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The best books out this month

New hardback and paperback releases from Zadie Smith, Richard Osman, Margaret Atwood, Michael Palin, James Patterson, Nadiya Hussain, and more.

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Summer may officially be over, but September brings the promise of long autumnal days and increasingly cosy evenings – making it the perfect time to hunker down with a new book.

Whether you’re leaning into the back-to-school mindset, or keen to hold on to the vestiges of summer, we’ve got a brilliant range of fiction and non-fiction releases to keep you entertained this September.

Best new fiction books out this month

Best new non-fiction books out this month

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