2. Which upcoming memoir by a legendary musician is scheduled for release at the end of September 2025?

a) My Life in Music

b) Untitled: The Long-Awaited Memoir

c) Dancing Through the Years

d) The Richie Chronicles

3. Which upcoming book by Patricia Lockwood, releasing this September, explores the complexities of love, longing, and the human connection?

a) Will There Ever Be Another You

b) No One is Talking About This

c) Priestdaddy

d) Magical Thinking

4. Which upcoming novel by Arundhati Roy, set for a release this month, explores themes of faith, family, and societal change?

a) The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

b) The God of Small Things

c) Mother Mary Comes to Me

d) The Doctor and the Saint

1. Which upcoming thriller co-authored by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben is slated to publish internationally in October 2025 (with a Pakistani release following local distribution)?

a) Run Away

b) The Stranger

c) The Innocent

d) Gone Before GoodBye

5. Which upcoming release by Clare Mackintosh, scheduled for a September release, is part of the DC Morgan series?

a) The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore

b) The Wasp Trap

c) The Wilderness

d) Other People’s Houses

Answers

1. The correct answer is d.

Gone Before Goodbye co-authored by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben, is set for an international release on October 14, with a Pakistani release expected soon after.

This is Witherspoon’s first foray into fiction, and pairing her sharp instincts for story with Coben’s suspense expertise makes for a thrilling debut. The novel opens with the sudden disappearance of a young woman, but as the mystery deepens, it becomes clear that everyone is hiding something. It’s the kind of book where you think you know who to trust, then BAM!, everything you believed gets turned upside down. Witherspoon brings her keen eye for complex female characters, while Coben delivers those jaw-dropping twists he’s famous for. Plus, knowing Reese’s track record with her book club picks, expect this one to be everywhere come autumn.

2. The correct answer is b.

Lionel Richie’s long-awaited memoir arrives in Pakistan on September 30, and it promises to be more than just a trip down memory lane. Richie takes readers on a journey - from his early days with the Commodores — to his rise as a solo artist with hits that still fill dancefloors and karaoke nights today. The musician, whose contribution to Motown is extensive, opens up about his greatest triumphs and toughest challenges, reflecting on family, friendship, and the pressures of fame. Scattered throughout are behind-the-scenes stories, the kind that fans will love — the untold moments that shaped classics like ‘Hello’ and ‘All Night Long.’

But this isn’t just for music fans. At its heart, it’s about resilience, creativity, and staying grounded while living life on a global stage. It’s both a celebration of music’s power to bring people together and an inspiring look at how one man followed his dreams.

3. The correct answer is a.

Patricia Lockwood’s Will There Ever Be Another You is due to release in Pakistan at the end of this month. Known for her playful wit and lyrical prose, Lockwood has an almost magical ability to make you laugh and tear up — sometimes within the same page.

In this new novel, she dives into the messiness of modern love: how we long for intimacy, stumble through heartbreak, and cling to fleeting connections in a fast-changing world. It’s about the joy and pain of trying — and often failing — to truly understand one another.

Critics are already calling it her most emotionally rich work yet, praising the way she balances humour with vulnerability. For readers who crave fiction that feels both sharp and tender, this one promises to linger long after the final chapter. Her previous novel No One is Talking About This remains a standout.

4. The correct answer is c.

Arundhati Roy’s Mother Mary Comes to Me, releasing in September 2025, places questions of belief, family, and social change at its heart. If you’ve read her earlier novels like The God of Small Things or The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, you’ll know she has a gift for weaving together the intimate and the epic, the personal and the political.

This time, Roy tells the story of a contemporary Indian family navigating private struggles against the backdrop of shifting cultural and spiritual landscapes. At the centre is the enigmatic figure of Mother Mary — both mystical and profoundly human — whose presence forces the characters to confront tradition, longing, and change. Roy writes with her trademark lyrical touch, showing how faith can be a source of comfort and of conflict. It’s a novel that feels at once deeply personal and universal.

5. The correct answer is d.

Clare Mackintosh’s Other People’s Houses is the latest instalment in her much-loved DC Morgan series, arriving this September. At the heart of the series is Detective Chief Morgan, a sharp yet deeply complex investigator whose cases are never just about catching criminals. They’re about untangling the messy truths of family, morality, and the choices people make when pushed to their limits. Each novel can be read on its own, but together they slowly reveal Morgan’s personal battles, giving readers both the satisfaction of a gripping mystery and the pull of a character you can really root for. In Other People’s Houses, Morgan is called to an upscale neighbourhood shaken by a string of burglaries. But behind the immaculate lawns and locked doors lies a world of secrets, fears, and simmering tensions. As Morgan digs deeper, questions of trust, privacy, and justice begin to blur, and it becomes clear that safety is often just an illusion. Mackintosh, with her trademark blend of razor-sharp plotting and psychological depth, delivers a thriller that keeps the tension high while never losing sight of the humanity at its centre.