Women's Health August 5, 2026 0 Comments

Unlock Your August Reading List: GMA’s Book Club Picks That Could Change Your Life (And Your Mindset!)

Ever caught yourself wondering what sparks a literary buzz that’s more contagious than the latest fitness craze? Well, Good Morning America’s August book club picks just dropped — and trust me, they’re stirring up quite the storm! These aren’t your average bookshelf fillers; each boasts jaw-dropping covers and gripping stories that’ll have you hooked way past your usual bedtime. Whether you’re a page-turning junkie or just looking for your next great escape, these selections hit all the right notes. Curious about what’s causing such a ruckus in the reading world? Dive into the details of GMA’s August picks — I promise, you won’t want to miss out. LEARN MORE

Good Morning America’s (GMA) young adult and adult August book club picks just dropped and they are causing quite a stir! Not only are both selections highly anticipated reads, but they both feature stunning covers and page-turning plotlines guaranteed to keep readers entertained for hours. To learn more about the Good Morning America young adult and adult August book club picks, keep scrolling!

‘Good Morning America’s’ August adult book club pick

Good Morning America’s August adult book club pick is Take What You Can by Naima Coster. The plot follows Val and Milly, who became best friends after they fell in love with France on a study abroad trip in college. Now adults, Milly is a successful influencer married to restaurant royalty and Val is a journalist. When Milly asks Val to move to New York so they can raise their daughters together after a decade apart, Val agrees. But when they reunite, old secrets and truths come to light and Milly and Val are left wondering if they’ve just grown up or if they’ve grown apart as well.

“Take What You Can by Naima Coster is a dazzling story about the complex dynamic between two best friends as they navigate their changing relationship, marriages, class and motherhood,” says Good Morning America.

Following the announcement readers flooded to Good Morning America’s comments section to share how excited they were about this pick.

“I’m so excited! This is next up for me!!” commented one reader.

Take What You Can by Naima Coster - Pamela Dorman Books — Pamela Dorman Books

Another said “This sounds fantastic, I’m in!”

The author also commented on the news, writing, “I am over the moon” in an Instagram post.

“I lived so much through the making of this book. Two more babies alongside my first one, pregnancies, grief, working full time (for only half the years—those first few years of writing full time helped the book get off the ground) and many times I wasn’t sure the book would ever be work, and I’d ever be on the other side of it,” she continued. “This novel has almost everything I obsess over in it—class and travel and friendship and chosen family and motherlessness and grief and Brooklyn and the sea and sweet babies and the audacity to dream of a better life than you’ve known—and I’m ready to have fun with it.”

‘Good Morning America’s August young adult book club pick

Along with their adult pick, Good Morning America announced The Hardest Ones to Fool by Christina Li as their young adult book club pick. In that novel, a teen scammer named Amelia Wu is dating three boys and none of them know about the others. How? She has alter egos: Amy, Ellie and Mia. But when Amelia’s best friend ends up dead, her relationships start to unravel and she needs to team up with Jackie, the editor-in-chief of the school newspaper and a self-proclaimed true-crime junkie, to get to the bottom of it. Can she catch the killer before even more lies begin to surface? Only time will tell.

The Hardest Ones to Fool by Christina Li - Penguin Workshop — Penguin Workshop

“The Hardest Ones to Fool by Christina Li is a fast-paced, twisty thriller that explores ambition, identity and the cost of getting exactly what you want,” says Good Morning America. “Get ready for an ending you won’t see coming!”

Take What You Can and The Hardest Ones to Fool are available for purchase now wherever books are sold.