The passing of Labor Day means the days of beach books are coming to an end. Here are some fiction books coming out this fall:
– “American Woman,” Susan Choi imagines a young Japanese-American terrorist.
– “Blood Canticle,” a “Vampire Chronicle” from Anne Rice.
– “Blow Fly,” a new Kay Scarpetta mystery from Patricia Cornwell.
– “Brave Enemies,” Robert Morgan’s historical novel is a love story set during the Revolutionary War.
– “Dangerous Company,” Hollywood gossip, fictionalized, from Variety editor in chief Peter Bart.
– “Deafening,” Frances Itani’s novel features a love affair between a deaf girl and a hearing man.
– “Elizabeth Costello,” South African novelist J.M. Coetzee imagines an aging Australian writer.
– “The Fortress of Solitude,” Jonathan Lethem’s novel about race and friendship in Brooklyn.
– “The Great Fire,” Shirley Hazzard’s first novel in more than 20 years is a love story set in Japan and Europe after World War II.
– “Haymarket,”Martin Duberman takes a fictional look at the 1886 Haymarket riot in Chicago.
– “The Hornet’s Nest,” a novel by former President Jimmy Carter, set in the South during the Revolutionary War.
– “The Interruption of Everything,” Terry McMillan’s novel is about a mother who reflects on what might have been.
– “The Liberated Bride,” A.B. Yehoshua offers a diverse portrait of Israeli life.
– “Love,” Nobel laureate Toni Morrison sets her novel on a resort where a self-made millionaire is the object of many women’s affection.
– “Mr. Paradise,” Elmore Leonard returns to Detroit in this thriller.
– “The Namesake,” a tale of immigration and identity by Pulitzer Prize-winner Jhumpa Lahiri.
– “Our Lady of the Forest,” David Guterson’s novel features a young girl who claims to see the Virgin Mary.
– “The Pleasure of My Company,” a story about love from Steve Martin.
– “Wolves of the Calla,” the fifth of Stephen King’s “Dark Tower” series.
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale (cdipasquale@tribune.com) and Curt Wagner (cwwagner@tribune.com)
