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October is here, and with it comes a stack of new releases worth carving out some reading time for. Whether you’re craving a chilling thriller as the nights grow longer, a sweeping fantasy romance, or a quiet story that settles in beside a warm cup of tea, this month’s arrivals have something for you.
Familiar names return with highly anticipated new work – including Sarah J. Maas, Stephen King, Barbara Kingsolver, Bonnie Garmus, and Louise Penny – while fresh voices bring literary debuts and heartfelt tales of love, redemption, and community. Here’s a look at what’s coming to our shelves this month.
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A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J. Maas
Romance, danger, and intrigue await you in the breathtaking sixth book in the bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series.
Check AvailabilityThe Witch by Freida McFadden
From the bestselling author comes a chilling, twist-filled thriller about secrets―those we inherit, those we bury, and those people will burn to keep silent.
Check AvailabilityThe Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford by Nafissa Thompson-Spires
A sly, spry, literary debut novel about the murder of an infamous moonshiner and the cacophony of true stories a small town can tell about itself.
Check AvailabilityOther Worlds Than These by Stephen King & Peter Straub
The unforgettable finale to the Talisman Trilogy and a wrapping up of the fate of the worlds in King's iconic Dark Tower epic. It is also a wonderful stand-alone novel.
Check AvailabilityA Plain Confession by Suzanne Woods Fisher
A heartwarming Amish story of romance, friendship, community, and redemption in Lancaster County that will captivate readers of Beverly Lewis and Shelley Shepard Gray.
Check AvailabilityPartita by Barbara Kingsolver
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Demon Copperhead comes the story of a brief, passionate, life-changing love affair, wrapped up in what might be the greatest romance of all: our eternal human longing for art and beauty.
Check AvailabilityEvery Story is a Love Story by Imbolo Mbue
A deeply moving, beautifully told novel about love lost—and the weight of regret.
Check AvailabilityReturn to the Shack: A Journey Into Redemption by Wm. Paul Young
In the long-awaited sequel to one of the most widely read books of the last twenty years, author Wm. Paul Young leads us back to the great questions of human existence.
Check AvailabilityLook What the Cat Dragged In by Jason Rekulak
A new supernatural thriller about a young woman pet-sitting a cat with a mysterious secret, featuring more than sixty pages of illustrations.
Check AvailabilityPeck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus
The bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry returns with an irresistible, delightful, and tender story about a young man whose life turns upside down when he is hired by the most prestigious, secretive, and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world.
Check AvailabilityMiss Wolcott's Ghost by Louise Penny
Book No. 21 of the popular series follows Chief Inspector Armand Gamache as he investigates a bizarre, historical murder tied to a mysterious, long-lost settlement.
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