The best new books for fall 2022

As dark evenings draw near, there’s nothing cozier than curling up by a fire with good news. book. Here are the top fall publications to dive into over the next few months, from romance novels and climate change textbooks to eye-opening memoirs and stunning art and architecture compendiums.

Our missing hearts by Celeste Ng (Little, Brown Book Group)

From the best-selling author of Small fires everywhere, this heartbreaking tale traces the unbreakable love between a mother and her child in a dystopian society ruled by fear and plagued by injustice. The book tells the story of 12-year-old Bird Gardner, who lives a quiet life with her broken father and their daily existence in a country governed by laws written to preserve American culture. Authorities are relocating children of dissidents, especially those of Asian descent, and libraries have been forced to remove books deemed unpatriotic, including the work of Bird’s mother, Margaret, a Chinese-American poet who left the family at the age of nine. Old. After receiving a mysterious letter, he is drawn into a quest to find it.

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The Romantics by Pankaj Mishra (Cornerstone)

Author of Run and hide and The age of anger, The temperature and Hilary Mantel have already given rave reviews of this fascinating literary novel. Set in 1989 in the holy city of Varanasi, 19-year-old Samar rents a room to avoid a job in a small town and gets lost in literature, reading about worlds outside India. But when immersed in a local circle of privileged European and American expats, led by the charismatic Miss West, Samar soon comes to terms with his own private desires and questions everything he thought he knew.

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Love Lucian: The Letters of Lucian Freud 1939-1954 by David Dawson and Martin Gayford (Thames & Hudson)

Published on the occasion of the centenary of Lucian Freud, this collection of letters from the young artist which has just been published highlights the inner voice and reflections of one of the greatest painters of the 20th century. While much has been written about his talent, genius and complicated personal life, his own voice has not often been heard above the noise. Bringing together early letters to family, friends, lovers, confidants and benefactors, many of which have never been published before, the scripts have been collected in both private collections and public archives, including the Freud Museum, the National Portrait Gallery and the Tate. With character designs and visual quirks, they are a revelation.

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It starts with us by Colleen Hoover (Simon & Schuster)

The New York Times bestselling author of more than 23 novels, fans can finally hear Atlas’ side of the story in this long-awaited sequel to Colleen Hoover’s It’s Ending With Us. Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a new co-parenting routine when she comes across her first love, Atlas. Having been two years apart, she’s ecstatic when it seems a date is on the cards. A firm favorite of BookTokers, Hoover’s compelling story of heartbreak, love, romance and sadness opens readers’ eyes and raises awareness of the realities and practicalities of escaping a life of domestic violence.

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I’m just saying by Malorie Blackman (Cornerstone)

Having shaped British literature and inspired a generation of readers and writers for three decades, Blackman finally shares his own story through these thought-provoking and inspiring memoirs. Taking us back to her childhood and the precise moment she fell in love with words, the acclaimed author and former Children’s Prize winner recounts how she turned to imaginary worlds to escape her childhood, delving into the disconnect that she felt with the other children, the fracture of her family in a single-parent family and the period that led to her eventual homelessness. It was the darker moments that gave way to the remarkable writing that ultimately earned Blackman an OBE.

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The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer (Simon & Schuster)

Following the huge success of his critically acclaimed memoir, this debut novel by author and comedian Bob Mortimer sees protagonist Gary Thorn grab a last-minute pint with a co-worker, where he stumbles upon a captivating woman. He doesn’t quite understand her name, but falls in love with her anyway, and when she suddenly disappears without saying goodbye, all he remembers is the book she was reading (the titular The Satsuma Complex). And so begins Gary’s brilliantly funny quest through civic estates and south London pie crusts to finally bring some excitement – and if he’s lucky some love – in his hitherto ordinary life.

Release date: October 27, Pre-order

Treasures of Ukraine: the cultural heritage of a nationforeword by Andrey Kurkov (Thames & Hudson)

A timely and poignant celebration of Ukraine’s rich cultural heritage, this beautifully composed compendium celebrates the country’s most significant works of art and architectural landmarks. Showcasing more than a hundred objects and buildings – from Byzantine icons and wooden churches to golden-domed cathedrals, folk art and avant-garde masterpieces – it chronicles and perfectly captures the rich artistic and cultural heritage of a country facing destruction and devastation. A strong reminder of the importance of art and monuments as powerful sources of collective memory and identity.

Release date: October 27, Pre-order

The climate book by Greta Thunberg (Penguin Books Ltd)

We still have time to change the world, says Greta Thunberg, international climate activist and the world’s most famous schoolgirl, who has composed an essential playbook on how to do it. Having gathered the knowledge and insights of over 100 experts in various fields (including geophysics, oceanography, meteorology, economics, mathematics, history, philosophy and Indigenous leaders), she hopes we equip everyone with the knowledge we need to fight climate catastrophe. Alongside them, she shares her own stories of demonstrating, galvanizing and resisting gaslighting.

Release date: October 27, Pre-order

Friends, lovers and The Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry (Headline Publishing Group)

Of global stardom as the hilarious Chandler on the iconic and defining TV show of the decade Friends, to a very public downward spiral of drug and alcohol abuse, Matthew Perry truly reveals it all in this heartfelt, unwavering, and wittily written memoir. From the soundstage and behind-the-scenes drama of the most successful sitcom of all time, to battling his innermost demons, Perry describes his private struggles with addiction and his journey back from the abyss of a way that is both deeply personal and dark. .

Release date: November 1, Pre-order

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