New Releases - August '25

Some of the titles hitting the shelves at SCLS in August.

Updated July 19, 2025
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Anatomy of a Con Artist: The 14 Red Flags to Spot Scammers, Grifters, and Thieves
Walton, Johnathan
Paper Book
These are the 14 red flags to identify the scammer in your life before they con you--from a victim-turned-vigilante and host of the hit podcast Queen of the Con. "Johnathan Walton has written a master class on how to spot scammers, con artists, grifters, and...
Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for You
Josephson, Meg
Paper Book
From psychotherapist and social media star Meg Josephson, a groundbreaking "cure for chronic people-pleasing" (Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author) that explores the common survival instinct called fawning and offers "explanations, comfort, and best of all, solutions"...
The Blonde Who Came in from the Cold
Carter, Ally
Paper Book
An action-packed, second-chance rom-com about two rival spies who must join forces in order to stay alive, from New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter. Ten years ago, they joined the CIA.  Six years ago, he left the game.  Five years ago, they fell...
Bluey: Bad Mood
Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Paper Book
Stomp out the bad mood feeling with Bluey and Bingo in this padded board book, based on the wildly successful animated series Bluey, as seen on Disney+! Bingo is in a bad mood and begins to cause chaos in the Heeler house! Can Bluey and Mum cheer Bingo up? Read along to...
The Colonel and the King : Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the Partnership That Rocked the World
Guralnick, Peter
Paper Book
From the award-winning biographer of Elvis Presley, a groundbreaking dual portrait of the relationship between the iconic artist and his legendary manager--drawing on a wealth of the Colonel's never-before-seen correspondence to reveal that this oft-reviled figure was in fact a confidant,...
The Dead Come to Stay
Schillace, Brandy
Paper Book
A delightful new cozy crime novel from the award-winning author of the "twisty, engaging, and thoroughly unexpected" (Deanna Raybourne) The Framed Women of Ardemore House An amateur autistic sleuth. A wry English detective. A murder case that thrusts them...
The dead husband cookbook
Valentine, Danielle
Paper Book
A deliciously wicked new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Danielle Valentine. One husband, well done. When infamous chef, restaurateur, and television personality Maria Capello's husband died, the media circus was intense...and quick to cast the blame....
Dear Miss Lake
Pearce, A. J.
Paper Book
"It's hard to accept that this is the end of the Emmy Lake series, but if there has to be an end, let it be this one: Dear Miss Lake. Sheer joy!" --Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry Plucky wartime advice columnist Emmy Lake discovers that...
The Devil Reached Toward the Sky : An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb
Graff, Garrett M.
Paper Book
"Magisterial...A stunning account that brings to the fore the nuclear saga''s surreal combination of ingenuity, fate, and terror." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) * "If you are an intelligent person, or at the very least think you are, you have to read The Devil Reached Toward the...
Emma on Fire
Patterson, James/ Raymond, Emily
Paper Book
An urgent, emotional thriller: "Dramatic...explores the power of grief...that through loss there can be hope for the future" (Library Journal).   Everyone at Ridgemont Academy knows what to expect from Emma Caroline Blake.  Perfect...
The fallen & the kiss of duskThe Shadowborn Duet, Book Two
Broadbent, Carissa
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Carissa Broadbent returns with a brand new novel in the Crowns of Nyaxia series, The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk. Mische made the ultimate sacrifice to save those she loves - and plunged the world into an...
Five found dead
Gentill, Sulari
Paper Book
On a train, there are only so many places to hide... Crime fiction author Joe Penvale has won the most brutal battle of his life. Now that he has finished his intense medical treatment, he and his twin sister, Meredith, are boarding the glorious Orient Express in Paris, hoping for some...
For Richer for Poorer
Steel, Danielle
Paper Book
A loving mother and successful fashion designer struggles to keep her family together and her business afloat in this gripping novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. After working as head designer for Oscar de la Renta, Eugenia Ward started her own...
Forget me not : a novel
Willingham, Stacy
Paper Book
A pulse-pounding new Southern thriller from the author of the runaway bestseller A Flicker in the Dark. Twenty-two years ago, Claire Campbell's older sister, Natalie, disappeared shortly after her eighteenth birthday. Days later, her blood was found in a car, a man was...
Gone in the night
Schaffhausen, Joanna
Paper Book
The fifth installment of the beloved Annalisa Vega series Detective Annalisa Vega hasn't forgiven her brother for his role in a murder, and he hasn't forgiven her for turning him in, so she's surprised when he asks her to visit him in prison. Turns out, he has a possible case...
Halloween Night Murder
Meier, Leslie/ Hollis, Lee/ Ireland, Liz
Paper Book
There's usually a chill in the air when Halloween arrives--but in these three novellas by beloved cozy mystery authors Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, and Liz Ireland, the crimes are even colder than the haunted climate . . . HALLOWEEN NIGHT MURDER by LESLIE MEIER ...
Hatchet Girls
Lansdale, Joe R.
Paper Book
Your next dose of pitch-black comedy, mystery, and mayhem has arrived as Hap and Leonard find themselves in a vicious and ridiculous situation--just as the best friends may finally be calling it quits. When Hap and Leonard are called in on a strange request...
He Falls First
Shalvis, Jill
Paper Book
"The perfect escape! You'll fall for He Falls First!" --Lucy Score, #1 New York Times bestselling author No one is going to convince her to fall in love again... Penny Rose has learned her lesson and now she's paying the price. That's why she's sharing a dilapidated house in a tiny...
Hemlock & silver
Kingfisher, T.
Paper Book
DELUXE EDITION--a gorgeous hardcover edition featuring bright green sprayed edges, a foil stamp on the casing, and custom endpapers illustrated by the author. From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Hemlock & Silver, a...
High Season
Bishop, Katie
Paper Book
Never speak of that summer. "Propulsive, escapist, and sharp." --Emily Layden, author of Once More from the Top On a beautiful summer's night twenty years ago, troubled seventeen-year-old Tamara Drayton was found floating face...
The Incredible Kindness of Paper
Skye, Evelyn
Paper Book
For fans of Matt Haig and Clare Pooley, an enchanting novel about a pair of long-lost childhood friends who find themselves magically linked through origami flowers as adults--from the New York Times bestselling author of the "tug-at-your-heartstrings winner" (Sarah Addison...
Katabasis (Standard Edition) : A Novel
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
Dante's Inferno meets Susanna Clarke's Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save...
Katabasis
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
Dante's Inferno meets Susanna Clarke's Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save...
Kiss Her Goodbye
Gardner, Lisa
Paper Book
A New York Times bestselling author returns with the latest installment in the addictive Frankie Elkin series, in which Frankie is called to Tucson, Arizona, to find a missing Afghan refugee, whose friend suspects she is in grave danger--before it is too late. "Timely and...
I Know How This Ends
Smale, Holly
Paper Book
If you knew how your life would turn out, what would you change now? The second brilliantly uplifting and page-turning novel from the multi-million bestselling author of Geek Girl and Reese's Book Club Pick Cassandra in Reverse. ...
L.a. Women
Berman, Ella
Paper Book
An electrifying novel about the complicated friendship between two ambitious writers and the ultimate artistic betrayal: one writes a book based upon the other's life, revealing everything...from the author of Reese's Book Club Pick Before We Were Innocent. After a steady...
Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories
Smith, Cynthia Leitich
Paper Book
Featuring the voices of both new and acclaimed Indigenous writers and edited by bestselling Muscogee author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of interconnected stories serves up laughter, love, Native pride, and the world's best frybread. The road to Sandy June's Legendary Frybread...
The Library of Unruly Treasures
Birdsall, Jeanne/ Phelan, Matt (ILT)
Paper Book
In this funny, winning, and unexpected adventure from the New York Times bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of the Penderwicks series, a girl finds herself an unlikely hero when she stumbles upon a big secret about little creatures. "A tender story whose...
The locked ward : a novel
Pekkanen, Sarah
Paper Book
Was it... Bitter, all-consuming jealousy? Pathological sibling rivalry? Pure insanity? Whatever the cause--and everyone has a theory--it's the Crime of the Decade when glamorous Georgia Cartwright, who was adopted as a newborn, is accused...
Magic of the wizard dragonA Branches Book
West, Tracey
Paper Book
In the latest action-packed installment of this New York Times bestselling series perfect for newly independent readers, Drake and Worm battle the powerful Wizard Dragon! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed...
The Magician of Tiger Castle
Sachar, Louis
Paper Book
The beloved author of Holes presents his first adult novel, a modern fantasy classic of forbidden love, a crumbling kingdom, and the unexpected magic all around us. Long ago and far away (and somewhere south of France) lies the kingdom of Esquaveta. There, Princess Tullia...
Mrs. Christie at the mystery guild library
Chapman, Amanda
Paper Book
Book conservator Tory Van Dyne and a woman claiming to be Agatha Christie on holiday from the Great Beyond join forces to catch a killer in this spirited mystery from Amanda Chapman. Tory Van Dyne is the most down-to-earth member of a decidedly eccentric old-money New York family...
Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure
Bowen, Rhys
Paper Book
Blindsided by betrayal in pre-WWII England, a woman charts a daring new course in this captivating tale of resilience, friendship, and new love by the bestselling author of The Rose Arbor and The Venice Sketchbook. Surrey, England, 1938. After thirty devoted years of...
The Society of Unknowable Objects
Brown, Gareth
Paper Book
From the author of the internationally bestselling The Book of Doors, another fantastical, stand-alone novel in which a trio of seemingly everyday people are members of a secret society tasked with finding and protecting hidden magical objects--ordinary items with extraordinary properties....
Songs for Other People's Weddings
Levithan, David/ Lekman, Jens
Paper Book
"Witty, romantic, and deeply satisfying." --Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow  From award-winning, bestselling author David Levithan and beloved, acclaimed singer-songwriter Jens Lekman comes a...
Squash & Pumpkin : #squashgoals
Mcqueen, G. G./ Slack, Michael (ILT)
Paper Book
It's a pumpkin spice showdown! Acorn Squash wants her fair share of the seasonal spotlight in this hilarious "odd couple" picture book with plenty of fall flair. "This fall-themed story of friendship is bursting with puns and ­adorable, big-eyed vegetables."--School Library...
Sugar Shack
Knisley, Lucy
Paper Book
In the final volume of the bestselling Peapod Farm series, a city kid turned country girl whose life has been changing nonstop is settling into her new place in the family--only for unexpected drama to strike between sisters. "Understated and full of heart."--Kirkus Reviews...
The Surrogate Mother
Mcfadden, Freida
Paper Book
She was promised a miracle. She got more then she bargained for.  Abby wants a baby more than anything. But after years of failed infertility treatments and adoptions that have fallen through, it seems like motherhood is not in her future.  That is, until her...
I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 (I Survived Graphic Novel #12)
Tarshis, Lauren
Paper Book
A beautifully rendered graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011, with text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Chris Chalk. The disaster felt around the world... It's hard enough that Ben is visiting Japan...
There's a dinosaur in your book
Fletcher, Tom
Paper Book
Shhh! A big T-Rex is sleeping in YOUR book... but a little T-rex is making lots of noise! Help her keep quiet in this interactive adventure from the bestselling author of There's a Monster in Your Book that's perfect for little ones learning to use their inside voice. ...
Tomlinson's Wake
White, Randy Wayne
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Randy Wayne White, the latest thriller following Doc Ford and his perilous journey into Mesoamerica after a world-shattering earthquake threatens his squad's safety--and all of their lives In the wake of a killer...
Too Old for This
Downing, Samantha
Paper Book
A retired serial killer's quiet life is upended by an unexpected visitor. To protect her secret, there's only one option left--what's another murder? From bestselling author Samantha Downing. Lottie Jones thought her crimes were behind her. Decades earlier, she...
The Violet Hour : A Lowcountry Tale
Benton Frank, Victoria
Paper Book
A heartwarming and empowering novel about thriving after tragedy, from the author of the "enchanting, hilarious, and insightful" (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times author) My Magnolia Summer. Violet Adams is the perfect, youngest child in a family of loud,...
We Are All Guilty Here
Slaughter, Karin
Paper Book
The first thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and the Will Trent Series. Welcome to North Falls--a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think. Until the night of the...
What Hunger
Dang, Catherine
Paper Book
A haunting coming-of-age tale following the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, Ronny Nguyen, as she grapples with the weight of generational trauma while navigating the violent power of teenage girlhood, for fans of Jennifer's Body and Little Fires Everywhere.
Whoa Panda!
Jennings, C. S./ Jennings, C. S. (ILT)
Paper Book
From "Whoa!" to "Way to go!," this is a humorous and heartwarming look at the importance of communicating personal boundaries. Panda gets excited when he sees a potential friend. So excited, he's apt to put his cold, wet nose right in their face! Eeek! Whoa Panda! Fortunately...
The witch's orchard : a novel
Sullivan, Archer
Paper Book
A ninth generation Appalachian herself, Archer Sullivan brings the mountains of North Carolina to life in The Witch's Orchard, a wonderfully atmospheric novel that introduces private investigator Annie Gore. Former Air Force Special Investigator Annie Gore joined the...
The Wrong Sister
Douglas, Claire
Paper Book
In this sensational thriller from the number-one internationally bestselling author, two sisters discover that the secrets they keep from each other prove to be deadly. You've known her all your life. Or have you? Tasha and her older sister Alice may look alike, but they couldn't be...

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