August Releases
![banner_upcomingtitles](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F63c50a1f-7d6d-4213-9f13-5490d498f888_700x60.jpeg)
By
Vanessa Di Gregorio
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Summer is almost over! Somehow, August crept up on us - but that shouldn't be a bad thing! Because there are SO MANY AWESOME BOOKS coming out this month! And one of those books is one I've been waiting YEARS for (hint: it's epic and badass)!
If you guessed THRONE OF GLASS by our very own Sarah, you're right! This book has a special place in my heart - one, because I first read it in it's earliest incarnation as QUEEN OF GLASS on FictionPress - and from the very first chapter, I knew wanted to one day hold a copy of that story in my hands. And two, because when I finally worked up the courage to tell Sarah just how fantastic a writer she was, she ended up being the nicest, coolest, most awesome person ever (though I suppose that shouldn't have been a surprise!). And then one thing led to another, and I found myself a part of Let The Words Flow and met a bunch of fantastic, awe-inspiring ladies! Which is pretty much the reason I'm here now. So Sarah - congrats, and thank you! And even though you all should be grabbing THRONE OF GLASS the first chance you get, I suppose you'll need books to read after you finish with all that epic-ness to fight off any end-of-summer blues. So here is a list of some this month's YA and MG releases that I happen to be really excited about:
August 1
![Skylark](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F996b114d-449d-4995-9e7c-2c45b14770d5_197x300.jpeg)
SKYLARK by Megan Spooner (YA Fantasy)
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August 2
THE SPY PRINCESS by Sherwood Smith (MG Fantasy) THE WAITING SKY by Lara Zielin (YA Contemporary)
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August 7
![Throne of Glass](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F82643057-0dc2-46b3-9146-cb37dc17f0fe_198x300.jpeg)
THRONE OF GLASS by Sarah J. Maas (YA Fantasy) GIRL OF NIGHTMARES by Kendare Blake (YA Horror) THE BOY RECESSION by Flynn Meaney (YA Contemporary)
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August 14
COUNTING BACKWARDS by Laura Lascarso (YA Contemporary) KISSING SHAKESPEARE by Pamela Mingle (YA Historical)
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August 16
EARTH GIRL by Janet Edwards (YA Science Fiction) THE TREACHERY OF BEAUTIFUL THINGS by Ruth Frances Long (YA Historical)
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August 21
THE RAFT by S.A. Bodeen (YA Adventure)
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August 28
![Defiance jkt des2.indd](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2a47c48-a9bd-4400-9a62-e0bf94f881cf_198x300.jpeg)
![The Lost Girl](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3405ed8b-6ef8-42c7-92d4-5a631583a8e1_198x300.jpeg)
![Embers and Echoes](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F456be95d-29c0-4033-83e3-9f8bc778b67e_198x300.jpeg)
DEFIANCE by C.J. Redwine (YA Fantasy) THE LOST GIRL by Sangu Mandanna (YA Science Fiction) EMBERS AND ECHOES by Karsten Knight (YA Fantasy)
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Did I miss any out? Which are you super excited for? Let us know in the comments!
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Vanessa Di Gregorio works in publishing as a sales rep at Ampersand, a book and gift sales agency. She is also a former literary agency intern. When she isn't out selling books and talking to bookstores, Vanessa can be found over at Something Geeky, Goodreads, Twitter, or writing for Paper Droids.