A handful of the books we picked as our favorites this month, from immersive new fantasy to smart and timely coming-of-age novels.

Very different cold cases, a vigilante attempt to head off heroin dealing on the reservation, and a nesting doll tale set on a Mediterranean island make for a delightfully mysterious August.

The prolific and talented author recommends a variety of genres to read this summer.

Author Morgan Jerkins talks about journeying across the country to retrace Black history.

Ranging from a space opera with echoes of Red Rising to a postapocalyptic tale of mercenary librarians, these new sci-fi and fantasy books will keep readers glued to the page.

Here is what some of the Amazon Books editors had to say about the fantastic fictions on offer this month.

The best-selling author of Untamed shares the books she's been loving this summer, and why.

Award-winning author, illustrator, artist and founder of Make Me a World, Christopher Myers, answers our questions on storytelling and new voices in children's literature.

From Carl Hiaasen's newest novel to the prequel to The Pillars of the Earth, these are the upcoming fall reads we're spending time with this weekend.

This week we're talking about all kinds of books.

Susan Mallery, author of feel-good novels such as The Friendship List, shares four books that have kept her intrigued and entertained this summer.

The author of our Spotlight Pick for August talks about her book, the research, and people who roam.

We asked Stephenie Meyer a few questions about her long awaited novel, Midnight Sun, and revisited a Q&A from the year Twilight released.

Award-winning literary fiction, a white-knuckle thriller, and one of the most epic science fiction sagas ever. That's just a sampling of the books we're excited to see making the leap to the screen between now and Christmas.

Lois Lowry shares the summer reads she can't put down.