Welcome to the Fall 2024 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books!  

Today, Catherine and I share 16 of our most anticipated books releasing mid-August through December.  

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Announcement

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Highlights

• Catherine and Sarah share some big releases coming this fall (lightning round style).
• Catherine’s theme is “unpredictability” — half her picks are repeat authors and the other half simply caught her eye.
• Sarah’s choices feature 6 returning authors and overall are leaning more literary.
• A few shorter books from Sarah’s picks: under 300 pages.
• Sarah has already read and rated two of her picks!
• Plus, their #1 picks for the fall.

Big Fall Releases [1:29] 

Books Mentioned

• By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult (Aug 20) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [1:56]
• Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson (Sep 3) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [2:00]
• The Life Impossible by Matt Haig (Sep 3) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [2:05]
• Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (Sep 10) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [2:11]
• The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich (Oct 1) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [2:30]
• Framed by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey (Oct 15) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [2:36]
• The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny (Oct 29) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [2:39]
• The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins (Oct 29) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [2:45]
• The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami (Nov 19) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [2:51]
• It Starts with One: The Legend and Legacy of Linkin Park by Jason Lipshutz(Oct 1) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [3:54]
• MC5: An Oral Biography of Rock’s Most Revolutionary Band by Brad Tolinski, Jaan Uhelszki, and Ben Edmonds (Oct 8) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [3:55]
• Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William Reid and Jim Reid(Sep 17) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [3:56]
• Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton & Me by Bernie Taupin (2023 release — in paperback Sep 10) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [3:58]
• The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography by Peter Ames Carlin (Nov 5) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [3:59]

Backlist Titles Mentioned

• The Midnight Library by Matt Haig [2:08]
• The Measure by Nikki Erlick [2:27]
• The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins [2:45]
• 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami [3:02]
• What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami [3:25]

Fall 2024 Book Preview [6:34]

Mid-August

Catherine’s Pick

• There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak (Aug 20) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[9:22]

Other Books Mentioned

• The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak [11:03] 
• 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak [11:12] 

September

Sarah’s Picks

• Guide Me Home by Attica Locke (Sep 3) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [7:11]
• Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker (Sep 3) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:41]
• The Siege by Ben Macintyre (Sep 10) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [18:03] 
• Entitlement by Rumaan Alam (Sep 17) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [22:37] 
• A Reason to See You Again by Jami Attenberg (Sep 24) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [28:00]
• Adam and Evie’s Matchmaking Tour by Nora Nguyen (Sep 24) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [33:45]

Catherine’s Picks

• Dear Dickhead by Virginie Despentes (Sep 10) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [15:37]
• Bringer of Dust by J. M. Miro (Sep 17) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [20:28] 

Other Books Mentioned

• Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke [7:21] 
• Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke [7:24]
• The Cutting Season by Attica Locke [7:55]
• Godshot by Chelsea Bieker [15:08] 
• The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre [18:12] 
• Ordinary Monsters by J. M. Miro [20:41] 
• Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam [22:57] 
• Trust by Hernan Diaz [23:45] 
• Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid [23:48] 
• All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg [28:06]
• Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg [28:09]
• The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg [28:10]
• Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow [29:39]
• Banyan Moon by Thao Tai [29:44]
• The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza [34:37]
• The Women by Kristin Hannah [35:44]

October

Sarah’s Picks

• The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz (Oct 1) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [39:18] (To skip ahead, jump to [44:55] in your podcast player.)
• Shred Sisters by Betsy Lerner (Oct 1) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:44] 

Catherine’s Picks

• A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang (Oct 1) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [26:11] 
• The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni (Oct 8) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [30:59]
• Libby Lost and Found by Stephanie Booth (Oct 15) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[36:48]
• Like Mother, Like Mother by Susan Rieger (Oct 29) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [44:56] 

Other Books Mentioned

• The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni [31:07]
• A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin [38:43]
• The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz [39:23]
• The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin [42:23] 
• Capote’s Women by Laurence Leamer [42:27] 
• It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover [43:39] 
• The Heirs by Susan Rieger [45:04] 
• The Forest for the Trees by Betsy Lerner [46:56] 
• Happiness Falls by Angie Kim [47:53] 

November

Catherine’s Pick

• The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson (Nov 12) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [48:53]