In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of November 9th and November 16th 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 Liz Nugent's latest psychological thriller, LITTLE CRUELTIES, which follows three brothers --- bound by blood but split by fate --- and delves into the many ways that families can wreak emotional havoc across generations.
Also, we are sharing Carol's latest "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with debut novelist Susie Yang. WHITE IVY, which is this month’s “Read with Jenna” Today Show Book Club pick, is about a young woman’s dark obsession with her privileged classmate that offers sharp insights into the immigrant experience. Susie has lived around the world; in fact, she spoke to Carol from Istanbul, where she is living this month. Her peripatetic lifestyle has contributed to her writing, as she has moved so often. In the interview, she talked in-depth about the characters in her book, as well as the multi-step editing process that took it from first draft to publication. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast.
This Month's "Bookaccino Live" Event: This is your last newsletter reminder to sign up for our final "Bookaccino Live” event of 2020, which will take place via Zoom TOMORROW, Wednesday, November 11th at 2pm ET. Carol will present titles releasing from November 10th to January 5th, along with four from February, that she would like to get on your radar. Attendees of the live event will be invited to answer a survey about the books from the presentation that they are most interested in reading. Those who do will be eligible to win prizes! Be sure to register here by 10am ET tomorrow. If you already signed up, please do not do so again!
Our First "Bookaccino Live" Book Group Event: On Thursday, November 19th at 8pm ET, we will host our first “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event via Zoom. Our special guest will be Jeanine Cummins, who will discuss her bestselling novel, AMERICAN DIRT. Fifteen guests who have read the book will join Carol "on stage" to be part of the discussion. Other readers will watch the event and will be able to pose a question during the last 10 minutes of the program. If you would like to attend the event as a participant or as an audience member, please sign up here by Monday, November 16th at 10am ET.
Explore Bookreporter on Miami Book Fair Online: The Miami Book Fair kicks off on Sunday, November 15th, and they have a terrific virtual lineup that will be presented in a Netflix-like search format. We shot two original interviews for them with Sue Miller and Jacqueline Winspear --- and we will share five author interviews that we previously conducted. We will tell you much more about this in Friday's Bookreporter Weekly Update newsletter. If you are not signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.