Hot Book Summer Is LITerally Sweltering: August Releases

Hey everyone! I’m not sure where you are in the world but where I’m at, it’s hotter than a metal chair left out in the sun all day! Not only is the temperature at a redonkulous high but so is the amount of books coming out this upcoming month (July went by hella fast!)!

Just a quick reminder that sometimes the release dates change so please double check the titles you are anticipating just in case! Some times I find out the week of original pub date that the dates got pushed back. Unfortunately, I can’t control publishing or supply chain issues (but could you imagine if I cooooooould?!). Anyways, I’m quite excited for so many of the books coming out so let’s get into this list:

• A Girl’s Guide To Love & Magic by Debbie Rigaud 8/2
• Dauntless by Elisa Bonnin 8/2
• Alliana, The Girl Of Dragons by Julie Abe *MG* 8/2
• I Rise by Marie Arnold 8/2
• What’s Coming to Me by Francesca Padilla 8/2
• Isaiah Dunn Saves The Day by Kelly J. Baptist *MG Sequel* 8/2
• How To Date A Superhero (And Not To Die Trying) by Cristina Fernandez 8/2
• Mademoiselle Revolution by Zoe Sivak *adult* 8/2
• Stand Up by Brittany Cooper & Cathy Ann Johnson *PB* 8/2
• The Hookup Plan by Farrah Rochon *adult series* 8/2
• Ben and Beatriz A Novel by Katalina Gamarra *adult* 8/2
• Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows by Tehlor Mejia *MG Sequel* 8/2
• Long Past Summer A Novel By Noué Kirwan *NA* 8/2
• It Sounds Like This by Anna Meriano 8/2
• Booked by Kwame Alexander *MG Graphic Novel* 8/2
• Fault Tolerance by Valerie Valdes *Adult* 8/2
• Mika In Real Life by Emiko Jean *adult* 8/2
• The Mirror Series: Fractured Path by: J. C. Cervantes 8/2
• How You Grow Wings by Rimma Onoseta 8/9
• Blood Like Fate by Liselle Sambury *sequel* 8/9
• Tristan Strong Punches A Hole In The Sky Graphic Novel by Kwame Mbalia *MG* 8/9
• The Lies We Tell by Katie Zhao 8/9
• The Undead Truth of Us by Britney Lewis 8/9
• The Art of Prophecy A Novel By Wesley Chu *adult* 8/9
• Surely Surely Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kelly *ER series* 8/9
• Abuelita And I Make Flan by Adriana Hernandez Bergstrom *PB* 8/9
• The Last Karankawas by Kimberly Garza *adult* 8/9
• Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked The Civil Rights Movement by Angela Jay & Janelle Washington *PB* 8/9
• Furysong by Rosaria Munda 8/9
• Black Boy, Black Boy by Ali Kamanda; Jorge Redmond *PB* 8/9
• Surviving The Wild: Sunny The Shark by Remy Lai *MG* 8/9
• Resistance: My Story of Activism by Frantzy Luzincourt *MG series* 8/9
• The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings *adult* 8/9
• The Memory Index by Julian R. Vaca *adult* 8/9
• Fruit Punch A Memoir by Kendra Allen *adult* 8/9
• The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope *adult* 8/9
• The Neapolitan Sisters by Margo Candela *adult* 8/9
• Sophie Go’s Lonely Hearts Club by Roselle Lim *adult* 8/16
• The Antiracist Kid: A Book About Identity, Justice, and Activism by Tiffany Jewell *MG* 8/16
• If You Read This by Kereen Getten *MG* 8/16
• The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri *sequel* 8/16
• Eating While Black Food Shaming and Race in America by Psyche A. Williams-Forson *adult* 8/16
• Tumble by Celia C. Pérez *MG* 8/16
• The First Binding by R.R. Virdi *adult* 8/16
• My Town/My Pueblo by Nicholas Solis *PB* 8/16
• A Venom Dark And Sweet by Judy Lin *sequel* 8/23
• My Government Meant To Kill Me by Rasheed Newson *adult* 8/23
• Warrior Princess: The Story of Khutulun by Sally Deng *PB* 8/23
• The Coquies Still Sing/Los Coquies Aun Cantan by Karina Nicole Gonzalez & Krystal Quiles *PB* 8/23
• Azar On Fire by Olivia Abtahi 8/23
• Aphrodite and the Duke A Novel by J.J. McAvoy *adult* 8/23
• The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna *adult* 8/23
• To Catch A Raven by Beverly Jenkins *adult* 8/23
• Babel by R.F. Kuang *adult* 8/23
• This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves 8/23
• If Your Babysitter Is A Bruja by Ana Siqueira & Irena Freitas *PB* 8/23
• The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez *adult* 8/30
• Park Row Magic Academy: A Taste Of Magic *MG* by J.Elle 8/30
• Honest June: The Show Must Go On by Tina Wells *MG* 8/30
• Amari And The Great Game by BB Alston *MG Sequel* 8/30
• The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim *Sequel* 8/30
• Seton Girls by Charlene Thomas 8/30
• Patchwork by Matt de la Pena *PB* 8/30
• ChupaCarter by George Lopez w/ Ryan Calejo *MG* 8/30
• The Thread Collectors by By Shaunna J. Edwards & Alyson Richman *adult* 8/30
• Bad at Love by Gabriela Martins 8/30
• Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valeria Burns *adult* 8/30
• Walking in My Joy In These Streets By Jenifer Lewis *adult* 8/30
• Three Kisses, One Midnight by Roshani Chokshi, Sandhya Menon & Evelyn Skye 8/30

I got quite a few ARCs for this months releases, though not as many for past months, which actually allows me a bit of a reprieve (a sista is tired) but here are the ones I received in thanks to the Bookish Divine, Netgalley and publishers.

• Alliana, The Girl Of Dragons by Julie Abe *MG*
• What’s Coming to Me by Francesca Padilla
• How To Date A Superhero (And Not To Die Trying) by Cristina Fernandez
• Mademoiselle Revolution by Zoe Sivak *adult*
• The Hookup Plan by Farrah Rochon *adult series*
• Ben and Beatriz A Novel by Katalina Gamarra *adult*
• Long Past Summer A Novel By Noué Kirwan *NA*
• It Sounds Like This by Anna Meriano
• Fault Tolerance by Valerie Valdes *Adult*
• Mika In Real Life by Emiko Jean *adult*
• The Undead Truth of Us by Britney Lewis
• The Art of Prophecy A Novel By Wesley Chu *adult*
• The Neapolitan Sisters by Margo Candela *adult*
• Surely Surely Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kelly *ER series*
• Surviving The Wild: Sunny The Shark by Remy Lai *MG*
• The Antiracist Kid: A Book About Identity, Justice, and Activism by Tiffany Jewell *MG*
• Tumble by Celia C. Pérez *MG*
• A Venom Dark And Sweet by Judy Lin *sequel*
• The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna *adult*
• Park Row Magic Academy: A Taste Of Magic *MG* by J.Elle
• Amari And The Great Game by BB Alston *MG Sequel*
• Seton Girls by Charlene Thomas
• The Thread Collectors by By Shaunna J. Edwards & Alyson Richman *adult*
• Three Kisses, One Midnight by Roshani Chokshi, Sandhya Menon & Evelyn Skye

Despite the fact that I’ve been reading like a madwoman, I am behind in my ARC TBR & am currently finishing up my July ARCs so I won’t get to start reading my August ARCS until after the 2nd. Though, I just found out that Dauntless by Elisa Bonnin got pushed back & I read it when I thought it came out in July! I do hope to catch up this month!

What are y’all excited for this month? Did I miss any coming out by POC authors (quick shout out to my bookstagram homie @raethereviewer for reminding me of a few titles)?! Please let me know in the comments or on social media on Instagram @bookishgirlmagic (I finally got my account access back AYEEEEEEEEE), Twitter @bookishgrlmagic and Clubhouse @bookishgrlmagic where you can find me mostly in book centered clubs/rooms (primarily on Tuesdays and Fridays). Also please subscribe to this blog if you haven’t already because it makes me feel like I’ve been reading while enjoying a cool treat on a hot day! As usual, I’m sending you tons of bookish love & wish you happy reading!