Autumn is always a happy time for book lovers , and judging by this September’s new releases, this one will be no different. This month, Ian McEwan returns with a new novel, characteristically forensic in its gaze. Oyinkan Braithwaite, whose debut My Sister, the Serial Killer became a global hit, offers her long-awaited follow-up. Alongside them come two very different memoirs: Elizabeth Gilbert reflecting candidly on love and loss, and Lionel Richie recounting a life lived under the brightest of spotlights. And that’s not all. Here’s our pick of September’s best new books …

The Two Roberts by Damian Barr

In this unforgettable novel, Barr resurrects two forgotten Scottish painters, Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun, and charts their rise, fall and legacy in a world built for t

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