In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of October 1st and October 8th 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 Sounding Off on Audio contest for October. This month's prizes are the audio versions of THE NEXT PERSON YOU MEET IN HEAVEN written and read by Mitch Albom and UNSHELTERED written and read by Barbara Kingsolver. Submit your comments about the audiobooks you've listened to by Thursday, November 1st at noon ET, and you'll be in the running to win both these audio titles.
We also are spotlighting A SPARK OF LIGHT, a powerful and provocative new novel from Jodi Picoult about ordinary lives that intersect during a heart-stopping crisis. Don't miss our review of the book, which is now in stores, in the October 5th Bookreporter.com Weekly Update newsletter.
Finally, we've updated our Books on Screen feature for this month. October's roundup includes the feature films The Hate U Give, Beautiful Boy and Can You Ever Forgive Me?; the series premiere of "I Feel Bad" on NBC, along with the season two finales of EPIX's "Get Shorty" and Audience Network's "Mr. Mercedes"; and the DVD releases of Leave No Trace, Down a Dark Hall and The Catcher Was a Spy.