10 New Books With Plots So Wild They Sound Fake

A woman becomes obsessed with her boyfriend's cat. An oil heir decides his problems end at the World's Strongest Man competition. A doctor builds a psychedelic empire on toad secretions. Every one of these is a real book out this month, and August's strangest releases might also be its most interesting.

1. Kitten — Stacey Yu #1
2. Hello, Limerence — Momo Yamaguchi #2
3. Daytona Teddy Riggs — Drew Buxton #3
4. The Responsible Party — Claire Carusillo #4
5. The Ego Trip — Kimon de Greef #5
6. Burnside — Devyn Defoe #6
7. Mia — Leslie Bazzett #7
8. The Unknown — Riley Sager #8
9. My Person — Téa Mutonji #9
10. Etna — Paul Yoon #10