Falling Into The Bookish Grind: September Releases

Hey there! So September is now upon us which means that lots of folx are headed back to school or back to work from vacation but it also means a whole lot of new Books are dropping! This month has a CRAZY amount coming out and I imagine that my fellow bookworms will be keeping our favorite bookstores and libraries super busy (Nobody come for me about your bank accounts, talk to the publishers, lol)!

Since this list is INSANELY long, I’m just going to get right to it. Though I quickly want to remind you that you should always double check pub dates because they are always subject to change (supply chains and publishers love to play in our faces at times)! Okay, now to this list!

• The Kindest Red by Ibtihaj Muhammad, S.K. Ali & Hatem Aly *PB* 9/1
• Big Chicas Don’t Cry by Annette Chavez Macias *adult* 9/1
• Magic: Once Upon A Far Away Land by Mirelle Ortega *PB* 9/6
• Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah 9/6
• The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas 9/6
• Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne Brown *MG* 9/6
• Daughters Of The Dawn by Sarena & Sasha Nanua *sequel* 9/6
• The Fortunes of Jaded Women A Novel by Carolyn Huynh *adult* 9/6
• The Curse on Spectacle Key by Chantel Acevedo *MG* 9/6
• The Weight Of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson 9/6
• Shot Clock by Caron Butler & Justin A. Reynolds *MG* 9/6
• The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas *Adult Sequel* 9/6
• Rules of Engagement by Selena Montgomery; Stacey Abrams *adult* 9/6
• Do You Take This Man by Denise Williams *adult* 9/6
• The Decoy Girlfriend by Lillie Vale *adult* 9/6
• The Boy with the Bookstore by Sarah Echavarre Smith *adult* 9/6
• Eden’s Everdark By Karen Strong *MG* 9/6
• Skeletina And The In-Between World by Susie Jaramillo *PB & Spanish Edition* 9/6
• Key Player by Kelly Yang *MG Series* 9/6
• Magnolia Flower by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi *PB* 9/6
• Running To Fall by Kalisha Buckhanon *adult* 9/6
• Almost There by Farrah Rochon 9/6
• Days Come And Go by Hemley Boum *adult* 9/6
• The Year Of The Tiger: An Activist’s Life by Alice Wong *adult* 9/6
• Adift by Tanya Guerrero *MG* 9/6
• The Tryout by Christina Soontornvat & Joanna Cacao *MG* 9/6
• Our Shadows Have Claws edited by Yamile Saied Mendez & Amparo Ortiz 9/6
• Buddha And The Rose by Mallika Chopra *PB* 9/6
• Lotus Bloom And The Afro Revolution by Sherri Winston *MG* 9/6
• Me Gusta by Angele Dominguez *PB* 9/6
• I Have A Superpower by Stephen Curry *PB* 9/6
• She Persisted: Diana Taurasi by Monica Brown *MG* 9/6
• The Call Her Fregonia by David Bowles 9/6
• In The Black Fantastic by Ekow Eshun *adult* 9/6
• What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri *adult* 9/6
• Moonflower by Kacen Callender *MG* 9/6
• Meet Me in Mumbai By Sabina Khan 9/6
• The Two Lives Of Sara by Catherine Adel West *adult* 9/6
• Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna-Marie McLemore 9/6

• Looks Good on Paper by Kilby Blades *adult* 9/12
• Black Panther: Uprising by Ronald L. Smith *MG Series* 9/13
• Small Deaths by Rijula Das *adult* 9/13
• Finding My Dance by Ria Thundercloud *PB* 9/13
• Charlie Hernández & the Golden Dooms by Ryan Calejo *MG* 9/13
• Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco *adult* 9/13
• Astrology for Black Girls A Beginner’s Guide for Black Girls Who Look to the Stars by Jordannah Elizabeth, Illustrated by Chellie Carroll 9/13
• Maya And The Lord Of Shadows by Rena Barron *MG Sequel* 9/13
• Bindle Punk Bruja by Desideria Mesa *adult* 9/13
• Death By Society by Sierra Elmore 9/13
• Until Someone Listens/Hasta Que Alguien Me Escuche by Estella Juarez with Lissette Norman *PB* 9/13
• Shark Princess by Nidhi Chanani *MG* 9/13
• Inaugural Ballers by Andrews Maraniss 9/13
• Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango *MG* 9/13
• To Win A Prince by Toni Shiloh *adult* 9/13
• People Person by Candice Carty-Williams *adult* 9/13
• Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions A Novel in Interlocking Stories by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi *adult* 9/13
• As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh 9/13
• The Line In Sand by Thao Lam *PB* 9/15
• Lioness Of Punjab by Anita Jari Kharbanda 9/17

• Seoulmates by Susan Lee 9/20
• You Only Live Once, David Bravo by Mark Oshiro *MG* 9/20
• Anisa’s International Day by Reem Faruqi *MG* 9/20
• Airi Sano Prankmaster General by Zoe Tokushige & Jennifer Naalchigar *MG* 9/20
• The Vanquishers by Kalynn Bayron *MG* 9/20
• Rust In The Root by Justina Ireland 9/20
• MapMaker by Lisa Moore Ramée *MG* 9/20
• España A Brief History of Spain by Giles Tremlett *adult* 9/20
• Amira & Hamza: The Quest for the Ring of Power by Samira Ahmed *MG Sequel* 9/20
• Wanda The Brave by Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni *PB* 9/20
• The Getaway by Lamar Giles 9/20
• Drunk On Love by Jasmine Guillory *adult* 9/20
• Vanessa Jared’s Got A Man by LaQuette *adult* 9/20
• Eternally Yours edited by Patrice Caldwell 9/20
• Call Him Jack by Yohuru Williams & Michael G. Long 9/20
• Until We Break by Matthew Dawkins 9/20
• Me And Muhammad Ali by Jabari Asim *PB* 9/20
• Direwood by Catherine Yu 9/20
• Something Bright And Burning by Whitney Amazeen *NA* 9/20
• Tears of My Mother The Legacy of My Nigerian Upbringing by Wendy Osefo *adult* 9/20
• Maya’s Song by Renee Watson *PB* 9/20
• Stolen City by Elisa Bonnin *adult* 9/20
• The House Of Transcendence by Amanda Ross 9/22
• Abuela’s Fideo by Gabriela Tijerina *PB* 9/24

• A Library by Nikki Giovanni, illus. by Erin Robinson *PB* 9/27
• A Ghost In Shining Armor by Therese Beharrie *adult companion* 9/27
• Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong *Prequel* 9/27
• Ruby Finley VS. The Interstellar Invasion by K. Tempest Bradford *MG* 9/27
• Rain Rising by Courtne Comrie *MG* 9/27
• Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender 9/27
• Well, That Was Unexpected by Jesse Q. Sutanto 9/27
• Where We End & Begin by Jane Igharo *adult* 9/27
• How To Succeed in Witchcraft by Aislinn Brophy 9/27
• Witchful Thinking by Celestine Martin *adult* 9/27
• The Adventures of Qai Qai by Serena Williams; illustrated by Yesenia Moises *PB* 9/27
• Ways to Share Joy by Renée Watson *MG Sequel* 9/27
• House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson *adult* 9/27
• Creep A Love Story by Lygia Day Penaflor 9/27
• Jasmine Toguchi, Brave Explorer by Debbi Michiko Florence *MG* 9/27
• Last Of The Talons by Sophie Kim 9/27
• Dream With The/Suena Con Las Latinitas Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers by Juliet Menendez *PB* 9/27
• Our Day of the Dead Celebration By Ana Aranda *PB* 9/27
• Black Icons In Herstory by Darian Symone Harvin & Monica Ahanonu *adult* 9/27
• You Gotta Be You by Brandon Kyle Goodman *adult* 9/27
• Black Trailblazers by Bijan Bayne *PB* 9/27
• Lucky Streak by Tif Marcelo *adult* 9/27
• Viva’s Voice by Raquel Donoso *PB* 9/27
• Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm by Laura Warrell *adult* 9/27
• Holler Of The Fireflies by David Barclay Moore *MG* 9/27
• Soul Of The Deep by Natasha Bowen *sequel* 9/27
• Beautiful Country: A Memoir Of An Undocumented Childhood by Qian Julie Wang *adult* 9/27
• Stay True by Hua Hsu *adult* 9/27
• Cece Rios And The King Of Fears by Kaela Rivera *MG Sequel* 9/27
• Opening My Eyes Underwater by Ashley Woodfolk 9/27
• Omega Morales and the Legend of La Lechuza by Laekan Zea Kemp *MG* 9/27

Whew! That’s A LOT OF BOOKS but being in the second half of the year, I’m not super surprised! Thanks to the bookish powers that be (i.e. netgalley, HarperCollins, MacMillan & Amazon in this case for me), I’ve gotten quite a few ARCS/E-ARCs and they are:

• Big Chicas Don’t Cry by Annette Chavez Macias *adult*
• The Sunbearer Trials by Aidan Thomas
• Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne Brown *MG*
• The Curse on Spectacle Key by Chantel Acevedo *MG*
• The Weight Of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
• Shot Clock by Caron Butler & Justin A. Reynolds *MG*
• Rules of Engagement by Selena Montgomery; Stacey Abrams *adult*
• The Decoy Girlfriend by Lillie Vale *adult*
• The Boy with the Bookstore by Sarah Echavarre Smith *adult*
• Almost There by Farrah Rochon
• Adift by Tanya Guerrero *MG*
• The Two Lives Of Sara by Catherine Adel West *adult*
• Silver Under Starfall by Rin Chupeco *adult*
• Bindle Punk Bruja by Desideria Mesa *adult*
• To Win A Prince by Toni Shiloh *adult*
• Seoulmates by Susan Lee
• You Only Live Once, David Bravo by Mark Oshiro *MG*
• Anisa’s International Day by Reem Faruqi *MG*
• Rust In The Root by Justina Ireland
• MapMaker by Lisa Moore Ramée *MG*
• Drunk On Love by Jasmine Guillory *adult*
• Vanessa Jared’s Got A Man by LaQuette *adult*
• Eternally Yours edited by Patrice Caldwell
• A Ghost In Shining Armor by Therese Beharrie *adult companion*
• Ruby Finley VS. The Interstellar Invasion by K. Tempest Bradford *MG*
• Rain Rising by Courtne Comrie *MG*
• Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender
• Well, That Was Unexpected by Jesse Q. Sutanto
• Where We End & Begin by Jane Igharo *adult*
• How To Succeed in Witchcraft by Aislinn Brophy
• Witchful Thinking by Celestine Martin *adult*
• Creep A Love Story by Lygia Day Penaflor
• Cece Rios And The King Of Fears by Kaela Rivera *MG Sequel*
• Opening My Eyes Underwater by Ashley Woodfolk
• Omega Morales and the Legend of La Lechuza by Laekan Zea Kemp *MG*
• Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna-Marie McLemore
• Stolen City by Elisa Bonnin *adult*

This month I HAVE gotten to read some of my ARCs/E-ARCs/ALCs (and I am PROOOOUD) and so far, I’ve read:

• Big Chicas Don’t Cry by Annette Chavez Macias *adult*
• Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne Brown *MG*
• The Curse on Spectacle Key by Chantel Acevedo *MG* (ALC)
• Shot Clock by Caron Butler & Justin A. Reynolds *MG*
• Almost There by Farrah Rochon (ALC)
• Creep A Love Story by Lygia Day Penaflor (ALC)
• Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna-Marie McLemore (ALC)
• Currently Reading: Adift by Tanya Guerrero *MG*

Alright Y’all! I’m going to end this post here so you can go look into the titles that caught your eye and don’t forget to support the authors who are being impacted by the Barnes & Noble situation! Are their any books you’re super excited for? Are there any by Authors of Color that I missed? Let me know in the comments here or on social media via Instagram @bookishgirlmagic, Twitter @bookishgrlmagic and Clubhouse @bookishgrlmagic where you can find me mostly in book centered clubs/rooms (primarily on Tuesdays and Fridays). Also please subscribe to this blog if you haven’t already because it makes me feel giddy knowing its a great pub month! As usual, I’m sending you tons of bookish love & wish you happy reading!