Books Read in August 2025

*Book group selection | bolded means favorite

Middle Grade

*The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner
*Graciela in the Abyss by Meg Medina, Anna Balbusso, and Elena Balbusso

Young Adult

*All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis

Grownup Fiction

Beartown by Fredrik Backman and Neil Smith (Translator)
Summer People by Elin Hilderbrand
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1 by Beth Brower

Crosstalk by Connie Willis

While I could see exactly where the romance was going, this book kept having other twists that surprised me. A very fun read, once I got over how overbearing Briddy’s family was.

Grownup Nonfiction

Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours by Noah Kagan
Not Your Gran’s Sewing Book: Easy Alterations for the Perfect Fit at Any Size by Allie Luecke
Design-It-Yourself Clothes: Patternmaking Simplified by Cal Patch
How Not to Wear Black: Find your Style, Create your Forever Wardrobe by Anna Murphy
I’ve Got Your Back: The Indispensable Guide to Stopping Harassment When You See It by Jorge Arteaga and Emily May

SEW…The Garment-Making Book of Knowledge: Real-Life Lessons from a Serial Sewist by Barbara Emodi

As you might have noticed, I’ve been reading a lot of sewing books. They are all a little bit the same. But not this one. Emodi does have real-life lessons that were helpful to me. This one is on the list of books to buy.

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