The Change – Angela White

First Round Winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Everything Depends on Candice and Daniel Is she strong enough to rescue her childhood sweetheart from the games? After so long, will he remember how much they shared, how deeply in love they were? These star-crossed lovers are about to embark on a dystopian quest where the competition is fierce and even the winners end up damaged.

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The Survivors – Angela White

Winner of the 2025 MAXY Award for science fiction! The fall of society triggered a hard, new life where survival became the only focus. We shunned each other and the old ways, killing anyone who was different. We reverted to primitive behaviors, using the war as an excuse to commit unspeakable atrocities, and humanity slipped deeper into the abyss of possible extinction.

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Apostle’s Cove – William Kent Krueger

The New York Times bestselling Cork O’Connor Mystery series—a “master class in suspense and atmospheric storytelling” (The Real Book Spy)—continues with Cork O’Connor revisiting a case from his past and confronting mysterious deaths in the present. A few nights before Halloween, as Cork O’Connor gloomily ruminates on his upcoming birthday, he receives a call from his son, Stephen, who is working for a nonprofit dedicated to securing freedom for unjustly incarcerated inmates.

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Calls May Be Recorded – Katharina Volckmer

"This book is filled with brilliant dialogue, unexpected turns, some very dirty talk with sudden bursts of hilarity, and then fierce sadness. It exudes dark energy. It is highly original. It gives pleasure on every page." —Colm Tóibín, author of Brooklyn and Long Island. A ribald and mordantly hilarious workplace satire from an iconoclastic new voice, featuring one of the most charmingly troubled narrators of recent memory.

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Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom – Christine Brown Woolley

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. From TLC’s Sister Wives star Christine Brown Woolley, a groundbreaking and heartfelt memoir about living in a family like no other and finding the strength to leave Mormonism—and the only life she’s known—behind. Christine Brown Woolley had always dreamed of having a picture-perfect family—beautiful children, an adoring husband, and of course, a sisterhood of wives to share him with.

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Bargain Haunter (Haunted Everly After Book #2) – ReGina Welling & Erin Lynn

Everly Dupree has handled her fair share of ghostly encounters, but this one takes the dog biscuit. She had no intention of getting involved in Mooselick River’s annual town-wide yard sale, but saying no to Martha Tipton is like trying to wrestle a cat into a bathtub. One minute, Everly's sorting through attic junk and dodging cutthroat bargain hunters—the next, an oversized chocolate lab comes barreling straight toward her.

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Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away – David Gelles

New York Times reporter and bestselling author David Gelles reveals how Patagonia became a global leader in doing well by doing good and how other companies are adopting its principles. This is the inside story of one of the most extraordinary brands in the corporate world, the rare company that is driven by environmental activism instead of cutthroat capitalism. Founded in 1973, Patagonia has grown into a wildly popular producer of jackets, hats, and fleece vests, with a cultlike following among hardcore alpinists and Wall Street traders alike, posting sales of more than $1 billion a year.

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Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics) – Ben Shapiro

#1 New York Times bestselling author Ben Shapiro examines the current state of America and Western civilization, and poses a question: will we be Lions, or will we be Scavengers? In a world split between noble Lions and destructive Scavengers, only the brave can lead the way. Acclaimed writer and conservative thought leader Ben Shapiro knows that at the heart of today’s conflicts—political, economic, and cultural—there’s a dangerous lie: that all people are equal in ability, and that all inequality stems from oppression and exploitation.

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Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity – M.P. Woodward

Jack Ryan Jr battles terrorists in the disputed mountains of Kashmir to save a comrade in the latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. A string of savage murders in the United States seems unrelated until the FBI makes a shocking discovery: a decade ago, all of the murder victims were involved in a raid to eliminate the Umayyad Revolutionary Council, a vicious terror group that—were it not for John Clark and the Campus—would have perpetrated the most devastating attack against critical American infrastructure in history.

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Middle Spoon – Alejandro Varela

“Middle Spoon subverts the ordinary novel with intelligence and vulnerability. . . . Varela has made a sly, analytical opera of the heart.” —Andrew Sean Greer, author of Less and Less Is Lost. “A rollicking delight! . . . Varela asks provocative questions about the shape of family and the nature of love.” —Ada Calhoun, New York Times bestselling author of 

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The Better Sister – Alafair Burke

Now a Prime Video TV series starring Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel. A Washington Post and Sun Sentinel Best Book of the Year. “Cunning. . . . Get ready to be led down the garden path to a conclusion so morally ambiguous a professional ethicist might have to be called in.” — Washington Post. From Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of the runaway hit 

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The Secret of Secrets – Dan Brown

The world’s most celebrated thriller writer and author of The Da Vinci Code returns with his most stunning novel yet—a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do. Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon—a prominent noetic scientist with whom he has recently begun a relationship.

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Forget Me Not – Stacy Willingham

A pulse-pounding new Southern thriller from the author of the runaway bestseller A Flicker in the Dark. Twenty-two years ago, Claire Campbell’s older sister, Natalie, disappeared shortly after her eighteenth birthday. Days later, her blood was found in a car, a man was arrested, and the case was swiftly closed. In the decades since, Claire has attempted to forget her traumatic past by moving to the city and climbing the ranks as an investigative journalist...

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The Color of Death – Trey Gowdy, Christopher Greyson

From the number-one New York Times bestselling author and FOX News host Trey Gowdy comes a dark mystery debut about a murder in a small South Carolina town. Assistant DA Colm Truesdale must pick up the pieces of his own life in order to solve the case. Following the death of his wife and daughter, Colm Truesdale is left mentally scarred.

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Enough Is Enuf – Gabe Henry

A brief and humorous 500-year history of the Simplified Spelling Movement from advocates like Ben Franklin, C. S. Lewis, and Mark Twain to texts and Twitter. Why does the G in George sound different from the G in gorge? Why does C begin both case and cease? And why is it funny when a philologist faints, but not polight to laf about it?

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The World Walk – Tom Turcich

For fans of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild and Suleika Jaouad's Between Two Kingdoms, the invigorating true story of a man and his dog who circled the globe on foot. “Gripping . . . The World Walk poignantly grapples with strength and vulnerability, love and loss, and unpacks what it really means to summon the will to keep going.” —Suleika Jaouad, New York Times bestselling author of 

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The Cat Who Saved the Library – Sosuke Natsukawa

“Cats, books, young love, and adventure: catnip for a variety of readers!” —Kirkus Reviews. “Whimsical and wise.”—Shelf Awareness. The long-awaited sequel to the #1 international bestseller The Cat Who Saved Books—an uplifting tale from Japan about a talking cat, a book-loving girl and the power of books to make a difference in the world. A chronic asthma condition prevents thirteen-year-old Nanami from playing sports or spending time with her friends after school.

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Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future – Dan Wang

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Longlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award. An August 2025 Next Big Idea Club Must-Read Book. A riveting, firsthand investigation of China’s seismic progress, its human costs, and what it means for America. For close to a decade, technology analyst Dan Wang―“a gifted observer of contemporary China” (Ross Douthat)―has been living through the country’s astonishing, messy progress.

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The Habit Method: Proven Strategies to Build Life-Changing Habits in Just 30 Days and Stay Consistent for a Lifetime – Grant Rivers

Tired of starting over every time you try to change your life? You’re not alone. Most people fail to stick to new habits because they rely on motivation alone. But motivation fades—systems last. The Habit Method gives you a proven, step-by-step roadmap to lasting transformation through tiny, science-backed actions that compound into massive change. Inside This Book, You’ll Discover: -How to rewire your brain to make good habits automatic and bad habits unattractive.

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Buckeye – Patrick Ryan

READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • “A small-town novel of epic proportions” (Tom Perrotta), this captivating story weaves the intimate lives of two midwestern families across generations, from World War II to the late twentieth century. “I love this book with my entire heart.”—Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful. One town. Two families.

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Hemlock & Silver – T. Kingfisher

From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Hemlock & Silver, a dark reimagining of “Snow White” steeped in poison, intrigue, and treason of the most magical kind. Healer Anja regularly drinks poison. Not to die, but to save— seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on. But a summons from the King interrupts her quiet, herb-obsessed life.

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Nature and the Mind: The Science of How Nature Improves Cognitive, Physical, and Social Well-Being – Marc Berman

From the acclaimed founder of environmental neuroscience, Dr. Marc Berman, comes a groundbreaking guide that reveals how interacting with nature can be the secret to improved mental and physical health. Dr. Marc Berman, the pioneering creator of the field of environmental neuroscience, has discovered the surprising connection between mind, body, and environment, with a special emphasis on the natural environment. He has devoted his life to studying it.

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Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride – Will Leitch

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE. "Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride broke my heart. And then it somehow mended that shattered heart, made it beat more buoyantly than before. We need books like this and writers like Will Leitch now more than ever.”—Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and the North Bath Trilogy of “Fool” novels. From the Alex Award-winning and Edgar-nominated author of 

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The Hounding – Xenobe Purvis

National Bestseller • A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice Pick • Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by NPR, TIME, LitHub, Paste, and PopVerse • The Crucible meets The Virgin Suicides in this haunting debut about five sisters in a small village in eighteenth-century England whose neighbors are convinced they’re turning into dogs. ONE OF PEOPLE’S, APPLE BOOKS’, AND AMAZON’S BEST BOOKS OF AUGUST 2025.

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The Wild Robot – Peter Brown

Now a DreamWorks movie available on Prime Video! This #1 New York Times bestselling illustrated middle grade novel from a Caldecott Honor winner tells an extraordinary story full of action and thought-provoking questions as a robot learns to survive—and live—in the wilderness.  Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island.

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The Case of the Sparkle Thief – Saga Welles

When the circus arrives in Oakwood, Maya, Leo, Alice, and Sam are ready for dazzling lights, daring stunts, and sweet treats. What they don’t expect is a mystery lurking among the tents. Strange things start to go missing, performers act secretive, and even the ringmaster seems nervous. Determined to uncover the truth, the four kid detectives dive headfirst into the world behind the big top—where every shadow hides a clue and every laugh might be a cover-up.

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Before They Were Men: Essays on Manhood, Compassion, and What Went Wrong – Jacob Tobia

Gender nonconforming thought leader and bestselling author Jacob Tobia offers a paradigm-shifting argument for fundamentally reframing how we think about men. “A reckoning, a manifesto, a wellspring of curiosity, and an invitation to consider better ways of imagining masculinity.”—Amanda Montell, New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Magical Overthinking, Cultish, and Wordslut. The conversation about masculinity, patriarchy, and misogyny has never been so prominent or heated.

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Love Triangle: How Trigonometry Shapes the World – Matt Parker

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An ode to triangles, the shape that makes our lives possible. Trigonometry is perhaps the most essential concept humans have ever devised. The simple yet versatile triangle allows us to record music, map the world, launch rockets into space, and be slightly less bad at pool. Triangles underpin our day-to-day lives and civilization as we know it.

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The Munich Girl – Phyllis Edgerly Ring

The past may not be done with us. Anna Dahlberg grew up eating dinner under her father’s war-trophy portrait of Eva Braun. Fifty years after the war, she discovers what he never did—that her mother and Hitler’s mistress were friends. The secret surfaces with a mysterious monogrammed handkerchief, and a man whose Third Reich family history is entwined with Anna’s.

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