Welcome to a special episode of the Sarah’s Book Shelves Live podcast…the Fall 2019 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books!

Catherine and I share our most anticipated books coming out for the rest (August – December) of 2019.

Also, stay tuned for my Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2019 blog post, which is coming out tomorrow. I’ll share some of the books I talked about in this podcast, but also some that I didn’t!

This post contains affiliate links (plus: here’s your Amazon Smile-specific affiliate link), through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).

Highlights

• Catherine and my success rate for books we shared in our Summer 2019 Preview episode.
• Our Best and Worst picks from the Summer 2019 Preview episode.
• Catherine tries to sell Sarah on giving Louise Penny a second chance.
• A new book from the author Catherine swore she’d never read again.
• A brief tangent about Catherine’s rating system.
• Sarah’s and Catherine’s #1 Fall book picks.

Fall 2019 Book Preview

August

Sarah’s Picks:

• The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall (August 13) | Buy from Amazon [7:24] (My Review)
• The Other’s Gold by Elizabeth Ames (August 27) | Buy from Amazon [14:28] (My Review)

Catherine’s Picks:

• A Better Man by Louise Penny (August 27) | Buy from Amazon [11:34]
• A Door in the Earth by Amy Waldman (August 27) | Buy from Amazon [18:17]

September

Sarah’s Picks:

• The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott (September 17 – PUBLICATION DATE CHANGED SINCE WE RECORDED THE PODCAST) | Buy from Amazon [20:24]
• Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell (September 10, 2019) | Buy from Amazon [27:06]
• The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (September 24) | Buy from Amazon [32:14]

Catherine’s Picks:

• Quichotte by Salman Rushdie (September 3) | Buy from Amazon [24:50]
• The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman (September 24) | Buy from Amazon [29:42]
• The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates (September 24) | Buy from Amazon [34:46]

October

Sarah’s Picks:

• All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg (October 22) | Buy from Amazon [36:52]
• Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson (October 29 – PUBLICATION DATE CHANGED SINCE WE RECORDED THE PODCAST) | Buy from Amazon [44:47]

Catherine’s Picks: 

• Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia (October 8) | Buy from Amazon [38:55]
• Burn It Down by Lilly Dancyger (October 8) | Buy from Amazon [43:20]
• Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout (October 15) | Buy from Amazon [46:55]
• Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (October 15) | Buy from Amazon [52:36]

November

Sarah’s Picks:

• The Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan (November 5) | Buy from Amazon [40:48]
• The Innocents by Michael Crummey (November 12) | Buy from Amazon [50:08]

Other Books Mentioned

• Recursion by Blake Crouch (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [3:43]
• A Prayer for Travelers by Ruchika Tomar (Catherine’s Review) | Buy from Amazon [3:53]
• Beyond All Reasonable Doubt by Malin Persson Giolito | Buy from Amazon [4:23]
• Quicksand by Malin Persson Giolito (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [4:35]
• Bunny by Mona Awad (Catherine’s Review) | Buy from Amazon [5:10]
• Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:35]
• Still Life by Louise Penny | Buy from Amazon [12:34]
• The Submission by Amy Waldman | Buy from Amazon [18:26]
• Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell | Buy from Amazon [27:37]
• The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell | Buy from Amazon [27:37]
• The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman | Buy from Amazon [29:52]
• The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman | Buy from Amazon [29:52]
• Bel Canto by Ann Patchett | Buy from Amazon [32:38]
• Commonwealth by Ann Patchett (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [32:38]
• State of Wonder by Ann Patchett (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [32:38]
• Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates | Buy from Amazon [34:55]
• The Girl Who Would Be King by Kelly Thompson | Buy from Amazon [35:31]
• The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead | Buy from Amazon [36:19]
• The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead | Buy from Amazon [36:23]
• The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg | Buy from Amazon [37:07]
• All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg (My Review)| Buy from Amazon [37:07]
• Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg (My Review)| Buy from Amazon [37:07]
• Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia | Buy from Amazon [39:06]
• Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan (My Review)| Buy from Amazon [41:00]
• Three Women by Lisa Taddeo | Buy from Amazon [43:38]
• Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson | Buy from Amazon [45:00]
• The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson | Buy from Amazon [45:08]
• Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout | Buy from Amazon [47:03]
• My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [47:35]
• Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout | Buy from Amazon [47:35]
• Sweetland by Michael Crummey (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [50:23]
• Room by Emma Donoghue | Buy from Amazon [52:21]

Other Links

• My Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2019 (Sarah’s blog post)
• Pam Cady’s Instagram
• Sarah’s Book Club Recommendations List
• Podcast Episode 16 with Meredith and Kaytee of the Currently Reading Podcast
• Podcast Episode 17 with The Pingel Sisters
• Revisionist History podcast
• Liberty Hardy

About Catherine Gilmore

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Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Seattle.

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