2 Sep 2026 07:55
Fall 2026 Book Preview with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 234
Sarah and Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books are back with 16 of their most anticipated books publishing from mid-August through December.
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- A lightning round of some big fall releases that are NOT their personal Preview picks.
- Catherine came in determined to have "no chunksters" this fall … only to discover that 2 of her picks are actually over 500 pages.
- Catherine's theme for fall is "intrigue" — the verb, not the noun — with picks she can't wait to see unfold.
- Sarah's list includes one actual chunkster, several books that fit into her recent Micro Genres, and 3 debuts.
- Stick around to the end to hear their #1 picks for fall!
- Ply by Hernán Diaz (Sep 29) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:02]
- The Thoroughbreds (The Academy, 2) by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham (Sep 15) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:06]
- Story Telling by Isabel Allende (Sep 15) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:17]
- Hollywood, Ending by John Green (Sep 22) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:20]
- Big Little Truths (Big Little Lies, 2) by Liane Moriarty (Aug 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:30]
- Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult (Sep 15) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:37]
- Under Story by Chloe Benjamin (Sep 1) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:43]
- Life Out of Order (The Time Traveler's Wife, 2) by Audrey Niffenegger (Oct 6) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:49
