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Backlist book pairings for an abundant Autumn reading season Novel Pairings

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Get ready for your TBR pile to actually topple over as we discuss a truly abundant season of publishing and books. The fall publishing calendar has a lot of hype-worthy titles, and in today’s episode you’ll hear our pared down lists (it was a struggle!) of excellent fall fiction due to hit shelves soon. This includes big books from BIG authors, intriguing titles from small indie presses, and a smattering of assorted fiction and non-fiction we think you’ll love. Plus, each title we preview in today’s episode is perfectly paired with a backlist book for your consideration, giving us the option to explore additional titles while we wait for our library holds and pre-orders to come in.
If you love the work of public scholarship and the mission of Novel Pairings, we’d love for you to take a moment and share a review of the show over on Apple Podcasts. These reviews greatly help our shows visibility, and mean that other readers and lifelong learners have the opportunity to join our community. Novel Pairings also offers bonus content, classes, and a virtual book club through Patreon and we’d love to have you join. Tiers start at just $5 a month, and a 10% discount on annual subscriptions is available. Head over to patreon.com/novelpairings to sign up today! 
 
Books Mentioned: 
 
The Fraud by Zadie Smith
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff 
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, American captivity narratives
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
Jubilee by Margaret Walker
America Fantastica by Tim O’Brien
In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O’Brien
Absolution by Alice McDermott
The Mountains Sing by Ngyuen Phan Que Mai
Peach Pit: Sixteen Stories of Unsavory Women, edited by Molly Llewellyn & Kristel Buckely, ft. Deesha Philyaw, Lauren Groff, & more (Dzanc Books) 
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Company by Shannon Sanders 
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Bluebeard’s Castle by Anna Biller (Verso) 
Rebecca and Jane Eyre
North Woods by Daniel Mason 
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Every Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch 
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare
A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin
People Collide by Isle McElroy 
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
One Woman Show by Christine Coulson 
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
The New Naturals by Gabriel Bump 
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya Miles 
End of the Rope: Mountains, Marriage, and Motherhood by Jan Redford
The Loneliness Files by Athena Dixon 
Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
 

Get ready for your TBR pile to actually topple over as we discuss a truly abundant season of publishing and books. The fall publishing calendar has a lot of hype-worthy titles, and in today’s episode you’ll hear our pared down lists (it was a struggle!) of excellent fall fiction due to hit shelves soon. This includes big books from BIG authors, intriguing titles from small indie presses, and a smattering of assorted fiction and non-fiction we think you’ll love. Plus, each title we preview in today’s episode is perfectly paired with a backlist book for your consideration, giving us the option to explore additional titles while we wait for our library holds and pre-orders to come in.
If you love the work of public scholarship and the mission of Novel Pairings, we’d love for you to take a moment and share a review of the show over on Apple Podcasts. These reviews greatly help our shows visibility, and mean that other readers and lifelong learners have the opportunity to join our community. Novel Pairings also offers bonus content, classes, and a virtual book club through Patreon and we’d love to have you join. Tiers start at just $5 a month, and a 10% discount on annual subscriptions is available. Head over to patreon.com/novelpairings to sign up today! 
 
Books Mentioned: 
 
The Fraud by Zadie Smith
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff 
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, American captivity narratives
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
Jubilee by Margaret Walker
America Fantastica by Tim O’Brien
In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O’Brien
Absolution by Alice McDermott
The Mountains Sing by Ngyuen Phan Que Mai
Peach Pit: Sixteen Stories of Unsavory Women, edited by Molly Llewellyn & Kristel Buckely, ft. Deesha Philyaw, Lauren Groff, & more (Dzanc Books) 
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Company by Shannon Sanders 
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Bluebeard’s Castle by Anna Biller (Verso) 
Rebecca and Jane Eyre
North Woods by Daniel Mason 
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Every Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch 
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare
A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin
People Collide by Isle McElroy 
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
One Woman Show by Christine Coulson 
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
The New Naturals by Gabriel Bump 
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya Miles 
End of the Rope: Mountains, Marriage, and Motherhood by Jan Redford
The Loneliness Files by Athena Dixon 
Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
 

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