train one more time.

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  • wilma78-av says:
    August 24, 2021 at 7:48 pm

    Excited for the new Colson Whitehead, Richard Powers, and Joshua Ferris. THE TREES and HARROW also sound interesting.

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