The Best New Books of August, According to Indie Booksellers

Even for the most avid reader, there are more new releases out every month than you can possibly read. If you’re looking to narrow down your list, what better source than independent booksellers? Indie booksellers are passionate about finding the best books to put in customer’s hands, and here are some of their top picks for August. Every month, the American Booksellers Association put together a list of the top 25 new book releases of the upcoming month as their Indie Next List Preview. These are books that were nominated by booksellers at independent bookstores across the country, and they cover all genres and categories. Each book has a quote from a bookseller about why they recommend this book, and these recommendations can be printed out as “shelf-talkers” to display in store. Here are eight of the best books of August, according to indie booksellers. (Some of them actually came out in July, but close enough.) Many of these we also recommend on Book Riot, so I’ve quoted our relevant recs when available. Be sure to click through to the ABA website for the full list, including six Indie Next Picks that are now out in paperback. Etna by Paul Yoon #1 Indie Next List Pick “A canine...