Before Amazon was the e-commerce monolith we know it as today, it was a bookstore — so, of course, the Prime Day book deals are pretty great.
Books of all genres and types are discounted deeply (even more than normal!) so if you’re looking to bulk up your home library, now is definitely the time to do it. Don’t exactly have space for a haul of physical books? No problem.
Kindle e-books are also discounted during Prime Day, some of which are completely free with the Kindle Unlimited three months free promotion going on now for Amazon Prime subscribers. You’ll get three months of the library-esque subscription plan for free before $11.99/month payments begin.
If you read with your ears, you’re not being left out either! Eligible Amazon Prime members can take advantage of a three-month free trial of Audible Premium Plus. That comes with three free audiobooks of your choice over three months, and you’ll get to keep those even if you cancel the free trials.
Below, we rounded up some of the best book deals on Amazon’s bestsellers, and more. Uses the links below to jump around and explore more.
Bestsellers:
“Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and a Culture in Crisis” by JD Vance
Newly announced GOP Vice Presidential pick J.D. Vance rose to prominence in 2016 with the release of “Hillbilly Elegy,” which follows the Senator’s early life in a working-class midwestern family.
“Fire & Blood” by George R.R. Martin
Before there was “House of the Dragon” there was “Fire & Blood,” a centuries-long history of House Targaryen that serves as basis for HBO’s current Sunday night smash.
“Educated: A Memoir” by Tara Westover
“Educated” is the best-selling memoir by Tara Westover, that chronicles the author’s adolescense as she leaves her survivalist family in Idaho, who kept her out of school, behind to study at Harvard and Cambridge,
“Everything I Know About Love” by Dolly Alderton
The bestselling author of “Ghosts” and “Good Material” also penned a deeply personal memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning to navigate friendships, jobs, loss, and love along the ride.
“The Song of Achilles” by Madeline Miller
Author Madeline Miller is a classics scholar, and “The Song of Achilles” is her debut novel. Miller takes the classic poem “The Iliad” and reimagines it, telling the story from war hero Patroclus’ point of view and focusing on the profound and moving love story at the center of the action-adventure epic. If you’re looking for a book that’ll make you cry, this is it.
“The Paper Palace” by Miranda Cowley Heller
Set over one day in picturesque Cape Cod, “The Paper Palace” follows a woman as she’s facing the biggest decision of her life: stay with her faithful husband and the life they’ve built together, or leave with her first love for a life she’d always imagined.
“The Women: A Novel” by Kristin Hannah
“The Women,” the latest female-centered historical novel by Kristin Hannah, follows Frankie, who enlists in the Army Nurses Corps and follows her brother to Vietnam in 1965. The novel continues through the end of the war, placing Frankie and her veteran friends back in a divided America.
“The Housemaid” by Freida McFadden
Viral sensation “The Housemaid” is a twisty psychological thriller about a woman recently released from prison, who gets a job working as a housemaid for a rich, suspicious family and begins to suspect strange things are happening with the family.
“Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin
In the words of Fleabag, “this is a love story,” though it may be unlike any one you’ve read before. Sam and Sadie — “two college friends, often in love, but never lovers” — become creative partners in video game design and overnight successes. The novel chronicles their relationship over 30 years from when they meet as children through fame catapulting them into levels of stardom they’ve never imagined.
Celebrity memoirs:
“Greenlights” by Matthew McConaughey
In “Greenlights,” McConaughey sat down with diaries he’d been keeping for over thirty years to create “an album, a record, a story of my life so far.”
“This is fifty years of my sights and seens, felts and figured-outs, cools and shamefuls. Graces, truths, and beauties of brutality. Getting away withs, getting caughts, and getting wets while trying to dance between the raindrops,” the book’s description reads.
“Spare” by Prince Harry
A story of love, loss, and healing by the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry recounts life before and after his mother Princess Diana’s death, growing up in front of the world, joining the British Army, meeting future wife Meghan Markle, and eventually daring to do something few, including his mother, had tried before: leaving the royal family.
“Finding Me: A Memoir of Self Discovery and Radical Honesty” by Viola Davis
Actress Viola Davis recounts the steps she took in her journey from Central Falls, Rhode Island, to acting on stage in New York City, and studying at the Juilliard School.
Davis’s note on the book description reads: “As I wrote “Finding Me,” my eyes were open to the truth of how our stories are often not given close examination. We are forced to reinvent them to fit into a crazy, competitive, judgmental world. So I wrote this for anyone running through life untethered, desperate and clawing their way through murky memories, trying to get to some form of self-love. For anyone who needs reminding that a life worth living can only be born from radical honesty and the courage to shed facades and be . . . you.”
“Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly” by Anthony Bourdain
“Kitchen Confidential” was the memoir that launched Chef Anthony Bourdain to fame, way before “No Reservations.” In it, the late chef recounts “twenty-five years of sex, drugs, bad behavior and haute cuisine.” He takes readers on a journey through his culinary life, from his first oyster in the Gironde to dishwashing in Provincetown to kitchens in New York City, Paris, Tokyo, and beyond.
“Yearbook” by Seth Rogen
“Yearbook” is a collection of (true) short stories by Seth Rogen about growing up, beginning stand-up comedy, doing drugs, and working as an actor in Los Angeles. The audiobook of “Yearbook” is unique in that it’s narrated by Rogan and a full cast: Rogen’s mom and dad, Nick Kroll, Jay Pharoah, Jason Segel, Dan Aykroyd, and Ike Barinholtz are among the funny people who make an appearance.
“My Name is Barbra” by Barbra Streisand
This is a deal worth singing about. The long awaited memoir from superstar Barbra Streisand is here and it is… massive. We’re talking nearly 1,000 pages and an audiobook that runs two days (48 hours and 17 minutes to be exact).
#Booktok faves:
“Onyx Storm” by Rebecca Yarros
The most-purchased book on Amazon right now is one that won’t be delivered to your doorstep until January. It’s, of course, the long-awaited third book in Rebecca Yarros’ ‘The Empyrean’ romantasy (romance + fantasy) series, following Fourth Wing and Iron Flame.
“Red, White & Royal Blue” by Casey McQuiston
McQuiston’s debut novel (the Prime Video adaptation of which just got nominated for an Emmy!) is a new adult romance about a hypothetical situation: what if a First Son of the United States fell for the Prince of England?
“Funny Story” by Emily Henry
How do polar opposites Daphne and Miles end up living together while their exes are happily engaged mere weeks after the respective breakups? Well, it’s kind of a funny story…
“A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas
One of Booktok’s collective all-time faves is this romantasy novel, which is the start of a series that currently has four novels and one novella.
“It Ends with Us” by Colleen Hoover
Before you check out “It Ends with Us” in theaters next month, read the book, which is the breakout novel of one of Booktok’s favorite authors, Colleen Hoover.
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