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Books with Buzz: August 2025

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The latest reads generating buzz through media, TV or film adaptations, and celebrity book clubs.
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Book cover for "How to Lose Your Mother" featuring a black-and-white photo of a woman and child.

How to Lose Your Mother by Molly Jong-Fast
Featured in Belletrist

A darkly funny and deeply honest memoir exploring a daughter’s complex relationship with her famous, elusive mother, the impact of dementia, blending humor, heart and raw reflection on loss, family and identity.

Book cover for "Jackal" by Erin E. Adams; a woman's face overlaid with a starry night sky on a red background.

Jackal by Erin E. Adams
Featured in Mychal Threets Book Club

A Black woman returning to her Rust Belt hometown for a wedding uncovers a sinister pattern of black girls going missing from the area when her friends’ daughter disappears from the reception, leaving behind only a bloody piece of fabric.

Illustrated Black woman with raised hands on a patterned green background; text reads "Make Your Way Home.

Make Your Way Home by Carrie R. Moore
Featured in TeaTime Book Club

In this powerful debut collection, Black men and women search for a sense of home across the South. Spanning marshes, cities, and mountain towns, these stories explore belonging, inheritance, and what it means to love a place that may not always love you back.

Book cover for "The Lion Women of Tehran," showing two women sitting and embracing, surrounded by floral designs.

The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
Featured in Target Book Club

When Homa, a girl from her childhood, reappears in her privileged world, Ellie, amidst Iran’s political turmoil, joins her in pursuing their goals for meaningful futures until one earth-shattering betrayal has far-reaching consequences, altering the course of both their lives.

Minimalist cover of "Shortcomings" shows illustrated faces of a woman and man, with white flowers on tan background.

Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine
Featured in Alta’s California Book Club

Ben Tanaka, a confused, obsessive, twenty-something Japanese American, embarks on a cross-country search for contentment–or the perfect girl–in a graphic novel that tackles modern culture, sexual mores, and racial politics with honesty and humor.

A woman in a pink polka dot dress holds a pie; text reads, "Everyone Is Lying To You" by Jo Piazza.

Everyone is Lying to You by Jo Piazza
Featured in Good Morning America

Fifteen years after her best friend vanished, Lizzie is shocked to see her resurface as a glamorous influencer—only to disappear again, leaving a dead husband behind. Caught in a web of lies and secrets, Lizzie must uncover the truth behind the picture-perfect façade to find Bex and clear her name.

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