August 2020 Releases

Here is our list of notable new releases due for publication in August 2020 — in a format that includes imprint info, and allows you resort the list by clicking the up/down arrows. This selection is our editorial aggregation from a wide variety of sources including bookseller and librarian lists, wholesaler top buys, Publishers Lunch Buzz Books and seasonal forecasts, well-known authors, news items and more. Once published, you can find them listed in the New Releases section at Bookateria. Lists are available at PM looking forward two to three months for reference purposes, and are updated live as on-sale dates and other information changes. Click for June and July lists.

FICTION

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-1250193001The Falcon Always Wings TwiceAndrews, Donna8/4Minotaur
978-0593099377Murder in the East EndAshley, Jennifer8/4Berkley
978-1982137236Bronte’s MistressAustin, Finola8/4Atria
978-0593099513The ComebackBerman, Ella8/4Berkley
978-0802149466Cry BabyBillingham, Mark8/4Atlantic Monthly
978-1728216218Every Bone a PrayerBlooms, Ashley8/4Sourcebooks
978-0451492876The Last Mrs. SummersBowen, Rhys8/4Berkley
978-1524744618Lions of Fifth AvenueDavis, Fiona8/4Dutton
978-0062959928You Had Me at HolaDaria, Alexis8/4Avon
978-1538761748The Hollow Onesdel Toro, Guillermo & Chuck Hogan8/4Grand Central
978-0735213036The Wicked SisterDionne, Karen8/4Putnam
978-0525541608The Death of Vivek OjiEmezi, Akwaeke8/4Riverhead
978-1538717417The Woman in RedGiovinazzo, Diana8/4Grand Central
978-1250219688The Night SwimGoldin, Megan8/4St. Martin's
978-1982128296Bear NecessityGould-Bourn, James8/4Scribner
978-0374272586Imperfect WomanHall, Araminta8/4MCD
978-1984804433Sucker PunchHamilton, Laurell K.8/4Berkley
978-006279237The Killings at Kingfisher HillHannah, Sophie8/4Morrow
978-0727890474Ghost Ups Her GameHart, Carolyn8/4Severn House
978-1250142818The Cabinets of Barnaby MayneHart, Elsa8/4Minotaur
978-0062961488The Boys’ ClubKatz, Erica8/4Harper
978-0062961488The Boys' ClubKatz, Erica8/4Harper
978-1324005469If I Had Two WingsKenan, Randall8/4Norton
978-0062878441Universe of TwoKiernan, Stephen8/4Morrow
978-0374194321LusterLeilani, Raven8/4FSG
978-1525832208The Secret of You and MeLenhardt, Melissa8/4Graydon House
978-1982126995The First SisterLewis, Linden8/4Gallery
978-1982112981The Bright Side Sanctuary for AnimalsMandelbaum, Becky8/4S&S
978-0063007147The Lost JewelsManning, Kirsty8/4Morrow
978-0385546393I Give It to YouMartin, Valerie8/4Nan A. Talese
978-1250204028MigrationsMcConaghy, Charlotte8/4Flatiron
978-0525658245Why I Don’t WriteMinot, Susan8/4Knopf
978-1250313225Harrow the NinthMuir, Tamsyn8/4Tor.com
978-0358274278Sweet SorrowNicholls, David8/4Mariner
978-0778388142Lies, Lies, LiesParks, Adele8/4Mira
978-1250755933The Eighth DetectivePavesi, Alex8/4Holt
978-1984877680True StoryPetty, Kate Reed8/4Viking
978-0385544290In the ValleyRash, Ron8/4Doubleday
978-0316456012The PalaceReich, Christopher8/4Mulholland
978-1250258809The First To LieRyan, Hank Phillippi8/4Forge
978-0062858108The Silent WifeSlaughter, Karin8/4Morrow
978-1635572551A Saint from TexasWhite, Edmund8/4Bloomsbury
978-1496715869The Orphan CollectorWiseman, Ellen Marie8/4Kensington
978-1328622631The TunnelYehoshua, A.B.8/4HMH
978-1643853086The Key Lime CrimeBurdette, Lucy8/11Crooked Lane
978-1982151683A Private CathedralBurke, James Lee8/11S&S
978-0063007123No OffenseCabot, Meg8/11Morrow
978-1982110734Dead Man DancingGalligan, John8/11Atria
978-0525621676We Are All the Same in the DarkHeaberlin, Julia8/11Ballantine
978-0802148889Private MeansLeFavour, Cree8/11Grove
978-0062946393The Boy in the FieldLivesey, Margot8/11Harper
978-0385546393I Give It To YouMartin, Valerie8/11Nan A. Talese
978-1101874127ZoMiller, Xander8/11Knopf
978-0812988581Fire in the BloodO'Brien, Perry8/11Random House
978-0525537670Then She VanishedParker, T. Jefferson8/11Putnam
978-1984805300Say No MoreRose, Karen8/11Berkley
978-0385545761Little ScratchWatson, Rebecca8/11Doubleday
978-0593188293Choppy WaterWoods, Stuart8/11Putnam
978-0525655756NorthernmostGeye, Peter8/18Knopf
978-1250156822The Patron Saint of Pregnant GirlsHegi, Ursula8/18Flatiron
978-0525536888When These Mountains BurnJoy, David8/18Putnam
978-1982120726The New AmericanMarcom, Micheline Aharonian8/18S&S
978-0525657071BettyMcDaniel, Tiffany8/18Knopf
978-1728226361The Second MotherMilchman, Jenny8/18Sourcebooks
978-0316528511The Less DeadMina, Denise8/18Mulholland
978-1984824301The Glass KingdomOsborne, Lawrence8/18Hogarth
978-0062968623Black Bottom SaintsRandall, Alice8/18Amistad
978-0399179655RoyalSteel, Danielle8/18Delacorte
978-0062981653Good Dogs Don’t Make It to the South PoleThyvold, Hans-Olav8/18Harper Via
978-1982141936Grown UpsUnsworth, Emma Jane8/18Gallery
978-1501172236Little DisastersVaughan, Sarah8/18Emily Bestler
978-1501195068The JackalWard, J.R.8/18Gallery
978-1982137038Against the Loveless WorldAbulhawa, Susan8/25Atria
978-1538751947Thick as ThievesBrown, Sandra8/25Grand Central
978-0399177590PaybackCarcaterra, Lorenzo8/25Ballantine
978-1524733452Squeeze MeHiaasen, Carl8/25Knopf
978-1524749033AriaHozar, Nazanine8/25Pantheon
978-0451491183Cat Me If You CanJames, Miranda8/25Berkley
978-0593188958SistersJohnson, Daisy8/25Riverhead
978-0062672575Ballistic KissKadrey, Richard8/25Voyager
978-0374134327The Family ClauseKhemiri, Jonas Hassen8/25FSG
978-0062356345The ExilesKline, Christina Baker8/25Morrow
978-1250178343Shadows of the DeadKope, Spencer8/25Minotaur
978-1538730126The WoodsSavage, Vanessa8/25Grand Central
978-1101870792SummerSmith, Ali8/25Pantheon
978-0374183424The Last Great Road BumTobar, Hector8/25MCD
978-0525655138The Frightened OnesWannous, Dima8/25Knopf
978-0062382153Final CutWatson, S. J.8/25Harper
978-0062968944Winter CountsWeiden, David Heska Wanbli8/25Ecco

NONFICTION

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-0374186326Life of a KlansmanBall, Edward8/4FSG
978-1982128517FalloutBlume, Lesley8/4S&S
978-1947793774The Book of Atlantis BlackBonner, Betsy8/4Tin House
978-1982103859My Time To SpeakCalderon, Ilia8/4Atria
978-1631495274A Furious SkyDolin, Eric Jay8/4Liveright
978-0525560944Our Lady of Perpetual HungerDonovan, Lisa8/4Penguin
978-0525559139After the Last BorderGoudeau, Jessica8/4Viking
978-1644450260To the LakeKassabova, Kapka8/4Graywolf
978-0393635089Six Days in AugustKing, David8/4Norton
978-0358048008Make ChangeKing, Shaun8/4HMH
978-1492681076The Last StargazersLevesque, Emily8/4Sourcebooks
978-0063007154My Life as a VillainessLippman, Laura8/4Morrow
978-1982103545The End of EverythingMack, Katie8/4Scribner
978-1640092235Looking for Miss AmericaMifflin, Margot8/4Counterpoint
978-0316536820This Is Your Brain on FoodNaidoo, Uma8/4Little, Brown
978-1501196232Horse CrazyNir, Sarah Maslin8/4S&S
978-0802149282The Lost Pianos of SiberiaRoberts, Sophy8/4Grove
978-1982128456The Buddhist on Death RowSheff, David8/4S&S
978-0374228484Owls of the Eastern IceSlaght, Jonathan8/4FSG
978-0593230251CasteWilkerson, Isabel8/4Random House
978-0062954947The Mystery of Charles DickensWilson, A.N.8/4Harper
978-1419742996The Fixed StarsWizenberg, Molly8/4Abrams Press
978-1250217219Being LolitaWood, Alisson8/4Flatiron
978-1538761304America in the WorldZoellich, Robert8/4Twelve
978-0316458313TomboyDavis, Lisa Selin8/11Hachette Go
978-1982105044Leave It As It IsGessner, David8/11S&S
978-0062938091Operation VengeanceHampton, Dan8/11Morrow
978-1501199981Like CrazyMathews, Dan8/11Atria
978-1250207012Olive the LionheartRicca, Brad8/11St. Martin's
978-1982102210GrandSchaefer, Sara8/11Gallery
978-0063005686The Mad Man TheorySciutto, Jim8/11Harper
978-0063046108Finding FreedomScobie, Omid & Carolyn Durand8/11Dey Street
978-0385540254The Happily Ever AfterSteinberg, Avi8/11Nan A. Talese
978-1982148867Appalachian FallYoung, Jeff8/11Tiller
978-0316299473Soul Full of Coal DustHambly, Chris8/18Little, Brown
978-1982116330Show Them You're GoodHobbs, Jeff8/18Scribner
978-1982107529The Organ ThievesJones, Chip8/18Gallery
978-1631492396God’s ShadowMikhail, Alan8/18Liveright
978-0385545822Borges and MeParini, Jay8/18Doubleday
978-0525576259The Smallest Lights in the UniverseSeagar, Sara8/18Crown
978-0374200039Work Mate Marry LoveSpar, Debora8/18FSG
978-1250256492Still RightTyler, Rick8/18Thomas Dunne
978-1541646506x + yCheng, Eugenia8/25S&S
978-1250254504El JefeFeuer, Alan8/25Flatiron
978-1324005544This Is the Night Our House Will Catch FireFlynn, Nick8/25Norton
978-0306846397Barnstorming OhioGiffels, David8/25Hachette Books
978-1631491702The Saddest WordsGorra, Michael8/25Liveright
978-0393356809When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came ThroughHarjo, Joy8/25Norton
978-1524745264The Presidents vs. the PressHolzer, Harold8/25Dutton
978-0062935670You Ought To Do a Story About MeJackson, Ted8/25Dey Street
978-0525658610The ErraticsLaveau-Harvie, Vicki8/25Knopf
978-0802128812Vesper FlightsMacdonald, Helen8/25Grove
978-1524733216The Butterfly EffectMelillo, Edward8/25Knopf
978-0062936790Sitting PrettyTaussig, Rebekah8/25Harper One
978-1631495564Tales from the Ant WorldWilson, Edward O.8/25Liveright

CHILDREN’S

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-1250207692I Am Here NowBottner, Barbara8/4Imprint
978-1250239129LobizonaGarber, Romina8/4Wednesday Books
978-1419749094Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly AdventureKinney, Jeff8/4Amulet Books
978-0544991095Igniting DarknessLafevers, Robin8/4HMH
978-0316707046Midnight SunMeyer, Stephenie8/4Little, Brown
978-1683691938Bookish and the BeastPoston, Ashley8/4Quirk
978-1626728783The Daughters of YsAnderson, M.T., Jo Rioux8/11First Second
978-0062971067I PromiseJames, LeBron8/11Harper
978-1250138729The ChallengerMatharu, Taran8/11Feiwel & Friends
978-0593121368Isaiah Dunn Is My HeroBaptist, Kelly8/18Crown
978-1250158178All Eyes on HerFlynn, L E8/18Imprint
978-1250193537DisplacementHughes, Kiku8/18First Second
978-1419739828RaybearerIfueko, Jordan8/18Amulet Books
978-1250253422Six Angry GirlsKisner, Adrienne8/18Feiwel & Friends
978-0593117026ThirteensMarshall, Kate Alice8/18Viking
978-1250191946The Faithless HawkOwen, Margaret8/18Holt
978-1250204356Where Dreams DescendAngeles, Janella8/25Wednesday Books
978-1646140053ElatsoeBadger, Darcie Little8/25Levine Querido