Every month, many books are published, and I sort through them to find the ones I most want to read. Here are my Can’t-Miss Book Releases for August 2024! Click on the book’s cover to read the full synopsis and/or add it to your Goodreads shelf!
Publishing The Week of August 6:
Six friends who met in college navigate the ups and downs of adulthood together until a breakup threatens their bond. A luxury getaway on Florida’s Emerald Coast forces them to confront secrets and the changes in their relationships.
A young nanny’s mysterious death leaves nine-year-old Rose mute and at the center of her parents’ bitter divorce. Stella Hudson, a lawyer reluctant to take child cases, must uncover the truth in a twisted family where everyone has secrets and no one can be trusted.
Publishing The Week of August 13:
When a pilot suffers a heart attack mid-flight, a commercial airliner crashes into a nuclear power plant in Waketa, Minnesota, triggering an unprecedented Level 8 nuclear disaster. In this thrilling story, ordinary people must band together with extraordinary courage to save their community and the world.
After being denied tenure, physics professor Miranda Reed decides to live by her horoscope predictions for a year. As she navigates life guided by astrology, she learns that neither science nor the stars have all the answers, especially when it comes to love.
Publishing the Week of August 20:
Two women, centuries apart, hide behind another name to make their voices heard: Emilia Bassano, the true author of Shakespeare’s plays, and her modern-day descendant, playwright Melina Green. Their intertwining stories explore the sacrifices each makes for their work to be recognized, even at the cost of their own names.
GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton’s honeymoon at a secluded cabin retreat turns deadly when the lodge manager, Mercy McAlpine, is murdered. Trapped by a storm, they must uncover the truth amidst a web of lies to identify the killer before they strike again.
In Minnesota, the disappearance of a politician’s teenaged daughter sparks a massive manhunt, while Cork O’Connor and the Iron Lake Ojibwe Tribal Police investigate the discovery of a young Ojibwe woman’s grave, uncovering a link to the missing girl and putting Cork’s grandson in danger.
Publishing The Week of August 27:
Faye Kaplan, a potter in Woodstock, drunkenly creates a golem after finding anti-Semitic flyers in town. When an ideal man named Greg mysteriously appears the next day with no memory, Faye wonders if she truly summoned him.
Book Lists From Previous Months:
So there you have it! Can’t Miss Book Releases for August 2024! Did I help you find a book or two to add to your 2024 reading list? Let me know in the comments!
As always, I hope that you have a wonderful day!
ER LeVar
A Jodi Picoult and a William Kent Kreuger on the same day? Guess I’m planning a trip to the store; my mother will need a ride!
thathappyreader
What a wonderful daughter you are ER!
Jonetta | Blue Mood Café
I want all of these! Thanks for the post, Jodie💜
thathappyreader
Another great month for books, right Jonetta? ☺️
Raji
Worst Case Scenario sounds interesting! Thanks for sharing Jodie!
thathappyreader
Thanks for reading Raji!
Carla @CarlaLovesToRead
Lots of great books on this list, Jodie. I have 4 of them on my TBR, plus a bunch more that are being published in August.
thathappyreader
I hope that you enjoy them all Carla!
Her Digital Coffee
Wow, what a great list for August! I’m very intrigued by these titles, especially with T.J. Newman and Karin Slaughter’s releases! Thank you for the recommendations Jodie!
thathappyreader
Thanks for reading Winnie!
Caroline
I love a sciency book, so I’m definitely looking forward to Miranda in Retrograde! The Group Trip sounds really good too. Thanks, Jodie x
thathappyreader
I hope we both enjoy them Caroline!
Rolé @ Hooked By That Book
Great list. I have the Karin Slaughter book on mine. Hope you enjoy them all!
thathappyreader
Thank you Rolé!