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It’s that time again! Here is my full round up of Book of the Month predictions for August 2024.
As usual, if you want to see even more predictions (including horror book releases coming in July!), make sure you check out my August 2024 Aardvark Book Club post!
You can see all my Aardvark Book Club August 2024 Predictions here.
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As usual, these are just my opinions and my Book of the Month predictions. It is fine if you disagree or think the Book of the Month May 2024 predictions are terrible-we all have different reading tastes. Please remember to be kind in comments or messages because we are all readers with different tastes!
Mystery/Thriller Book of the Month Predictions
The Chamber by Will Dean
Release Date: August 6, 2024
And Then There Were None meets The Last Breath in this tense and suspenseful locked-room thriller that takes place inside a hyperbaric chamber from the author of the “brilliant, twisted, and oh so clever” (Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author) novel The Last Thing to Burn.
What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena
Release Date: July 30, 2024
Repeat Author, Possible add-on, possible August pick/add-on
Nothing ever happens in sleepy little Fairhill, Vermont. But this morning that will change. And one innocent question could be deadly. What have you done?
Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight
Release Date: July 30, 2024
Possible August pick/add-on
A thrilling novel of emotional suspense that questions the damaging fictions we cling to and the hard truths we avoid. Above all, it’s a love story between a mother and a daughter, each determined to save the other before it’s too late.
Romance Book of the Month Predictions
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
Release Date: August 6, 2024
Repeat Author, possible add-on
In #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston’s latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour and challenge each other to a hookup competition to prove they’re over each other―except they’re definitely not.
Worst in Show by Anna E. Collins
Release Date: August 13, 2024
Best in Show meets You’ve Got Mail in this rivals-to-lovers romcom following a woman ready to do whatever it takes to save her grandpa’s shop—even if that means training a wild pup for a dog show, side-by-side with her greatest rival.
Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer
Release Date: August 6, 2024
Debut Author
A tender, laugh-out-loud debut romance about a woman who ends up in over her head after a little white lie.
Heavy Hitter by Katie Cotugno
Release Date: August 20, 2024
Repeat Author
The beloved New York Times bestselling author of Birds of California hits it out of the park with this smart, sexy, thrilling take on the celebrity-athlete story—a funny, sizzling, ripped-from-the-headlines romance between an international pop star and a major league baseball player who thought his best days were behind him.
Contemporary Fiction Book of the Month Prediction
It’s All Relative by Rachel Magee
Release Date: August 6, 2024
Shakespeare’s famous comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, gets a modern retelling in a lighthearted women’s fiction novel that proves ‘the course of true love’ (and the merging of families, for that matter) ‘never did run smooth.’
Literary Fiction Book of the Month Prediction
And So I Roar by Abi Daré
Release Date: August 6, 2024
Repeat author
When Tia accidentally overhears a whispered conversation between her mother—terminally ill and lying in a hospital bed in Port Harcourt, Nigeria—and her aunt, the repercussions will send her on a desperate quest to uncover a secret her mother has been hiding for nearly two decades.
Magical Realism/Fantasy Book of the Month Predictions
Hera by Jennifer Saint
Release Date: August 13, 2024
Repeat author
When the immortal goddess Hera and her brother Zeus overthrow their tyrannical father, she dreams of ruling at his side. But as they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera begins to see that Zeus is just as ruthless and cruel as the father they betrayed. While Zeus ascends, Hera is relegated to the role of wife and mother, a role she never wanted. She was always born to rule, but must she lose herself in perpetuating this cycle of violence and cruelty? Or can she find a way to forge a better world?
Historical Fiction Book of the Month Predictions
The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Release Date: August 6, 2024
Repeat Author
A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine—but the real drama is behind the scenes in this sumptuous historical epic from the author of Mexican Gothic.
The Singer Sisters by Sarah Seltzer
Release Date: August 6, 2024
With the richness of a beloved folk song, The Singer Sisters moves between ’60s folk clubs and ’90s music festivals, chronicling the ups and downs of stardom while asking what women artists must sacrifice for success.
Other Notable August Book Releases
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I was really excited for July with Lost Story and God of the Woods. August looks a little lackluster in comparison. Surprised that the new Kate Quinn isn’t a choice!
Oh, I hope it’s the Shari Lapena one! I’ve been on a thriller binge lately and that sounds incredible!
I’m hoping for Hum by Helen Phillips!