This week’s fiction releases include new novels by Chris Bohjalian, Claudia Rankine, and George Pelecanos, while nonfiction includes work by Aaron Mahnke and Chris Young. August’s children’s releases include books by Jessica Spotswood and Randy Ribay.
37 works of fiction
https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-august-4
12 works of nonfiction
https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-august-4
25 children’s titles
https://bookshop.org/lists/august-2026-children-s-releases
Also publishing this week are new books by Nina Lacour, Riley Sager, Jaclyn Moriarty, and Laura Moriarty, all of which are excerpted in our Buzz Books 2026: Spring/Summer anthology.
We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming months on Bookshop. Check out August‘s 105 fiction releases, 20 works of nonfiction, and 25 children’s titles, September‘s 132 fiction releases, 118 works of nonfiction, and 24 children’s titles, and October‘s 130 fiction releases, 102 works of nonfiction, and 21 children’s titles.
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