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Changing Things Up at Your Book Group
We know that many groups like to change things up a bit and are looking to try different genres. A number of you have told us that you are looking for a thriller that can spark a conversation. I think we have one for you. NEED TO KNOW by Karen Cleveland, a New York Times bestseller that releases in paperback on July 24th, is the new prize book in our “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest. When I read it last year, a publishing contact told me that I would read it in four hours. And so I did --- and I loved it. It was a completely propulsive read, and as soon as I closed it, I knew it was going to be a Bookreporter.com Bets On title.
In it, Vivian Miller is a high-powered CIA analyst who is happily married and the mother of four children. But her life is upended when she makes a shocking discovery that leads her to question everything she believes. She thought she knew her husband inside and out, but now she wonders if it was all a lie. How far will she go to learn the truth?
We’re giving three groups the chance to win 12 copies of this debut thriller. To enter, please fill out the form on this page by Monday, September 10th at noon ET (that’s right…we’re giving you TWO months to submit your entries rather than the usual one month). Click here for the guide, here for our review on Bookreporter.com, and here for my Bets On commentary. It was recently announced that Academy Award winner Charlize Theron is set to star in and produce the film adaptation of NEED TO KNOW. We will share more details on this project as soon as they become available.
In our previous “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest, here are the five books mentioned most frequently as titles that our book groups read: BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate, THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah, ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman, HILLBILLY ELEGY: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance, and LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng. Scroll further down the newsletter to see the Top 15.
If you have done anything to change up what your book group is doing, we would love to hear about it. Send me a note at [email protected] with the subject line "Book Group Change Up."
You only have until Wednesday, July 25th at noon ET to enter our contest for RAINY DAY FRIENDS, the second full-length entry in Jill Shalvis’ Wildstone series following her women’s fiction debut, LOST AND FOUND SISTERS. When Lanie Jacobs finds out that her late husband tricked several women, including herself, into believing that each of them was his legally wedded wife, she decides to make a fresh start. Lanie takes a job at the family-run Capriotti Winery, where she seems to fit right in. Everything is finally going well for her, but the arrival of 21-year-old River Green has the potential to turn her life upside down again. All you have to do is fill out this form to be one of the three readers who will win 12 copies of the book for their group.
We also want to be sure you have this major contest news on your radar. Penguin Random House is giving away all 100(!) books from PBS’s "Great American Read" series, which profiles America’s most beloved books. Click here to enter to win this epic grand prize (and don't forget to vote for your favorite novel from the list!). The deadline for your entries is Friday, August 31st at 11pm ET.
Earlier this year, we featured a contest that allowed 10 groups the chance to win up to six digital copies of the audiobook of Lisa Scottoline’s AFTER ANNA (read by Mozhan Marno and Jeremy Bobb) and give us their feedback on it. We’ve compiled the comments from our winning groups, which you can see here. Many thanks to all who listened to AFTER ANNA and took the time to share their opinions with us. If you have listened to this book on your own, we would love to hear from you about it. Drop me a note at [email protected] with the subject line “I listened to AFTER ANNA.”
Our latest featured guide is for THE BOOKSHOP OF YESTERDAYS by debut novelist Amy Meyerson. Miranda Brooks loved spending time in her eccentric uncle Billy’s bookstore and solving the inventive scavenger hunts he created just for her. But on her 12th birthday, Billy had a mysterious falling-out with her mother and was not heard from again. Sixteen years later, Miranda learns that Billy has died and left her Prospero Books, which is in danger of going bankrupt, and one final scavenger hunt. Miranda soon finds herself drawn into a journey where she meets people from Billy’s past whose stories reveal a history that Miranda’s mother has kept hidden --- and the terrible secret that tore her family apart. Click here for the guide. And be sure to also check out our Bookreporter.com review and our interview with Amy.
We have two additional guides for this update: THE LAST THING I TOLD YOU by Emily Arsenault, a psychological thriller about the murder of a psychologist in a quiet New England town and his former patient with a violent past; and THE LIDO, Libby Page’s charming, feel-good debut novel that will be a Bets On pick.
How many book groups are you a member of? That’s our latest poll question; click here to let us know! We get this question a lot and know that many of you are in more than one group, so do chime in.
In our previous poll, we wanted to know which months your book group typically meets during the summer. And it’s clear that most of you do not take a summer break from your group! Here’s the breakdown: June (84%), July (73%), August (72%) --- and only 9% do not meet in the summer. I know my mom migrates from her at-home book group (which does not meet in the summer) to her beach book group (which meets year-round).
My book group is not taking the summer off. Our next selection is ORPHAN TRAIN by Christina Baker Kline.
Just a reminder that on Tuesday, July 24th at 5pm ET, Simon & Schuster will host a Facebook Live Book Club chat with Alice Hoffman. Her latest book, THE RULES OF MAGIC, which is now available in paperback, is the inaugural title in S&S's Book Club Favorites, a new initiative that features and promotes noteworthy book club titles. Feel free to submit any questions you may have for Alice on this page, and there's a chance she'll answer them during the live stream. At the conclusion of this chat, August's pick will be revealed. Click here for much more info on the program and how you and your group can get involved!
I have two more Summer Reading Library events coming up. One is on Wednesday, August 1st at 6pm at the Avalon Public Library in Avalon, New Jersey, and the second is on Wednesday, August 15th at 7pm at the Levittown Public Library on Long Island. I hope to see some of our readers there.
Here's to a great month of reading and a great discussion if your group is meeting this month. If not, use this month to read something to suggest to your group!
Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])
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"What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest: Enter to Win 12 Copies of NEED TO KNOW
by Karen Cleveland for Your Group
Each month, we ask book groups to share the titles they are reading that month and rate them. From all entries, three winners will be selected, and each will win 12 copies of that month’s prize book for their group. Note: To be eligible to win, let us know the title of the book that YOUR book group is CURRENTLY reading, NOT the title we are giving away.
This month's prize book is the paperback edition of Karen Cleveland's debut thriller, NEED TO KNOW, in which a high-powered CIA analyst makes a shocking discovery about her husband that leads her to question everything she believes. This New York Times bestseller was a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick when it released in hardcover earlier this year, and film rights have been sold to Universal Pictures for Charlize Theron. To enter, please fill out the form on this page by Monday, September 10th at noon ET.
NEED TO KNOW by Karen Cleveland (Thriller)
Perfect husband. Perfect father. Perfect liar?
Vivian Miller. High-powered CIA analyst, happily married to a man she adores, mother of four beautiful children. Until the moment she makes a shocking discovery that makes her question everything she believes.
She thought she knew her husband inside and out. But now she wonders if it was all a lie. How far will she go to learn the truth? And does she really...
...NEED TO KNOW?
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read Carol's Bookreporter.com Bets On commentary.
Click here to enter the contest.
Special Contest: Enter to Win 12 Copies of
RAINY DAY FRIENDS by Jill Shalvis for Your Group
We are celebrating the release of RAINY DAY FRIENDS by Jill Shalvis --- a moving story of heart, loss, betrayal and friendship --- with a special contest that will give three groups the opportunity to win 12 copies of the book, which is the stand-alone second novel in the Wildstone series. To enter, please fill out this form by Wednesday, July 25th at noon ET.
RAINY DAY FRIENDS by Jill Shalvis (Romance)
Six months after Lanie Jacobs’ husband’s death, it’s hard to imagine anything could deepen her sense of pain and loss. But then Lanie discovers she isn’t the only one grieving his sudden passing. A serial adulterer, he left behind several other women who, like Lanie, each believe she was his legally wedded wife.
Rocked by the infidelity, Lanie is left to grapple with searing questions. How could she be so wrong about a man she thought she knew better than anyone? Will she ever be able to trust another person? Can she even trust herself?
Desperate to make a fresh start, Lanie impulsively takes a job at the family-run Capriotti Winery. At first, she feels like an outsider among the boisterous Capriottis. With no real family of her own, she’s bewildered by how quickly they all take her under their wing and make her feel like she belongs. Especially Mark Capriotti, a gruffly handsome Air Force veteran turned deputy sheriff who manages to wind his way into Lanie’s cold, broken heart --- along with the rest of the clan.
Everything is finally going well for her, but the arrival of River Green changes all that. The fresh-faced 21-year-old seems as sweet as they come…until her dark secrets come to light --- secrets that could destroy the new life Lanie has only just begun to build.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
Click here to enter the contest.
New Featured Guide: THE BOOKSHOP OF YESTERDAYS by Amy Meyerson
THE BOOKSHOP OF YESTERDAYS by Amy Meyerson (Fiction)
Miranda Brooks grew up in the stacks of her eccentric Uncle Billy’s bookstore, solving the inventive scavenger hunts he created just for her. But on Miranda’s 12th birthday, Billy has a mysterious falling-out with her mother and suddenly disappears from Miranda’s life. She doesn’t hear from him again until 16 years later when she receives unexpected news: Billy has died and left her Prospero Books, which is teetering on bankruptcy --- and one final scavenger hunt.
When Miranda returns home to Los Angeles and to Prospero Books --- now as its owner --- she finds clues that Billy has hidden for her inside novels on the store’s shelves, in locked drawers of his apartment upstairs, in the name of the store itself. Miranda becomes determined to save Prospero Books and to solve Billy’s last scavenger hunt. She soon finds herself drawn into a journey where she meets people from Billy’s past, people whose stories reveal a history that Miranda’s mother has kept hidden --- and the terrible secret that tore her family apart.
Bighearted and trenchantly observant, THE BOOKSHOP OF YESTERDAYS is a lyrical story of family, love and the healing power of community. It’s a love letter to reading and bookstores, and a testament to how our histories shape who we become.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read our interview with Amy Meyerson.
Click here for the featured guide.
Winners of the AFTER ANNA Audiobook Contest Comment on Their Listening Experience
Throughout the month of April, we ran a contest that gave 10 groups the chance to win up to six digital copies of the audiobook of Lisa Scottoline’s latest novel, AFTER ANNA (read by Mozhan Marno and Jeremy Bobb), and give us their feedback on it. We’ve compiled the comments from our winning groups, which you can see here. Many thanks to all who listened to the audiobook and took the time to share their opinions with us.
AFTER ANNA Audiobook written by Lisa Scottoline, read by Mozhan Marno and Jeremy Bobb (Thriller)
Dr. Noah Alderman has remarried a wonderful woman, Maggie Ippolitti. Despite her longing for the daughter she hasn’t seen since she was a baby, Maggie is happy too, and she’s even more overjoyed when she unexpectedly gets another chance to be a mother to the child she thought she'd lost forever: her only daughter, Anna. But events take a heartbreaking turn when Anna is murdered, and Noah is accused and tried for the heinous crime. Maggie must face not only the devastation of losing her daughter, but the realization that Anna's murder may have been at the hands of a husband she loves. In the wake of this tragedy, new information drives Maggie to search for the truth, leading her to discover something darker than she ever could have imagined.
Riveting and disquieting, AFTER ANNA is a groundbreaking domestic thriller, as well as an audiobook of emotional justice and legal intrigue. And New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline will keep listeners hooked until the final shocking seconds.
While no guide is available at this time, be sure to check out our mystery/thriller discussion questions, which may help you in your group's discussion of the book.
- Click here to listen to a clip from the audiobook.
- Click here to read a review of the hardcover on Bookreporter.com.
Click here to read comments from our winning groups
about the AFTER ANNA audiobook.
July's Reading Roundup: Top Picks from
Indie Next, LibraryReads, Target and Costco
Each month, we share top book picks from Indie Next and LibraryReads, as well as the Target Book Club title and Pennie's Pick for Costco.
This month's Indie Next titles include MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION, Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel about a young woman's efforts to duck the ills of the world by embarking on an extended hibernation with the help of one of the worst psychiatrists in the annals of literature and the battery of medicines she prescribes; AN OCEAN OF MINUTES by Thea Lim, a sweeping literary love story about two people who are at once mere weeks and many years apart; and IF YOU SEE ME, DON’T SAY HI, a collection of 11 stories from debut author Neel Patel, who gives voice to our most deeply held stereotypes and then slowly undermines them.
LibraryReads is spotlighting SPINNING SILVER, a fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale from UPROOTED author Naomi Novik; THE ROMANOV EMPRESS by C.W. Gortner, a dramatic novel of the beloved Empress Maria, the Danish girl who became the mother of the last Russian tsar; and DEAR MRS. BIRD, AJ Pearce’s debut set in London during World War II about an adventurous young woman who becomes a secret advice columnist.
July’s Target Book Club title is THE LAST MRS. PARRISH by Liv Constantine, and Pennie's Pick for Costco is THE OTHER WOMAN by Daniel Silva.
Click here for the complete roundup.
Our Most Popular Book Group Selections for June's "What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest
New July Releases of Interest to Book Groups
Below are a number of books releasing in July for the first time (which we aren't currently featuring on the site) that we think will be of interest to book groups.
BELIEVE ME by JP Delaney (Psychological Thriller)
A struggling actor, Claire agrees to become a decoy for a firm of divorce lawyers. Hired to entrap straying husbands, she must catch them on tape with their seductive propositions. When the wife of one of Claire’s targets is violently murdered, the cops are sure the husband is to blame. Desperate to catch him before he kills again, they enlist Claire to lure him into a confession.
CLOCK DANCE by Anne Tyler (Fiction)
One day, Willa receives a startling phone call from a stranger. Without fully understanding why, she flies across the country to Baltimore to look after a young woman she's never met, her nine-year-old daughter, and their dog, Airplane. This impulsive decision will lead Willa into uncharted territory.
COTTAGE BY THE SEA by Debbie Macomber (Romance)
Rocked by tragedy, Annie Marlow heads to the one place that makes her happy: Oceanside in the Pacific Northwest, the destination of many family vacations when she was a teenager. Once there, Annie begins to restore her broken spirit, thanks in part to the folks she meets. But then events threaten to undo the idyll Annie has come to enjoy.
GHOSTED by Rosie Walsh (Fiction)
When Sarah meets Eddie, they connect instantly and fall in love. So when Eddie leaves for a long-booked vacation and promises to call from the airport, she has no cause to doubt him. But he doesn't call. There is a reason for Eddie's disappearance, and it's the one thing they didn't share with each other: the truth.
GIVE ME YOUR HAND by Megan Abbott (Psychological Thriller)
Kit Owens and Diane Fleming developed an unlikely friendship in high school. But then Diane shared a secret that changed everything between them. More than a decade later, the past comes roaring back when Kit discovers that Diane is her competition for a position both women covet, taking part in groundbreaking new research led by their idol.
HALF MOON BAY by Alice LaPlante (Psychological Thriller)
Jane loses everything when her teenage daughter is killed in a senseless accident. Sometime later, she makes one tiny stab at a new life: she moves from San Francisco to the seaside town of Half Moon Bay. But when children begin to disappear, her neighbors start wondering if she herself has unleashed the horror of loss.
I SEE LIFE THROUGH ROSÉ-COLORED GLASSES: True Stories and Confessions by Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella (Humor/Essays)
The bestselling mother-daughter duo are back with more hilarious, witty and true tales from their lives. Whether they are attempting to hike the Grand Canyon, setting up phone calls with their dogs, or learning what “adulting” means, Lisa and Francesca are guaranteed to make you laugh, cry and appreciate the funniest moments in life.
THE LAST TIME I LIED by Riley Sager (Psychological Thriller)
In this latest thriller from the bestselling author of FINAL GIRLS, a young woman returns to her childhood summer camp to uncover the truth about a tragedy that happened there 15 years ago.
THE QUIET SIDE OF PASSION: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel by Alexander McCall Smith (Mystery)
Isabel Dalhousie and her husband, Jamie, hire a new au pair, and Isabel brings on an intelligent assistant editor to share her workload. Both women, though, have romantic entanglements that threaten to interfere with their work, and Isabel must decide how best to navigate this tricky domestic situation.
THE SHORTEST WAY HOME by Miriam Parker (Fiction)
After years of working hard toward a life more stable than the one she grew up in, Hannah is finally about to have everything she ever wanted. But when, on a romantic weekend trip to Sonoma with her boyfriend, Hannah is spontaneously offered a marketing job at a family-run winery they visit and doesn't immediately refuse, their meticulously planned forever threatens to come crashing down.
THE SUMMER WIVES by Beatriz Williams (Historical Fiction)
New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams brings us the blockbuster novel of the season --- an electrifying postwar fable of love, class, power and redemption set among the inhabitants of an island off the New England coast.
WHEN WE FOUND HOME by Susan Mallery (Fiction)
Callie Smith doesn’t know how to feel when she discovers she has a brother and a sister --- Malcolm, who grew up with affection, wealth and privilege, and Keira, a streetwise 12-year-old. Becoming a family will take patience, humor, a little bit of wine and a whole lot of love. But love isn’t Malcolm’s strong suit --- that is, until he meets a beautiful barista.
THE WIDOWER'S NOTEBOOK: A Memoir by Jonathan Santlofer (Memoir)
Written with unexpected humor and great warmth, THE WIDOWER’S NOTEBOOK is a portrait of a marriage, an account of the complexities of finding oneself single again after losing your spouse, and a story of the enduring power of familial love.
Featured Guide: THE DEVIL’S REWARD
by Emmanuelle de Villepin
THE DEVIL'S REWARD written by Emmanuelle de Villepin, translated by C. Jon Delogu (Fiction)
Christiane, 86 years old with a vibrant sense of humor, lives alone in a large apartment in the heart of Paris. Her daughter, Catherine, is her total opposite: sullen and uptight, filled with resentment toward her unfaithful Milanese husband. After discovering yet another affair, Catherine takes refuge in Paris at her mother’s home, accompanied by her own daughter, Luna. Christiane --- who, in spite of occasional dalliances on both sides, lived a beautiful love story with her late husband --- uses all of her freethinking charm in an effort to change Catherine’s rigid, self-pitying attitude.
As the women air their opposing views, Luna discovers by chance that her great-grandfather had met the philosopher Rudolf Steiner, the subject of the thesis she is in the middle of writing. Seeing Luna’s avid curiosity, Christiane takes the opportunity to tell the story of her family, which spans the 20th century. Memories resurface, and past events are reconstructed, shedding a new light on the present.
With a keen, lighthearted wit, THE DEVIL'S REWARD shows that life is complicated and often painful, but when conventional morals are imperative, it becomes unbearable.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to visit Emmanuelle de Villepin's website.
Click here for the featured guide.
July's New in Paperback Roundups on Bookreporter.com
July's roundup of New in Paperback fiction titles on Bookreporter.com includes Y IS FOR YESTERDAY, which finds private investigator Kinsey Millhone confronting her darkest and most disturbing case, and marks the end of the Alphabet mysteries following the passing of Sue Grafton in December 2017; Ayobami Adebayo's debut, STAY WITH ME, the unforgettable story of a marriage as seen through the eyes of both husband and wife, which asks how much we can sacrifice for the sake of family; and THE ADDRESS, Fiona Davis' compelling novel about the thin lines between love and loss, success and ruin, passion and madness, all hidden behind the walls of the Dakota, New York City's most famous residence.
Among our nonfiction highlights are DEMOCRACY, Condoleezza Rice's sweeping look at the global struggle for democracy and why America must continue to support the cause of human freedom; AN ODYSSEY by award-winning memoirist and critic Daniel Mendelsohn, a deeply moving tale of a father and son's transformative journey in reading --- and reliving --- Homer's epic masterpiece; AT THE STRANGER’S GATE, Adam Gopnik’s memoir that captures the romance of New York City in the 1980s; and Nate Blakeslee’s AMERICAN WOLF, the enthralling story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved or feared her.
Find out what's New in Paperback for the weeks of
July 2nd, July 9th, July 16th, July 23rd and July 30th.
Bookreporter.com Bets On:
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LULULEMONS Audiobook
written by Lauren Weisberger, read by Laura Benanti
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LULULEMONS Audiobook written by Lauren Weisberger, read by Laura Benanti (Fiction)
Audiobook listeners know that it’s all about the narrator. I was wildly impressed with Laura Benanti, who narrated Lauren Weisberger's WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LULULEMONS. Every character’s voice was distinct and completely captured their personalities and nuances, which made the listening experience all the more fun. I found myself laughing out loud so many times.
Lauren hit the same groove that worked so well in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. This time, the setting is Greenwich, Connecticut, and she captures the “I can one-up you” vibe of the town in pitch-perfect style.
Miriam has moved there as her husband sold his company, and they wanted their three children to grow up outside the city. She has given up her high-powered job as an attorney with some longing and regret. Emily Charlton, who many will remember as an assistant to the infamous Miranda Priestly, is now an image consultant to the stars. But there’s a feeling that she’s a bit long in the tooth, and out of the social media groove, and her clients are zipping off to the new guard for their coddling.
But then the perfect opportunity comes along. Karolina Hartwell, a former supermodel who walked the runway for Victoria’s Secret, among others, is arrested for a DUI. Karolina is married to a well-connected senator, and suddenly her world inside the Beltway is plucked away. She retreats to Greenwich where Miriam knows her, and Emily sees her as a way to make a comeback --- and, in an interesting way, Miranda lends a hand.
It’s a fast-paced romp of a read, and I mean that in the best possible sense. Lauren layers great lines on top of one another and consistently ups the ante. Enjoy it on audio if you can!
- Click here to read a review of the hardcover on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for more books we're betting you'll love.
Bookreporter.com's Summer Reading
Contests and Feature
Summer is here! At Bookreporter.com, this means it's time for us to share some great summer book picks with our Summer Reading Contests and Feature. We are hosting a series of 24-hour contests for these titles on select days through August 24th. You will need to check the site to see the featured prize book and enter to win. We also are sending a special newsletter to announce each title, which you can sign up for here.
This year’s prize books include:
Click here to read all the contest details
and see the prize books being awarded in May, June, July and August.
Enter Our Ongoing Bookreporter.com Contests:
"Word of Mouth" and "Sounding Off on Audio"
Word of Mouth Contest:
Tell Us What You're Reading --- and You Can Win Two Books!
Tell us about the books you’ve finished reading with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars. During the contest period from July 6th to July 20th at noon ET, three lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win a copy of CLOCK DANCE by Anne Tyler and GIVE ME YOUR HAND by Megan Abbott.
To make sure other readers will be able to find the books you write about, please include the full title and correct author names (your entry must include these to be eligible to win). For rules and guidelines, click here.
Click here to enter the contest.
Please note: A new Word of Mouth contest will be up
on Friday, July 20th at noon ET.
Sounding Off on Audio Contest:
Tell Us What You're Listening to --- and You Can Win Two Audiobooks!
Tell us about the audiobooks you’ve finished listening to with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars for both the performance and the content. During the contest period from July 2nd to August 1st at noon ET, two lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win the audio versions of JP Delaney's BELIEVE ME, read by Sally Scott and others, and Debbie Macomber's COTTAGE BY THE SEA, read by Karissa Vacker.
To make sure other readers will be able to find the audiobook, please include the full title and correct author names (your entry must include these to be eligible to win). For complete rules and guidelines, click here.
Click here to enter the contest.
Please note: A new Sounding Off on Audio contest will be up
on Wednesday, August 1st at noon ET.
We currently are featuring the following guides on ReadingGroupGuides.com:
THE BOOKSHOP OF YESTERDAYS by Amy Meyerson (Fiction)
A woman inherits a beloved bookstore and sets forth on a journey of self-discovery in this poignant debut about family, forgiveness and a love of reading.
THE DEVIL'S REWARD written by Emmanuelle de Villepin, translated by C. Jon Delogu (Fiction)
Three generations of women untangle a complex family story that encompasses the First and Second World Wars, revealing unexpected lessons about marriage and fidelity.
THE LAST THING I TOLD YOU by Emily Arsenault (Psychological Thriller)
From the acclaimed author of THE EVENING SPIDER and THE BROKEN TEAGLASS comes this psychological thriller about the murder of a psychologist in a quiet New England town and his former patient whose unreliable thread will keep readers guessing until the shocking end.
LEFT: A Love Story by Mary Hogan (Fiction)
In this beautifully crafted novel from the author of the critically acclaimed TWO SISTERS comes the story of a woman who retreats into a fantasy world on New York City’s Upper West Side as she slowly loses her once whip-smart husband to dementia --- perfect for fans of STILL ALICE.
THE LIDO by Libby Page (Fiction)
In the tradition of Fredrik Backman, THE LIDO is a charming, feel-good novel that captures the heart and spirit of a community across generations --- an irresistible tale of love, loss, aging and friendship.
THE LOST ONES by Sheena Kamal (Psychological Thriller)
THE LOST ONES is a dark, compulsively readable psychological suspense debut, the first in a series featuring the brilliant, fearless, chaotic and deeply flawed Nora Watts --- a character as heartbreakingly troubled, emotionally complex and irresistibly compelling as Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander and Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole.
MIDNIGHT BLUE by Simone van der Vlugt (Historical Fiction)
From Simone Van Der Vlugt comes her European bestselling novel of a young woman's rise as a painter in Holland's Golden Age --- perfect for readers of THE MINIATURIST, TULIP FEVER and GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING.
NEED TO KNOW by Karen Cleveland (Thriller)
Vivian Miller. High-powered CIA analyst, happily married to a man she adores, mother of four beautiful children. Until the moment she makes a shocking discovery that makes her question everything she believes.
RAINY DAY FRIENDS by Jill Shalvis (Fiction)
Following the USA Today bestseller LOST AND FOUND SISTERS comes RAINY DAY FRIENDS, Jill Shalvis’ moving story of heart, loss, betrayal and friendship.
Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they appeared in hardcover, are now available in paperback:
THE ADDRESS by Fiona Davis (Historical Fiction)
Fiona Davis, author of THE DOLLHOUSE, returns with a compelling novel about the thin lines between love and loss, success and ruin, passion and madness, all hidden behind the walls of The Dakota, New York City’s most famous residence.
STAY WITH ME by Ayobami Adebayo (Fiction)
This celebrated, unforgettable first novel, shortlisted for the prestigious Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and set in Nigeria, gives voice to both husband and wife as they tell the story of their marriage --- and the forces that threaten to tear it apart.
This Month's Poll:
How Many Book Groups Do You Belong To?
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Click here to vote in the poll by Monday, September 10th at noon ET.
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