Have you used your Amazon student discounts yet?
College life gets busy: classes, assignments, side hustles, and trying to keep some kind of social life going. So when you do get time to switch off, your entertainment needs to hit.
That’s why we’ve pulled together Amazon’s Top Titles for August – the books, audiobooks, shows, and music we think you’ll genuinely want to make time for.
Whether you’re listening between classes, streaming in your dorm, or watching with friends, these picks are built to fit around your schedule.
Even better, they’re all available through Amazon – with student-friendly offers across Prime, Audible, and Prime Video.
Right now, you can explore:
Amazon Music student discount: 30-day free trial
Amazon Audible student discount: 3 months for $0.99 per month, then $8.99 per month
Amazon Prime student discount: 50% off Amazon Prime for young adults - just $7.49 a month or $69 for a year
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Our Amazon Music picks
If your study playlists need a refresh, Amazon Music’s 30 day free offer is the perfect excuse to dive into something new. Here’s our top pick for this month (and also one of the most-streamed albums on Amazon Music right now):
Lost Weekend – Phoebe Bridgers
Phoebe Bridgers is finally back with Lost Weekend, her first solo album in six years. Her arena tour sold out within hours across the US and UK, so this one's less a quiet indie release and more a full moment.
It drops August 14, just in time for a very different kind of end-of-summer listening. You'll want this one on your playlist.
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petal – Ariana Grande
She's back! Ariana Grande's eighth studio album, petal, arrives at the end of the month, midway through her Eternal Sunshine tour. Lead single "Hate That I Made You Love Me" already hit number one, and Grande's described the record as "full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging."
It drops July 31, so keep an eye out – this one's shaping up to be one of the biggest pop releases of the summer.
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Starr Girl – Ayra Starr
From one of afrobeats' reigning "it girls," Starr Girl is Ayra Starr's third studio album, and her first since signing with Roc Nation. Expect the same confident, genre-blending sound that's made her one of the most-streamed African artists internationally.
Out August 14 too – the same day as Bridgers, making it a genuinely stacked release date.
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Our Amazon Audible picks
Audiobooks are one of the easiest ways to fit reading into your routine. Walking to class, commuting, or resting between study sessions – all you have to do is just press play.
With the Amazon Audible student discount, you can explore titles like this:
The Odyssey - Homer
With it being one of the most highly anticipated films to come out this year, directed by the Christopher Nolan and with an incredible star-studded cast lined up - why not get ahead of the game and dive into the original works?
The Odyssey follows Odysseus's ten-year journey home after the Trojan War – shipwrecks, monsters, a vengeful sea god, and a hero relying on wit alone to survive it. Some stories never stop being relevant.
One of the earliest works of Western literature, and still one of the best.
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The Iliad – Homer
If The Odyssey has you hooked, The Iliad is the natural next listen – the direct prequel, covering the siege of Troy that sets the whole story in motion. It's having its own moment right now thanks to the same film wave.
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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! – Liv Albert
For the deep dive between books, Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! is the most popular Greek mythology podcast on Audible right now – witty, contemporary retellings of the exact myths behind The Odyssey and The Iliad, perfect prep before or after watching the film.
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Fourth Wing – Rebecca Yarros
The romantasy phenomenon that needs no introduction. Fourth Wing is getting fresh attention with the announcement of book four in the Empyrean series, out this September – not the next sequel, but a spin-off, and the reveal alone is enough to send the fandom back to book one.
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Our Perfect Storm – Carley Fortune
Childhood best friends Frankie and George escape to the misty rainforests and beaches of Tofino, British Columbia, in Our Perfect Storm. After Frankie's fiancé dumps her on her wedding weekend, George convinces her to take the honeymoon trip with him instead – forcing them to confront years of buried feelings.
Carley Fortune's books routinely hit number one on the New York Times Bestseller list during peak holiday months, and this one's already circulating hard on TikTok and Audible charts.
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Funny Story – Emily Henry
Netflix just announced it's adapting Funny Story into a film, giving this one a fresh wave of attention. It follows practical librarian Daphne and chaotic wine bar worker Miles, who become roommates after their exes leave them for each other – and fake-date to make them jealous, ultimately falling for each other instead.
Emily Henry dominates summer reading lists every year, and the Netflix news has this one resurging hard right now.
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Our Prime Video picks
With the Amazon Prime student discount, you get access to Prime Video, meaning you can stream series and live content without paying extra.
Here’s what we’d recommend adding to your watchlist this month:
Sterling Point
From Megan Park (My Old Ass) comes Sterling Point, a coming-of-age drama about a girl who inherits property and uncovers a secret family her father had alongside her own. It centers on two sisters coming to terms with each other, all set against a Canadian island backdrop.
All eight episodes drop August 5.
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The Sheep Detectives
Hugh Jackman stars in The Sheep Detectives, a family mystery-comedy about a flock of murder-mystery-obsessed sheep investigating the death of their beloved shepherd. Funnier than it sounds, with real emotional weight underneath.
Also included with your Prime membership at no extra cost.
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