{"id":109224,"date":"2025-08-31T19:15:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T19:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/109224\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T19:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T19:15:14","slug":"the-book-report-new-books-for-fall-aug-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/109224\/","title":{"rendered":"The Book Report: New books for fall (Aug. 31)"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Washington Post book critic Ron Charles<\/p>\n

With the fall season gearing up, here are some of the biggest titles we’re looking forward to reading in September:<\/p>\n

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Doubleday<\/p>\n

Dan Brown, creator of “The Da Vinci Code,” is roaring back with his sixth thriller about Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. In “The Secret of Secrets”<\/a>\u00a0(Doubleday), a brilliant scientist is about to publish a revolutionary book about the nature of human consciousness, but nefarious powers will stop at nothing to kill her book \u2013 and anyone who stands in their way.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The Secret of Secrets”<\/a> by Dan Brown (Doubleday), in Hardcover, Large Print Trade Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available September 9 via Amazon<\/a>, Barnes & Noble<\/a> and Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n

danbrown.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knopf<\/p>\n

Excitement is rising on both sides of the Atlantic for a novel called “What We Can Know”<\/a> (Knopf) by Ian McEwan, one of Britain’s finest living writers. What we can know so far is that this is a story set in the recent past, and a century into the future involving a lost poem \u2013 and a shocking twist.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“What We Can Know”<\/a> by Ian McEwan (Knopf), in Hardcover, Large Print Trade Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available September 23 via Amazon<\/a>, Barnes & Noble<\/a> and Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n

ianmcewan.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Novelist Ian McEwan: Writing is “a way of being”<\/a> (“Sunday Morning”)<\/p>\n

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Grove Press<\/p>\n

Lily King is one of my favorite novelists, and her upcoming book, “Heart the Lover”<\/a> (Grove Press), sounds delightful. It’s about a young woman drawn into a complicated friendship with two male classmates in college. Years later, she has to consider how those friendships and her youthful decisions still shape her life.<\/p>\n

Read an excerpt: “Heart the Lover” by Lily King<\/a><\/p>\n

“Heart the Lover”<\/a> by Lily King (Grove Press), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available September 30 via Amazon<\/a>, Barnes & Noble<\/a> and Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n

lilykingbooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Scribner<\/p>\n

The Booker Prize-winning novelist Arundhati Roy is about to publish her first memoir: “Mother Mary Comes to Me”<\/a> (Scribner) promises to take us back to her early life in India, her tumultuous relationship with her mother, and other events that shaped the mind of this powerful writer and activist.<\/p>\n

Read an excerpt: “Mother Mary Comes to Me” by Arundhati Roy<\/a><\/p>\n

“Mother Mary Comes to Me”<\/a> by Arundhati Roy (Scribner), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available September 2 via Amazon<\/a>, Barnes & Noble<\/a> and Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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Liveright<\/p>\n

At this moment of intense political division, Jill Lepore’s “We the People”<\/a> (Liveright) couldn’t be more timely. The Harvard professor and New Yorker magazine writer presents a history of the U.S. Constitution that explores the ongoing struggle to amend the document and keep it a living framework for an evolving nation.<\/p>\n

“We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution”<\/a> by Jill Lepore (Liveright), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available September 16 via Amazon<\/a>, Barnes & Noble<\/a> and Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Jill Lepore, The New Yorker<\/a><\/p>\n

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HarperOne<\/p>\n

For the millions of fans feeling “endless love” for Lionel Richie, his upcoming memoir, “Truly”<\/a> (HarperOne) will be a must-read. The legendary singer, songwriter and record producer reportedly opens up about his winding, sometimes painful journey from a shy kid to an award-winning entertainer celebrated around the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Truly”<\/a> by Lionel Richie (HarperOne), in Hardcover, Large Print Trade Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available September 30 via Amazon<\/a>, Barnes & Noble<\/a> and Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n

lionelrichie.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Lionel Richie: A life written in song<\/a> (“Sunday Morning”)<\/p>\n

Lionel Richie on the continuing power of “We Are the World”<\/a> (“Sunday Morning”)<\/p>\n

That’s it for the Book Report. For these and other suggestions about what to read this fall, talk with your local bookseller or librarian. <\/p>\n

I’m Ron Charles. Until next time, read on!<\/p>\n

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Produced by Robin Sanders and Lucie Kirk. Editor: Emanuele Secci.<\/p>\n

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For more reading recommendations, check out these previous Book Report features from Ron Charles:\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Washington Post book critic Ron Charles With the fall season gearing up, here are some of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109225,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[64,63,457,78174,134],"class_list":["post-109224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-books","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-books","tag-books-and-beyond","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}