A memoir that reads like a thriller, a prequel to a \u201990s favorite and delightful desk-sharing drama \u2014 here are PEOPLE’s picks for the best books of September 2024, so far.\n<\/p>\n
‘No Ordinary Bird’ by Artis Henderson <\/p>\n
The cover of ‘No Ordinary Bird’ by Artis Henderson.<\/p>\n
Harper<\/p>\n
Artis was just 5 years old when she survived the accident that killed her father, a larger-than-life pilot whose story was shrouded in silence for decades. Yes, he was also a large-scale marijuana smuggler who owned a group of Bahamian islands and a Georgia mountain estate, but he was beloved and admired. This deeply felt portrait is as riveting as it is moving. \u2014 Marion Winik\n<\/p>\n
‘Vianne’ by Joanne Harris <\/p>\n
The cover of ‘Vianne’ by Joanne Harris.<\/p>\n
Pegasus Books<\/p>\n
Is chocolate magic? Whether you savored the 1999 bestseller or the 2000 movie, this sensuous prequel to Chocolat will make you a believer. It follows the future chocolate-maker Vianne Rocher as an orphaned, pregnant apprentice cook in Marseille. Learning her backstory is delicious. \u2014 Marion Winik\n<\/p>\n
‘Hot Desk’ by Laura Dickerman <\/p>\n
The cover of ‘Hot Desk’ by Laura Dickerman.<\/p>\n
Gallery Books<\/p>\n
Not only are editors Rebecca and Ben occupying the same work desk on opposite days, they\u2019re also competing over an esteemed author\u2019s last manuscript. Will the shared history between Rebecca\u2019s mom and the great scribe tip the scales? Will the best wordsmith win? Rollicking and hilarious. \u2014 Kim Hubbard\n<\/p>\n
‘Sweet Heat’ by Bolu Babalola <\/p>\n
The cover of ‘Sweet Heat’ by Bolu Babalola.<\/p>\n
William Morrow<\/p>\n
Kiki Bajo hosts an advice podcast, but her own life is falling apart. As maid of honor at her friend\u2019s wedding, she realizes her ex is the best man in this fine enemies-to-lovers tale.\n<\/p>\n
‘Happiness & Love’ by Zoe Dubno <\/p>\n
The cover of ‘Happiness & Love’ by Zoe Dubno.<\/p>\n
Scribner<\/p>\n
A young writer attends a dinner party thrown by the pretentious friends she left New York to escape \u2014 and her instincts are proven right. Brutal and entertaining.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A memoir that reads like a thriller, a prequel to a \u201990s favorite and delightful desk-sharing drama \u2014…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":171907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1022,171,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-171906","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-books","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115084229714065693","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}