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7 of the Best New Book Releases Out September 15, 2026

Get those TBRs ready. Some of the year's biggest releases are out this week.

Book Riot · Yesterday

Malvika Singh brings Cooking for my Firefly and memories of Delhi to Chennai

At the Table with Malvika Singh. An evening of readings and conversation as the author shares stories from her memoir, Cooking for my Firefly. Presented by Prakriti Foundation at Amethyst Cafe

The Hindu · 3 days ago

Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’

She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursuit of power Naomi Klein’s new book starts on a mountaintop with two “faithful men gathering an audience to share their vision”. It’s a vision of a paradise city, gated at every entrance, no need for we…

The Guardian · 4 days ago

The War on Terror Through the Eyes of Queer Afghan Refugees

As I read Bobuq Sayed’s No God But Us in the waning days of the summer, I realized their debut novel paired well with Jose Esteban Muñoz’s final work, The Sense of Brown (2020). Together, the duo made a perfect

Literary Hub · 5 days ago

Sonia Gandhi’s ‘Belonging’: From being shelved to the shelves

Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, “Belonging: A Journey of Love,” is set for release on November 10, with HarperCollins India handling its publication domestically.

The Hindu · 5 days ago

Colin Kaepernick reflects on Jay-Z 'disappointing' him, losing the NFL and finding his power

A decade after taking a knee, Colin Kaepernick has no regrets and is reflecting on his life in his new memoir, The Perilous Fight . He talks to NPR's Michel Martin about losing football, his disappointment with Jay-Z and what the protest taught him about power.

NPR Books · 7 days ago

'The Great Refusal' author Casey Gerald says ruining his reputation saved his life

A decade ago, Gerald was a rising star, a Yale and Harvard graduate running a celebrated nonprofit. Then he shut it all down. His new book is an argument for forging a different path.

NPR Books · 8 days ago

6 of the Best New Book Releases Out September 8, 2026

The books just keep coming! There's new (witchy) Alice Hoffman and Aiden Thomas, as well as Megan Giddings, Emma Cline, and more.

Book Riot · 8 days ago

Sonia Gandhi’s ‘Belonging’ | What is the controversy over its publication in India?

The book was initially expected to be published in India by Penguin Random House India (PRHI); however, PRHI announced on August 28 that it was not the publisher of the memoir in India

The Hindu · 11 days ago

New book traces the pieces of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Sam Holleran, one of the authors behind the new book Scattered Steel: the afterlife of the World Trade Center .

NPR Books · 12 days ago

Sonia Gandhi memoir | Authors and publishers weigh in on dispute over ‘Belonging’

Last week, Penguin India pulled out of publishing the Congress leader’s memoir after the two sides could not resolve a “particular issue”

The Hindu · 12 days ago

Behind the Scenes of Spider-Man Total Universe

How does a single book capture 60 years of one of the most iconic superheroes? Patrick A. Reed talks his new book, Spider-Man Total Universe.

Book Riot · 12 days ago

Kevin Powers: ‘I was ready to abandon Infinite Jest a thousand times’

The American author on falling in love with The Great Gatsby, being inspired by Dylan Thomas – and the memoir of a canoe trip in Texas he comes back to My earliest reading memory The deaths of Old Dan and Little Ann in Wilson Rawls’s Where the Red Fern Grows were etched into my being as a first grader in Chesterfield County, Virginia. My favourite book growing up Stephen King’s The Stand. I comple…

The Guardian · 12 days ago

HarperCollins to publish Sonia Gandhi’s memoir ‘Belonging’

HarperCollins India announced that the “surprising, richly told memoir seamlessly weaves the personal with the political to tell a riveting story”

The Hindu · 12 days ago

Sonia Gandhi memoir: PRHI denies external pressure, cites ‘a particular issue’

The publisher didn't disclose the contentious issue, citing "agreement and author confidentiality"

The Hindu · 16 days ago

Penguin drops Sonia Gandhi memoir; Congress alleges publisher caved to the Centre

Sonia Gandhi’s memoir Belonging has been dropped by Penguin India just two months before its scheduled release. While the publisher says it remained willing to publish the book, Congress has alleged that it caved to pressure from the BJP over sections on Narendra Modi, the RSS and India-China relations.

The Hindu · 18 days ago

Emily Wilson to retranslate ’The Odyssey’ book

Regarded as the first major English-language translation of Homer’s epic by a woman, her book was already a bestseller and a culture-wars flashpoint before the release of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation

The Hindu · 18 days ago

How to make a bestseller: insiders reveal the tricks of the book trade

From cover design to shelf placement and influencer partnerships … how publishers will persuade you to buy their books this autumn Think about the last book you bought. How did you choose it? Was it from a recommendation, a review, a TikTok video? Did the cover grab you, were you swayed by the quotes on the front, or did you just happen to spot it on an appealing table as you walked into the shop?…

The Guardian · 18 days ago

Penguin India drops Sonia Gandhi’s memoir over comments on PM, RSS and India-China ties

Indian publisher says it was its responsibility to ‘fact-check’; sources say Penguin’s legal team required changes that Ms. Gandhi refused to make; it is learnt that the international edition will include the contested sections

The Hindu · 19 days ago

Helen Mirren is playing Patricia Highsmith?! Watch the trailer for A Talent for Murder.

This morning, fans of both Patricia Highsmith and Dame Helen Mirren have cause to rejoice. The trailer for Anton Corbijn’s new Ripley-adjacent film, A Taste for Murder, is out now. The film stars Alden Ehrenreich, Olivia Cooke, and an almost

Literary Hub · 19 days ago

7 Novels About Obsessive Athletes

Accomplishment in sports, unlike in most other areas of life, is concrete, definitive. There are winners and losers; there are rankings. This all-or-nothing dynamic lends itself to obsession. The narrator of my debut novel, Daytona Teddy Riggs, wants nothing more

Literary Hub · 21 days ago

Data Centers: The Latest Thing to Destroy Beautiful West Virginia

The data centers have been speaking to me lately, in the form of ChatGPT slop. The spam offers to market my new novel for a fee, perverting the language I’ve written about a place the data centers promise to destroy:

Literary Hub · 22 days ago

Author Jill Lepore discusses new book, 'The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State'

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Harvard professor and writer at the New Yorker Jill Lepore about her new book, "The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State."

NPR Books · 22 days ago

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

USA Today, Publishers Weekly, NYT, Amazon, and Indie Booksellers all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.

Book Riot · 27 days ago

Sonia Gandhi’s memoir to revisit love, loss and her decision to decline India’s top job

‘It was heartbreak and loss that threw me into the public world of politics. Up till then I had guarded my privacy fiercely,’ Sonia Gandhi said in her statement

The Hindu · 29 days ago

Edwidge Danticat Wishes Her Former English Teachers Would Read Her Work

Edwidge Danticat’s new book, Dèy, is available now from Alfred A. Knopf, so we asked her a few questions about favorite characters, writing advice, writer’s block, and more. * Who do you most wish would read your book? Of course I

Literary Hub · 29 days ago

6 of the Best New Book Releases Out August 18, 2026

In this week's best new releases: serial killers in Hollywood, alien romance, a queer Syrian man's story, and more.

Book Riot · 29 days ago

In 'Etna,' a canine narrator delivers a poignant anti-war message

Paul Yoon's new novel follows a dog conscripted into an unnamed war in an unnamed country. From the very first page, Etna's voice is somber and poetic in its simplicity.

NPR Books · 30 days ago

Perhaps We Could Find Some New Book Topics to Argue About

Surely there are other things to discuss besides these dusty old subjects? The post Perhaps We Could Find Some New Book Topics to Argue About appeared first on Reactor .

Reactor · 34 days ago