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August 2026 Book Releases

Published on August 4, 2026August 18, 2026 by Celeste13 Comments

It’s the beginning of another month, which means it’s time for my anticipated August 2026 book releases! (And if you missed last month’s, you can catch up here with my July 2026 book releases list.) I’ve been rather busy with travel, so I scrambled to get this posted during a reasonable time (i.e., early in the month)! I’m surprised at how many upcoming August 2026 book releases interested me. Nearly all of the ones I picked this month are fiction with the exception of one nonfiction book.

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The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood by H.G. Parry

Published on August 3, 2026August 9, 2026 by Celeste8 Comments

Today’s review is about THE WITCH BELOW THE DREAMING WOOD by H.G. Parry. This is a standalone Arthurian novel with a dual setting between Camelot and in World War II Wales. This is a wonderful addition to the Arthurian retellings subgenre.

Author: H.G. Parry
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Redhook
Publish Date: July 21, 2026
Print Length: 448

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August 2026 TBR

Published on August 1, 2026July 31, 2026 by Celeste8 Comments

Wow, I cannot believe it’s already time for an August 2026 TBR list!!! I feel like 2026 is just getting started! I’m proud of myself for finishing (or DNF) 4 out of my 5 priority reads on my July 2026 TBR list, and also for starting the fifth. That makes things a little more clear cut for my August 2026 TBR.

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July 2026 Book Blog Wrap-Up

Published on July 31, 2026July 30, 2026 by Celeste17 Comments

Welcome to my July 2026 book blog wrap-up! This is, again, a longer post because I talk about my trip to Taiwan and Japan after all the bookish stuff. So just navigate around to whatever interests you. I got a decent amount of reading done and made some progress on some backlogged ARCs, which made me happy. Travel forces me to read exclusively from my kindle, which is where all my ARCs are, so that’s a win. The other TLDR is that my views were way down for July, more than I think is normal. Did anyone else experience that?

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July 2026 On My Radar

Published on July 30, 2026July 26, 2026 by Celeste3 Comments

I was in Asia for two weeks out of the month, so I didn’t do as much blog hopping as usual. But I managed to do a little bit this month, so this July 2026 On My Radar isn’t all for naught!

Reviews

Habits of the Sea by Shea Ernshaw by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies
The Farewitch of Foxe Holler by Ellen Pauley Goff by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
Be Still My Unbeating Heart by Josh Winning by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood by H.G. Parry by Janette at Wicked Witch’s Blog
The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood by H.G. Parry by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections
Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe by Janette at Wicked Witch’s Blog
The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections
Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher by Dini at Dini Panda Reads
These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer by Krysta at Pages Unbound

Discussion

Fantasy with Friends: Children’s Fantasy Concepts in Adult Fantasy by Dini at Dini Panda Reads
Participating in Discussion Posts (Let’s Talk Bookish: July) by Briana at Pages Unbound

Bookish Miscellany

The 2026 Mid Year Freak Out Book Tag by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy