Novel Pairings 27. Anticipated Fall 2020 Reads and backlist books to pair with them
Today Chelsey and Sara are back to topple your TBRs with highly anticipated fall releases and backlist books. We know hardback books are pricey and library waitlists for the hottest new releases are long, so we’re going to be pairing the books we’re most excited to read this fall with older books that are easier to get your hands on. There are about 60 titles mentioned in today’s episode, so be sure to visit our show notes at novelpairings.com or our shop at Bookshop.org to find full lists of every book we talked about.
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Books mentioned:
Luster by Raven Leilani (9/1)
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (9/1)
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
Daddy by Emma Cline (9/1)
The Girls by Emma Cline
Florida by Lauren Groff
Sabrina & Corina by Kali Farjado-Anstine
Lot by Bryan Washington
Recommended for You by Laura Silverman (9/1)
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
By the Book by Amanda Sellet
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam (9/1)
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- 13th on Netflix
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- When They See Us on Netflix
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie (9/1)
Queenie by Candace Carty-Williams
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivers (9/1)
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (9/1)
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Jack by Marilynne Robinson (9/15)
Lila by Marilynne Robinson
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (9/15)
Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (9/29)
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo (9/29)
The Best Worst Man by Mia Sosa
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (10/6)
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem by Stacy Schiff
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab (10/6)
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
She Come by It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sarah Smarsh (10/13)
Natural Acts: Gender, Race, and Rusticity in Country Music by Pamela Fox
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (10/20)
Dare Me by Megan Abbott
Jane in Love by Rachel Givney (10/27)
The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn
Austenland by Shannon Hale
Cobble Hill by Cecily Von Ziegesar (10/20)
Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar
The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger
I Wanna Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom (11/17)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby