The Book of the Month August 2026 selections are here! Decide which of these books you want to add to your subscription box.
Book of the Month is my favorite subscription box. Every month, I choose between their curated book selections, and voila! A blue box arrives at my door carrying one (or two or three) new books for me to read.
Each month, Book of the Month chooses between five to seven hardcover books you can choose from. Rather listen to an audiobook? Book of the Month has those, too! Now you can opt for audiobooks as your monthly pick or add them on at any time during the month.
Every month, I will highlight the books chosen and let you know my thoughts on the chosen titles.
Even if you don’t have a Book of the Month subscription (yet), I think you’ll find value in looking at a curated list of new releases.
Keep scrolling to see all the details about the Book of the Month August 2026 selections and to find out which one I’m adding to my subscription box.
What is Book of the Month?
Book of the Month is a monthly subscription book service highly popular among the book community. Trust me, once you try it, you’ll be hooked.
How it Works
Each month, a panel of judges chooses at least five books for you to choose from. The Book of the Month selections cover different genres and are always special edition hardcovers. Often, the chosen books haven’t been published yet, so you get to be one of the first people to read them.
At the beginning of the month, you choose one book to add to your box and shortly thereafter the little blue box arrives at your door. If you aren’t loving any of the selected books, you just skip that month and your credits will just roll over to the next month. Or, after your third box, you can choose from five member favorite books for your month’s selection instead.
On the other hand, if you want more than one book, once you’ve chosen your initial book, you can add-on up to four additional books at a discounted rate. These add-ons can be from the current month’s selection, be favorites from previous months, or be new releases specially included in the add-on catalog.
Pricing
Book of the Month runs two different pricing plans. On the monthly plan, you get one credit a month for $17. If you are willing to pay upfront, the yearly plan gives you 12 credits for $168, which averages out to $14 a book. For a hardcover new release, both prices are a steal.
Even better, when you include additional books into your box, they are only $10 each!
Book of the Month also offers 3, 6, and 9-month gift cards if you are considering purchasing it as a gift.
For new subscribers, Book of the Month’s homepage almost always has a special offer to get your first book for $10. But I can do you one better. If you are interested in joining, you can use this Book of the Month Club referral link to get your first book for $5 right now!
Bonus Features
But wait, there’s more! Once you’ve chosen your 12th book from Book of the Month, you join the BFF club and get a special Book of the Month tote.
After that, you’ll get a free add-on every year for your birthday month. Plus, when the end of the year rolls around, you get one of the top 5 Book of the Month selections from the year for free. That’s an additional two books each year for no additional cost.
What are you waiting for? Join Book of the Month and get your first book at a discounted price!
August 2026 Book of the Month Selections
Return to Sender
Stephanie Parente
Ever optimistic Violet is struggling to see the bright side of things after her father’s sudden death and her new custody of her rebellious teenage sister Phoebe. When a long-lost love letter is returned to their address, they track down the man who sent it and persuade him to go on a cross-country road trip to deliver it. Dex is grumpy and mysterious and the closer they get to his former love, the more Violet realizes he might be exactly what she needs.
The Three Graces of Pearl Street
Elizabeth Wellington Rollins
In a stunning new debut novel, three generations of an Italian-American family must live together under on roof while trying to find the most authentic versions of themselves. At 96, Graziella spends her days running her family and the church’s food kitchen. Grace is trying to survive her impending divorce and menopause. Meanwhile Ella is trying to find herself and a higher purpose to her life. Together they must balance tradition and modernity while find themselves among the people who know them best.
The Poison Daughter
Sheila Masterson
Harlow Carrenwell’s lips are poisoned so every person she kisses dies. The youngest daughter of a magical founding family, Harlow has used her powers to kill her first husband and keep her family in power. In secret, Harlow also lives as a vigilante tracking down abusive men and luring them to their death with a kiss. Until one mark doesn’t die and Harlow finds out he is her new betrothed. Now Harlow must make him fall in love with her anyway and find out his plans before he reveals her double life in this dark romantasy standalone novel.
Meet Me in the Garden
Nina LaCour
In 1944 New Orleans, Odette longs to be an artist and is secretly in love with a woman. Odette’s cousin Delphine understands for Delphine is secretly in love with a white man. In a secret garden the two dream of impossible futures. Five years later in Los Angeles, Odette is a widowed single mother and Delphine is passing as white. When Delphine hits a breaking point, Odette must decide hold to hold her family together.
Heart of Glass
Jennifer Hillier
Twenty-five years ago, Barb, Nicolette and Lorelei meet a charming drifter at their local amusement park. Barb and Nicolette are shocked when Lorelei ends up dead and the drifter is convicted as a serial killer. When a new body washes ashore days before the amusement park’s grand reopening and the killer recants his confession, Barb and Nicolette worry their long-buried secrets will come back to haunt them.
Want an Audiobook Instead?
Recently, Book of the Month has started including audiobooks as another option for your monthly picks. Instead of choosing a hardcover copy, you can choose one of these audiobooks as your main selection this month.
August’s Audiobooks:
August’s New Add-Ons
Book of the Month also includes a few extra releases on top of their monthly selections. Once you have picked your main selection, you can choose to add-on these new books (or any past release) to your box.
August’s New Books:
My August 2026 Picks
The hardcover choices weren’t catching my attention this month so instead I’m going to opt for the audiobook version of Lisa Jewell’s It Could Have Been Her. Jewell annually delivers satisfying dark thrillers so I expect I will enjoy this one. I’m not the biggest fan of Book of the Month’s audiobook player; it sometimes forgets my spot when I drive in the car. But I’ll likely have more time to listen to the audiobook while beating back my neglected new yard than I would to sit down with the physical book.
Which of the Book of the Month August 2026 Selections Are You Going to Pick?
What books can you not wait to get your hands on this month? Or are you skipping this month’s selections? As always, let me know in the comments!
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