Mother Mary comes to Arundhati Roy
Legendary author Arundhati Roy writes about her experience growing up with a single mother in Kerala, India. Her mother, Mary, passed away in 2022, and Roy was surprised at the depths of her sadness. She began writing about her mother, “To be able to continue to love her.” Roy’s first memoir is a stunning anti-mination about sadness and the messiness of a truly loved one. – Kendra Winchester

Amity by Nathan Harris
The author of The Sweetness of Water is back in a new historical fiction novel about brothers and sisters looking for true freedom after the Civil War. When the Confederates were defeated, some men were not ready to let it go. Mr. Harper was one of them. Longing to stick to the past, he flees to Mexico in June. Her brother, Coleman, was with his family in the hopes that his sister would return one day. But now, a letter from Mr. Harper updates Coleman’s wishes, and he sets out into the desert to find her. What he doesn’t know is that he’s not the only one looking for Mr. Harper. They must fight teeth and claws for the freedom promised to them as both brothers try to find their way home with each other. – Rachel Britten

The Moon and Return by Eliana Ramage
I just finished this and loved it! On the moon and back As for Steph, he is determined to become the first Cherokee astronaut. She also follows her younger sister, an indigenous artist and social media influencer. Her mother keeps secrets about her past. And Steph’s college girlfriend made her a common name as a toddler, where custody cases between the Cherokee’s biological father and the adopted parents of a white child. It is a fascinating and complicated literary novel novel and hopes it will attract the attention it deserves. – Danica Ellis

Sweet fever from Bolu Babalola.
The “sweet fever” referenced in the title lies between Kiki and her ex-Marakai, and comes at the most inconvenient times. Three years have passed since the division, Kiki I have it Go ahead – she’s currently working on her career at Fritz. My worrying best friend’s wedding, and sometimes a little too many robots. eek. When Malakai is in the centre in front as the best guy, it’s actually during her best wedding. Suddenly, she can’t help but think of their hot chemistry. And there’s a small fact that the two are still nervous about each other. – Erica Ezefedy
Other exciting books to keep in mind this September
Poetry: New Book: Poetry, Letters, Blurred, by Nikki Giovanni
Picture Book: Bud found her gift by Robin Wall Kimmer and Naoko Soup
Children’s Non-Fiction: Bold, Brilliant, Latin: Meet 52 Latin and Hispanic Heroes (see your own story) from the past and present of Alyssa Reynoso-Morris
All Access Members continue with the following for 11 Bipoc books this week
Invitations by Alexandra Brown Changya, Romance only
Fall Clauseya, Mystery and Romance at the Grave Flower

A fatal company by LS Stratton-Mystery
It had to be him by adib Khorram-Queer romance
Little Rebel by Yuii Morales – Picture Book
Lotería: A story by Cynthia Perayo – horror, short stories
Floating Island: Growing Pain and Video Games by Kawika Guillermo – Video Games, Strange Memoirs
Angeline Boulley-YA, The Wind Sisters by Mystery
Pity Tower Tokyo by Rie Quadan-Fiction
Tess Thomas’s Brother Tail, Camway Fon – Picture Book
Syou Ishida – Prescribe you another cat with translated fiction


