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EPISODE · Sep 1, 2026 · 1H 12M

Chapter 75: August Monthly Reading Wrap-Up + Our September TBR Hopefuls

from Books Around the Block · host Adrienne, Audrey, Lindsay

Looking for your next great read? In this month's reading recap, we're sharing every book we read in August, including our favorite book, our biggest disappointment, and one book we just had to rant or rave about. Whether you're searching for your next five-star read or hoping to avoid a book that didn't live up to the hype, we've got plenty of honest opinions and book recommendations to add to your TBR.Then we're looking ahead to September and each sharing the two books we're hoping to read this month. From new releases to backlist favorites, we're talking about the books we currently have on our TBR.If you love book recommendations, monthly reading wrap-ups, TBR videos, book club discussions, romance books, thrillers, historical fiction, literary fiction, and all things Bookstagram and BookTok, you'll feel right at home with Books Around the Block.Follow the podcast so you never miss a new episode every Tuesday, and come read with us!The Shampoo Effect by Jenny JacksonInto the Wild by John Krakauer The Academy by Elin HildebrandThe Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett The Everlasting by Alix E. HarrowWild Atlantic by Cillian Dunn My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney Love and Other Killers by Brynne WeaverAll the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Brynn GreenwoodLove You More by Emily GriffinCleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead by Mai NguyenEmma B Lions (vol 3) by Beth BrowerThe Thoroughbreds by Elin HildebrandThe Bright Side by Sarah DamoffTrust Fall by Lynn PainterEast of Eden by John SteinbeckA Married Little Christmas by Abby JimenezIncidents Around The House by Josh Malerman

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Looking for your next great read? In this month's reading recap, we're sharing every book we read in August, including our favorite book, our biggest disappointment, and one book we just had to rant or rave about. Whether you're searching for your next five-star read or hoping to avoid a book that didn't live up to the hype, we've got plenty of honest opinions and book recommendations to add to your TBR. Then we're looking ahead to September and each sharing the two books we're hoping to read...

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