New Book Releases: August 4, 2020

Each week, I’ll catalog the biggest and most exciting adult and YA fiction — and the occasional nonfiction — coming out that Tuesday.

A SAINT FROM TEXAS, Edmund White. The latest novel from the legendary LGBTQ activist and author, about a pair of sisters from Texas who go on to live very different lives — one as a member of Parisian high society, the other as a nun in Colombia. In a starred review, Kirkus says it’s a “high-spirited confection” and “a fun thank-you gift to readers.” Bookshop.

IMPERFECT WOMEN, Araminta Hall. When a seemingly perfect woman is murdered, she leaves behind two best friends who, with her death, begin to understand how little they really knew her. Film rights acquired by Elisabeth Moss for an upcoming TV series (!!!). Aggregated critical reviews, Bookshop.

THE COMEBACK, Ella Berman. A Hollywood star mysteriously retreats from the spotlight, returning one year later in hopes of confronting the trauma left behind by the abusive director who made her career. A Read With Jenna book club pick. Read my mini-review here. Bookshop.

LOBIZONA, Romina Garber. When her mother is arrested by ICE, an undocumented Argentine teen in…