Ep 479 – September Most Anticipated Books! + Mike Chen!!

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Brea and Mallory name their most anticipated books of September! Plus, they interview Mike Chen about his debut YA novel! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned –

The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith

Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novak

How the Story Always Ends by Wendy Heard
Someone Else’s Daughter by Andrea Stewart

SEPTEMBER

The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig
Romantasy, sequel to The Knight and the Moth

Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel
Literary sci fi, dystopian, time travel

Trust Fall by Lynn Painter
YA romance, contemporary, autumn, rom com, enemies to lovers

The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman
Historical fantasy, witches, dark academia, 1950s Boston

The Wretched Divine by Adalyn Grace
Romantasy, lady knight, demons, high fantasy

Tempest by Victoria Aveyard
Historical romantasy, pirates, adventures, pirate queen

Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley
Mystery in the Agatha Christie universe, cozy, Swiss Alps

Grim Tidings by B.K. Borison
Paranormal romance, angel and reaper, enemies to lovers, grumpy/grumpy

Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo
Third in Ninth House trilogy

Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros
Short stories in the Empyrean universe

Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang
Literary fantasy, coming of age, summer, romance, Taipei

Morfran, Dark Lord Reformed by S.B. West
High fantasy, funny, romantasy, rebellion, found family

The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon
Historical fiction, pirates, fantasy, Ireland, 16th century

We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman
Mystery, sequel to We Solve Murders

Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske
Fantasy, dark academia, Grey’s Anatomy meets A Deadly Education, queer

Sometimes I Scare Myself by Jeneva Rose
Horror short stories

The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw
Literary, wife of a megachurch pastor’s secret comes to light

Free Falling by Lyla Sage
Paranormal romance, haunted small town, fake relationship

Hawk and Sparrow by Ayana Gray
YA romantasy, mystery, magic, Gilded Age, historical

Scion by James Islington
Sci fi thriller, cyberpunk, John Wick meets Blade Runner

It’s Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh
Thriller, woman attempting to catch cheating husband finds him dead

Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison
Horror, time loop, serial killer, romance

Under Story by Chloe Benjamin
Sci fi, romance, time travel, Antarctica, near future

A Time of Witches by Madeline Martin
Historical fantasy, witches, parallel timelines

American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee
Historical fiction, family epic, Seoul, Sydney, California

Reign by Bethan Croome
Romantasy, found family, forbidden love, magic, adventure

Mazywood by Tananarive Due
Historical horror, female rage, Black Hollywood, filmmaking, California mountains

The Black Orchid by Loreth Anne White
Thriller, murder on a cruise through Aegean Sea

Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason
Literary fiction, mental health, books about books, loneliness

Cursed City by Kate Golden
Harker Academy #2, romantasy, dark academia

Big Bad Wolf by Laurie Gilmore
Paranormal romance, small town, Little Red Riding Hood retelling

Buried in the Woods Below by Daniel G. Miller
Thriller, psychological suspense, isolated setting, secrets, Minnesota

Nightjars by Michael Wehunt
Horror, Memento meets Dracula, man caught for crimes he doesn’t remember

The Commons by Rebecca Ihim
New Adult romantasy, dystopian dark academia

Switzy by Emma Cline
Literary fiction, aging man’s last pilgrimage

Paper Ghosts by Sarah Addison Allen
Magical realism, romance, ghosts, parallel timelines, 1970s, North Carolina

The Sweetest Fiend by Raven Kennedy
Dark romance, fae, enemies to lovers, Pied Piper retelling

Midnight Curfew by Penelope Douglas
Queer dark romance, MLM, enemies to lovers, rivals from opposing families

Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body by Andrew D. Huberman
Nonfiction, science, self help

The Pumpkin Bride by Fiona Buttercup
Cozy romantasy, autumnal, second chance romance, Shrek meets Princess Bride with pumpkins

Ply by Hernan Diaz
Sci fi, dystopia, far future, humans reinventing society

Blightfall by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson
YA sci fi, space, dystopia, intergalactic mission to an alien world

Trad Wife by Sarah Langan
Horror, trad wife influencers, social media, journalist’s descent into evil world of influencing

I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell by Mackenzie Reed
Horromance, office worker accidentally witnesses her hot boss performing an exorcism

The Three Graces of Pearl Street by Elizabeth Wellington Rollins
Historical fiction, Italy, family saga, three Italian American generations of women

Harbinger by Geneva Lee
New Adult romantasy, magic, mythology, magic

Bones by K.L. Speer
Dark romantasy, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, magic

The Disappearers by Marlon James
Historical fiction, 1980s Jamaica, murder of a gay man

The Siren by Tomi Adeyemi
YA fantasy, dark academia, rage, yearning, woman’s darkness

Ungrateful Immigrant Daughter: A Memoir from the Child of a Mail-Order Bride by Katya Suvorova
Nonfiction

Crown of Crimson and Crows by Tessa Hale
Romantasy, why choose, witches, vampires, enemies to lovers

Love Felt Like This by Julie Olivia
Romance, small town, grumpy rock star + sunshine children’s show creature working together

Espiritu by Aiden Thomas
Sequel to Cemetery Boys!!!

Kneel Before Me by Lindsay Straube
Kiss of the Basilisk book #3

The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies by Kate Westbury
Historical romance, mystery, post WWII Oxford University, undercover operatives

Empire by Sabaa Tahir
Heir Duology #2

Doomsdate by Laura Piper Lee
Horromance, rom com, zombie apocalypse

I Am the Monster Under the Bed by Emily Zinnikas
Horror, invisible entity under a bed, return to small town

Fallow by Sarah Anderson
Sci fi, funny, young woman signs up to be the world’s first in-house corporate surrogate

Our Cut of Salt by Deena Helm
Horror, haunted house, three generations of Palestinian women deal with haunting in ancestral home

We Already Dug the Grave by Emma C. Wells
Thriller, Southern Gothic, Sharp Objects with a dash of Practical Magic

Kiss of the Black Flame by Helene Scheuerer
Romantasy, books about books, magic, found family, forced proximity

Blacktail by Scott Hawkins
Dark fantasy, a wolf sets out on a journey of revenge

The Paradox Club by Charlie Lovett
Sci fi mystery, secret society, woman uncovers truth about her father’s death that could alter course of history

The Velvet Knife by Maureen Johnson
Truly Devious #6

The Lost Spectacular by Zoe Duhaime
Fantasy, romance, Night Circus meets Midnight Library

Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Nonfiction

The Dark Lord’s Guide to Honeymooning (and Other Acts of Tyranny) by Tiffany Hunt
Guides to Villainy and Love #2, romantasy

Wildwood by Ashley Woo
Mystery, horror, gothic, family estate with secrets, creepy forest

The Birthing Tree by Amanda Peters
Historical fiction, family, legacy, small Nova Scotia town, Indigenous traditions

Beyond the Graves Waits Mist and Sea by Kathleen Kaufman
Horror, fantasy, gothic, mystery, microbial biology, witchcraft

So It Grows by Andie Burke
Romance, cozy, small town, business rivals to lovers, plant shop

You’re the One That I Haunt by Katie Jung
Paranormal romance, woman teams up with hot ghost to save her childhood crush from a curse

The Strangers by Naomi Alderman
Sci fi, grief, weird new animal spreading across America

A Snake Among Swans by Hannah Kaner
Queer romantasy, sapphic, epic fantasy, magic, warring kingdoms, female rage

If Not You by Ellen O’Clover
Romance, rival copywriters, forced proximity

The Thief and the Traitor Bride by V.L. Bovalino
Romantasy set in the world of The Second Death of Locke

The Mystic and the Missing Girl by Vikki VanSickle
Mystery, reluctant psychic, tarot, cold case

Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion by T. Kingfisher
Horror fantasy, vampires

In the Dark by Shain Rose
Dark romance, secret society, enemies to lovers, ultra-private billionaire enclave

The Sisters of Crimson House by Melissa Anderson Sweazy
Horror, gothic, mystery, ghosts, psychic, haunted house, evil entity

In the Woods They Wait by Carrie Lee South
Horror, thriller, park ranger obsesses with case of missing child that mirrors disappearance of her brother

Something Followed Us Home: Tales of Latine Horror edited by Cynthia Pelayo
Horror short stories

Witch Daughter by Tanaz Bhathena
Historical fantasy, retelling of Tahmineh, Persian mythology, witches

Anger Is Only a Shadow by Elizabeth Acevedo
YA, novel in verse, mental health

The Need by Megan Mostyn-Brown
Horror, queer, cannibalism, family secrets

Newbourne Park by Jennifer Marie Thorne
Horror, funny, mystery, mysterious weekend getaway, monster

Incarnate by Alma Katsu
Horror, Dorian Gray retelling in the social media age

The Rouse by China Mieville
Horror, weird, spec fic, mystery, I dunno man it’s weird ass China Mieville shit

Galinda: A Charmed Childhood by Gregory Maguire
The origin story of Galinda, fantasy

A Thousand Monstrous Forms by Saratoga Schaefer
Horror, sapphic, gothic, romance, Bluebeard retelling

Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson
Historical mystery, 1950s England, failed journalist accused of murder

She’s a Doll by Barbara Truelove
Horror, queer, woman gets murdered and possesses the body of an antique doll to get revenge

An Immaculate Deception by Isabela Livino
Historical horror, gothic, 1870s Brazil, young pregnant woman unable to escape isolated home, deal with the devil

The Ship of Death by Kyle Winkler
Horror, House of Leaves meets Jumanji

Mothersucker by Kim Bohyun, translated by Archana Madhavan
Horror, Korean, grieving mother turns into a vampire that kills bad men

The Museum of Lost Things: True Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished From History by Sam Kean
Nonfiction

Crone by Keith Rosson
Horror, witches, father searching for missing daughter

The Weight of Angels by John Boyne
Historical fiction, queer, Ireland, Victorian era, Oscar Wilde reimagining

Pictures of You by Josh Malerman
Horror, thriller, woman becomes unknowing subject of artist’s dangerous work

The Wolf Queen’s Curse by Kaylee Archer
Romantasy, Witch of the Wolves #2

Disenchanted by Lucy Jane Wood
Cozy romantasy, witches, autumnal

The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing by Marshall J. Moore
Horror fantasy, funny, friendship, mad scientist, cat character, haunted mansion

With All My Haunted Heart by Isabel Sterling
Queer paranormal romance, sapphic, witches, small town B&B

Thief of Night by Holly Black
Sequel to Book of Night

Silent Nightmares: Haunting Stories to Be Told on the Longest Night of the Year by Chuck Palahniuk and Michael Bailey
Horror short stories, holiday

Prey for Me by Allie Oleander
Romance, primal play, sequel to Willing Prey

See You Next Tuesday by Kate Stayman-London
Romance, West Wing meets When Harry Met Sally, two political staffers that hate each other

The House of Gardenias by Isabel Cañas
YA horror, gothic, historical, horromance, magic, ancient estate

Little Red Death by A.K. Benedict
Thriller, woman investigating series of murders that resemble fairytales

The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic by Malcolm Gladwell
Nonfiction, gun violence

Winterveil by Ava Reid
YA dystopian thriller, Secret History meets Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Our Strange Duet by Erin A. Craig
YA gothic horror, Phantom of the Opera retelling

The Invisible Roommate by Timothy Janovsky
Queer romance, gay, The Invisible Man meets Love is Blind, autumnal

Take a Chance, Sasha Sinclair by Ashley Herring Blake
Queer paranormal romance, sapphic, witchy

In These Gilded, Ghostly Hearts by Gwendolyn Kiste
Queer horror retelling of Great Gatsby

Thoughts Be Bloody by Auden Patrick
Queer fantasy, dark academia, trans retelling of Hamlet

Unearthed: New Horror of Ancient Ruins edited by Dan Coxon and Philip Fracassi
Horror short stories