September 30, 2025

September 30, 2025

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Last night, Sharon Kurtzman joined our book group discussion about THE LOST BAKER OF VIENNA via Zoom. She explained how a conversation with her mother about her mother's life after World War II in Vienna sparked her interest in writing this book. It was a story that she nurtured for a few decades before she wrote it.

Sharon walked us through her “on the ground” research where she visualized the story unfolding, as well as the long journey that it took to write the book. While the story had been percolating inside her, it took the COVID-19 pandemic to make her realize that she had to tell her mom’s story lest it be lost. While the book is not biographical, she talked about all of the ways her mother’s experiences guided her storytelling. (Note the family photos behind her, which she spoke about.)

We had questions for Sharon, and we talked about the amazing recipes that are included in the enhanced discussion guide. We were all too busy to bake before the meeting, but trust that she had us all salivating over the ideas she shared.

Sharon let us know that she is working on the second draft of her next book, with just three scenes to be developed. Then she will work on the next set of revisions. We are looking forward to hearing more about that!

We will be reading THE CORRESPONDENT next. I loved this book on audio (it is a really stellar production), and I talk about my interview with Virginia Evans below. I am going to check to see if she is available to meet with us. I have decided that it never hurts to ask!

Included in this update is our 25th Anniversary Book Group Survey. We did a small survey during the pandemic, but we have not done something in-depth in the past 10 years. We decided that setting up for our 25th anniversary celebration that will run through October  (wait until you see what we have planned for that!) is the perfect time to ask you to weigh in on what’s happening with your book group today.

We are awarding one reader who finishes the survey a $250 gift card to the bookstore of their choice, while three others will win a $50 gift card to the bookstore of their choice. The survey will be open until Friday, October 31st at noon ET.

Looking at the last big survey, it was interesting to see how much has changed. Remember meetings via Skype, or phone calls with authors? I heard the funniest stories from one bestselling author about talking to a book group “back in the day.” She was talking on the phone while doing laundry, and suddenly the machine started to agitate. She was mid-sentence as she tried to cover up the sound. Another time, she was abandoned as the group went out to the pool to continue their discussion and forgot about her on the phone!

Last Thursday night, Amy Neff joined us for September's “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event to discuss her debut novel, THE DAYS I LOVED YOU MOST, an international bestseller and a Bets On pick that is now available in paperback.

Amy worked on this book for more than a decade, and it all started with her writing in a notebook in Central Park when she was in her 20s. She talks about her own extended family and how their beach vacations (where picnics were held in the garage) influenced her writing about a long marriage, though she is only in her late 30s. Amy also shares that she developed the chapters with the three children later in the writing process.

There is a lot of conversation about the ending. Readers want to know if that had changed over the course of Amy's writing. Click here to watch the video.

* Please note that the podcast is not available at this time as our distributor is having tech issues. When it is ready, you will be able to access it using this link.

As I mentioned earlier, my latest “Bookreporter Talks To” interview is with Virginia Evans. Her debut novel is THE CORRESPONDENT, and we’re featuring the discussion guide in this newsletter.

Virginia always saw the book as having an epistolary format, and she wrote it as readers are seeing it, with one letter after another. I thought this style worked for the storytelling as it allowed for pacing and for different aspects of Sybil’s life, and the world as she knows it now, to be explored. Virginia loved that I picked up on one detail that no one else had mentioned in an interview or a review.

I listened to the audiobook recording, which features a 13-person ensemble cast, and enjoyed it so much that it will be a Bets On selection in audio. It already has been named an AudioFile Earphones Award Winner and an Audible Best of the Year (So Far) selection. 

In a moment of what seemed like kismet, THE CORRESPONDENT was announced as a New York Times bestseller just a few hours after I spoke with Virginia, though the book was first published back in April. This growth in readership is quite unusual, so it truly says something about the story and the building word of mouth for it. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast.

In this newsletter, we are featuring the guide for Victoria Redel’s latest novel, I AM YOU, which is a People Best New Book Pick

At eight years old, Gerta Pieters is dressed as a boy and put to work in the service of the Oosterwijcks, a genteel Dutch family. When Gerta catches the eye of the young Maria Oosterwijck, Gerta is asked to accompany her to Amsterdam, where Maria will study under a noteworthy Dutch artist. Inspired by the little that is known about skilled still-life painter Maria van Oosterwijck’s life, this book is a love story, a meditation on gender, and an ode to artistic creation.

Be sure to take a look at our Featured Guide page, which has links to discussion questions, critical praise, info about the author, and more.

Fall Reading Contest Update on Bookreporter
I AM YOU is the final book we’re giving away in Bookreporter’s Fall Reading contests. The contest is now up, so if you’d like to win one of five copies, be sure to fill out this form by Thursday, October 2nd at noon ET.

We also have added guides for these four books:

• THE WILDERNESS: In this follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut, THE TURNER HOUSE, National Book Award finalist Angela Flournoy captures how the most profound connections over a lifetime can lie in the tangled, uncertain thicket of friendship.
   
• THE LOST STORY OF EVA FUENTES: Told in three alternating time periods, Chanel Cleeton’s latest novel is about three women living around the world who are connected by one highly coveted book.
   
• AMITY: As in his debut, the Oprah’s Book Club pick THE SWEETNESS OF WATER, Nathan Harris delves into the critical years of the Civil War’s aftermath to deliver an intimate tale of what freedom means in a society still determined to return its Black citizens to bondage.
   
• AT LAST: Set in mid-century Midwestern America, Marisa Silver’s new novel introduces readers to two women who are vastly different but fully committed to their opinions about love, marriage, God, and how a person ought to be. Silver tells their story over the course of their lives, singly and together.

I’m Betting You’ll Love…
My latest Bets On pick is ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS by Hank Phillippi Ryan. Click here to find out why I’m betting you’ll love this book just as much as I did. And if you missed my recent interview with Hank, be sure to watch or listen to it.

This is your last Reading Group Guides newsletter reminder to sign up for October’s “Bookaccino Live” book preview event, which will take place on Wednesday, October 8th at 2pm ET.

The focus will be on titles releasing between October 7th and November 4th, along with a few from December, plus January 2026, that we think will appeal to you. Click here to sign up. Those who join us live 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.

Yesterday we learned that ATMOSPHERE by Taylor Jenkins Reid is the Target Book of the Year. Taylor announced the big news on her Instagram. Here's what she had to say about it:

“I am so excited to show you all this special edition of ATMOSPHERE, which includes a Q&A with my editor, some extremely cool visuals (IMHO), and excerpts from my notes during the research and plotting of the book. That last little addition feels especially vulnerable and thrilling to share. You'll see that I struggled at first to understand what I was doing, including just how basic my understanding of the Space Shuttle was, and how much help I needed to grasp the specifics of what Vanessa had to do. But I love looking back on these pages and remembering those early days when I was still learning who these women were and what they were up against.”

Read on, and have a great discussion with your group!

Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])

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New Guide: THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans
An Upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On Title

THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans (Fiction)
Throughout her life, Sybil Van Antwerp has used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings, around half past 10, Sybil sits down to write letters --- to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to audit a class she desperately wants to take, to Joan Didion and Larry McMurtry to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter. Sybil expects her world to go on as it always has. But when letters from someone in her past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life, she realizes that the letter she has been writing over the years needs to be read and that she cannot move forward until she finds it in her heart to offer forgiveness.

- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to watch our "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Virginia Evans.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.

Click here for the discussion guide.

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

New Featured Guide: I AM YOU by Victoria Redel

I AM YOU by Victoria Redel (Historical Fiction)
At eight years old, Gerta Pieters is forced to disguise herself as a boy and sent to work for a genteel Dutch family. When their brilliant and beautiful daughter, Maria, sees through Gerta’s ruse, she insists that Gerta accompany her to Amsterdam and help her enter the elite, male-dominated art world.

While Maria rises in the ranks of society as a painting prodigy, Gerta makes herself invaluable in every way: confidante, muse, lover. But as Gerta steps into her own talents, their relationship fractures into a complex web of obsession and rivalry --- and the secrets they keep threaten to unravel everything.

A mesmerizing historical novel, I AM YOU is a meditation on gender, an ode to artistic creation, and an unforgettable love story that reimagines the life of renowned still-life painter Maria van Oosterwijck during the Dutch Golden Age.

Click here for the featured guide, which includes discussion questions, critical praise, Victoria Redel's bio, and more.

Special Contest:
Enter to Win Copies of Marie Benedict's Solo Historical Novels, Plus a Novella We Want to Get on Your Radar!

"What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest: Enter to Win Up to 12 Paperback Copies of
THE BLUE HOUR by Paula Hawkins for Your Group

Click here to enter the contest by Wednesday, October 8th at noon ET.

New Guide: THE WILDERNESS by Angela Flournoy

THE WILDERNESS by Angela Flournoy (Fiction)
Desiree, Danielle, January, Monique and Nakia are in their early 20s and at the beginning. Of their careers, of marriage, of motherhood, and of big-city lives in New York and Los Angeles. Together, they are finding their way through the wilderness, that period of life when the reality of contemporary adulthood --- overwhelming, mysterious, and full of freedom and consequences --- swoops in and stays. As these friends move from the late 2000s into the late 2020s, from young adults to grown women, they must figure out what they mean to one another --- amid political upheaval, economic and environmental instability, and the increasing volatility of modern American life.

- 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: THE LOST STORY OF EVA FUENTES
by Chanel Cleeton

THE LOST STORY OF EVA FUENTES by Chanel Cleeton (Historical Fiction)
London, 2024: American expat Margo Reynolds has been hired to find a mysterious book published over a century ago. With a single copy left in existence, it has a storied past shrouded in secrecy. Havana, 1966: Librarian Pilar Castillo has devoted her life to books. So when a neighbor fleeing Cuba asks her to return a valuable book to its rightful owner, Pilar will risk everything to protect the literary work entrusted to her care. Boston, 1900: For Cuban school teacher and aspiring author Eva Fuentes, traveling from Havana to Harvard to study for the summer is the opportunity of a lifetime. It leaves her little time to write, but a moonlit encounter with an enigmatic stranger changes everything. The story that pours out of her is one of forbidden love, secrets and lies. Although Eva cannot see it yet, the book will be a danger and salvation for the lives it touches.

- Click here to read more about the book.

Click here for the discussion guide.

New Guide: AMITY by Nathan Harris

AMITY by Nathan Harris (Historical Fiction)
The Civil War might be over, but formerly enslaved Coleman and June have yet to find the freedom they’ve been promised. Two years ago, the siblings were separated when their old master, Mr. Harper, took June away to Mexico. Coleman stayed behind in Louisiana, clinging to the hope that one day June would return. When an unexpected letter from Mr. Harper arrives, summoning Coleman to Mexico, Coleman thinks that finally his prayers have been answered. What Coleman cannot know is the tangled truth of June’s tribulations under Mr. Harper out on the frontier. And when disaster strikes Coleman’s journey, he is forced on the run with Mr. Harper's daughter, Florence. Together, they venture into the Mexican desert to find June, all the while evading two crooked brothers who will stop at nothing to capture Coleman and Florence and collect the money they're owed. 

- 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: AT LAST by Marisa Silver

AT LAST by Marisa Silver (Historical Fiction)
Helene Simonauer and Evelyn Turner are two formidable women whose paths cross when their children marry. Both women are sharp, cunning and unwavering in their conflicting beliefs about marriage, responsibility and family and, most pressingly, their efforts to vie for the love of their shared granddaughter. AT LAST paints a vivid portrait of the American Midwest, capturing the essence of a time and place where societal norms and personal aspirations often clashed. Marisa Silver’s narrative weaves together the lives of Helene and Evelyn, from their vastly different childhoods through the pivotal events that define them.

- Click here to read more about the book.

Click here for the discussion guide.

New September Releases of Interest to Book Groups

Here are a number of books releasing in September 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.

THE ACADEMY by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham (Fiction)
From Elin Hilderbrand and her daughter, Shelby Cunningham, comes the irresistible, deliciously scandalous story of one drama-filled year at a New England boarding school.

AWAKE: A Memoir by Jen Hatmaker (Memoir)
Jen Hatmaker --- the beloved New York Times bestselling author and host of the "For the Love" podcast --- has penned a brutally honest, funny and revealing memoir about the traumatic end of her 26-year-long marriage, and the beginning of a different kind of love story.

BUCKEYE by Patrick Ryan (Historical Fiction)
Sweeping yet intimate, rich with piercing observation and the warmth that comes from profound understanding of the human spirit, BUCKEYE captures the universal longing for love and for goodness.

THE ELEMENTS by John Boyne (Fiction)
From bestselling author John Boyne comes a gripping and profound exploration of guilt, blame, trauma and the human capacity for redemption.

HEART THE LOVER by Lily King (Fiction)
From the New York Times bestselling author of WRITERS & LOVERS comes a magnificent and intimate new novel of desire, friendship and the lasting impact of first love.

HOT DESK by Laura Dickerman (Romantic Comedy)
"Younger" meets WRITERS & LOVERS in this rollicking, sparkling and funny novel that spans decades and generations of a family in the publishing industry.

THE IMPROBABLE VICTORIA WOODHULL: Suffrage, Free Love, and the First Woman to Run for President by Eden Collinsworth (Biography)
From the acclaimed author of WHAT THE ERMINE SAW and BEHAVING BADLY comes a portrait of Victoria Woodhull, a celebrated and maligned 19th-century businesswoman and activist, and a leader in the fight for women’s suffrage and labor reforms.

IN THE TIME OF FIVE PUMPKINS: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (26) by Alexander McCall Smith (Mystery)
Mma Ramotswe takes on a number of perplexing situations, and while she tries to maintain her usual impartiality, it’s difficult when one of the cases involves someone so close to her heart.

THE IRISH GOODBYE by Heather Aimee O'Neill (Fiction)
In this debut, for fans of J. Courtney Sullivan and Mary Beth Keane, three adult sisters grapple with a shared tragedy over a Thanksgiving weekend as they try to heal strained family bonds through the passage of time.

THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY by Kiran Desai (Fiction)
In an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, the fates of two young people intersect and diverge across continents and years.

THE PHOEBE VARIATIONS by Jane Hamilton (Fiction)
The acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of THE BOOK OF RUTH and A MAP OF THE WORLD returns with a stunning coming-of-age novel about girls, mothers and finding one's way in the world.

THE PORTRAIT by Danielle Steel (Romance)
A gifted portrait artist and a high-powered subject confront past wounds to embrace new love in this poignant novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO LORI LOVELY? by Sarah McCoy (Historical Fiction)
From New York Times bestselling author Sarah McCoy comes a spellbinding novel based on a true story: a beautiful young movie star of Hollywood’s Golden Age gives up her bright career to become a nun.

Bookreporter.com Bets On:
ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS by Hank Phillippi Ryan

ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Psychological Thriller)
Many of you have been to author events and have loved the opportunity to meet with writers and hear them discuss their work --- and, yes, sign books. So what really happens on a book tour? Hank Phillippi Ryan uses this as the foundation for her latest thriller, ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS.

Tessa Calloway is a debut author whose novel, All This Could Be Yours, has garnered lots of attention. She already had a following on social media when she ditched her job a few years ago to take back her “one life.” People understood this, so when her book appeared, readers were ready to buy it and come out to meet her. In the novel, Annabelle Brown, like Tessa, does not take her boss’s offer to have it all. Instead, she grabs life with two hands.

But readers do not know that Annabelle is based on someone from Tessa’s past. As she is on the road, it feels like her past may be catching up with her. Is she just sleep-deprived from her rigorous tour, or is more going on here?

- 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 watch our "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Hank Phillippi Ryan.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.

Click here to read more of Carol's Bets On commentary.

Carol's In-Person Events Schedule

Here are five upcoming events where Carol will be interviewing authors live, including Clare Leslie Hall and Alex DeMille --- and six authors who will be part of the Morristown Festival of Books.

Monday, October 6th
6:30pm ET
Paramus, NJ
Barnes & Noble
In conversation with Clare Leslie Hall about BROKEN COUNTRY

Saturday, October 11th
Morristown, NJ
Morristown Festival of Books
Moderator for Three Panels:
11:00 – 11:50am: Sharon Kurtzman and Jeanine Cummins
12:10 – 1:00pm: Chris Pavone and William Kent Krueger
2:30 – 3:20pm: Genevieve Kingston and Vicky Nguyen

Tuesday, October 28th
7:00pm ET
Barnes & Noble – Upper West Side
In conversation with Alex DeMille for the launch of THE TIN MEN written by Alex and his father, Nelson DeMille

From left to right: Hank Phillippi Ryan, Mitch Albom, Patricia Cornwell

Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events

Here are a number of upcoming virtual book and author events that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links for more info and to register.

Wednesday, October 1st at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join “Friends & Fiction” for a conversation with Meagan Church about her new novel, THE MAD WIFE, a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the lives we build --- and the lies we live.

Wednesday, October 1st at 8pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: J. A. Jance will talk about her new book, THE GIRL FROM DEVIL'S LAKE, which finds Arizona County Sheriff Joanna Brady solving her biggest case yet --- from a body in the desert to crimes spanning decades and countries.

Thursday, October 2nd at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome New York Times bestselling author S. D. House for a live virtual discussion of DEAD MAN BLUES --- a gripping historical crime novel set in the South that pulls the past into the present --- as part of their B&N Midday Mystery Virtual Event series. S. D. will be in conversation with the New York Times bestselling author of A LAND MORE KIND THAN HOME, Wiley Cash.

Thursday, October 2nd at 4pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Janice Hallett will talk about her latest novel, THE KILLER QUESTION, an edge-of-your-seat mystery that takes place at a pub’s weekly trivia night, revealed through quiz categories, phone messages and email correspondence.

Thursday, October 2nd at 7pm ET: Warwick's: Warwick's presents Patricia Cornwell as she discusses the 29th entry in her Scarpetta series, SHARP FORCE, with Dan Aykroyd. A serial killer wreaks havoc on Northern Virginia, appearing as a ghostly apparition before striking --- and Kay Scarpetta must avoid becoming their next victim.

Monday, October 6th at 7pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Hank Phillippi Ryan will talk about her new thriller, ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS, in which a glamorous book tour becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse chase.

Tuesday, October 7th at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble Book Club: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Patrick Ryan for a live virtual event to discuss their September B&N Book Club pick, BUCKEYE. Patrick will be in conversation with Lexie Symth, B&N's Fiction Category Manager, and Brenda Allison, Frontlist Buyer at B&N.

Tuesday, October 7th at 7pm ET: Warwick's: Warwick's presents Madeline Martin as she discusses her latest book, THE SECRET BOOK SOCIETY, with Rachel McMillan. Set in Victorian London, this captivating historical novel is about a forbidden book club, dangerous secrets, and the women who dare to break free.

Tuesday, October 7th at 8pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Stephen Hunter will talk about his new novel, THE GUN MAN JACKSON SWAGGER, a classic Western about a Civil War veteran investigating the dark reality of a prosperous ranch.

Tuesday, October 7th at 9pm ET: Killer Author Club: Kimberly Belle, Heather Gudenkauf and Kaira Rouda will talk to Tessa Wegert about IN THE BONES, the opening installment in her North Country series. The arrival of a celebrity athlete on a remote peninsula in New York’s Thousand Islands unearths dark and deadly buried secrets.

Wednesday, October 8th at 2pm ET: “Bookaccino Live” Book Preview Afternoon Event: Carol Fitzgerald will present titles releasing between October 7th and November 4th, along with a few from December, plus January 2026, that we would like to get on your radar. Included will be fiction; historical fiction; thrillers and mysteries; and memoirs, biographies and other nonfiction.

Wednesday, October 8th at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join “Friends & Fiction” for a conversation with Mitch Albom about his new novel, TWICE, a stunning love story that dares to explore how our unchecked desires might mean losing what we’ve had all along.

Friday, October 10th at 7pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Patricia Cornwell will talk to special guest host Jamie Lee Curtis about her latest Scarpetta mystery, SHARP FORCE. “Scarpetta” is soon to be a streaming series starring Curtis, along with Nicole Kidman.

Wednesday, October 15th at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join “Friends & Fiction” for a conversation with Joe Hill about his latest thriller, KING SORROW, in which six friends dabble in the occult and are tragically, horrifyingly successful --- calling forth an evil entity that demands regular human sacrifice.

"Bookreporter Talks To" Videos & Podcasts

“Bookreporter Talks To” is a video and podcast series that delivers long-form, in-depth author interviews. 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:

• Virginia Evans (THE CORRESPONDENT) Video | Podcast

Other authors we've interviewed include:

• Megan Abbott (EL DORADO DRIVE) Video | Podcast
• Julie Clark (THE GHOSTWRITER) Video | Podcast
• Jeanine Cummins (SPEAK TO ME OF HOME) Video | Podcast
• Lori Foster (THE GUEST COTTAGE: A Firefly Summer Novel) Video | Podcast
• Bruce Holsinger (CULPABILITY) Video | Podcast
• Sharon Kurtzman (THE LOST BAKER OF VIENNA) Video | Podcast
• Chris Pavone (THE DOORMAN) Video | Podcast
• Kaira Rouda (JILL IS NOT HAPPY) Video | Podcast
• Hank Phillippi Ryan (ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS) Video | Podcast
• Francesca Serritella (FULL BLOOM) Video | Podcast

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 THE WAY TO THE RIVER: Love, Loss, and Liberation by Elizabeth Gilbert (Memoir/Self-Help)
In her first nonfiction book in a decade, the #1 bestselling writer who taught millions of readers to live authentically (EAT PRAY LOVE) and creatively (BIG MAGIC) shows how to break free.

ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Psychological Thriller)
Is a debut author's blockbuster bestseller about to ruin her life? A glamorous book tour becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse chase in this new and captivating thriller by USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan.

AMITY by Nathan Harris (Historical Fiction)
From the New York Times bestselling author of THE SWEETNESS OF WATER comes a gripping story about a brother and sister, emancipated from slavery but still searching for true freedom, and their odyssey across the deserts of Mexico to escape a former master still intent on their bondage.

AT LAST by Marisa Silver (Historical Fiction)
Set in mid-century America, AT LAST explores a rich family saga centered on two fierce and competitive matriarchs whose intertwined lives reflect the complexities of family, tradition and personal ambition.

THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans (Fiction)
Filled with knowledge that only comes from a life fully lived, THE CORRESPONDENT is a gem of a novel about the power of finding solace in literature and connection with people we might never meet in person.

THE HEIR: A Young Queen Victoria Mystery by Darcie Wilde (Historical Mystery)
For fans of "The Crown," The Young Victoria and all things British royalty is a new mystery set in 1830s London and starring none other than the young Princess Victoria --- the future Queen of England --- as a rebellious amateur sleuth.

I AM YOU by Victoria Redel (Historical Fiction)
A mesmerizing historical novel, I AM YOU is a meditation on gender, an ode to artistic creation, and an unforgettable love story that reimagines the life of renowned still-life painter Maria van Oosterwijck during the Dutch Golden Age.

THE LOST STORY OF EVA FUENTES by Chanel Cleeton (Historical Fiction)
A mysterious book with a legacy spanning from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day unites three women --- and their secrets --- in this unforgettable novel from New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton.

MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME by Arundhati Roy (Memoir)
Arundhati Roy’s raw and deeply moving first memoir traces the complex relationship with her mother, Mary Roy, a fierce and formidable force who shaped her life both as a woman and as a writer.

TANGLED DARKNESS by MM Desch (Psychological Thriller)
A psychiatrist facing career-ending allegations investigates a murder to prove her innocence, discovering that she and the victim are pawns in a dark criminal scheme.

TO THE MOON AND BACK by Eliana Ramage (Fiction)
One young woman’s relentless quest to become the first Cherokee astronaut will irrevocably alter the fates of the people she loves most in this tour de force of a debut about ambition, belonging and family.

THE WILDERNESS by Angela Flournoy (Fiction)
THE WILDERNESS is an era-defining novel about five Black women over the course of their 20-year friendship, as they move through the dizzying and sometimes precarious period between young adulthood and midlife.

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

THE BLUE HOUR by Paula Hawkins (Psychological Thriller)
A masterful novel that is as page-turning as it is unsettling, THE BLUE HOUR recalls the sophisticated suspense of Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith and cements Paula Hawkins’ place among the very best of our most nuanced and stylish storytellers.

INTERMEZZO by Sally Rooney (Fiction)
INTERMEZZO is an exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family --- but especially love --- from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney.

THE SEQUEL by Jean Hanff Korelitz (Psychological Thriller)
With her signature wit and sardonic humor, Jean Hanff Korelitz gives readers an antihero to root for while illuminating and satirizing the world of publishing in this deliciously fun and suspenseful read, the eagerly awaited follow-up to THE PLOT.

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