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The world of contemporary literature has a new shortlist to discuss. Announced on 22 September, the Booker Prize 2026 selection features six novels that take readers across different periods, settings and literary styles.

Monday is here, the coffee is doing its best, and somehow the weekend already feels like it happened three weeks ago. If your Monday needs a little more adrenaline, September has you covered with a fresh lineup of action movies and thrillers ready to turn a slow evening into a much faster one. So forget staring at the clock and waiting for Tuesday - these September releases are here to inject some much-needed speed into your Monday night.

The National Book Foundation has announced the 10-book longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Fiction, offering an eclectic selection of novels and story collections that move across countries, generations, genres, and literary traditions.

John Grisham's fans are waiting for September 29 when his new spy story The French Illusion will be launched in New York. But one of the most productive authors in the world doesn't stop to surprise his readers, as before his new novel goes public, he offers them a prequel to the story called The Law Student.

The 83rd Venice International Film Festival came to a close on September 12, 2026, with Danish-Egyptian director May el-Toukhy’s Woman Unknown taking home the festival’s most prestigious prize, the Golden Lion for Best Film. El-Toukhy’s victory was particularly significant because she was the only female director among the filmmakers competing for the festival’s top prize this year.

September has a way of changing the mood before we even notice it. The long, bright days begin to fade, routines return, and somewhere between the last warm evenings and the first cooler mornings, a strange mix of nostalgia, restlessness, and quiet melancholy can settle in. But instead of pushing these feelings away, why not meet them through a good story? New drama movies arriving this September invite us into emotional world and let's just embrace it:

It's not only back to school time - it's back to your favourite TV series time as well! Slow Horses, Gentlemen, Fauda, Monster and even American Horror Story are coming for their new seasons. Not to mention a number of new September titles, which will make you glued to your TV screens for the rest of the month:

The 83rd Venice International Film Festival officially opens today, September 2, bringing filmmakers, actors and cinema fans to the Lido for 11 days of premieres, awards and international film culture.