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Our Picks for August, 2025 |
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Amity
by Nathan Harris
In 1866 New Orleans, formerly enslaved siblings Coleman and June are separated, only to embark on perilous, individual journeys through the Mexican desert to reunite and seize the freedom they were promised. 100,000 first printing.
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Buckeye : a novel by Patrick RyanIn postwar Ohio, a stolen moment between Cal Jenkins and Margaret Salt reverberates through generations, as a small town's buried secrets and a wife's spiritual gift expose the longing for love and goodness.
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To the moon and back : a novel by Eliana RamageAfter fleeing domestic violence for the Cherokee Nation, Steph Harper dedicates her life to escaping Oklahoma and reaching NASA, but her relentless pursuit of independence strains her ties with her sister Kayla, her girlfriend Della and her mother Hannah.
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Wild reverence : a novel by Rebecca RossIn a land where gods often kill each other to steal power and alliances break as quickly as they are forged, Matilda, the youngest goddess of her clan, must come of age sooner than most.
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See you at the finish line
by Zac Hammett
When news leaks that Cambridge University athlete George receives academic preferential treatment, he's told he must actually study this year to pass his exams, so that's when he asks economics whizz Lucas for help, who agrees, but on one condition: George will help Lucas finally seduce his long-time crush, Amir. Original.
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The most unusual haunting of Edgar Lovejoy
by Roan Parrish
In haunted-house-loving New Orleans, special effects artist Jamie Wendon-Dale (transmasc they/them) falls for Edgar Lovejoy (cis he/him), a man genuinely haunted by ghosts, and as their bond deepens, both must confront fear, vulnerability and the supernatural truths that could bring them together or drive them apart. Original.
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Play nice
by Rachel Harrison
Clio's mother Alex lost custody of Clio and her sisters when Alex wrote a book saying their house was possessed; after Alex's sudden death, the house passes to the sisters, and as the home makeover begins and Clio finally reads the book, the presence in the house becomes real and sinister.
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Clown town
by Mick Herron
While recovering from injury, former MI5 agent River Cartwright investigates a missing book tied to his late grandfather's secrets that draws in the disgraced spies of Slough House, in the ninth novel of the series following Bad Actors.
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People Watching
by Hannah Bonam-young
Prudence has an introverted life in Baysville, a tourist town in Northern Ontario, where she works and cares for her mother, but wanderer Milo arrives right when she needs a change, and when their chemistry intensifies and casual-sex lessons start at Prue's request, their temporary arrangement blossoms into something deeper. Original.
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Boy from the North Country : a novel by Sam Evan SussmanSummoned home to his dying mother, Evan uncovers the astonishing truth of his origins and the secrets of her life, including a hidden romance with Bob Dylan, as he finally understands her profound wisdom.
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The wilderness : a novel by Angela FlournoyFive young Black women—Desiree, Danielle, January, Monique, and Nakia—navigate strained family ties, motherhood, ambition, and identity as they support and challenge each other while forging their adulthoods in New York and Los Angeles across two turbulent decades.
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The Austen affair
by Madeline Bell
When an electrical accident sends two feuding co-stars in a Jane Austen film adaptation back in time to Jane Austen's era, Tess and Hugh need to ad-lib their way through the Regency period in order to make it back home, and hopefully not screw up history along the way. Original.
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The summer war
by Naomi Novik
When Celia's accidental curse condemns her brother Argent to a loveless life, she spends years mastering her prophetic magic to break it, uncovering along the way a buried truth about an ancient war that could finally bring peace—or destroy her people entirely.
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We met like this : a novel by Kasie WestFired from her dream job, hopeless romantic Margot Hart decides to open her own literary agency and gets help from her dating app date, Oliver, who is definitely NOT Margot's type or dream lover. Original.
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The loneliness of Sonia and Sunny : a novel by Kiran DesaiWhen Sonia and Sunny meet again by chance on an overnight train, their rekindled connection propels them through a journey shaped by family expectations, artistic disillusionment and personal upheaval as they seek meaning, love and belonging across continents and generations.
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One of us : a novel by Dan ChaonOrphaned twins on the run from their murderous uncle find refuge in a bizarre travelling carnival.
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Will there ever be another you
by Patricia Lockwood
As a mysterious illness warps her memory and perception during a global pandemic, a grieving young woman struggles to care for her family while questioning her identity, her past and whether her fractured mind might offer a strange kind of freedom.
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What We Can Know
by Ian McEwan
In a future drowned by climate disaster, solitary scholar Thomas Metcalfe uncovers a trail to a lost 2014 poem that once stirred scandal, unraveling a century-old mystery of love, betrayal and artistic legacy in a world longing for what it has lost.
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Circle of days : a novel by Ken FollettAs drought and tension grip the Great Plain, a gifted flint miner and a visionary priestess unite to build a monumental stone circle, but escalating tribal conflicts and brutal violence threaten their civilization and their shared ambition. 750,000 first printing.
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The heist of hollow London
by Eddie Robson
"In games of betrayal everyone loses. Arlo and Drienne are 'mades'-clones of company executives, deemed important enough to be saved should their health fail. Mades work around the clock to pay off the debt incurred by their creation, though most are Reaped-killed and harvested for organs when their corporate counterparts are in medical need. But when the impossible happens and the too-big-to-fail company that owns them collapses, Arlo and Drienne find themselves purchased by a scientist who has a job for them. The reward: Debt paid off, freedom from servitude, and enough cash to last a lifetime. The job: Infiltrate a highly secure corporate reclamation facility in the heart of dead London and steal a data drive. They're going to need a team"-- Provided by publisher
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Pick a Color
by Souvankham Thammavongsa
Ning is a retired boxer, but to the customers who visit her nail salon, she is just another worker named Susan; over time the friction between Ning's two identities will gather electric and crackling force, and at last demand a reckoning with the way the world of privilege looks at a woman like Ning.
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Saltcrop
by Yume Kitasei
From the acclaimed author of The Stardust Grail comes the epic tale of two sisters who sail across oceans to find their missing third sister--and Earth's environmental salvation.
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The librarians
by Sherry Thomas
When two patrons die after a themed game night, four Austin librarians—each guarding painful secrets—must overcome mistrust and unite to protect their beloved library, unraveling a mystery that threatens the refuge they've built and the fragile peace they've found.
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A murder in Paris : a novel by Matthew BlakeMemory expert Olivia Finn races to Paris when her grandmother claims to have committed a 1945 murder at Hotel Lutetia, but as present-day deaths mount, Olivia must uncover the truth before the past kills again.
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