August has arrived! Wooo! Let’s hope it goes by as fast as the rest of the year because I’m ready for fall TV to get here!  Not a lot is returning this month which is great because I lean into the summer TV wind down. I talked all about that in my July wrap up. That said, this month I’m excited for the return of Insecure, Born This Way, and The Sinner as well as the TV movie, Love at Sea on Hallmark starring Alexa and Carlos PenaVega. I can’t even think of a TV movie that I’ve watched this year so that should be a treat!

Movie wise, I’ve already seen and really, really enjoyed The Darkest Minds. What a stellar adaptation! If this movie is on your watch list, Go! The trailer doesn’t do it justice! Next, I’m most excited this month for The Spy Who Dumped Me, The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Crazy Rich Asians. I do want to read the book first before I go see the latter! I want to enjoy it in all its glory!

As for books, first, I have to share that I’m writing a short story for the indie feminist horror anthology, BETTY BITES BACK. Details here!!! Woooo!!!!!

Okay, so for this month, I’m most excited for Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert, Fresh Ink edited by Lamar Giles, Monstress, Vol. 3 by Marjorie M. Liu, Illustrated by Sana Takeda, the novelization of the graphic novel, Giant Days (novel by Non Pratt), Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram, and Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson. I have an ARC of Adib’s book so I’m hoping I can get to that asap so I can talk about it on the day of its release!

What are you anticipating this month?

August 2, 2018
Books
* Apple In the Middle by Dawn Quigley

August 3, 2018
Movies in Theaters
The Darkest Minds
The Spy Who Dumped Me
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (Limited)
Christopher Robin
Eighth Grade

August 7, 2018
Books
* Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert
* White Rabbit, Red Wolf by Tom Pollock
* Nine by Zach Hines
* Girl at the Grave by Teri Bailey Black
* #MURDERTRENDING by Gretchen McNeil
* Neverwake by Amy Plum
* This Story Is a Lie by Tom Pollock
* An Informal History of the Hugos by Jo Walton

TV on Blu-ray/DVD
* Happy Endings: The Complete Series

Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
* Breaking In
* Life Of The Party

August 10, 2018
Movies in Theaters
The Meg

August 14, 2018
Books
* Fresh Ink edited by Lamar Giles
* Our Stories, Our Voices: 21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America edited by Amy Reed
* Worth A Thousand Words by Brigit Young
* See All the Stars by Kit Frick
* The Raging Ones by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie
* Monstress, Vol. 3 by Marjorie M. Liu, Illustrated by Sana Takeda

TV on Blu-ray/DVD
* 12 Monkeys: Season Three
* 12 Monkeys: Season Four
* Arrow: The Complete Sixth Season
* The Blacklist: The Complete Fifth Season
* SEAL Team: Season One
* A.P. Bio: Season One

Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
* Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War
* Bigfoot

August 15, 2018
Movies in Theaters
Crazy Rich Asians

August 17, 2018
Movies in Theaters
Alpha

August 21, 2018
Books
* Giant Days by Non Pratt
* Brave Enough by Kati Gardner
* We Regret to Inform You by A.E. Kaplan
* Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya
* Vox by Christina Dalcher

TV on Blu-ray/DVD
* The Walking Dead: The Complete Eighth Season
* Gotham: The Complete Fourth Season

Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
* Deadpool 2

August 24, 2018
Movies in Theaters
Replicas
An L.A. Minute
The Happytime Murders
Searching
The Bookshop

August 28, 2018
Books
* City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
* Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
* Mirage by Somaiya Daud*
* Toil & Trouble: 16 Tales of Women & Witchcraft edited by Tess Sharpe & Jessica Spotswood
* The Second Life of Ava Rivers by Faith Gardner
* That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger
* Seafire by Natalie C. Parker
* Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
* The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee
* The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, Illustrated by Rafael López
* Giant Days Vol. 8 by John Allison

TV on Blu-ray/DVD
* Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season Five
* The Flash: The Complete Fourth Season
* Criminal Minds: The Complete Thirteenth Season

Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
* Upgrade
* Book Club
* RBG

August 31, 2018
Movies in Theaters
Destination Wedding (Limited)
Kin

TV Premieres & Specials On My Radar

Note: Like above, the titles listed below are only of shows that I enjoy or am looking forward to checking out (new series are in CAPS), it’s not a definitive list of all of the premieres this month.

Sunday
9pm Fear the Walking Dead (AMC, August 12)
10pm Ballers (HBO, August 12)
10:30pm Insecure (HBO, August 12)

Tuesday
10pm Greenleaf (OWN, August 28)

Wednesday
8pm Born This Way (A&E, August 15)
10pm The Sinner (USA, August 1)

TV Movies

Hallmark – Love at Sea (August  11, 2018 9pm)
Syfy – Sharknado (August 19, 2018 8pm)