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Author: Charlie Lovett Genre: Literary Fiction/Historical Fiction Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Publication Date: September 22, 2020 Book Description: In 1906 New York City, a trio of young people come together to write a series of children’s books that echo down the generations in unexpected ways. Robert Parrish’s childhood obsession with series books like the Hardy Boys…

Author: David Chang Genre: Memoir Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers Publication Date: September 8, 2020 Book Description: In 2004, Momofuku Noodle Bar opened in a tiny, stark space in Manhattan’s East Village. Its young chef-owner, David Chang, worked the line, serving ramen and pork buns to a mix of fellow restaurant cooks and confused diners whose…

Author: Michael Ian Black Genre: Non-Fiction/Parenting & Families Publisher: Algonquin Publication Date: September 15, 2020 Book Description: In this thoughtful, inspiring, and deeply personal book, comedian, actor, and father Michael Ian Black gets (mostly) serious about the trouble with masculinity. In the form of a heartfelt letter to his college-bound son—but with ideas sure to…

Author: Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Balzar + Bray Publication Date: September 1, 2020 Book Description: The story that I thought was my life  didn’t start on the day  I was born   Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he’s seen…

Author: M.O. Walsh Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Publication Date: September 8, 2020 Book Description: What would you do if you knew your life’s potential? That’s the question facing the residents of Deerfield, Louisiana, when the DNAMIX machine appears in their local grocery store. It’s nothing to look at, really–it resembles a plain…

Author: Emily Temple Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: June 16, 2020 Book Description: A stylish, stunningly precise, and suspenseful meditation on adolescent desire, female friendship, and the female body that shimmers with rage, wit, and fierce longing—an audacious, darkly observant, and mordantly funny literary debut for fans of Emma Cline, Ottessa Moshfegh,…

Author: J. P. Pomare Genre: Mystery & Thriller Publisher: Mulholland Books Publication Date: September 8, 2020 Book Description: A ticking-clock thriller that braids together the stories of a girl raised in a terrifying cult, and of an overprotective single mother whose fears for her child are about to come true. Amy has only ever known…

Author: Jacqueline Woodson Genre: Middle Grade Publisher: Nancy Paulson Books Publication Date: September 1, 2020 Book Description: National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson’s stirring novel explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed. For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has been everyone’s hero. As a charming, talented pro…

Author: Lindsey Kelk Genre: Romance Publisher: HaperCollins Publication Date: September 8, 2020 Book Description: When Ros comes home after three years away, she’s ready to pick up with life exactly where she left it. But her friends have moved on, her parents have rekindled their romance, and her bedroom is now a garden shed. All…

Author: Michele Harper Genre: Memoir Publisher: Riverhead Books Publication Date: July 7, 2020 Book Description: An emergency room physician explores how a life of service to others taught her how to heal herself. Michele Harper is a female, African American emergency room physician in a profession that is overwhelmingly male and white. Brought up in…