Reviewed New book releases · August 2025
Every new book out in August 2025
56 books published for the first time this month. Here they all are, day by day, with our verdict on the ones we’ve read.
56new releases
56reviewed by us
19out on Tue 5, the busiest day
Fantasytop genre
Our verdicts
Reviewed by The Bookish Elf
56 of this month’s new books, already read, rated and reviewed. Our two highest-rated first.
Out Tuesday 26 August
Katabasis
by R.F. Kuang
Fantasy · Harper Voyager
Read our review →Out Tuesday 5 August
Are You Mad at Me?
by Meg Josephson
Nonfiction · Gallery
Read our review →The Chemistry TestGeorgina FrankieOut 1 Aug
The Fourth DaughterLyn Liao ButlerOut 1 Aug
The HousewarmingKristin OffilerOut 1 Aug
The Women of Arlington HallJane HealeyOut 1 Aug
Out of the WoodsGregg OlsenOut 1 Aug
Last SeenJ.T. EllisonOut 1 Aug
Black FlameGretchen Felker-MartinOut 5 Aug
Full BloomFrancesca SerritellaOut 5 Aug
L.A. WomenElla BermanOut 5 Aug
The Deathless OneEmma HammOut 5 Aug
If All Else SailsEmma St. ClairOut 5 Aug
Anywhere With YouEllie PalmerOut 5 Aug
The Blonde Who Came in From the ColdAlly CarterOut 5 Aug
If Not for My BabyKate GoldenOut 5 Aug
ZomromcomOlivia DadeOut 5 Aug
The Dead Husband CookbookDanielle ValentineOut 5 Aug
The Magician of Tiger CastleLouis SacharOut 5 Aug
The HoundingXenobe PurvisOut 5 Aug
The Locked WardSarah PekkanenOut 5 Aug
Well, ActuallyMazey EddingsOut 5 Aug
Accomplice to the VillainHannah Nicole MaehrerOut 5 Aug
The Fallen & the Kiss of DuskCarissa BroadbentOut 5 Aug
ModerationElaine CastilloOut 5 Aug
I Know How This EndsHolly SmaleOut 12 Aug
Handsome DevilL.J. ShenOut 12 Aug
What HungerCatherine DangOut 12 Aug
Her Soul for a CrownAlysha RameeraOut 12 Aug
Warrior Princess AssassinBrigid KemmererOut 12 Aug
High SeasonKatie BishopOut 12 Aug
Too Old for ThisSamantha DowningOut 12 Aug
RuinsAmy TaylorOut 12 Aug
We Are All Guilty HereKarin SlaughterOut 12 Aug
The Lost Baker of ViennaSharon KurtzmanOut 19 Aug
Emma on FireJames Patterson and Emily RaymondOut 19 Aug
Five Found DeadSulari GentillOut 19 Aug
The Late-Night WitchesAuralee WallaceOut 19 Aug
The Once and Future MeMelissa PaceOut 19 Aug
One Dark NightHannah RichellOut 19 Aug
DominionAddie E. CitchensOut 19 Aug
The Marigold Cottages Murder CollectiveJo NicholsOut 19 Aug
The Dragon Wakes with ThunderK.X. SongOut 19 Aug
The Possession of Alba DiazIsabel CañasOut 19 Aug
Hemlock & SilverT. KingfisherOut 19 Aug
Love ArrangedLauren AsherOut 19 Aug
The Book of Lost HoursHayley GelfusoOut 26 Aug
The Book of HeartbreakOva CerenOut 26 Aug
Wish You Were HerElle McNicollOut 26 Aug
The Gilded HeiressJoanna ShupeOut 26 Aug
How Bad Things Can GetDarcy CoatesOut 26 Aug
Forget Me NotStacy WillinghamOut 26 Aug
Pucking StrongEmily RathOut 26 Aug
Mistress of BonesMaria Z. MedinaOut 5 Aug
For the RecordEmma LordOut 12 Aug
The Secret Book SocietyMadeline MartinOut 26 Aug
Big names this month
Popular authors with a new book
The best-known authors publishing in August, from readers’ most-anticipated list and the authors we review most.
Ally Carter4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Blonde Who Came in From the Cold · out 5 Aug★ We reviewed it
Kate Golden5 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfIf Not for My Baby · out 5 Aug★ We reviewed it
Sarah Pekkanen5 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Locked Ward · out 5 Aug★ We reviewed it
Hannah Nicole Maehrer4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfAccomplice to the Villain · out 5 Aug★ We reviewed it
Carissa Broadbent6 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk · out 5 Aug★ We reviewed it
L.J. Shen4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfHandsome Devil · out 12 Aug★ We reviewed it
Karin Slaughter3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfWe Are All Guilty Here · out 12 Aug★ We reviewed it
T. Kingfisher9 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfHemlock & Silver · out 19 Aug★ We reviewed it
Lauren Asher4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfLove Arranged · out 19 Aug★ We reviewed it
Madeline Martin4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Secret Book Society · out 26 Aug★ We reviewed it
Emily Rath5 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfPucking Strong · out 26 Aug★ We reviewed it
R.F. Kuang4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfKatabasis · out 26 Aug★ We reviewed it
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August at a glance
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August 2025 releases, answered
What books come out in August 2025?
56 new books are listed for August 2025, led by Katabasis by R.F. Kuang, Are You Mad at Me? by Meg Josephson and The Chemistry Test by Georgina Frankie. The full list on this page runs day by day and can be filtered by genre.
What is the biggest release day in August 2025?
Tuesday 5 August, with 19 new books. Most US books are published on a Tuesday.
Which August 2025 books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang, Are You Mad at Me? by Meg Josephson, The Chemistry Test by Georgina Frankie, The Fourth Daughter by Lyn Liao Butler, The Housewarming by Kristin Offiler, The Women of Arlington Hall by Jane Healey, Out of the Woods by Gregg Olsen, Last Seen by J.T. Ellison, Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin, Full Bloom by Francesca Serritella, L.A. Women by Ella Berman and The Deathless One by Emma Hamm, and 44 more. Reviewed books carry our star rating.