By Caitíe Woolridge, Steph Carroll, Rebecca Weigler and Charlotte Horsfield
As we slowly start to creep towards the end of summer, you’ll be looking for that perfect book to transition into autumn. Here are a few titles to keep an eye out for to add to your autumnal reads collection.
The Examiner by Janice Hallett – 29 August, Viper
The Royal Hastings University’s new art course absolutely has to succeed to keep their funding. That’s why only six individuals have been handpicked to take part in the first year. Six students to do the course proud. Six students to see the year through.
A strange class of business people, well-established artists and ambitious creatives, their grouping seems disjointed from the offset. As the year-long course gets underway, personalities clash, illicit relationships are formed, and no one seems to be who they appear to be.
From their final projects, a university examiner will review the students’ year and come to a harrowing conclusion: not everyone has survived. With a student seemingly missing, the examiner turns to their colleagues to discover the truth. In a web of emails, chats and coursework, the examiners will sift through the secrets of the students. With the lives of the students and the future of the course at stake, what will the examiners uncover?
The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore by Laurie Gilmore – 29 August, HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter
Laurie Gilmore, best-selling author of the viral TikTok sensation, The Pumpkin Spice Café, takes us back to Dream Harbour with the second instalment in the series, this time bringing us along for Hazel and Noah’s story.
When secret codes start to appear inside books at the Cinnamon Bun Bookstore, Hazel finds herself intrigued, determined to find out what the codes mean. She recruits gorgeous, adventurous Noah, a fisherman in Dream Harbour, to help her on her scavenger hunt. Noah is more than eager to accept, having been crushing on Hazel for some time.
As Hazel and Noah follow the trail of clues around the small town, their chemistry intensifies, and it seems as though romance may end up being a mystery item on their hunt to crack the codes.
This spicy, small-town romance, with fan favourite tropes such as opposites attract, forced proximity and he falls first, is not one to be missed.
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig – 29 August, Canongate Books
From the bestselling author of The Midnight Library, this stunning new novel takes readers to the beaches of Ibiza and on an adventure of a lifetime.
Following her retirement as a maths teacher, Grace Winters boards a one-way flight to Ibiza, where a long-lost friend has left her behind an abandoned house. Filled with questions about the house, the island and the nature of her friend’s passing, Grace explores the island to find the answers to not only her friend’s past, but the experiences in her own.
As she allows herself to dive back into her own identity against the gorgeous backdrop of the Mediterranean, Grace finds that the island offers more than she could have ever imagined.
With the same charm and adventure as his previous smash-hits, Matt Haig composes a story about friendship, discovery and hope in a vibrant and fresh way. It is sure to hit the shelves with a bang at the end of this summer season.
The House of Lost Secrets by Anstey Harris – 1 September, Lake Union Publishing
Up in the wilderness, far away from the metropolis lies the cottage of Clachlan in the most savage and untamed part of the Scottish highlands. Jo has, for many years, sought solace in this place that has allowed her to think clearly away from the trials of her largely mundane life.
When Jo receives an invite from Rachel that summons her to Clachlan, Jo presumes it will provide a much-needed holiday, and that afterwards life will return to normal once more. But Rachel has been hiding a life changing secret from Jo that this trip to Clachlan brings to light. Jo will be forced to confront a part of her life that she has successfully managed to repress from the world. The weight of time and history prove too much to bear for Jo as her past, at last, catches up with her.
Things will never be the same again during this final holiday to Scotland.
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