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Top New Releases for October 2023

Top New Releases for October 2023

We’ve found the best, new release book recommendations for each Bookfinity Reader Type. 

This October, we've carefully handpicked a selection of new release books that we know you will want to dive into! Whether you're drawn to captivating celebrity memoirs that reveal the private lives of icons, enthralling romance novels that transport you to distant realms, heart-pounding thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat, or soul-stirring inspirational books that touch your heart, we've got you covered!

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Serial Reader

The Night House

The Night House

by Jo Nesbo and Neil Smith

In the wake of his parents' tragic deaths in a house fire, fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote, insular town of Ballantyne. Richard quickly earns a reputation as an outcast, and when a classmate named Tom goes missing, everyone suspects the new, angry boy is responsible for his disappearance. 

 Modern Romantic

The Burnout

The Burnout

by Sophie Kinsella

Sparks fly in this delightful novel about two burned out professionals who meet at a ramshackle resort on the British seaside--from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher.

 Mountain Climber

Periphery

Periphery: How Your Nervous System Predicts and Protects Against Disease

by Moses V Chao

A leading neuroscientist argues that the peripheral nervous system, long understood to play a key role in regulating basic bodily functions, also signals the onset of illness.


Bookworm

America Fantastica

America Fantastica

by Tim O'Brien

So begins the adventure of Boyd Halverson--star journalist turned notorious online disinformation troll turned JCPenney manager--and his irrepressible hostage, Angie Bing. Haunted by his past and weary of his present, Boyd has one goal before the authorities catch up with him: settle a score with the man who destroyed his life.

Beach Reader

Wildfire

Wildfire

by Hannah Grace

The latest in the TikTok sensation and deliciously "swoonworthy" (Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author) Maple Hills series follows two summer camp counselors who reconnect after a sizzling one-night stand.

Time Traveler

Absolution

Absolution

by Alice McDermott

A riveting account of women's lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National Book Award.

You have no idea what it was like. For us. The women, I mean. The wives.

Lifelong Learner

Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

by Mary Beard

With its finely nuanced portrayal of sex, class, and politics, Emperor of Rome goes directly to the heart of Roman fantasies (and our own) about what it was to be Roman at its richest, most luxurious, most extreme, most powerful, and most deadly, offering an account of Roman history as it has never been presented before.

Woke Up Like This

The Bell in the Fog

The Bell in the Fog

by Lev Ac Rosen

San Francisco, 1952. Detective Evander "Andy" Mills has started a new life for himself as a private detective--but his business hasn't exactly taken off. It turns out that word spreads fast when you have a bad reputation, and no one in the queer community trusts him enough to ask an ex-cop for help.


Trendsetter

Worthy

Worthy

by Jada Pinkett Smith

A gripping, at times painfully honest, and ultimately inspirational memoir from global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk series Jada Pinkett Smith. Jada Pinkett Smith was living what many would view as a fairy-tale of Hollywood success. But appearances can be deceiving, and as she felt more and more separated from her sense of self, emotional turmoil took hold.

Leading Lady

Hold My Girl

Hold My Girl

by Charlene Carr

As Katherine's carefully planned life begins to crumble around her, Tess finally sees the glimmer of hope she needed to get her life back on track. Motherhood has always been their dream, and neither woman is prepared to share that claim over Rose. It will take a tense custody battle to decide who deserves to be Rose's mother, but it will also push them to the brink.

Cool Mom & Dad

Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

by Arnold Schwarzenegger

The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life--distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone

Spiritual Seeker

Is God Real?: Exploring the Ultimate Question of Life

Is God Real?: Exploring the Ultimate Question of Life

by Lee Strobel

When life feels overwhelming, we want to know if there really is a deity who loves us, knows us, and cares about what happens to us. Join investigative journalist and former atheist Lee Strobel on a quest to determine whether we can know with confidence that God is real.

Subject Matter Expert

Starling House

Starling House

by Alix E Harrow

Opal is a lot of things--orphan, high school dropout, full-time cynic and part-time cashier--but above all, she's determined to find a better life for her younger brother Jasper. One that gets them out of Eden, Kentucky, a town remarkable for only two things: bad luck and E. Starling, the reclusive nineteenth century author of The Underland, who disappeared over a hundred years ago.

Game Day Hero

Magic: The Life of Earvin "Magic" Johnson

Magic: The Life of Earvin "Magic" Johnson

by Roland Lazenby

Through hundreds of interviews with Johnson's coaches, representatives past and present, teammates, opponents, friends, and loved ones, as well as key conversations with Johnson himself over the years, Lazenby has produced the first truly definitive study, both dark and light, of Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr.--the revolutionary player, the icon, the man.

Self-Starter

Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

by Adam Grant

We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. 

Young at Heart

A Curse for True Love

A Curse for True Love

by Stephanie Garber

Blood will be shed, hearts will be stolen, and true love will be put to the test in A CURSE FOR TRUE LOVE, the breathtaking conclusion to Stephanie Garber's #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Once Upon A Broken Heart trilogy

Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after.

World Traveler

Roman Stories

Roman Stories

by Jhumpa Lahiri

The first short story collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and master of the form since her number one New York Times best seller Unaccustomed Earth - Rome--metropolis and monument, suspended between past and future, multi-faceted and metaphysical--is the protagonist, not the setting, of these nine stories


Dissenter

Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business

Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business

by Roxane Gay

From beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, "a strikingly fresh cultural critic" (Washington Post) comes an exhilarating collection of her essays on culture, politics, and everything in between.

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