Falling for Fall

It's the saddest day of the year for me, today is the  last day of Summer.  I hate the change of seasons.  I'd be happy with 80 degree weather and sunshine year round.

Rather than sulk around over the impending chill of fall and dread of winter that looms ahead, I decided to focus on some of the good things that I am looking forward to this fall and asked the BWOBNY crew to share what they're looking forward to.

I can't get enough pumpkin spice lattes or pumpkin spiced anything for that matter.  I'm also really looking forward to picking up the new jazz album that combines the talents of Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga which is available tomorrow.  Plus, the fall signals the return of some of my favorite TV shows such as The Good Wife and The Big Bang Theory.  And the new show Forever, which features an immortal medical examiner, looks intriguing. 

Kiersten White has a new book coming out called Illusions of Fate that I'm really really looking forward to. Every book she does is so different and the cover for this one is absolutely gorgeous! I'm also excited about The Maze Runner movie. Not only did I really enjoy the book but the previews I've seen look like they do the book justice. And Dylan O'Brien is a phenomenal actor.  I'm looking forward to a bunch of my favorite TVshows coming back, but for new shows I'm most excited about CW's The Flash and, after seeing quite a few previews in the past couple of weeks Gotham looks really intriguing.  

Kimbra's new album The Golden Echo just came out and I will be listening to it all fall in preparation of seeing her in November! I also can't wait for the final installment of the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. 

The Piano Guys newest release Wonders will be coming out in October. It includes their cover of Let it Go which is AMAZING!!!! 

I'm excited to watch Arrow and The Flash.  I'm really unaware of what books are coming out because I keep reading old dead things. I think Lemony Snicket's new book is coming out soon, which will be exciting to read. And I'm excited for Piano Guys too. I lurve them.
  
Eileen is also looking forward to the new Piano Guys album and adds "Houdini  and the new season of Doctor Who are my TV picks for this fall. I also cant wait to see The Maze Runner film." She is also interested in checking out 
Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography by Laura Ingalls Wilder, which comes out in November. 



What are you most excited for this fall?  Share with us! 

Laydown Lowdown

Whovians like Rebecca T. will no doubt be delighted by today's paperback releases of various Dr. Who tales.  The stories, which feature different Doctors throughout the shows history, include "Beautiful Chaos," by Gary Russell, "Fear of the Dark," by Trevor Baxendale, and "Festival of Death," by Jonathan Morris.


Other new releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy today are "The River of No Return," by Bee Ridgeway and "The God Patent," by Ransom Stephens. 

Over in Romance, you'll find "Claim Me," the second novel in J. Kenner's "Stark" trilogy as well as "Wedding Night," by Sophie Kinsella, "The Mystery Woman," by Amanda Quick, and "Enslave: Beauty Tames the Beast," by Cathy Yardley.

Moving over to Mystery, you'll discover "A Murder at Rosamund's Gate," by Susana Calkins, "The Dead Caller from Chicago," by Jack Fredrickson, and "Crashed," by Tiffany Hallinan.

 
Jumping over to Young Adult, you'll see "The Elite," the second novel in "The Selection" trilogy by Kiera Cass, "Chosen at Nightfall," by CC Hunter, "Darius & Twig," by Walter Dean Myers, and  "Unbreakable," by Elizabeth Norris.

With all these new reads this week, what ones will make your "to-read" list?  Share with us!  Happy Reading and remember to support your local book stores whenever possible.