{"id":1251,"date":"2026-09-22T16:08:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T21:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendlybookshelf.com\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2026-09-20T16:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T21:35:27","slug":"new-book-releases-september-22-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlybookshelf.com\/?p=1251","title":{"rendered":"New Book Releases: September 22, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello friends! With so many books coming out every week, I am bringing you a list of 5 new releases that I find myself enticed to read. Let me know which books interest you, or if I am missing a new release you are excited about\u2026 We can always grow our TBR!.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I tried to pick books that made me curious and at the same time were different genres, so hopefully  one of these books catches your attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-30cd009e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-614074b5 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HOLLYWOOD, ENDING: a Novel by John Green<br>LITERARY FICTION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hollywood, Ending<\/em>\u00a0is a deeply observed novel about the tension between a public and a private life, and finding your safe someone to hold onto. Tender, heartbreaking, and shrewdly funny, this is a story as only Green can tell it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" data-attachment-id=\"1252\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/friendlybookshelf.com\/?attachment_id=1252\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hollywood-ending.jpg?fit=1000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Hollywood ending\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hollywood-ending.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hollywood-ending.jpg?resize=1000%2C1500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cover of the novel 'Hollywood, Ending' by John Green, featuring colorful gradient background with bold, stylized text.\" class=\"wp-image-1252\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:426px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hollywood-ending.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hollywood-ending.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hollywood-ending.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hollywood-ending.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-30cd009e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-614074b5 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CRONE: a Novel by Keith Rosson<br>HORROR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A haunting, fearsome story of a father searching for his missing daughter and finding darkness\u2014both human and not\u2014at every turn, from the \u201cmind-blowingly good\u201d (Stephen King) author of\u00a0<em>Coffin Moon<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Fever House<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"400\" data-attachment-id=\"1253\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/friendlybookshelf.com\/?attachment_id=1253\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CRONE.jpg?fit=265%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"265,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"CRONE\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CRONE.jpg?fit=265%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CRONE.jpg?resize=265%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Book cover of 'Crone' by Keith Rosson featuring a raven with a green liquid dripping from its beak and a dark background.\" class=\"wp-image-1253\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:418px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CRONE.jpg?w=265&amp;ssl=1 265w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CRONE.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-30cd009e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-614074b5 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THE STRANGERS: a Novel by Naomi Alderman<br>SCIENCE FICTION <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A transcendent novel from the bestselling author of The Power: A writer wrestles with grief even as a new species is discovered, forcing humans to reconsider what it means to share our planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"400\" data-attachment-id=\"1255\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/friendlybookshelf.com\/?attachment_id=1255\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/thestrangers.jpg?fit=265%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"265,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"thestrangers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/thestrangers.jpg?fit=265%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/thestrangers.jpg?resize=265%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Book cover of 'The Strangers' by Naomi Alderman featuring a green grass background and bold blue text.\" class=\"wp-image-1255\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:416px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/thestrangers.jpg?w=265&amp;ssl=1 265w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/thestrangers.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-30cd009e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-614074b5 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FEMALE LIFE ON PLANET EARTH: a Novel by Laleh Khedive<br>LITERARY FICTION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From an award-winning author comes a stunning, darkly funny novel about a daughter discovering her mother\u2019s secret past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Heti\u2019s mother, Ana, dies, she leaves behind a spotless legacy: affectionate parent, modern career woman, and life of the party. Heti moves in a daze until her grief is upended by the arrival of an unmarked package containing photographs of Ana as a young woman\u2014robed, standing in front of a burning building, and pointing a gun at a group of sobbing women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"400\" data-attachment-id=\"1256\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/friendlybookshelf.com\/?attachment_id=1256\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/femalelifeonplanetearth.jpg?fit=265%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"265,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"femalelifeonplanetearth\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/femalelifeonplanetearth.jpg?fit=265%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/femalelifeonplanetearth.jpg?resize=265%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Book cover of 'Female Life on Planet Earth' by Laleh Khadivi, featuring a person holding a pink smoke bomb surrounded by pink smoke.\" class=\"wp-image-1256\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:407px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/femalelifeonplanetearth.jpg?w=265&amp;ssl=1 265w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/femalelifeonplanetearth.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-30cd009e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-614074b5 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HOW TO WRITE A MUDER: a Novel by Jessica Brody<br>MYSTERY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One dead body. Seven mystery writers who all know how to get away with murder. In this wickedly clever whodunit from the bestselling author of\u00a0<em>Save the Cat! Writes a Novel<\/em>, the only thing harder than writing the perfect plot twist . . . is surviving it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"400\" data-attachment-id=\"1257\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/friendlybookshelf.com\/?attachment_id=1257\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/howtowriteamuder.jpg?fit=265%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"265,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"howtowriteamuder\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/howtowriteamuder.jpg?fit=265%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/howtowriteamuder.jpg?resize=265%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Book cover for 'How to Write a Murder' by Jessica Brody, featuring a red background, a fountain pen, and an illustration of a house.\" class=\"wp-image-1257\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:405px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/howtowriteamuder.jpg?w=265&amp;ssl=1 265w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/howtowriteamuder.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1640\" height=\"924\" data-attachment-id=\"1258\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/friendlybookshelf.com\/?attachment_id=1258\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beige-Brown-Minimalist-Fall-Autumn-Photo-Collage-Facebook-Cover-11.png?fit=1640%2C924&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1640,924\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Beige Brown Minimalist Fall Autumn Photo Collage Facebook Cover-11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beige-Brown-Minimalist-Fall-Autumn-Photo-Collage-Facebook-Cover-11.png?fit=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beige-Brown-Minimalist-Fall-Autumn-Photo-Collage-Facebook-Cover-11.png?resize=1640%2C924&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A graphic featuring book covers for five new releases on September 22, 2026. Titles include 'Hollywood, Ending' by John Green, 'Crone' by Keith Rosson, 'The Strangers' by Naomi Alderman, 'How to Write a Murder' by Jessica Brody, and 'Female Life on Planet Earth' by Laleh Khadivi. The background is a red shimmer effect.\" class=\"wp-image-1258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beige-Brown-Minimalist-Fall-Autumn-Photo-Collage-Facebook-Cover-11.png?w=1640&amp;ssl=1 1640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beige-Brown-Minimalist-Fall-Autumn-Photo-Collage-Facebook-Cover-11.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beige-Brown-Minimalist-Fall-Autumn-Photo-Collage-Facebook-Cover-11.png?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beige-Brown-Minimalist-Fall-Autumn-Photo-Collage-Facebook-Cover-11.png?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beige-Brown-Minimalist-Fall-Autumn-Photo-Collage-Facebook-Cover-11.png?resize=1536%2C865&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So there you have it! This is my short list of books that caught my attention released this week. Let me know if any of these made it to your TBR or if you pre-ordered or you are getting ready to get it!.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello friends! With so many books coming out every week, I am bringing you a list of 5 new releases that I find myself enticed to read. Let me know which books interest you, or if I am missing a new release you are excited about\u2026 We can always grow our TBR!. 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