Enfnts Terribles

1. Persona non Prada — Catherine Kosters and Elspeth Jenkins

Ever wondered how to make it in the fashion world? Fashion journalists Catherine Kosters and Elspeth Jenkins give you their answer in Persona non Prada. By including practical tips and hilarious behind-the-scenes stories, you get the tools to climb to the top of the fashion industry, or at least somewhere near. Additionally, fashion designer Wim Bruynooghe made wonderful illustrations to go along with the stories. Although currently the book is only released in Dutch, it’s right up our alley!

‘Persona non Prada’ came out on 15 September 2020.

2. The Midnight Circus — Jane Yolen (Horror)

American author Jane Yolen mostly writes fantasy, science fiction, and children’s books. She’s the writer or editor of more than 350 books. And soon, she can add a new title to that impressively long list, as The Midnight Circus comes out at the beginning of October.

The Midnight Circus is a collection of dark, haunting tales. These sixteen short stories, each accompanied by a poem, are all very different from each other, for instance, in one story the South Pole becomes hell on earth, in another, The Red Sea becomes deadly due to a plague of evil angels. Some stories are scarier than others, but all are wicked and creative.

‘The Midnight Circus’ came out on 1 October 2020.

5. Things I Learned From Falling — Claire Nelson (Memoir)

In 2019, a New Zealand journalist made the headlines worldwide, as she nearly died while falling during a hiking trip in Joshua National Tree Park in California. She hadn’t let anyone know where she was and so, she had little hope of being found. Nelson lay for four days in the desert alone with a broken pelvis and without a cell phone signal. Against all odds, she was found just in time and miraculously survived. Now, Nelson wants to share her experience: what it taught her about loneliness and anxiety and how to survive it.

‘Things I Learned From Falling’ is coming out on 6 October 2020.

6. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue — V.E. Schwab (Historical fantasy)

Let’s travel to France, 1714. While being desperate, a young woman named Addie LaRue makes a bargain to live forever. However, she gets cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. That’s the start of Addie’s crazy adventure across centuries and continents. After being forgotten for nearly 300 years Addie comes across a young man in a hidden bookstore and everything changes when he remembers her name.

The American fantasy author V.E. Schwab is mostly known for her novel Vicious (2013) and her series Shades of Magic(2015-2017).

‘The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue’ is coming out on 6 October 2020.

9. Memorial — Bryan Washington (Coming of age, LGBTQ+)

Memorial isn’t your typical cute-boys-meet-and-fall-in-love kind of book. No, it starts where other books end: Mike and Benson have already been together for a few years. Mike is a Japanese American chef at a Mexican restaurant and Benson is a Black daycare teacher. But things have changed, and now, Mike and Benson are not even sure why they are still in a relationship. This book is funny and sexy and tells the story of two young people at a crossroads in their relationship, what else do you need?

In 2019, Bryan Washington released his debut book, Lot, a short-story collection that earned high acclaim from critics, at, for example, The New York Times. Although Memorial is Washington’s debut novel, it’s already one of the most anticipated books of this fall.

‘Memorial’ is coming out on 27 October 2020.

10. House of Correction — Nicci French (Mystery Thriller)

Get your hands on the newest thriller from the international master of suspense, Nicci French.

House of Correction is about Tabitha, who is waiting for her trial in prison. She must have killed someone, why else would a dead body be found in her shed? Tabitha’s memories are blurry, and she can’t remember what happened, but she knows one thing for sure: she’s not a murderer. It’s a story about prejudices, loneliness, and a strong fighting spirit told in a very compelling, shocking way.

Nicci French is the pseudonym for the British husband-and-wife team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French who have written many successful psychological thrillers together.

‘House of Correction’ is coming out on 27 October 2020.