In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of September 18th and September 25th that we think will be of interest to Bookreporter.com readers, along with Bonus News, where we call out a contest, feature or review that we want to let you know about so you have it on your radar.
This week, we are calling attention to our Fall Preview Contests and Feature, a series of 24-hour giveaways that are taking place on select days between now and Thursday, October 19th. Enter for your chance to win fiction and nonfiction titles that we know people will be talking about this fall.
In stores now is LOVE AND OTHER CONSOLATION PRIZES by Jamie Ford, which is our latest New Release Spotlight title and a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. Be sure to check out our review of the book and our interview with Jamie, along with a discussion guide. Carol Fitzgerald's Bets On commentary will appear in the September 22nd edition of the Bookreporter.com Weekly Update newsletter.
On ReadingGroupGuides.com, this month's "What's Your Book Group Reading" prize book is THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, an atmospheric, suspenseful and gripping story of two people finding love while fighting to survive. First published in 2010, this bestselling novel by Charles Martin has been made into a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet and Idris Elba, and is set to release on October 6th. In a book group? Then tell us what your group is currently reading to be eligible to win. Three winners will be selected, and each will be awarded 12 copies of the book for their group. Enter by Tuesday, October 10th at noon ET.
Finally, we are spotlighting Zoe Whittall's newly released novel, THE BEST KIND OF PEOPLE, in which a local schoolteacher is arrested, leaving his family to wrestle with the possibility of his guilt.