September is around the corner, summer is winding down, and we’re stepping into a new season! Not to say anything, but Beyoncé was born in September, so it might just be the best month of the year. And, as it turns out, the books are keeping up.

From Semiloore Dare-Atunse’s This Seat Is Taken, a YA romance set against the politics of a university campus, complete with the enemies-to-lovers tension we can never resist, to Tomi Adeyemi’s The Sirens, a thriller set around a mysterious group of girls at Dartmouth, September is bringing us books that demand a spot on our reading lists.

So, if you’re looking for your next read, here are seven African books coming out this September that you’ll want to add to your TBR and, preferably, your wishlist.