TrèsSugar's Best Books of August 2009

TrèsSugar's August Must Reads

TrèsSugar's Best Books of August 2009

Hundreds of new books clamor for attention on the already-packed shelves at bookstores each month, so we've slushed through all the new titles to bring you the most promising pages in August. And once you've checked out the latest must reads, explore some of the most influential books of all time in our Battle of the Books faceoff.

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Hollywood Is Like High School With Money

A Devil Wears Prada-like tale set on the West Coast. The second assistant of a studio exec learns to fake it 'til she makes it with the help of her boss's 16-year-old daughter in Hollywood Is Like High School With Money.

Out Aug. 4.

1 / 10
The Girl Who Played With Fire

In the follow-up to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, the bisexual-female-detective heroine becomes the suspect of a high-profile murder. Named Amazon's Best Book of July, The Girl Who Played With Fire has been called "as good as crime writing gets."

Out July 28

2 / 10
Easy on the Eyes

In Easy on the Eyes, the anchor of an Access Holllywood-like show lives the good life until its trappings catch up with her, but a trip away from LA will change her life.

Out July 22

3 / 10
Twenties Girl

From the author of Confessions of a Shopaholic comes a breezy, comedic ghost story about two women in their twenties — one just happens to be a ghost from the 1920s.
Out July 21

4 / 10
Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading

The writer behind the Fine Lines feature at Jezebel now brings us a collection of essays on old-school YA novels by authors like Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, and Nancy Drew. By focusing on books published between 1960 and 1990, author Lizzie Skurnick denotes a cultural shift from wholesome and idealistic books to realistic looks at the everyday problems of adolescents.

Out July 21

6 / 10
Rashi's Daughter: Book III Rachel

Rashi's Daughter is a historical novel about the youngest and prettiest daughter of a medieval Jewish scholar. She seems to have it all until religious persecution threatens everything.

Out Aug. 4

6 / 10
The Lucky One

Publisher's Weekly calls The Lucky One Nicholas Sparks's "most original tale," which sounds promising for a man whose books usually start with "the." (The Notebook, The Wedding, The Choice.) The Lucky One is not only about — surprise — love, but it's also about stalking. A US marine carries a picture of a woman through Iraq because he believes it/her brings him luck. Then he tracks her down, they fall in love while he keeps the picture a secret, and it becomes a not-so-lucky memento.

Out Aug. 11

7 / 10
The Hour I First Believed

If you've read and loved She's Come Undone or I Know This Much Is True, you'll want to check out Wally Lamb's third novel, The Hour I First Believed, which comes out in paperback tomorrow. A husband and wife are teachers at Columbine High School during the 1999 shootings. While both survive, the aftermath unleashes a whole new terror.

Out Aug. 4

8 / 10
Inherent Vice

With Inherent Vice, Thomas Pynchon takes his dark-comedic writing to a strung-out Los Angeles in the late 1960s.

Out Aug. 4

9 / 10
That Old Cape Magic

Want a story about a middle-age man? That Old Cape Magic is for you! But, really, it's about a man, surrounded by women and weddings, who is contemplating his own life. At midlife, he's achieved and received everything he ever wanted. But does he want it now? Of course not! That's the book.

Out Aug. 4

11 / 10
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