Summer is winding down, and you may be rushing to get every ounce of your summer reading done before we have to pack away the beach towels, trek back into the house, put on some candles, and get cozied up with a nice blanket for our fall reading! Whether you are looking for a book to end up your summer hot streak, or a book to take with you into the cooler months, these August releases are sure to have you hooked, no matter what genre you are looking for!
Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
Release Date: August 13th
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a reimagining of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare’s most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power that transforms the story men have written for her.
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
Release Date: August 6th
In #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour and challenge each other to a hookup competition to prove they're over each other—except they're definitely not.
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picout
Release Date: August 20th
In 1581, Emilia Bassano—like most young women of her day—is allowed no voice of her own.
In the present, playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. Although the challenges are different four hundred years later, the playing field is still not level for women in theater.
(If I had a nickel for every anticipated book involving Shakespeare coming out August 2024, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.)
Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Release Date: August 6th
From the creator of the viral TikTok videos about the sunshine assistant to the evil villain and their unexpected romance comes the second book in the hotly-anticipated fantasy romance series.
Worst Case Scenario by TJ Newman
Release Date: August 13th
When a pilot suffers a heart attack at 35,000 feet, a commercial airliner filled with passengers crashes into a nuclear power plant in the small town of Waketa, Minnesota, which becomes ground zero for a catastrophic national crisis with global implications. The International Nuclear Event Scale tracks nuclear disasters. It has seven levels. Level 7 is a Major Accident, with only two on record: Fukushima and Chernobyl. There has never been a Level 8. Until now.
The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Release Date: August 6th
A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine — but the real drama is behind the scenes in this sumptuous historical epic from the author of Mexican Gothic.
Two actresses, both determined to make it to the top in Golden Age Hollywood—a city overflowing with gossip, scandal, and intrigue—make for a sizzling combination. Before the curtain comes down, there will be tears and tragedy aplenty in this sexy Technicolor saga.
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