Get Cozy With The 10 Best Books of September

Grace inherits a run-down house in Ibiza from a long-lost friend and arrives with a one-way ticket and no plans. As she retraces her friend’s life on the island and searches for clues on how she died, she finds the unbelievable, and maybe a new beginning.

Three sisters are bound by the grief from the death of their fourth sister. Avery is a heroin addict-turned-lawyer, used to parenting her siblings and now contemplating starting her own parenting journey. Bonnie is a boxer working as a bouncer at a club while nursing her wounded pride. Lucky lives in a haze of drugs and modeling. They are all looking for their place in the world while dealing with each other and reckoning their shared past. It’s a beautiful sophomore novel from a rising star on the literary scene.

Things are looking up for Jane, who has plans to house-sit in luxury in the Hollywood Hills for the next year. She is also on sabbatical and finishing her second novel. When things go awry, she takes a meeting with a Hollywood producer looking for diverse writers like Jane to create content for a streaming platform. This guy is shady though, and things are about to get very, very weird in this funny, biting novel.

If you loved “Normal People,” you will love Rooney’s latest novel about two brothers with nothing in common except for the grief they share over their father’s death. Peter is a successful lawyer torn between his longtime love and an astray college student. Ivan is a loner professional chess player who has fallen with an older woman on her own journey. As they deal with their romantic relationships, can the brothers find space in their world for each other?

The author of “Big Little Lies” crafts a horror novel of sorts: on an ordinary-seeming flight, the passengers all learn exactly when they will die from a fellow passenger, “The Death Lady.” For most, the time is way off in the future, but for six unlucky passengers, they will die soon. When the events start unfolding just as “The Death Lady” predicted, the remaining must decide how to spend their final days on Earth.

A driver encounters a woman sitting on a black box, and his life is about to change. She’ll pay him $20,000 to drive her and the box across the country, but he can’t open the box, ask questions or tell anyone. He needs to leave all tracking devices behind and they must leave now. Is he in? Rumors are spreading online that this box will usher in the next civil war, but is the truth even stranger?

Return once more to Crosby, Maine and the world Strout has created with beloved characters Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge and Bob Burgess. After a shocking crime rocks the town, Bob is defending the lonely man accused, but he’s also spending time with Lucy, going on daily walks. Lucy meets Olive and they spend afternoons sharing stories about the people they know. This homey novel is filled with empathy, sadness and most importantly, love.

Jackson Brodie comes out of retirement to solve a murder in a sleepy English town. An art heist leads him to a manor hosting a murder mystery weekend, and the cast of eccentric characters collide, right out of the pages of an Agatha Christie novel or the “Knives Out” movies. The cozy vibes here are impeccable.

Evie just lost her aunt and her job and is aimless until she receives her inheritance. The only catch is she must take a matchmaking tour in Việt Nam before receiving her San Francisco row house. Meanwhile, Adam is getting burnt out working for his sister’s matchmaking business and agrees to join the first tour to show his dedication. On a magical vacation, can these two opposites surrender themselves to love?

In this cozy murder mystery, a father and his daughter-in-law team up to solve a crime. Steve loves his creature comforts like a good pub quiz or his cat. Amy has a high-octane job protecting a mega-celebrity on a private island. When a body turns up, she looks to Steve for help, and soon the two are out-running a killer.