20 Best Books For Fall (2023 Update)

Born in algeria in 1913, albert camus published the stranger now one of the most widely read novels of this century in 1942. celebrated in intellectual circles, camus was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1957. on january 4, 1960, he was killed in a car accident. age group: adult.

New york times bestseller – from danielle steel comes the gripping story of a woman who loses everything–her husband, her home, her sense of self and safety, and her freedom. sydney wells's perfect life with her wealthy, devoted husband vanishes when he dies suddenly in an accident. widowed at forty-nine, she discovers he has failed to include her in his will. with andrew's vicious daughters in control of his estate, and no home or money, sydney finds a job in fashion, despite her own designer daughters' warnings. naïve, out of her element, and alone in a world of shady international deals and dishonest people, she is set up by her boss and finds herself faced with criminal prosecution. what happens when you lose everything? husband, safety, protection, money, and reputation gone, faced with prison, sydney must rebuild her life from the bottom to the top again, with honor, resourcefulness, and dignity. sydney finds herself, as well as courage and resilience. taking life by the horns, she revives her own career as a talented designer, from new york to hong kong, risking all in an exotic, unfamiliar world. she is determined to forge a new life she can be proud of.

"on the day of the great fall he left nothing, nothing at all behind." the latest work by peter handke, one of our greatest living writers, chronicles a day in life of an aging actor as he makes his way on foot from the outskirts of a great metropolis into its center. he is scheduled to receive a prestigious award that evening from the country's president, and the following day he is supposed to start shooting for a film–perhaps his last–in which he plays a man who runs amok. while passing through a forest, he encounters the outcasts of the society–homeless people and migrants–but he keeps trudging along, traversing a suburb whose inhabitants are locked in petty but mortal conflicts, crossing a seemingly unbridgeable superhighway, and wandering into an abandoned railyard, where police, unused to pedestrians, detain him briefly on suspicion of terrorism. things don't improve when he reaches the heart of the city. there he can't help but see the alienation characteristic of its residents and the omnipresent malign influence of electronic technology. what, then, is the "great fall"? what is this heart-wrenching, humorous, distinctively attentive narrative trying to tell us? as usual, peter handke, deeply introspective and powerfully critical of the world around him, leaves it to the reader to figure out.

Winner of the 2022 christy award for historical romance"with meticulous historical research and an eye for both mystery and romance, sundin rises to the top of world war ii fiction in this latest novel."–library journal starred review***as the nazis march toward paris in 1940, american ballerina lucie girard buys her favorite english-language bookstore to allow the jewish owners to escape. as the war rages on, paul offers his own resistance by sabotaging his product and hiding british airmen in his factory. after they meet in the bookstore, paul and lucie are drawn to each other, but she rejects him when she discovers he sells to the germans. and for paul to win her trust would mean betraying his mission.master of wwii-era fiction sarah sundin invites you onto the streets of occupied paris to discover whether love or duty will prevail. ***"this potent synthesis of history, love, and faith will delight romance readers."–publishers weekly"a compelling exploration of the seemingly simple good things that end up requiring great sacrifice and having far-reaching impacts."–booklist starred review

The power broker by robert caro is the story of robert moses and the fall of new york. the book details how one man accumulated incredible power and attempted to accomplish his ideals after being ignored by the establishment.. publisher: vintage. – isbn -10: 0394720245. language: english. – no. of pages: 1344 pages. – publishing date: july 12, 1975. shipping weight: 3.4 lbs. – author: robert a. caro. – the power broker – how one man accumulated incredible power age group: adult.

There is an arsenal of weaponry that has been given to the believer in the holy spirit. jakes describes how to realize that spirit correctly to break every generational curse that has been hindering christians from maximizing their lives, ministry, and relationships.

From usa today bestselling author willow winters comes the epic conclusion to the heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense, hard to love series. with her i was always on the highest high. that's why it was so easy to fall. i never stood a chance without her. the two of us were made for one another. it's as simple as that. the world could try to rip us apart, but it would fail. until this. she told me once, love isn't enough. i never would have believed it … until now. neither of us could have prepared for this. i won't stop fighting. not until the very end.

On a foggy summer night, eleven people–ten privileged, one down-on-his-luck painter–depart martha's vineyard on a private jet headed for new york. sixteen minutes later, the unthinkable happens: the plane plunges into the ocean. the only survivors are the painter scott burroughs and a four-year-old boy, who is now the last remaining member of an immensely wealthy and powerful media mogul's family. was it by chance that so many influential people perished? or was something more sinister at work? a storm of media attention brings scott fame that quickly morphs into notoriety and accusations, and he scrambles to salvage truth from the wreckage. amid trauma and chaos, the fragile relationship between scott and the young boy grows and glows at the heart of this stunning novel, raising questions of fate, morality, and the inextricable ties that bind us together. kristin hannah raves, "noah hawley really knows how to keep a reader turning the pages… a complex, compulsively readable thrill ride of a novel." winner of the 2017 edgar award for best novel and the 2017 international thriller writers award for best novel from the award-winning creator of fargo comes "one of the year's best suspense novels" (new york times).

The blockbuster hit—over two million copies sold! a new york times, usa today, wall street journal, and publishers weekly bestseller“poignant, engrossing.”—people – “lisa wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.”—paula mclainmemphis, 1939. twelve-year-old rill foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s mississippi river shantyboat. but when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a tennessee children’s home society orphanage, the foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents—but they quickly realize the dark truth. at the mercy of the facility’s cruel director, rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty. aiken, south carolina, present day. born into wealth and privilege, avery stafford seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fiancé, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. but when avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis, a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family’s long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption.

New york times bestseller – “vital reading for americans and people anywhere who seek to understand what is happening ‘after the fall’ of the global system created by the united states” (new york journal of books), from the former white house aide, close confidant to president barack obama, and author of the world as it is at a time when democracy in the united states is endangered as never before, ben rhodes spent years traveling the world to understand why. he visited dozens of countries, meeting with politicians and activists confronting the same nationalism and authoritarianism that are tearing america apart. along the way, he discusses the growing authoritarianism of vladimir putin, and his aggression towards ukraine, with the foremost opposition leader in russia, who was subsequently poisoned and imprisoned; he profiled hong kong protesters who saw their movement snuffed out by china under xi jinping; and america itself reached the precipice of losing democracy before giving itself a fragile second chance. ultimately, rhodes writes personally and powerfully about finding hope in the belief that looking squarely at where america has gone wrong can make clear how essential it is to fight for what america is supposed to be, for our own country and the entire world.

After she dies in a car crash, teenage samantha relives the day of her death over and over again until, on the seventh day, she finally discovers a way to save herself.

By the "new york times "bestselling author of "the bone clocks" and "cloud atlas "- longlisted for the man booker prize in 2007, " time" magazine named him one of the most influential novelists in the world. he has twice been short-listed for the man booker prize." the new york times book review" called him simply a genius. now david mitchell lends fresh credence to "the guardian" s claim that each of his books seems entirely different from that which preceded it. "the thousand autumns of jacob de zoet" is a stunning departure for this brilliant, restless, and wildly ambitious author, a giant leap forward by even his own high standards. a bold and epic novel of a rarely visited point in history, it is a work as exquisitely rendered as it is irresistibly readable. the year is 1799, the place dejima in nagasaki harbor, the high-walled, fan-shaped artificial island that is the japanese empire s single port and sole window onto the world, designed to keep the west at bay; the farthest outpost of the war-ravaged dutch east indies company; and a de facto prison for the dozen foreigners permitted to live and work there. to this place of devious merchants, deceitful interpreters, costly courtesans, earthquakes, and typhoons comes jacob de zoet, a devout and resourceful young clerk who has five years in the east to earn a fortune of sufficient size to win the hand of his wealthy fiancee back in holland. but jacob s original intentions are eclipsed after a chance encounter with orito aibagawa, the disfigured daughter of a samurai doctor and midwife to the city s powerful magistrate. the borders between propriety, profit, and pleasure blur until jacob finds his vision clouded, one rash promise made and then fatefully broken. the consequences will extend beyond jacob s worst imaginings. as one cynical colleague asks, who ain t a gambler in the glorious orient, with his very life? a magnificent mix of luminous writing, prodigious research, and heedless imagination, "the thousand autumns of jacob de zoet" is the most impressive achievement of its eminent author. praise for "the thousand autumns of jacob de zoet" "" a page-turner . . . [david] mitchell s masterpiece; and also, i am convinced, a masterpiece of our time. richard eder, "the boston globe" "" an achingly romantic story of forbidden love . . . mitchell s incredible prose is on stunning display. . . . a novel of ideas, of longing, of good and evil and those who fall somewhere in between [that] confirms mitchell as one of the more fascinating and fearless writers alive. dave eggers, "the new york times book review" the novelist who s been showing us the future of fiction has published a classic, old-fashioned tale . . . an epic of sacrificial love, clashing civilizations and enemies who won t rest until whole family lines have been snuffed out. ron charles, "the washington post" by any standards, "the thousand autumns of jacob de zoet "is a formidable marvel. james wood, "the new yorker" a beautiful novel, full of life and authenticity, atmosphere and characters that breathe. maureen corrigan, npr"

A new york times bestseller a read with jenna today show book club pick! longlisted for the center for fiction's first novel prize "askaripour closes the deal on the first page of this mesmerizing novel, executing a high wire act full of verve and dark, comic energy." –colson whitehead, author of the nickel boys "a hilarious, gleaming satire as radiant as its author. askaripour has announced himself as a major talent of the school of ralph ellison, paul beatty, fran ross, and ishmael reed. full of quick pacing, frenetic energy, absurd–yet spot on–twists and turns, and some of the funniest similes i've ever read, this novel is both balm and bomb." –nafissa thompson-spires, author of heads of the colored people for fans of sorry to bother you and the wolf of wall street–a crackling, satirical debut novel about a young man given a shot at stardom as the lone black salesman at a mysterious, cult-like, and wildly successful startup where nothing is as it seems. there's nothing like a black salesman on a mission. an unambitious twenty-two-year-old, darren lives in a bed-stuy brownstone with his mother, who wants nothing more than to see him live up to his potential as the valedictorian of bronx science. but darren is content working at starbucks in the lobby of a midtown office building, hanging out with his girlfriend, soraya, and eating his mother's home-cooked meals. all that changes when a chance encounter with rhett daniels, the silver-tongued ceo of sumwun, nyc's hottest tech startup, results in an exclusive invitation for darren to join an elite sales team on the thirty-sixth floor. after enduring a "hell week" of training, darren, the only black person in the company, reimagines himself as "buck," a ruthless salesman unrecognizable to his friends and family. but when things turn tragic at home and buck feels he's hit rock bottom, he begins to hatch a plan to help young people of color infiltrate america's sales force, setting off a chain of events that forever changes the game. black buck is a hilarious, razor-sharp skewering of america's workforce; it is a propulsive, crackling debut that explores ambition and race, and makes way for a necessary new vision of the american dream.

Good to great and built to last identified the distinguishing characteristics shared by companies that not only achieved greatness, but also sustained it. in how the mighty fall, jim collins considers the "dark side," offering a perspective on how a fall from greatness can happen – to even the seemingly invincible. adapting the very methodology that established good to great as a landmark, how the mighty fall shows that every institution, no matter how great, is vulnerable to decline, but recovery is possible. in some cases, companies emerge stronger – even after having crashed into the depths of a near-catastrophic fall.

Evelyn waugh's "irresistible" first novel (new york times) is a brilliant and hilarious satire of english school life in the 1920s. sent down from oxford after a wild, drunken party, paul pennyfeather is oddly surprised to find himself qualifying for the position of schoolmaster at a boys' private school in wales. his colleagues are an assortment of misfits, rascals and fools, including prendy (plagued by doubts) and captain grimes, who is always in the soup (or just plain drunk). then sports day arrives, and with it the delectable margot beste-chetwynde, floating on a scented breeze. as the farce unfolds in evelyn waugh's dazzling debut as a novelist, the young run riot and no one is safe, least of all paul.

From the man booker shortlisted and baileys prize winning author ofhow to be both: a breathtakingly inventive new novel about aging, time, love, and stories themselves that launches an extraordinary quartet of books calledseasonal. readers love ali smith s novels for their peerless innovation and their joyful celebration of language and life. her newest, autumn, has all of these qualities in spades, and good news for fans! is the first installment in a quartet. fusing keatsian mists and mellow fruitfulness with the vitality, the immediacy, and the color hit of pop art, autumnis a witty excavation of the present by the past. the novel is a stripped-branches take on popular culture and a meditation, in a world growing ever more bordered and exclusive, on what richness and worth are, what harvest means."

New york times bestselleraward-winning and new york times bestselling author laura lippman’s tess monaghan—first introduced in the classic baltimore blues—must protect an up-and-coming hollywood actress, but when murder strikes on a tv set, the unflappable pi discovers everyone’s got a secret.“[ a] welcome addition to tess monaghan’s adventures and an insightful look at the desperation that drives those grasping for a shot at fame and those who will do anything to keep it.”—san francisco chroniclewhen private investigator tess monaghan literally runs into the crew of the fledgling tv series mann of steel while sculling, she expects sharp words and evil looks, not an assignment. but the company has been plagued by a series of disturbing incidents since its arrival on location in baltimore: bad press, union threats, and small, costly on-set "accidents" that have wreaked havoc with its shooting schedule. as a result, mann's creator, flip tumulty, the son of a hollywood legend, is worried for the safety of his young female lead, selene waites, and asks tess to serve as her bodyguard. tumulty's concern may be well founded. recently, a baltimore man was discovered dead in his home, surrounded by photos of the beautiful—if difficult—aspiring star.in the past, tess has had enough trouble guarding her own body. keeping a spoiled movie princess under wraps may be more than she can handle since selene is not as naive as everyone seems to think, and instead is quite devious. once tess gets a taste of this world of make-believe—with their vanities, their self-serving agendas, and their remarkably skewed visions of reality—she’s just about ready to throw in the towel. but she’s pulled back in when a grisly on-set murder occurs, threatening to topple the wall of secrets surrounding mann of steel as lives, dreams, and careers are scattered among the ruins.

When a catastrophic solar storm brings about the collapse of modern civilization, an amish community in pennsylvania is caught up in the devastating aftermath. once-bright skies are now dark. planes have plummeted to the ground. the systems of modern life have crumbled. with their stocked larders and stores of supplies, the amish are unaffected at first. but as the english (the amish name for all non-amish people) become more and more desperate, they begin to invade amish farms, taking whatever they want and unleashing unthinkable violence on the peaceable community. seen through the diary of an amish farmer named jacob as he tries to protect his family and his way of life, when the english fall examines the idea of peace in the face of deadly chaos: should members of a nonviolent society defy their beliefs and take up arms to defend themselves? and if they don't, can they survive?

The #1 new york times bestselling author of seveneves, anathem, reamde, and cryptonomicon returns with a wildly inventive and entertaining science fiction thriller—paradise lost by way of philip k. dick—that unfolds in the near future, in parallel worlds.in his youth, richard “dodge” forthrast founded corporation 9592, a gaming company that made him a multibillionaire. now in his middle years, dodge appreciates his comfortable, unencumbered life, managing his myriad business interests, and spending time with his beloved niece zula and her young daughter, sophia. one beautiful autumn day, while he undergoes a routine medical procedure, something goes irrevocably wrong. dodge is pronounced brain dead and put on life support, leaving his stunned family and close friends with difficult decisions. long ago, when a much younger dodge drew up his will, he directed that his body be given to a cryonics company now owned by enigmatic tech entrepreneur elmo shepherd. legally bound to follow the directive despite their misgivings, dodge’s family has his brain scanned and its data structures uploaded and stored in the cloud, until it can eventually be revived. in the coming years, technology allows dodge’s brain to be turned back on. it is an achievement that is nothing less than the disruption of death itself. an eternal afterlife—the bitworld—is created, in which humans continue to exist as digital souls. but this brave new immortal world is not the utopia it might first seem . . . fall, or dodge in hell is pure, unadulterated fun: a grand drama of analog and digital, man and machine, angels and demons, gods and followers, the finite and the eternal. in this exhilarating epic, neal stephenson raises profound existential questions and touches on the revolutionary breakthroughs that are transforming our future. combining the technological, philosophical, and spiritual in one grand myth, he delivers a mind-blowing speculative literary saga for the modern age.

The #1 new york times bestselling author of seveneves, anathem, reamde, and cryptonomicon returns with a wildly inventive and entertaining science fiction thriller—paradise lost by way of philip k. dick—that unfolds in the near future, in parallel worlds.in his youth, richard “dodge” forthrast founded corporation 9592, a gaming company that made him a multibillionaire. now in his middle years, dodge appreciates his comfortable, unencumbered life, managing his myriad business interests, and spending time with his beloved niece zula and her young daughter, sophia. one beautiful autumn day, while he undergoes a routine medical procedure, something goes irrevocably wrong. dodge is pronounced brain dead and put on life support, leaving his stunned family and close friends with difficult decisions. long ago, when a much younger dodge drew up his will, he directed that his body be given to a cryonics company now owned by enigmatic tech entrepreneur elmo shepherd. legally bound to follow the directive despite their misgivings, dodge’s family has his brain scanned and its data structures uploaded and stored in the cloud, until it can eventually be revived. in the coming years, technology allows dodge’s brain to be turned back on. it is an achievement that is nothing less than the disruption of death itself. an eternal afterlife—the bitworld—is created, in which humans continue to exist as digital souls. but this brave new immortal world is not the utopia it might first seem . . . fall, or dodge in hell is pure, unadulterated fun: a grand drama of analog and digital, man and machine, angels and demons, gods and followers, the finite and the eternal. in this exhilarating epic, neal stephenson raises profound existential questions and touches on the revolutionary breakthroughs that are transforming our future. combining the technological, philosophical, and spiritual in one grand myth, he delivers a mind-blowing speculative literary saga for the modern age.