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New book releases · September 2026

Every new book out in September 2026

73 books published for the first time this month. Here they all are, day by day, with our verdict on the ones we’ve read.

73new releases
73reviewed by us
20out on Tue 29, the busiest day
Fantasytop genre
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MestraThe Knave and the MoonWe Chase Shadows
Our verdicts

Reviewed by The Bookish Elf

73 of this month’s new books, already read, rated and reviewed. Our two highest-rated first.

Mestra cover
Out Tuesday 29 September

Mestra

by Madeline Miller

Fantasy · Ecco

Read our review →
The Knave and the Moon cover
Out Tuesday 1 September

The Knave and the Moon

by Rachel Gillig

Fantasy · Orbit

Read our review →
We Chase ShadowsRichard OsmanOut 1 Sep
The Pirate QueenAriel LawhonOut 8 Sep
Taipei StoryR.F. KuangOut 8 Sep
Dead BeatLeigh BardugoOut 15 Sep
Swan Song – Diana, My SisterCharles SpencerOut 22 Sep
Hollywood, EndingJohn GreenOut 22 Sep
Threshing DayRebecca YarrosOut 29 Sep
American HagwonMin Jin LeeOut 29 Sep
The Three Graces of Pearl StreetElizabeth Wellington RollinsOut 1 Sep
Before You Were AnneEmiko JeanOut 1 Sep
Under StoryChloe BenjaminOut 1 Sep
The Black OrchidLoreth Anne WhiteOut 1 Sep
Midnight CurfewPenelope DouglasOut 1 Sep
Buried in the Woods BelowDaniel G. MillerOut 1 Sep
BlacktailScott HawkinsOut 1 Sep
Paper GhostsSarah Addison AllenOut 1 Sep
Our Strange DuetErin A. CraigOut 1 Sep
Kiss Slay ReplayRachel HarrisonOut 1 Sep
I Hope This Email Finds You in HellMackenzie ReedOut 1 Sep
BlightfallBrandon Sanderson and Janci PattersonOut 1 Sep
A Time of WitchesMadeline MartinOut 1 Sep
ScionJames IslingtonOut 1 Sep
The DisappearersMarlon JamesOut 3 Sep
Love Felt Like ThisJulie OliviaOut 8 Sep
A Snake Among SwansHannah KanerOut 8 Sep
We Already Dug the GraveEmma C. WellsOut 8 Sep
Big Bad WolfLaurie GilmoreOut 8 Sep
The Witches of CambridgeAlice HoffmanOut 8 Sep
TempestVictoria AveyardOut 8 Sep
SwitzyEmma ClineOut 8 Sep
HarbingerGeneva LeeOut 10 Sep
Trust No OneMary BurtonOut 15 Sep
If Not YouEllen O'CloverOut 15 Sep
FallowSarah AndersonOut 15 Sep
I Am the Monster Under the BedEmily ZinnikasOut 15 Sep
Grim TidingsB.K. BorisonOut 15 Sep
Bodies of MagicFreya MarskeOut 15 Sep
The ThoroughbredsElin HilderbrandOut 15 Sep
Hollow BonesJodi PicoultOut 15 Sep
Exit PartyEmily St. John MandelOut 15 Sep
In the Woods They WaitCarrie Lee SouthOut 20 Sep
The Munich AffairJames Patterson and David EllisOut 21 Sep
The Wretched DivineAdalyn GraceOut 22 Sep
Fallen RookL.J. ShenOut 22 Sep
EmpireSabaa TahirOut 22 Sep
Our Cut of SaltDeena HelmOut 22 Sep
Kiss of the Black FlameHelen ScheuererOut 22 Sep
MazywoodTananarive DueOut 22 Sep
The Sweetest FiendRaven KennedyOut 22 Sep
Free FallingLyla SageOut 22 Sep
The Mirror of Infinite EndingsStephanie GarberOut 22 Sep
Murder at the Grand Alpine HotelLucy FoleyOut 22 Sep
The Thief and the Traitor BrideV.L. BovalinoOut 29 Sep
Trad WifeSarah LanganOut 29 Sep
Ungrateful Immigrant Daughter: A Memoir From the Child of a Mail-Order BrideKatya SuvorovaOut 29 Sep
Trust FallLynn PainterOut 29 Sep
The House of GardeniasIsabel CañasOut 29 Sep
NightjarsMichael WehuntOut 29 Sep
Cursed CityKate GoldenOut 29 Sep
The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an EpidemicMalcolm GladwellOut 29 Sep
The Velvet KnifeMaureen JohnsonOut 29 Sep
Astarion: Baldur’s Gate 3T. KingfisherOut 29 Sep
The Sisters of Crimson HouseMelissa Anderson SweazyOut 29 Sep
PlyHernan DiazOut 29 Sep
The True Confessions of First Lady FreemanDeesha PhilyawOut 29 Sep
Escape MeTahereh MafiOut 29 Sep
The French IllusionJohn GrishamOut 29 Sep
Hawk & SparrowAyana GrayOut 1 Sep
WinterveilAva ReidOut 15 Sep
The Many Private Lives of Missy CookeJane GreenOut 29 Sep
Silent NightmaresChuck PalahniukOut 29 Sep
Release calendar

September at a glance

Tap a day to jump to its books. Tuesdays (highlighted) are the main US release day; a star marks a day with a book we have reviewed.

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Day by day

All 73 new releases

Showing all 73 books.

1
Tuesday1 September 2026
17 releases
3
Thursday3 September 2026
1 release
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Tuesday8 September 2026
9 releases
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Thursday10 September 2026
1 release
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Tuesday15 September 2026
11 releases
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Sunday20 September 2026
1 release
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Monday21 September 2026
1 release
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Tuesday22 September 2026
12 releases
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Tuesday29 September 2026
20 releases
Questions

September 2026 releases, answered

What books come out in September 2026?

73 new books are listed for September 2026, led by Mestra by Madeline Miller, The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig and We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman. The full list on this page runs day by day and can be filtered by genre.

What is the biggest release day in September 2026?

Tuesday 29 September, with 20 new books. Most US books are published on a Tuesday.

Which September 2026 books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?

Mestra by Madeline Miller, The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig, We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman, The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon, Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang, Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo, Swan Song – Diana, My Sister by Charles Spencer, Hollywood, Ending by John Green, Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros, American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee, The Three Graces of Pearl Street by Elizabeth Wellington Rollins and Before You Were Anne by Emiko Jean, and 61 more. Reviewed books carry our star rating.

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