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In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of July 27th and August 3rd 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 "What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" contest on ReadingGroupGuides.com, where three book groups will win 12 copies of LADY CLEMENTINE by Marie Benedict, a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick that is now available in paperback. The deadline for your entries is Wednesday, September 9th at noon ET.

We also are spotlighting the release of HIEROGLYPHICS, a mesmerizing new novel from Jill McCorkle about the burden of secrets carried across generations. Don't miss our review of the book, along with Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Jill, in Friday's Bookreporter Weekly Update newsletter.

Be sure to answer our current poll, which is a follow-up to a poll that we did back in March, where we asked if your reading habits have changed due to the pandemic. Four months have gone by, and we are curious to find out what your reading habits are like now. Click here to let us know by Friday, July 31st at noon ET.

That also is the deadline for our latest Word of Mouth contest, where three readers each will be randomly chosen to win a copy of THE ANSWER IS...: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek (which we will review in Friday's Weekly Update newsletter) and FLORENCE ADLER SWIMS FOREVER by Rachel Beanland, the latter of which is a Bets On pick. Tell us about the books you’ve finished reading, and you'll be in the running to win both these titles.

Finally, don't forget to enter this month's Sounding Off on Audio contest. By submitting your comments about the audiobooks you've listened to, you'll have a chance to win the audio versions of Brad Thor's NEAR DARK, read by Armand Schultz, and Kristin Harmel's THE BOOK OF LOST NAMES, read by Madeleine Maby. The deadline for your entries is Monday, August 3rd at noon ET.

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of July 20th and July 27th 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 a very special contest on ReadingGroupGuides.com for THREE WOMEN, a riveting true story about the sex lives of three real American women, which is based on nearly a decade of reporting. We are giving five groups the chance to win 12 copies of this instantNew York Times bestseller --- which is now available in paperback --- plus the opportunity to chat with its author, Lisa Taddeo. Twenty-five additional readers will be awarded a copy of the book. Enter here by Wednesday, August 19th at noon ET.

Our latest "Bookreporter Talks To" interview is with Rachel Beanland, whose much-talked-about debut novel, FLORENCE ADLER SWIMS FOREVER, is this month’s Barnes & Noble Book Club pick and will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On selection. The book takes place during the summer of 1934 in Atlantic City and is inspired by a secret that was kept by Rachel’s own family. In the interview, Rachel shared more about her personal story, why she chose to write the book from the point of view of seven characters, and the challenge of bringing Florence Adler to life in just a few pages. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast.

If you are in a book group, we want to know how your group has been meeting since we all began social distancing back in March. So we put together this survey; it will be up for the next three weeks, but please jump on and answer as soon as you can. We are ruminating on a new idea for book groups, but we can use some intel from you about what your group has been doing these last few months before we finalize the next steps on this.

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of July 13th and July 20th 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 Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks feature for July, which includes Indie Next, LibraryReads, the Barnes & Noble Book Club, the Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club, the Jenna Bush Hager "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, and more.

Also, we are spotlighting the release of FLORENCE ADLER SWIMS FOREVER, the much-talked-about debut novel of Rachel Beanland, this month's Barnes & Noble Book Club pick and an upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On selection. Don't miss Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Rachel in Friday's Bookreporter Weekly Update newsletter.

Our latest "Bookreporter Talks To" interview is with Bruce Holsinger, whose novel, THE GIFTED SCHOOL, is now available in paperback. This Bets On pick from last year follows a close-knit community of friends and their parents as applications open for entry into a school for gifted students. What happens to those families is at the heart of the story. Bruce and Carol explore the wider problems that lead parents to push their children, students dealing with the overwhelming pressure of proving themselves, and how this stressful approach to school combined with modern technology of phones affects learning. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast.

We are so excited to be hosting our first LIVE virtual reader event. "Bookaccino Live: A Lively Talk About Books" will be held TOMORROW, Wednesday, July 15th at 2pm ET via Zoom. Carol will be presenting books that she thinks are great summer reads to dive into between now and the beginning of August, and also will talk about a couple of fall titles that you may want on your radar now. Click here to register for the event. Given the level of interest from readers, we have expanded the room to hold 300 attendees --- and there are limited spots left, so please sign up now. We will send registration details in the morning!

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of July 6th and July 13th 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 July. This month's prizes are the audio versions of Brad Thor's NEAR DARK, read by Armand Schultz, and Kristin Harmel's THE BOOK OF LOST NAMES, read by Madeleine Maby. Submit your comments about the audiobooks you've listened to by Monday, August 3rd at noon ET, and you'll be in the running to win both these audio titles.

We also are featuring ONE YEAR OF UGLY by Caroline Mackenzie in our New Release Spotlight, and THE WEDDING THIEF by Mary Simses in our Paperback Spotlight. Click on the covers above for about the book descriptions, excerpts and author info for each title.

Below we continue to feature a number of upcoming online book and author events that you may want to have on your radar. In our previous poll, we wanted to know if you attend these kinds of events. Here’s the breakdown of what you virtually attend: Author events (36%), Bookstore events (20%), Publisher-sponsored events (19%), Library events (17%), Book festivals (13%). We also asked what platforms you use to attend these events. Here are your top four preferences: Zoom (36%), Facebook Live (25%), YouTube Live (12%), Crowdcast (10%). Click here for all the results.