Here are bookish happenings for the month of August! I’ll share with you exciting bookish events such as new releases, movie releases related to books, holidays, conferences, and others. I can’t get everything, but hopefully you enjoy the information I have provided. 🙂 I was expecting there to be less releases and events than usual, but this is probably the longest Bookish Happenings post yet! Enjoy!
Release dates are for the book/movie in the United States, so it may not be accurate if you’re living in another country.
Links to Amazon are affiliate links, other links are just for your convenience. 🙂
Movie Releases
(images from imdb.com)
August 7 – The Empty Man
August 14 – The Personal History of David Copperfield
August 28 – The New Mutants
Book Releases
August 1
The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis
Trust No One by Debra Webb (Devlin and Falco #1)
August 4
Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston (Once Upon a Con #3)
Cattywampus by Van Otterloo
The Comeback by Ella Berman
The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska
Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe (Eva Evergreen #1)
The Friendship List by Susan Mallery
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Locked Tomb Trilogy #2)
Igniting Darkness by Robin LaFevers
The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
Lobizona by Romina Garber (Wolves of No World #1)
Luster by Raven Leilani
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight #5)
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
Prelude for Lost Souls by Helene Dunbar
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin (Serpent & Dove #1)
The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter (Will Trent #10)
August 11
All Our Worst Ideas by Vicky Skinner
Cry of Metal & Bone by L. Penelope (Earthsinger Chronicles #3)
Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar
August 18
Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon
The Faithless Hawk by Margaret Own (Merciful Crow #2)
The Switch by Ben O’Leary
Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho
August 25
Bright Raven Skies by Kristina Perez (The Sweet Black Waves #3)
Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews (Hidden Legacy #5)
The Exiles by Christina Kline
Ironspark by C.M. McGuire
Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale
The Mother Code by Carole Stivers
Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest
The Temptation on Ocean Drive by Jennifer Probst (The Sunshine Sisters #2)
Thick as Thieves by Sandra Brown
Traitor by Amanda McCrina
Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles (Kingdom of Cards #1)
August 27
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
Holidays
All month – Read a Romance Month
August 1 – Spiderman Day
August 2 – National Coloring Book Day
August 9 – Book Lover’s Day
August 15 – National Relaxation Day
August 16 – International Apostrophe Day
August 18 – Bad Poetry Day
August 18 – Percy Jackson’s Birthday
August 21 – Poetry Day
August 22 – World Folklore Day
August 30 – Frankenstein Day
August 31 – We Love Memoirs Day
Events
Events are changing rapidly due to covid-19. So check with the event website before you make any plans!
July 29-August 2 – CoNZealand (Virtual Science Fiction WoldCon)
August 7-16 – Melbourne Writer’s Festival (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
August 8 – Frankfortcon (Frankfort, KY)
August 8-9 – Clarksville Comic and Toy Show (Clarksville, TN)
August 8-9 – Comic World Taiwan (Taipei Daan District, Taiwan)
August 9 – Fanaticcon (Ottawa, Canada)
August 14-15 – MAPLD FanFest (Virtual)
August 15-31 – Edinburgh International Book Festival (Edinburgh, UK)
August 16 – Clandestine Comics Comic Show (Lane Laurel, MD)
August 16 – Medowlark Comic Con (Medford, OR)
August 21-22 – Pikeville Comic and Toy Convention (Pikeville, KY)
August 21-23 – Coeur D’con (online)
August 21-23 – iMagicon (Minot, ND)
August 22 – Little Giant Comics “Old School” Comic Show (Concord, NH)
August 22 – Nashvillecon (Nashville, TN)
August 22 – Richmond Mini-con (Richmond, VA)
August 22-23 – Fairfax Comicon (Chantilly, VA)
August 22-23 – Greensboro Comicon (Greensboro, NC)
August 22-23 – Mid-Hudson Comic Con (Poughkeepsie, NY)
August 23 – London Comic Mart (London, UK)
August 26-30 – Beijing International Book Fair (Beijing, China)
August 29-30 – Fort Collins Comic Con (Virtual)
What are you looking forward to the most? I think I’m looking forward to the release of Midnight Sun, and for National Relaxation Day. 😀
❤ Annette
Annette the Bookworm 