A Reading Life

Check out the top new titles for August 2018

Get your hold in for these books, music and more at Everett Public Library.

Some of the best new releases in August 2018 available to check out and read. (Everett Public Library image)

Some of the best new releases in August 2018 available to check out and read. (Everett Public Library image)

By Everett Public Library staff

These titles — from established, new, and emerging authors – are some of the most anticipated new releases of the month, based on advance reviews and book world enthusiasm.

See all of these titles in the Everett Public Library catalog, where you can read reviews or summaries and place holds. Or go to A Reading Life and click on a book cover to enlarge it or to view the covers as a slide show.

Notable New Fiction 2018 (to date) | All On-Order Fiction

Visit the Everett Public Library blog for more reviews and news of all things happening at the library.

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