There’s a wealth of interesting new books hitting the shelves every month, and we’re handpicking some standout novels, nonfiction, YA, children’s books and more to put on your reading radar.

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October 1

‘I will do better’ Charles Bock

The widowed novelist Bock writes in this memoir about raising his young daughter independently after the death of his wife from leukemia.

“The Message,” Ta-Nehisi Coates

The bestselling author and National Book Award winner has a new book with three intertwined essays that take him to Africa, South Carolina, and Palestine.

‘The mighty red’ Louise Erdrich

The author, bookseller, and National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize recipient returns with a novel set in North Dakota’s Red River Valley.

“Mojave Spirit,” Forrest Gander

The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet has written “a new poem” in which he deals with grief by walking along the 800-mile-long San Andreas Fault to his hometown in California’s Mojave Desert.

“The Great When: a long novel set in London,” Alan Moore

The comics legend behind ‘From Hell’, ‘Watchmen’ and ‘The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen’ kicks off a new series of novels set in fantastic post-World War II London.

“John Lewis: A Life,” David Groenberg

Author and historian Greenberg has written a massive biography of the civil rights icon, who survived being beaten and nearly killed during the march in Selma to become a respected congressman, leader and moral force.

October 8

‘In the unmown grass’ Trevor Noah, illustrated by Sabina Hahn

The comedian, former “Daily Show” host and bestselling author of “Born a Crime” returns with a picture book for all ages.

“Sonny Boy: A Memoir,” Al Pacino

The acclaimed actor and film icon writes about his South Bronx upbringing and more in this memoir.

‘The Bletchley Riddle’, Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

In this middle-aged historical adventure, bestselling authors Sepetys and Sheinkin team up to create a World War II story about a pair of siblings and the codebreakers at Bletchley Park.

October 15

“The Waiting: A Novel by Ballard and Bosch,” Michael Connelly

The icon of LA crime writing is back with a new novel about a cold case that is reactivated with a new DNA match.

“Midnight and Blue: A Novel by Inspector Rebus,” Ian Rankin

Rankin’s detective John Rebus is disgraced and locked up in prison when a fellow inmate is found dead.

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October 22

“Brothers,” Alex Van Halen

The Van Halen drummer tells the personal story of growing up with his guitar hero brother Edward and launching a band in Pasadena that would go on to worldwide fame.

“Absolution,” Jeff VanderMeer

The award-winning “Annihilation” author returns to Area X with a new novel to add to his Southern Reach series.

‘The forest in the middle of winter’ Susanna Clarke

This Christmas short story, illustrated by Victoria Sawdon, is a new offering from the author of ‘Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell’ and ‘Piranesi’.

“The Gray Wolf,” Louise Penny

In the 19th novel of the long-running series set in the Quebec village of Three Pines, detective Armand Gamache takes on a new case.