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In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of March 26th and April 2nd 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 the hardcovers and paperbacks releasing in April, which you can find in our Coming Soon feature.

We also have two new contests to tell you about on ReadingGroupGuides.com.

AUNTIE POLDI AND THE SICILIAN LIONS is Mario Giordano's first novel translated into English (courtesy of John Brownjohn) and is the opening installment of a series starring Auntie Poldi, Sicily’s newest amateur sleuth. We are celebrating its U.S. release with a special contest that will give three readers the chance to win 12 copies of the book for their group. Enter here by Wednesday, April 18th at noon ET.

Also, we are celebrating the release of THE BRIGHTEST SUN by Adrienne Benson --- an illuminating debut following three women in sub-Saharan Africa as they search for home and family --- with a special contest that will give three readers the chance to win 12 copies of the book for their group. Enter here by Wednesday, April 18th at noon ET.

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of March 19th and March 26th 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 the debut of our Fiction Author Spotlight, which features new and upcoming fiction titles that don't fall into a specific genre category, like many of our other Author Spotlights do. Our first Fiction Author Spotlight title is WE OWN THE SKY by debut novelist Luke Allnutt, which releases on April 3rd. Thirty readers will win an advance copy of the book and share their comments on it. The deadline for your entries is Thursday, March 29th at noon ET.

Also, we are spotlighting THE BRIGHTEST SUN by Adrienne Benson, an illuminating debut following three women in sub-Saharan Africa as they search for home and family, which is now in stores.

Finally, we encourage you to enter our Word of Mouth and Sounding Off on Audio contests for an opportunity to win some fabulous hardcovers and audiobooks. And please be sure to vote in our latest poll about March paperbacks you are planning to read.

One of our Sounding Off on Audio prize books is Lisa Genova's EVERY NOTE PLAYED, read by Dennis Boutsikaris and Dagmara Dominczyk. We are excited to share with you an excerpt read by each of the narrators here and here (Lisa handpicked both clips), along with an interview with Lisa about the audiobook. We will have our review of the hardcover edition of EVERY NOTE PLAYED in Friday's Bookreporter.com Weekly Update newsletter.

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of March 12th and March 19th 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 Spring Preview Contests and Feature, a series of 24-hour contests that are taking place on select days this month and next. Enter for your chance to win books that we know will be talked about this spring --- and beyond.

We also have two contests to tell you about on ReadingGroupGuides.com.

Our current "What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" contest book is EXIT WEST by Mohsin Hamid, which is March’s pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club “Now Read This.” Now available in paperback, this finalist for the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Awards is an astonishingly visionary love story that imagines the forces that drive ordinary people from their homes into the uncertain embrace of new lands. 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 here by Wednesday, April 4th at noon ET.

We are celebrating the April 17th release of Iris Martin Cohen's debut novel, THE LITTLE CLAN --- a love letter to classic literature and an illuminating look at newfound adulthood --- with a special contest that will give five groups the chance to win 10 advance copies of the book. Enter here by Wednesday, April 4th at noon ET.

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of March 5th and March 12th 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 New Release Spotlight of THE HUSH, the long-awaited follow-up to John Hart's 2009 Edgar Award-winning novel, THE LAST CHILD, along with our review.

Also, we are spotlighting THE RELUCTANT FORTUNE-TELLER, Keziah Frost's witty and charming debut novel about a retired accountant who becomes the town’s fortune-teller, which is now in stores.

Finally, we encourage you to enter our Word of Mouth and Sounding Off on Audio contests for an opportunity to win some fabulous hardcovers and audiobooks. And please be sure to vote in our latest poll about March fiction titles you are planning to read.