Today in Bookish and Literary History, September 2



1990 | πŸ“– Brazzaville Beach by William Boyd | United Kingdom | 416 pages | πŸ† | @williamboydnovelist

2009 | πŸ“– Heaven by Mieko Kawakami | Japan | 192 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† |

2010 | πŸ“– Foster by Claire Keegan | Ireland | 101 pages | πŸ† | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ✅ | My Review | @clairekeeganfiction

2014 | πŸ“– The Children Act by Ian McEwan | United Kingdom | 224 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @ianmcewan.author

2014 | πŸ“– Personal by Lee Child | United Kingdom | 353 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | ✅

2014 | πŸ“– The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell | United Kingdom | 624 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† |

2020 | πŸ“– Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason | New Zealand / United Kingdom | 352 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† |

2025 | πŸ“– About Time by David Duchovny | United States | 96 pages | @davidduchovny

2025 | πŸ“– All Things Under the Moon by Ann Yu-Kyung Choi | Canada | 320 pages |

2025 | πŸ“– Amity by Nathan Harris | United States | 320 pages | πŸ† |

2025 | πŸ“– Bad Juliet by Giles Blunt | Canada | 352 pages | @gilesbluntbooks

2025 | πŸ“– Boudicca's Daughter by Elodie Harper | United Kingdom | 440 pages | @elodielharper

2025 | πŸ“– Buckeye by Patrick Ryan | United States | 464 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @patrickryannyc

2025 | πŸ“– Cut Off from Sky and Earth by Melissa F. Miller | United States | 326 pages | @melissafmillerbooks

2025 | πŸ“– Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman | United States | 368 pages | @lauradickermanwriter

2026 | πŸ“– Fierceland by Omar Musa | Australia | 399 pages | πŸ† |

2025 | πŸ“– Night Watch by Kevin Young | United States | 176 pages | πŸ† |

2025 | πŸ“– No Prisoners by Thomas Lynch | United States | 272 pages |

2025 | πŸ“– The Girl in the Green Dress by Mariah Fredericks | United States | 336 pages | πŸ† | @mariahfredericks

2025 | πŸ“– To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage | United States | 448 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | @elianaramage

2025 | πŸ“– Trip by Amie Barrodale | United States | 304 pages |

2025 | πŸ“– The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine | Lebanon / United States | 323 pages | πŸ† | @beirutiguy

2025 | πŸ“– Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy | India | 240 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @arundhatiroy.official

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