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Since the days of the ancients, the dog days of summer have promised heatwaves, bug bites and quantities of sweat no antiperspirant can contain. For once, why not spare yourself its indignities? There are more than enough new book releases in August to keep readers contentedly antisocial and entertained until the humidity breaks. This month brings riveting novels about dogs, stars (the Hollywood kind), small towns and characters with bigger woes than just sweat stains.

Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., is pictured outside the U.S. Capitol on May 12, 2026. The House Ethics Committee has recommended Edwards be censured.

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Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., is pictured outside the U.S. Capitol on May 12, 2026. The House Ethics Committee has recommended Edwards be censured.

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The popular and experimental drugs called peptides received unprecedented attention last month during a marathon hearing held by a panel that advises the Food and Drug Administration.

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A person walks past an electronic board showing the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen exchange rate at a securities firm in Tokyo on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.

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President Donald Trump walks with Eric Trump as they prepare to depart on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, April 10, 2026, in Washington.

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Ibtisam Tasnim Zaman, a Black lesbian American, conceptual, multidisciplinary and intersectional feminist artist and one of Laila Stevens’ close friends, at home with her momma, Mari-Eva Mendes.

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A burned car is seen after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

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A burned car is seen after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

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Migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.

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