We’re rounding the corner on summer (😭), but there’s good news: Fall awaits with its usual bounty of big-hitter books. Traditionally a busy season within the publishing industry, the fall season promises some of the year’s best new books from the hottest authors. (Check back later this month for a full preview of what’s to come!)

☀️ 🕵🏼‍♀️ Until then, we savor the last of the sun, sand and summer’s best books with some thrilling reads like Lion & Lamb by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski, North of Nowhere by Allison Brennan and Out of Nowhere by Sandra Brown.

💓 If you’re looking for less suspense and more swoon, you’re in luck, because August is Read-a-Romance Month and what better way to celebrate than with Danielle Steel’s Happiness or Ally Carter’s The Blonde Identity?

🏫 This month, kids are getting ready to head back to school, but not before they squeeze in the last of their summer reading. YA fans will be pawing for the latest from TikTok sensation Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne, a spin-off novel from The Inheritance Games trilogy.

🦸🏿‍♂️ Swooping in to save the day and give you your next great read is Stuntboy, In-Between Time, Jason Reynolds’ sequel to the hilarious, hopeful and action-packed middle-grade graphic novel about the superhero you’ve never heard of.

Borrow all the latest books from your library on the Libby app.

More books to read this month:

*Title availability may vary by region.