9 New Books You Need To Read In September

Politics--real, fictional, literal, and metaphorical--are in the air this September. Whether it's the 2016 presidential election, the European refugee crisis, or the politics of race, class, faith, and identity, September's top authors are digging into the intricate, thorny questions of what it means to be a citizen of the world.

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A Legacy of Spies by John le Carré,

The reigning king of the spy novel returns with a new follow-up to The Spy Who Came in From the Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. The first new Smiley novel in over a quarter of a century centers on the aging members of the British Secret Service as they cope with Cold War secrets coming to light and their actions coming into question. Consider it required reading for all espionage fans.

A Legacy of Spies by John le Carré, $16, amazon.com on September 5.

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