The Best Books Coming Out in August, According to The New York Times

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A new month means new books, and The New York Times has released a list of 22 of the new books coming out in August that theyโ€™re excited about. The list includes books by everyone from the National Book Award-winning Jason Mott to the mega bestselling R.F. Kuang to Louis Sachar (author of Holes!).

Below is a small sampling of the list to get you started. There is a cultural biography of Black sci-fi icon Octavia E. Butler, an academic trip to hell, 18th-century sisters who may be transforming into dogs at night, and more.

Katabasis by RF Kuang book cover

People Like Us by Jason Mott

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

Positive Obsession by Susana M. Morris

Fetishized by Kaila Yu

The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis

The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar

For the complete list, visit The New York Times.


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