A memoir that reads like a thriller, a prequel to a ’90s favorite and delightful desk-sharing drama — here are PEOPLE's picks for the best books of September 2024, so far.

'No Ordinary Bird' by Artis Henderson

Artis was just 5 years old when she survived the accident that killed her father, a larger-than-life pilot whose story was shrouded in silence for decades. Yes, he was also a large-scale marijuana smuggler who owned a group of Bahamian islands and a Georgia mountain estate, but he was beloved and admired. This deeply felt portrait is as riveting as it is moving. — Marion Winik

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'Vianne' by Joanne Harris

Is chocolate magic? Whether you savored the 1999 bestseller or the 2000 movie, this sensuous prequel to Chocolat will make you a believer. It follows the future chocola

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