07/31/2026
August picks have dropped! In honor of back to school month, these titles with school settings are now available on the shelf at Fretwell :
Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown
A Reese’s Book Club pick, this story set at Princeton follows Maya who finds herself trying to solve her sister Naomi’s suspicious death. What was meant to be a lovely reunion weekend celebrating Naomi’s graduation and seeing old friends turns into a nightmare of uncovering long buried secrets of an exclusive social club.
The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The first in a series of three (soon to be four!) bestselling Romantasy novels, enter the world of Basgiath: an elite war college with dragons, gauntlets, & daily brushes with death. It is hard not to root for the main character, a physically frail & most unlikely student of the most challenging Quadrant of the school. Everyone has an agenda because there are only two ways out: rise above the class & graduate, or die.
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Mariana finds herself back at Cambridge to comfort her niece Zoe after her best friend at school is found dead. Mariana immediately suspects Edward Fosca, a professor of Greek Tragedy who is handsome, charismatic & seemingly untouchable. In her efforts to prove him to be a murderer, she risks losing her credibility, relationships, and even her life. I loved the tie-in to The Silent Patient.
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
As a P.h.D. candidate, Olive is too focused and too serious to believe in romantic relationships. To appease her best friend and prove she’s not on her way to old maid status, Olive daringly kisses the first man she sees. The man, Adam, just so happens to be a young, attractive professor at the school, and also an epic ass. In this fake-dating trope, find out if a hypothesis on love is worth the possible combustion.
Find these and other titles about or set in Academia throughout the month of August 🍎🤓🏫📚
