The eighth month is upon us. The Leos are rising, and so is the arrival of fresh and new books.
It’s August, which means the year is practically getting over. However, does that mean, there can’t be any more books coming this month? Absolutely no way.
The month may represent many incidents such as honoring history, culture, and world peace. This month is also treating us to new releases for a joyful read and wonderful experience.
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Excitement isn’t the word suitable for these new releases. There is joy, love, sadness, and a touch of reality coming from these books.
The New York Times brings out the 15 best novel releases of this month, where The LA Times whips out 10 books that are definite reads of August. However, what’s there to notice is that both these top critics are shouting the same names. So here are the best of the best reads one should experience this August.
There Are Rivers in the Sky – Elif Shafak
Credits: The New York Times
Public persona and Turkish and English writer, Elif Shafak, is best known for her earlier works which include The Bastard of Istanbul, The Forty Rules of Love, and Three Daughters of Eve. Described as “Turkey’s leading female novelist” by the Financial Times, Shafak is again bringing out her weapon of storytelling through this new release.
There Are Rivers in the Sky set in the old city of Nineveh, London, Turkey, Shafak intertwines life and the meaning of each life under different circumstances and hardships. Through the characters in the book, Shafak brings out the theme and element of the story within a story, thus giving continuity to the storytelling pace. The book is set to be published on the 20th of this month.
The Pairing – Casey McQuiston
Credits: The New York Times
Casey McQuiston isn’t an unknown name for lovers of sweet, fluffy love stories. With the major success of the latest queer romance Red, White and Royal Blue which went out to be a massive hit on the screens as well. Our author is bringing another love/comedy story between Theo and Kit.
Two exes. But who were also best friends, crushes and all of the above, but time did them well. However, now they are trapped together for three weeks in the cities of France, Spain and Italy. Sounds interesting, and if it piqued your curiosity, grab the paperback this 6th.
The Bookshop – Evan Friss
Credits: The New York Times
How wonderful it would be to know about the histories of American bookstores, from their making to the sales pitch, from the interior design to the location hunt for the best place to open a bookstore.
Friss makes good use of his ability to reach out far to grab the history and tell in to the entire world. From histories to archives, Friss takes the readers to the backdrop of the making of the bookshops. Starting from Franklin’s bookstore to Amazon Books, this literary piece serves as a love letter to all bookshops. This hardcover comes out on the 6th of this August.
The Hypocrite – Jo Hamya
Credits: The New York Times
All set for the world to know the story on 13th August, The Hypocrite brings in the creeps of getting validation, especially when that validation comes from the father. The author explores the stranded relationship between a 60-something novelist and his playwright daughter.
Holding a top place with the debut novel Three Rooms, Hamya already explored the struggles an independent goes through, however, this novel mainly focuses on the relationship a girl has with her father. Centralized through a drama performed on stage, the playwright (daughter) speaks to her father.
Sacrificial Animal – Kailee Pedersen
Credits: The New York Times
Horror is a genre that can’t be missed out on. Kailee Pedersen brings in some jump scares and gore through her first debut novel Sacrificial Animals.
The story follows the character Nick Murrow, who is asked to return back to his home. However, being home doesn’t go well, after a while or after the budding romance with Emilia because she may or may not have ill intentions that may follow up on ancient mythologies. Packed with inherited trauma and queer awakening along with a lurking shadow behind him, Nick must open his eyes.
Will Nick see Emilia’s plans or accept his true self? To know, we need to read this hardcover this 20th.
The list is done. The month is starting and there is still space left on the shelf for these curated picks to be in.
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