
Then his eldest son, Jethro, died earlier this year. What It’s About: Australian post-punk legend Cave suffered an unimaginable loss in 2015 when his teenage son Arthur died after falling from a cliff.

after he’s faced with the death of an ex-lover and an unexpected financial obligation he’d rather forget. The sequel finds Greer’s hero escaping again, this time across the U.S. What It’s About: Greer won the Pulitzer Prize for his “Less,” his hilarious 2017 novel about a novelist, pushing 50, who travels around the world after finding out that his ex-boyfriend is getting married. Here are 17 upcoming books you might want to spend some (hopefully) cool days and nights with. The next few months will see the release of nonfiction books with topics ranging from American music to a former American president, and fiction dealing with themes of loss, love, and family. Related: Sign up for our free newsletter about books, authors, bestsellers and more

There’s something else to look forward to besides the cooler temperatures, though: the new season is bringing a variety of books for all kinds of readers to get lost in.

Don’t look now - you don’t want to scare it away - but fall is on its way, after a brutal summer that we’d all probably rather forget.
