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This week’s most read books on Goodreads have some familiar author names — in fact, they’re all titles that have been on the most read list many times before. The order is shuffled a bit from last week, but to add a more variety, I’ve included the top five most read books on Goodreads last week in three countries around the world. This time: Denmark, Malaysia, and Portugal. Denmark’s and Portugal’s most read titles this week are both not (yet?) available in English.

The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

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From Anna Marie Tendler's memoir to T.J. Newman's thriller

The Best New Books to Read in August 2024

This week’s bestseller list has plenty of familiar titles, including Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance (you might find these Book Riot posts relevant). But there are also a few new titles in the mix: Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer, the new sequel to TikTok favorite Assistant to the Villain; The Pairing by Casey McQuiston, the newest romance from the author of Red, White & Royal Blue; and The Art of Power: My Story as America’s First Woman Speaker of the House by Nancy Pelosi.

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

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Call me old fashioned, but I love nothing more than curling up with a good book and getting lost in the story created by someone else. This experience is only improved when the drama within the pages is actually true, and the literary adventure becomes a history lesson as well.

10 Greatest Books Based on True Stories for Your Reading List

This post may contains affiliate links. If you click and buy we may make a commission, at no additional charge to you. Please see our disclosure policy for more details. The literary world is constantly evolving, with new voices emerging to challenge, inspire, and captivate readers. As we step into 2024, a fresh crop of debut novelists is set to make their mark on the literary landscape, each bringing their unique perspective and storytelling prowess to the forefront.

10 Must-Read Debut Novels Coming in 2024

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The faces of "Harry Potter" characters have been reimagined by AI-generated images to align with their book descriptions.

AI Reveals What Harry Potter Characters Should Look Like Based On The Books

As the last days of summer approach, we’re getting some great summer reading recaps. Most recently, three Bookshop.org members have rounded up their three favorite or recommended reads for summer. It’s a good mix of new, relatively new, and older releases. There are brilliant biographies, sobering sci-fi tales, and ravishing romances.

The 9 Best Books of the Summer, According to Bookshop.org

Fall book club picks, historical fiction for kids, the most interesting questions in books, and more today on Book Riot:. There’s a natural breeze and I can smell people cooking soup. And listen, I am all for leaving this hell of a summer behind us. Turns out the book world is, too. As various fall reading lists have been popping up, I’ve selected a few books that I think will be on everyone’s TBRs this fall.

The Biggest Book Club Books To Look For This Fall

Retired math teacher Grace Winters is shocked when she inherits a run-down house on a Mediterranean island from a long-lost friend. With a one-way ticket in hand, Grace arrives in Ibiza and searches for answers on how her friend lived and died. But what Grace uncovers seems impossible, forcing her to confront her own past in another touching novel from the author of The Midnight Library.

Best Books of Fall 2024

Elif Shafak’s There Are Rivers in the Sky, Alexis Pauline Gumbs’ Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde, and Moon Unit Zapa’s Earth to Moon all feature among the best reviewed books of the week. Brought to you by Book Marks, Lit Hub’s home...

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

How do you pick which book to read next? I don’t know about you, but it’s a problem I run into frequently. I’m a mood reader with an extensive TBR, so there’s never any shortage of books to choose from—especially considering how frequently my fellow Boot Riot writers or bookish friends recommend even more great books for me to read. That often leaves me with an embarrassment of book titles to choose from—and that can be overwhelming. I know it is for me! When there are so many good books to choose from, how do you decide which book to read next?

How To Pick Which Historical Fiction Book To Read Next

It happens to countless book clubs: You start out with great intentions of reading brilliant weighty novels, taking on books like Barbara Kingsolver’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Demon Copperhead (560 pages) or Abraham Verghese’s epic The Covenant of Water (736 pages). They’re fantastic, but many members of your group just don’t have the time or motivation to plow through them and your discussions fizzle.

8 Short Novels Your Book Club Will Actually Read (and Love)

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Former President Barack Obama selected Liz Moore's 'The God of the Woods' as one of his favorite books of the summer. Here's my honest review.

Barack Obama Named This New Novel One of His Favorite Books of the Summer—& I Couldn’t Agree More

Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. “[A] palm-sweat-inducing psychological thriller.”. “[The Snap] buzzes with all-too-familiar frustration at injustices. In the doubts and thrills of her story, Staple echoes the moment in a game when a bone-crunching collision has a player carted off the field. Are we allowed to enjoy this? Should the game still go on? An endorphin-fueled, heart-hammering sprint.”

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

TheConversationAU

Like so many avid readers around the world, I was fascinated by the recent New York Times list of the Best Books of the 21st century, as voted by 503 authors, critics and book lovers. 

But like many Australians, I was disappointed to see no Australian books on the list. Even those authors who’ve made a splash in the US literary scene this century – Helen Garner, Gerald Murnane, Maria Tumarkin – didn’t get a guernsey.

That’s where we come in. The Conversation’s Books & Ideas team, seeking to right a wrong (and just very curious), asked 50 Australian literary experts...

Best Australian books of the 21st century: as chosen by 50 experts

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From Shakespeare to V.E. Schwab Jodi Picoult shares some of her favorite books.

Author Jodi Picoult Shares Her Favorite Books Of All Time

It’s honestly ridiculous — in a good way! — how many noteworthy books are coming out in the next few months. Below is just a sampling, including quite a few with wonderful older characters, which is always refreshing. Of the 10 or so I’ve read so far,...

Fall 2024 Books Preview: 37 of the Season’s Top Reads

If you have ever searched the Internet for recommendations about detective books, your chances of coming across Agatha Christie’s works are pretty high. Over her lifetime, Christie wrote 66 novels and 14 short story collections. While the latter has some great works available in different compilations, the novels helped the author become a household name worldwide. Her evergreen works are based on the exploits of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

10 Best Agatha Christie books of all time

Here are all the literary links librarians should know about this week!. How the push to diversify publishing fell short. Amanda Gorman has announced a new picture book. Naomi Watts is publishing a book about menopause. Tahereh Mafi announces a Shatter Me spinoff series. George R.R. Martin shares another non-update...

THE ONION Back in Print, and Other Literary Library News

We are in the last week of August, and in my mind, it’s the last week of summer. September is when I let myself pull out all of my pumpkins and fall leaf decor. BUT, we’re not there yet. This is the week that I catch up on reading, often diving into my favorite genres. And I’m a huge fan of memoir. So for this week, we’re going to be looking at some top-tier memoirs you won’t want to miss. But first, let’s jump into bookish goods and new books!

Say Goodbye to Summer with These Must-Read Memoirs

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The Best New Books Out in September, According to Indie Booksellers

Who better to get book recommendations from than independent booksellers? They’re some of the most passionate and well-informed readers out there — plus, they know just...

The Best New Books Out in September, According to Indie Booksellers

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