What Will You Read This August? 2026

A new novel by Liane Moriarty that is her first ever sequel, of the #1 NYT bestselling Big Little Lies, the inspiration for the megahit HBO series, and is also a stand-alone that examines the complexities of modern women's lives with wit and compassion, while shining light on family dynamics and long-hidden secrets.

The bestselling Indigenous dark fiction anthology returns with a new selection of even more daring and sinister stories. From monsters to mutilation, Never Whistle at Night is back for revenge. Featuring stories by: Jessica Doe • P.C. Verrone • Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. • Jim Terry • Jessica Johns • A.J. Eversole • Sonia Marie Barry • Shane Hawk • Stephen Graham Jones • Alicia Elliott • Mat RudeWalker • Shaawan Francis Keahna • Billy-Ray Belcourt • Jake Arrowtop • Alina Pete • Debra Magpie Earling • Joshua Whitehead • Tommy Orange • Ramona Emerson • Erica Tremblay • Kimberly Blaeser

An exquisite Arabian mare. A small boy leaving home. A young woman in France fighting to survive. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Ride of Her Life braids a sweeping novel of love, war, empire, and the power of kindness in a world descending into darkness.

A forbidden love blows open the world of a teenage girl, altering the trajectory of her life.

Set in London, 1888, when Queen Victoria reigns and Jack the Ripper is terrorizing the East End, this gripping, original novel blends historical, fantasy, and mystery so well, it will have you howling at the full moon.

Three lives, 100 years, one ghost town: an explosive novel about a mysterious place called Sunrise where the secrets of the past refuse to stay buried, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger’s Wife