10 best books of September: the Monitor's picks

Here are the 10 September releases most highly recommended by the Monitor's book critics.

4. 'Nomadland,' by Jessica Bruder

This book grew from Bruder’s excellent cover story for Harper’s about Americans – many of them past retirement age – who have become “houseless” and move from locale to locale in search of seasonal work. Bruder’s work is an excellent piece of immersion journalism and also a glimpse into an unexpected slice of American life.

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