New Adult Books September 2025

Updated August 27, 2025
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Kraus, Daniel
Paper Book
"A thunderous gallop of a war novel, a new classic, a best-in-class example of speculative fiction." --The New York Times Book Review The critically acclaimed author of the "crazily enjoyable" (The New York Times) Whalefall returns with an immersive...
Automatic noodle
Newitz, Annalee
Paper Book
A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz. You don't have to eat food to know the way to a city's heart is through its stomach. So when a group of deactivated robots come back...
Baldwin : a love story
Boggs, Nicholas
Paper Book
Drawing on new archival material, original research, and interviews, this spellbinding book is the first major biography of James Baldwin in three decades, revealing how profoundly his personal relationships shaped his life and work. Baldwin: A Love Story, the first...
The beast in the clouds : the Roosevelt brothers' deadly quest to find the mythical giant panda
Holt, Nathalia
Paper Book
A 2025 Wall Street Journal Summer Book to Get Lost In A 2025 New York Times Nonfiction Summer Preview Pick "A beautiful and powerful book." --Candice Millard, New York Times bestselling author "Valuable, revelatory, and...
Dominion : a novel
Citchens, Addie E.
Paper Book
Long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Winner of the O. Henry Prize for "That Girl" An Indies Introduce Pick A Publishers Weekly Writer to Watch A Must-Read: Literary Hub, The Millions, Garden & Gun<...
The Good Liar
Mina, Denise
Paper Book
In this provocative mystery from beloved crime writer Denise Mina, new evidence in an old murder case forces one woman to make an impossible choice. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO TELL THE TRUTH WHEN YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON A LIE?   A year...
Katabasis
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
Pre-order now to receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION-- only available on the first printing while supplies last! The collector's hardcover features stenciled edges, case effects, and illustrated endpapers. Dante's Inferno meets Susanna Clarke's Piranesi in this...
The Martians : The True Story of an Alien Craze That Captured Turn-of-the-century America
Baron, David
Paper Book
This New York Times headline was no joke. In the early 1900s, many Americans actually believed we had discovered intelligent life on Mars, as best-selling science writer David Baron chronicles in The Martians, his truly bizarre tale of a nation swept up in Mars mania.
Songs for Other People's Weddings
Levithan, David
Paper Book
"Witty, romantic, and deeply satisfying." --Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow From award-winning, bestselling author David Levithan and beloved, acclaimed singer-songwriter Jens Lekman comes a charming, tender...
Tonight in Jungleland : the making of Born to Run
Carlin, Peter Ames
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the making of Bruce Springsteen's ground-breaking album, Born to Run--one of the most iconic records in rock history--Tonight in Jungleland combines lush music writing with unprecedented...
Typewriter beach : a novel
Clayton, Meg Waite
Paper Book
Instant USA Today Bestseller · Washington Post 5 Works of Historical Fiction to Read This Summer · Top 10 Library Read · Los Angeles Times 10 Reads for a Beach Day · Publishers Weekly Summer Read · Woman's World Book Club Pick · Zibby Books That'll Make You Swoon · AARP Summer...
The white crow
Robotham, Michael
Paper Book
"No one does suspense better." --Stephen King Ambitious young London police officer Philomena McCarthy returns in this propulsive thriller by the author of When You Are Mine. Philomena McCarthy has defied the odds to become a young officer with the...

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