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Everyone has had their chance to releases their lists of August new book releases, so here is a round-up of what I found out there (and a few in-here at Book Riot).

Library Journal’s August 2025 Titles

Goodreads’ Most Popular New Book Releases for August

22 Books Coming in August [The New York Times]

August’s Biggest Books [Libby]

The Best New Books Coming Out in August [BookBub]

22 August Releases We’re Excited About [Thriftbooks]

Picks of the Month [Powell’s Books]

New Releases: August 2025 [reddit]

The Biggest New Book Releases This Month [Barnes & Noble]

10 Books to Read in August [LA Times]

10 New Books to Consider for July and August [The Washington Post]

New and Noteworthy Children’s and YA books: August 2025 [Publisher’s Weekly]

Best Books of August 2025 [People]

Indie Next List [American Booksellers Association]

Best Books of August [Amazon]

8 New Books You Should Read This Month [Vulture]

Editors Select for August 2025 [Audible]

New August Romances [Book Riot]

All The New Fantasy Books Arriving in August 2025 [Reactor]

11 of the Most Sensational New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of August 2025 [Book Riot]

New Comics Releases for August 2025 [Comic Releases]

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for August 2025 [autostraddle]

Most Anticipated Books of August [Lit Hub, linked to within their larger summer preview, which is good as well]

New Non Fiction Round-up – August 2025 [The Seattle Public Library]

New Mysteries/Thrillers for Adults in August 2025 [Washington County Library]