March 31, 2023

March 31, 2023

Taking You Beyond the Book

Over the years, one of the things that we have prided ourselves on the most is taking readers beyond the book --- and sharing authors who do that. Between our interviews, “Bookaccino Live” preview events and “Bookaccino Live” Book Group programs, we strive to do just that. We realize that our audience is across the country, and many of you do not get the opportunity to meet authors. Read on in this newsletter for ways that we are sharing authors and author experiences on some books that we do not want you to miss!

On Wednesday night, we hosted our latest “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event. Allison Pataki joined us to discuss her most recent novel, THE MAGNIFICENT LIVES OF MARJORIE POST, a Bets On pick that is now available in paperback. Here, she has reimagined the remarkable life of Marjorie Merriweather Post, the American heiress and trailblazing leader of the 20th century.

Allison talked about what drew her to write about Marjorie and how she decided which aspects of Marjorie’s life to share. She also explained how her work as an on-air journalist helped her as she was both researching and discussing the book. The conversation was brisk and fun, and the audience questions were fabulous. Allison also previewed her next novel, AMERICAN MUSE, which centers on the life of Margaret Fuller, whose circle included Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne (who based Hester Prynne on her), Louisa May Alcott and Edgar Allan Poe. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast.

I am thrilled to announce that Kristin Hannah will be our next “Bookaccino Live” Book Group guest. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 26th at 8pm ET, and you can sign up for it here. We will be talking about Kristin’s #1 New York Times bestseller, THE FOUR WINDS, a Bets On selection that is newly released in paperback and is our current “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” prize book.

Just as we did on Wednesday night, there will be a two-part Q&A session after I talk to Kristin. For the first part, those who are asking a question “on camera” will be featured. This includes spending time with Kristin backstage in our virtual green room before the show starts. If you would like to ask your question "live on screen" this way, please email me with the subject line "Kristin" by noon ET on the 26th. Be sure to include your name, city and state, as well as your question. If you do not want to appear on camera but still would like to ask a question, please note that you want to be off camera, and share your question --- adding your name, city and state.

Last Chance to Enter Our Monthly Contest
In the meantime, for those who would like to win up to 12 paperback copies of THE FOUR WINDS for your book group, time is running out to enter our “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest. So be sure to fill out the form on this page by this coming Wednesday, April 5th at noon ET.

We also are giving away THE FOUR WINDS and the aforementioned LOYALTY in our inaugural Authors On The Web contest, in addition to THE LIES I TELL by Julie Clark and THE ONLY SURVIVORS by Megan Miranda. If you would like to be one of five readers who will win all four of these titles, be sure to fill out this form by Friday, April 14th at noon ET.

For those of you who don't know, Authors On The Web is the division of our company that builds websites for authors. From time to time, we will spotlight our Authors On The Web authors who have books coming out in a certain month, and giving you the opportunity to follow them on social media and sign up for their newsletters --- and, of course, win copies of their books!

On Tuesday, I was lucky to catch Kristin’s last live tour event in New Jersey at a luncheon for the College Club of Northern NJ. She was interviewed by Christina Baker Kline, and they covered a lot of ground.

One thing that always has impressed me about Kristin is her ability to write a draft, feel where the story is going --- and walk away from what she wrote when she sees she is headed the wrong way. She did this with THE FOUR WINDS, abandoning 300+ pages when she realized that Elsa should be the main character, not her daughter. And she wrote THE GREAT ALONE three times --- first trying it as a thriller, then from the male point of view, and finally what we read. The ability to say that this is not right and pull back is something I admire. It is not easy when you are creating.

And for true fun, Kristin's first editor from when she was writing romance was in the audience. We did some great reminiscing at lunch. Above you can see photos of Kristin and Christina, along with Kristin and me.

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

First up is William Landay. His new novel, ALL THAT IS MINE I CARRY WITH ME, is his first book in 11 years, following his 2012 bestseller, DEFENDING JACOB. A tale about family --- family secrets and vengeance, but also family love --- this Bets On pick grapples with a primal question: When does loyalty reach its limit?

Bill discussed the structure of the novel, which is told in four parts, and why he chose this method of storytelling. He also delved into crime writing and what has happened to this genre both in books and on the screen. And yes, we talked about the limited series adaptation of DEFENDING JACOB on Apple TV+, which was so well done. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast. We also are featuring the guide and our Bookreporter review.

I also had a wonderful conversation with Sadeqa Johnson about her second work of historical fiction, THE HOUSE OF EVE, for which we featured the guide last month. This daring, beautiful and redemptive novel --- which was Reese’s Book Club pick for February and a Bets On selection --- explores what it means to be a woman and a mother, and how much one is willing to sacrifice to achieve her greatest goal.

Sadeqa explained that the inspiration for the book came from her family history. She also discussed character development and which character came to her first. Unlike her previous novel, YELLOW WIFE, she had lots of contemporary history to delve into as she was conducting her research, including foods, rituals and, yes, fashion. Then there was the statistic that between 1945 and 1973, 1.5 million women in the United States lost children to forced adoption, and what that might mean. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast.

Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE GLASS CASTLE and HALF BROKE HORSES, is back with HANG THE MOON. Here, she tells the story of a young woman navigating a world where legal and illegal don’t always match right and wrong. But Sallie Kincaid discovers her own path and triumphs.

Sallie is the fiercely independent, intrepid and impulsive daughter of Duke Kincaid, the most powerful man in Claiborne County. When the Duke dies unexpectedly, Sallie is suddenly in charge of the family business. In 1920s Virginia, that’s bootlegging, but there is more involved than Sallie ever suspected. Old family members and new opportunists make their own claims to the Kincaid fortune, and Sallie’s father casts a shadow long after his death. This is a family --- and a culture --- with dark secrets, each of which Sallie must confront. Click here for the guide.

HANG THE MOON is April’s pick for Simon & Schuster’s Book Club Favorites. On Wednesday, April 26th at 1pm ET, members of the S&S team will talk to Jeannette about her book. You can RSVP by clicking here. If you missed their discussion of March’s picks, Julia Kelly’s THE LOST ENGLISH GIRL and Armando Lucas Correa’s THE NIGHT TRAVELERS, featuring Julia and Armando as their special guests, you can watch it here.

We also have added guides for these two books:

• THE SISTER EFFECT: Susan Mallery’s latest novel was a recent New Release Spotlight title on Bookreporter. Finley McGowan is determined that the niece she’s raising will always feel loved and wanted. She reacted to her chaotic childhood by walking the straight and narrow. The same cannot be said of her sister, Sloane. Now Sloane is back, and she wants a relationship with her daughter. She insists she has changed, though Finley has major trust issues when it comes to her sister. But is her reluctance to forgive really about Sloane or worry over losing what she loves the most?
   
• ONCE WE WERE HOME: In the wake of World War II, four Jewish children who were ripped away from their families cross Europe in search of home, and a sense of belonging. Their stories, haunted by questions of where and to whom they truly belong, converge in Israel, where they each attempt to build a new life out of trauma, loss, joy and luminosity in equal measure. Based on the true stories of children stolen during wartime, Jennifer Rosner’s new novel raises questions of complicity and responsibility, belonging and identity, good intentions and unforeseen consequences, as it confronts what it really means to find home.

This is your last ReadingGroupGuides newsletter reminder to sign up for our upcoming “Bookaccino Live” preview event, which will take place on Wednesday, April 12th at 2pm ET. The focus will be on titles releasing between April 11th and May 2nd, in addition to a few from June, 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.

THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME by Laura Dave, a #1 New York Times bestseller and a Reese’s Book Club pick, released in paperback earlier this month. This Bets On selection is a gripping mystery about a woman who thinks she has found the love of her life --- until he disappears. On Friday, April 14th, the book will be adapted as a seven-episode limited series on Apple TV+ starring Jennifer Garner. The first two episodes will be available on the 14th, with the remaining five releasing every Friday until the finale on May 19th. Click here to watch the official trailer.

I will be in East Hampton for the first annual Hamptons Mystery & Crime Festival, where I will be moderating three of the dozens of panels that they are offering from Friday through Sunday, April 14th-16th. Tickets are selling briskly, so if you would like to enjoy this bookish weekend, you will want to get on this now. The lineup of authors is truly wonderful. Alafair Burke and A. J. Finn are co-chairing the festival, and Casey Sherman is the True Crime Chair. The spotlight guests are Michael Connelly, Lisa Jewell and Anthony Horowitz. “60 Minutes” reporter Steve Kroft will be featured in conversation with former NYC Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.

Featured speakers include Megan Abbott, Alison Gaylin, Greer Hendricks, Clare Mackintosh, Wanda M. Morris, Liz Nugent, Nita Prose, Riley Sager, John Searles, Alex Segura, Stacy Willingham, and many more. They are offering lots of different programming, including graveyard tours and a bus trip to visit crime scenes around the Hamptons, and Forensics World will host a Crime Scene Challenge titled “Who Killed The Mayor?” at Village Hall. There will be a realistic simulated crime scene, and participants will act as detectives examining real forensic evidence. It promises to be a really terrific weekend of mystery and crime!

If you are going to be there, please let me know!

Here’s to your next great book group discussion.

Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])

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New Guide: LOYALTY by Lisa Scottoline
An Upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On Title

LOYALTY by Lisa Scottoline (Historical Fiction)
Franco Fiorvanti is a handsome lemon grower toiling on the estate of a baron. When the baron asks him to kidnap a little boy named Dante, Franco makes a decision that will change his life --- and even the history of Sicily --- forever. Gaetano Catalano is an idealistic young lawyer who is a member of the Beati Paoli, a real-life secret society of aristocrats who investigate crime in Palermo. Gaetano sets out to find the boy and punish the kidnapper, but his mission leads him to a darker place than he had ever imagined. Meanwhile, Mafalda Pancari is a new mother rejoicing at the birth of her daughter, Lucia, when disaster strikes. And Alfredo D’Antonio is a reclusive goatherd under constant threat of being discovered as a Jew. These characters will collide as LOYALTY twists and turns to its monumental showdown.

- 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 for "Behind the Book" resources to enhance your reading experience, including an interactive map of Sicily that includes photos and videos.
- Click here to watch Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Lisa Scottoline.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
- Click here to visit Lisa Scottoline's website.
- Connect with Lisa Scottoline on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
- Click here for Lisa Scottoline's book tour schedule.

Click here for the discussion guide.

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

New Guide: HANG THE MOON by Jeannette Walls
Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites Pick for April

HANG THE MOON by Jeannette Walls (Historical Fiction)
Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the charismatic Duke Kincaid. Born at the turn of the 20th century into a life of comfort and privilege, Sallie remembers little about her mother, who died in a violent argument with the Duke. By the time she is just eight years old, the Duke has remarried and had a son, Eddie. While Sallie is her father’s daughter, sharp-witted and resourceful, Eddie is his mother’s son, timid and cerebral. When Sallie tries to teach young Eddie to be more like their father, her daredevil coaching leads to an accident, and Sallie is cast out. Nine years later, she returns, determined to reclaim her place in the family. That’s a lot more complicated than Sallie expected, and she enters a world of conflict and lawlessness.

» HANG THE MOON is April's pick for Simon & Schuster’s Book Club Favorites. On Wednesday, April 26th at 1pm ET, members of the S&S team will talk to Jeannette Walls about the book. Click here to sign up.

- Click here to read more about the book.

Click here for the discussion guide.

"What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest: Enter to Win Up to 12 Paperback Copies of
THE FOUR WINDS by Kristin Hannah for Your Group

New Guide:
ALL THAT IS MINE I CARRY WITH ME
by William Landay
A Bookreporter.com Bets On Title

ALL THAT IS MINE I CARRY WITH ME by William Landay (Domestic Thriller/Mystery)
Ten-year-old Miranda Larkin comes home from school to find her house eerily quiet. Her mother is missing. Nothing else is out of place. There is no sign of struggle. Her mom’s pocketbook remains in the front hall, in its usual spot. So begins a mystery that will span a lifetime. What happened to Jane Larkin? Investigators suspect Jane’s husband. A criminal defense attorney, Dan Larkin would surely be an expert in outfoxing the police. But no evidence is found linking him to a crime, and the case fades from the public’s memory. Jane’s three children --- Alex, Jeff and Miranda --- are left to be raised by the man who may have murdered their mother. Two decades later, the remains of Jane Larkin are found. The investigation is awakened. The children, now grown, are forced to choose sides.

- 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 Carol's Bookreporter.com Bets On commentary.
- Click here to watch Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with William Landay.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.

Click here for the discussion guide.

New Guide: THE SISTER EFFECT by Susan Mallery

THE SISTER EFFECT by Susan Mallery (Fiction)
Finley McGowan is determined that the niece she’s raising will always feel loved and wanted. Unlike how she felt after her mom left to pursue a dream of stardom, and when the grandfather who was left to raise them abandoned her and her sister, Sloane, when they needed him most. Finley reacted to her chaotic childhood by walking the straight and narrow. Sloane went the other way. Now Sloane is back, as beautiful and as damaged as ever…and she wants a relationship with her daughter. She says she’s changed, but Finley’s heart has been burned once too often for her to trust easily. But is her reluctance to forgive really about Sloane or worry over losing what she loves the most?

- Click here to read more about the book.

Click here for the discussion guide.

New Guide: ONCE WE WERE HOME by Jennifer Rosner

ONCE WE WERE HOME by Jennifer Rosner (Historical Fiction)
Ana will never forget her mother’s face when she and her baby brother, Oskar, were sent out of their Polish ghetto and into the arms of a Christian friend. When a woman from a Jewish reclamation organization seizes them, Ana sees an opportunity to reconnect with her roots, while Oskar sees only the loss of the home he loves. Roger grows up in a monastery in France. When a relative seeks to retrieve him, the Church steals him across the Pyrenees before relinquishing him to family in Jerusalem. Renata is a post-graduate student in archaeology. After her mother’s death, her grief is entwined with all the questions her mother left unanswered. As their stories unexpectedly converge in Israel two decades later, they each must ask where and to whom they truly belong.

- Click here to read more about the book.

Click here for the discussion guide.

New March Releases of Interest to Book Groups

Below are a number of books that released in March 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.

DUST CHILD by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (Fiction)
From the bestselling author of THE MOUNTAINS SING comes a richly poetic and suspenseful saga about two Vietnamese sisters, an American veteran and an Amerasian man whose lives intersect in surprising ways, set during and after the war in Việt Nam.

EARTH'S THE RIGHT PLACE FOR LOVE by Elizabeth Berg (Fiction)
This beautiful new novel by the beloved author of OPEN HOUSE and TALK BEFORE SLEEP tells the story of two young people growing up in Mason, Missouri, and how Arthur Moses, a shy young man, becomes the wise and compassionate person readers loved in THE STORY OF ARTHUR TRULUV.

IN MEMORIAM by Alice Winn (Historical Fiction)
IN MEMORIAM is a haunting, virtuosic debut novel about two young men who fall in love during World War I.

LESSONS AT THE SCHOOL BY THE SEA: The Third School by the Sea Novel by Jenny Colgan (Fiction)
The summer holiday brings new passion and new challenges in this enchanting third installment of Jenny Colgan’s utterly delightful School by the Sea series, set at a girls’ boarding school in Cornwall.

THE PERFUMIST OF PARIS by Alka Joshi (Historical Fiction)
This final chapter in Alka Joshi’s New York Times bestselling Jaipur trilogy takes readers to 1970s Paris, where Radha’s budding career as a perfumer must compete with the demands of her family and the secrets of her past.

THE TEACHERS: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession by Alexandra Robbins (Social Issues/Education)
New York Times bestselling author and education expert Alexandra Robbins has penned a riveting, must-read year-in-the-life account of three teachers, combined with reporting that reveals what’s really going on behind school doors.

TWO WARS AND A WEDDING by Lauren Willig (Historical Fiction)
From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig comes a dramatic coming-of-age story with a dual timeline and a single heroine --- a bold and adventuring young woman who finds herself caught up in two very different wars on both sides of the Atlantic.

WOMAN OF THE YEAR by Darcey Bell (Psychological Thriller)
From the New York Times bestselling author of A SIMPLE FAVOR comes a deliciously twisty thriller about the dark side of female friendship and a revenge plot that gets a little out of hand.

WORTHY OPPONENTS by Danielle Steel (Romance)
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel comes a powerful novel about a woman running her family’s luxury department store and the wealthy investor who threatens to take it over.

Bookreporter.com Bets On:
PINEAPPLE STREET by Jenny Jackson
March’s “Good Morning America” Book Club Pick

PINEAPPLE STREET by Jenny Jackson (Fiction)
PINEAPPLE STREET arrived just when I needed what I call an “escape book.” I had heard Jenny Jackson talk about this one at a publisher preview, and I knew her name as she edits a wide range of bestselling authors: Emily St. John Mandel, Kevin Kwan, Erin Morgenstern, Lauren Fox, J. Courtney Sullivan, Chris Bohjalian and Gabrielle Zevin, to name a few. So she knows her way around publishing, but this time she delivers from the other side of the desk.

The book is set in Brooklyn Heights in a tony section where the streets are named Pineapple, Orange and Cranberry. This is a neighborhood fact that I never knew --- fruit streets in Brooklyn. The Stockton family is old-money and super connected. The matriarch and patriarch spend time rushing from one event to the next, including tennis, galas and benefits.

- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to see why the book is March's "Good Morning America" Book Club pick.

Click here to read more of Carol's commentary.

Bookreporter.com's 12th Annual
Spring Preview Contests and Feature

Spring is in the air! We’ve caught the fever --- and it’s being fueled by some wonderful new and upcoming releases. Our 12th annual Spring Preview Contests and Feature spotlights many of these picks, which we know people will be talking about over the next few months. We are hosting a series of 24-hour contests for these titles on select days through mid-April. You will need to check the site to see the featured 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 contest titles are:

• THE FOUR WINDS by Kristin Hannah
• THE GIFTS by Liz Hyder
• THE GOLDEN DOVES by Martha Hall Kelly
• THE LIES I TELL by Julie Clark
• THE LOST ENGLISH GIRL by Julia Kelly
• LOYALTY by Lisa Scottoline
• ONCE WE WERE HOME by Jennifer Rosner
• THE ONLY SURVIVORS by Megan Miranda
• THE SHOP ON ROYAL STREET by Karen White
• TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY by Linwood Barclay

Click here to read all the contest details
and learn more about our featured titles.

From left to right: Kate Morton, Lisa Scottoline, Megan Miranda

Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events

As many book and author events are still 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.

Monday, April 3rd at 7pm ET: Gramercy Books: Join #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline as she launches her latest historical novel, LOYALTY, an emotional, action-packed epic of love and justice, set during the rise of the Mafia in Sicily.

Tuesday, April 4th at 3pm ET: "Adriana Ink": In this latest episode of her weekly Facebook Live show, "Adriana Ink," Adriana Trigiani will chat with Lisa Scottoline about Lisa's much-talked-about second work of historical fiction, LOYALTY.

Tuesday, April 4th at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble Book Club: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Rajasree Variyar for a live book club event to discuss THE DAUGHTERS OF MADURAI, March's B&N Book Club pick. She will be in conversation with Shannon DeVito, the Director of Category Management at B&N, and Miwa Messer, B&N’s Editorial Director.

Tuesday, April 4th at 4pm ET: Book Passage: Lisa Scottoline will discuss her new novel, LOYALTY, with Luisa Smith, who is the Buying Director of Book Passage and Editor in Chief of Scarlet, an imprint of Mysterious Press.

Tuesday, April 4th at 7pm ET: RJ Julia Booksellers & Brome Lake Books: RJ Julia Booksellers and Brome Lake Books, along with Mariner Books and Simon & Schuster Canada, are proud to present the North American launch of HOMECOMING by Kate Morton. Kate will be in conversation with Patti Callahan Henry, whose upcoming novel is THE SECRET BOOK OF FLORA LEE.

Wednesday, April 5th at 6pm ET: Random House: Live from New York, it’s...the launch of ROMANTIC COMEDY! Join Random House as Curtis Sittenfeld launches her new novel. In conversation with author and actress Robinne Lee, Sittenfeld will share her inspirations for the book and her takes on the social rituals of romance and gender relations in the modern age.

Wednesday, April 5th at 8pm ET: Novel & McNally Robinson Booksellers: Novel and McNally Robinson Booksellers, along with Mariner Books and Simon & Schuster Canada, are excited to celebrate the release of HOMECOMING by Kate Morton. This live virtual event will feature Kate in conversation with Novel's own Jill Naylor discussing her much-anticipated new novel.

Thursday, April 6th at 7pm ET: Politics & Prose Bookstore: Join Politics & Prose as Alka Joshi discusses the last book in her Jaipur trilogy, THE PERFUMIST OF PARIS. In 1970s Paris, Radha’s budding career as a perfumer must compete with the demands of her family and the secrets of her past.

Monday, April 10th at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Megan Miranda for a live virtual discussion of her new book, THE ONLY SURVIVORS, as part of the B&N Midday Mystery Virtual Event series. Megan will be in conversation with the bestselling author of THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE, Riley Sager.

Tuesday, April 11th at 4pm ET: "Crime Time": Hank Phillippi Ryan is pleased to welcome Lisa Scottoline for this edition of her "Crime Time" series brought to you by A Mighty Blaze. Lisa will be talking to Hank about her latest book, LOYALTY.

Wednesday, April 12th at 2pm ET: "Bookaccino Live: A Lively Talk About Books": Carol Fitzgerald will present titles releasing between April 11th and May 2nd, along with a few from June, that she would like to get on your radar.

Wednesday, April 12th at 6pm ET: Fountain Bookstore: Calling all historical fiction fans! Fountain Bookstore is excited to announce this free virtual panel that has some of their favorite authors in the genre. Chanel Cleeton will be in conversation with Stephanie Thornton, Renee Rosen and Susan Meissner in celebration of Chanel's newest title, THE CUBAN HEIRESS.

Thursday, April 13th at 10pm ET: Warwick’s & Black Bond Books: Warwick’s and Black Bond Books, along with Mariner Books and Simon & Schuster Canada, are celebrating the release of Kate Morton's new work of historical fiction, HOMECOMING, with a live virtual event. Kate will be in conversation with Janie Chang, whose latest novel is THE PORCELAIN MOON.

"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:

• Sadeqa Johnson (THE HOUSE OF EVE) Video | Podcast
• William Landay (ALL THAT IS MINE I CARRY WITH ME) Video | Podcast
• Lisa Scottoline (LOYALTY) Video | Podcast

Other authors we've interviewed include:

• J.T. Ellison (IT'S ONE OF US) Video | Podcast
• Alli Frank and Asha Youmans (NEVER MEANT TO MEET YOU) Video | Podcast
• Allegra Goodman (SAM) Video | Podcast
• Jane Harper (EXILES) Video | Podcast
• Jamie Fiore Higgins (BULLY MARKET: My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs) Video | Podcast
• Sally Koslow (THE REAL MRS. TOBIAS) Video | Podcast
• William Kent Krueger (THE LEVEE) Video | Podcast
• Lynda Cohen Loigman (THE MATCHMAKER'S GIFT) Video | Podcast
• Clare Mackintosh (THE LAST PARTY) Video | Podcast
• Shelley Read (GO AS A RIVER) Video | Podcast
• Deborah Goodrich Royce (REEF ROAD) Video | Podcast
• Hank Phillippi Ryan (THE HOUSE GUEST) Video | Podcast
• Dani Shapiro (SIGNAL FIRES) Video | Podcast
• Casey Sherman (HELLTOWN: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod)
  Video | Podcast
• Thrity Umrigar (HONOR) Video | Podcast

Upcoming interviews include:

• Rachel Beanland (THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE)
• Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo (THINGS I WISH I TOLD MY MOTHER)

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:

ALL THAT IS MINE I CARRY WITH ME by William Landay (Domestic Thriller/Mystery)
A mother vanished. A father presumed guilty. There is no proof. There are no witnesses. For the children, there is only doubt.

BLACK CANDLE WOMEN by Diane Marie Brown (Fiction)
This warm and wry family drama with a magical twist is about four generations of Black women, a family curse, and one very complicated year of heartache, miscommunication and learning to let go.

HANG THE MOON by Jeannette Walls (Historical Fiction)
From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE GLASS CASTLE, comes a riveting novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition.

HELLO BEAUTIFUL by Ann Napolitano (Fiction)
From the New York Times bestselling author of DEAR EDWARD comes a poignant and engrossing family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole?

THE LEVEE: An Audio Original Novella written by William Kent Krueger and read by JD Jackson, with an author's note read by William Kent Krueger (Historical Fiction)
An audio original novella from the bestselling author of ORDINARY GRACE and THIS TENDER LAND, THE LEVEE is a powerful, captivating story of a family, a storm, a complicated rescue and the true cost of survival.

THE LOST ENGLISH GIRL by Julia Kelly (Historical Fiction)
The acclaimed author of the “sweeping and beautifully written novel” (Woman’s World) THE LIGHT OVER LONDON weaves an epic saga of love, motherhood and betrayal set against World War II.

LOYALTY by Lisa Scottoline (Historical Fiction)
#1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline presents LOYALTY, an emotional, action-packed epic of love and justice, set during the rise of the Mafia in Sicily.

THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah (Historical Fiction)
THE NIGHTINGALE tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France.

ONCE WE WERE HOME by Jennifer Rosner (Historical Fiction)
From Jennifer Rosner, National Jewish Book Award finalist and author of THE YELLOW BIRD SINGS, comes a novel based on the true stories of children stolen in the wake of World War II.

PINEAPPLE STREET by Jenny Jackson (Fiction)
A deliciously funny, sharply observed debut of family, love and class, this zeitgeisty novel follows three women in one wealthy Brooklyn clan.

THE SISTER EFFECT by Susan Mallery (Fiction)
Beloved bestselling author Susan Mallery brings readers an emotional, witty and heartfelt story that explores the nuances of a broken family’s complex emotions as they strive to become whole in this uplifting story of human frailty and resilience.

WEYWARD by Emilia Hart (Historical Fiction/Magical Realism)
Weaving together the stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries, Emilia Hart's WEYWARD is an enthralling novel of female resilience and the transformative power of the natural world.

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

THE FOUR WINDS by Kristin Hannah (Historical Fiction)
From the #1 bestselling author of THE NIGHTINGALE and THE GREAT ALONE comes a powerful American epic about love, heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression --- a time when the country was in crisis and at war with itself, millions were out of work, and even the land seemed to have turned against them.

THE GOOD SON by Jacquelyn Mitchard (Fiction)
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard comes the gripping, emotionally charged novel of a mother who must help her son after he is convicted of a devastating crime.

HER LAST AFFAIR by John Searles (Psychological Thriller)
Part page-turning thriller, part homage to film noir, and dazzling in its insight into the often desperate desires of the human heart, HER LAST AFFAIR is a tense and atmospheric novel of love lost and found again.

THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME by Laura Dave (Domestic Thriller/Mystery)
With its breakneck pacing, dizzying plot twists and evocative family drama, THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME is a gripping mystery about a woman who thinks she’s found the love of her life --- until he disappears.

SEA OF TRANQUILITY by Emily St. John Mandel (Post-Apocalyptic/Science Fiction)
The award-winning, bestselling author of STATION ELEVEN and THE GLASS HOTEL returns with a novel of art, time, love and plague that takes the reader from Vancouver Island in 1912 to a dark colony on the moon 500 years later, unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and space.

THE SHOP ON ROYAL STREET by Karen White (Mystery)
Nola Trenholm is hopeful for a fresh start in the Big Easy but must deal with ghosts from her past --- as well as new ones --- in this first book in a spinoff series of Karen White's New York Times bestselling Tradd Street novels.

THE TOBACCO WIVES by Adele Myers (Historical Fiction)
For fans of Fiona Davis and Lisa Wingate, THE TOBACCO WIVES is a vibrant historical debut, set in 1946 North Carolina, following a young female seamstress who uncovers dangerous truths about Big Tobacco.

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