Here’s What the Biggest and Most Interesting Book Clubs are Reading in August 2026

The final month of summer is upon us, and the biggest book clubs are here to give it a proper farewell with some excellent August selections. Regardless of your reading taste, the range of interest in these excellent book clubs means that there is at least one pick for you to curl up with. Plus, all the book clubs below have a virtual component, and most have author chats or final discussions, which feels like a win for all. There’s a family epic, a Cleopatra retelling, a cold case family mystery, flash nonfiction, an elite boarding school setting, a twisty YA thriller, a “perfect summer read,” a friendship novel, a biting and darkly funny novel, a single mother romance, and more! However you book club, you’re sure to find a great next read on this list, so carve out some reading time. The Audacious Book Club The Simp by Roshan Sethi About the book club: Author Roxane Gay (Bad Feminist, Ayiti, The Banks) selects a book every month with the goal of uplifting “authentic and necessary perspectives from writers who fearlessly share their stories.” Here are the Book Club FAQs. And she’s partnered with Allstora for book delivery of selections. What Roxane said about the book: “The Simp i...