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Must-Read Books August 2025 |
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| El Dorado Drive by Megan AbbottIn Megan Abbott’s latest noir-tinged thriller, three Detroit sisters entangle themselves in the Wheel, a secretive, women-led investment group promising financial salvation. As debts mount and loyalties fray, what began as a sisterhood of support spirals into manipulation, secrets, and escalating danger. El Dorado Drive is a sharp, suspenseful exploration of desperation, power, and betrayal. |
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| Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley ArmstrongDebut author Gemma Stanton's run-in with professional hockey player Mason Moretti, her high school crush and muse for her romance novel, goes viral, spurring the pair to fake a relationship to boost their careers. Try this next: Just Our Luck by Denise Williams. |
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| Death at the White Hart by Chris ChibnallLeaving Liverpool for her sleepy coastal hometown, DS Nicola Bridge wants to work less and save her marriage. But when the local pub owner is tied to a chair, killed, and left in the road, Nicola puts in long hours with her new team to solve the case. This "spectacular" (Library Journal) debut by the creator of TV's Broadchurch features well-drawn characters and will please fans of Ann Cleeves. |
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The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold
by Ally Carter
One year after vanishing from her former lover and fellow spy, a woman wakes up handcuffed to him in a dark unknown location, forcing the estranged agents to survive a deadly conspiracy together—despite a decade of secrets, betrayal, and unresolved tension between them.
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Out on a Limb
by Hannah Bonam-Young
When a one-night stand with the incredibly charming Bo leads to an unexpected pregnancy, Winnifred “Win” McNulty, as they decide to get to know each other as friends while embarking on this parenting journey, soon discovers life rarely goes according to plan.
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L.A. Women
by Ella Berman
In 1960s L.A., writer and Hollywood outsider Lane becomes envious when socialite and fellow writer Gala gains fame; ten years later she betrays Gala by writing a successful book based on her life—her only problem is Gala's now been missing for months.
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| These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLeanAfter their patriarch's death, the Storm family gather at their New England island. There, they are introduced to Jack, their father's right-hand man and daughter Alice's recent one-night-stand, who says they must all complete individual tasks or no one inherits anything. Bestselling historical romance author Sarah MacLean delivers a fun contemporary family novel that'll please fans of HBO's Succession. |
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| The Last Illusion of Paige White by Vanessa McCauslandWhen influencer Paige White is found dead in a lake near her idyllic Australian home, her childhood friend Jane, now a Sydney journalist, returns to investigate. As Jane digs into Paige’s polished online life, long-buried secrets and past tragedies resurface in this haunting, slow-burn mystery about image, memory, and betrayal. |
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| The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-GarciaA graduate student researching a mysterious horror author uncovers dark family secrets and a haunting past linked to witchcraft and disappearances spanning decades in this multi-timeline gothic novel rich with folklore, suspense, and power struggles, delivering a chilling tale of legacy, survival, and supernatural terror. For fans of: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. |
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| When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia SosaIn college, best friends Javier Báez and Marisol Campos promised they wouldn't date someone the other didn't approve of, until one night of passion between them torpedoed their relationship. Years later, Javier's finally ready to tell Marisol he loves her -- and then she introduces him to her fiancé, Alex. This feel-good homage to When Harry Met Sally and My Best Friend's Wedding will appeal to fans of Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell. |
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| Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame by Neon YangYeva, the masked guildknight, has a gift for slaying dragons. Now, she must travel to the kingdom of Quanbao where dragons are not slain, but revered, to kill a dragon for her emperor. As Yeva searches for the beast, she finds herself opening up to the kingdom -- and its queen, Lady Sookhee. This emotional and character-driven queer fantasy novella "will be a hit with fans of dragons and slow-burn romantasy" (Library Journal). |
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An Accidental Villain: A Soldier's Tale of War, Deceit and Exile
by Linden MacIntyre
The bestselling, prize-winning novelist and broadcast journalist draws back the curtain on the shadowy life of Sir Hugh Tudor, Winston Churchill's lifelong friend, who, as head of the notorious Black and Tans in Ireland post-WWI, met civil strife and terror with state-sanctioned murder, and changed the course of Irish history.
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| It Rhymes with Takei by George Takei, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger; illustrated by Harmony BeckerIn his moving and uplifting graphic memoir, iconic Star Trek actor and activist George Takei offers candid reflections on his early childhood spent in Japanese American internment camps, discovering a love of acting after initially studying to become an architect, coming out publicly at age 68, and more. For fans of: the 2014 documentary To Be Takei. |
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The Truths We hold: an American journey
by Ruby Shamir
The civil rights leader, senator, and former attorney general of California draws on the lessons of her activist immigrant family to make recommendations for the universal issues of today, including economic inequality, health care, and national security
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| The Tournament by Rebecca BarrowUnlike most boarding schools, Gardner-Bahnsen School for Girls teaches survival classes and hosts a wilderness competition for seniors. To win, scholarship student Max, her ex-best friend Nora, and new student Teddy will provoke each other and spill dangerous secrets. This intensifying thriller will draw in fans of dark academia. |
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| The Day the Books Disappeared by Joanna Ho and Caroline Kusin Pritchard; illustrated by Dan SantatArnold can’t understand why his classmates bother reading books about anything besides the best topic: PLANES. Discovering that he can wish away all the other books, Arnold is delighted...until his beloved plane books disappear as well. Curiosity and empathy set things right in this "seamless mix of magic and relatable classroom drama" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. JacksonSharp-minded 12-year-old Brooklynite Kaylani is stuck spending the summer with wealthy family friends in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. It’s okay at first, but after a local teenager is found dead, Kaylani’s instincts push her to investigate. The dangerous results will keep you turning pages in this gripping thriller. |
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