13 Awesome New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of September 2026

Fairy witches, cyberpunk hitmen, vengeful wolves, demon hunters, and more: check out the new sci-fi and fantasy books out in September 2026!

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Wishing It So | Meghan O’Gieblyn

As AI erodes our attention spans and expressiveness, philosophers like Simone Weil and Arthur Schopenhauer offer profound insights on what it means to be an individual.

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Barbara Kingsolver Remembers Wendell Berry

Barbara Kingsolver remembers the man she counted among her most important literary mentors.

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Shabbat Bookshelf: Jewish Fantasy Books for When You Need an Escape

Fantastical tales draw on Jewish folklore and mythology to transport you to otherworldly realms.

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Connect the World - Katherine Turk

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Gloria Steinem: Her Passions, Politics and Mystique – sydney ladensohn stern

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Home - Martha Ackmann

A larger-than-life new biography of country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton. ON SALE NOW! BUY THE BOOK About the Book In Ain’t Nobody’s Fool:The Life and Times of Dolly Parton, Martha Ack...

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In Memoriam: Johanna Fernández

A pioneering and passionate scholar and activist, she fueled pride in Latino history with her definitive book on the Young Lords and is remembered for bringing scholarship into public life.

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'The Nerd Reich' tracks the 'unmasking of Silicon Valley's true politics'

Journalist Gil Durán argues that a small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires and venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — and that they should be governing in its place.

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There Were No Oxygen Masks: On Caring for a Loved One With PTSD

“A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving,” by Virginia Eubanks, is a memoir of what happened after her partner survived a brutal attack — and her own will to endure.

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‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them

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The Complications of Graham Platner’s Veteran Identity

How much of Graham Platner’s behavior should be read through the lens of what combat did to him, and how much of it is simply who he is, independent of war?

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My Father Hadn’t Seen My Grandfather’s Face Since He Disappeared in 1950. Then an Old Photo Appeared (Exclusive Essay)

Author Bora Lee Reed’s grandfather left his home in Pyongyang in 1950. That was the last time his family saw his face, until an old photo miraculously resurfaced. In an exclusive essay for PEOPLE, the...

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How I Lost Faith in Google

While working at Google, Claire Stapleton cracked the code for generating corpspeak with personality. Then she lost faith in what the company was selling.

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Sounds from Rikers Island | Colin Asher

A bit more than three years into his exile from New York City, St. Elmo Sylvester Hope sat for an interview with Down Beat magazine in Los Angeles. He was a diminutive, softspoken man who looked like ...

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Beirut Fragments

An account of Israel’s 1982 bombing campaign echoes through the decades.

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July 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us

Each month, <em>Ms.</em> provides readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. Dear feminist reader friends, I don’t ask you for much. But now, I wan...

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Goodreads Editors Share Their July Book Picks

Here at Goodreads World Headquarters, we sort through a lot of books each month. Our monthly Readers’ Most Anticipated Books feature is exactly that—se...

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Mike Wallace, Who Wrote an Acclaimed History of New York, Dies at 83

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American Music and American Prisons Overlap More Than You Know

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What Working in a Grocery Store Taught Me About American Inequality

"While the affluent are living longer, healthier lives and retiring with a nest egg and their dignity, low-income workers are facing destitution," writes Ann Larson.

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Editing for the Ear: What I Learned Producing My Own Audiobook - Publishing Perspectives

When the themes and text of her book proved challenging for an audiobook publisher to find a narrator, author Shelley Fisher Fishkin took on producing the book herself.

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“The true spine of this inspiring memoir is Ramsey’s progression from the 'careful, compliant girl I had been for most of my life, half-starved to stay thin,' to a full-throttle warrior who could hold her own alongside some of the most fearless firefighters in the nation." —Washington PostBoth a look into firefighting and a personal journey, @kellylynnramsey's memoir WILDFIRE DAYS follows her exhilarating journey to be the first woman in ten years to join an elite wildland firefighting crew. Her story is now available in paperback.

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Backsliding, by Meghan O’Gieblyn

On the paradox of willpower

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What Working in a Grocery Store Taught Me About American Inequality

"While the affluent are living longer, healthier lives and retiring with a nest egg and their dignity, low-income workers are facing destitution," writes Ann Larson.

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