For the first two weeks of September, I WILL BE ON VACATION FOR MY WEDDING! Eek! I’m so excited. I know I will still be wicked busy, of course, but I cannot wait to have this much time off for the first time since early high school!
I hope to take a few days to do nothing but read, relax, and drink tea! Keep your fingers crossed for me!
4 September Book Releases I Can’t Wait To Read
Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery by Mary Amato
Expected publication date: September 1st 2018
Genre: YA Fantasy
Synopsis:
When Lacy wakes up dead in Westminster Cemetery, final resting place of Edgar Allan Poe, she’s confused. It’s the job of Sam, a young soldier who died in 1865, to teach her the rules of the afterlife and to warn her about Suppression–a punishment worse than death.
Lacy desperately wants to leave the cemetery and find out how she died, but every soul is obligated to perform a job. Given the task of providing entertainment, Lacy proposes an open mic, which becomes a chance for the cemetery’s residents to express themselves. But Lacy is in for another shock when surprising and long-buried truths begin to emerge.
The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, Karen White
Expected publication date: September 4th 2018
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis:
May 2013
Her finances are in dire straits and bestselling author Sarah Blake is struggling to find a big idea for her next book. Desperate, she breaks the one promise she made to her Alzheimer’s-stricken mother and opens an old chest that belonged to her great-grandfather, who died when the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German U-Boat in 1915. What she discovers there could change history. Sarah embarks on an ambitious journey to England to enlist the help of John Langford, a recently disgraced Member of Parliament whose family archives might contain the only key to the long-ago catastrophe. . . .
April 1915
Southern belle Caroline Telfair Hochstetter’s marriage is in crisis. Her formerly attentive industrialist husband, Gilbert, has become remote, pre-occupied with business . . . and something else that she can’t quite put a finger on. She’s hoping a trip to London in Lusitania’s lavish first-class accommodations will help them reconnect—but she can’t ignore the spark she feels for her old friend, Robert Langford, who turns out to be on the same voyage. Feeling restless and longing for a different existence, Caroline is determined to stop being a bystander, and take charge of her own life. . . .
Tessa Fairweather is traveling second-class on the Lusitania, returning home to Devon. Or at least, that’s her story. Tessa has never left the United States and her English accent is a hasty fake. She’s really Tennessee Schaff, the daughter of a roving con man, and she can steal and forge just about anything. But she’s had enough. Her partner has promised that if they can pull off this one last heist aboard the Lusitania, they’ll finally leave the game behind. Tess desperately wants to believe that, but Tess has the uneasy feeling there’s something about this job that isn’t as it seems. . . .
As the Lusitania steams toward its fate, three women work against time to unravel a plot that will change the course of their own lives . . . and history itself.
Flight or Fright by Stephen King, Bev Vincent
Expected publication date: September 4th 2018
Genre: Horror Short Stories
Synopsis:
Welcome to Flight or Fright, an anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when you’re suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube (like—gulp!—a coffin) with hundreds of strangers. All the ways your trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some we’ll bet you’ve never thought of before… but now you will the next time you walk down the jetway and place your fate in the hands of a total stranger.
Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic tales and one poem from the likes of Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Dan Simmons, and many others, Flight or Fright is, as King says, “ideal airplane reading, especially on stormy descents… Even if you are safe on the ground, you might want to buckle up nice and tight.”
Amulet #8 by Kazu Kibuishi
Expected publication date: September 25th 2018
Genre: Fantasy Graphic Novel
Synopsis:
Emily has lost control of her Amulet and is imprisoned in the Void, where she must find a way to escape the influence of the Voice. Meanwhile, Emily’s brother, Navin, travels to Lighthouse One, a space station where the Resistance is preparing to battle the approaching Shadow forces that would drain planet Alledia of all its resources. Emily and Navin must be smarter and stronger than ever to ensure Alledia’s survival.
Thanks for reading!
What book releases are you looking forward to this month?
Open Mic night sounds a bit different…
Right?! I'm so excited to give it a go!
Yay, congratulations!! I hope your wedding day is wonderful and you enjoy your break!
The Glass Ocean is definitely one I'm looking forward to. Flight or Fright sounds good, although I don't know if I would want to read it since I'm getting on a plane soon!
Thank you!! <3 Oh gosh! Yeah, definitely one to skip until after the trip!!
Ooh some interesting sounding books here 🙂
Cora | http://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk/
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Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery by Mary Amato is on my wish list but I didn't realize it came out so soon. LOL I need to read it!
Congrats on your wedding and I hope you have a great break.
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
Right?! I can't wait!! And thank you so much! <3 I can't believe it's just a week away!
Oh cool, these all look so different and interesting! I especially like the sound of the last one. Hope you get to read them soon, Erica!
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These look fun! I try to save all possible creepy/scary books for the fall. It feels right to read them when the story matches the season. I added Open Mic Night to my TBR!
Lindsi @ Do You Dog-ear?
Same! But seem to have been starting that early this year… haha! 🙂 I just picked up two new thrillers yesterday!
That Open Mic Night book looks really interesting. Not even going to think about the Airplane book, I am better than I used to be, but still don't like to think about all of the things that could go wrong on a plane.
Yeah, planes terrify me! I should probably hold off on that one for a bit… I have to fly to Canada in September…
Have an awesome wedding (and vacation)!!
I think Open Mic sounds really different, and Fight or Fright looks fun (although no way would I be flying after reading it, I imagine)!
Thank you!! 🙂 Oh yes, I need to hold off on Flight or Fright until after my trip to Canada!
The Glass Ocean and Flight or Fright sound like super interesting reads. I hadn't heard of any of these books before, so thanks for sharing.
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Ohhh definitely adding Open Mic Night to my TBR list! Also congrats on the wedding <3
Ashley @ Oh Hey! Books.
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Open Mic Night was good, bit different than what I was expected though aa it's in 2 act play format. Hope you like it as much as I did!
Wahoo!! <3
I hope you have a wonderful time off and congrats on your wedding. Seems like you only started planning yesterday right? I'm excited for Open Mic Night… and already have my copy of Flight or Fright since I preordered it from Cemetery Dance.
Thank you!! <3 It sure does! But this planning process also hasn't been the easiest road… I'm definitely looking forward to the day of, when everything should be done! 🙂
Wow, Open Mic Night sounds pretty interesting!
Right?! I can't wait to try it!
I hope your wedding day is everything you've hoped for and more, Erica! Afterward, I hope you have plenty of time to relax and enjoy yourselves. Wishing you the best 💕💕💕
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Congratulations! I hope everything goes well and you have a wonderful wedding. I'm sure you will. 🙂 My boss is getting married this month as well. It seems to be the year for a September wedding.
I am really looking forward to The Glass Ocean as well. Enjoy your weekend!
Thank you!! 🙂 You as well!!
Open Mic Night sounds so cool, the perfect fall/Halloween read!
For sure!!
Ooooh I really need to get into the Amulet series, it looks so good!! <3
It's so much fun! Dark though!
Ohhh these look interesting! Can't wait to hear what you think of them.
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