jtrent238 test blog: Books Briefing: 67 books to read this fall

September 5, 2023

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Hi readers,

Welcome to September. With Labor Day behind us, you might be ruing the spiritual end to summer, but I have something that might help soothe any blues: our annual fall preview.

Here are 67 books to watch for this coming season. You'll find fiction and nonfiction, story collections and biographies — and plenty more. (Michael Cunningham's first book in nearly a decade! Memoirs from Barbra Streisand, Jada Pinkett Smith and Patrick Stewart! You get the picture.)

The best news of all? Several of the books are out today. The only thing in your way might be a wait list at the library.

Happy reading, and see you next week.

Joumana Khatib

BOOKS TO READ THIS FALL

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Fall Preview

34 Works of Fiction to Read This Fall

New books by Zadie Smith, Alice McDermott and Stephen King; family sagas by Ayana Mathis and Jesmyn Ward; and more.

By Kate Dwyer

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Fall Preview

33 Nonfiction Books to Read This Fall

Memoirs by Barbra Streisand, Patrick Stewart, Jada Pinkett Smith; hotly anticipated books on Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried; and plenty more.

By Shreya Chattopadhyay and Miguel Salazar

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16 Books to Read in September

New novels from Zadie Smith, Stephen King and Lauren Groff; Walter Isaacson's hotly anticipated Elon Musk biography; a history of the AR-15 assault rifle; and much more.

By The New York Times Books Staff

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RECENT BOOK REVIEWS

Nonfiction

Larry McMurtry, a Critter of the American West Who Rejected Its Mythos

Tracy Daugherty's new biography is the first comprehensive account of the prolific novelist who brought us "Lonesome Dove," "The Last Picture Show" and more.

By Dwight Garner

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Nonfiction

Joe Biden's First Term and the 'West Wing' Fantasy of American Politics

In "The Last Politician," Franklin Foer presents the first half of Biden's presidency as a series of made-for-television moments meant to inspire doubters and assuage critics.

By Adam Tooze

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Fiction

In Stephen King's Latest, Beware the Kindly Old Professors

His new novel, "Holly," charges into thorny contemporary debates with a pair of unassuming fiends.

By Flynn Berry

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Welcome to Sweaty, Angry Midlife. Here's Your Sullen Teenager!

Fran Littlewood's debut novel, "Amazing Grace Adams," takes readers on a tour of a mother's darkest hour.

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Will A.I. Change Art? A New Novel Uses A.I. to Explore Just That.

Sean Michaels's "Do You Remember Being Born?," about a poet who is asked to collaborate with an A.I., explores the dangers and opportunities of incorporating technology into art.

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