Welcome to the Fall 2021 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books!

Catherine and I share our most anticipated books coming out August – December 2021.

Also, stay tuned for my Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2021 blog post, which is coming out soon. I’ll share some of the books I talked about in this podcast, but also some that I didn’t!

This post contains affiliate links (plus: here’s your Amazon Smile-specific affiliate link), through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).

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Highlights

• Why Sarah isn’t currently excited about the types of books that traditionally comes out in the Fall.
• Why Sarah doesn’t mind dislikable characters in dysfunctional family stories.
• The new mystery / thriller sub genre Catherine is coining.

Fall 2021 Book Preview [5:49]

August

Catherine’s Picks:

• Once There Were Wolvesby Charlotte McConaghy (August 3) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [8:59]
• The Women of Troy by Pat Barker Sweeney (August 24) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [18:00] 
• The Guide by Peter Heller (August 24) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [22:43] 

September

Sarah’s Picks:

• Friends Like These by Kimberly McCreight (September 7) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [4:58]
• Beautiful World, Where Are You? by Sally Rooney (September 7) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [13:38]
• L.A. Weather by Maria Amparo Escandon (September 7) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [20:12]

Catherine’s Picks:

• Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang (September 7) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [28:44]
• Unbound by Tarana Burke (September 14) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [33:42]
• Em by Kim Thuy (September 28) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:13]

October

Sarah’s Picks:

• We Are Not Like Them by Jo Piazza and Christine Pride (October 5) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [25:24]
• My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson (October 5) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [31:28]
• No One Will Miss Her by Kat Rosenfield (October 12) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [35:19]
• Oh William by Elizabeth Strout (October 19) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [40:25]

Catherine’s Picks:

• Fight Night by Miriam Toews (October 5) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [42:56]
• The Book of Mother by Violane Huisman (October 19) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [48:13]

November

Sarah’s Picks:

• O Beautiful by Jung Yun (November 9) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [44:30]

Other Books Mentioned

• Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead [3:40] 
• A Good Marriageby Kimberly McCreight [6:03] 
• All Together Now by Matthew Norman [6:43]
• Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler [6:57]
• The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer[6:57]
• The Ensembleby Aja Gabel [7:05]
• Normal Peopleby Sally Rooney [13:59] 
• Conversations With Friendsby Sally Rooney [13:59] 
• The Silence of the Girlsby Pat Barker [18:36] 
• The River by Peter Heller [22:43] 
• Descent by Tim Johnston [24:18] 
• When the Stars Go Darkby Paula McLain [24:31] 
• Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win by Jo Piazza [26:11] 
• The Knockoff by Jo Piazza and Lucy Sykes [26:15] 
• An American Marriage by Tayari Jones [27:06] 
• Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult [27:15] 
• Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha [27:52] 
• Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok [30:11] 
• Waiting for Eden by Eliot Ackerman [37:57] 
• Ru by Kim Thuy [38:25]
• My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout [40:51]
• Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout [41:43]
• Women Talking by Miriam Toews [43:26]
• Shelter by Jung Yun [44:50]
• The Missing Place by Sophie Littlefield [47:29]
• Anywhere But Here by Mona Simpson [50:09]

About Catherine Gilmore

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Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI.

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In 2 weeks, Kimberly McCreight (author of Friends Like These) will join me for a Mysteries / Thrillers 101 (airing September 15).

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