Fall Arts Guide 2016
The 5 Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down This Fall
Brazos Bookstore staffer Benjamin Rybeck recommends the best page-turners for the upcoming season.

Perfume River
Author: Robert Olen Butler
Release date: Sept 6
“The Pulitzer Prize winner returns to one of his signature subjects—the Vietnam War—and its impact upon the lives of a Florida family.”

A Tree or a Person or a Wall
Author: Matt Bell
Release date: Sept 13
“This first comprehensive short story collection from a store favorite (and independent publishing darling!) is full of tales that are dark, quirky and beautiful.”

The Underground Railroad
Author: Colson Whitehead
Release date: Sept 13
“From one of America’s greatest and most unflinching writers, this grand historical novel tells the story of a slave in the antebellum South.”

The Mothers
Author: Brit Bennett
Release date: Oct 11
“Set within a black community in Southern California, this debut novel is full of secrets, grief and poetry; we can’t wait for it!” Bennett reads and signs books at Brazos on Oct 14. brazosbookstore.com

Swing Time
Author: Zadie Smith
Release date: Nov 15
“This novel investigates friendship, art and racial identity—plus, how can you say no to new work from award-winning author of White Teeth, Zadie Smith?”