Are the dog days of summer getting you down? Head into the library to beat the heat, and join our Summer Reading Challenge! While you’re here, check out some of the exciting new releases hitting shelves in August, including the latest from bestselling authors Freida McFadden, Jodi Picoult, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, and more. Did you know you can place a hold on a book before it goes on sale? Simply print our August Coming Soon list, circle your favorites, and our librarians will take care of the reserve requests for you.
Peach Tea Smash by Laura Childs
Murder at an Alice in Wonderland–themed event threatens to send Theodosia Browning through the looking glass in the latest entry in this New York Times bestselling Tea Shop Mystery Book series. Includes recipes and tea time tips! Available 8/6.
The Thirteenth Husband by Greer Macallister
Based on a real woman from history, it’s The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets The Haunting of Hill House in this fictional tell-all narrated by the glamorous Aimee Crocker. Macallister brilliantly takes us into her world and spins a tale that you won't soon forget. Available 8/6.
The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden
Erika Cass has a perfect family and a perfect life, until two detectives show up at her front door. A high school girl has vanished from her quiet suburban neighborhood and Erika's teenage son, Liam, was the last person to see the girl alive. Now she must ask herself: How far will she go to protect her son? Readers will not be able to put down this new psychological thriller from McFadden. Available 8/6.
House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen
In best-selling Pekkanen’s (Gone Tonight) latest, eight-year-old Rose, whose parents are in the middle of a contentious divorce, witnesses the death of her nanny. Attorney Stella Hudson is appointed to serve as Rose’s representative in the custody case, but she finds a whole house full of secrets—and suspects. Available 8/6.
A Great Marriage by Frances Mayes
When a perfect wedding is called off just days before the big event, it sends two people—and their families—reeling, in this poignant novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun. With her signature warmth, humor, and incisive style, beloved author Frances Mayes creates a multigenerational probe into the complexity of love and the great mystery of marriage. Available 8/13.
Angel of Vengeance by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Preston and Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Constance Greene, as they take a final stand against New York’s deadliest serial killer: Pendergast’s own ancestor…and Constance’s greatest enemy. Available 8/13.
Joy by Danielle Steel
Allegra Dixon had a joyless childhood. As an adult, she falls in love with a young West Point cadet. They marry, but he returns from Afghanistan a changed man. Allegra feels alone again but won’t give up searching for joy in the latest from best-selling Steel (Resurrection). Available 8/13.
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
Best-selling Picoult (Wish You Were Here) intertwines two narratives across centuries. In the 16th century, Emilia Bassano pays William Shakespeare for the use of his name to bring her plays to the stage. In the present, playwright Melina Green, Emilia’s descendant, wrestles with giving up credit for her play to see it performed. Fans of nuanced social commentary, Shakespeare origin stories, and anyone open to giving space will enjoy Picoult’s latest. Available 8/20.
There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
In her new novel, Booker Prize finalist Shafak (The Island of Missing Trees) uses a single raindrop to link together four characters, a thousand years, and several countries. Drawing on historical events, Shafak vividly narrates the theft of artifacts, war, colonialism, environmental crises, and genocide in this highly readable and engrossing novel. Available 8/20.
The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves
The murder of an employee at a home for troubled youth triggers a search for a missing girl in Cleeves’s forceful 11th Vera Stanhope mystery. Multiple narrators and a core cast of keenly rendered characters lend the tale dimension while furthering the series arc. Fans of Cleeve’s complex, character-driven Vera series will be pleased with this latest installment, the sequel to The Rising Tide. Available 8/27.