Biggest Books of August

From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Mad Honey comes an “inspiring” (Elle) novel about two women, centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s... Read more

By #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café 'Unputdownable, I devoured [it] within days... Dream Harbor is not short of a vibrant and hilarious cast of charac... Read more

From the Booker Prize finalist, author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about three characters living along two great rivers, all connected by a single drop of water."Make pla... Read more

From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes A Sorceress Comes to Call—a dark reimagining of the Brothers Grimm's "The Goose Girl," rife with secrets, mur... Read more

"The Pairing is just a delight, thanks to both Galvin's and Meyers's game narration — whether in Italian and French accents or in the bedroom."—Vulture"Emma Galvin is an appealing ancho... Read more

"There's a reason Kathy Reichs is the doyenne of forensic fiction—because her MO is to keep the reader guessing till the last paragraph." —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling au... Read more

USA TODAY BESTSELLERThe TikTok sensation from the UK has come to North America! A mind-blowing murder mystery on a ship full of magical passengers. If Agatha Christie wrote fantasy, this would be i... Read more

"A laugh-out-loud funny romance with depth and heart, readers will love this spellbinding novel!" —Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling authorIs he the real deal...or did she truly ... Read more

"An absolute delight of a magical tale." —Louisa Morgan, author of The Age of Witches, on Small Town, Big MagicA USA TODAY BESTSELLER!A witch cursed to tell the truth, and the man who won't l... Read more

Murder at an Alice in Wonderland–themed event threatens to send Theodosia Browning through the looking glass in the latest entry in this New York Times bestselling series.During the Mad Hatte... Read more

A stunning, inspiring new novel from Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl with the Louding VoiceWhen Tia accidentally overhears a whispered conversation between her mother... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • “A dark and haunting debut that explores secret societies, the bonds of sisterhood, and the intricacies of privilege at an ... Read more

#1 New York Times bestseller! The third in the New York Times bestselling Maple Hills series follows fan-favorite Henry and a bookish fellow student who come up with a plan to help them both overco... Read more

WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC!"Expect from a Karin Slaughter crime thriller . . . just the right amount of twists, turns, shocks, surprises and domestic thrill and shrill." — ParadeThe instant NYT ... Read more

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! William Kent Krueger offers "one of his most puzzling mysteries to date" (Publishers Weekly) as a disappearance and a dead body put Cork O'Connor's family in the ... Read more

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND INDIE BESTSELLERA BON APPETIT BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR • A FOOD NETWORK BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR • NATIONAL POST BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR &bu... Read more

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bad Guys comes another hilarious illustrated series starring a pampered cat who is way tougher than anyone realizes.VANISHED! The World's #1 Cat Vi... Read more

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • 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 e... Read more

Tough-as-nails Kenzie King has finally earned her place as a tactical medic on a SWAT team. But not everyone on the all-male team accepts her. Rumor is, she didn't get the position because of what ... Read more

The eleventh installment of the exciting Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly graphic novel chapter book series!The war over Wrenly has ended, but Roke is still lost inside another realm. Ruskin, Cinder, and G... Read more

Calling all Dragon Masters! This is the guidebook that no Dragon Master should be without — featuring full-color artwork on every page!Kids love reading all about the Dragon Masters' adventur... Read more

A Chickasaw woman who can’t catch a break serves up a little white lie that snowballs into much more in this USA Today bestselling rom-com by critically acclaimed author Danica Nava.Ember Lee... Read more

This fresh and whip-smart modern retelling of Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice—from the authors of the "great beach read" (Bookreporter) Emma of 83rd Street—transports you to s... Read more

In the latest from Shirley Jackson and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME, a group of five teenage boys in Puerto Rico seek vengeance after one of their mothers is murdere... Read more

This gripping audiobook is a strong choice alongside books about high-demand religion, overcoming odds, and finding inner strength in impossible situations."—Booklist (Starred Review)This pro... Read more

From the Hugo Award–winning and New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse, James S. A. Corey, comes the start of a monumental new space opera series. HOW HUMANITY CAME TO THE PLANET CA... Read more

By the author of Anywhere With You, Ellie Palmer, this "cozy affirmation for introverts and homebodies" (Abby Jimenez) about a little white lie that spirals out of control is "the perfect romantic ... Read more

"Worst Case Scenario is the best thriller I’ve read so far this year. It’s a chilling idea with great characters and near-perfect execution." -James PattersonWhen a pilot... Read more

A "seductive, addictive, and penetrating" (Samantha M. Bailey, #1 internationally bestselling author of A Friend in the Dark) thriller set in the vineyards of Napa Valley that asks: what happens wh... Read more

After losing her job in Seattle, Maileah Raines moves in with her sister Junie on Crown Island for a fresh start. Now in her thirties, she wonders if she will ever find the future she dreamed of. C... Read more

A romantic standalone fantasy set in the world of Raybearer, from New York Times bestselling author Jordan Ifueko—winner of multiple awards The smallest spark can bind two hearts . . . or st... Read more

A Kirkus Best Young Adult Book of 2024My Lady Jane fixed Jane Grey's tragic past—and now My Salty Mary will do the same for the infamous pirate Mary Read!Perfect for fans of The Princess Brid... Read more

From New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp comes an exciting Regency adventure, where a slow-burning love affair collides with a complex mystery...After the scandal of his broken engagemen... Read more

The riveting new Clay Edison thriller from the bestselling, acclaimed father-son duo who write “brilliant, page-turning fiction” (Stephen King)Cut loose from his former life at the coro... Read more

The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations series that began with Amari and the Night Brothers! Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a ... Read more

SWISH! Cheer courtside for a Muslim teen in this graphic novel—inspired by a true story—as she joins an all-girls, hijab-wearing basketball team and learns that she’s much more th... Read more

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats.Nor do they have tails.But they are most assuredly dead.Nebula and Alex Award winner P. Djèlí Clark introduces a brand-new world and a fantastical city full... Read more

"Brenda Jackson writes romance that sizzles and characters you fall in love with." —Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling authorSometimes one hot night simply isn't enough.Two years ago, Za... Read more

Pro: Stuck sharing a bed with my hot, broody boss Con: He's trying to get me fired Discovery Hour reporter Sutton Steele spends her days trying to keep her job, while her insanely hot, infuriating ... Read more

Mega Mole Girl has to save Super Rabbit Boy in the latest page-turning installment of this USA Today bestselling series!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter ... Read more

We are Dragon Girls — hear us roar!Mina, Hana, and Zora are returning to the Magic Forest for another epic adventure. The girls love when they get to spend time together, but it's even more s... Read more

A Most Anticipated Book for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Goodreads, LitHub, and Book Riot A Best Book of the Summer for Esquire, Electric Lit, and Town & Country A People Book of ... Read more

Readers will flock to New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews's next installment in the award-winning Meg Langslow series.Meg's neighbors, the Smetkamps', have won a makeover for their old ... Read more

The sensational conclusion to the deathly and decadent Belladonna trilogy, with dramatic twists and a seductive new romance that will set readers' hearts ablaze—from #1 New York... Read more

THE NEXT THRILLER BY THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING COAUTHOR OF JAMES PATTERSON'S MICHAEL BENNETT SERIES While he's hiding out off the grid on a trout stream in the middle of rural New England, ... Read more

"Wow, I loved this one so much! I didn't want it to be over because I was enjoying it so much, but I couldn't stop turning pages! House of Glass is a gripping thriller that was packed with surprise... Read more

LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan returns in P. J. Tracy's City of Secrets, the next book in the series praised by the New York Times Book Review: "Tracy seems to have found her literary sweet spot." L... Read more

An ENTHRALLING retelling from the #1 INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING author of Ariadne, Elektra, and Atalanta!Greek mythology's MOST FAMOUS AND MALIGNED goddess finally tells her own story, as power, p... Read more

A Library Reads Pick!Most Anticipated by Goodreads, Cosmo, E! News, and more! Two best friends who haven't spoken in ten years pretend to date after break-ups with their respective exes go viral, i... Read more

Follow Gertie MacIntyre from knitting circle to air stewardess in this glorious and romantic summer novel set in Scotland's windswept Northern isles, by beloved New York Times bestselling author Je... Read more

A nobleman must work with a dashing soldier to save his sister from a mystical bargain gone awry in this swoon-worthy romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material.“The utter... Read more

In a world shrouded in shadows, where doubt is the only weapon, can one spy expose the truth? #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor delivers his latest high-octa... Read more

In this action-packed finale to the House of the Dead Duology "that will satisfy returning fans" (Kirkus Reviews), Wren and her friends put everything they know to the test as they battle the livin... Read more

This "super creepy" (The Washington Post) and "perfectly plotted whodunnit" (Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author) follows an advice columnist searching for answers about her predecessor's ... Read more

After getting passed over for tenure and having her life upended in the process, a physics professor decides to throw caution to the wind and live by her horoscope predictions for a year in this ef... Read more

A brand new novel in the "sometimes whimsical, often insightful, always absorbing" (Shelf Awareness) Dove Pond series that follows a gifted historian investigating the mystery of a love story lost ... Read more

THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A beautiful story about the courage to be curious and change from within." —Jay Shetty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Like A Monk and host of On Purp... Read more

"Worst Vacation Ever—Five Stars, Would Recommend." — Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted HouseWhite Lotus meets Kevin Wilson in this whip-smart social satire a... Read more

Reporter and sleuth Emma Cross Andrews must stop a bold poisoner who is targeting the society wives of the Four Hundred in Gilded Age Newport, Rhode Island . . . August 1901: A fundraiser for a new... Read more

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES "BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY OF 2024" AND "BEST ROMANCE NOVELS OF 2024" THIS IS A TALE FOR EVERYONE WHO’S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN&hellip... Read more

Sometimes danger lurks in plain sight, and in the cutthroat London Season socialite Lily Adler must race against time to catch a killer. Fans of Bridgerton will delight in this Regency-era mystery ... Read more

WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL• An electrifying, whip-smart whodunit about the dastardly misbehavior of London's high society—where being "in" or "out" can be a life-and-death ... Read more

Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Constance Greene, as they take a final stand against New York's deadliest serial killer: Penderga... Read more

An instant New York Times and Indie bestseller!From the bestselling author of the Truly Devious books, Maureen Johnson, comes a new stand-alone YA about a teen who uncovers a mystery while working ... Read more

"Funny, relatable fiction for anyone who thinks they're above the fray but still want to read all about it."—People"Heavenly hilarity for readers."—Good HousekeepingA whip-smart, satiri... Read more

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose comes another explosive novel in the New Orleans series, where some secrets are worth dying for—or killing to keep. Three can k... Read more

"[A] wonderfully spooky supernatural rom-com."—People Cassie thought Boneyard Key’s ghosts were tourist schtick, until her new home came with one—but can the attentions of the sex... Read more

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this deeply moving novel from beloved author Danielle Steel, a determined young woman must survive a series of abandonments to find a love that is worthy of h... Read more

Surviving a helicopter crash in the Vietnamese Highlands is only the start of the challenges facing Jack Ryan, Jr., in the latest propulsive thriller of this #1 New York Times bestselling seri... Read more

From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars and The Last Ranger, a novel about two men—friends since boyhood—who emerge from the woods of rural Maine to a dystopian country racked by ... Read more

The beloved New York Times bestselling author of Birds of California hits it out of the park with this smart, sexy, thrilling take on the celebrity-athlete story—a funny, sizzling, ripped-fro... Read more

The third and final installment in Nisha Sharma's beloved Shakespeare-inspired rom-com trilogy—an ode to Twelfth Night—is the perfect friends to lovers romp featuring an accidental wedd... Read more

Deception cuts deep in the next propulsive novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan’s Torpedo Ink motorcycle club series.The stranger frequenting Azelie Vargas’s l... Read more

For fans of Nora Roberts and Danielle Steel, beloved storyteller Fern Michaels blends mystery, drama, and a touch of romance for the fourth in her #1 bestselling Lost & Found series, as a shoeb... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Translated from the Japanese bestseller, a charming and magical novel that reminds us it’s never too late to follow our stars. “Mochizuki dazzles in her beaut... Read more

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK • A searingly original debut about two sisters and their flight from genocide—which takes them from Hollywood to Paris to San Francisco’s Cannery Row—... Read more

Indiana Jones meets Bridgerton in this "champagne fizz of a romance" from a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author (The New York Times). Bold, curvy Elizabeth Wynchester loves cu... Read more

The enemies-to-lovers queer Victorian romance follow-up to Don't Want You Like a Best Friend, in which a young lord and a second son clash, but find themselves thrust together again and again by th... Read more

A USA Today BestsellerBen Rosewood never meant to be bound to a vampire succubus, especially one as sexy-yet-terrifying as Eleonore Bettencourt-Devereux, but he has to admit there are some fang-tas... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a “masterful reimagining” (Publishers Weekly) of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare’s most famous ... Read more

AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!The hardest thing for a paranormal conspiracy theorist and a web series producer to believe in is finding love in this swoony debut romantic comedy.   Hallie Ba... Read more

To save both her town and the woman who loves her against all odds, a witch haunted by loss must reckon with her turbulent past, in the next magical romance in the Witches of Thistle Grove series b... Read more

From a #1 internationally bestselling author comes an atmospheric, chilling novel about a family who thinks there's someone hiding in their attic“Andrea Mara is a star.” —Lee... Read more

Detective Elise King’s investigation into a woman’s murder is getting derailed by a reporter who insists on doing her own investigation in this nail-biting mystery from the author of Lo... Read more

"The perfect blend of romance, mystery and thrills."—US WeeklyDiamond necklaces, billionaires, Mafia bosses, and student loans—it’s all in a day’s work for Simi Chopra and h... Read more

When cracks start forming in an influencer’s curated life, she finds out that jealousy is just as viral as a video in this riveting suspense novel by bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto. In... Read more

Another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Series set in Ashland, OR!It's late spring in Juliet's charming hamlet of Ashland. Spotted deer are nibbling on lush green grasses in Lithia Park, the ... Read more

As New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves's beloved Vera series explodes in popularity in print and on TV, this stunning eleventh book explores the web of secrets surrounding a young man's death.The... Read more

"This book is so many things I didn't know I needed: a testament to the work of healing, a raw howl of anger, and an indictment of misogyny's insipid, predictable, infuriating reign." —Carmen... Read more

National Bestseller!"Stephanie Kiser's emotionally honest memoir about nannying for New York's elite is a thoughtful meditation on the way social class separates our realities, even amid the univer... Read more

USA Today BestsellerFrom TikTok sensation Grace Reilly, the long-awaited final book in the Beyond the Play series and your newest obsession, a spicy brother's rival hockey romance, perfect for fans... Read more

There's no rest for the whiskered as librarian Minnie Hamilton and her rescue cat, Eddie, have to investigate a poisoning—and a murder—in the newest installment of the national bestsell... Read more

Spencer Quinn's A Farewell to Arfs is a return to the adventurous New York Times and USA Today bestselling series that Stephen King calls "without a doubt the most original mystery series currently... Read more

THEY THINK THEY KILLED A GIRL.THEY ONLY MADE A MONSTER.Annie Lane was murdered, but that won't slow her down. The mountain her body was dumped on is legendary for raising the dead—so after wa... Read more

AT NIGHT IN HARLEM, THE JAZZ CLUBS COME TO LIFE, AND DEATH WAITS IN THE DARK.It's 1926, and reapers are growing stronger everywhere. Created centuries ago by cruel medical experiments, these once-h... Read more

After her annulment is finalized, Enya Shanahan finds herself caught in a web of scandal and obligation while carrying a secret that threatens to shatter her family's reputation. Determined to find... Read more

What happens when the family "screw-up" and a wounded hockey hero are forced together by fate, fake dating, and undeniable chemistry? From New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy and USA Tod... Read more

The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker—how she became a master legislator, a key partner to presidents, an... Read more

This gripping and emotionally riveting tale is a dark and timely retelling of The Wizard of Oz, where one little girl is forced to face head-on the prejudices of the Midwest in the late nineteenth ... Read more

He was my savior. My monster. My obsession. My destruction. A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Ariadne and her Minotaur. Ariadne Vitalis is in trouble. She's betrayed her father—and his da... Read more