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Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld

The creator of <i>Seinfeld</i> publishes his first book in 25 years — through the sharing of his many, many notebooks chock full of notes for jokes and standup bits, he lets the world in on his process, hoping to give a leg up to aspiring stars. (Oct. 6)

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

A middle-class white family splurges on a remote, Hamptons-adjacent Airbnb; the home's wealthy Black owners show up at the door in the middle of the night hoping for a place to crash. There's enough there to write an entire novel, but the intrigue increases by the hour as the initial reason the owners sought them out (a city-wide blackout back in New York) turns into a potentially world-ending event. (Oct. 6)

Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman

The author delivers yet another saga in the Practical Magic universe — this time she goes back all the way to the 1600s to trace the origins of the Owens family and the curse that has haunted them for generations. (Oct. 6)

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

The Japanese author's first English-language novel, Convenience Store Woman, became a cult-favorite — she follows it up with a story (translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori) about a young girl who is convinced she is an alien. (Oct. 6)

Bright and Dangerous Objects by Anneliese Mackintosh

A story about a deep sea diver intent on helping to colonize Mars becomes a novel about female ambition and what kind of life women can really live. (Oct. 6)

The Searcher by Tana French

The queen of crime returns with a thriller about a retired Chicago police officer who discovers the sinister underbelly of a seemingly quaint Irish town. (Oct. 6)

Hush by Dylan Farrow

Farrow (yes, that Farrow) makes her literary debut with a YA fantasy that follows a fictional world where marginalized groups are barred from reading, writing, and even using certain parts of the English language. (Oct. 6)

The Butterfly Effect by Marcus J. Moore

The music journalist investigates Kendrick Lamar's life and, most importantly, his (still-evolving) legacy in the world of pop culture and current-day activism. (Oct. 13)

American Crisis by Andrew Cuomo

The hero that America never realized it needed until he was on our television screens every night, throwing jabs at his own brother and lecturing us about the difference between a chin guard and a mask, has taken his talents to the page. One can only assume a sequel is expected once the pandemic is actually over. (Oct. 13)

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Roanhorse debuts the first novel of her Between Earth and Sky trilogy, a fantasy series that weaves in elements of the pre-Colombian era, magic, and astronomy. (Oct. 13)

Red Comet by Heather Clark

Yes, it's another biography of Sylvia Plath, but no, this isn't the same story you've heard over and over again. Clark, a scholar who has studied and written on Plath for years, takes a decidedly more empathetic view when discussing the life, work, and death of the famous poet. (Oct. 20)

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth

A set of grisly murders at a girls boarding school in the early 1900s inspires a current day film adaptation that's cursed in its own chilling ways. (Oct. 20)

A Brilliant Disguise by Scott Eyman

The biographer examines Cary Grant's highly secretive life, through the lens of the disguise that the actor formally known as Archibald Alexander Leach used to woo Hollywood. (Oct. 20)

The Dead Are Arising by Les Payne and Tamara Payne

This definitive biography of Malcom X has already been longlisted for the National Book Award (in the nonfiction category). Legendary investigative journalist Les Payne began the book based on hundreds of hours of interviews, seeking to draw up a new narrative about the activist; after Payne's death, his daughter Tamara (the researcher on the project) saw it through to publication. (Oct. 20)

The Silence by Don DeLillo

Five not-quite friends observe the end of technology as we know it from within the confines of a New York City apartment. (Oct. 20)

Greenlights by Matthew McConnaughey

An essay collection-meets-memoir-meets public journal, the actor uses the form to wax poetic on his personal and professional success — and how exactly he got to where he is. (Oct. 20)

Accidentally Wes Anderson by Wally Koval

The Instagram handle of the same name goes analogue, just the way the real-life director would want it. This coffee table book, full of Andersonesque visuals spotted around the globe, is a respite for the soul as much as it is really good decoration. (Oct. 20)

Inside Story by Martin Amis

Fan-fiction for highbrow literary lovers, this autobiographical novel details the close friendship between the author and his closest friend, the late Christopher Hitchens (he describes them as platonic soulmates), starting with their early magazine days. Amis' famous novelist father, Kingsley, and Saul Bellow make appearances too. (Oct. 27)

Group by Christie Tate

A blindingly honest memoir from a devoted group therapy attendee — the tale follows her own life, as well as the cast of characters she circled up with on a regular basis. (Oct. 27)

Memorial by Bryan Washington

Benson is Black, a native of the Houston melting pot that Bryan Washington calls home. Mike is Japanese; his father lives in Osaka, one of the author's favorite destinations that he considers a home-away-from-home. In Memorial, they bring the power and the pain of their experiences to a star-crossed relationship we can't help but root for. (Oct. 27)

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