Sure, summer beach reads are fun, but is there any better season for reading than fall?
Fall's cozy vibes make us want to curl up with a blanket, some hot cider, and a great book (bonus points if it's raining outside).
Luckily, there are a ton of exciting new releases this fall, no matter what your literary tastes are. Chilling thriller? The Unknown has you covered. Swoony romantasy? The Knave and the Moon and ACOTAR 6 are both landing. Want something literary and gorgeous? Barbara Kingsolver and Min Jin Lee are both back. Here are the books we're most excited about.
The Story Keeper by Kelly Rimmer
Published on July 21, 2026
Told in a dual narrative and set against the Gothic backdrop of Wurimbirra, a rambling family estate, Kelly Rimmer, bestselling author of The Things We Cannot Say, weaves an intricate and compelling tale, inviting readers into the heart of a family's deepest secrets with an absorbing book-within-a-book mystery.
Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Lim
Published on July 28, 2026
A mother and daughter must break their family’s curse through trials of war and immigration, love, loss, and redemption in this riveting multi-generational saga with a shimmer of magic, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Forgery of Fate.
The Unknown by Riley Sager
Published on August 4, 2026
In 1926, five women disappeared from a remote island in Vermont. Now, one hundred years later, it’s happening again in this thriller from best-selling author Riley Sager.
Not long after arriving on the island of New Avalon for a research trip for a movie based on the century-old mystery, struggling actress Marin and her castmates begin to realize all is not right. They hear strange noises in the night and notice mysterious symbols left behind by the island's previous occupants. And after a sudden health emergency leaves them stranded on the island, the disappearances begin again.
Dreamland by Olivie Blake
Published on August 11, 2026
Fame Makes Monsters of Us All. From New York Times bestselling author Olivie Blake comes a gothic Hollywood tale of seduction, sin, and the siren song of fame. The beautiful deluxe hardcover edition features sprayed edges, a designed case stamp, and fully illustrated color endpapers.
When Anya, an aspiring actress, receives an opportunity to work for the de Witt family, one of LA’s most influential film dynasties, she finds herself torn between her ambition for stardom and the unsettling secrets lurking in their strange villa, especially as she becomes entangled with Jude, the family's magnetic heir and most guarded secret.
The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig
Publishes on September 1, 2026
Rachel Gillig, the queen of gothic romantasy, returns with higher stakes, darker mysteries, and deeper longings in this gorgeous sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling sensation The Knight and the Moth.
Before You Were Anne by Emiko Jean
Publishes on September 1, 2026
A murdered woman. A missing daughter. A truth buried across two continents....
By the author of The Return of Ellie Black, "a deeply haunting thriller about a mother keeping secrets and her daughter's quest to know the truth at all costs" (Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid series).
The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon
Publishes on September 8, 2026
A sweeping historical adventure inspired by the life of Grace O’Malley, the legendary Irish folk heroine who risked everything to defend her people. Venture onto the high seas with the thrilling latest from the New York Times bestselling author of The Frozen River and I Was Anastasia.
Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel
Publishes on September 15, 2026
The award-winning, bestselling author of Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility returns with a breathtaking novel of doubles, shadow worlds, and fractured timelines as a man disappears from a glittering Los Angeles party, and a woman—a gunrunner, an art collector, an operative of the State—searches for answers.
Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult
Publishes on September 15, 2026
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name comes a riveting novel about the risks we take to protect the ones we love in a world where crisis is always just around the corner.
On September 11, 2001, when Molly Fitzgerald was only two months old, her mother went to an appointment at the World Trade Center and never came home. Now an adult, she runs the Rhode Island Department for Emergency Preparedness, mapping out ways to save lives during storms, epidemics, and airplane crashes. She and her husband, Jesse—a police polygraph expert with his own history of crisis—have found a love that is a solace in a dangerous world. But then the unexpected upends their new marriage, leading them both to question everything they thought they knew.
American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee
Publishes on September 29, 2026
The National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko returns with a breathtaking contemporary epic: a masterpiece by turns sweeping and intimate, that reckons with ambition and moderation, lust and loyalty, personal dreams and familial duty.
Ungrateful Immigrant Daughter by Katya Suvorova
Publishes on September 29, 2026
In this darkly funny and irreverent memoir, the daughter of a mail-order bride unpacks her undocumented childhood in America. The perfect read for fans of the jaw-dropping twists of 90 Day Fiancé and the emotional gut punch of I'm Glad My Mom Died.
The Prohibited by Matt Goldman
Publishes on September 29, 2026
The Kaner brothers were getting by well enough running Kaner’s Fine Wine and Spirits in St. Paul, Minnesota, until Prohibition took effect in January 1920. With their liquor store shuttered, Red, Isaac, and Lewis are left to forge new livelihoods, their paths taking turns distinct as their personalities.
Based loosely on Matt Goldman’s family history, The Prohibited brings to life 1920s St. Paul, a haven for bootleggers, gangsters, and bank robbers, but also home to many ordinary folks navigating a remarkable new social order. With his signature wry wit, Goldman presents an engrossing character study of a family testing their bonds—and irrevocably changing their lives.
Partita by Barbara Kingsolver
Publishes on October 6, 2026
The story of a brief, passionate, life-changing love affair, wrapped up in what might be the greatest romance of all: our eternal human longing for art and beauty.
With razor-sharp acuity and deep affection, Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara Kingsolver’s unforgettable new novel reflects on class barriers, the risks of ambition, and the timeless, life-changing power of art.
Exit, Miss Saigon by David Mura
Publishes on October 6, 2026
David Mura was well into his twenties when he began to explore his Asian American identity. His Japanese American parents had been incarcerated in internment camps during World War II, and in response to their traumatic experience, they abandoned their Japanese roots to try to assimilate into white, middle-class America. As a result, Mura was raised to consider himself as a white person, and his journey toward understanding and accepting his Asianness was a fraught road—one that left many fractured relationships in its wake.
In Exit, Miss Saigon, Mura writes with frank openness about his personal experiences and the irrevocable ways they are rooted in the internalized, systemic racism that permeates American culture, uncovering a more authentic, liberatory path to defining personal identity.
Peck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus
Publishes on October 13, 2026
The number one bestselling author of global sensation Lessons in Chemistry returns with an irresistible, delightful, and tender story about a young man whose life turns upside down when he is hired by the most prestigious, secretive, and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world: the renowned Peck & Peck of New York City.
We Are Underlings by Doretta Lau
Publishes on October 20, 2026
A provocative black comedy of mystery, hijinks, and absurdist despair set at the only theme park devoted to death, dying, and the afterlife.
Zita Chang's job--marketing death for the twenty-first century--is just like everyone else's entry-level position in a corporate machine. Just when Zita feels the drudgery can't get any worse, the Nine Circles calls an emergency meeting nine weeks before the park's grand opening to drop a shocking bomb: not only has their executive director died under mysterious circumstances, but Zita and her coworkers are charged with programming his reanimated body to keep the launch on schedule. Can Zita pull this off? Why have a few other colleagues recently dropped dead too? And couldn't this meeting have been an email?
A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J. Maas
Publishes on October 27, 2026
Romance, danger, and intrigue await in the breathtaking sixth book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series.
Peregrine Hill by Nina de Gramont
Publishes on November 10, 2026
"In Peregrine Hill, the velvet curtain of the Gilded Age lifts on a society governed by wealth, reputation, and quiet coercion—a world where power belongs to men and survival demands ingenuity. Bold, atmospheric, and impossible to put down, the novel is historical fiction with real teeth."—Adrienne Brodeur, bestselling author of Little Monsters
By the New York Times bestselling author of The Christie Affair, a novel set in Gilded Age New York about a desperate mother and headstrong daughter navigating a world built on men’s appetites and women’s silence.