From a life lived in the orbit of a loved (and loathed) burger joint to the submarine adventures of a preeminent cave diver, this month's collection has a little bit of everything. 

The bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl and other tales of Tudor-era intrigue untethers herself from a specific historical muse in a fascinating new family saga...

Histories come in all shapes and sizes, especially this month.

The author of a new psychological thriller with a knock-out ending talked to us about his characters and himself.

A book that challenges the reader to take tangible steps towards creating a more equitable society; a deliciously dark thriller; and an account of the astonishing levels of criminal activity happening on the high seas.

If you're into psychological thrillers, August has got the books for you.

Pirates, bootleggers, bloodsuckers and more in the best nonfiction of the month.

How Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing set an Amazon Charts record.

The tale of an unruly teen in a religious town; a story that puts a human face on a faraway conflict; an unusual whodunit, and more.

A heartfelt novel about a female firefighter; a deeply strange (in a good way) murder mystery; and a deliciously irreverent coming-of-age tale...

When a female firefighter from Austin joins an all-male fire station outside Boston, more than one life is upended in Katherine Center's funny, spot-on, and sometimes bittersweet Things You Save in a Fire.

Highlanders, dating apps, and a menagerie in Regency London are among our favorite romances of August.

Dragons, djinn, and dangerous AI live among the pages of our favorite new sci-fi and fantasy reads of the month.

Are you a literary fiction fan or are whodunits more your jam? Broaden your reading horizons with these literary mysteries.

The first half of the year featured some fine books on leadership. Here are a few examples.