Monsoons mean a lot of indoor time, and what better way to spend the evening than with a book that’ll keep you turning the pages all night long? We’ve put together a list of the must-reads from August releases. This list has everything from historical fiction set in Hollywood to a group of people who eat books to survive to mysterious murders during a family gathering.
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The book chronicles the return of a tennis champion, Carrie Soto, six years after her retirement. With twenty Grand Slam titles and dozens of world records under her belt, at 37, Carrie is determined to cement her legacy as the greatest player ever.
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
The psychological thriller narrates the story of Daisy Darker, whose entire family has reunited in an island manor for Nana’s 80th birthday. Everyone is having a good time until Nana is found dead.
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford
If you’ve loved Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, this mix of historical fiction and magical realism will get your vote. Poet Dorothy Moy worries that her crippling depression will be passed to her daughter. Thanks to an experimental treatment, she can connect with the past generations in her family, including a World War II nurse, a little girl in San Francisco and the first Chinese woman to set foot in America.
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
The book is set in a large house in London’s Chelsea, where a baby lays awake in her cot. In the kitchen lie three decomposing corpses with a hastily scribbled note. What happened is the question everyone’s asking.
Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra
Set in 1940s Hollywood, against the backdrop of the ongoing World War II, the historical fiction features Italian exile Maria Lagana, an associate producer at Mercury Pictures, who gives a tour into the history of Hollywood.
My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson
Set in New York City in the ’80s, the story follows young Earl Trey Singleton III, who flees from his wealthy family, and finds his space in the big city, fighting for gay rights and volunteering at a home hospice service for AIDS patients.
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
We love devouring books, right? Author Sunyi Dean takes it a step further with a reclusive clan in Yorkshire who consume books as sustenance. Spy novels are perry, and romance books are sweet! All goes well until a new member not just needs stories but also the minds and souls of humans.
Which of these books are you adding to the TBR list this month? Let us know in the comments below.
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