Reviewed New book releases · August 2026
Every new book out in August 2026
27 books published for the first time this month. Here they all are, day by day, with our verdict on the ones we’ve read.
27new releases
27reviewed by us
12out on Tue 4, the busiest day
Fantasytop genre
Our verdicts
Reviewed by The Bookish Elf
27 of this month’s new books, already read, rated and reviewed. Our two highest-rated first.
Out Tuesday 4 August
Meet Me in the Garden
by Nina LaCour
Historical · Flatiron
Read our review →Out Tuesday 4 August
The Amateur
by Chris Bohjalian
Historical · Penguin Random House
Read our review →Immortal GameAllison SaftOut 4 Aug
A Trade of BloodRobert Jackson BennettOut 4 Aug
Pink InkAvina St. GravesOut 4 Aug
How to Find Love in the Cereal AisleAlissa DeRogatisOut 4 Aug
Lost and FoundTarah DeWittOut 4 Aug
The Women in WhiteSarah PekkanenOut 4 Aug
Adversary to the VillainHannah Nicole MaehrerOut 4 Aug
Fruit FlyJosh SilverOut 4 Aug
The UnknownRiley SagerOut 4 Aug
Stay BuriedJennifer McMahonOut 11 Aug
ReliquaryHannah WhittenOut 11 Aug
A Summer of StarsLiana CincottiOut 11 Aug
The Secrets We HideKarin SlaughterOut 11 Aug
Promise Me NeverLiv ConstantineOut 18 Aug
ColtJessica PetersonOut 18 Aug
The House That Eats the DeadMax DotyOut 18 Aug
The Fall AffairVi KeelandOut 18 Aug
My Sister Is Going to Kill MeNina SimonOut 18 Aug
The Dark in Her VeinsM.K. LobbOut 25 Aug
Heart of GlassJennifer HillierOut 25 Aug
DaggerboundT. KingfisherOut 25 Aug
Big Little TruthsLiane MoriartyOut 25 Aug
Sophie, Standing ThereMeg MasonOut 27 Aug
The Wild BeneathKelly AndersonOut 4 Aug
DreamlandOlivie BlakeOut 11 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.
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Allison Saft3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfImmortal Game · out 4 Aug★ We reviewed it
Robert Jackson Bennett3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfA Trade of Blood · out 4 Aug★ We reviewed it
TDTarah DeWitt4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfLost and Found · out 4 Aug★ We reviewed it
SPSarah Pekkanen5 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Women in White · out 4 Aug★ We reviewed it
HMHannah Nicole Maehrer4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfAdversary to the Villain · out 4 Aug★ We reviewed it
RSRiley Sager5 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Unknown · out 4 Aug★ We reviewed it
Olivie Blake5 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfDreamland · out 11 Aug★ We reviewed it
Karin Slaughter3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Secrets We Hide · out 11 Aug★ We reviewed it
LCLiv Constantine5 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfPromise Me Never · out 18 Aug★ We reviewed it
Vi Keeland4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Fall Affair · out 18 Aug★ We reviewed it
T. Kingfisher9 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfDaggerbound · out 25 Aug★ We reviewed it
LMLiane Moriarty4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfBig Little Truths · out 25 Aug★ We reviewed it
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4 releasesReviewed Reviewed Reviewed Reviewed Thursday27 August 2026
1 releaseReviewed Questions
August 2026 releases, answered
What books come out in August 2026?
27 new books are listed for August 2026, led by Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour, The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian and Immortal Game by Allison Saft. The full list on this page runs day by day and can be filtered by genre.
What is the biggest release day in August 2026?
Tuesday 4 August, with 12 new books. Most US books are published on a Tuesday.
Which August 2026 books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?
Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour, The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian, Immortal Game by Allison Saft, A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett, Pink Ink by Avina St. Graves, How to Find Love in the Cereal Aisle by Alissa DeRogatis, Lost and Found by Tarah DeWitt, The Women in White by Sarah Pekkanen, Adversary to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Fruit Fly by Josh Silver, The Unknown by Riley Sager and Stay Buried by Jennifer McMahon, and 15 more. Reviewed books carry our star rating.