August Book Recommendations

Update your summer reading list with these new recommendations that are perfect for the lazy, hot days of August. Browse our subscriptions for children , men and women to find fun and unique summer gifts.

August Book Recommendations

Children’s Book Recommendations

For Ages 2 to 5
One Two That's My Shoe! by Alison Murray

Part of our Educational Picture Books Age 2-5 collection.
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For Ages 5 to 8
Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills

Part of our Great New Picture Books Age 5-8 collection.
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For Ages 8 to 10
The Secret Tree by Natalie Standiford

Part of our Favorites for Girls Age 8-10 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 8-10.


For Ages 10 to 12
Ghost Knight by Cornelia Funke

Part of our Great New Releases Age 10-12 collection.
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For Ages 12 to 14
Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson

Part of our Favorites for Girls Age 12-14 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 12-14.


Teen Book Recommendations

For Teen Girls
Insignia by S J Kincaid

Part of our Fiction for Teen Girls collection.
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For Teen Boys
Every Day by David Levithan

Part of our Fiction for Teen Boys collection.
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Adult Book Recommendations

For Women
Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann

Part of our Fiction for Women collection.
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For Men
Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story by Jim Holt

Part of our Favorites for Men collection.
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For Fiction Fans
A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers

Part of our Fiction for Men collection.
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For Nonfiction Fans
Rabid: A Cultural History of the World\'s Most Diabolical Virus by Bill Wasik

Part of our Great New Hardcover Nonfiction collection.
See more nonfiction recommendations.


For Couples
Yes, Chef: A Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson

Part of our Food & Wine collection.
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For Mystery Fans
Broken Harbor by Tana French

Part of our Mysteries & Thrillers collection.
See more mystery and thriller recommendations.


Family Book Recommendations

Family Activities
Me, You & the Kids, Too: The Ultimate Time-Saving Cookbook with Recipe Variations for the Whole Family by Renee Elliott

Part of our Family Activities Ages 3-8 collection.
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Family Reads
Oxford Messed Up by Andrea Kayne Kaufman

Part of our Parent & Teen Paperback Fiction collection.
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We hope you share our love of literature and passion to inspire people of all ages to read and will consider GiftLit for your next gift purchase.

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July Book Recommendations

This month we have some great gifts for summer, including terrific hostess gifts for couples and families. We also have some great new book recommendations for July to share with you.

July Book Recommendations

Children’s Book Recommendations

For Ages 2 to 5
I Know a Wee Piggy by Kimberly Norman

Part of our Educational Picture Books Age 2-5 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 2-5.


For Ages 5 to 8
Oh No! Not Again!: (Or How I Built a Time Machine to Save History) (or at Least My History Grade) by Mac Barnett

Part of our Favorites for Girls Age 5-8 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 5-8.


For Ages 8 to 10
Fake Mustache: Or, How Jodie O'Rodeo and Her Wonder Horse (and Some Nerdy Kid) Saved the U.S. Presidential Election from a Mad Genius by Tom Angleberger

Part of our Great New Releases Age 8-10 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 8-10.


For Ages 10 to 12
Deadweather and Sunrise ( Chronicles of Egg #01 ) by Geoff Rodkey

Part of our Favorites for Boys Age 10-12 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 10-12.


For Ages 12 to 14
Secret Letters by Leah Scheier

Part of our Mysteries Age 12-14 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 12-14.


Teen Book Recommendations

For Teen Girls
Perfect Escape by Jennifer Brown

Part of our Great New Fiction for Teens collection.
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For Teen Boys
The Yard by Alex Grecian

Part of our Adult Fiction for Teen Boys collection.
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Adult Book Recommendations

For Women
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Part of our Favorites for Women collection.
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For Men
The Lower River by Paul Theroux

Part of our Favorites for Men collection.
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For Fiction Fans
Capital by John Lanchester

Part of our Great New Hardcover Fiction collection.
See more fiction recommendations.


For Nonfiction Fans
The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service by Henry A Crumpton

Part of our Great New Hardcover Nonfiction collection.
See more nonfiction recommendations.


For Couples
Notes on a Century: Reflections of a Middle East Historian by Bernard Lewis

Part of our Great New Hardcover Nonfiction collection.
See more recommendations for couples.


For Mystery Fans
Istanbul Passage by Joseph Kanon

Part of our Mysteries & Thrillers collection.
See more mystery and thriller recommendations.


Family Book Recommendations

Parent & Teen Reads
The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

Part of our Parent & Teen Hardcover Fiction collection.
See more recommendations for parent and teen reads.


Family Reads
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce

Part of our Read Aloud Ages 4-8 collection.
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We hope you share our love of literature and passion to inspire people of all ages to read and will consider GiftLit for your next gift purchase.

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