Here at ABC our experts always strive to bring the best to our customers and let you know what we love. We also get an inkling at what books you love through our monthly(ish) Bestseller lists, compiled from the lists of our three stores. We love to share this with you, too, because your TBR-list can never be long enough, right?
In August we have again many repeats from previous months, including All Fours, A Court of Thorns and Roses, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Kairos, More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, Not in Love, Powerless, The Thursday Murder Club and White Nights. But we also have plenty of new titles as well!
All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami
From the bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami comes a deeply moving story about a woman searching for meaning in contemporary Tokyo.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s moving Before the Coffee Gets Cold, translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?
The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
The Japanese phenomenon that teaches us the simple yet profound lessons required to liberate our real selves and find lasting happiness.
Stop people-pleasing and achieve true happiness.
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
The steamy second book in the seductive fantasy series from global #1 bestselling author Sarah J. Maas
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
“I don’t want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to people, even those I’ve never met. I want to go on living even after my death!”
When Otto Frank’s daughter Anne pointed out the small red and white plaid autograph book in a shop window, just before her thirteenth birthday, he could not have known that it would become one of the most moving and inspirational icons of the 20th century.
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
The most gripping thriller of the year, The Housemaid is an international digital bestseller about the shockingly dark heart of a seemingly perfect family . . .
I Who Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
Discover the haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy set in a deserted world. Deep underground, thirty-nine women are kept in isolation in a cage.
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
A TikTok sensation!
Sparks fly when a competitive figure skater and hockey team captain are forced to share a rink. Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team.
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
Sometimes it is the one who loves you who hurts you the most.
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there. In school, Connell is popular and well-liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation – awkward but electrifying – something life-changing begins.
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family’s history that began before he was born — a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam — and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation.
At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity.
Twisted Love by Ana Huang
Discover the addictive world of the Twisted series from TikTok sensation, Ana Huang! Read Twisted Love now for a brother’s best friend romance. He has a heart of ice…
…but for her, he’d burn the world. Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can’t escape.
What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
“What are you looking for?”
So asks Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi.
But she is no ordinary librarian.
Sensing exactly what someone is searching for in life, she provides just the book recommendation to help them find it.
We meet five visitors to the library, each at a different crossroads.
Why Men Love Bitches by Sherry Argov
Why Men Love Bitches delivers a unique perspective as to why men are attracted to a strong woman.
Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Within every woman there lives a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. She is the Wild Woman, who represents the instinctual nature of women. But she is an endangered species.
In Women Who Run with the Wolves, Dr. Estes unfolds rich intercultural myths, fairy tales, and stories, many from her own family, in order to help women reconnect with the fierce, healthy, visionary attributes of this instinctual nature.
