{"id":79963,"date":"2025-09-16T09:40:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/?p=79963"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:27:09","slug":"were-falling-in-love-with-these-10-new-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/were-falling-in-love-with-these-10-new-books\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re FALLing in Love With These 10 New Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fall-Reading-List-Women-Authors-New-Releases-Books-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fall-Reading-List-Women-Authors-New-Releases-Books-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fall-Reading-List-Women-Authors-New-Releases-Books-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fall-Reading-List-Women-Authors-New-Releases-Books-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fall-Reading-List-Women-Authors-New-Releases-Books-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fall-Reading-List-Women-Authors-New-Releases-Books-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fall-Reading-List-Women-Authors-New-Releases-Books.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cozy season is nearly upon us, and we have several recommendations for the perfect book to curl up and think with &#8211; all written by women. (Credit: Monstera Production, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/woman-reading-a-book-5634667\/\">Pexels<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Autumn is a season of transformation \u2014 not just in the colors of the leaves, but in thought and perspective. <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/these-avid-readers-created-a-book-discovery-app\/\">Reading<\/a> is one way to meet that change head-on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This fall\u2019s selection offers a range of worldviews: From a quiet manicurist observing the world around her to a woman confronting the aftershocks of COVID-19; from a young Margaret Atwood navigating a nomadic childhood in the Canadian wilderness to Kamala Harris confronting the high stakes of the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/the-gender-gap-wasnt-bigger-this-election-but-it-was-louder\/\">election<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across continents and generations, these books explore ambition, identity, memory and connection. They may prompt you to reconsider your own path \u2014 or simply offer fresh ways to see the world this season.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_97d1370a9913719d8e2f2bde30acd6fd\" class=\"wp-block related-post alignwide\">\n      <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"section-title\">\n      <h4>Related<\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"post-wrap\">\n              <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/10-books-we-cant-wait-to-read-in-2025\/\" class=\"post-image-link\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Book-list-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Book-list-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Book-list-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Book-list-84x84.jpg 84w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Book-list-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"entry-text\">\n          <h3 class=\"post-title\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/10-books-we-cant-wait-to-read-in-2025\/\">\n              10 Books We Can\u2019t Wait to Read in 2025\n            <\/a>\n          <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div id=\"block_2bbfc8ae741c2927b2ef129ba629d2c5\" class=\"wp-block listicle alignwide\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">1<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gilbert-Cover-525x793.jpg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">(Credit: Barnes &amp; Noble)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>&quot;All the Way to the River&quot; by Elizabeth Gilbert (Sept. 9)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of \u201cEat, Pray, Love,\u201d comes a new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/all-the-way-to-the-river-elizabeth-gilbert\/1146839076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">memoir<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> recounting her relationship with Rayya Elias, which began as friendship and deepened into love after Elias\u2019s cancer diagnosis. Gilbert left her marriage to be with her, only to find herself navigating the twin challenges of terminal illness and addiction \u2014 Elias\u2019s relapses and her own dependence on love and validation. The memoir weaves through moments of devotion, denial and grief, capturing the beauty of their bond as well as the ways it unraveled. After Elias\u2019s death, Gilbert confronts her sorrow and guilt, ultimately finding a new sense of clarity in their wake.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">2<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Flournoy-Cover-525x793.jpg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">(Credit: Barnes &amp; Noble)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>&quot;The Wilderness&quot; by Angela Flournoy (Sept. 16)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angela Flournoy\u2019s \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-wilderness-angela-flournoy\/1146705059\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Wilderness<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d follows five Black women \u2014 Desiree, Danielle, January, Monique and Nakia \u2014 as they navigate early adulthood in New York and Los Angeles. Desiree and Danielle wrestle with sibling estrangement; January navigates an unexpected pregnancy; Monique gains online fame for challenging injustice; Nakia fights to launch her restaurant independently. Over two decades, their lives intertwine amid political upheaval, economic strain and environmental instability. Flournoy captures the push and pull of friendship and ambition, showing the sparks of wisdom and the deep losses that accompany one\u2019s ascent from early adulthood to middle age.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">3<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Harris-Cover-525x798.jpg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">(Credit: Barnes &amp; Noble)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>&quot;107 Days&quot; by Kamala Harris (Sept. 23)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kamala Harris\u2019s new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/107-days-kamala-harris\/1147932213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tell-all<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> revisits the turbulent 2024 presidential race, offering a blunt assessment of what went wrong. She details her frustrations with the Democratic Party\u2019s handling of her candidacy, recalling instances of marginalization inside the administration and blind spots that left her vulnerable to relentless media attacks. Behind closed doors, Harris fought to maintain visibility while navigating the personal and strategic strains of the campaign. Alongside her candid view of Biden\u2019s leadership and fitness, she delivers an insider\u2019s portrait of loss and resilience during a time of political turbulence. The book will launch with a tour across the U.S., U.K. and Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">4<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lockwood-Cover-525x794.jpg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">(Credit: Barnes &amp; Noble)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>&quot;Will There Ever Be Another You&quot; by Patricia Lockwood (Sept. 23)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Booker Prize finalist Patricia Lockwood, this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/will-there-ever-be-another-you-patricia-lockwood\/1146743832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">novel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> follows a young woman whose mind unravels after contracting COVID-19. She fears her own floorboards, hears \u201cWHAT IS LOVE? BABY DON\u2019T HURT ME\u201d looping in her head and can no longer recognize her friends. Memories slip through her, time feels fluid and she questions whether the illness has stolen her old self or offered a chance to start anew. As she navigates this disorientation, she attempts to rebuild her life and sense of identity from scratch. Lockwood blends surreal humor with acute observation, capturing the strangeness of surviving an illness that reshapes the mind and body. <\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">5<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/King-Cover-525x800.jpg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">(Credit: Barnes &amp; Noble)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>&quot;Heart the Lover&quot; by Lily King (Sept. 30)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lily King\u2019s newest <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/heart-the-lover-lily-king\/1147010165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">novel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> follows Jordan, an aspiring writer in her senior year of college, who becomes entangled in a deepening relationship with two brilliant classmates, Sam and Yash. Their intense bond, marked by intellectual fervor and emotional depth, leads to a love triangle that challenges Jordan&#8217;s understanding of herself and her desires. Years later, as a successful writer with a family, Jordan is confronted with the past when a surprise visit brings the unresolved emotions and decisions of her youth back into her life. King&#8217;s prose captures the nuances of love and loss, exploring how formative experiences shape our identities and relationships for years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">6<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thammavongsa-Cover-525x811.jpg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">(Credit: Barnes &amp; Noble)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>&quot;Pick a Color&quot; by Souvankham Thammavongsa (Sept. 30)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/pick-a-color-souvankham-thammavongsa\/1146791169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">story<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> follows Ning, a retired boxer working as a manicurist under the name \u201cSusan.\u201d On a typical summer day, she clips, buffs and polishes nails while listening to clients\u2019 gossip alongside her coworkers, also called \u201cSusan.\u201d Beneath her calm exterior, Ning is sharp, thoughtful and haunted by opportunities she never took. She navigates subtle rivalries and hidden ambitions among the other women in the salon. As the day unfolds, the tension between her quiet labor and keen observation intensifies, pushing toward a reckoning. Every interaction reveals how privilege shapes perception. Told over a single day, this new novel from Souvankham Thammavongsa<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">captures the layered complexities of identity, work and the immigrant experience.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">7<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Majumdar-Cover-525x788.jpg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">(Credit: Barnes &amp; Noble)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>&quot;A Guardian and a Thief&quot; by Megha Majumdar (Oct. 14)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-guardian-and-a-thief-megha-majumdar\/1147348021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Guardian and a Thief<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d follows two families in a near\u2011future Kolkata, India, beset by climate disaster and scarcity. Ma and her young daughter are on the brink of emigrating when her purse \u2014 containing all their immigration documents \u2014 is stolen, forcing a desperate search against the backdrop of a collapsing city. Meanwhile, the teenage thief Boomba navigates his own struggles, driven to crime to protect his family and survive the encroaching famine. Majumdar\u2019s narrative moves between these intertwined lives with empathy and moral complexity, exploring how ordinary people cling to family, duty and hope even when the world around them is unravelling.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">8<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lee-Cover-525x793.jpg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">(Credit: Barnes &amp; Noble)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>&quot;The Land of Sweet Forever&quot; by Harper Lee (Oct. 21)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-land-of-sweet-forever-harper-lee\/1147083757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Land of Sweet Forever<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d is a posthumous collection of eight previously unpublished short stories and eight nonfiction pieces by Harper Lee. Discovered in her New York City apartment after her death in 2016, these works offer a rare glimpse into Lee\u2019s early literary development before she wrote \u201cTo Kill a Mockingbird.\u201d The stories, set in both Alabama and midcentury Manhattan, showcase Lee\u2019s sharp wit, Southern roots and evolving voice. The nonfiction pieces, spanning from 1961 to 2006, include reflections on politics, equality, travel, love and art. This collection provides a broader perspective on Lee&#8217;s celebrated talent and offers insights into her development as a writer.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">9<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jen-Cover-525x798.jpg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">(Credit: Barnes &amp; Noble)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>&quot;Bad Bad Girl&quot; by Gish Jen (Oct. 21)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/bad-bad-girl-gish-jen\/1146866143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad Bad Girl<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d Gish Jen reimagines the life of her mother, Agnes, who grew up in a wealthy Shanghai household before emigrating to the United States in the 1940s. Marked from childhood by the scolding refrain \u201cBad bad girl,\u201d Agnes is clever, ambitious and unwilling to fit neatly into the roles expected of her. In America, she struggles with displacement and thwarted ambitions, setting aside her own dreams even as she tries to raise a daughter who will flourish on new soil. The novel unfolds across generations, charting how cultural inheritance, sacrifice and rebellion shape the bond between mother and daughter \u2014 and how love endures in the gaps between who we are told to be and who we truly are.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 photo\">\n            <div class=\"number\">10<\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Atwood-Cover-525x793.jpg\"\/>\n                          <p class=\"caption\">(Credit: Barnes &amp; Noble)<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>&quot;Book of Lives&quot; by Margaret Atwood (Nov. 4)<\/h2>\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long before \u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u201d or \u201cCat\u2019s Eye,\u201d there was a child growing up in the Canadian wilderness, the daughter of nomadic parents, her days shaped by books and imagination. In her debut <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/book-of-lives-margaret-atwood\/1146973161;jsessionid=5BE8AF4C1210055E36F03B54321693A4.prodny_store02-atgap06?ean=9780385547512&amp;st=AFF&amp;2sid=Random%20House%20Inc_8373827_NA&amp;sourceId=AFFRandom%20House%20Inc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">memoir<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Margaret Atwood turns inward, retracing the experiences that forged her into one of literature\u2019s defining voices. She begins with her early years and continues through university, artistic circles and her life with writer Graeme Gibson, mapping the connections between her private world and the works it later inspired. Told with wit and candor, the book reflects on how solitude and community, hardship and joy, became the raw material for her art.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_6ebb8205c0532d52dad2556bb4b0985d\" class=\"wp-block related-post alignwide\">\n      <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"section-title\">\n      <h4>Related<\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"post-wrap\">\n              <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/norah-odonnells-new-book-celebrates-unsung-women-heroes\/\" class=\"post-image-link\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1024px-Norahodonnell-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"CBS News senior correspondent Norah O&#039;Donnell calls her book on little-known female figures in U.S. history a &quot;passion 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