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- Goodreads' Most-Awaited Book Releases of August 2025 Are Here—and We Want to Read Them All</p>
<p>Grace HaassAugust 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM</p>
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<p>Goodreads' Most-Awaited Book Releases of August 2025 Are Here—and We Want to Read Them All originally appeared on Parade.</p>
<p>August signifies the beginning of the school year for many—students and parents alike. But there are still a few weeks left to capitalize on those last vacations or relaxed days before schedules kick back into high gear, and what better way to do so than curling up with a good book? A new good book? Goodreads released its list of most popular books to be published in August, so you can refresh your summer reading list (or transition it from summer to fall!).</p>
<p>Whether you're into historical fiction, fantasy, biographies, romance, sci-fi or nonfiction, there's a book coming out this month that's sure to make a mark on you.</p>
<p>Related: Reese Witherspoon Names Her Book Club's Pick for July</p>
<p>Fiction -</p>
<p>People Like Us by Jason Mott</p>
<p>Moderation by Elaine Castillo</p>
<p>When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén</p>
<p>Dominion by Addie E. Kitchen</p>
<p>Atomic Hearts by Megan Cummins</p>
<p>Whether you're looking for a literary-themed novel following two Black writers navigating a violent society or a teenage girl in the Midwest who writes to escape her drug- and drama-filled reality, a heart-aching (yet heartwarming) tale about complicated family ties and love or a lighter, more witty story about romance in the developing world of virtual reality, this month's fiction releases will impress you.</p>
<p>Historical Fiction -</p>
<p>The Hounding by Kenobe Purvis</p>
<p>The Secret Book Society by Madeline Martin</p>
<p>L.A. Women by Ella Berman</p>
<p>The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson</p>
<p>The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas</p>
<p>Maybe August is calling you to step back in time to explore what life would be like in a different time period. These books will transport you to Victorian-era London, the witch trials in London (with a twist), and 20th-century Los Angeles and Mexico when it was known as New Spain.</p>
<p>Mystery and Thriller -</p>
<p>We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter</p>
<p>Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham</p>
<p>Too Old for This by Samantha Downing</p>
<p>The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen</p>
<p>High Season by Katie Bishop</p>
<p>Romance -</p>
<p>Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer</p>
<p>The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk by Carissa Broadbent</p>
<p>Love Arranged by Lauren Asher</p>
<p>Well, Actually by Mazey Eddings</p>
<p>For the Record by Emma Lord</p>
<p>Many of the upcoming romance books are highly anticipated sequels to series from popular TikTok authors—some explore magical kingdoms with villains and frogs, others twist and turn through dark underworlds with angry gods, and others feature steamy scenes in lakefront mansions inhabited by good-looking billionaires.</p>
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<p>Fantasy -</p>
<p>Katabasis by R.F. Kuang</p>
<p>Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher</p>
<p>The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown</p>
<p>The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar</p>
<p>House of the Beast by Michelle Wong</p>
<p>Science Fiction -</p>
<p>The Once and Future Me by Melissa Pace</p>
<p>These Memories Don't Belong to Us by Yiming Ma</p>
<p>The Islands of Last Things by Emma Sloley</p>
<p>Automatic Noodle by Analee Newitz</p>
<p>Sunbirth by An Yu</p>
<p>The sci-fi releases of August vary widely in setting and story (as expected from science fiction). Choose between futuristic China, where the government can access and manipulate your memories; a story of two zookeepers on Alcatraz Islands who run the last standing zoo in the world; a foodie tale about service bots running a top-rated noodle restaurant and more.</p>
<p>Young Adult -</p>
<p>Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina</p>
<p>The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends by Jamie D'Amato</p>
<p>Wish You Were Here by Elle McNicoll</p>
<p>Woven From Clay by Jenny Birch</p>
<p>A Spell to Wake the Dead by Nicole Lesperance</p>
<p>Nonfiction -</p>
<p>The Man No One Believed: The Untold Story of the Georgia Church Murders by Joshua Sharpe</p>
<p>Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty by Kaila Yu</p>
<p>The Answer Is in the Wound by Kelly Sundberg</p>
<p>Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion by Chris DeVille</p>
<p>With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Stories by Nicole Nehrig</p>
<p>Memoir & Autobiography -</p>
<p>With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Stories by Alexis Okeowo</p>
<p>Tart:Misadventures of an Anonymous Chef by Slutty Cheff</p>
<p>A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews</p>
<p>Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything: A Memoir by Alison Stoner</p>
<p>Hotshot: A Life on Fire by River Selby</p>
<p>Acclaimed fiction writer Miriam Toews gets personal with her first nonfiction release, an anonymous chef depicts the exhilarating yet exhausting world of the restaurant industry in London and New Yorker staff writer Alexia Okeowo speaks on growing up as the daughter of Nigerian immigrants in Alabama, a state with a tragic yet triumphant history.</p>
<p>History & Biography -</p>
<p>Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs</p>
<p>Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History by Moudhy Al-Rashid</p>
<p>Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization by Tim Queeney</p>
<p>The Undiscovered Country: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West by Paul Andrew Hutton</p>
<p>The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb by Garret M. Graff</p>
<p>The books on this list, with their intriguing covers and beautiful stories, will help you close out the summer on a reading high.</p>
<p>Related: The Book Title of Your Life's Story, Based on Birth Month</p>
<p>Goodreads' Most-Awaited Book Releases of August 2025 Are Here—and We Want to Read Them All first appeared on Parade on Aug 1, 2025</p>
<p>This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 1, 2025, where it first appeared.</p>
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