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New Books to Read in Literary Fiction | September 30

Literary fiction readers are in for a treat. This week’s latest releases list is full of intriguing reads you won’t want to miss! The new releases list includes so many bestselling authors like Tom Strelich, Ken Tentarelli, Mariah Stone, and more. Enjoy your new literary fiction books. Happy reading!



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New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books | September 30

Set off on an adventure to new worlds this week! This selection of new science fiction and fantasy books will surely please! Science Fiction fans should be excited about the latest from bestselling authors Anthony J. Melchiorri, Joshua T. Calvert, Toby Neighbors, and more. If Fantasy is what your library needs, you’ll be able to pick up the latest from Rory Surtain, Jeffrey Cummins, Chido Hove, and more. Enjoy your new science fiction and fantasy books. Happy reading!


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New Young Adult Books to Read | September 30

Are you an avid reader of Young Adult books? This week you are in luck! With all of these new novels, you’re bound to find a new favorite book to add to your reading list. This week includes new novels from bestselling authors Timoteo Tong, Loxley Browne, Andrew G. Wood, and more. Enjoy your new young adult books. Happy reading!



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New Biography and Memoir Books to Read | September 30

Looking for some new biography and memoir books for your library? There are so many new releases this week that you’re bound to find a new favorite. You can pick up new books from Clea Shearer, Jacob Rowe, Christian Hardinghaus, and more. Enjoy your new biography and memoir books. Happy reading!



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The Buzziest Books of September | 2025

The Buzziest Books of September | 2025

September is a season of thresholds between warmth and chill, light and shadow, endings and beginnings. The books gathered here reflect that in-between magic: tales of transformation, discovery, and quiet wonder. Each one carries the hush of autumn’s first breath, inviting you to linger in stories that mirror the beauty of change itself. 🍁✨



The Last Hunt (The Last Series Book 1)

Christian Sebastian

Release Date: July 29, 2025

A hunting tale that’s really about life’s bigger pursuits. Dying Silas climbs Montana’s mountains with young Eli, wrestling with 78 years of choices while teaching the boy about patience, loss, and inherited dreams. A work of literary fiction, it explores how we learn from our mistakes, our elders, and the obsessions we can’t escape.

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Legacy

by The Chronicler

Release Date: August 4, 2025

From the Chronicler: On Utopia, warrior training is part of the core curriculum, and rival universities clash in the arena. Dark Angelus Everlast, a mystery with no past, and his friends are thrust against a rising tyrant. Survival means turning practice into war.

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Money Skills For Teens (Teen Life Skills Mastery Series Book 1)

by A.K. He

Release Date: August 17, 2025

Money mistakes are expensive—confidence is free. Money Skills for Teens is a clear, engaging guide to help ages 12–19 earn, budget, save, and invest wisely. With real stories, quizzes, and tools, it builds money smarts and confidence so teens can avoid debt, spend smarter, and take control of their future.

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The Doctor's Future

by Dr. Pietro Emanuele Garbelli

Release Date: June 29, 2025

Uncertain about AI and robotics in medicine? The Doctor’s Future equips healthcare leaders and doctors with clear strategies to adapt, thrive, and deliver trustworthy care. Blending insight, foresight, and practical guidance, it provides a roadmap to lead confidently through the current transformation of healthcare.

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Behind a Locked Door

by Sarah A. Denzil

Release Date: September 4, 2025

When Lucy hears a baby crying behind a locked door, she doesn’t hesitate. But rescuing the child inside throws her into a storm of media, lies, and threats. Someone is watching. Someone wants her to stop digging. But it’s too late—Lucy has already opened the door.

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Through the Woods (Volume 2)

by D. M. Million and R. M. Carpus

Release Date: September 9, 2025

A collection of chilling short stories for fans of small-town horror, paranormal suspense, and plenty of ’90s nostalgia. Looking for R. L. Stine’s Fear Street meets Stranger Things, with a dash of Nosferatu and Twin Peaks? These tales check all the boxes—and will keep you reading long past your bedtime.

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Climb Greater Heights

by Tony Jeton Selimi

Release Date: June 30, 2025

Are you stuck on a plateau while others soar ahead? The rules of business have changed, and growth has never been more challenging. Hustling alone won’t get you there. AI disruption, fierce competition, and burnout are keeping countless entrepreneurs, executives, and leaders stuck—working harder but not climbing higher. This book is your way out.

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Ten Years and Then...

by J.J. DiBenedetto

Release Date: September 16, 2025

Daniel and Nora fell hard and fast in college. But under the weight of family expectations and uncertainty about the future, they drifted apart. Over the next ten years, fate keeps drawing them back together. Through chance encounters, unspoken regrets, and the quiet hope of what might still be, they must decide: can they rewrite their story—and finally get it right?

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The Dream Rider Saga: The Complete Trilogy

by Douglas Smith

Release Date: September 15, 2025

Aurora Award. Indie Author Award. The entire multi–award-winning trilogy in one volume! The Hollow Boys (Book 1), The Crystal Key (Book 2), and The Lost Expedition (Book 3). Plus never-before-seen bonus material: deleted scenes, alternate plotlines, character notes, setting background… and more!

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The Spiral Wakes (A Wounded Land Book 1)

by James Daniels

Release Date: August 23, 2025

A summit meant for peace ends in betrayal and blood. The Valley in the Clouds burns, and young Elrich must rise from his father’s murder to lead what remains of a fractured people. Haunted by prophecy, shadowed by rivals, and guided by only a handful of survivors, he must forge unity before the valley is lost forever.

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Silopi: A True Story of Love and Resilience

by Bradford J. Beyer

Release Date: February 25, 2025

When Brad joins the Army, he never imagines he’ll end up rescuing a tiny kitten while deployed in Turkey. Forming an unexpected bond with this little creature, he sneaks her out of Turkey, through Germany, and back to his family in the States. It’s a heartwarming story of service, perseverance, and finding your path—with a little help from an unexpected furry friend.

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Recipe for Love (Cat's Paw Cove Book 24)

by Sharon Buchbinder

Release Date: September 22, 2025

A sous chef discovers her kitchen has been appropriated for a viral internet cooking show and must stop a showrunner from revealing a sanctuary for supernaturals.

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To Condemn a Witch (Tales of the Witchborn Book 1)

by Lisa A. Traugott

Release Date: August 11, 2025

A stolen scroll. A cursed bloodline. A prophecy binds three witches—maiden, mother, and crone—across life and death. From haunted Scotland to colonial Virginia, they must protect a changeling child from a ruthless witch hunter. To Condemn a Witch is a dark tale of magic, sacrifice, and sisterhood.

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Lava & Lightning (Dragonhammer Saga Book 1)

by J.S. Morin

Release Date: September 23, 2025

The Dragonhammer Saga isn't the story of one dwarf, but of the whole clan. If you want the whole vibe of dwarves as hard-drinking, hard-working, family-oriented, and tougher than nails, then this is the series for you. If you prefer gruff, bearded miners who might occasionally break into song, good news: this is also the series for you!

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The Outpost at Tal Ghrna (The Chronicles of Dorn Book 1)

by Simon Dell

Release Date: September 16, 2025

When the Dominion falls and the Sovereign dies, chaos erupts on the backwater planet of Tal Ghrna. Outnumbered and abandoned, Commander Dorn must unite miners, soldiers, and traders against a vengeful uprising led by a ruthless warlord. Survival means sacrifice—and trust may be deadlier than war.

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Echoes in Snowfall (True Time Book 3)

by Tess Manchester

Release Date: September 23, 2025

U.S. Marshal Blake Everhart hunts her brother's killer by manipulating time. She goes undercover into a treacherous organization, where a twisted criminal has built an empire of assassins using his own dark command over time. Every second counts and one wrong move could unravel everything. Don't miss this action-packed time travel thriller!

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Beautiful Torment (Empire of Kings Book 1)

by A. Zavarelli

Release Date: September 26, 2025

A brand-new dark mafia, stolen-bride romance from A. Zavarelli is now available. They call him Il Diavolo When the devil dressed in black crashes my wedding I know he didn’t come to offer me his blessing, he came to collect what was always his.

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All's Fayre in Love and War (Bartholomew Fayre Book 2)

by Sheri Cobb South

Release Date: September 15, 2025

Widow Caroline Fayre Cummings takes a post as governess to provide for her young son. She is dismayed to find that Lord Westermain and his children are virtually strangers to each other. Clearly, the children need an advocate, and the earl needs to be taught a few lessons himself. If only he didn’t stir feelings she’d thought were buried forever…

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Saintsville

by Rory Surtain

Release Date: September 16, 2025

A summoned warrior. A grief-stricken witch. A city under siege. In the sultry, mystical underbelly of New Orleans, death stalks the local coven, and a witch summons a warrior’s soul from another world to settle an old debt. Awakening in a dead mobster’s body—true identity stripped away—the man finds himself bound in a supernatural power struggle.

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13 Stone Corners and Other Stories (Thirteen Book 2)

by Jeffrey Cummins

Release Date: August 5, 2025

Thirteen ghost stories of the shudder variety that will linger long after the final page. A collection of what fans of ghost fiction crave: restless spirits and dark settings. Ghost of spurned women, angry men, forgotten and lost children haunting basements, attics, churches, coffee houses, and the Globe theater all with a fresh narrative voice.

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The Spellbinding Magic of You and Me (The Magicals' Alliance Book 3)

by Timoteo Tong

Release Date: September 16, 2025

Santangelo Lo Geffo, torn between love and destiny, must master his magic to stop the ruthless Máu Rabetica from seizing a sword that could make her Queen of the Gloom. With monsters, war, and secrets closing in, will Santangelo embrace his power—or lose everything?

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Business Books That Redefine What It Means to Be a Founder

Business Books That Redefine What It Means to Be a Founder

These aren’t just books about business; they’re about identity, grit, and vision. Perfect for anyone who sees entrepreneurship as a calling, not just a career. Each book explores the human side of building something from nothing. They’ll inspire you to lead with both courage and clarity.



Bootstrapping Bronto: The Art of Scaling Your Startup Without Venture Capital

by Joe Colopy

Release Date: September 23, 2025

Bootstrapping Bronto tells the story of how Joe Colopy started, grew, and sold his startup for $200 million -- all without a dime from venture capitalists. He provides anecdotes and insights from his journey as well as helpful frameworks and models that you can apply to your venture -- whether it is just an idea or a thriving business. It is an entertaining read for all entrepreneurs!

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Product Sense

by Tapan Kamdar

Release Date: September 20, 2025

A hands-on field guide to thinking, speaking, and leading through product interviews. Built by a hiring manager who has interviewed hundreds of candidates at Meta/Facebook, Mozilla, and GoDaddy, this book gives you a repeatable flow, crisp prompts, and worked examples so you can run the conversation like a high-signal product review, not a guessing game.

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Burn the Playbook

by Joe Pulizzi

Release Date: September 19, 2025

Burn the Playbook is a wake-up call for anyone who’s tired of renting their future. If you want meaning, freedom, and wealth...on your terms...this book shows you how to build it, own it, and keep it. From Joe Pulizzi—founder of Content Marketing Institute and author of Content Inc.—this is his most important book yet, written first for his kids and now for you.

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1 Layer Deep

by Libby DeLucien

Release Date: September 23, 2025

Running a business shouldn't mean running yourself into the ground. But for most business owners, it feels like the only way. You're stretched too thin, caught in the daily fires, and constantly putting life aside to focus on work—but never fully present in either.

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The Long-Haul Leader

by Chris Ducker

Release Date: September 2, 2025

Hustle is a season, not a lifestyle. As a business leader, you can burn massive amounts of energy building teams, setting up systems, creating products, selling, and fighting for growth. It takes hard work to get where you want to go. But eventually, that’s not enough. Hustle can get you started, but won’t lead to sustained success.

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The Framemaking Sale

by Brent Adamson & Karl Schmidt

Release Date: September 9, 2025

Business-to-business commerce is broken. Today’s customers find themselves overwhelmed by too many options, too much information, and too many obstacles. The result is often an inability to execute any but the safest of purchase decisions, frequently resulting in no decision at all. Could this be the death of sales as we know it?

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Literary Fiction Novels That Linger Like Half-Remembered Dreams

Literary Fiction Novels That Linger Like Half-Remembered Dreams

Atmospheric, haunting, and layered with meaning, these stories blur the line between memory and imagination. Perfect for readers who want fiction that stays mysterious yet deeply moving. Each book casts a spell you can’t shake. They’re not read once they’re lived and relived.



When Things Go Missing

by Deborah Brasket

Release Date: September 22, 2025

When a mother mysteriously disappears, her family falls apart. Kay mourns her mother’s absence and blames her brother’s heroin addiction for driving her away. Cal is torn by guilt and rage at being abandoned, and Walter tracks his wife’s travels across South America before heading to Alaska. How they mend what’s broken forms the heart of this novel.

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Hamlet: A Gothic Retelling in Prose

by E. Hartt

Release Date: August 30, 2025

When Prince Hamlet encounters his father's ghost on the fog-shrouded battlements of Elsinore, a chain of events unfolds that will shake the very foundations of the Danish kingdom. In this masterfully crafted retelling, Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece is transformed into accessible, atmospheric prose that captures every nuance of the original's psychological depth and dramatic power while breathing new life into this immortal tale of revenge, madness, and moral decay.

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Wild Atlantic

by Cillian Dunne

Release Date: August 30, 2025

A lighthouse. A storm. A body on the shore. Sarah thought life on the wild Atlantic coast would be a fresh start. Instead, she is stranded in a decaying lighthouse with Fergal, isolated from everything she once knew. Then the body of an American man washes ashore. A man with the same last name as Fergal. A man was last seen with his family the night before in New York.

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Of Saints and Rivers

by Jim Logan

Release Date: September 16, 2025

From the wild frontier days of the late 1800s to the post-war reckoning of the 1950s, this award-winning novel follows three generations of the McClellan family through the eyes of the youngest son. Growing up in the shadow of his celebrated father and brother, Jordan is more into books than farmwork or sports. But when tragedy strikes, guilt drives him spiraling down a path with dire consequences.

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The River is Waiting

by Eunice Trotter

Release Date: September 11, 2025

Some rivers lead us home, others test our hearts. The River is Waiting is a captivating story of mystery, family secrets, and the unexpected turns that change lives forever. Eunice Totter invites you on a journey where every choice matters and every moment counts. Will you find the strength to follow the river—or resist its pull?

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Where the Light Flickers

by Ryan Burden

Release Date: September 8, 2025

In the fog-shrouded valleys and scarred mountaintops of Appalachian coal country, two families orbit each other in a dance that will ultimately consume them both. Hem Barry, a disgraced veterinarian whose drinking cost him his Providence practice, has dragged his family to isolated Shokten seeking redemption.

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6 High-Stakes Mysteries & Thrillers That Hook Instantly

6 High-Stakes Mysteries & Thrillers That Hook Instantly

Step into worlds where danger lurks around every corner and nothing is as it seems. These thrillers are packed with high-stakes drama, shocking twists, and relentless suspense that will keep your heart racing. Perfect for readers who thrive on tension, unexpected betrayals, and adrenaline-fueled plots. Each story will challenge your assumptions and keep you turning pages late into the night.



The Two of You (Asher Huxley Book 2)

by KB Fisher

Release Date: September 15, 2025

His wife has been murdered. His partner has betrayed him. Detective Asher Huxley is back in the Crescent City, but his reputation is bleeding out. Two serial murder cases will determine the future of his career—the strangler and the ripper. But a third case looms over the city streets: the attempted murder of Asher himself.

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31 Nights of Terror (Volume I)

by John Walker

Release Date: September 11, 2025

31 Nights of Terror: Volume I is not just another horror collection; it is a journey into the chilling depths of history’s most disturbing true accounts of hauntings, possessions, and murders. Each of the sixteen stories in this first volume is rooted in real events—drawn from witness statements, police reports, court records, and documented testimonies that continue to terrify decades later.

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The Bishop's Recusal (Alex Hayes Legal Thrillers Book 4)

by L.T. Ryan & Laura Chase

Release Date: September 2, 2025

When federal prosecutor Alex Hayes is handed a politically sensitive homicide case, it feels like a setup. The victim is the daughter of one of the most powerful judges in the country. The accused—her boyfriend—has money, influence, and something to hide. And everyone else at the DOJ has mysteriously stepped aside.

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Trust No One (Agent Tori Hunter Book 8)

by Roger Stelljes

Release Date: September 5, 2025

In a cabin by a lake, a mother and father tuck their little girl into bed and kiss her goodnight. But they can’t enjoy the evening summer breeze—because this is no ordinary family on vacation. This is a family with nowhere left to run… and no one left to trust.

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The Hallmarked Man

by Robert Galbraith

Release Date: September 2, 2025

A dismembered corpse is discovered in the vault of a silver shop. The police initially believe it to be that of a convicted armed robber - but not everyone agrees with that theory. One of them is Decima Mullins, who calls on the help of private detective Cormoran Strike as she's certain the body in the silver vault was that of her boyfriend - the father of her newborn baby - who suddenly and mysteriously disappeared.

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Deadly Mercy (A Bailey Flynn FBI Mystery Thriller Book 8)

by Melinda Woodhall

Release Date: August 31, 2025

When a deadly hit-and-run accident leads to the discovery of a local woman’s eviscerated body, Special Agent Bailey Flynn soon discovers that the man who committed the unspeakable crime is responsible for two other grisly homicides in the area.

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