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August can be a bittersweet month, the point at which summer begins to wind down even as the weather turns ever more dank. With that in mind, our August book recommendations cover a lot of potential reactions to the month at hand. Looking for a gripping thriller to page through at the beach? We can help you there. In search of the perfect read for a new European soccer season? There’s something for that as well. Throw in memoir, cultural history and a retrospective of a beloved television show, and you have a reading list that should keep you busy this month.

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This August

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

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

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

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From Jodi Picoult to Karin Slaughter (and zebras!), we’ve got them all.

The 22 Best New Book Releases This Week: August 20-26, 2024

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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Exploring the rich history of Native American culture offers a profound understanding of the diverse traditions and philosophies of the indigenous peoples of North America. From the ancient cliff dwellings of the Southwest to the vibrant powwows of the Great Plains, each destination provides a unique insight into the resilience and creativity of Native American communities.

A Journey into Native American Culture: How to Experience It Fully

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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

The week's bestselling books, Aug. 25

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

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

No surprise that Jamelle Bouie’s short videos are as interesting and informative as his NY Times columns. In a recent TikTok video (mirrored on Instagram), Bouie recommended a book called Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life by sociologist Karen Fields and historian Barbara Fields and nutshelled the premise:

Race Is a Fiction, Racism Is Real

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Some of these books were foundational in inspiring other writers to share their stories.

10 Banned Books Everyone Should Read, According to These Published Authors

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Tuesday's cartoons - Democrat dance moves, Republican fantasies, and more

Today's political cartoons - August 13, 2024

And just like that, after a summer that felt like it was entirely made up of heat waves and tropical storms, we are preparing for fall. I’m going to be real and say that, at first, I was scoffing a bit at the fall book lists I started seeing about a week ago. Weather forecasts still had a lot of us firmly in the 80s and 90s, temperature-wise, and outside was giving more iced tea than pumpkin spice.

The Biggest Book Club Books Coming Out This Fall

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With all the buzz surrounding 'Oppenheimer,' many have wondered where the famed physicist's grave is located. The answer: it doesn't exist.

The Mysterious End of J. Robert Oppenheimer's Life: What 'Oppenheimer' Didn't Show

You probably studied Native American culture in school, but chances are your teacher only covered a fraction of Indigenous history. Native American tradition and accomplishments are vast and steeped in incredible feats. From women warriors to your favorite movie snack, Native American tribes have contributed more to society than you...

19 Facts Many People Don’t Know About Native Americans

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A legendary United States wilderness survival expert died earlier this month. He was 74 years old. Tom Brown Jr., one of the most renowned survivalists in American history, died in New Jersey earlier in August. He reportedly passed away on Aug. 16 in Neptune, N.J. The legendary survivalist was ...

Legendary American Survivalist Has Died At 74

Though you could learn a lot about what happened in the past by reading history books, few of them will ever come close to mimicking the feeling of actually living in those times. That’s where historical fiction comes in clutch. These works from some of the brightest literary minds in...

15 best historical fiction books of all time

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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

Politics is easy. Comedy is hard. The political landscape has changed over the last few weeks with President Biden out of the race, Kamala Harris in and Donald Trump making new charges. Pundits, pollsters and opinionators have all had to adjust. What about topical comedians? Conveniently this week, we are near the cauldron of improvisational comedy, Chicago's Second City, where so many comic talents have been honed - Mike Nichols and Elaine May, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner.

How Chicago's comedians are adapting to the changing political landscape

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Harriet Constable on her historical fiction novel 'The Instrumentalist'

Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi has been famed for centuries. Anna Maria della Pieta has not. A new novel, she is the musician behind Vivaldi's more enduring...

Harriet Constable on her historical fiction novel 'The Instrumentalist'

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