Episode · The Book Review · 2025-09-05
Books mentioned on 10 Novels We're Looking Forward To This Fall
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Secret of Secrets
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown is a suspenseful thriller that brings back the famous symbologist Robert Langdon for another labyrinthine adventure involving hidden histories and global puzzles.
Recommended“It is a book by Dan Brown. and he has a book called The Secret of Secrets and it stars Robert Langden”
Where to get it
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The Wayfinder
The Wayfinder by Adam Johnson is an expansive and imaginative epic novel set in Polynesia, showcasing the author's distinctive storytelling range and ambition.
Recommended“It's one of those books that it says with a big sprawling fantastical map here. It's called The Wayfinder by Adam Johnson.”
Where to get it
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Clown Town
Clown Town by Mick Herron is a sharp, witty spy thriller that forms the ninth installment in the acclaimed Slow House series featuring Jackson Lamb and his team of MI5 rejects.
Recommended“But this Clown Town, great name, which comes out in early September, is the ninth book in the Slow House series.”
Where to get it
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The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai is a sweeping, long-awaited major novel that examines modern displacement, ambition, and emotional isolation across global landscapes.
Recommended“Anyway, so Karen had been dropping hints over the last couple years that she'd been working on this big major novel for years and it's finally here and it's coming out in September and this is called The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny.”
Where to get it
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The Impossible Fortune
The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman is a popular contemporary mystery novel that continues the engaging adventures of the beloved Thursday Murder Club series.
Recommended“one more to talk about that's coming out in September, and it is a book called The Impossible Fortune. It is by Richard Osman.”
Where to get it
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Bunny
Discussed“A few years ago, there was this like cult hit that came out and it's called Bunny by Muna Awad.”
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We Love You, Bunny
We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad is an anticipated contemporary novel that serves as a follow-up to the author's acclaimed earlier work, continuing her signature blend of dark humor, psychological suspense, and surreal narrative exploration.
Recommended“So, now we have a followup to Bunny and it's called We Love You, Bunny, and it's coming out at the end of September.”
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King Sorrow
King Sorrow is a horror novel by author Joe Hill.
Recommended“This is King Sorrow by Joe Hill. Joe Hill, former guest of this show.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (10) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons. Did you know Jima this is the sixth book in the Robert Langden series?”
“The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons. Did you know Jima this is the sixth book in the Robert Langden series?”
“The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons. Did you know Jima this is the sixth book in the Robert Langden series?”
“And Adam Johnson is a Pulitzer Prizewinning novelist. He is probably best known for The Orphan Master's Son”
“Her last novel was in 2006 and it was called The Inheritance of Loss and it won the Booker”
“He did this oneoff, We Solve Murders, which was about some other people solve murders.”
“Oh, but really the best like one of the ones that I've and it's just because I finished Vineand a couple months ago is Brock Vaughn.”
“Ian Mchuan. He's written almost 20 novels, British writer, including 2001's Atonement, which famously, as everyone knows,”
“A couple years ago, several years ago, he published a collection of short stories and nollas, I think, called Full Throttle.”
“It's Khloe Xiao's Hamnit. Khloe Xiao's Hamnit.”