Biggest Books of August

Once Upon a Time meets The Office in the follow-up to the New York Times bestselling sensations Assistant to the Villain, Apprentice to Villain, and Accomplice to the Villain by laugh-out-loud TikT... Read more

In 1926, five women disappeared from a remote island in Vermont. Now, one hundred years later, it’s happening again.Struggling actress Marin Keane is shocked when she lands a role in a major ... Read more

An instant New York Times bestseller!The next thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Good Daughter and the Will Trent Seri... Read more

A BBC must-read book of 2026—"Sharp, dark and humorous, it's a real nail-biter." Go gay. Go sad. Go dark. A washed-up author will stop at nothing to claw her way back to relevancy—eve... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Midwives and The Flight Attendant: When a young woman, a golf prodigy, kills a caddy with a stray ball at the count... Read more

Detective Michael Bennett and army-sniper-turned-NYPD-officer Rob Trilling travel to Montana to investigate a case that crosses state borders and family lines in this thriller from the world's ... Read more

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Detective Ana Dolabra must prove a condemned man’s innocence and confront a terrifying magical technology in this fantasy-mystery from the author of T... Read more

READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY"Gorgeous." —People“The perfect summer read...it is propulsive and drenched in light, just like the title.” —Jenna Bush Ha... Read more

FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES, THE RUNAWAY PHENOMENON THAT INSPIRED THE MEGAHIT HBO SERIESIn this highly anticipated sequel, Liane Moriarty examines the complexit... Read more

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA newlywed couple each with their own secrets. An abandoned lodge with a horrific decades-old mystery. And a small mountain town where everyone believes they kno... Read more

A USA TODAY BestsellerThe breakout standalone dark enemies to lovers romantasy about a woman whose lips are deadly poison…until she meets the one man who can survive her kiss.DELUXE EDITION:... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This powerful novel by bestselling author Danielle Steel is a stirring story of the lives of ordinary people during wartime.February 24 is the eighteenth birthday o... Read more

A stunning novel of romance and redemption set in the Spunes, OR world, filled with heartbreak and hope from "master of emotion" (Rachel Lynn Solomon) USA Today bestselling author Tarah DeWitt."Bot... Read more

From the New York Times bestselling author of The River We Remember, a new mystery in the wildly popular Cork O'Connor series.Cork O'Connor, preparing for a family trip into the Boundary Waters, is... Read more

The best-reviewed book of the summer by The New York Times, Time, NPR, and more, Etna is a "devastating and gorgeous" (The New York Times Book Review), "hypnotic" (Time) literary novel that follows... Read more

The next thriller from #1 bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen combines a decades-old mystery with spine-tingling paranormal elements in this twisty novel of the seen and unseen.Extrasensory perceptio... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls returns with a spellbinding page-turner about a crime in a small town that exposes long-held secrets and betrayals... Read more

"One of the most anticipated books of 2026!" —New York Times"One of the finest suspense writers of her generation. Amazing dialogue, complex characters and a dazzling plot. Never has betrayal... Read more

Rowley Jefferson is back with another book in his Awesome Friendly series—Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2—which is even more hilariously terrifying than the first!F... Read more

NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX"McAllister is the best at putting her characters in impossible situations and making her readers not only contemplate but feel what it would be like to find themselves in t... Read more

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish comes an unmissable thriller about a woman who becomes embroiled in the mystery of her husband’s deceased first wife—... Read more

NATALIE SUE'S WRITING IS: "For someone who needs a good laugh."—Taylor Jenkins Reid"Phenomenal."—Forbes • "Very feel good and laugh-out-loud funny." - Brooke Averick"Wickedly funny... Read more

“Intimate, tender, and impossibly hot. This book sizzles!”—Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Golden Summer NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A sex columnist and... Read more

New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher returns to the charming fantasy world of Swordheart in this delightful and unexpected new romantic adventure.Learned Edmund, a disillusioned scholar,... Read more

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER Sparks fly as the leaves fall this autumn…From the New York Times bestselling superstar romance author of the Boston... Read more

From the author of the beloved international bestseller The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife comes a heart-stirring novel about family, second chances, and the lengths we go for those we love, follo... Read more

AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!An unexpected spark between a hockey player and the coach’s daughter might cause them to cross the line in the next Dalton University book from international b... Read more

The thrilling third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dr. Wren Muller series from Alaina UrquhartTwo months after the life-altering events of The Butcher Game, Wren... Read more

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF SUMMER BY PEOPLE, GOODREADS, SHEREADS, BUZZFEED, AND SOUTHERN LIVINGIn her dazzling new novel, award-winning author Jaclyn Moriarty asks the question, if you could ... Read more

Gothikana meets Dexter in this sinfully delicious dark romance about a film student who's secretly tracking the murders of a serial killer—unaware he's also her brooding professor.There's a s... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Three lives, one hundred years, one ghost town: an explosive novel about a mysterious place called Sunrise, where the secrets of the past refuse to stay buried, from the ... Read more

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK**Most Anticipated Book of Summer: The New York Times, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Town & Country, Time Magazine, Electric Literature, Sass Magazine**Most ... Read more

After the royal family of the Kingdom of Bracken is captured by an evil fairy queen, Drake and Bo turn to the Ruby Dragon for help in the latest action-packed installment of this New York Times bes... Read more

Our pint-sized, good-hearted hero is back in Super Diaper Baby: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers by Dav Pilkey, the global #1 bestselling author and award-winning artist of Dog Man!Just like the... Read more

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Club comes a gripping mystery about time travel tourism and the dangerous consequences which ensue when the privileged make the past their playgrou... Read more

Someone new is about to join Mr. Wolf's class!Mr. Wolf's class is welcoming Zora to her first day at Hazelwood Elementary. As the new kid, she wants to make a good first impression, but when her in... Read more

"A MASTERPIECE that stands as an EXCEPTIONAL work of historical fiction...This character-driven beauty is an immersive, heartfelt TRIUMPH. It is a fantastic MUST-READ that will resonate deeply with... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An enchanting debut novel about a young woman whose growing obsession with her boyfriend’s cat opens new possibilities for her life—but not without threatenin... Read more

Featuring multicast narration from Megan Wicks, Shane East, and Gregory Salinas! From Emily Rath, New York Times bestselling author of the Jacksonville Rays hockey romance series, comes something e... Read more

For fans of Lights Out and You, this follow-up to Love Me Stalk Me is a dark rom-com about a woman matched with her fantasy boyfriend by an AI app—unaware he's actually her ex-husband, back t... Read more

He came to protect a witness. She came to teach survival skills. Now they're targets with an enemy who won't let either of them walk away. FBI agent Sully Sullivan arrives at Broken Chains Ranch wi... Read more

A psychiatric patient who predicts murders—down to the details.Dr. Rachel Hadley has barely absorbed the shock of her ex-husband, psychiatrist Dr. Colton Hadley, vanishing when County Detecti... Read more

From Cosmopolitan's Cosmo Reads imprint and the author of the smash hit Call It What You Want comes a fresh, charming romcom about the chaos of dating in your twenties, the ache of a brutal breakup... Read more

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE #1 GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER A USA TODAY BESTSELLER AN INDIEBOUND BESTSELLER A BON APPÉTIT BEST NEW COOKBOOK OF SUMMER 2026 NAMED ONE OF FORBES 13 BE... Read more

The moon base commander has gone missing, and Dash Gibson is on the case in this New York Times bestselling, second mind-boggling mystery of the Moon Base Alpha series from beloved author Stuart Gi... Read more

The "so clever and fresh" (Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author) author of The Wasp Trap returns with a novel best described as Succession set in the Scottish Highlands where a plot to... Read more

In the heart of a quiet town, a young woman tends to her plant shop, but beneath the surface of her lush, green sanctuary lies something far darker....Will you dare to disrespect her plants?Tucked ... Read more

Listeners will flock to New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews's next installment in the award-winning Meg Langslow series. "Listening to Bernadette Dunne perform the Meg Langslow audioboo... Read more

I have nothing left.One moment of weakness seven years ago, and I lost my job, my art, and my only friend. Now I'm working nights at a gas station to scrape together a living and a way to care for ... Read more

Running their inherited marina in a quirky, picturesque New Jersey shore town, siblings Madison and Lincoln Wainright discover what could be a map to Captain Kidd's lost treasure in this fresh, adv... Read more

A zany and sexy romance about a woman who finds herself stranded on a far-off planet and mated to the warlord alien king, from USA Today bestselling author Kimberly Lemming.It’s not in Blair&... Read more

From the New York Times bestselling author of the runaway hit Mother-Daughter Murder Night, a Reese's Book Club pick, comes another fun, family-centered whodunnit about two sisters who work togethe... Read more

Former rake Richard Dolforth is shocked–shocked!!!–to learn that he is not only legitimate, but also the heir to a viscountcy. Legitimacy is a burden Richard can adjust to, eventually, ... Read more

Kerrion "Steel" Dillinger experienced a heartbreak that carried him through the years. Once a lover boy, he's turned his back on love and settled for temporary pleasures. These days, his sole focus... Read more

A debut slow-burn work-nemesis romance set in a world where cryptids and monsters are a part of life . . . and someone has to do the paperwork.Working in human resources was not what Alexys had in ... Read more

From the Pulitzer Prize finalist, a story of guilt, innocence, and a boy on the cusp of adolescence “A tour de force… One of contemporary American literature’s major chroniclers ... Read more

The internationally acclaimed #1 bestselling thriller, now in English. This program features multicast narration."This rollercoaster of a novel is highly imaginative and totally unique. I devoured ... Read more

Introducing an epic, slow burn enemies-to-lovers romantasy novel about a heroine forged in steel and rage, and the cursed immortal who might turn out to be as much her salvation as she is his, perf... Read more

From Alexandra Bracken, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lore, comes a stunningly original adult fantasy. Set in a sumptuous world ruled by magical perfume, this achingly romantic, slow-... Read more

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!"Every generation has its iconic detective—Holmes, Poirot, Morse—but Cross is emerging as the one for now. Treasure him."—Daily MailMeasure twice. Cut once.... Read more

A thrilling new tale of romantic suspense from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose.Bounty hunter Elle Randolph takes on every case she can, in an effort to outrun herself. Three years ago,... Read more

In Victorian London, valiant cook and amateur sleuth Kat Holloway must help the man she loves solve the murder that will finally uncover his mysterious past, from the New York Times bestselling aut... Read more

When Dr. Emilia McRoy stumbles upon a dead body in a haunted house, she resolves to find the killer before another body can fall. Halloween isn’t the only cause for fright in the fifth Scott... Read more

An oracle who can see the future teams up with the far-too-hot demon from her past to avert catastrophe, in this steamy paranormal romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Zomromcom.Gwen We... Read more

"When I want utterly romantic novels...Susan Lee is the author I go for!" —Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author on Julia Song is UndateableTwo enemies-to-lovers, one unforgettable... Read more

A young woman is lured to her late fiancé's remote island estate—only to uncover eerie family secrets, a haunting past, and a monstrous hunger stirring beneath the sea in this deli... Read more

The Pumpkin Spice Café Cookbook, inspired by Laurie Gilmore's #1 New York Times bestselling series Welcome to the cozy small town of Dream Harbor, where the townsfolk love a sweet treat and the aro... Read more

Step out of the box and into the unexpected with Barbie—like you've never seen her before!—in an immersive, pink-tastic tale from the premier voice in teen fiction.Out of the box. Into ... Read more

Reward seeker Colter Shaw must race against the clock to save a victim against a dead-set hitman in this propulsive short story by the New York Times bestselling author and master of suspense. When... Read more

From New York Times bestselling author Olivie Blake comes a tantalizing story of power, seduction, and the omens you'll ignore when everything you've dreamed of feels just within reach.The headline... Read more

He's the league's most dangerous defenseman. She's the specialist sent to determine whether he's too broken to save. Neither of them is prepared for what happens when the truth hits back.Locke Dono... Read more

She doesn't believe in magic. He is magic. But when they meet, a spark is lit, and neither will ever be the same—in this charming new stand-alone in the Witches of West Harbor series from New... Read more

In the latest chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a man's world is upended after he stumbles upon a grisly crime scene in the family home.Every family has secr... Read more

A fake relationship between a tennis pro and a Hollywood celeb—who happen to be sworn enemies—slowly simmers into something more in this romance from the author of the viral Booktok boo... Read more

The sequel to the unforgettable New York Times bestseller Gwen & Art Are Not In Love that invites listeners on a quest chock full of wit, undeniable yearning, and second chances.They fell in love. ... Read more

"Another captivating, unforgettable work of art." ―Clarence A. Haynes, author of The Broken Hearts AgencyFor four years, Zahara Douglass has been haunted by the mystery of her sister's disappe... Read more

Yeeran and Lettle’s world has been shaken by a revelation from the Fates that changes everything: The obeah are not what they seem. Return to the intoxicating realm of the fae one last time i... Read more

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • Centuries after the events of Wings of Starlight, two fairies must battle a dangerous magic—and their growing feelings for each other—in orde... Read more

Of all London's eligible suitors, why did the most impossible gentleman have to be the most unforgettable? When Amelia Moore is invited to London for the social Season, she hopes for a chance at lo... Read more

From the New York Times bestselling author of Children on the Hill comes a queer folk horror in which a woman must confront decades of secrecy and superstition to learn the truth about her mother's... Read more

A timeless romance set in a perfect little town with a big dark secret by #1 New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune."[Kirt] Graves brings a steady, thoughtful performance that perfectly matches... Read more

British Intelligence Agent Verity Kent managed to survive four years of The Great War, slipping in and out of German-occupied Belgium and northeastern France, dodging serious consequences or captur... Read more

From the New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes, a thrilling, genre-bending mystery about two murdered girls, a town with dark secrets, and a race to break a deadly cycleAnna Maybourn... Read more

A monster girl and her mythical housemates work together with their human friends to save the town from an unexpected new threat in this delightful spooky and sweet graphic novel companion to Misfi... Read more

A thrilling new tale of romantic suspense from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose.Bounty hunter Elle Randolph takes on every case she can, in an effort to outrun herself. Three years ago,... Read more

From mega-bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson comes this highly anticipated follow-up to her Edgar Award-nominated, instant middle-grade bestseller Blood in the Water.Ghost in the Night is anothe... Read more

In the epic conclusion to the fantasy romance duology that began with A Dance of Lies, Vasalie must journey to the realms of the dead to restore the memories of her beloved king and stop a mounting... Read more

A deathbed confession. A decades-old secret. A mountain that holds the answers—and danger closing in. When intelligence analyst Sarah Ellison learns of her grandfather's deathbed confession connect... Read more

"Narrators [Meg] Price and [Jim] Meskimen's increasing playfulness with the characters and the twists and turns of the plot make this an enjoyable listening experience." —Kirkus Reviews on Th... Read more

Ireland Wright is done with love. She's emotionally unavailable and not interested in being attached. Men love that about her until she proves that they can't break her. Ireland crushes egos with h... Read more

If you had to describe Minka Santos, it would depend on who you asked. To wives, she's a home-wrecking, gold-digging whore. But to their husbands she's the best they ever had. To her family, she's ... Read more

'OK. WOW... a fast paced, page turner that I simply could not put down... kept me hooked right from the start to the very end!' NetGalley Review, 5 stars The upcoming psychological thriller from th... Read more

Unknown to humans, beyond daylight lies a world of intoxicating darkness where deadly creatures prowl with insatiable desires and unbelievable power: vampires, demons, witches, shifters. When vulne... Read more

The X-Files meets Dan Brown in this suspenseful tale of dark magic, ancient curses, and modern murder, as two agents with unusual talents investigate a series of sensational crimes in the historic ... Read more

An all-night campaign leads to a sleepover date in the seventh volume of theaward-winning manga that inspired the anime My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999.Things are starting to heat up for gam... Read more

From "modern Agatha Christie" (The Sunday Times, London) Janice Hallett, a follow-up to her blockbuster novel The Appeal, featuring the Fairway Players as they find themselves embroiled in murder, ... Read more

"The only thing hotter than a character written by Chloe Gong is a betrayal written by Chloe Gong." —Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six The action-packed finale ... Read more

Scotland's most magical small town is back as another MacGregor witch takes the spotlight in this follow-up to the "heartwarming, delightful, and enchanting" (Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bests... Read more

Opposites attract in this steamy Scottish romance between a grumpy doctor and the single mother who lives next door, from the author of Whisky Business. Burned-out GP Alistair Macabe never planned ... Read more

Sometimes you have to break all the rules to find everything you never knew you wanted. Come along for the fun, sexy ride as billionaire Fitz Silver pursues his biggest challenge yet—taming w... Read more