How is it already August? The summer is coming to an end, and the school year is about to begin, so it’s time to kick it into reading overdrive and finish all those summer reads you never got around to!

July was a pretty small release month compared to the rest of the year, but August is showing July who is boss! This month there are some awesome and exciting fiction and nonfiction releases I can’t wait to get my hands on!

I’m really looking forward to reading Philippa Gregory’s latest book, The Last Tudor, though I should probably finish Three Sisters Three Queens first. Oops. The Dazzling Heights will be in my hands ASAP! You can check out my review of the first book, The Thousandth Floor, here.  I’ll also be picking up Class Mom by Laurie Gelman and Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo if I have the time!

Since I’m still working for part of August, I’ll be reading a lot of nonfiction, including Dream Differently, Not a Day Care, No Go Zones, Wild Things, and Living with No Excuses.

August 1st

What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen by Kate Fagan

Class Mom by Laurie Gelman

Dream Differently: Candid Advice for America’s Students by Vince Bertram

Sour Heart: Stories by Jenny Zhang

Sparks of Light by Janet Taylor

August 8th

The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

Bad Girl Gone by Temple Matthews

You Can Do Anything: The Surprising Power of a “Useless” Liberal Arts Education by George Anders

The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory

Not a Day Care: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth by Everett Piper. 

The List by Patricia Forde

In Some Other Life by Jessica Brody

The Bakersville Dozen by Kristina McBridge

August 15th

The Store by James Patterson

Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children’s Literature as an Adult by Bruce Handy

No Go Zones: How Sharia Law Is Coming to a Neighborhood Near You by Raheem Kassam

The Man Who Could Be King by John Ripin Miller

Rogue Spooks: The Intelligence War on Donald Trump by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann

All the King’s Horses: The Equestrian Life of Elvis Presley by Kimberly Gatto and Victoria Racimo

August 22nd

Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney Stevens

The Dire King: A Jackaby Novel by William Ritter

The Arsonist by Stephanie Oakes

Living with No Excuses: The Remarkable Rebirth of an American Soldier by Noah Galloway

August 29th

The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee

Taking Aim: Daring to Be Different, Happier, and Healthier in the Great Outdoors by Eva Shockey

Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo

The Burning Girl by Claire Messud

Seablindness: How Political Neglect Is Choking American Seapower and What to Do About It by Seth Cropsey