Mitch Albom guides us through another journey of self-discovery in his September 29 release, Have a Little Faith. In his first unforgettable nonfiction narrative, Tuesdays with Morrie, Albom tells the story of Morrie, a former sociology teacher who uses his struggles with the incurable ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) as his final lessons about life and death. This time, the author tackles the heavy subject of religion as he compares the lifestyles of an affluent elderly rabbi from his hometown and an impoverished younger pastor from his current home in Detroit. Despite their different backgrounds, Albom finds a connection between the two men and realizes that our beliefs do not divide us as much as we think.
Suzanne Collins starts off September with a bang with Catching Fire, the second installment in the Hunger Games series, releasing on the Septemberember 1. The first book, Hunger Games, introduces us to the world of Panem, a futuristic nation with twelve 12 districts in which the poor residents are kept firmly in line by the powerful and wealthy government of the Capitol. The Capitol’s strongest demonstration of its authority is the Hunger Games, in which a boy and girl from each district are selected to become tributes for a Survivor-like competition to the death while the nation watches them on television. This is the precarious situation of Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, the new tributes from District 12, as they head to the Capitol to kill or be killed in the 74th annual Hunger Games.
Catching Fire picks up where Hunger Games left off. Katniss and Peeta pull off the impossible, winning the Games together. But instead of enjoying their victory, they realize that the danger to their lives has only increased. As Peeta and Katniss travel around Panem in their victory tour, they discover that their defiant win has sparked thoughts of rebellion, the kind that Katniss’ friend Gale always secretly expressed. The Capitol, however, is ready to attack with its biggest weapon yet, the 75th annual Hunger Games. The Capitol is changing the rules and they will not be in Katniss’ favor.
It’s the book we’ve all been waiting for—six years for, to be precise. Dan Brown returns to the literary scene with The Lost Symbol on September 15, a follow-up to his previous hit novels Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code. After solving the riddles of the Illuminati in the Vatican City and uncovering Mary Magdalene’s secret role in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon travels to Washington D.C. to solve yet another mystery shrouded by obscure historical details. Not much information has been released about the story, but the former working title, The Solomon Key, suggests that the plot may involve religion and magic. What we do know for certain is that Langdon will be racing the clock again to expose the truth within 12 hours.
It is hard to say whether The Lost Symbol will be able to match the success The Da Vinci Code, the bestselling hardcover adult novel to date, with 81 million copies sold worldwide. But with Brown’s signature fast-paced plot filled with mystery and suspense, it is sure to be a hit.
Presidential candidate and grassroots champion Ron Paul gives his two cents about the current economic crisis in his new book End the Fed, hitting bookstores on September 16. As you may have guessed, Paul criticizes the decisions made by the Federal Reserve, focusing on the inflation of U.S. currency and behind-the-scenes corruption, and even challenging the institution’s constitutionality. Then, using economic theory and experiences from his own political career, Paul lays out a plan to correct the flaws of our nation’s fiscal policies—a plan that excludes the Federal Reserve altogether.
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