15 Spectacular New Children's Books Out in September 2026
BOOK RIOTby Liberty Hardy3 Sept 2026
It’s back-to-school time, which means reading these great new books will give you an excellent reason to avoid doing homework.
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top 51%📚 The time to hesitate is through
BOOK RIOTby Community3 Sept 2026
The best way to keep up with upcoming books A flood of new books clamoring for a spot on your TBR comes out every month, and with so many competing for your attention, it’s easy to lose track of...
Novels that Rewrite Our Relationship to Homes and Houses
BOOK RIOTby Guest3 Sept 2026
Rachel Pastan is the author of We’re So Lucky to Live Here, about a young theater director who tries to raise enough money to keep her childhood home by staging a production of The Cherry Orchard...
September's New Mystery, Thriller, True Crime Books
BOOK RIOTby Jamie Canaves2 Sept 2026
Kids are back in school, fall is on the horizon, Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s almost time for a rewatch of When Harry Met Sally.
Step into September With These New Graphic Novels
BOOK RIOTby Eileen Gonzalez2 Sept 2026
Well, friends, we have turned another page of the calendar, and you know what that means: it’s time to revel in a new set of freshly released graphic novels!
Horror and History in September New Historical Fiction
BOOK RIOTby Rachel Brittain2 Sept 2026
We’re clearly getting closer to spooky season by the day, because the amount of horror infiltrating new historical fiction releases keeps increasing exponentially.
Gothic Horror Set Across the Globe
BOOK RIOTby Courtney Rodgers2 Sept 2026
There are a lot of strange, dark corners in the world. Doorways that feel wrong. Floorboards with scuffmarks that won’t ever come out.
Teen Journalists, A Horde of Horror, and More New YA Books for September 2, 2026
BOOK RIOTby Kelly Jensen2 Sept 2026
Selecting which books to highlight this week was tough because so many new YA books are hitting shelves. We’re starting the fall deluge, and that’s great news for readers.
The Best Noir Fantasy Books
BOOK RIOTby Rey Rowland2 Sept 2026
As a lifelong fan of fantasy novels, I absolutely love it when authors mix it with other genres. Since fiction in general is often an exercise in “what if?” and fantasy novels always ask what if...
📈 A treasure trove of data
BOOK RIOTby Community2 Sept 2026
Own Your Own READ Poster It’s been 46 years since the American Library Association (ALA) introduced their beloved READ Posters in 1980.
📚 Despite all the scandals
BOOK RIOTby Community1 Sept 2026
Read an excerpt from R. F. Kuang’s Taipei Story photo credit: Toby Madden R. F. Kuang is the bestselling author of Yellowface, The Poppy War, and Babel, to name a few, and today is the publication...
11 of the Best New LGBTQ Books Out in September 2026
BOOK RIOTby Danika Ellis1 Sept 2026
The best new LGBTQ books out in September include gay literary fiction from a Man Booker Prize-winning author, a love story between two men in Palestine, the newest book from Ashley Herring Blake...
13 Awesome New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of September 2026
BOOK RIOTby Liberty Hardy1 Sept 2026
Let’s keep this brief, so you have more time to jump right into discovering amazing new science fiction and fantasy books!
Cats, Owls & Axolotls, Oh My!: The Best Library & Bookstore Pets
BOOK RIOTby Katie McLain Horner1 Sept 2026
I used to work at a library that changed up the theme in the children’s department every year, and for the first few years, the themes involved animals. “Under the Sea” was fish.
One of September's New Releases May Be the Best Book of the Year
BOOK RIOTby Erica Ezeifedi1 Sept 2026
We’ve entered into the book season, and there really are too many highly anticipated books coming out this month to list here.
The Significance of Dogs in Literature
BOOK RIOTby Guest1 Sept 2026
Anna Heyward is the author of Living with Freddie: How a Dog Taught Me to Be Human, out September 8th from Random House. Below, she discusses the significance of dogs in literature.
Read an Excerpt From R. F. Kuang's TAIPEI STORY
BOOK RIOTby Guest1 Sept 2026
R. F. Kuang is the bestselling author of Yellowface, The Poppy War, and Babel, to name a few, and today is the publication day for her newest novel: Taipei Story, out from William Morrow.
Here are the Winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards
BOOK RIOTby Danika Ellis31 Aug 2026
The Hugo Awards are one of the biggest sci-fi and fantasy awards, and through the years, they’ve been plagued with controversy.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Novellas to Devour This Week
BOOK RIOTby Erica Ezeifedi31 Aug 2026
Lately, audiobooks seem to have completely replaced my Spotify playlists when I’m out and about (and just in general, once a story has hooked me, if I’m being honest).
5 Latine Picture Books for Everyone to Read
BOOK RIOTby Anne Mai Yee Jansen31 Aug 2026
Whether they’re new releases or beloved classics, Latine picture books celebrate Latine cultures.