Whether you're stealing a few chapters by the pool, packing a paperback for a late-summer getaway or pressing play on an audiobook during an evening walk, there's no shortage of brilliant new books to add to your reading list this August. From atmospheric family dramas to twisty thrillers and irresistible summer romance, these are the new releases worth making space for on your bedside table.
Following on from July's winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction, August brings a fresh wave of releases from some of the year's most talked-about authors. This month's selection ranges from dystopian drama to historical fiction and sun-soaked escapism, so there's something here whatever mood you're reading in.
