EW’s books team sizes up the hottest fall releases
From wonky family road trips to deep dives into fantastical worlds, here are 12 novels we cant wait to pick up this fall.
The Fortunes Peterby Ho Davies (Sept. 6)
Davies, a master storyteller, blends fact with fiction in this saga of immigration, acclimation, and Chinese culture, which he tells through the experiences of Chinese-Americans at different points in history.
A Gentleman in Moscowby Amor Towles (Sept. 6)
The same gorgeous, layered richness that marked Towles debut,Rules of Civility, shapes this novel about an early-20th-century Russian count sentenced by a Bol shevik tribunal to spend the rest of his life in Moscows Metropol Hotel.
Mischlingby Affinity Konar (Sept. 6)
Twins Pearl and Stasha are imprisoned in Auschwitz as part of Mengeles Zoo.
When Pearl disappears shortly before the camp is liberated, Stasha searches through the ruins of Poland to find her.
Commonwealthby Ann Patchett (Sept. 13)
This deeply pleasurable novel about a big blended family meanders through five decades, shedding light on secrets, tragedies, and relationships.
Jerusalemby Alan Moore (Sept. 13)
Ten years in the making, this worldbuilding 1,184-page epic from the creator ofWatchmentells the fantastical story of Moores hometown: Northampton, England.
The Wonderby Emma Donoghue (Sept. 20)
In the new novel from the author ofRoom, a nurse visits a remote Irish village to determine whether a young girl who has apparently survived without food for months is a miracle or a dangerous hoax.
Nicotineby Nell Zink (Oct. 4)
When everyone in your family is a bit unconventional, the only way to rebel is to be squareso thats what Penny Baker does.
That is, until she inherits her fathers childhood home in New Jersey and becomes enthralled by the squatters she finds living there.
Today Will Be Differentby Maria Semple (Oct. 4)
This all-in-one-day narrative about a Seattle mom may not have the raffish, slapsticky charm of Semples best-sellerWhered You Go, Bernadette, but its every bit as quirky and blade-sharp.
The Wangs vs. the Worldby Jade Chang (Oct. 4)
In this wacky road-trip novel, the fractured Wang family embark on a cross-country journey after the 2008 stock-market crash decimates their fortune.
The Secret History of Twin Peaksby Mark Frost (Oct. 18)
Prepare for the cult-favorite TV shows 2017 revival with co-creator Frosts deep dive into his creepy town.
Swing Timeby Zadie Smith (Nov. 15)
The author ofWhite TeethandOn Beautyreturns with a novel that spans decades and continents as it plumbs the friend ship of two young women who dream of being dancers.
Moonglowby Michael Chabon (Nov. 22)
Chabon renders the emotional story of his maternal grandfather as a novel, albeit one heavily spiked with memoir.
