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In the January 18th newsletter, I wrote about my book group and what makes our meetings so special. I then asked you to tell me about your group and share any stories you had about your discussions or how your group was formed. We heard from a number of readers and compiled their comments into a blog post that you can take a look at here.
Reading what they had to say, it’s clear that their groups mean so much to them. It’s not just about gathering to discuss a book --- it’s about making lifelong friendships and supporting each other through all of life’s highs and lows. That is exactly how I feel about my group. Right now, we are planning how to support one of our members who suddenly lost her dad recently. Book groups are very special communities.
If you would like to share anything about your group, feel free to email me with the subject line “My Group.” We will be sure to add any new comments to the blog.
Back in October, we did our first-ever LIVE “Bookreporter Talks To” interview. Our guest was William Kent Krueger, and we talked about his latest novel, THE RIVER WE REMEMBER.
We were so thrilled with the turnout and the feedback we received that we’ll be doing another live interview, this time with Kristin Hannah. She will be answering questions from those who won a copy of her newly released novel, THE WOMEN, in a contest we ran on Bookreporter last November. We plan to have some of these contest winners ask their question on camera, and I’ll be asking questions on behalf of those who are camera-shy or are unable to attend.
The event will take place on Wednesday, March 6th at 7pm ET. If you would like to attend, you can sign up by clicking here. We are looking forward to what promises to be a fun and informative evening!
THE WOMEN documents in stunning detail the largely unknown contributions of women in the Vietnam War. It will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick, and we plan to share the discussion guide with you in our late February newsletter, along with my Bets On commentary. In the meantime, you can read much more about the book later in this newsletter.
This is your last ReadingGroupGuides newsletter reminder to sign up for this month’s “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event, which will take place on Wednesday, February 28th at 8pm ET.
Our guest will be Shelby Van Pelt, and she will be talking about her debut novel, REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES, an instant New York Times bestseller and a “Read with Jenna” Today Show Book Club pick when it released two years ago. Fans of Fredrik Backman’s A MAN CALLED OVE will love this charming and witty exploration of friendship, reckoning and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.
You can register for the event by clicking here. If you would like to ask Shelby a question about the book on camera during the event, please email me with your question using the subject line “Shelby” by February 28th at noon ET. 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.
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Speaking of events, as many of you know, we have increased the number of virtual events that we are offering to readers over the past few years. We have a rather huge invite list that has become unwieldy to write via regular email. So we now have an Events newsletter, which we plan to send around the first of the month. While we mention our events in the Reading Group Guides newsletter, if you want to plan a couple of months ahead, sign up here for our new Events newsletter. It will come from [email protected], so be sure to drop that address in your address book.
Hank Phillippi Ryan’s new psychological thriller, ONE WRONG WORD, explores the insidious nature of gossip, scandal and lies --- and how careers, friendships and even marriages can be shattered forever. I loved this book so much that it’s my latest Bets On selection, and we will feature my “Bookreporter Talks To” interview with Hank in the next newsletter.
Our Bookreporter reviewer Pamela Kramer had wonderful things to say about the book: “Hank Phillippi Ryan is a master at throwing curve balls that completely change our field of vision. We thought she was leading us in one direction, but as it turns out, she was providing clues that take us not only on a different path but to a different state entirely.... The final twist is truly unexpected, and we ultimately are appreciative of the engrossing tale and the nail-biting ending.” I so agree! Read the full review here and access the guide here.
Tia Williams’ novel, SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE, was an instant New York Times bestseller and a Reese’s Book Club pick when it released in 2021. Her long-awaited new book, A LOVE SONG FOR RICKI WILDE, is set against the backdrop of modern Harlem and Renaissance glamour. It’s a swoon-worthy love story of two passionate artists drawn to the magic, romance and opportunity of New York, and whose lives are uniquely and irreversibly linked.
According to our Bookreporter reviewer Rebecca Munro, “To read Tia Williams is to read pure joy, unabashed and proud. Even when she is detailing the racist history of our country…her willingness and courage to find beauty in transformation is awe-inspiring…. Williams’ writing is...a fresh and modern take on love and creation that is grounded in immense, sweeping history. The blending of these idiosyncratic tones reads like her love song to readers.” Check out more of Rebecca’s thoughts on the book in her review, and click here for the guide.
We also have added guides for these four books:
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GOOD MATERIAL: Dolly Alderton’s new novel is February’s “Read with Jenna” and Barnes & Noble Book Club picks. Jenna says, “I’ve never read anything quite like it --- it’s the unwinding of a love story. And yet, there’s so much love in it.” On Tuesday, March 5th at 3pm ET, B&N will host a live virtual event with Dolly, which you can sign up for here.
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COME AND GET IT: Kiley Reid’s highly anticipated second novel (following her debut, SUCH A FUN AGE, which was a Reese’s Book Club pick) is this month’s “Good Morning America” Book Club selection. This fresh and intimate portrait of desire, consumption and reckless abandon is a tension-filled story about money, indiscretion and bad behavior.
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REDWOOD COURT: Award-winning poet DéLana R. A. Dameron’s debut novel is Reese’s Book Club pick for February. Here’s how Reese describes the book: “It’s set in the 1990s, and it’s a collection of vignettes all centered around this southern Black family told from the youngest daughter’s point of view. It’s all about home and a sense of belonging.”
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BELONGING: Jill Fordyce’s debut novel is about first love and heartbreak, friendship and secrets, family and forgiveness, hometowns and coming of age, memory and music. The heart of the story is Jenny’s struggle to undo the binds of a childhood that have deeply affected her life, the painful path to love endured by children raised in alcoholic families, and the grim reality of believing you must hide a part of yourself in order to belong.
CAMP ZERO by first-time novelist Michelle Min Sterling was an instant New York Times bestseller and a “Read with Jenna” pick when it published last year. In anticipation of its February 20th release in paperback, the book is this month’s selection for Simon & Schuster’s Book Club Favorites. On Tuesday, February 27th at 1pm ET, members of the S&S team will talk to Michelle about CAMP ZERO. You can RSVP by clicking here.
If you missed their discussion of January’s pick, THE STORM WE MADE, featuring Vanessa Chan as their special guest, you can watch it here.
For more February selections, including the Indie Next and LibraryReads lists, see our “Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks” feature here.
Winter Reading Update on Bookreporter
Our final Winter Reading contest on Bookreporter will go live on Tuesday, February 20th at noon ET. Five readers will win a copy of A. J. Finn’s new psychological thriller, END OF STORY, which Lucy Foley describes as being “[e]legant, absorbing, full of Hitchcockian menace. Once again Finn reinvents the genre in spectacular style.” Be sure to submit your entries by Wednesday, February 21st at noon ET as the giveaway is only open for 24 hours.
We hosted this month’s “Bookaccino Live” book preview event on Wednesday afternoon. I talked about 26 books releasing between now and March 5th, plus 14 from April, that we wanted to get on your radar. You can watch the presentation here and see a list of the featured titles here.
Next month's “Bookaccino Live” book preview event will take place on Wednesday, March 13th at 2pm ET. I will present titles releasing between March 12th and April 2nd, in addition to a few from May, that we think will appeal to you. Click here to sign up. 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.
Here’s to a great discussion with your book group this month.
Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])
P.S. For those of you who shop online, if you use the store links that appear on our site for shopping, ReadingGroupGuides.com gets a small affiliate fee on your purchases from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and IndieBound. As you check out the discussion guides and various features on our site, we would appreciate your considering this as you buy!
Now Available: THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah
An Upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On Title
THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah (Historical Fiction)
“Women can be heroes, too.” When 20-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing and being a good girl. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed and politically divided America.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here for readers' comments about the book.
- Click here to visit Kristin Hannah's website.
- Click here to sign up for our LIVE "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Kristin Hannah on Wednesday, March 6th at 7pm ET.
Click here to read more about the book.
THE WOMEN will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick.
Don't miss Carol's Bets On commentary,
along with the discussion guide, in the next newsletter.
New Guide: ONE WRONG WORD by Hank Phillippi Ryan
A Bookreporter.com Bets On Title
ONE WRONG WORD by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Psychological Thriller)
Unfairly accused of having an affair with a powerful client, crisis management expert Arden Ward’s life and dreams are about to crash and burn. Then Arden is given an ultimatum. She has just two weeks to save her career and her reputation. Is Cordelia Bannister the answer to her prayers? Cordelia needs Arden’s help for her husband Ned, a Boston real estate mogul who was recently acquitted in a fatal drunk driving accident. But his reputation is ruined, and the fallout is devastating for his family. Revelations soon begin to emerge about what really happened the night of the accident. And then another car crash throws Ned back into the spotlight. The more Arden tries to untangle the truth, the more she’s haunted by one disturbing question: What if she’s also protecting a killer?
- 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 for the discussion guide.
Don't miss Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview
with Hank Phillippi Ryan in the next newsletter.
New Guide: A LOVE SONG FOR RICKI WILDE
by Tia Williams
A LOVE SONG FOR RICKI WILDE by Tia Williams (Romance)
Ricki Wilde has many talents, but being a Wilde isn’t one of them. As the impulsive, artistic daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, she’s the opposite of her famous socialite sisters. In her bones, Ricki knows that a more exciting life awaits her somewhere. When regal nonagenarian Ms. Della invites her to rent the bottom floor of her Harlem brownstone, Ricki jumps at the chance for a fresh beginning. She leaves behind her family, wealth and chaotic romantic decisions to realize her dream of opening a flower shop. And just beneath the surface of her new neighborhood, the music, stories and dazzling drama of the Harlem Renaissance still simmers. One evening in February, Ricki encounters a handsome, deeply mysterious stranger who knocks her world off balance in the most unexpected way.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: GOOD MATERIAL by Dolly Alderton
February’s “Read with Jenna” Today Show Book Club Pick
and Barnes & Noble Book Club Selection
GOOD MATERIAL by Dolly Alderton (Fiction)
Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can't work out why she stopped. Now he is without a home, waiting for his stand-up career to take off, and wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn't looking. Set adrift on the sea of heartbreak, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of his ruined relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him. But Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend's side of the story.
» GOOD MATERIAL is February's Barnes & Noble Book Club pick. On Tuesday, March 5th at 3pm ET, B&N will host a live virtual event with Dolly Alderton. Click here to sign up.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to see why the book is this month's "Read with Jenna" pick.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: COME AND GET IT by Kiley Reid
February’s “Good Morning America” Book Club Pick
COME AND GET IT by Kiley Reid (Fiction)
It's 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at the chance. But Millie's starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardized by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks and illicit intrigue. A fresh and intimate portrait of desire, consumption and reckless abandon, COME AND GET IT is a tension-filled story about money, indiscretion and bad behavior.
- 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 see why the book is this month's "Good Morning America" Book Club pick.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: REDWOOD COURT by DéLana R. A. Dameron
Reese’s Book Club Pick for February
REDWOOD COURT by DéLana R. A. Dameron (Fiction)
On Redwood Court, the cul-de-sac in the all-Black working-class suburb of Columbia, South Carolina, where her grandparents live, Mika Tabor learns important lessons from the people who raise her: her exhausted parents, who work long hours at multiple jobs while still making sure their kids experience the adventure of family vacations; her older sister, who in a house filled with Motown would rather listen to Alanis Morrisette; her retired grandparents, children of Jim Crow, who realized their own vision of success when they bought their house on the Court in the 1960s, imagining it filled with future generations; and the many neighbors who hold tight to the community they’ve built, committed to fostering joy and love in an America so insistent on seeing Black people stumble and fall.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to visit the Reese's Book Club website.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: BELONGING by Jill Fordyce
BELONGING by Jill Fordyce (Fiction)
Jenny is 13 when an epic dust storm rolls into her central California town in December 1977. Bedridden after contracting a life-threatening illness in the storm and suffering a shocking loss, Jenny realizes she will never be cared for by the mother who both neglects and terrifies her or the father who allows it. She relies on her cousin, Heather, who has the loving home Jenny longs for; her beloved great-uncle, Gino, the last link between generations; her best friend, Henry, a free spirit with whom she shares an inexplicable bond; and earnest baseball star Billy, who becomes her first love. After a stunning turn of events in both their lives, Jenny and Henry leave for college in LA together in the summer of 1982. When she returns home years later, the life Jenny so carefully created collides with the one she left behind.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks for February
Each month, we share top book picks from Indie Next and LibraryReads. We also feature a number of other prominent selections, including the Barnes & Noble Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, Oprah’s Book Club, the "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club, Reese's Book Club, Simon & Schuster’s Book Club Favorites, and the Target Book Club.
Below is a preview of February's "Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks." For the complete Indie Next and LibraryReads lists, as well as additional links pertaining to this month's selections, please click here.
Indie Next
#1 Pick: BRIDE by Ali Hazelwood
THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah
MARTYR! by Kaveh Akbar
COME AND GET IT by Kiley Reid
EMILY WILDE'S MAP OF THE OTHERLANDS by Heather Fawcett
LibraryReads
Top Pick: A FATE INKED IN BLOOD: Book One of the Saga of the Unfated by Danielle L. Jensen
THE TAINTED CUP by Robert Jackson Bennett
THE BOOK OF DOORS by Gareth Brown
THE FOX WIFE by Yangsze Choo
THE BOOK OF LOVE by Kelly Link
Barnes & Noble Book Club
GOOD MATERIAL by Dolly Alderton
"Good Morning America" Book Club
COME AND GET IT by Kiley Reid
"Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
GOOD MATERIAL by Dolly Alderton
Reese's Book Club
REDWOOD COURT by DéLana R. A. Dameron
Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
CAMP ZERO by Michelle Min Sterling
Target Book Club
THE HOUSE OF EVE by Sadeqa Johnson
Bookreporter.com Bets On:
THE FURY by Alex Michaelides
THE FURY by Alex Michaelides (Psychological Thriller)
When I started reading THE FURY by Alex Michaelides, it was a blustery cold weekend. I was more than ready for a vacation on a privately owned Greek island named Aura with a movie star and her friends. The island had been given to the actress as a wedding present from her now-deceased husband. I loved that sentiment. So I settled in to be told a story from the perspective of Elliot Chase, our narrator.
The setup is lovely. Lana Farrar (great name) is an ex-movie star (if there is anyone who is an ex-movie star; I feel like that title just lives on) who is at Aura with her friends. Elliot introduces the characters, all from his point of view. As he narrates, he will do his best “not to hijack the narrative too often.” When he does not succeed, we get a major helping of dishy background.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here to read more of Carol's Bets On commentary.
Bookreporter.com's Ninth Annual
Winter Reading Contests and Feature
Our Winter Reading contests on Bookreporter.com have returned for a ninth year! We are hosting a series of 24-hour giveaways spotlighting a book releasing this winter and giving five lucky readers the chance to win it. We also are sending a special newsletter to announce the day's title, which you can sign up for here.
Our final Winter Reading prize book is END OF STORY by A. J. Finn, a spellbinding thriller that is part Knives Out, part Agatha Christie. The contest will go live on Tuesday, February 20th at noon ET.
This year's contest titles are:
Click here to read all the contest details
and learn more about our featured titles.
ReadingGroupGuides.com’s 12 ½ Annual Book Group Speed Dating Event: Great Books for Book Groups
From left to right: Shelby Van Pelt, Lisa Unger, B. A. Paris
Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events
Here are 10 upcoming virtual book and author events that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links for more info and to register.
Sunday, February 18th at 7pm ET: The Back Room: Join authors Jeff Ayers, Allison Brennan, Amanda Jayatissa and Abbott Kahler for an evening of great conversation! The event will start with a short introduction to each author. The audience will then be divided into four breakout rooms where they will remain for the rest of the program while the authors visit each room in turn.
Monday, February 19th at 3pm ET: Murder By The Book: Amanda Jayatissa will talk to Mystery & Thriller Maven’s Sara DiVello about her latest novel, ISLAND WITCH. In 19th-century Sri Lanka, the daughter of a traditional demon-priest tries to solve the mysterious attacks that have been terrorizing her coastal village.
Wednesday, February 21st at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Mark Greaney for a live virtual discussion of his latest thriller, THE CHAOS AGENT, as part of their Midday Mystery Virtual Event series. Mark will be in conversation with New York Times bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz.
Wednesday, February 21st 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 Tia Williams about her new novel, A LOVE SONG FOR RICKI WILDE, which is the F&F Pick of the Month.
Monday, February 26th at 3pm ET: Murder By The Book: B. A. Paris will talk to Mystery & Thriller Maven’s Sara DiVello about her latest novel, THE GUEST, in which she invites readers into another home full of heart-pounding secrets.
Monday, February 26th at 8pm ET: Murder By The Book: Mark Greaney will talk to Mystery & Thriller Maven’s Sara DiVello about his new thriller, THE CHAOS AGENT, in which artificial intelligence leads to shockingly real danger for the Gray Man.
Monday, February 26th at 8pm ET: Murder By The Book: Lisa Unger will talk to Mystery & Thriller Maven’s Sara DiVello about her latest unputdownable thriller, THE NEW COUPLE IN 5B, in which a couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past.
Tuesday, February 27th at 1pm ET: Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites: Michelle Min Sterling will join members of the Simon & Schuster team to discuss her debut novel, CAMP ZERO, which is February's pick for S&S's Book Club Favorites.
Wednesday, February 28th at 7pm ET: "Friends and Fiction": The "Friends and Fiction" authors will talk to Pulitzer Prize finalist Tommy Orange about WANDERING STARS, the highly anticipated follow-up to his 2018 debut novel, THERE THERE.
Wednesday, February 28th at 8pm ET: "Bookaccino Live" Book Group: Carol Fitzgerald will talk to Shelby Van Pelt about her novel, REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES, which is a "Read with Jenna" pick. Shelby also will answer questions from guests who will be "on stage," as well as from other members of the audience. If you would like to be one of our featured audience guests and ask Shelby a question on camera, please send Carol an email with the subject line “Shelby” by February 28th at noon ET.
"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 is our latest interview:
Other authors we've interviewed include:
Upcoming interviews include:
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Tamron Hall (WATCH WHERE THEY HIDE: A Jordan Manning Novel)
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Kristin Hannah (THE WOMEN)
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Hank Phillippi Ryan (ONE WRONG WORD)
Click here for a complete list of our
"Bookreporter Talks To" videos and podcasts.
We currently are featuring the following guides on ReadingGroupGuides.com:
BELONGING by Jill Fordyce (Fiction)
Appealing to readers of Delia Owens’ WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, Kristin Hannah’s FIREFLY LANE and Ann Packer’s THE DIVE FROM CLAUSEN'S PIER, BELONGING is a heartbreaking and hopeful coming-of-age story that traverses lifelong friendship, first love and a young woman’s fierce desire to transcend her traumatic childhood.
COME AND GET IT by Kiley Reid (Fiction)
From the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of SUCH A FUN AGE comes a fresh and provocative story about a residential assistant and her messy entanglement with a professor and three unruly students.
DIVA by Daisy Goodwin (Historical Fiction)
New York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair between the most celebrated opera singer of all time and one of the richest men in the world.
FAMILY FAMILY by Laurie Frankel (Fiction)
While promoting her most recent movie, a film about adoption, India Allwood does something she knows you should never do --- she tells a journalist the truth.
THE FURY by Alex Michaelides (Psychological Thriller)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE SILENT PATIENT and THE MAIDENS comes a masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex-movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder.
GOOD MATERIAL by Dolly Alderton (Fiction)
From the New York Times bestselling author of GHOSTS and EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE comes a story of heartbreak and friendship and how to survive both.
A LOVE SONG FOR RICKI WILDE by Tia Williams (Romance)
In this enchanting love story from the New York Times bestselling author of SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE, a free-spirited florist and an enigmatic musician are irreversibly linked through the history, art and magic of Harlem.
ONE WRONG WORD by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Psychological Thriller)
Hank Phillippi Ryan's heart-racing psychological thriller explores the insidious nature of gossip, scandal and lies --- and how careers, friendships and even marriages can be shattered forever.
ONLY IF YOU'RE LUCKY by Stacy Willingham (Psychological Thriller)
From the New York Times bestselling author of A FLICKER IN THE DARK and ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS comes a tantalizing thriller about the nature of friendship and belonging, about loyalty, envy and betrayal.
REDWOOD COURT by DéLana R. A. Dameron (Fiction)
Award-winning poet DéLana R. A. Dameron’s debut novel is about one unforgettable Southern Black family and its youngest daughter’s coming of age in the 1990s.
THE STORM WE MADE by Vanessa Chan (Historical Fiction)
THE STORM WE MADE is a spellbinding, sweeping novel about a Malayan mother who becomes an unlikely spy for the invading Japanese forces during WWII --- and the shocking consequences that rain upon her community and family.
WHERE YOU END by Abbott Kahler (Psychological Thriller)
From bestselling nonfiction author Abbott Kahler comes a spellbinding fiction debut. An unusual form of amnesia upends the lives of identical twins, forcing them to face the indelible, dangerous shadow of the past.
Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they appeared in hardcover, are now available in paperback:
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.
THE BLACKHOUSE by Carole Johnstone (Gothic Thriller)
From the author of MIRRORLAND comes a richly atmospheric thriller set on an isolated Scottish island where nothing is as it seems and shocking twists lie around every corner.
THE HOUSE OF EVE by Sadeqa Johnson (Historical Fiction)
From the award-winning author of YELLOW WIFE comes a daring, beautiful and redemptive novel that explores what it means to be a woman and a mother, and how much one is willing to sacrifice to achieve her greatest goal.
MAAME by Jessica George (Fiction)
Smart, funny and deeply affecting, Jessica George's MAAME deals with the themes of our time with humor and poignancy: from familial duty and racism, to female pleasure, the complexity of love and the life-saving power of friendship.
SOMEDAY, MAYBE by Onyi Nwabineli (Fiction)
SOMEDAY, MAYBE is a stunning, witty debut novel about a young woman’s emotional journey through unimaginable loss, pulled along by her tight-knit Nigerian family, a posse of friends, and the love and laughter she shared with her husband.
SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES by Jojo Moyes (Fiction)
From Jojo Moyes, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of ME BEFORE YOU and THE GIVER OF STARS, comes a story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances.
A SPELL OF GOOD THINGS by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ (Fiction)
A SPELL OF GOOD THINGS is a dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession and political corruption, from the celebrated author of STAY WITH ME.
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