Monthly Pop Picks Digest – September 2026

The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee

Mia Yoon has a plan for everything, including producing her own dating show starring other people and their crushes. But everything goes off the rails when she has to enlist the help of her own secret crush, Noah Cho, a boy she'd rather hate. Noah can't remember the last time he was in a relationship. And he's perfectly content with that, since just the word feelings makes him uncomfortable. But he can't stop staring at Mia, who keeps glaring at him in class. And when she asks him to be one of the contestants on her dating show, he can't say no. As Noah goes on more and more romantic dates on The Cuffing Game and Mia watches from behind the camera, something feels off. With the showrunner and contestant slowly falling for one another, can the show still go on?

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Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton by Martha Ackmann

A larger-than-life new biography of country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton. In Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton, Martha Ackmann chronicles the life of an American Original. From her impoverished childhood in the Smoky Mountains to international stardom as a singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and philanthropist, Dolly Parton has exceeded everyone's expectations except her own. During a time when the Beatles set the standard for contemporary music, Dolly appeared on a local country music television show that her high school classmates thought was pure cornpone. The day after her high school graduation, she boarded a bus for Nashville, but record executives turned her down. One said her voice sounded like a screech owl. When Dolly finally got her foot in the door, her talent and focus catapulted her to the top of country charts, the pop world, and movie stardom. 

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Gone before Goodbye: A Novel by Reese Witherspoon

The first collaborative novel by Oscar-winning actor, producer, New York Times bestselling author and Reese's Book Club/Hello Sunshine founder Reese Witherspoon and # 1 international bestselling author and TV creator Harlan Coben.

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Woman Down: A Novel by Colleen Hoover

Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and fame-hungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the Internet turns on you. And she's been uninspired to write ever since. Now, with her next suspense novel outlined and savings nearly gone, she retreats to a secluded lakeside cabin, hoping to find inspiration.

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The Signs: The New Science of How to Trust Your Instincts by Tara Swart

Have you ever thought of someone just before they called? Or experienced a coincidence that felt too unlikely to be true? It's all too easy to dismiss synchronicities or signs like these as chance. But what if they weren't? And what if, by learning to tune into them, you could access a guiding wisdom that would help you overcome challenges and cultivate personal growth? In this groundbreaking book, world-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart explains how. Bringing together breathtaking real-life stories with teachings from cognitive psychology, near-death experiences, and much more, she'll show you how to: Tap into your most important decision-making tool: your intuition.

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And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens

At thirty-one, Chloe Fairway isn't where she wants to be in life. Stuck in a PA job for a boss who barely notices her and back home with her parents after a painful breakup, she feels like a failure. So, when she's invited to her college's ten-year reunion, the last thing she needs is to face the people who once voted her "most likely to succeed." She definitely doesn't want to see her former best friend Sean Adler, now a hotshot film director living the life Chloe dreamed of. Desperate to make a splash-and to save face in front of the man who might be the one that got away-she turns to a mysterious dating service. Enter Rob, her handsome, successful, and charming match, who quickly makes Chloe feel like she's finally finding her way. But as Chloe digs deeper into her past and reconnects with old friends, she begins to question if Rob is really all that he seems.

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The Burning Library: A Novel by Gilly Macmillan

On a frigid, windswept day in Scotland's Western Hebrides, Eleanor Bruton's body is discovered on the shore. To her family Eleanor was an ordinary middle-aged woman. She did flower arrangements and plumped kneeler cushions at church. Little did they know she was harboring a dark and all-consuming secret. A scrap of fraying embroidery that seems worthless at first glance. For over a century, two rival organizations of women have gone to deadly lengths to secure the valuable artifact in the hopes of finding the original medieval manuscript from which it was torn. The Order of St Katherine: devoted to the belief that women must pull strings in the shadows to exercise control. And the Fellowship of the Larks: determined to amass as many overt positions of power for women as possible...so long as their methods of doing so never come to light. 

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Famished: On Food, Sex, and Growing Up as a Good Girl by Anna Rollins

Exploring connections between diet culture and purity culture, this memoir tells the story of a woman who grew up in a conservative Christian tradition and struggled for years with disordered eating.

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The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose, and Everyday Miracles by Laurie A. Smith

Have you ever been so absorbed in something you love that you lost track of time? That feeling--effortless, joyful, and deeply focused--is called flow. And it has the power to change your life. The Flow Habit is your personal guide to tapping into that powerful state. Whether you're feeling stuck, uninspired, or simply yearning for more energy, this book can help you find your spark again. Inside, you'll find simple, uplifting exercises and real-life stories from people across the world who've experienced the life-changing magic of flow--and how you can too.

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Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They’re Too Much by Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo learned the music to Wicked a decade before she needed it, not knowing those same lyrics would change her life. Now she has performed those songs on the world stage, showing us there is always time to keep discovering ourselves - and to illustrate that it's often the parts of ourselves we are told to bury that make us shine. In a series of powerful, personal vignettes, Cynthia reflects on the ways she has grown as an actor and human and the practices she's learned over years of performing and reminds us all we are capable of so much more than we think.

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