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Was Life Oh So Simple Then,
Or Has Time Rewritten Every Line?
When I interviewed Susan Rieger about her novel, LIKE MOTHER, LIKE MOTHER, we talked about how the media landscape has changed over the past couple of decades and how we gather news on every topic in bits and bytes. There are times when we both miss the experience of settling in with a favorite magazine and turning the pages. I joke that by the time I watch the evening news, I already have read online about most of what is be reported. It got me thinking about the effect of this, as well as social media, on young people.
I had been hearing for months about THE ANXIOUS GENERATION: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt, which came out in March. It has been a topic of conversation at more than one of my book club’s meetings. The members of my group are in their 30s and 40s, and they have younger kids. I love hearing them share what their children are reading, doing, etc.
Thus, after I finished listening to Stanley Tucci’s WHAT I ATE IN ONE YEAR (which I thoroughly enjoyed), I queued up THE ANXIOUS GENERATION. My younger son was born in 1995, and we often have talked about how there is a difference between him and kids even just a year younger, which Haidt defines as the start of Gen Z, 1996 (coincidentally, the same year that Bookreporter started). The book looks at not only the effects of social media on this group, but also the availability of smartphones that can provide endless entertainment, distractions and opinions on self-image.
Instead of just talking about the issues that are presented, Haidt, even in my early hours of listening, is providing solutions. For any of you wanting not only a good look at where we are and how we got here, but also ideas on how to calm this anxious generation, this book is worth reading or listening to. And dare I say that it also would make a great holiday gift for those trying to navigate for their children.
This last week has had some big events for us, so let’s get to those.
We hosted our final “Bookaccino Live” book preview event of 2024 on Wednesday afternoon. I talked about 23 books releasing between now and the end of the year, plus 25 from January and February, that we wanted to get on your radar. You can watch the presentation here and see a list of the featured titles here.
Last week, we hosted our 13 ½ Annual Book Group Speed Dating event for booksellers, librarians, book club leaders and bloggers. Representatives from nine publishers presented more than 25 titles perfect for book groups that will be published between now and next May. You can watch the event here --- and if you would like to hear from a specific publisher, we have included timestamps for each of them.
To learn more about the books, click here to access a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation of the featured titles, as well as an Excel spreadsheet that lists the books both by publisher and alphabetically by title, along with a sheet to take notes.
JAMES by Percival Everett has been named the Barnes & Noble Book of the Year. B&N had this to say in their big announcement: “Our Book of the Year prize is the culmination of a yearlong, national effort, where we hear from booksellers across the country with passionate, heated debate about why we should pick their favorite book. We’re so pleased to recognize JAMES as an indelible work of fiction that we’re extremely proud to recommend.”
B&N also announced this: “In light of the incredible roundup of finalists this year, we decided to extend the honors into two more can’t-be-missed categories. We’re thrilled to announce that THE BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES by Amy Tan is our Best Gift Book of the Year, and IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES by Katherine Rundell is our Best Children’s Book of the Year.”
Our Poll Results about the Barnes & Noble Book of the Year
In our poll that just ended today, we asked you which of the 13 finalists you would pick as the B&N Book of the Year. Your overwhelming choice was THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah, and JAMES came in a distant second. Below are your top four picks, and you can see all the results here.
Speaking of best books of the year, voting is now underway for the 16th Annual Goodreads Choice Awards, the only major book awards decided by readers. Two rounds of voting are open to all registered Goodreads members, with the opening round ending on November 24th. Click here to cast your votes in 15 categories, and check out the voting schedule here. The winners will be announced on December 5th.
David Baldacci’s new thriller, TO DIE FOR, marks the return of the 6:20 Man. This time, Travis Devine is sent to the Pacific Northwest to aid in a complicated FBI case --- and he’s about to come face to face with his nemesis, the girl on the train.
Ray Palen has our review and says that the book “continues the path of excellence that already has been carved out for it.” He goes on to say, “TO DIE FOR is an addictive read and supports statements I have made for years about David Baldacci being incapable of writing an uninteresting novel. These 6:20 Man stories are not to be missed!”
Joan Didion is revealed at last in journalist Lili Anolik’s latest book, DIDION & BABITZ. This outrageously provocative and profoundly moving work focuses on the mutual attractions --- and mutual antagonisms --- of Didion and her fellow literary titan, Eve Babitz.
In her review, Sarah Rachel Egelman calls DIDION & BABITZ “a raucous, sprawling book” and points out that “Anolik’s narrative style is loose, excited and conversational, not unlike Babitz’s own, which is the perfect tone and form for this particular look at Didion and Babitz. Gossipy and deadly serious, intellectual and entertaining, heartbreaking and heartfelt, this book is unforgettable and highly recommended.”
Much has been written about the book this week. Here's an article from Vulture, and there was a lot of coverage of the star-filled book launch at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. Here’s a piece about it from the New York Times.
Other books we’re reviewing this week include:
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VANISHING TREASURES: The world is more astonishing, more miraculous and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In this much-talked-about new release, the aforementioned Katherine Rundell takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world's most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction.
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ABSOLUTION: This surprise fourth volume of Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach series is a brilliant, beautiful and ever-terrifying plunge into unique and fertile literary territory. It’s the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time.
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DON’T BE A STRANGER: Susan Minot’s latest book tells the story of a woman swept into a love affair at mid-life. This luminous novel about erotic obsession, the hunger for intimacy, communication and oblivion will appeal to readers of Miranda July's ALL FOURS.
I’m Betting You’ll Love…
My latest Bets On selection is THE BLUE HOUR by Paula Hawkins, which is this month’s “Good Morning America” Book Club pick and one of the books we’re featuring in our “What to Give, What to Get” Guide. Click here for my commentary. If you missed my “Bookreporter Talks To” interview with Paula from last week, click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast.
Word of Mouth Deadline Extension!
We’ve decided to extend the deadline of our current Word of Mouth contest to next Friday, November 22nd at noon ET. Be sure to let us know what books you’ve read, and you’ll have an opportunity to win THE AUTHOR'S GUIDE TO MURDER by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White and the aforementioned LIKE MOTHER, LIKE MOTHER by Susan Rieger, which is a Bets On pick.
Vote in Our New Poll
Are you a member of AARP? That’s our latest poll question, which will be up for just one week instead of the usual two weeks. Click here to let us know by Friday, November 22nd at noon ET.
The 2024 Booker Prize has been awarded to Samantha Harvey for her novel, ORBITAL, which takes place over a single day in the life of six astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. It invites us to observe Earth’s splendor while reflecting on the individual and collective value of every human life. Click here to read more about Samantha Harvey, the first woman to win the prize since 2019, and ORBITAL, the second-shortest book to win the prize.
We love when our readers get to meet authors, and Tuesday’s event for the Friends of Central Library Author Series in Syracuse, NY was a really special one. Debbie Moore, who has been a part of every “Bookaccino Live” Book Group that we have done and has been in conversation with William Kent Krueger at two of them, was excited to learn that Kent was going to be speaking at this event. She was asked by the organizers to write the program copy about Kent, which was terrific (she shared a program with me), and to introduce him, which gave her the opportunity to meet him. See the photo of them above.
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Reader Mail:
Kelly wrote a lovely note about our Book Group Speed Dating event last week: “Just wanted to send you a quick email to thank you for putting this event on twice a year. It’s awesome, and I really enjoy it. Thank you for all you do.” This program is a lot of work, but we really enjoy doing it!
Lucy wrote, “What a wonderful surprise! I was listening to “Bookaccino Live” this afternoon and decided to take the Zoom call while on a walk. As I opened my door, I was greeted by a package from Bookreporter. I won a copy of THE GREY WOLF by Louise Penny! I'm so excited! Thank you so much. It's been a while since I've read one of her books, but I have such fond memories of the quirky characters from Three Pines. I can't wait to dive back into her world with this new installment. Thank you for all that you and Tom do for the reading community. I truly appreciate your newsletters, Bets On picks, author interviews and so much more. You both are a gift to book lovers everywhere.”
“Yellowstone” on Paramount Network and CBS: Well, that was quite a season opener. And looking for it, we learned that there is a difference between Paramount Network and Paramount+. Who knew? Keeping the streaming and cable channels straight these days is a real challenge.
“The Diplomat” on Netflix: Wow, what a finale! I did not see that coming. I already am looking forward to season three.
“Slow Horses” on Apple TV+: We are watching this more slowly (pun intended) than other shows, but we are enjoying it.
Woman of the Hour on Netflix: First, this film gave me a fun look back at “The Dating Game,” which I remember watching as a child. The fact that a serial killer was one of the contestants was quite chilling. But even more intense was the closing line where we see how many women this man was suspected of killing.
Sixteen Candles on Netflix: My niece was here last weekend, and she wanted to watch this movie. Tom and I had never seen it. She went to sleep halfway through it, leaving us to finish catching up on this classic John Hughes film.
Dorothy Allison: The author of BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA, CAVEDWELLER and the short story collection TRASH passed away this week at the age of 75 from cancer.
Bruce Degen: When my boys were young, they loved the Magic School Bus books. So I was sorry to learn that the illustrator of this classic series passed away this week at the age of 79 from pancreatic cancer. He also wrote and illustrated the picture book JAMBERRY.
They are calling for another warm weekend ahead. It has been one amazingly mild fall here. Our neighborhood has called off its annual Luminary event planned for December 7th. It’s just been too dry, and the fire warnings are so high. This is the first time that I remember us going through such a long stretch without rain. We had not seen deer on our property for many months, but now they have been around. I think they are searching for water.
This may be a great weekend to organize the garage, a task that none of us really want to do, but it's better to take care of it now than in the depths of winter or the heat of summer. You can imagine the groans I got over this suggestion. It would be about the same if I had suggested reorganizing the basement or attic.
I am finishing up A VERY BAD THING by J.T. Ellison, which I have been enjoying. With this, I almost will have completed my 2024 reading. There are a couple of more books that I want to get to, but Francesca and I have been lining up the early 2025 books on my shelves. I am excited about the ones releasing at the start of the year.
I also have noted a number of recipes that I want to try. So between that and the books I want to read, I think we should not be betting on the garage organization getting too far this weekend.
Read on, and have a great week.
Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
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Featured Review: TO DIE FOR by David Baldacci
TO DIE FOR: A 6:20 Man Thriller by David Baldacci (Thriller)
Audiobook available; read by Zach Villa, Mela Lee, Cassandra Morris, Rena-Marie Villano, Christine Lakin, Will Collyer, Kiff VandenHeuvel and Erin Bennett
Travis Devine has become a pro at accomplishing any mission he's given. But this time it’s not his skills that send him to Seattle to aid the FBI in escorting orphaned, 12-year-old Betsy Odom to a meeting with her uncle, who’s under investigation for RICO charges. Instead, he’s hoping to lay low and keep off the radar of an enemy --- the girl on the train. But as Devine gets to know Betsy, questions begin to arise around the death of her parents. Devine digs for answers, and what he finds points to a conspiracy bigger than he ever could’ve imagined. It finally might be time for Devine and the girl on the train to come face to face. Devine is going to find out the difference between his friends and his enemies --- and in some cases, they might well be both. Reviewed by Ray Palen.
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Featured Review: DIDION & BABITZ by Lili Anolik
DIDION & BABITZ by Lili Anolik (Biography)
Audiobook available, read by Lili Anolik with Emma Roberts
Eve Babitz died on December 17, 2021. Found in the wrack, ruin and filth of her apartment was a stack of boxes packed by her mother decades before. Inside was a lost world that centered on a two-story rental in a down-at-the-heel section of Hollywood: 7406 Franklin Avenue, a combination salon-hotbed-living end where writers and artists mixed with movie stars, rock ’n’ rollers and drug trash. 7406 Franklin Avenue was the making of one great American writer: Joan Didion. It also was the breaking and then the remaking --- and thus the true making --- of another great American writer: Eve Babitz. Didion and Babitz formed a complicated alliance, a friendship that went bad, amity turning to enmity. Didion, in spite of her confessional style, is so little known or understood. She’s remained opaque, elusive. Until now. Reviewed by Sarah Rachel Egelman.
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Bookreporter.com Bets On:
THE BLUE HOUR by Paula Hawkins
November's “Good Morning America” Book Club Pick
THE BLUE HOUR by Paula Hawkins (Psychological Thriller)
THE BLUE HOUR by Paula Hawkins is set on the Scottish island of Eris. There is one house, Fairburn House, and it is unreachable from the Scottish mainland for 12 hours each day as the tide comes in. It’s the perfect setting for the story.
Vanessa Chapman, a famous artist who worked in numerous mediums, lived there for years before she passed away. Now it is home to Grace Haswell, a doctor who loves the solitude and isolation of the place. When a piece of Vanessa’s art is found to contain a human bone, an investigation is called for. James Becker, a noted art historian, is charged with figuring out how the bone may have gotten there. What happened out on that island? And what happened to Julian, Vanessa’s husband who disappeared two decades ago?
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review.
- Click here for the discussion guide on ReadingGroupGuides.com.
- Click here to watch our "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Paula Hawkins.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
- Click here to see why the book is November's "Good Morning America" Book Club pick.
Click here to read more of Carol's Bets On commentary.
ReadingGroupGuides.com’s 13 ½ Annual Book Group Speed Dating Event: Great Books for Book Groups
Featured Review: VANISHING TREASURES
by Katherine Rundell
VANISHING TREASURES: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine Rundell (Nature/Essays)
Audiobook available, read by Lenny Henry
The world is more astonishing, more miraculous and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In VANISHING TREASURES, Katherine Rundell takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world's most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction. This urgent, inspiring book of essays dedicated to 23 unusual and underappreciated creatures is a clarion call insisting that we look at the world around us with new eyes --- to see the magic of the animals we live among, their unknown histories and capabilities, and, above all, how lucky we are to tread the same ground as such vanishing treasures. Reviewed by Norah Piehl.
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Click here to read our review.
Featured Review: ABSOLUTION by Jeff VanderMeer
ABSOLUTION: A Southern Reach Novel by Jeff VanderMeer (Speculative Fiction)
Audiobook available, read by Bronson Pinchot
When the Southern Reach trilogy was first published a decade ago, it was an instant sensation. Each volume climbed the bestseller list; awards were won; the books made the rare transition from paperback original to hardcover; the movie adaptation became a cult classic. And yet, for Jeff VanderMeer, there was never full closure to the story of Area X. There were a few mysteries that had gone unsolved, some key points of view never aired. There were stories left to tell. Structured in three parts, each recounting a new expedition, ABSOLUTION is a brilliant, beautiful and ever-terrifying plunge into unique and fertile literary territory. There are some long-awaited answers here, to be sure, but also more questions and profound new surprises. Reviewed by Ray Palen.
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Click here to read our review.
Featured Review: DON’T BE A STRANGER by Susan Minot
DON'T BE A STRANGER by Susan Minot (Fiction)
Audiobook available, read by Susan Minot
Ivy Cooper is 52 years old when Ansel Fleming first walks into her life. Twenty years her junior, a musician newly released from prison on a minor drug charge, Ansel’s beguiling good looks and quiet intensity instantly seduce her. Despite the gulf between their ages and experience, the physical chemistry between them is overpowering. Over the heady weeks and months that follow, Ivy finds her life bifurcated by his presence. On the surface she is a responsible mother, managing the demands of friends, an ex-husband and home. But emotionally, psychologically and sexually, she is consumed by desire and increasingly alive only in the stolen moments-out-of-time, with Ansel in her bed. Reviewed by Harvey Freedenberg.
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Bookreporter.com’s “What to Give, What to Get” Guide:
“Reader Perfect” Suggestions
for Holiday Giving and Getting
We at Bookreporter.com know that readers crave ideas for gift-giving --- and getting --- at the holidays. With this in mind, we are offering a "What to Give, What to Get" Guide with three "Reader Perfect" suggestions.
THE BLUE HOUR by Paula Hawkins (Psychological Thriller)
This masterful novel, as page-turning as it is unsettling, recalls the sophisticated suspense of Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith and cements Paula Hawkins’ place among the very best of our most nuanced and stylish storytellers.
EVERYONE THIS CHRISTMAS HAS A SECRET: A Festive Mystery by Benjamin Stevenson (Mystery)
Unwrap all the Christmas staples in Benjamin Stevenson's new Ernest Cunningham mystery: presents, family, an impossible murder or two, and a deadly Advent calendar of clues. If Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club kissed under the mistletoe.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS AT DUNDER MIFFLIN written by Brian Baumgartner and Ben Silverman, illustrated by Maël Gourmelen (Fiction/Humor)
Spend “The Night Before Christmas” at Dunder Mifflin in this hilarious and timeless illustrated retelling of the beloved poem, featuring a visit from Michael Scott as Santa and narrated by Kevin Malone (author Brian Baumgartner).
Click here to see our "What to Give, What to Get" Guide.
ROLLING TOWARD CLEAR SKIES by Catherine Ryan Hyde (Fiction)
Audiobook available, read by Kate Rudd
Maggie Blount, a divorced mother of two and a California physician, puts her private practice on hold when disaster strikes. Doctors on Wheels takes her and Alex --- Maggie’s professional and romantic partner --- wherever they’re needed. After rolling into rural Louisiana in the wake of a category five hurricane, Maggie immediately bonds with two sisters and their puppy, all orphaned by the storm. Feeling blessed and looking forward to their new foster home in affluent Vista del Mar --- a world apart from the one they’ve known --- Jean and Rose are polite, appreciative and humble. Frankly, they're the polar opposite of Maggie’s own self-involved teenage daughters, Willa and Gemma, who resist this intrusion by strangers into their privileged lives. Soon enough, Maggie’s new blended family is in chaos. Reviewed by Pamela Kramer.
THE ANCIENT EIGHT: College Football’s Ivy League and the Game They Play Today by John Feinstein (Sports)
Audiobook available, read by John Feinstein
The history of the Ivy League dates back to 1869 when Princeton played the first college football game against Rutgers. THE ANCIENT EIGHT explores Ivy League football today. To play in the NFL, one must maintain the highest academic standards and be a great football player. The rivalries are as intense, as are the strict rules --- but there is also a genuine purity in the Ivy League. Through intimate interviews with players, coaches and key figures, John Feinstein uncovers the unique culture that defines football on the Ivy League gridiron, offering unparalleled access to the remarkable coaching staffs and student-athletes who balance their academic ambitions with their passion for the game. Reviewed by Stuart Shiffman.
THE TIME KEEPERS by Alyson Richman (Historical Fiction)
Audiobook available, read by Caroline Lennon
Two women from different worlds, Grace and Anh, are indelibly changed when a runaway boy is found on a street in their small Long Island town. Brought together by the love of this child displaced by war, the women find friendship and healing from their own painful pasts when their lives intersect with a mysterious wounded Vietnam vet. The vet, Jack, works at the Golden Hours, a watch store that mends timepieces --- and might even mend damaged souls. Inspired by the true story of a Vietnamese refugee who entrusted the dramatic account of her escape from Vietnam to the author, and also that of a wounded veteran, Alyson Richman sheds light on those whose lives were forever impacted by the devastation of that war. Reviewed by Pamela Kramer.
THE COURTING OF BRISTOL KEATS by Mary E. Pearson (Fantasy/Romance)
Audiobook available, read by Brittany Pressley
After losing both their parents, Bristol Keats and her sisters struggle to stay afloat in their small, quiet town of Bowskeep. When Bristol begins to receive letters from an “aunt” she’s never heard of who promises she can help, she reluctantly agrees to meet --- and discovers that everything she thought she knew about her family is a lie. Even her father might still be alive, not killed but kidnapped by terrifying creatures to a whole other realm --- the one he is from. Desperate to save her father and find the truth, Bristol journeys to a land of gods and fae and monsters. Pulled into a dangerous world of magic and intrigue, she makes a deadly bargain with the fae leader, Tyghan. But what she doesn't know is that he's the one who drove her parents to live a life on the run. And he is just as determined as she is to find her father --- dead or alive. Reviewed by Rebecca Munro.
SHE’S ALWAYS HUNGRY: Stories by Eliza Clark (Fiction/Short Stories)
Audiobook available; read by Kevin Shen, Sam Stafford, Natalie Simpson and Chipo Chung
A woman welcomes a parasite into her body. A teenager longs for perfect skin. A scientist tends to fragile alien flora. A young man takes the night into his own hands. Unsettling, revelatory and laced with her signature dark humor, Eliza Clark’s debut short story collection plumbs the depths of that most basic human feeling: hunger. Reviewed by Jana Siciliano.
BIG BREATH IN by John Straley (Mystery)
Audiobook available, read by Alyssa Bresnahan
Diagnosed with terminal cancer, retired marine biologist Delphine is on the brink of throwing in the towel. She has outlived her PI husband and worries that she’s become a burden to her son and his growing family. One night, while contemplating how to go on, she witnesses a violent argument between a man and his girlfriend. When Delphine discovers that the woman has gone missing along with her young child, she embarks on a quest to find them. What begins as a chance encounter balloons into a rescue mission across the Pacific Northwest. Along the way, Delphine encounters the dregs of humanity --- grappling with schemers, kidnappers and murderers --- as well as its joys. With the help of a few friends, a retired PI and a queer biker gang, she is determined to see her mission through...knowing full well that it may be her last. Reviewed by Ray Palen.
CROSS by Austin Duffy (Fiction)
1994, the summer leading up to the ceasefire between Britain and the IRA. In the Northern Irish border town of Cross, after decades of violent activity protesting British rule, a community plays out its end game. Francie, a hardened yet troubled IRA man, has authorized the murder of a policeman by two teenage henchmen. The Widow Donnelly protests in the town square because her son has gone missing. Young Cathy Murphy, a Protestant, is trying to find her place among a people who ignore her. And pathological Handy Byrnes, whose marksmanship makes him a valuable weapon, is out of control. Meanwhile, paranoia is growing because operations are beginning to go wrong. The townsfolk suspect a tout, but no one is willing to accept the evidence before their eyes. Reviewed by Megan Elliott.
Next Week's Notables:
Noteworthy Books Releasing on November 19th
Below are some notable titles releasing on November 19th that we would like to make you aware of. We will have more on many of these books in the weeks to come. For a list of additional hardcovers and paperbacks available the week of November 18th, see our “On Sale This Week” newsletter here.
CHER: The Memoir, Part One by Cher (Memoir)
After more than 70 years of fighting to live her life on her own terms, Cher finally reveals her true story in intimate detail, in a two-part memoir.
CITIZEN: My Life After the White House by Bill Clinton (Memoir)
Bill Clinton's powerful, candid and richly detailed memoir reveals what life looks like after the presidency: triumphs, tribulations and all.
THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS written by Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabriel (Fiction/Magical Realism)
From the bestselling author of NORWEGIAN WOOD and HARD-BOILED WONDERLAND AND THE END OF THE WORLD comes a love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, and a parable for our peculiar times.
FROM UNDER THE TRUCK: A Memoir by Josh Brolin (Memoir)
Grappling with the mysteries of life and death in a way that will catch readers by surprise, FROM UNDER THE TRUCK is an audacious and riveting memoir from a born writer.
THE MIRROR: The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 2 by Nora Roberts
(Paranormal Romance/Fantasy)
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts continues her hauntingly spectacular Lost Bride Trilogy with book two, THE MIRROR.
NOW OR NEVER: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich (Mystery)
NOW OR NEVER is the latest Stephanie Plum novel from Janet Evanovich, who has written a staggering 45 New York Times bestsellers over the last 28 years.
SHELL GAMES by Bonnie Kistler (Psychological Thriller)
SHELL GAMES is a dazzling thriller about a young woman whose fabulously wealthy mother might be the victim of an elaborate con or might be losing her mind --- and the daughter can’t tell where the truth lies.
TIME OF THE CHILD by Niall Williams (Historical Fiction)
From the author of THIS IS HAPPINESS comes a compassionate, life-affirming novel about the Christmas season that transforms the small Irish town of Faha.
TOOTH AND CLAW: A Longmire Story by Craig Johnson (Mystery)
In the tradition of WAIT FOR SIGNS and THE HIGHWAYMAN, Craig Johnson is back with a short novel set in the Alaska tundra where a young Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear face off with powerful enemies who will do anything to get what they want.
TRIAL BY FIRE by Danielle Steel (Fiction)
In this inspiring novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, the life of a Parisian woman changes in a heartbeat when she’s trapped by wildfires in Napa Valley.
Click here to see the latest "On Sale This Week" newsletter.
From left to right: Emma C. Wells, Michael Connelly, Patricia Cornwell
Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events
Here are four upcoming virtual book and author events that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links for more info and to register.
Tuesday, November 19th at 9pm ET: Killer Author Club: Kimberly Belle, Heather Gudenkauf and Kaira Rouda will talk to Patricia Cornwell about her latest book, IDENTITY UNKNOWN. Summoned to an abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr. Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man with whom she once had an intense love affair.
Wednesday, November 20th at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci for a live virtual discussion of TO DIE FOR as part of their B&N Midday Mystery Virtual Event series. David will be in conversation with the #1 New York Times bestselling author of EXTINCTION, Douglas Preston.
Wednesday, November 20th at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join “Friends & Fiction” for a conversation with Michael Connelly about his new thriller, THE WAITING, which is the F&F Pick of the Month. LAPD Detective Renée Ballard tracks a serial rapist whose trail has gone cold and enlists a new volunteer to the Open-Unsolved Unit: Patrol Officer Maddie Bosch, Harry’s daughter.
Thursday, November 21st at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome debut author Emma C. Wells for a live virtual discussion of THIS GIRL'S A KILLER as part of their B&N Midday Mystery Virtual Event series. Emma will be in conversation with the bestselling author of THE HEIRESS, Rachel Hawkins.
"Bookreporter Talks To" Videos & Podcasts
“Bookreporter Talks To” is a video and podcast series that delivers a long-form, in-depth author interview every week. For years, Carol has moderated book festivals and author events around the country. But we know that readers often do not live where they can attend an author event. Our goal is to bring these author interviews to readers, wherever they may be. Watch on video, or listen as a podcast. (The podcasts include audio excerpts.)
Here is our latest interview:
Other authors we've interviewed this year include:
Upcoming interviews include:
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Sharon Virts (THE GRAYS OF TRUTH)
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"Bookreporter Talks To" videos and podcasts.
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Word of Mouth Contest: Tell Us What
You've Read --- and You Can Win Two Books!
Tell us about the books you’ve read with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars. During the contest period from November 1st to November 22nd at noon ET, three lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win a copy of THE AUTHOR'S GUIDE TO MURDER by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White and LIKE MOTHER, LIKE MOTHER by Susan Rieger.
To make sure other readers will be able to find the books you write about, please include the full title and correct author names (your entry must include these to be eligible to win). For rules and guidelines, click here.
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