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6 New Books for August

  • Megan M.
  • Monday, August 04, 2025
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This month's picks include journeys, shape shifters, and family drama.

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Dwelling    
Emily Hunt Kivel    

A delightful and witty story of a young woman who is priced out of her NYC apartment and ends up living in a shoe-shaped house in a quirky town in Texas.

For fans of Edith Holler and The Morningside

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This Kind of Trouble    
Tochi Eze    

In this sweeping novel about intergenerational trauma and family relationships, an estranged couple reunites after decades to make peace with the past. 

For fans of A Spell of Good Things and Nightbloom

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Extinction Capital of the World    
Mariah Rigg    

A compelling book of interconnected short stories with vivid characters and lots of family drama set in Hawaii.

For fans of Every Drop is a Man’s Nightmare and Endling

 

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The Hounding    
Xenobe Purvis    

The Mansfield sisters have always been viewed as a strange in their community, and now the village is convinced they are turning into dogs...

For fans of Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch and The Manningtree Witches

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These Memories Do Not Belong to Us    
Yiming Ma    
 

 A kaleidoscopic look at memory and how governments can control the narrative.

For fans of Same Bed Different Dreams and Luminous

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Narrow the Road    
James Wade    

As his mother lies near death, a young man embarks on a journey to track down his missing father (a war veteran). The journey is both tragic and heartwarming as William and his best friend chase his father's trail from town to town, encountering a host of interesting characters along the way.

For fans of So Young, Brave, and Handsome and News of the World
 

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Megan M.

Research & Readers' Advisory Professional

Likes a good mix of fiction and nonfiction, especially international fiction and books with a strong sense of place.

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