Did one of the book covers on our homepage catch your eye? They are all new titles being released in September 2020, and all are well-reviewed and anticipated. Read below for a description of each, and click the linked title if you'd like to request a copy or get your name on the wait list. And don't forget to watch for more featured releases next month!
Featured Fiction Titles for September:
Looking at real estate isn’t usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. Each of them carries a lifetime of grievances, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of them—the bank robber included—crave some sort of rescue. As authorities and the media surround the premises these reluctant allies will reveal surprising truths about themselves and set in motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they can hardly explain what happens.
The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
Giovanna’s face is changing, turning ugly, so her father thinks. Giovanna, he says, looks more like her Aunt Vittoria every day. But can it be true? Is she turning into Aunt Vittoria, a woman she hardly knows? Is there a mirror in which she can see herself as she truly is? Giovanna searches for her reflection in two cities that detest one another: Naples of the heights, which assumes a mask of refinement, and Naples of the depths, a place of vulgarity. She moves from one to the other in search of the truth.
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
A novel about faith, science, religion, and family that tells the deeply moving portrait of a family of Ghanaian immigrants ravaged by depression and addiction and grief, narrated by a fifth year candidate in neuroscience at Stanford school of medicine studying the neural circuits of reward seeking behavior in mice.
Featured Nonfiction Titles for September:
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh
Solutions and Other Problems includes humorous stories from Allie Brosh's childhood; the adventures of her very bad animals; merciless dissection of her own character flaws; incisive essays on grief, loneliness, and powerlessness; as well as reflections on the absurdity of modern life.
Award-winning journalist and NPR host Guy Raz has interviewed highly successful entrepreneurs to uncover their amazing stories. In How I Built This, he shares tips for every entrepreneur’s journey: from the early days of formulating your idea, to raising money and recruiting employees, to fending off competitors, to paying yourself a real salary. This is a must-read for anyone who has ever dreamed of starting their own business or wondered how trailblazing entrepreneurs made their dreams a reality.
Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World by Sharon Salzberg
In today's world we're flooded with breaking news that causes anger, grief, and pain. People are feeling more stressed than ever and in the face of this anxiety they get so overwhelmed that they can't do anything. In Real Change Sharon Salzberg shares sage advice and indispensable techniques to help free ourselves from negative feelings and actions. She teaches that meditation is not a replacement for action, but rather a way to practice generosity with ourselves and summon the courage to break through boundaries, reconnect to a movement that's bigger than ourselves, and have the energy to stay active.
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