9 Books For Your Reading List This September

If your little ones are back to school, you might have some more free time for yourself.

So if you want to catch up on some reading, we have you covered with the latest releases in September so the most cosy reads.

And we’re so excited to get stuck into these…

Under Story – Chloe Benjamin

At an isolated research station in Antarctica, biologist Laurel Salter washes dishes for a living ten hours a day, six days a week. She tells no one why she left her career, or why her marriage ended. 

But even in this remote outpost, Laurel can’t outrun her past. When a strange light appears across the ice and draws a group of physicists to McMurdo, her former husband, Eli, won’t be far behind. Laurel is captivated by the Arc: its surreal glow; the way it seems almost alive. 

And though Eli is reluctant to test her wildest theory, Laurel is convinced that the Arc leads down a rabbit hole, and into a world they can barely imagine. Can she persuade him to risk everything to fix the burden that hangs between them – to turn back the clock and live their story a second time?

Out Now

The Midnight Guests – Alex Hay

1923. Diana Gold, owner and impresario, throws open the doors to the most opulent new hotel in London. As the champagne flows and the chandeliers shimmer, millionaires and gamblers rub shoulders with film stars and royalty. Everyone who’s anyone is here.

Everyone, that is, except two guests due at midnight. Powerful and dangerous, they’ve dragged Diana from the gutter and taught her all she knows. Her fate rests in their hands. If everything goes right, a whole new life awaits. One mistake will cost her everything. For this is much more than a hotel – it’s the heart of Diana’s intricate masterplan.

Over twenty-four fateful hours, her guests will learn why they’re really here. And Diana will take perfect care of them – unless they take care of her first. But when a body is found in the depths of the hotel, Diana’s lavish opening night suddenly spirals out of control…

Out 10th September

Dodge City – Patrick deWitt

1967, California. Lee Clarke is a strait-laced twenty-threeyear-old ambling along at college as the social revolution of the sixties unfolds among his peers, until a draft letter lands on his doormat, calling him up to fight in the Vietnam War.

Lee then makes the first political decision of his life: he will leave the country. He kisses his girlfriend and signs up at a drive-away car delivery service and scores a Jaguar bound for the East Coast. He takes with him only a single suitcase and a bag of amphetamines. But Lee knows he can’t slip the country without saying the rest of his goodbyes.

In four different towns strung out along the country, Lee visits each member of his family to say his farewells. He’s speeding towards his future, and yet the past keeps rising up to meet him. Will he make it across the border the same man as when he started this journey?

Out September 29th

My Sister Is Going To Kill Me – Nina Simon

Liv and Mandy Chisholm’s yearly sister trip is meant to keep them connected despite their very different lives. Liv, the responsible older sister, plans everything down to the last detail, while Mandy thrives on spontaneity and chaos. This year’s adventure — a rafting expedition through the breathtaking canyons of the Colorado River — seems like the perfect way to reconnect.

But when a fellow traveller is found dead and another body soon follows, the dream getaway becomes something far more dangerous. Trapped in the wilderness with a group of strangers and a killer hiding among them, the sisters must untangle secrets and shifting alliances before the river
carries them into even deeper trouble.

Fast-paced, witty and full of twists, this family-centred whodunnit proves that even the most scenic vacation can take a deadly turn.

Out September 10th

A Bigger Life – Louise O’Neill

At 38, Louise O’Neill had the life she thought she wanted―until her long-term relationship ended, taking with it the home, future, and sense of certainty she’d built. Heartbroken but defiant, she made a radical decision: to say yes to everything, to take risks, and to reclaim her life―on her own terms.

What followed was a dating experiment that took her across Paris, London, New York, and beyond. Through the men she meets and the moments in between, Louise begins to challenge everything she’s been taught to settle for – in life, love, and in herself.

Part memoir, part manifesto, A Bigger Life is a candid, courageous exploration of modern womanhood, sexual freedom, and the myths we’re sold about what makes a life worthwhile. It’s about embracing uncertainty, finding joy after heartbreak, and creating space for the version of yourself that doesn’t play small.

Out September 24th

Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel – Lucy Foley

High in the Swiss Alps, with glorious mountain views and exclusive access to powdery slopes, the Grand Alpine Hotel draws guests from far and wide.

The notorious actress. The high-flying politician. The inscrutable political wife. The reckless friend. The shrewd doctor

But when a guest enters a gondola alive, only to be found dead at the top of the mountain, it’s clear there’s a killer in their midst. As tensions rise, and old grudges emerge like cracks in the ice, someone watches from the shadows. An unassuming woman with an extraordinary mind: Miss Marple.

She suspects everyone in the hotel, and she’s right to. For it isn’t just a question of who has a motive, but who’s next…

Out September 22nd

Taipei Story – Rebecca F. Kuang

Yale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: for family, for culture, for connection. But her summer of discovery quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate unbearable, and a reckless, deeply awkward trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows soon ignites vicious gossip.

Then her grandfather dies. Grieving and adrift, Lily must confront her own questions about the culture she inherited but never fully understood. She embarks on a wryly funny, often devastating search for understanding: of herself, her family, and the meaning of home.

All over one unforgettable summer in Taipei.

Out September 8th

Wild Sanctuary – Pamela O’Rourke

Daisy Monroe swore she’d never come back to Blackstone Creek. Officially, she’s there to write a feature on Glacier Ridge Ranch for her editor. Unofficially, she’s following a lead. No matter what anyone says, she never believed her father’s death three years ago was just an accident.

She came back to Blackstone Creek for answers. Not for Wyatt Hartley. He’s still quiet strength wrapped in worn denim and guarded eyes. Still the man who can make her heart race with a single look. And still completely off-limits.

Wyatt is gruff, guarded, and happiest alone. Daisy is the girl who fills every silence and refuses to back down, no matter how many times he pushes her away. Until the night everything changes…

Out September 4th

Strange is the Light – Sarah Maria Griffin

Strange is the Light follows a passionately entangled group of childhood friends, fractured by the betrayals and secrets kept as they grew into adulthood.

Now, after twenty years, Daphne, Ronan, Leonie and Finn will finally have to face the consequences of cutting their last adventure short–having accidentally opened a rift into a dangerous alternate dimension while playing a mysterious RPG version of their childhood game.

Daphne never took her final turn… And there is a debt that must be paid.

Out September 8th