New Releases - September '25

Here are some of the titles hitting the SCLS shelves in September 2025.

Updated August 11, 2025
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The Portrait
Steel, Danielle
Paper Book
A gifted portrait artist and a high-powered subject confront past wounds to embrace new love in this poignant novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. Devon Darcy's reputation precedes her. As a highly sought-after portrait artist, she seems to have...
Framed in death
Robb, J. D.
Paper Book
Death imitates art in the brand-new crime thriller starring homicide cop Eve Dallas from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author J.D. Robb. Manhattan is filled with galleries and deep-pocketed collectors who can make an artist's career with a wave of a hand. But one man...
The Secret of Secrets
Brown, Dan
Paper Book
The world's most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet--a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do. Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a...
Billion-dollar Ransom
Patterson, James/ Swierczynski, Duane
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson, six kidnappers pursue a whopping ten-figure payout in this thrilling novel featuring "breakneck pacing and loop-the-loop plotting" (Publishers Weekly). Five members of a billionaire's family...
The Grave Artist
Deaver, Jeffery/ Maldonado, Isabella
Perfect couples are his perfect victims. Now he's hunting those hunting him in a riveting thriller by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado. A wedding reception is coming to a close in the...
Apostle's Cove : a novel
Krueger, William Kent
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling Cork O'Connor Mystery series--a "master class in suspense and atmospheric storytelling" (The Real Book Spy)--continues with Cork O'Connor revisiting a case from his past and confronting mysterious deaths in the present. A few nights...
Denied Access
Flynn, Vince/ Bentley, Don
Paper Book
"[A] callback to what makes Rapp such a special character, and a white-knuckle reminder of why this series remains the gold standard of the political thriller genre." --The Real Book Spy Don Bentley completes the trilogy begun with American Assassin by taking...
The Girl from Devil's Lake
Jance, J. A.
Paper Book
Arizona County Sheriff Joanna Brady solves her biggest case yet, from a body in the desert to crimes spanning decades and countries, in the thrilling latest installment in the New York Times bestselling suspense series. Sheriff Joanna Brady is looking forward to the...
Circle of Days
Follett, Ken
Paper Book
From a bestselling author of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.  A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT Seft, a talented flint miner, walks the Great Plain in the high summer...
The Impossible Fortune
Osman, Richard
Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron return in the brilliant new book by #1 bestseller Richard Osman in his record-breaking series The Thursday Murder Club
Santa's Holiday Spectacular
Michaels, Fern
In a madcap holiday adventure from New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels, the four fan-favorite gal pals of Santa's Crew are joined by their new friends from the Sisterhood to put a stop to some real-life Grinches in New York City. The perfect friendship-filled, escapist...
A Slowly Dying Cause
George, Elizabeth
Paper Book
A hightly anticipated series reboot Lynley releasing this fall from BritBox Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are back in the next Lynley novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George. Michael...
End Game
Archer, Jeffrey
Paper Book
William Warwick and Ross Hogan will return, for one last time, in a gripping and unputdownable finale. Available to pre-order now! London, 2012. The eyes of the world are on Britain as the country prepares to host the Olympic Games.​ But the glare of the...
The Hallmarked Man
Galbraith, Robert
Paper Book
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SERIES RETURNS THIS SEPTEMBER A dismembered corpse is discovered in the vault of a silver shop. The police initially believe it to be that of a convicted armed robber - but not everyone agrees with that theory. One of them is Decima...
All the way to the river : love, loss, and liberation
Gilbert, Elizabeth
Paper Book
In her first nonfiction book in a decade, the #1 bestselling writer who taught millions of readers to live authentically (Eat Pray Love) and creatively (Big Magic) shows how to break free. In 2000, Elizabeth Gilbert met Rayya. They became friends, then best friends,...
The court of the dead
Riordan, Rick
New York Times #1 best-selling authors Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro collaborate again on a new adventure in which Nico di Angelo teams up with his half-sister Hazel Levesque to protect . . . monsters? A few months after returning from the depths of Tartarus, demigods Nico...
Gray Dawn
Mosley, Walter
Paper Book
In this thrilling mystery from "master of craft and narrative" Walter Mosley (National Book Foundation), Detective Easy Rawlins has settled into the happy rhythm of his new life when a dark siren from his past returns and threatens to destroy the peace he's fought for.
The killing stones
Cleeves, Ann
Paper Book
The Killing Stones marks the eagerly awaited return of Ann Cleeves' beloved detectives from the Shetland series, and a gripping new investigation with a stunning new setting, from the New York Times bestselling author and creator of three iconic detectives beloved in TV...
Big Nate 33 : No Harm Done
Peirce, Lincoln
Sixth grade renaissance man Nate Wright is bombastic, enthusiastic, and larger than life--it's why his friends call him "Big Nate." But behind the bravado, Nate is a faithful friend whose antics crack up his classmates, impart life lessons to readers, and bring a smile to comics fans everywhere.<...
Pete the Cat's Cool New Ride
Dean, James/ Dean, James (ILT)/ Dean, Kimberly
Ride along with Pete and his friends in this STEM-themed picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling classic series Pete the Cat! Pete the Cat just got some new wheels. Beep, beep, beep! And as he's grooving down the street, he bumps into one friend, two friends,...
Calder Strong
Dailey, Janet
1929, Blue Moon, Montana. A rugged new generation is taking the helm of the cattle town's most infamous and powerful families. But even as the future burns bright, old rivalries, heartbreaks, buried secrets, and ranching feuds still loom as large as the western sky in a tale perfect for...
Clive Cussler the Iron Storm
Du Brul, Jack
Paper Book
Detective Isaac Bell faces the horrors of the Great War while battling a mysterious anarchist group intent on bringing brutality to the shores of America in the next thrilling adventure in this #1 New York Times bestselling series from Clive Cussler. Van Dorn agent Isaac...
What We Can Know
McEwan, Ian
Paper Book
From the Booker prize-winning, bestselling author of Atonement and Saturday, a genre-bending new novel full of secrets and surprises; an immersive exploration, across time and history, of what can ever be truly known. 2014: At a dinner for close friends and...
In the Time of Five Pumpkins
McCall Smith, Alexander
Paper Book
In this newest installment of Alexander McCall Smith's beloved No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Mma Ramotswe takes on a number of perplexing situations, and while she tries to maintain her usual impartiality, it's difficult when one of the cases involves someone so close to her heart. ...
Pitcher Perfect
Bailey, Tessa
#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back with an all-new enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating sports romance about a playboy hockey rookie and the disciplined softball pitcher completely immune to his charms. Boston Bearcats rookie Robbie Corrigan is...
Troubling tonsils!
Reynolds, Aaron
Paper Book
"Beautiful to the eye and sure to delight younger horror enthusiasts" --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From the team behind the New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medal-winning Creepy Carrots! and its sequels comes the first entry in a spin-off...
The Final Score : Six Short Novels
Winslow, Don/ Coleman, Reed Farrel (FRW)
"The best crime fiction I've read in twenty years." -- Stephen King #1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow--America's King of Crime Fiction--is back and he's better than ever in this intense, deeply felt, gripping collection of six all-new, never-before-published short novels....
Confronting Evil : Assessing the Worst of the Worst
O'Reilly, Bill/ Hammer, Josh
Paper Book
By the #1 bestselling history author in the world, Bill O'Reilly: A dramatic confrontation with good, evil, and the worst people who ever lived The concept of evil is universal, ancient, and ever present today. The biblical book of Genesis clearly defines it when Cain kills...
The girl with ice in her veins
Smirnoff, Karin
Paper Book
"Lisbeth Salander is back--and maybe better than ever." --Lee Child "Fresh, fearless. . . . One of the great crime series of our time could not be in safer, more capable hands." --Chris Whitaker INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * Lisbeth Salander returns...
Case Files
Green, John Patrick/ Behling, Steve/ Fenoglio, Chris (ILT)
Paper Book
FROM THE MEGA BESTSELLING GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES Tackle tricky cases in this solve-along Investigators adventure, along with everyone's favorite sleuths Mango and Brash! Special agents Mango and Brash are back again, and this time they'll be...
Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity
Woodward, M. P.
Paper Book
Jack Ryan Jr battles terrorists in the disputed mountains of Kashmir to save a comrade in the latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. A string of savage murders in the United States seems unrelated until the FBI makes a shocking discovery: a decade ago,...
Replaceable You : Adventures in Human Anatomy
Roach, Mary
Paper Book
The body is the most complex machine in the world, and the only one for which you cannot get a replacement part from the manufacturer. For centuries, medicine has reached for what's available--sculpting noses from brass, borrowing skin from frogs and hearts from pigs, crafting eye parts from jet...
All this could be yours
Ryan, Hank Phillippi
Is a debut author's blockbuster bestseller about to ruin her life? A glamorous book tour becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse chase in this new and captivating thriller by "master of suspense" (Publishers Weekly) and USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan. ...
The Summer War
Novik, Naomi
Paper Book
In this poignant, heartfelt novella from the New York Times bestselling author of Spinning Silver and the Scholomance trilogy, a young witch who has inadvertently cursed her brother to live a life without love must find a way to undo her spell. Celia discovered her...
Vianne
Harris, Joanne
Paper Book
Million-copy bestselling author Joanne Harris returns to the world of Chocolat with the long-awaited story of Vianne, which begins six years before she opens her scandalous chocolaterie in the small French village of Lansquenet. Secrets. Chocolate. A...
Truly
Richie, Lionel
Paper Book
The long-awaited memoir of the legendary Lionel Richie. As a storyteller second to none, Lionel Richie is ready to tell it all. In this intimate, deeply candid memoir, Lionel revisits hilarious and harrowing events to inspire all who doubt themselves or feel their dreams don't matter....
A Matter of Pedigree
Meier, Leslie
In an upscale Rhode Island enclave, a newly wealthy empty-nester-turned-sleuth and her nosy dog, Poopsie, solve a baffling murder in this brand-new series from the author of the New York Times bestselling Lucy Stone Mysteries. Perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain...
Good Things : Recipes and Rituals to Share With People You Love: a Cookbook
Nosrat, Samin/ Brackett, Aya (PHT)
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat--and one of America's most beloved chefs and teachers--125 meticulously tested, flavor-forward, soul-nourishing recipes that bring joy and a sense of communion With all the generosity of spirit that has...
The Primal of Blood and Bone : A Blood and Ash Novel
Armentrout, Jennifer L.
Paper Book
In the shadows and flames, Primals will fall... And from the blood and ash, new gods will rise. What was dreamt. Poppy was never meant to awaken, and the consequences are devastating and far-reaching, stirring ancient powers from their slumber and...
Clown town
Herron, Mick
Paper Book
THE NINTH BOOK IN THE SERIES BEHIND SLOW HORSES, AN APPLE ORIGINAL SERIES NOW STREAMING ON APPLE TV+ Jackson Lamb and the bad spies of Slough House are caught in a deadly battle between MI5's secret past and its murky future in this gripping, hilarious, and heartbreaking thriller by...
We the People : A History of the U.s. Constitution
Lepore, Jill
Paper Book
The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in We the People, the most original history of the Constitution in decades--and an essential companion to her landmark...
Reacher : The Stories Behind the Stories
Child, Lee
Paper Book
After making his debut in 1997's The Killing Floor, Jack Reacher has quickly become one of the most popular--and most enduring--fictional heroes to emerge in the past half century. Now, his creator tells the stories behind the stories. These are the origin tales of all of...
Pocket Bear
Applegate, Katherine
Paper Book
Meet Pocket, created as a good luck charm for soldiers going into battle, whose bravery and loyalty lives on long after the war. From Katherine Applegate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Odder and The One and Only Ivan. Thimble...
The Last Resort
Kelly, Erin Entrada
Paper Book
The next evolution in storytelling from New York Times bestselling, Newbery Medal Winning author Erin Entrada Kelly! Twelve-year-old Lila has two goals for the summer: 1. Win back the friends who ditched her for being "too dramatic" 2. Stop being so dramatic ...
Please Don't Lie
Kline, Christina Baker/ Burt, Anne
Paper Book
In this stylish, twisty thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline and award-winning author Anne Burt, a young woman heads to the Adirondacks with her new husband for a fresh start--but the past won't let her go. Two years ago, Hayley Stone lost...
The poisoned king
Rundell, Katherine
Paper Book
Return to the magic of the Archipelago in the dazzling sequel to the runaway, #1 New York Times bestseller Impossible Creatures, hailed as "an instant classic" (Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal Winner for The One and Only Ivan)! *This spectacular book features...
Other People's Houses
Mackintosh, Clare
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Clare Mackintosh is back with another unputdownable installment in the DC Morgan series. You want what they have, but what price would you pay? The Hill is the kind of place everyone wants to live: luxurious, exclusive and safe. But now someone is...
Besties for Eternity
O'Connor, Jane/ Preiss-Glasser, Robin (ILT)
Fancy Nancy makes a new friend and discovers the true meaning of friendship in this dazzling picture book from the New York Times bestselling duo Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser! For Nancy, a long weekend means fun, fun, and more fun with her best friend...
Lost Evangeline
DiCamillo, Kate/ Blackall, Sophie (ILT)
Paper Book
This captivating original fairy tale set in the world of The Puppets of Spelhorst and The Hotel Balzaar features an exclusive color illustration and gilded edges on the first printing. When a shoemaker discovers a tiny girl (as small as a mouse!) in his shop, he...
Minecraft 5-minute Stories
Webster, Christy/ Batson, Alan (ILT)
Seven Minecraft stories featuring new player Sam and the exciting mobs of Minecraft, from creepers to mooshrooms to Endermen--and many more! These stories are designed to be enjoyed in under five minutes, making them perfect for bedtime--or any time! Survive a skeleton, discover...
Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo
Kalb, Bess/ Kraan, Erin (ILT)
Fluffalo has had enuffalo when his quiet prairie life is turned upside down by the arrival of his new sibling, Puffalo, in this sweet and funny follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestselling Buffalo Fluffalo! Every day, Buffalo Fluffalo goes about his usual routine....
Personal Finance After 50 for Dummies
Tyson, Eric
Paper Book
The best way to take control of your post-career financial future  Retirement is lasting longer for all of us. That's why--and however long you decide to keep working--it's essential to plan ahead so you can live ...
The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle
Montgomery, Sy
Paper Book
The bestselling and Sibert Honor-winning creators of The Book of Turtles brings us the true story of a snapping turtle's extraordinary journey--and the amazing conservationists who helped give him a second chance. This feel-good, gorgeously illustrated story about beating...
The Infinite Glade
Dashner, James
THE INFINITE GLADE is the explosive finale of The Maze Cutter trilogy-and the epic conclusion to The Maze Runner saga. War has finally ignited. The Remnant Nation is done waiting. Their mission: destroy the Godhead and everything she stands for. But as Sadina and the islanders fight to protect the...
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer: A Mystery
Jonasson, Ragnar
Paper Book
The next thrilling golden-age-style mystery from #1 Icelandic bestseller Ragnar Jónasson, author of Death at the Sanatorium and Reykjavík. One winter evening, bestselling crime author Elín S. Jónsdóttir goes missing. There are no clues to her disappearance and it...
Minecraft: The Manga, Vol. 3
Seto, Kazuyoshi
An official Minecraft manga adventure! Peaceful life in a perfectly constructed town bores ten-year-old Nico into mischief. Riding creepers while they explode is fun and all, but what he really wants is to escape the blocky confines of his home and take his crafting skills...
Shot Ready
Curry, Stephen
Shot Ready is a powerful distillation of Stephen Curry's transformative philosophy of success--centered on preparation, constant improvement, creativity, connection, mindfulness, and joy--delivered in his incomparable voice and style. Stunningly designed and illustrated with more than 100...
A perilous plot
Barrett, Lorna
Everything was going great for Tricia Miles, right up until her estranged mother, Sheila, arrives on her front step with an urn she says contains the remains of Tricia's father. Shocked and saddened, Tricia and her sister, Angelica, attempt to get to the bottom of what happened. But their efforts...
Wild reverence : a novel
Ross, Rebecca
Paper Book
* This stunning luxe edition includes a jacketed printed case with custom character art, full-color designed endpapers, black stained edges and foiled cover elements. While supplies last! * Set in the world of the gods first introduced in Divine Rivals, #1...
To the Moon and Back
Ramage, Eliana
Paper Book
One young woman's relentless quest to become the first Cherokee astronaut will irrevocably alter the fates of the people she loves most in this tour de force of a debut about ambition, belonging, and family. My mother took my sister and me, and she drove through the night to a...
Chasing a legend
Barbo, Maria.
Join Liko and Roy, the new protagonists of the hit Pokémon TV series on Netflix, in an action-packed illustrated chapter book! Trainers Liko and Roy are searching for the black Rayquaza. Instead, they encounter another Legendary Pokémon: Galarian Moltres! It's up to them to defeat the...
The new book : poems, letters, blurbs, and things
Giovanni, Nikki
Paper Book
Nikki Giovanni's extraordinary final collection--a landmark of American literature--speaks to the fury of our current political moment while reflecting on the tragedies and triumphs of her early life. For decades, Nikki Giovanni's poetry has been at the forefront of American...
Moonleapers
Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes a suspenseful duology opener about a girl whose first phone connects her to a network of time travelers who want to change the world. Perfect for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and City Spies! When Maisie's mom...
Two Ballerinas . . . and a Moose
Preller, James/ Burch, Abigail (ILT)
Moose dances like no one's watching in this second book in the Level 1 Ready-to-Read series from award-winning author James Preller! Moose wants to dance gracefully like the two ballerinas he meets. He may not have ballet slippers, but he will not give up! Find out how he makes...
Fearful: A Powerless Story
Roberts, Lauren
Set during the time of Fearless, a mysterious figure arrives in the kingdom of Ilya to witness the fight for the throne and the price it costs those sworn to defend the land in this beautiful and heart-wrenching story in the #1 New York Times bestselling Powerless trilogy. ...
Our Solar System! a Stellar Neighborhood
McAnulty, Stacy/ Lewis, Stevie (ILT)
Paper Book
From writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator Stevie Lewis, Our Solar System! is a light-hearted nonfiction picture book about the members of our solar system from the eyes of Comet, who's been traveling through the Solar System for eons. Yee-haw! Strap in for one wild ride...
What Stalks the Deep
Kingfisher, T.
Paper Book
The next novella in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton investigating the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine in America Alex Easton does not want to visit America. They particularly do not want to visit an...
Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club: Final Face-Off: A Graphic Novel
Ostertag, Molly Knox
Paper Book
In the third and final installment of the heartfelt Dungeons & Dragons graphic novel series by Molly Knox Ostertag and Xanthe Bouma, the club battles new monsters--both real and imaginary--as their first campaign comes to an epic conclusion. Tyler has a secret--Sunny, the imaginary friend...
The Gingerbread Bakery
Gilmore, Laurie
Paper Book
The highly anticipated new Dream Harbor romance from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café! 🥐 Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone. ❄️❄️❄️❄️ ...
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Book of Anansi
Thomas, Angie
Paper Book
The highly anticipated sequel to the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy--a boldly original and suspenseful fantasy adventure by one of the most popular and imaginative voices of this generation, Angie Thomas. All of...
Wally Mammoth and the Sled Race
Tabor, Corey R./ Webb, Dalton (ILT)
Wolf wants to win the sled race. He loves winning. Otto wants to win, too. Wally Mammoth is . . . not so sure. A giggle-inducing story about friendship and cupcakes that is perfect for emerging readers by multiple Geisel Award winner Corey R. Tabor and illustrator Dalton...
Race & Rescue!
RH Disney (COR)/ Disney Storybook Art Team (ILT)
This Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader is based on Disney and Pixar's Cars! Lightning and his friends are hosting a race in Radiator Springs! Chick Hicks is determined to win... even if it means cheating! Can the Radiator Springs Race Rescue Crew keep everyone safe...
The Winter of the Dollhouse
Schlitz, Laura Amy
"Intricately detailed and nuanced characters, relatable domestic scenes with emotional heft, and evocative writing make for an enchanting, gratifying read." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) This captivating coming-of-age story is touching, funny, and beautifully layered,...
Deadly Storms
Feehan, Christine
Paper Book
Danger is gathering on the horizon in this gripping novel of romantic suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan. Shabina Foster does her best to lead a normal life. She takes comfort in her friends and her dogs and finds passion in running her own...
The Christmas Rescue
Random House (COR)
Celebrate Christmas with this step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader based on the classic 1964 holiday TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Follow Rudolph and his friend Hermey on a journey that takes them from Santa's workshop to the Island of Misfit Toys and...
Lin-manuel Miranda : The Education of an Artist
Pollack-pelzner, Daniel
An intimate and captivating exploration of Lin-Manuel Miranda's artistic journey, revealing how the creator of the Broadway musicals Hamilton and In the Heights found his unique voice through bold collaborations and a seamless blend of cultures, redefining the world of musical...
The Elements
Boyne, John
Paper Book
From bestselling author John Boyne, a gripping and profound exploration of guilt, blame, trauma, and the human capacity for redemption. In The Elements, acclaimed Irish novelist John Boyne has created an epic saga that weaves together four interconnected narratives,...
Hansel and Gretel
King, Stephen
Paper Book
The haunting tale of two brave children lost in a dark and dangerous forest, reimagined by literary legends Stephen King and Maurice Sendak in an all-new picture book. Let Stephen King, global bestselling and award-winning author, and Maurice Sendak, beloved creator of the Caldecott Medal...

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