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A Small Minnesota Town is Rocked by the Murder of Its Most Powerful Citizen

THE RIVER WE REMEMBER is both a complex, spellbinding mystery and a masterful portrait of midcentury American life.

THE BREAKAWAY is Jennifer Weiner's Warmhearted and Empowering New Novel

While on a cycling trip, Abby Stern is forced to reconsider everything she believes about herself, her mother and the nature of love.

AMAZING GRACE ADAMS is September's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club Pick

Fran Littlewood's debut novel is the funny and touching story of an invisible everywoman pushed to the brink who finally pushes back.

Angie Kim's HAPPINESS FALLS is September's B&N and "GMA" Book Club Selections

When a father goes missing, his family’s desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another.

MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT is Reese's Book Club Pick for September

This lighthearted whodunnit is about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio of amateur sleuths. Think "Gilmore Girls" but with murder.

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Our Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks for September

Each month, we share top book picks from Indie Next and LibraryReads, as well as the Target Book Club title and Costco's "Buyer's Pick." We also feature a number of other prominent picks, including Oprah’s Book Club, the Barnes & Noble Book Club, Reese's Book Club, Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, and Simon & Schuster’s Book Club Favorites.

» Click here for September's Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks.

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Bernadette, Eleanor Oliphant, Rosie, Ove...meet AMAZING GRACE ADAMS, the funny, touching, unforgettable story of an invisible everywoman pushed to the brink --- who finally pushes back.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes a warmhearted and empowering new novel about love, family, friendship, secrets and a life-changing journey.

California Golden by Melanie Benjamin - Historical Fiction

Two sisters navigate the thrilling, euphoric early days of California surf culture in this dazzling saga of ambition, sacrifice, and the tangled ties between mothers and daughters from the New York Times bestselling author of THE AVIATOR'S WIFE.

From Tracey Lange, the New York Times bestselling author of WE ARE THE BRENNANS, comes THE CONNELLYS OF COUNTY DOWN: a story about fierce family loyalty, good intentions gone awry, and the consequences of improbable love.

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim - Mystery/Thriller

When a father goes missing, his family’s desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another. HAPPINESS FALLS is both a riveting page-turner and a deeply moving portrait of a family in crisis from the award-winning author of MIRACLE CREEK.

The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman - Historical Fiction

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of THE MARRIAGE OF OPPOSITES and the Practical Magic series comes an enchanting novel about love, heartbreak, self-discovery and the enduring magic of books.

Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue - Historical Romance

From the bestselling author of ROOM and THE WONDER comes a heartbreakingly gorgeous novel based on the true story of two girls who fall secretly, deeply and dangerously in love at boarding school in 19th-century York.

MAD HONEY is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story, and a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves.

Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door. MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT is a lighthearted whodunnit about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio of amateur sleuths. Think "Gilmore Girls" but with murder.

Three generations of magic. Two rogue exes. One Tarot deck. The perfect recipe for chaos. "Gilmore Girls" meets Practical Magic in this latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of THE CHICKEN SISTERS.

PULLING THE CHARIOT OF THE SUN is an unforgettable memoir by award-winning poet Shane McCrae about being kidnapped from his Black father and raised by his white supremacist grandparents.

In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by the murder of its most powerful citizen, pouring fresh fuel on old grievances in this dazzling stand-alone novel from the New York Times bestselling author of THIS TENDER LAND.

A small town's dark secrets turn deadly in Joshua Moehling’s second novel, which marks the return of Deputy Ben Packard, to whom readers were introduced in AND THERE HE KEPT HER.