June 30, 2022

June 30, 2022

The “One-Book” Book Club

Summer is often a time when we find ourselves spending long stretches of time away from home. It may be weekends at a beach or lake house...or, if you are really lucky, the whole summer season. It also may be days at a swim club, or weekends. Or you may be getting together with family. Bring on the “One-Book” Book Club. Think about ONE book that would be fun for the group to read and would make for a great discussion. Give it a vote if multiple suggestions are out there. Plot a date and time to talk, and enjoy the discussion. See this as a great opportunity to talk books with people you normally do not chat about books with. We’d love to hear your thoughts on ideas like this, as well as if you pull together a “One-Book” Book Club.

Soak in the Sun with Five Must-Read Books for the Summer
Leading off the newsletter is our Summer-Themed Book Group Reads feature. Here, we are spotlighting five books from Harlequin Trade Publishing that we think book groups will enjoy discussing this summer: BEACH HOUSE SUMMER by Sarah Morgan, THE BOARDWALK BOOKSHOP by Susan Mallery, A CARIBBEAN HEIRESS IN PARIS by Adriana Herrera, THE HONEYMOON COTTAGE by Lori Foster, and SUMMER AT THE CAPE by RaeAnne Thayne. Scroll further down the newsletter to read all about these books and their authors. We also have discussion guides and excerpts for each title. See you at the water's edge for some fabulous beach reading!

Last Chance to Enter Our Monthly Contest
Next Wednesday, July 6th at noon ET is the deadline to enter our current “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest. Three of you will win up to 12 copies of Naomi Hirahara’s award-winning novel, CLARK AND DIVISION, for your group. A Bets On pick when it released in hardcover last August, the book is now available in paperback.

According to author Attica Locke, the book “opened my heart and mind to specifics of the experience of Japanese Americans during the Second World War. Rich in period detail, it is page-turning historical fiction, a tender family story, and a mystery that plays on two levels: What happened to Rose Ito? and At what cost are Japanese Americans finally seen as full Americans? It’s a story that moved me deeply.” I keep talking about this book with friends and thinking about the period details that were pitch perfect.

We have three new “Bookreporter Talks To” interviews to share with you in this newsletter.

First up is Tom Perrotta, whose latest book, TRACY FLICK CAN’T WIN, is the highly anticipated sequel to his 1998 novel, ELECTION, and a Bets On pick. Tracy Flick is back, and once again she is determined to take high school politics by storm.

Tom talks about what drew him to write about Tracy again and how she has become an icon. He sheds light on his work as a comic writer, as well as what it was like to work on HBO’s “Mrs. Fletcher” and “The Leftovers.” Curious if Reese Witherspoon, who played Tracy in Election on the big screen, has weighed in on TRACY FLICK CAN’T WIN? Tom lets us know. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast. Also, don’t miss the guide and our review on Bookreporter.

TRACY FLICK CAN’T WIN is Simon & Schuster’s Book Club Favorites pick for July. On Tuesday, July 19th at 2pm ET, members of the S&S team will discuss the book with Tom. Click here to RSVP for the event. If you missed their discussion of June’s pick, ON GIN LANE, featuring Brooke Lea Foster as their special guest, you can watch it here.

I had the pleasure of catching up with Julie Clark, whose new novel, THE LIES I TELL, is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller, and will be a Bets On selection (you can see my commentary in the next newsletter). This twisted domestic thriller dives deep into the psyches and motivations of two women and their unwavering quest to seek justice for the past and rewrite the future.

Julie explains the kernel of the idea that prompted the book; which of the two main characters, Meg or Kat, was easier to write; the challenges that the story's tight timeline presented; and why she wrote an alternate ending to her previous thriller, THE LAST FLIGHT, a Bets On pick that also was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast. We also have added the guide, so be sure to check that out, along with our Bookreporter review.

I also talked to Meg Mitchell Moore about her latest title, VACATIONLAND, which is a Bets On pick as well. The summer home in the novel is loosely based on a house that Meg's friends own in Maine. She loves visiting there, so setting a book in that particular location was a joy.

VACATIONLAND opens with a woman on a bus headed to Maine, which Meg notes hits the theme of “a stranger comes to town.” Why she is there is juxtaposed around the story of Louisa and her children, who are set to spend a wonderful summer at her parents' house. But her father is slipping with Alzheimer’s, which casts a pall over the usual summer vibe. Meg talks about how she worked on the pacing for secrets kept and secrets revealed. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast.

We are now featuring the guide for Joshua Moehling’s debut novel, AND THERE HE KEPT HER, which Julie Clark calls “[a] dark and complex mystery that will consume you, starring a protagonist who is equal parts quirky Milhone and steady Gamache.” And according to Jonathan Santlofer, the book is “a taut, beautifully written thriller reminiscent of Karin Slaughter. A novel with heart, its protagonist, acting Sheriff Ben Packard, is the kind of hero we need today, a man wrestling with his sexual identity as he searches for missing teens in a small Minnesota town guarding secrets of its own.” Click here for our review on Bookreporter and here for an interview with Joshua conducted by our reviewer, Ray Palen.

Book Club Announcements for July
A couple of July book club picks were announced earlier than usual this week, making me wonder what month we were in! The “Read with Jenna” Today Show Book Club pick is THE MEASURE by Nikki Erlick, a first novel about family, friendship, hope and destiny that encourages us to live life to the fullest. Ashley Poston’s adult debut rom-com, THE DEAD ROMANTICS, is the “Good Morning America” Book Club selection. A disillusioned millennial ghostwriter who, quite literally, has some ghosts of her own has to find her way back home. We will have much more on these books in the next newsletter.

Please keep in mind that next Tuesday, July 5th at 3pm ET, Barnes & Noble will host a virtual event featuring Leesa Cross-Smith, who will discuss her new novel, HALF-BLOWN ROSE, which is B&N’s June Book Club selection. Click here to sign up.

This is your last ReadingGroupGuides newsletter reminder to sign up for our next “Bookaccino Live” preview event, which will take place on Wednesday, July 13th at 2pm ET. The focus will be on titles releasing between July 12th and August 2nd, in addition to a few from September, that I would like to get on your radar. Click here to register. Those attending the live event will be asked to answer a survey about the books from the presentation that they are most interested in reading and will be eligible to win a prize.

I still need to read our June book group selection for our meeting that was postponed until July. We are reading a classic, A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN by Betty Smith. This feels like when I was in school, and there was an assignment given --- and I waited until the 11th hour to read it. But then again, I am reading with three other books on my stack for the long weekend. Brilliant excuse, right? Maybe I will revert to reading X pages a day, but I bet I am going to start it and love it. I will report back next month!

Here’s to a wonderful 4th of July weekend…and to some great reading ahead with your book group --- be it a “One-Book” Book Club or your regular club!

Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])

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New Special Feature:
Summer-Themed Book Group Reads

Summer has arrived, and with it comes a number of books to enjoy as you’re relaxing on your front porch or in your backyard, lounging on the beach, or staying cool indoors. In our Summer-Themed Book Group Reads feature, we are spotlighting five recently released novels from Harlequin Trade Publishing that we recommend talking about with your book group this summer. Click on each of the titles for plot summaries, excerpts, discussion questions and more.

BEACH HOUSE SUMMER by Sarah Morgan (Fiction)
When Joanna Whitman's famous ex-husband dies in a car accident, she doesn't know what to feel. Their dysfunctional marriage held more painful secrets than she cares to remember. But when she discovers that the young woman with him in the crash is pregnant, Joanna feels compelled to act. As secrets spill out under the hot summer sun, an unlikely friendship is about to be put to the test.

THE BOARDWALK BOOKSHOP by Susan Mallery (Fiction)
When fate brings three strangers to a charming space for lease on the California coast, the Boardwalk Bookshop is born. But while their business is thriving, their personal lives are not. As their bond grows closer, they challenge one another to become the best versions of themselves in this heartachingly beautiful story of friendship, sisterhood and the transformative power of love.

A CARIBBEAN HEIRESS IN PARIS by Adriana Herrera (Historical Romance)
Luz Alana set sail from Santo Domingo armed with 300 casks of rum, her two best friends and one simple rule: under no circumstances is she to fall in love. In the City of Lights, she intends to expand the rum business her family built over three generations, but buyers and shippers alike can’t imagine doing business with a woman…never mind a woman of color. Enter James Evanston Sinclair, Earl of Darnick, who has spent a decade looking for purpose outside of his father’s dirty money and dirtier dealings.

THE HONEYMOON COTTAGE by Lori Foster (Romance)
When it comes to creating the perfect happily-ever-after, Yardley Belanger is a bona fide miracle worker. But when it comes to her own love life, she’s completely clueless. The 31-year-old has poured her heart and soul into her business and doesn’t have time for anything --- or anyone --- else. And that’s something not even the gorgeous older brother of her newest client can change. Right?

SUMMER AT THE CAPE by RaeAnne Thayne (Fiction)
As the older sibling to identical twins Violet and Lily, Cami Porter was always the odd sister out. The divide grew even wider when their parents split up. While the twins stayed in Cape Sanctuary with their mother, Cami moved to LA with her father. Nearly 20 years later, when Cami gets the terrible news that Lily has drowned saving a child’s life, her mother begs her to return home to help untangle the complicated estate issues her sister left behind.

Click here for our Summer-Themed Book Group Reads feature.

"What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest: Enter to Win Up to 12 Paperback Copies of
CLARK AND DIVISION by Naomi Hirahara for Your Group

Each month in our "What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" feature, 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 up to 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.

Our latest prize book is CLARK AND DIVISION, a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick that releases in paperback on June 28th. Set in 1944 Chicago, Edgar Award winner Naomi Hirahara’s eye-opening and poignant mystery --- the story of a young woman searching for the truth about her revered older sister's death --- brings to focus the struggles of one Japanese American family released from mass incarceration at Manzanar during World War II. To enter, please fill out the form on this page by Wednesday, July 6th at noon ET.

CLARK AND DIVISION by Naomi Hirahara (Historical Mystery)
Twenty-year-old Aki Ito and her parents have just been released from Manzanar, where they have been detained by the US government since the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, together with thousands of other Japanese Americans. The life in California the Itos were forced to leave behind is gone; instead, they are being resettled 2,000 miles away in Chicago, where Aki’s older sister, Rose, was sent months earlier and moved to the new Japanese American neighborhood near Clark and Division streets. But on the eve of the Ito family’s reunion, Rose is killed by a subway train, and officials are ruling it a suicide. Aki’s instinct tells her there is much more to the story, and she knows she is the only person who could ever learn the truth.

- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read Carol's Bookreporter.com Bets On commentary.
- Click here to watch Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Naomi Hirahara.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.

Click here to enter the contest.

New Guide: TRACY FLICK CAN’T WIN by Tom Perrotta
A Bookreporter.com Bets On Title

TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN by Tom Perrotta (Fiction)
Tracy Flick is a hardworking assistant principal at a public high school in suburban New Jersey. Still ambitious but feeling a little stuck in midlife, she gets a jolt of good news when the longtime principal abruptly announces his retirement, creating a rare opportunity for Tracy to ascend to the top job. Tracy throws herself into her work with renewed zeal, determined to prove her worth while also managing her personal life --- a 10-year-old daughter, a needy doctor boyfriend and a burgeoning meditation practice. But nothing ever comes easily to Tracy Flick, no matter how diligent or qualified she happens to be. As she broods on the past, Tracy becomes aware of storm clouds brewing in the present.

- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read Carol's Bookreporter.com Bets On commentary.
- Click here to watch Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Tom Perrotta.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.

Click here for the discussion guide.

New Guide: THE LIES I TELL by Julie Clark
An Upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On Title

THE LIES I TELL by Julie Clark (Domestic Thriller)
Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. Different names for the same person, depending on the town, depending on the job. She's a con artist who erases herself to become whoever you need her to be. A college student. A life coach. A real estate agent. Nothing about her is real. She slides alongside you and tells you exactly what you need to hear, and by the time she's done, you've likely lost everything. Kat Roberts has been waiting 10 years for the woman who upended her life to return. And now that she has, Kat is determined to be the one to expose her. But as the two women grow closer, Kat's long-held assumptions begin to crumble, leaving Kat to wonder who Meg's true target is.

- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to watch Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Julie Clark.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
- Click here to visit Julie Clark's website.

Click here for the discussion guide.

THE LIES I TELL will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick.
Don't miss Carol's commentary in the next newsletter.

New Guide: AND THERE HE KEPT HER
by Joshua Moehling

AND THERE HE KEPT HER by Joshua Moehling (Mystery/Thriller)
When two teenagers break into a house on a remote lake in search of prescription drugs, what starts as a simple burglary turns into a nightmare for all involved. Emmett Burr has secrets he's been keeping in his basement for more than two decades, and he'll do anything to keep his past from being revealed. As he gets the upper hand on his tormentors, the lines blur between victim, abuser and protector. Personal tragedy has sent former police officer Ben Packard back to the small Minnesota town of Sandy Lake in search of a fresh start. Now a sheriff's deputy, Packard is leading the investigation into the missing teens, motivated by a family connection. As clues dry up and time runs out to save them, Packard is forced to reveal his own secrets and dig deep to uncover the dark past of the place he now calls home.

- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read our interview with Joshua Moehling.

Click here for the discussion guide.

New June Releases of Interest to Book Groups

Below are a number of books that released in June for the first time (which we aren't currently featuring on the site or in the newsletter) that we think will be of interest to book groups.

BLOOD ORANGE NIGHT: My Journey to the Edge of Madness by Melissa Bond (Memoir)
BRAIN ON FIRE meets HIGH ACHIEVER in this visceral, propulsive memoir detailing a woman’s accidental descent into prescription benzodiazepine dependence and the life-threatening impacts of the drugs’ long-term use.

THE DEAD ROMANTICS by Ashley Poston (Paranormal Romance)
A disillusioned millennial ghostwriter who, quite literally, has some ghosts of her own has to find her way back home in this sparkling adult debut from national bestselling author Ashley Poston.

ELSEWHERE by Alexis Schaitkin (Dystopian Fiction)
Richly emotive and darkly captivating, with elements of Shirley Jackson’s THE LOTTERY and the imaginative depth of Margaret Atwood, ELSEWHERE conjures a community in which girls become wives, wives become mothers, and some of them, quite simply, disappear.

THE GERMAN WIFE by Kelly Rimmer (Historical Fiction)
The New York Times bestselling author of THE WARSAW ORPHAN returns with a gripping novel inspired by the true story of Operation Paperclip: a controversial secret US intelligence program that employed former Nazis in the US after WWII.

THE HOTEL NANTUCKET by Elin Hilderbrand (Fiction)
Filled with the emotional depth and multiple points of view that characterize Elin Hilderbrand’s novels, as well as an added dash of Roaring Twenties history, THE HOTEL NANTUCKET offers something for everyone in this compelling summer drama.

AN ISLAND WEDDING by Jenny Colgan (Fiction)
New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan brings us a delightful summer novel that will sweep you away to the remote Scottish island of Mure, where two very different weddings are about to take place.

THE MEASURE by Nikki Erlick (Fiction/Magical Realism)
Enchanting and deeply uplifting, THE MEASURE is a sweeping, ambitious, invigorating story about family, friendship, hope and destiny that encourages us to live life to the fullest.

OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE SKY by Kristan Higgins (Romance)
From New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins comes a funny and surprising new novel about losing it all --- and getting back more than you ever expected.

THESE IMPOSSIBLE THINGS by Salma El-Wardany (Fiction)
THESE IMPOSSIBLE THINGS is a razor‑sharp debut novel of three best friends navigating love, sex, faith and the one night that changes it all.

VACATIONLAND by Meg Mitchell Moore (Fiction)
From the USA Today bestselling author of TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE and THE ISLANDERS comes a delicious summer read set in Midcoast Maine, tackling family secrets, marriage, motherhood and privilege.

ReadingGroupGuides.com’s 11th Annual Book Group
Speed Dating Event: Great Books for Book Groups

On May 13th, we hosted our 11th Annual Book Group Speed Dating event for booksellers, librarians and book club leaders. More than 60 books that would make great book group selections for Summer/Fall 2022 were presented by 14 publishers. You can watch the entire presentation here. The video is timestamped, so if you would like to jump ahead to a specific publisher, be sure to use the links below.

Bookreporter.com Bets On:
VACATIONLAND by Meg Mitchell Moore

VACATIONLAND by Meg Mitchell Moore (Fiction)
A few weeks ago, I plucked an advance reading copy of VACATIONLAND by Meg Mitchell Moore from my shelf. Immediately I was transported to a beautiful home on the coast of Maine. I could smell the water and see the rocky shore.

As the novel opens, a young woman named Kristie is headed to Maine on a bus. She has a backpack, $761 and a mission to figure something out. That is the setup for a typical scenario of “a woman on a quest.” From there, the story shifts to Louisa, a tenured professor who has arrived in Maine from Brooklyn with her three children to spend the summer with her parents while her husband launches his podcast brand back in the city. Louisa is counting on her folks to help out with the kids as she works on a book with a deadline she has to hit.

- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to watch Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Meg Mitchell Moore.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.

Click here to read more of Carol's commentary.

Bookreporter.com's 18th Annual
Summer Reading Contests and Feature

From left to right: Wade Rouse (writing as Viola Shipman), Leesa Cross-Smith, Bruce Holsinger

Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events

As many book and author events are happening online these days, we are highlighting a number of them that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links below for more info and to register.

Tuesday, July 5th at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble Book Club: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Leesa Cross-Smith for a live virtual event to discuss HALF-BLOWN ROSE, June's B&N Book Club pick.

Wednesday, July 6th at 7pm ET: "Friends and Fiction": The "Friends and Fiction" authors --- Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Patti Callahan Henry --- will talk to Alka Joshi and Martha Hall Kelly, whose most recent novels are THE SECRET KEEPER OF JAIPUR and SUNFLOWER SISTERS. Nita Prose, the author of THE MAID, will appear on the Aftershow.

Wednesday, July 6th at 8pm ET: Books & Books: Books & Books is excited to partner with Politics and Prose and Harvard Book Store to present an evening with Bruce Holsinger and Amitav Ghosh for Holsinger's latest novel, THE DISPLACEMENTS.

Monday, July 11th at 7pm ET: Literati Bookstore: Literati Bookstore is pleased to welcome Salma El-Wardany and Leesa Cross-Smith to the At Home with Literati series in support of their recent titles, THE IMPOSSIBLE THINGS and HALF-BLOWN ROSE. This event is presented in partnership with Grand Central Publishing's Sizzling Summer Reads program.

Wednesday, July 13th at 2pm ET: "Bookaccino Live: A Lively Talk About Books": Carol Fitzgerald will present titles releasing between July 12th and August 2nd, along with a few from September, that she would like to get on your radar.

Wednesday, July 13th at 7pm ET: Cuyahoga County Public Library: Join the Cuyahoga Library for a conversation with award-winning memoirist Wade Rouse, who writes fiction as Viola Shipman, about his latest novel, THE EDGE OF SUMMER.

Wednesday, July 13th at 7pm ET: "Friends and Fiction": The "Friends and Fiction" authors will talk to Katherine Center and Linda Holmes about their latest novels, THE BODYGUARD and FLYING SOLO.

Thursday, July 14th at 2pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: KJ Dell'Antonia, the New York Times bestselling author of THE CHICKEN SISTERS, will discuss her new novel, IN HER BOOTS, a delightfully entertaining story about a ruse that goes awry and a chaotic homecoming that proves that confronting your past can sometimes set you free.

"Bookreporter Talks To" Videos & Podcasts

“Bookreporter Talks To” is a video and podcast series that delivers a long-form, in-depth author interview every week. For years, Carol has moderated book festivals and author events around the country. But we know that readers often do not live where they can attend an author event. Our goal is to bring these author interviews to readers, wherever they may be. Watch on video, or listen as a podcast. (The podcasts include audio excerpts.)

Here are our latest interviews:

• Julie Clark (THE LIES I TELL) Video | Podcast
• Meg Mitchell Moore (VACATIONLAND) Video | Podcast
• Tom Perrotta (TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN) Video | Podcast

Other authors we've interviewed include:

• Kimberly Belle (MY DARLING HUSBAND) Video | Podcast
• Jane Green (SISTER STARDUST) Video | Podcast
• Heather Gudenkauf (THE OVERNIGHT GUEST) Video | Podcast
• Bonnie Kistler (THE CAGE) Video | Podcast
• Gilly Macmillan (THE LONG WEEKEND) Video | Podcast
• Sarah McCoy (MUSTIQUE ISLAND) Video | Podcast
• Jacquelyn Mitchard (THE GOOD SON) Video | Podcast
• Allison Pataki (THE MAGNIFICENT LIVES OF MARJORIE POST) Video | Podcast
• Chris Pavone (TWO NIGHTS IN LISBON) Video | Podcast
• Kim Michele Richardson (THE BOOK WOMAN'S DAUGHTER) Podcast
• John Searles (HER LAST AFFAIR) Video | Podcast
• Brendan Slocumb (THE VIOLIN CONSPIRACY) Video | Podcast
• Wendy Corsi Staub (THE OTHER FAMILY) Video | Podcast
• Amanda Eyre Ward (THE LIFEGUARDS) Video | Podcast
• Charmaine Wilkerson (BLACK CAKE) Video | Podcast

Upcoming interviews include:

• Kimberly Brock (THE LOST BOOK OF ELEANOR DARE)
• Katie Runde (THE SHORE)

Click here for a complete list of our
"Bookreporter Talks To" videos and podcasts.

Our Latest Guides

We currently are featuring the following guides on ReadingGroupGuides.com:

AND THERE HE KEPT HER by Joshua Moehling (Mystery/Thriller)
Unrelentingly suspenseful and written with a piercing gaze into the dark depths of the human soul, AND THERE HE KEPT HER is a thrilling page-turner that introduces readers to a complicated new hero and forces us to consider the true nature of evil.

BEACH HOUSE SUMMER by Sarah Morgan (Fiction)
USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan returns with the ultimate beach read, as one woman forges the most unlikely friendship of all and embarks on a summer of confronting her past in order to build the future she wants.

THE BOARDWALK BOOKSHOP by Susan Mallery (Fiction)
With her unique brand of witty, emotional storytelling, Susan Mallery's latest is a heartfelt tale of friendship between three women brought together by chance who open a bookshop together on the boardwalk of the California beaches and ultimately become one another's family.

A CARIBBEAN HEIRESS IN PARIS by Adriana Herrera (Historical Romance)
Paris, 1889. The Exposition Universelle is underway, drawing merchants from every corner of the globe...including Luz Alana Heith-Benzan, heiress to the Caña Brava rum empire.

COUNTERFEIT by Kirstin Chen (Fiction)
For fans of Hustlers and HOW TO GET FILTHY RICH IN RISING ASIA comes the story of two Asian American women who band together to grow a counterfeit handbag scheme into a global enterprise.

HALF-BLOWN ROSE by Leesa Cross-Smith (Fiction)
From the award-winning author of THIS CLOSE TO OKAY comes an irresistible story of a woman remaking her life after her husband’s betrayal leads to a year of travel, art and passion in Paris.

THE HONEYMOON COTTAGE by Lori Foster (Romance)
From New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster comes a heartwarming, romantic story for fans of Jill Shalvis, Lori Wilde and Sarah Morgan. In THE HONEYMOON COTTAGE, locals of a quirky small town help their favorite wedding planner find her own happily-ever-after.

HORSE by Geraldine Brooks (Historical Fiction)
A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history. From these strands, Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession and injustice across American history.

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS by Therese Anne Fowler (Fiction)
Meet the Geller sisters: Beck, Claire and Sophie, a trio of strong-minded women whose pragmatic, widowed mother, Marti, will be dying soon and taking her secrets with her. Enter C.J. Reynolds, an enigmatic southerner ex-con with his own hidden past who complicates the situation.

THE LIES I TELL by Julie Clark (Domestic Thriller)
THE LIES I TELL is a twisted domestic thriller that dives deep into the psyches and motivations of two women and their unwavering quest to seek justice for the past and rewrite the future.

MEANT TO BE by Emily Giffin (Fiction)
A restless golden boy and a girl with a troubled past navigate a love story that may be doomed before it even begins.

MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW by Katie Gutierrez (Literary Thriller/Mystery)
MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW is an evocative drama about a woman caught leading a double life after one husband murders the other, and the true-crime writer who becomes obsessed with telling her story.

NIGHTCRAWLING by Leila Mottley (Fiction)
NIGHTCRAWLING is a dazzling novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system.

SUMMER AT THE CAPE by RaeAnne Thayne (Fiction)
From the beloved bestselling author of SEASON OF WONDER and THE CLIFF HOUSE comes a poignant and uplifting novel about forgiveness, family, and all the complications --- and joy --- that come with it.

TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN by Tom Perrotta (Fiction)
Tracy Flick is back, and once again the iconic protagonist of Tom Perrotta’s ELECTION --- and Reese Witherspoon’s character from the classic movie adaptation --- is determined to take high school politics by storm.

Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they appeared in hardcover, are now available in paperback:

CLARK AND DIVISION by Naomi Hirahara (Historical Mystery)
Set in 1944 Chicago, Edgar Award winner Naomi Hirahara’s eye-opening and poignant new mystery --- the story of a young woman searching for the truth about her revered older sister's death --- brings to focus the struggles of one Japanese American family released from mass incarceration at Manzanar during World War II.

HELL OF A BOOK by Jason Mott (Fiction)
This astounding work of fiction from New York Times bestselling author Jason Mott --- always deeply honest, at times electrically funny --- goes to the heart of racism, police violence and the hidden costs exacted upon Black Americans, and America as a whole.

OUR WOMAN IN MOSCOW by Beatriz Williams (Historical Thriller)
The New York Times bestselling author of THE SUMMER WIVES returns with a gripping and profoundly human story of Cold War espionage and family devotion.

A SLOW FIRE BURNING by Paula Hawkins (Mystery/Thriller)
With the same propulsion that captivated millions of readers worldwide in THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN and INTO THE WATER, Paula Hawkins unfurls a gripping, twisting story of deceit, murder and revenge.

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