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If you’re looking to get your FYP in bookish order, here are our favorite TikTok videos from the last week. Also make sure to catch up on the best 21st-century novels in 10 books, and read up on the best US cities for book lovers. As for me, I’ve...

The Best New Book Releases Out August 21, 2024

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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.

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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

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

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.

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We talk about a lot of books on Book Riot every month…a lot. Between our dozens of newsletters, our podcasts, and our on-site content, we’re recommending hundreds of books every month in all genres, age categories, and formats. Hopefully, these recommendations connect you with your next favorite book. But how do we know which of these recs were successful? We don’t have comprehensive data on which recommendations made you read a book — that would be creepy. What we do have, though, is data on which books we linked last month that you clicked on. It’s not a perfect metric for popularity, since we don’t know why you clicked on them, but it’s the closest thing we have. So, here are the top ten most clicked on books on Book Riot last month.

The 10 Most Popular Books on Book Riot in July 2024

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Interesting to browse this list of the 100 best-selling books of that last fifty years from The Times so see just how different the UK market has (and hasn’t been) different than here in the States. I don’t want to spoil it because it is worth it for the surprise, but only would I never have guessed the #1 best-seller, but I wouldn’t have gotten any of the top ten.

The 100 bestselling books of the past 50 years

When William Faulkner was asked about the meaning of the title of his book Light in August, he said, “in August … there’s a few days somewhere about the middle of the month when suddenly there’s a foretaste of fall, it’s cool, there’s a lambence, a soft, a luminous quality to the light, as though it came not from just today but from back in the old classic times.” Here in the month of August 2024, that lambent light has arrived, shining fewer hours day by day on the landscape of waning summer. The sky looks bleached, the hydrangea blossoms have faded to droopy bronze balls, and the evening breeze demands a sweater. The frothy drinks and beachy reads we devoured in June seem out of place. This liminal month calls for a particular kind of book, one that fits the variable moods of August.

Diane Parrish’s Lit Garden Blooms With Books of August

Historical fiction is a genre that seems to just keep growing in popularity. Its blend of entertainment and education makes it a perfect book club pick, and the vivid setting pulls readers in. It’s no surprise that historical fiction readers are always on the lookout for the next breakout title in the genre — can anyone unseat Kristin Hannah? Fall is the biggest publishing season of the year, and it brings some fantastic new historical fiction releases to the shelves. Goodreads has picked out these 21 new historical fiction titles as ones you should be adding to your To Read shelf.

The Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Books of Fall 2024, According to Goodreads

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Welcome, book lovers! For this week, Woman’s World Book Club (WW Book Club) has a variety of fresh recommendations of just-released books from romance to fantasy and magical realism to spiritual nonfiction — and more. Pick up one of these new books, and get ready to relax as each story whisks you away! For the ...

Woman’s World Book Club Recommends the New Lucy Score and Jennifer L. Armentrout Books for August 20 to 26

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

Are you looking for a new book to discuss with your book club as the summer comes to a close? Look no further! We’ve got four books this month that are sure to keep your conversations lively and your discussions invigorated. Each month, BookTrib helps book clubs pick their...

Liven Up Your Book Club With 4 Fascinating Reads

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You don’t have to slog through 800 pages to experience a great read. This list is proof. 1. Maxims by La Rochefoucauld Maxims has 137 pages. However, since the work consists primarily of aphorisms, most of those pages have only a few sentences on them. With enviable brevity and wit, La Rochefoucauld gives the reader invaluable insight into the human soul.

10 Timeless Books With Less Than 150 Pages

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)

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

New week, new stories. Let’s get right to ’em. 8 Backpack Fantasy Recommendations for Heroes On the Go. Backpack fantasy is are for all heroes who travel light. For adventurers campaigning with naught but a rucksack, duffel, or carrier bag, they carry everything they need on their person. They decide to save the world with their just friends, some snacks, and a spare pair of socks and I commend them for their minimalist lifestyle.

Backpack Fantasy Recs for Heroes on the Go

Happy new book day to all who celebrate! I hope you are having a wonderful week so far. Recently, I’ve spent some time rearranging the books in my home. I haven’t done it in several years, and I decided to change things up. This time, I have mostly nonfiction downstairs instead of fiction. I’ve grouped the books by subject, like birds, bats, sharks, basketball, cars, music, the American Civil War, reference books, etc. They sure look purdy. And if the internet ever goes down, my niece and nephew will still be able to write school reports on just about anything, lol. Related: I can’t believe it has been 10 years since a teacher told us that her students were writing weird facts about Harper Lee in their papers, and she finally figured out why. (It was me, hi, I was the problem, it was me.)

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Historical Fiction Books for Kids

As a bookworm, passing down my love of reading to all the kids in my life is something I consider my sacred duty. That’s not a...

Historical Fiction Books for Kids

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