Special Edition Books – September 2026
Special Editions - September 2026
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Special editions publishing in September 2026 (full list available via the special editions hub). Some of the links below are affiliate links for which I may be compensated (this does not affect my reviews nor cost you any money, but helps support my site hosting costs). I deeply appreciate your support of my site if you use these links, but warmly encourage you to buy from your local Indie bookshop if you have the opportunity.
Collector highlights: Most popular September titles include Untitled Empyrean (Not Book Four), a weird traffic magnet for avid Fourth Wing collectors; The Mirror of Infinite Endings, a major shelf-candy Stephanie Garber release with hidden covers and multiple retailer exclusives; Dead Beat, the long-awaited Ninth House trilogy finale for Leigh Bardugo fans; The Knave and the Moon, a gothic romantasy sequel for Rachel Gillig collectors; and Blightfall, a new Skyward-world Brandon Sanderson/Janci Patterson launch. The facsimile editions of Wuthering Heights and Winnie-the-Pooh also look very special.
Blightfall – Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“The first book in a new, high-flying trilogy featuring the legendary Skyward Flight as they undertake a deadly intergalactic mission to explore a mysterious alien world.“
Deluxe Edition (First Printings). US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges and patterned endpapers.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with special printed endpapers showing ship schematics, a custom case design and printed pages edges, and exclusive bonus content, including a deleted scene and early sketches for the book.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Scion - James Islington
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“John Wick meets Blade Runner in this fast-paced cyberpunk thriller by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Will of the Many and The Strength of the Few.“
Deluxe Edition (First Printings). US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Lore - Alexandra Bracken
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“With over 250,000 copies sold, this high-octane YA contemporary fantasy exploring power, destiny, and redemption follows a girl on her quest for revenge against the gods.“
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with foiled slipcase, two-toned foiled cover, interior art, marble stained page edges and exclusive 35-page epilogue.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Hawk & Sparrow – Ayana Gray
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“A young reporter investigates a scandal in a gilded age high society.“
Deluxe limited edition (first printings). US hardback with illustrated endpapers, foiled boards, and decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
House of Salt and Sorrows – Erin A. Craig
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“Twelve beautiful sisters living on an isolated island estate begin to mysteriously die one by one“
Deluxe limited edition (first printings). US hardback with blue gilded edges, character art endpapers, foil-stamped case, ribbon bookmark, and pages from the author’s writing notebook.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Us Defiant Few - Alex Patton
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“My pen won’t remember you. But my blade certainly will.”
Deluxe limited edition (first printings). US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges and illustrated boards.
In series with Us Dark Few, Us Deadly Few
The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“A gothic romantasy sequel to The Knight and the Moth as a nameless knave upends a tyrant king’s plans.”
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with exclusive features TBC.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
➤ Buy signed exclusive from Barnes & Noble
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges and illustrated endpapers.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Neverfear (Impossible Creatures) - Katherine Rundell
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“A daring adventure involving a kidnapping, giants, a deadly race, and a shadowy new threat to the Glimouria Archipelago.”
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with exclusive features TBC.
☞ UK special edition published Aug 26.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
The Sandman: And Other Weird Tales - E. T. A. Hoffman
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“3 uncanny tales from “the godfather of modern horror and fantasy” full of doppelgangers, unfulfillable desire, irony, and menace.”
Gift Edition. US paperback with stained page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Blood Bound – Ellis Hunter
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“A jaw-dropping, heart-pounding fantasy romance set against a once-in-a-generation duel to the death between witches and dragon riders for the source of all magic.”
Deluxe Limited Edition. Hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor – Kathryn Moon
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“Welcome to the Tempting Monsters universe: a scorching, emotional, why-choose paranormal romance with a Victorian edge.”
Deluxe Limited (First Printings). US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwells
Catching Feelings – Emily Charlotte
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“The first rule for a drama-free senior year? Don’t fall for the mysterious new football transfer.”
Deluxe Limited (First Printings). US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Waterstones | Blackwells
☞ In Varsity series with Heart Check.
Cursebreaker – R.M. Gray
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“Aster must chase Queen Morana across a cursed sea and into ancient secrets as the Nightweaver trilogy races toward its swashbuckling, romantic finale.”
Deluxe Limited (First Printings). US hardback with illustrated endpapers, designed boards under the dust jacket, and decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwells
Falling Like Leaves – Misty Wilson
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“An autumnal small-town romance about city girl Ellis, first love Cooper, and the future she has to choose between.”
Collector’s Edition. US hardback with illustrated endpapers, foiled dust jacket, gilded page edges, and bonus chapter.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwells
Harbinger – Geneva Lee
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“When a failed sacred ritual marks Arden Icaros as a harbinger of war, she is thrust into murder, conspiracy, and a dangerous alliance with a ruthless general.”
First Printings. US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwells
Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian – Tim Probert
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“Bea and Cad are swept into an epic quest to stop their world from falling into eternal darkness.”
First Printings. US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Waterstones | Blackwells
Never Ever After – Sue Lynn Tan
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“A dark Cinderella that reimagines and twists fate, romance, and ambition into a fairy tale with teeth.”
First Printings. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Powerful – Lauren Roberts
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“Set during the events of the New York Times bestseller Powerless, this captivating novella gives fan-favorite Adena a story all her own as she attempts to survive on the streets of Loot…and falls for a mysterious—and dangerous—Elite.”
B&N Exclusive. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Reign – Bethan Croome
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“In rain-soaked Lyonesse, a young witch flees her village disguised as a man and is swept into a brutal war where found family, forbidden love, and a fight for freedom collide.”
B&N Exclusive. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Slewfoot – Brom
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“In colonial New England, a young widow and a strange forest spirit become entangled in a dark tale of faith, folklore, terror, and power.”
Deluxe Limited Edition. US hardback with illustrated endpapers and decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Under Story – Chloe Benjamin
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“In colonial New England, a young widow and a strange forest spirit become entangled in a dark tale of faith, folklore, terror, and power.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with ombre sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Dot – Peter H. Reynolds
Release date: Sep 1, 2026
“A hesitant child’s single dot becomes the spark for confidence, creativity, and a joyful act of making art.”
Deluxe Gift Edition. Slipcased shaped hardback with an introduction to International Dot Day, a guide for artists and teachers, and a heartfelt letter from the author.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Storm Caller – Nisha J. Tuli
Release date: Sep 3, 2026
“A defiant heiress returns to an elite academy in storm-wrecked Manhattan, where forbidden power and a dangerous alliance could tear the ruling system apart.”
Deluxe Gift Edition. Limited first-print hardback with digitally sprayed edges, foil cover treatment, a foil case stamp, and announced character artwork.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Where We First Fell – M. Hartley
Release date: Sep 7, 2026
“A college romance about old wounds, first love, and the place where everything changed.”
Deluxe Limited Edition (First Printings). US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Union Square Signature Clothbound
Release date: Sep 8, 2026
A collection of beautiful clothbound classics.
Signature Clothbound. Clothbound hardbacks with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Find Greek Mythology – H. A. Guerber
at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Find Moby-Dick – Herman Melville at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Find Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoevsky at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Find Great Expectations – Charles Dickens at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Find Mansfield Park – Jane Austen
at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Find The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Find Walden and Civil Disobedience – Henry David Thoreau at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
☞ Check out the Signature Clothbound collector’s page for more details on this series.
Taipei Story - Rebecca F. Kuang
Release date: Sep 8, 2026
“Lily Chen arrives in Taipei searching for family, culture and belonging in a moving coming-of-age story about identity, language, love and grief.
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
➤ Buy signed exclusive from Waterstones
Twisted Kingdom — Rina Kent
Release date: Sep 8, 2026
“The kingdom isn’t supposed to fall… A dark new adult romance series following the villains and secrets of the Royal Elite school.”
Deluxe Limited Edition (first printings). US paperback with pink stained page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Barnes & Noble
☞ In the Royal Elite series with Cruel King, Deviant King, Steel Princess, Twisted Kingdom
Neuromancer – William Gibson
Release date: Sep 8, 2026
“Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer is a science fiction masterpiece—a classic that ranks as one of the twentieth century’s most potent visions of the future.”
Special Edition. US paperback with illustrated inside covers and decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwells
Our Vicious Descent – Hayley Dennings
Release date: Sep 8, 2026
“Separated from the reaper she loves, Elise Saint battles poison, gangsters, and a monstrous new threat in 1927 Harlem in the conclusion to the Ravenous Fate duology.”
Special Edition. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Tempest – Victoria Aveyard
Release date: Sep 8, 2026
“A former noblewoman turned tavern-queen is forced to choose between survival and betrayal as war engulfs a pirate republic on the Lyrian Sea.”
Deluxe Limited Edition (First Printings). US hardback with illustrated endpapers, dust jacket special effects, and decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Dark Is Descending – Chloe C. Peñaranda
Release date: Sep 8, 2026
“Star Maiden Astraea races to break the curse imprisoning Nyte while her companions seek a broken key capable of killing wrathful gods.”
Deluxe Edition. US paperback with maps and red stained page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Twigs Traveling Tomes – Gryffin Murphy
Release date: Sep 8, 2026
“Wonderfully whimsical and irresistibly cosy, Murphy’s adorably bookish romantasy introduces a rich cast of characters including a witch, a rogue and a gnome who are all on an adventure-packed mission to find a missing grimoire.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
Release date: Sep 8, 2026
“A deluxe gothic classics edition of Shelley’s foundational creature tale.”
Gothic Chronicles series. UK hardback with gilded cover, ribbon bookmark and yellow stained page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
☞ See the Gothic Chronicles collector’s page for more about this series.
Little Red Death – Alexandra Benedict
Release date: Sep 8, 2026
“A dark fairy-tale-inflected thriller drawing on Red Riding Hood imagery and danger.”
Gothic Chronicles series. UK hardback with gilded cover, ribbon bookmark and yellow stained page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Santa Bruce: A Perfect Gift for the Holidays! – Ryan T. Higgins
Release date: Sep 8, 2026
“Bruce is a lot of things. He is a bear. He is a grump. He is a pretty decent cook. And he is a mother. One thing Bruce is not? Santa Claus.”
Special Edition. Board book with decorative stained page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwells
The Art of KPop Demon Hunters: Platinum Edition
Release date: Sep 8, 2026
“An official look behind the scenes, including over 500 pieces of concept art and creator commentary.”
Platinum Edition. US hardback with rainbow ombre page edges and illusrated boards under the dust jacket.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwells
A Year of Fairy Tales – Sophie Anderson; illustrated by Elisa Paganelli
Release date: Sep 10, 2026
“Journey through the seasons and celebrations of a child’s year in this stunning collection of fairy tales.”
Gift Edition. Colourfully illustrated by Elisa Paganelli.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
City of Heavenly Fire – Cassandra Clare
Release date: Sep 10, 2026
“A lavish new hardback of the Mortal Instruments finale brings the Shadowhunters to their darkest and most dangerous reckoning.”
Collector’s Edition. New cover artwork and bonus content.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Disenchanted – Lucy Jane Wood
Release date: Sep 10, 2026
“It’s books, beanstalks and broomsticks for reluctant witch Sage Hemlock as she is forced to face her magical powers when a book in her library unleashes an ancient curse in this comfortingly cosy romantasy.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Radio Silence – Alice Oseman
Release date: Sep 10, 2026
“Alice Oseman’s first standalone novel proved that she didn’t need the world of Nick and Charlie to craft a universal tale of youthful friendship, identity and overcoming the traumas of the past; celebrate the 10th anniversary of Radio Silence with this must-own hardback edition.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Raising Hare – Chloe Dalton; foreword by Sir Michael Morpurgo
Release date: Sep 10, 2026
“Dalton’s Waterstones Book of the Year-shortlisted account of caring for a leveret during lockdown is opened out to a younger readership in this life-affirming adaptation, retaining all of the original’s gentle power and boasting an afterword from Michael Morpurgo.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Recipes from the World of Tolkien – Robert Tuesley Anderson
Release date: Sep 10, 2026
“Ever wondered what Lembas Bread, Cram, or Beorn’s Honey Cakes might taste like?”
Deluxe Edition. UK hardback with embossed and foiled cover, gilt sprayed page edges and ribbon marker.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Dark Powers of Tolkien – David Day
Release date: Sep 10, 2026
“This illustrated guide examines the dark forces of Tolkien’s legendarium, from Melkor and Morgoth to Sauron and the Ring.”
Deluxe Edition. Embossed and foiled cover, gilt edges, ribbon marker, larger format, and new artwork alongside maps, sketches, and paintings..
➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
We Chase Shadows – Richard Osman
Release date: Sep 10, 2026
“Join Steve Wheeler and his impulsive daughter-in-law Amy for another exhilarating adventure in the unputdownable follow-up to the bestselling We Solve Murders.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with illustrated endpapers, ribbon bookmark and bonus content.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
This Divine Revelry – Bea Fitzgerald
Release date: Sep 10, 2026
“The third dynamic and witty instalment in Fitzgerald’s myth retelling series finds Ariadne swearing revenge on a feckless Theseus and forming an unexpected bond with the alluring yet infuriating god Dionysus.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Thieves Beneath the Floorboards – Mikey Please
Release date: Sep 10, 2026
“Rene and Glumfoot return to the cafe at the edge of the woods when strange new visitors arrive from below the floorboards.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author, with bonus board game Midnight Mudpud.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Dracula & Daughters: School for Slayers – Emma Carroll
Release date: Sep 10, 2026
“A gothic middle-grade adventure sends a new generation of vampire hunters into a school where the lessons may be as dangerous as the monsters.“
Waterstones Exclusive. Signed UK hardback with a bat-themed decorative sprayed page edge.
➤ Buy it from Waterstones
Strange Pictures – Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion
Release date: Sep 10, 2026
“Readers must connect a set of unsettling drawings to solve the hidden crime in this interactive Japanese mystery.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback with a decorative sprayed edge and an exclusive author interview.
➤ Buy it from Waterstones
Donut Squad: Destiny of Donuts – Neill Cameron
Release date: Sep 10, 2026
“The Donut Squad returns from a future where donuts have been banned and must stop that sugary catastrophe from coming true.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback with a bonus sticker sheet.
➤ Buy it from Waterstones
The Dragon and the Dove – Catherine Doyle
Release date: Sep 10, 2026
“As the age of saints threatens a turn to the darkest of causes, Sera and Ransom must conquer their personal demons in order to extinguish the one in their midst in the epic conclusion to Doyle’s bestselling romantasy.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy Dragon edition from Waterstones
➤ Buy Dove edition from Waterstones
Painted Classics - Various Authors
Release date: Sep 15, 2026
Decorative classic editions
Harper Muse Painted Edition. Hardback with wraparound artwork, full page decorative pull quotes, and decorative gold sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Buy Dracula – Bram Stoker from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
☞ See the Painted Classics collector’s page for more about this series.
Turncloak - L. K. Steven
Release date: Sep 15, 2026
“The spellbinding sequel to the bestselling Silvercloak finds Saffron still undercover in the Bloodmoons but with her true identity discovered by the organisation’s alluring kingpin.”
Deluxe Edition (first printings). US hardback with red stained page edges, a designed case stamp, and full-color endpaper maps.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
☞ In The Silvercloak Saga series, with Silvercloak.
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Eldritch – Keri Lake
Release date: Sep 15, 2026
“Maevyth and Zevander must navigate the perilous mortal lands to deliver Zevander from the clutches of an ancient, malevolent power that threatens to shatter both worlds.”
Deluxe Edition (first printings). US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges, designed endpapers and silver raven stamped on the boards.
Part of The Eating Woods Series, with Anathema.
Styx: The River - Nikita Gill
Release date: Sep 15, 2026
“In the second beguiling instalment of the Goddeses of the Underworld series, Gill reshapes the story of Styx and how she carved her own path to womanhood alongside her devoted sister Asteria.”
Deluxe Special Edition. US hardback, with decorative sprayed page edges and designed endpapers.
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with decorative sprayed page edges and designed endpapers. (Similar to the US special edition, but the WS one has coloured endpapers.)
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Emperor's Enemy - Jasmine Mas
Release date: Sep 15, 2026
“An all-new delectably unhinged romantasy duet from New York Times bestseller Jasmine Mas set in a world full of dark magic, rebellion, and vicious rivalry.”
Deluxe Limited Edition (first printings). US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with reversible dust jacket, illustrated endpapers, and decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
➤ Buy signed exclusive from Barnes & Noble
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges (design TBC).
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Emperor's Enemy - Jasmine Mas
Release date: Sep 15, 2026
“An all-new delectably unhinged romantasy duet from New York Times bestseller Jasmine Mas set in a world full of dark magic, rebellion, and vicious rivalry.”
Deluxe Limited Edition (first printings). US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with reversible dust jacket, illustrated endpapers, and decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
➤ Buy signed exclusive from Barnes & Noble
Dead Beat - Leigh Bardugo
Release date: Sep 15, 2026
“The thrilling conclusion to Bardugo’s acclaimed Ninth House trilogy, Dead Beat finds Alex Stern back in New Haven facing a pressing and personal quest for truth hiding amongst the secrets of Yale and its ancient societies.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with alternative colourway cover.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with alternative colourway cover and bonus content.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Union Square Signature Gilded Editions
Release date: Sep 1-15, 2026
A collection of beautiful classics.
Signature Gilded Editions. Hardbacks with gilded page edges.
☞ Check out the Signature Gilded Editions collector’s page for more details on this series.
Avalon Tower – C. N. Crawford & Alex Rivers
Release date: Sep 15, 2026
“A contemporary romantasy about Nia, a bookseller kidnapped into a fey spy academy and trained to fight an evil fey king.”
First Printings. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Grim Tidings – B.K. Borison
Release date: Sep 15, 2026
“A runaway grim reaper and a skeptical Guardian collide in the second Ghosted novel when saving one life may cost them everything.”
First Printings. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
☞ In Ghosted series with Good Spritis
Grim – Alex Aster
Release date: Sep 15, 2026
“Shining fascinating light into Grimshaw Malvere’s tormented past, this is an essential novella from the world of Lightlark.”
Dueling Crowns Edition. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges and a full-color art insert.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Waterstones. UK paperback with decorative sprayed page edges and four pages of full-colour illustrations.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Oro – Alex Aster
Release date: Sep 15, 2026
“Shining fascinating light into Grimshaw Malvere’s tormented past, this is an essential novella from the world of Lightlark.”
Dueling Crowns Edition. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges and a full-color art insert.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Waterstones. UK paperback with decorative sprayed page edges and four pages of full-colour illustrations.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Winterveil – Ava Reid
Release date: Sep 15, 2026
“In an alternate future where the Cold War never ended, four gifted teenage criminals are recruited to a secret academy and sent on a mission that could change the world.”
Deluxe Limited Edition. US hardback with color-swapped embossed cover, illustrated endpapers, foiled cover, and decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
When Lightning Strikes (Vanished) – Meg Cabot
Release date: Sep 15, 2026
“A reissued paranormal YA thriller about Jess Mastriani, whose lightning-strike visions reveal the locations of missing people.”
Special Edition (First Printings). US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Snitch – Kay Cove
Release date: Sep 15, 2026
“I was sent to end his life. Now love has me risking mine.”
Special Edition (First Printings). US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
☞ In Paladin series with Whistleblower and Tattletale.
The Art of Gravity Falls – Alex Hirsch, Rob Renzetti
Release date: Sep 15, 2026
“A celebratory art book on Gravity Falls with interviews from the creative team and a look at how the series’ world was built.”
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with with a bonus replica of the letter Dipper received in the series finale.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
The Housekeeper – Rose Tremain
Release date: Sep 17, 2026
“A stunning and incisive take on Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, as the famous writer embarks on a clandestine affair with a woman destined to be cruelly immortalised as the notorious Mrs Danvers.“
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with exclusive illustrated endpapers.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Rouse - China Mieville
Release date: Sep 17, 2026
“An ordinary woman stumbles across a web of dark conspiracies when she digs deeper into a personal tragedy.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with black stained page edges and decorative boards.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë
Release date: Sep 17, 2026
“Step into the wild, windswept world of the Yorkshire moors with this exquisite first edition facsimile of Wuthering Heights, faithfully reproduced from the British Library’s original 1847 copy of Emily Brontë’s enduring masterpiece.”
British Library Facsimile Edition. A first edition facsimile of Wuthering Heights (1847) in a two-volume edition, with Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell (1846). Housed in a clothbound clamshell presentation box with reproductions of rare handwritten poems preserved in the Brontë archive, presented in an envelope.
➤ Buy UK ed from Amazon UK | Waterstones | Blackwells
☞ US edition releases October 2026.
Exit Party - Emily St. John Mandel
Release date: Sep 17, 2026 (Sep 15, US)
“The mega-selling author of Station Eleven spins an evocative epic about freedom, surveillance and the inability to forget, as a strange party in a near-future America torn by civil war casts long shadows on one of the participant’s new life in Paris years later.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with illustrated endpapers and a reading guide.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Heartless – Elsie Silver
Release date: Sep 22, 2026
“Working as a nanny for the world’s grumpiest single dad should be simple…except she can’t keep her eyes off him. And he can’t keep his hands off her.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with foiled hardcover case, full-color illustrations and designed endsheets, gold foiled page edges, and a ribbon bookmark.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
☞ In the Chestnut Springs series with Flawless and Powerless.
Six Bullets and a Crown - Alexis Calder
Release date: Sep 22, 2026
“The desert doesn’t forgive―and neither does she.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Fallen Rook - LJ Shen
Release date: Sep 22, 2026
“A decadent dark romance standalone in the world of The Kiss Thief, Sinners of Saint, and Boston Belles.”
Deluxe edition. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
☞ In Society of Villains series with Bad Bishop and Twisted Pawn.
Take a Number (With with Me, 4) - Amy Daws
Release date: Sep 22, 2026
“A fake-dating romantic comedy entry in the Wait with Me series.”
Deluxe Limited Edition. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
☞ In Wait With Me series with Wait With Me, Next in Line, One Moment Please and Last on the List.
The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace
Release date: Sep 22, 2026
“A swoonsome adult debut that sees a determined young female knight forge a dangerous bond with an untrustworthy demon in order to destroy the monsters who killed her family.””
Deluxe limited edition. US hardback with red gilded page edges, a fully illustrated case, decorative endpapers, and interior spot art.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with variant cover design, gold gilded page edges, illustrated endpapers, and a bonus scene.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
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Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with sprayed page edges and gold dust jacket.
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Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel - Lucy Foley
Release date: Sep 22, 2026
“A new Miss Marple novel with a murder set in the luxurious Grand Alpine Hotel.”
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with details TBC.
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Christmas in Austenland – Shannon Hale
Release date: Sep 22, 2026
“Return to Austenland at Christmastime for a charming, festive romantic comedy set inside the beloved immersive Regency getaway.”
Deluxe Limited Edition. US hardback with decorative Christmassy page edges, patterned endpapers and a foil case stamp.
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Kiss of the Black Flame – Helen Scheuerer
Release date: Sep 22, 2026
“An antique-shop owner and a farmer fake a relationship in haunted Sweetwater Peak as they try to save their legacies and outrun the ghosts of their past.”
Deluxe Limited Edition. US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges, foiled cover, illustrated endpapers and foil stamped case.
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Sidelined Souls – Sarah A. Bailey
Release date: Sep 22, 2026
“An emotional, accidental pregnancy romance about life changing surprises, shattered boundaries, and two childhood sweethearts forced to decide if their love is worth risking everything for.”
Deluxe Limited Edition (first printings). US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
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☞ In Celestia Cove series with Tattered Tides
The Sweetest Fiend – Raven Kennedy
Release date: Sep 22, 2026
“The first book in an alluring and addictive romantasy duology set in a world of fae and dark magic, loosely inspired by the legend of the Pied Piper.”
Deluxe Limited Edition (first printings). US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges and illustrated endpapers.
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Waterstones exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
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Minor Arcana Book One (Deluxe Edition) – Jeff Lemire
Release date: Sep 22, 2026
“Follows a deeply personal supernatural story of family, grief, community, and the invisible forces that pull people home.”
Deluxe Edition. UK hardback collecting Minor Arcana #1–15.
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Free Falling: A Sweetwater Peak Novel – Lyla Sage
Release date: Sep 22, 2026
“An antique-shop owner and a farmer fake a relationship in haunted Sweetwater Peak as they try to save their legacies and outrun the ghosts of their past.”
B&N Exclusive. US paperback with exclusive art and bonus content.
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Winnie-the-Pooh: The Complete Facsimile Collection – A.A. Milne, illustrated by E.H. Shepard
Release date: Sep 24, 2026
“A centenary collector’s slipcased set restores the original Pooh story and poetry books in facsimile form.”
Facsimile collection. Set of 6 UK hardbacks with foil stamped covers, folio with 3 art prints of Shepard’s work, a fold-out map of the Hundred Acre Wood and a numbered certificate of authenticity.
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The Wild Robot – Peter Brown
Release date: Sep 24, 2026
“Rediscover the wild world of Roz in this special deluxe edition.”
Deluxe Collector’s Edition. UK hardback with foil stamped cover, gold gilded page edges, illustrated endpapers, coloured art and bonus material.
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Carmilla - Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Release date: Sep 24, 2026
“Laura leads a secluded life in a castle buried deep in the Austrian forest, far away from the dangers of the outside world. That is until a horse and carriage crashes nearby one night, and she and her father take in a weary, young traveller.”
Penguin Little Clothbound Classic. Clothbound hardback with foil-stamped cover.
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☞ See the Penguin Little Clothbound Classics collector’s page for more on this series
The Raven - Edgar Allan Poe
Release date: Sep 24, 2026
“This selection of Poe’s poetry and short stories demonstrates the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind.”
Penguin Little Clothbound Classic. Clothbound hardback with foil-stamped cover.
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☞ See the Penguin Little Clothbound Classics collector’s page for more on this series
The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow & Thorn) — Tad Williams
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“Now, after over 38 years in print, a deluxe edition of the first book in master storyteller and New York Times-bestseller Tad Williams’ beloved, internationally bestselling series Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, which inspired a generation of writers, among them George R. R. Martin and Patrick Rothfuss.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges, cover effects, map, and bonus content.
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Astra Fox and the Rise of the Wonderworkers – Isaac Fitzsimons
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“A middle-grade fantasy about an orphan, a corrupt magic system, and the fight to uncover who really controls wonderwork.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author, with illustrated endpapers and foiled boards.
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House of Night series – P. C. Cast & Kristin Cast
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“Enter the dark, magical world of the House of Night, a world very much like our own, except here vampyres have always existed.
Deluxe Edition. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
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☞ In series with House of Night set 2
The Wine Dark Sea – Victoria Hislop
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“A heart-wrenching family drama set against the panoramic backdrop of the Greek Civil War.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author, with illustrated endpapers and foiled boards.
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The Court of Venus — Bel Banta
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“An ensnaring romantic fantasy in which a moon-blessed magician is summoned back to the deadly magical court she thought she had escaped; where power is determined by the stars―and the closer you are to the king, the more likely you are to die.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with gilded edges, illustrated endpapers, and 8 full-page interior illustrations.
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Galinda: A Charmed Childhood - Gregory Maguire
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“In this sister volume to Elphie, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Gregory Maguire shares the eagerly awaited origin story of Galinda, the pink-clad, effervescent, and popular favorite character.”
Deluxe Special Edition. US hardback, with decorative sprayed page edges, designed endpapers and more TBC.
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Heated Rivalry – Rachel Reid
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“The iconic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance between Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov returns in a deluxe hardcover timed to the streaming tie-in release.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback details with gold sprayed page edges, stamped foil casing, and full-color character art endpapers.
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Unrivaled – Rachel Reid
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“Out and married, hockey stars Ilya and Shane face a coordinated backlash campaign that threatens their lives on and off the ice.”
B&N Exclusive. US paperback, with special cover, designed sprayed edges and exclusive content.
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How My Neighbor Stole Christmas - Meghan Quinn
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“Every Kringle in Kringletown celebrated Christmas a lot. But Cole Black on Whistler Lane, unfortunately, did not.”
Collector’s Edition. US hardback with foiled page edges, illustrated endpapers, green details on the interior pages, spot gloss, ribbon bookmarks, and new illustrations.
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Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal - Meghan Quinn
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“Nothing says I love you like trespassing, public humiliation, and a town—wide Christmas spectacle to win your crush back.”
Collector’s Edition. US hardback with foiled page edges, illustrated endpapers, green details on the interior pages, spot gloss, ribbon bookmarks, and new illustrations.
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Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“The first book in Diana Gabaldon’s acclaimed Outlander saga.”
Deluxe Edition. US paperback with new cover, Fraser tartan decorative sprayed page edges, illustrated endpapers, and a new letter of introduction from the author.
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The Mirror of Infinite Endings - Stephanie Garber
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“Garber returns to the globally beloved world of Once Upon a Broken Heart in The Mirror of Infinite Endings, a Jacks and Evangeline companion novella.” Illustrated by Lotusbubble.
Limited Time (First Printings). UK hardbacks will have four hidden covers foiled on the boards under the dust jacket.
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Retailer Exclusives. UK hardbacks with alternate colourways and decorative sprayed page edges.
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US Trade Edition. US hardback edition.
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B&N Exclusive. US hardback with a unique cover, special endpaper colors, and an exclusive foil case stamp.
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In the Dark - Shain Rose
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“The stakes are high, but the secrets are buried bone-chillingly deep in the luxurious, ultra-private billionaire enclave of Paradise Grove.”
Deluxe Limited Edition (first printings). US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges that go across the whole series, glitter cover effects, designed interiors, and full color character art.
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☞ In Kept in Paradise series with Behind Closed Doors.
Trust Fall - Lynn Painter
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“An irresistible enemies-to-lovers romcom from the bestselling author of Better Than the Movies, Trust Fall finds the great nephew of a deceased multi-millionaire hatch a plan to discover why the family fortune was left to a smalltown girl.”
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with alternate cover, and bonus alternate chapter never seen before.
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The Lost Spectacular - Zoé Duhaime
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“A dazzling ode to the life-changing power of books, as childhood loves-turned-rivals chase each other through the stories that shaped them, leaping through classic literature and famous paintings and private letters and family dinners, until all that’s left is to confront the grief they’ve been running from…and decide whether they might face it together, instead.”
Deluxe Limited Edition. US hardback with specially commissioned interior artwork, custom endpapers, decorative sprayed page edges, and foil case stamp by renowned cover artist Micaela Alcaino.
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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries - Heather Fawcett
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“A meticulous but socially awkward Cambridge scholar travels to an isolated Arctic village to compile the world’s first fairy encyclopaedia, only to find her research interrupted by a dangerous local mystery and her charming, enigmatic academic rival.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback details with faux-leather cover, foiling and debossing on the case boards, deckled page edges, illustrated endpapers, and a removable bellyband with title and author information.
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Dawn of the Cursed Queen – Amber V. Nicole
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“After overcoming what she thought was her hardest battle, Dianna soon learns she is at risk of losing everything.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges, illustrated endpapers, illustrated case, chapter headers and a bonus scene.
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☞ In Gods & Monsters series with The Book of Azrael and The Throne of Broken Gods
The False Vow – Lydia Gregovic
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“Lovett Tamerlane’s engagement tests love, power and loyalty.“
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with illustrated endpapers and decorative sprayed page edges.
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☞ In Weaver Bride series with The Weaver Bride
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants – Ann Brashares
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“Four lifelong friends pass around a magical pair of jeans during their first summer apart.“
Collector’s Edition. US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges, character art, ribbon marker, and a foreword by actress Amber Tamblyn.
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The Bone Brides – Marley Rose-Teter
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“Nola James enters a terrifying faery realm to save her changeling girlfriend before both of them are trapped there forever.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
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Kneel Before Me - Lindsay Straube
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“A prequel in the spicy Split or Swallow world follows Daphne and Kronos as duty, danger, and desire collide beneath the mountain.”
Deluxe Edition. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
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The Ascended: The Aesymarean – Bree Grenwich & Parker Lennox
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“Having proven they were the biggest power partnership in romantasy with the bestselling Riftborne saga, Grenwich and Lennox conjure up another stellar fantasy world based around a deadly trial to be undergone by those with divine powers.“
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
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From the World of Percy Jackson: Camp Half-Blood - The Wild Zone - Rick Riordan & Annabelle Oh
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“Set in the beloved world of Percy Jackson, the pulsating first book in the Camp Half-Blood series sees a group of demigod children forced to brave the dangerous Wild Zone on a desperate rescue mission.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
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American Hagwon – Min Jin Lee
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“A kaleidoscopic epic set across Korea, Australia and the United States as the Koh family strive to live worthwhile lives amidst tumult and uncertainty.“
Deluxe Edition. UK hardback, signed by the author with decorative sprayed page edges.
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Shatter Me: Series One Box Set - Tahereh Mafi
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“This six-book box set follows Juliette, a girl whose touch can kill, as she becomes both a target and a threat in a collapsing dystopian world.”
Deluxe Boxed Set. US paperbacks with embossed gloss covers and silver holographic page edges.
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Untitled Empyrean (Not Book Four) - Rebecca Yarros
Release date: Sep 29, 2026
“Details TBC”
Deluxe Limited Edition (first printings). US hardback details TBC.
➤ Buy UK ed from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
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