Catherine and I share our most anticipated books coming out August – December 2020.

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Highlights

• Catherine and my success rate for books we shared in our Summer 2020 Preview episode.
• Why our ability to pick books feels off right now.
• Our Best and Worst picks from the Summer 2020 Preview episode.
• An inadvertent running theme in this episode.
• Sarah’s and Catherine’s #1 Fall book picks.

Fall 2020 Book Preview [8:04]

August

Sarah’s Picks:

• A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdomby John Boyne (August 11) | Buy from Amazon [8:41] 

Catherine’s Picks:

• When These Mountains Burn by David Joy (August 18) | Buy from Amazon [13:46]

September

Sarah’s Picks:

• Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (September 1) | Buy from Amazon [16:12]
• Majesty by Katharine McGee (September 1) | Buy from Amazon [21:57]
• His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie (September 1) | Buy from Amazon [32:41]
• Good Morning, Monster by Catherine Gildiner (September 22) | Buy from Amazon [32:49]

Catherine’s Picks:

• The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim (September 1) | Buy from Amazon [19:43]
• A Knock at Midnight by Brittany Barnett (September 1) | Buy from Amazon [24:24]
• Anxious People by Fredrick Backman (September 8) | Buy from Amazon [29:54]

October

Sarah’s Picks:

• The Searcher by Tana French (October 6) | Buy from Amazon [37:09]
• Group by Christie Tate (October 6) | Buy from Amazon [42:02]

Catherine’s Picks:

• Earthlings by Sayaka Murata (October 6) | Buy from Amazon [35:18]
• Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (October 6) | Buy from Amazon [39:38]
• No Heaven for Good Boys by Keisha Bush (October 13) | Buy from Amazon [44:43]
• Memorial by Bryan Washington (October 27) | Buy from Amazon [51:31]

November

Sarah’s Picks:

• White Ivy by Susie Yang (November 3) | Buy from Amazon [46:25]

Other Books Mentioned

• Craigslist Confessional by Helena Dea Bala (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [4:07]
• What’s Left of Me is Yours by Stephanie Scott (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [5:50]
• The Loyalties by Delphine de Vigan (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [6:36]
• Based on a True Story by Delphine de Vigan (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [6:44]
• Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino | Buy from Amazon [7:10]
• The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [11:25]
• Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell | Buy from Amazon [13:20]
• The Line That Held Us by David Joy (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [13:50]
• Where All Light Tends to Go by David Joy (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [15:35]
• Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi | Buy from Amazon [16:31]
• Dopesick by Beth Macy (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [17:22]
• Smacked by Eilene Zimmerman (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [18:14]
• Long Bright River by Liz Moore (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [18:21]
• Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok | Buy from Amazon [21:00]
• Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [21:17]
• American Royals by Katharine McGee | Buy from Amazon [22:17]
• Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson | Buy from Amazon [25:35]
• Americanah by Chimamonda Ngozi Adichie | Buy from Amazon [29:12]
• Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams | Buy from Amazon [29:12]
• Beartown by Fredrick Backman (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [30:11]
• Us Against Them by Fredrick Backman (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [30:11]
• A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman | Buy from Amazon [32:26]
• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb | Buy from Amazon [33:19]
• Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata | Buy from Amazon [35:18]
• The Witch Elm by Tana French (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [37:48]
• The Secret Place by Tana French (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [38:51]
• In the Woods by Tana French | Buy from Amazon [39:05]
• Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman | Buy from Amazon [39:57]
• The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [39:57]
• Stray by Stephanie Danler (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [43:36]
• Untamed by Glennon Doyle (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [43:36]
• Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [50:14]
• Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [50:14]
• Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll | Buy from Amazon [50:14]
• Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [50:14]
• Lot: Stories by Bryan Washington | Buy from Amazon [53:09]
• One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [55:02]

Other Links

• Spring 2020 Book Preview

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Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI.

Next Episode

There will not be a new episode next week since the podcast is on its bi-weekly summer schedule.

The following week, there will be a full length episode featuring Kate Stayman-London, author of One to Watch (airing September 16).