The Best New Books Publishing in September 2026

Huna: A Memoir of Revolution, Prison, and Becoming
by Abdelrahman ElGendy Hogarth Books, 09/01/2026 In 2013, two years after the January 25 revolution, seventeen-year-old Abdelrahman ElGendy was a budding student activist in Cairo. Hope for a free ...more

The Pirate Queen
by Ariel Lawhon Doubleday, 09/08/2026 Grace O'Malley was born to be a sea captain. But despite her natural skill on the water, Grace learns early that her dreams of a life at the helm are ...more

Exit Party: A Novel
by Emily St. John Mandel Knopf, 09/15/2026 Los Angeles, 2031: The first spring after the collapse of the United States, peacekeeping troops withdraw from the city, the Jacaranda trees blossom, ...more

American Hagwon
by Min Jin Lee Cardinal, 09/29/2026 In schools and churches, hotel rooms and nail salons, law firms and fried-fish shops; in cramped, dingy apartments and luxury, gated communities, the ...more

Lady of Uncanny Charms (Whimbrel House)
by Charlie N. Holmberg 47North, 09/29/2026 Owein arrives in England to marry Lady Cora of Leiningen, his dearest friend and confidante he's known mostly through letters. However, Queen Victoria...more