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Our Top 10 books of August 2024

The 10 best books of August 2024 are a particularly star-studded bunch. (Casey McQuiston! Silvia Moreno-Garcia! Erin Entrada Kelly!)
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A bacchanalian romp from Monaco to Pisa to Paris, The Pairing is a testament to Casey McQuiston’s talent.

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Book jacket image for A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

With both gut-clenching scenes and moments of heartwarming humor, A Sorceress Comes to Call is the Regency-fantasy-horror hybrid only T. Kingfisher could write.

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Book jacket image for The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Seventh Veil of Salome is another triumph from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, a page-turning historical drama with mythic overtones that will please readers of her realistic

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Book jacket image for The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassell

Charlotte Vassell’s police procedural thriller The In Crowd is also an exceptional, relentless skewering of upper-class pretension.

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Book jacket image for We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang

A new laugh-out-loud book can be added to the read-aloud rotation: X. Fang’s We Are Definitely Human is a delightful, humorous romp about human kindness

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Book jacket image for Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu

A decade after Dinaw Mengestu’s equally exceptional All Our Names, Someone Like Us is the welcome return of a vitally important voice in modern American

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Book jacket image for The Modern Fairies by Clare Pollard

An award-winning poet and translator, Clare Pollard has great fun with these cleverly revealing fairy tales told amid gossip, flirtations and sex at the court

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Book jacket image for Felix Powell

Prize-winning author Erin Entrada Kelly leans into magical realism as she plays out a fantasy many children have likely had: What is it like to

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Book jacket image for The Genius of Judy by Rachelle Bergstein

More than just a fan letter to Judy Blume, The Genius of Judy shows how the groundbreaking author’s work has impacted multiple generations of women.

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Book jacket image for The Incorruptibles by Dan Slater

Dan Slater’s vibrant The Incorruptibles chronicles the homegrown vice squad that took down New York City’s most notorious turn-of-the-century gangsters.

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