8 worthy new novels to read this fall

Need a break from doomscrolling on Twitter?Don't we all.   This book list is here to offer eight recent releases that cut through the noise — stories that you can spend a few blissful hours with curled up on the couch, getting swept up in a K-pop training camp or visiting Osaka or imagining a world with a modern-day U.S. monarchy (but, you know, a fun one!).  There's something for all on this list. It just depends on what you're in the mood for.  If you… ...enjoy reading the book before the movie: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam This excellent tale just dropped this past week, but is already in the works as a Netflix film starring Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts. Read the story, and it’s easy to see why the latest from Alam has struck such a chord.  Read more...More about Mashreads, Entertainment, and Books