The 10 Best Books Of September Are Unpredictable

The author of “Atonement” gives us this glimpse of the future, framed through the search for a lost poem. In 2014, a poet dedicated a poem to his wife on her birthday, read aloud at a dinner party. The poem is then lost, leading scholars on a quest to find out what “A Corona for Vivien” says. Cut to 2119, and one man is obsessed with tracking it down, even as the waters of the planet rise around him. A clue leads to stories of love and crime he could have never imagined.

Jordan meets two best friends in her senior year of college, Sam and Yash. The duo becomes a trio with Jordan spending lots of time with the boys, filled with banter and card games. When the tide turns and the friendship soon becomes a love triangle, all are changed forever. Cut to decades later and a surprise visitor brings Jordan back to those days.

Margo, an American, is tasked with tracking down a mysterious antique book, over a 100 years old, for a client in London in 2024. Only one copy exists and her client’s unlimited budget just might not be enough. Jumping over to Havana, 1966, a librarian is asked by a fleeing neighbor to return a precious book to its rightful owner. In Boston, 1900, we meet Eva, a Cuban teacher on a whirlwind adventure whose forbidden love affair leads to a memoir that will enchant and ensnare people for decades to come.

Part of the "Thursday Murder Club" series (also a new show on Netflix), this mystery novel about elderly sleuths, a wedding and a murder is equal parts cozy and satisfying, like a warm blanket on a chilly autumn night.

Helen is a prisoner of war, once a promising alchemist, but now drained of her memory and abilities. The new rulers of Paladia hear of her past as a healer and send her to a powerful necromancer to restore her memory and hopefully recover a piece of the Resistance’s final strategy. Once she arrives at the crumbling estate, Helena is not just fighting to protect herself, but to also reveal the secrets her captor is holding as well.

A fun twist on the haunted house trope, this book focuses on Clio, an influencer who is eager to flip her childhood home, even though her mother swore it was haunted by a demon. Her mother wrote a book about horror, losing custody of her kids in the process. Now that her mom has passed away and the house belongs to Clio and her sisters (who want nothing to do with it), Clio is determined to make the house into content, even if it means confronting the ghosts of her childhood once and for all.

Willow has lost track of time, trapped by fear of her husband and locked in her own mind. Roaming the garden on an endless loop, she meets Sarah, who offers a glimmer of hope. When Sarah vanishes, if she even ever existed, Willow must confront the darkness of the past and inside her mind, though some truths deserve to remain buried.

A prequel and a sequel to the cult hit “Bunny,” this book continues to follow Sam, who, after being ostracized and seduced by a clique of creepy girls called Bunny, has published her first novel, a success. During her book tour, she is kidnapped by Bunny, unhappy with their portrayal in Sam’s book. Held at axe-point, Sam learns about the origins of the group, complete with dark fairytale lore, horror and most importantly, friendship.

This unusual rom-com takes place In the popular seaside town of Cape Carnage where Harper protects her home from troublesome tourists by disposing of them beneath her flower bed. When Nolan, a handsome tourist with an appetite for revenge arrives in Cape Carnage, Harper has met her match. Nolan has come to town with his sights on Harper, but she isn’t what he thought and they might be falling for one another, if they don’t fall down dead first.

Of course Gwen would fall for the sexy, yet grumpy fire pilot. It’s just too bad that Bash is her ex’s dad. It’s even worse that a twist of fate has them living in the same house. Bash is desperately trying to heal the damaged relationship with his son and this will not help. But this is one fire that Bash can’t put out easily…