Ep. 205: Fall 2025 Book Preview with Catherine GIlmore (@GilmoreGuide)

Welcome to the Fall 2025 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books!  

Today, Catherine and Sarah share 14 of their most anticipated books releasing from mid-August through December.  

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Announcement

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Highlights

• A lightning round of some big releases coming this fall that we’re not featuring in today’s preview.
• Odd fall pickings meant they both chose to feature 7 books each.
• Catherine’s choices are a grab bag mix: academia, mysteries, a love story, and a snarky lighter read.
• Of Sarah’s seven books, there are 3 debut authors and 1 repeat author — and 2 sports books!
• Some of Sarah’s picks slide her right from sad girl summer into sad girl fall. 
• Sarah has already read and rated one of her picks — and it was a success!
• Plus, their #1 picks for fall.

Big Fall Releases

• Wreck by Catherine Newman (October 28) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [1:15]
• King Sorrow by Joe Hill (October 21) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [1:22]
• Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi (November 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:25]
• What We Can Know by Ian McEwan (September 23) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:29]
• Palaver by Bryan Washington (November 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [1:32]
• Replaceable You by Mary Roach (September 16) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:35]
• Circle of Days by Ken Follett (September 23) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [1:51]
• People Like Us by Jason Mott (August 5) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [2:14]
• The Black Wolf by Louise Penny (October 28) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [2:33] 
• All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert (September 9) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [2:38] 
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