September is the gateway to fall weather, which means curling up with a good book and maybe a warm drink. No matter where you are, we hope you’ll find yourself in a cozy spot with these new September book releases!

Happyish by Jeanette Escudero

Alex Martinez goes from blissful to blindsided in one afternoon. It’s the first anniversary of her divorce, and before her celebratory meet-up with her best friend, Alex receives a shocking diagnosis: a brain tumor she can’t pronounce and a procedure she’d rather postpone. Another thing she’ll have to lay on her already heartbroken mother. But, before she lets self-pity take hold, Alex decides to pursue adventures she’ll never forget.

 

 

 

Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: a Black Asexual Lens on our Sex-Obsessed Culture by Sherronda J. Brown

Sherronda J. Brown, a Black queer feminist, takes a piercing look at how anti-Blackness, white supremacy, patriarchy, heteronormativity, and capitalism enact harm against asexual people. Chapters on desire, fuckability, utility, refusal, and possibilities all cover topics of relevance to the asexual community. Brown centers the Black asexual experience and demands visibility in a world that denies asexuality, disparages queerness, and sexualizes Black people.

 

 

Something Bright and Burning by Whitney Amazeen

Eighteen years old and fiercely ambitious, Everly doesn’t have time for love. Her focus is on finishing college and helping her single mom pay bills. But the same day she decides to meet Nicolai for coffee is the same day Everly finds out she is pregnant, and she’s not sure who the father is. Although Nicolai may not have a place in her future, he’ll help her uncover a shocking truth about her past. A fact that could either change everything for the better or destroy it further.

 

 

 

Sweet, Soft, Plenty of Rhythm by Laura Warrell

How do we find belonging when love is unrequited? Circus Palmer is a 40-year-old ladies’ man living in Boston. He lives for his music and refuses to be tied down. He leaves when he finds out the woman he secretly cherishes is pregnant with his baby. His departure sets off a chain of events between several women in his life.

 

 

 

Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender

In this contemporary YA novel, Lark is an aspiring writer who uses social media outlets as their main publishing platform. When their former best friend mistakenly posts a thread on Lark’s Twitter declaring his love for a secret crush, Lark’s account becomes the talk of the school. Lark takes ownership of the tweets to protect Kasim, which seems like a great idea when their social media stats begin to explode. But, living a lie takes a toll. And so does the judgment of thousands of internet strangers.