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It’s Fall; Time to Glue the Leaves Back on the Trees
I have been working from home since March 12, 2020, and Tuesday was the FIRST day I thought, I should work outside. I have a table out there, and great places to sit and read and work, but I have just not done it.
And as I was sitting there, I was feeling guilty that I was not at my desk while I was doing the SAME THINGS that I would be doing INSIDE at my desk. I mean, I feel guilty going to the UPS store downtown to pick up the company mail! If I was still working in New York, I would not fret about leaving my office to pick up lunch or do an errand. But here at the house, I feel like I just roll from the time I wake up to the time I go to sleep. I keep saying that it’s all good things...just a lot of them!
Yesterday I attended a conference online about upcoming books. In between panels (and okay, sometimes during them), I was answering emails and Slack chat notes. There seems to be more opportunity for book discovery these days, and the more I discover, the more I channel ideas on how --- and when --- to share it. That’s one reason I love our "Bookaccino Live" events...and yes, we will be scheduling "Bookaccino Live" Book Group events starting in late October. We still are thinking about potential guests, and we are planning a few more evening events for those who are unable to attend afternoon programming. We know it will start getting dark earlier, and people will be inside cocooning again.
My latest “Bookreporter Talks To” interview is with Dianna Rostad, whose first novel, YOU BELONG HERE NOW, was a Bookreporter.com Bets On selection when it released in April and received this praise from William Kent Krueger: “I love this book, and I guarantee you won’t find a better debut novel anywhere.”
Three orphans journey west from New York City on one of the infamous orphan trains. After jumping off the train to seek a life all their own, they find themselves on a ranch in Montana where they quickly work to adapt to ranch life. The two older boys work as ranch hands under the doubtful eye of a young woman whose family owns the ranch. She worries that their arrival will get in the way of her plan to someday run the family property. Along the way, the orphans and the ranch family blend in a way that brings healing for all of them.
In the interview, Dianna, who grew up in the Pacific Northwest, talks to me about how the place inspired her. Her family has a long history in Montana, and her father was a huge influence on the book. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast.
Liane Moriarty follows up her New York Times bestseller NINE PERFECT STRANGERS (now a series on Hulu starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy) with APPLES NEVER FALL, a novel that looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepest.
Rebecca Munro has our review and has this to say: "Exuberant, cleverly constructed and emotionally taut, APPLES NEVER FALL is a damning, eye-opening portrait of a family, as well as a reminder that growing pains are not limited to any age. With perfectly rendered characters that anchor you to the more explosive, shocking portions of the plot, this is an utterly gripping thrill ride of reveals, betrayals and alliances that is as gobsmacking as it is emotional." I couldn't agree more! The book will be a Bets On pick; don’t miss my commentary in next Friday’s newsletter.
Another upcoming Bets On selection is ROCK PAPER SCISSORS, an instant New York Times bestseller from Alice Feeney and one of our Fall Preview featured titles. Her previous novel, HIS & HERS, also was a Bets On pick. This new domestic thriller has an intriguing tagline: Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget.
According to Rebecca, "ROCK PAPER SCISSORS is, without a doubt, the most chilling novel I have read this year...if not ever. Never before have I had to read a domestic thriller with my flashlight at the ready, but Feeney writes with such precision and perfect pacing that her already shocking explorations into the human psyche become exponentially more horrifying. This is very much a writer’s thriller, and her mastery of her craft is on full display at every twist." Find out why I’m betting you’ll love this book in next week’s newsletter.
Other books we’re reviewing this week include:
Enter Our New Word of Mouth Contest
Our latest Word of Mouth prizes are CLOUD CUCKOO LAND by Anthony Doerr and THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY by Amor Towles. Let us know by Friday, October 8th at noon ET what books you’ve read, and you’ll be in the running to win both these titles.
Vote in Our New Poll --- and Check Out Results from the Last Poll
As we continue to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Bookreporter, our new poll asks about the features on the site that you enjoy the most. Click here to let us know your faves!
Our previous poll asked which of 30 fiction titles releasing this month you’re planning to read. Here are your top five picks: APPLES NEVER FALL by Liane Moriarty (53%), THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED by Lisa Jewell (39%), ROCK PAPER SCISSORS by Alice Feeney (35%), CLOUD CUCKOO LAND by Anthony Doerr (32%), and HARLEM SHUFFLE by Colson Whitehead (30%). Click here for all the results.
Speaking of polls, if you are in a book group, we would love for you to weigh in on this poll to tell us what your book group is doing at this point in the pandemic.
This week, we learned the sad news that Leila Meacham passed away on Sunday at the age of 83. She was the bestselling author of eight novels, including ROSES, TUMBLEWEEDS, SOMERSET and DRAGONFLY. Leila's husband of 55 years, Dick, posted this poignant message on her Facebook page: "Leila gave much of herself to the world through her contributions as a teacher and a writer. She left us eight books and a ninth that will hopefully be published as well. She inspired generations of young people to follow their dreams and seek excellence. Most importantly, she was a friend to all who knew her and the love of my life. She will be forever missed. Thank you for being there for her. Your responses to her posts gave her strength and kept her going. As Leila would often say, 'never forget you are ever gentle on my mind.'" If I remember correctly, Leila was 72 when her first book, ROSES, was published.
News & Pop Culture
"Being James Bond" on Apple TV+: A really fun look behind the scenes of Daniel Craig’s time as Bond.
"Ted Lasso" on Apple TV+: Last week’s episode (#9) was puzzling.
The Emmys: Remember when network television won all the awards?
"Virgin River" on Netflix: Just as we were going to press with this newsletter, I saw that this has been renewed for seasons four and five!
"A Million Little Things" on ABC: My guilty pleasure show. A great season opener.
In late spring, I bought a lot of seeds to plant fall/winter vegetables. Lots of seeds. I kept waiting for notations from local nurseries that it was time to plant. They never came. Today I called the local garden center to ask for planting advice. Karen, who is so terrific at Great Swamp Greenhouses, told me that I might be able to plant seeds now. I should read all the packages about germination times. It has been so hot here that planting was kind of dicey any sooner than this, but later it might happen during a frost.
I then asked if they had fall vegetable plants in-house; it ends up they just got a fresh supply. So I went and bought three flats of lettuce and, oh, some green and purple broccoli. Even the pro growers have been stymied by the hot weather, which made me feel better. These had just come in! As for those seeds, I am going to save them for spring planting. See, I am ahead of the game unless I lose them like I lost the zinnia seeds from last year.
This weekend Tom is at the beach playing golf with a group of friends; he will come home to see planted lettuce! Beyond that, I have four books to read for an industry event that I am moderating on Wednesday, so I can see myself plastered to a chair reading poolside all weekend! Greg is back from British Columbia, so I will have company for dinners!
Mercury goes retrograde on Monday until October 23rd. I feel like it already started! There have been more than a few miscues and misfires this week. Hold on everyone, and be sure to double check all appointments and plans!
Read on, and have a great week.
Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
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Featured Review:
APPLES NEVER FALL by Lianne Moriarty
An Upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On Pick
APPLES NEVER FALL by Liane Moriarty (Psychological Thriller/Mystery)
Audiobook available, read by Caroline Lee
The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. But after 50 years of marriage, they’ve finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. So why are Stan and Joy so miserable? One night a stranger named Savannah knocks on Stan and Joy’s door, bleeding after a fight with her boyfriend. The Delaneys are more than happy to give her the small kindness she sorely needs. If only that was all she wanted. Later, when Joy goes missing, and Savannah is nowhere to be found, the police question the one person who remains: Stan. But for someone who claims to be innocent, he, like many spouses, seems to have a lot to hide. Reviewed by Rebecca Munro.
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APPLES NEVER FALL will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick.
Don't miss Carol's commentary in next week's newsletter.
Featured Review:
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS by Alice Feeney
An Upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On Pick
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS by Alice Feeney (Psychological Thriller)
Audiobook available, read by Richard Armitage and Stephanie Racine
Things have been wrong with Mr. and Mrs. Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife. Every anniversary the couple exchange traditional gifts --- paper, cotton, pottery, tin --- and each year Adam’s wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn’t randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn’t want them to live happily ever after. Reviewed by Rebecca Munro.
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ROCK PAPER SCISSORS will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick.
Don't miss Carol's commentary in next week's newsletter.
Featured Review: BEWILDERMENT by Richard Powers
BEWILDERMENT by Richard Powers (Fiction)
Audiobook available, read by Edoardo Ballerini
The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is a warm, kind boy who spends hours painting elaborate pictures of endangered animals. He’s also about to be expelled from third grade for smashing his friend in the face. As his son grows more troubled, Theo hopes to keep him off psychoactive drugs. He learns of an experimental neurofeedback treatment to bolster Robin’s emotional control, one that involves training the boy on the recorded patterns of his mother’s brain. Reviewed by Harvey Freedenberg.
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Featured Review: FUZZ by Mary Roach
FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach (Science/Humor)
Audiobook available, read by Mary Roach
What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the law would be assigned legal representation and put on trial. These days, as Mary Roach discovers, the answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife conflict, a discipline at the crossroads of human behavior and wildlife biology. Combining little-known forensic science and conservation genetics with a motley cast of laser scarecrows, langur impersonators and trespassing squirrels, Roach reveals as much about humanity as about nature’s lawbreakers. Reviewed by Sarah Rachel Egelman.
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Featured Review: THE MAGICIAN by Colm Tóibín
THE MAGICIAN by Colm Tóibín (Historical Fiction)
Audiobook available, read by Gunnar Cauthery
In a stunning marriage of research and imagination, Colm Tóibín explores the heart and mind of a writer whose gift is unparalleled and whose life is driven by a need to belong and the anguish of illicit desire. THE MAGICIAN is an intimate, astonishingly complex portrait of Thomas Mann, his magnificent and complex wife Katia, and the times in which they lived --- the First World War, the rise of Hitler, World War II, the Cold War and exile. This is a man and a family fiercely engaged by the world, profoundly flawed and unforgettable. Reviewed by Stuart Shiffman.
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Featured Review: WHEN GHOSTS COME HOME
by Wiley Cash
WHEN GHOSTS COME HOME by Wiley Cash (Mystery)
Audiobook available, read by JD Jackson
When the roar of a low-flying plane awakens him in the middle of the night, Sheriff Winston Barnes knows something strange is happening at the nearby airfield on the coast of North Carolina. But nothing can prepare him for what he finds: a large airplane has crash-landed and is now sitting sideways on the runway, and there are no signs of a pilot or cargo. When the body of a local man is discovered --- shot dead and lying on the grass near the crash site --- Winston begins a murder investigation that will change the course of his life and the fate of the community that he has sworn to protect. Reviewed by Ray Palen.
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Featured Review:
L.A. WEATHER by María Amparo Escandón
Reese’s Book Club Pick for September
L.A. WEATHER by María Amparo Escandón (Fiction)
Audiobook available, read by Frankie Corzo
L.A. is parched, dry as a bone, and all Oscar, the weather-obsessed patriarch of the Alvarado family, desperately wants is a little rain. He’s harboring a costly secret that distracts him from everything else. His wife, Keila, desperate for a life with a little more intimacy and a little less Weather Channel, feels she has no choice but to end their marriage. Their three daughters --- Claudia, a television chef with a hard-hearted attitude; Olivia, a successful architect who suffers from gentrification guilt; and Patricia, a social media wizard who has an uncanny knack for connecting with audiences but not with her lovers --- are blindsided and left questioning everything they know. Each will have to take a critical look at her own relationships and make some tough decisions along the way. Reviewed by Rebecca Munro.
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Bookreporter.com's 11th Annual
Fall Preview Contests and Feature
Fall is known as the biggest season of the year for books. The titles that release during this latter part of the year often become holiday gifts, and many are blockbusters. To celebrate the arrival of fall, we are spotlighting a number of outstanding books that we know people will be talking about in the days and months to come.
We are hosting a series of 24-hour contests for these titles on select days in September and October, so you will have to check the site each day to see the featured prize book and enter to win. We also are sending a special newsletter to announce the day's title, which you can sign up for here.
Our next prize book will be announced on Monday, October 4th at noon ET.
This year's featured titles include:
Click here to read all the contest details
and learn more about our featured titles.
What’s New This Month on ReadingGroupGuides.com
We currently have one contest running on ReadingGroupGuides.com:
"What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest: Win Up to 12 Copies of THE LAST MONA LISA by Jonathan Santlofer for Your Group
Each month in our "What's Your Book Group Reading This Month" contest, we ask book groups to share the titles they are reading that month and rate them. From all entries, three winners will be selected, and each will win up to 12 copies of that month’s prize book for their group. Our latest prize book is THE LAST MONA LISA by award-winning crime writer and celebrated artist Jonathan Santlofer. This enthralling tale, which is a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick, is about the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, the forgeries that appeared in its wake, and the present-day underbelly of the art world. Enter here by Wednesday, October 6th at noon ET.
Here are our latest featured guides:
Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they appeared in hardcover, are now available in paperback:
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TRAVELS WITH GEORGE: In Search of Washington and His Legacy by Nathaniel Philbrick (History/Travel Memoir)
Audiobook available, read by Nathaniel Philbrick
When George Washington became president in 1789, the United States of America was still a loose and quarrelsome confederation and a tentative political experiment. Washington undertook a tour of the ex-colonies to talk to ordinary citizens about his new government, and to imbue in them the idea of being one thing --- Americans. In the fall of 2018, Nathaniel Philbrick embarked on his own journey into what Washington called "the infant woody country" to see for himself what America had become in the 229 years since. Writing in a thoughtful first person about his own adventures with his wife Melissa and their dog Dora, Philbrick follows Washington's presidential excursions. Reviewed by Curtis Edmonds.
UNDER THE WHISPERING DOOR by TJ Klune (Fantasy)
Audiobook available, read by Kirt Graves
When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead. And when Hugo, the owner of a peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace decides he’s definitely dead. But even in death, he’s not ready to abandon the life he barely lived. So when Wallace is given one week to cross over, he sets about living a lifetime in seven days. Reviewed by Jana Siciliano.
AN OBSERVANT WIFE by Naomi Ragen (Fiction)
Audiobook available, read by Gabra Zackman
From the joy of their wedding day, Yaakov and Leah are soon plunged into the complex reality of their new lives together. Yaakov leaves his beloved yeshiva to work in the city, and Leah confronts the often agonizing restrictions imposed by religious laws governing even the most intimate moments of their married lives. Adding to their difficulties is the hostility of some in the community who continue to view Leah as a dangerous interloper, questioning her sincerity and adherence to religious laws. In the midst of their heartfelt attempts to reach a balance between their human needs and their spiritual obligations, the discovery of a secret, forbidden relationship between troubled teenage daughter Shaindele and a local boy precipitates a maelstrom of life-changing consequences for all. Reviewed by Pamela Kramer.
THESE TOXIC THINGS by Rachel Howzell Hall (Mystery/Thriller)
Audiobook available, read by Susan Dalian
Mickie Lambert creates “digital scrapbooks” for clients, ensuring that precious souvenirs aren’t forgotten or lost. When her latest client, Nadia Denham, a curio shop owner, dies from an apparent suicide, Mickie honors the old woman’s last wish and begins curating her peculiar objets d’art. But these tokens mean a lot to someone else, too. Mickie has been receiving threatening messages to leave Nadia’s past alone. It’s becoming a mystery Mickie is driven to solve. Who once owned these odd treasures? How did Nadia really come to possess them? Discovering the truth means crossing paths with a long-dormant serial killer and navigating the secrets of a sinister past. Reviewed by Barbara Lipkien Gershenbaum.
DARK THINGS I ADORE by Katie Lattari (Psychological Thriller)
Audiobook available; read by Nicol Zanzarella, Jim Meskimen and Stacey Glemboski
1988. A group of outcasts gather at a small, prestigious arts camp nestled in the Maine woods. They're the painters: bright, hopeful, teeming with potential. But secrets and dark ambitions rise like smoke from a campfire, and the truths they tell will come back to haunt them in ways more deadly than they dreamed. 2018. Esteemed art professor Max Durant arrives at his protégé's remote home to view her graduate thesis collection. He knows Audra is beautiful and brilliant, but he doesn't know that she has engineered every aspect of their weekend together. Only Audra knows what happened that summer in 1988. Max's secret, and the dark things that followed. And even though it won't be easy, Audra knows someone must pay. Reviewed by Ray Palen.
MY SWEET GIRL by Amanda Jayatissa (Psychological Thriller)
Audiobook available, read by Deepa Samuel
Ever since she was adopted from a Sri Lankan orphanage, Paloma has had the best of everything. Now at 30 years old and recently cut off from her parents’ funds, she decides to sublet the second bedroom of her overpriced San Francisco apartment to Arun, who recently moved from India. Arun eventually discovers Paloma's darkest secret, one that could jeopardize her own fragile place in this country. Before Paloma can pay Arun off, she finds him face down in a pool of blood. She flees the apartment, but by the time the police arrive, there's no body --- and no evidence that Arun ever even existed in the first place. Paloma is terrified that this is all somehow tangled up in the desperate actions she took to escape Sri Lanka so many years ago. Reviewed by Ray Palen.
A SONG OF FLIGHT: A Warrior Bards Novel by Juliet Marillier (Historical Fantasy/Mystery)
Audiobook available; read by Alex Wyndham, Moira Quirk and Phillip Battley
Bard and fighter Liobhan is always ready for a challenge. So when news arrives at Swan Island that the prince of Dalriada has gone missing after an assault by both masked men and the sinister Crow Folk, she's eager to act. While Liobhan and her fellow Swan Island warriors seek answers to the prince's disappearance, the bard Brocc, Liobhan's brother, finds himself in dire trouble. His attempts to communicate with the Crow Folk have led him down a perilous path. When Liobhan and her comrades are sent to the rescue, it becomes clear that the two missions are connected --- and a great mystery unfolds. What brought the Crow Folk to Erin? And who seeks to use them in an unscrupulous bid for power? Reviewed by Carly Silver.
THE SUMMONING by J.P. Smith (Psychological Thriller)
Audiobook available, read by Ann Marie Lee
Every year, as the anniversary of 9/11 inches closer on the calendar, Kit Capriol scans the memorials published in the New York Times. It's a simple thing to look up a name and phone number, and reach out to surviving family members who might still be yearning for connection with their lost loved one. After her husband went down in the North Tower, Kit scraped by as an actress. But now her daughter Zoey is in the hospital, bills are due and the acting work has dried up. Becoming a medium is almost too easy for someone used to pretending for a living. Now, though, something has changed. The seances Kit holds in her apartment are starting to feel unsettlingly real, and the intriguing man she met at a local bar could be more complicated than he seems. Reviewed by Ray Palen.
- Click here to read our interview with J.P. Smith.
SHADOW MUSIC by Helaine Mario (Mystery/Thriller)
Late in the Cold War, a young woman escapes from Communist Hungary, vanishing into the night with a priceless painting and a baby girl --- setting events in motion from a decades-old secret that will change lives for generations to come. Many years later, classical pianist Maggie O’Shea is drawn to Cornwall in search of a long-lost Van Gogh and the truth behind her husband’s death. A journal from World War II Paris holds many of the answers, but only two people know where the Van Gogh is hidden now --- a courageous nun and a man presumed dead. Maggie finds herself on a collision course with three dangerous Russians who threaten all she holds dear --- including her life and the life of the man she has come to love. Reviewed by L. Dean Murphy.
Next Week’s Notables:
Noteworthy Books Releasing on September 28th
Below are some notable titles releasing on September 28th 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 September 27th, see our “On Sale This Week” newsletter here.
BOURDAIN: The Definitive Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever (Biography)
BOURDAIN is an unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him best.
A CALLING FOR CHARLIE BARNES by Joshua Ferris (Fiction)
From National Book Award Finalist Joshua Ferris comes a novel about a modern American family and a man on a secret mission to uncover the world's hidden truths --- until his two lives come crashing together.
CLOUD CUCKOO LAND by Anthony Doerr (Fiction)
Dedicated to “the librarians then, now, and in the years to come,” CLOUD CUCKOO LAND is a beautiful and redemptive novel about stewardship --- of the book, of the Earth, of the human heart.
INNOVATION: The History of England Volume VI by Peter Ackroyd (History)
INNOVATION, the sixth and final volume in Peter Ackroyd's magnificent History of England series, takes readers from the Boer War to the Millennium Dome almost a hundred years later.
THE LAST GRADUATE by Naomi Novik (Fantasy)
The specter of graduation looms large as Naomi Novik’s groundbreaking New York Times bestselling trilogy continues in the stunning sequel to A DEADLY EDUCATION.
THE MAN WHO DIED TWICE: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery by Richard Osman (Mystery)
Richard Osman is back with everyone’s favorite mystery-solving quartet, and the second installment of the Thursday Murder Club series is just as clever and warm as the first --- an unputdownable, laugh-out-loud pleasure of a read.
THE SANTA SUIT by Mary Kay Andrews (Fiction)
From May Kay Andrews, the New York Times bestselling author of HELLO, SUMMER, comes a novella celebrating the magic of Christmas and second chances.
A SINGLE ROSE written by Muriel Barbery, translated by Alison Anderson (Fiction)
From the bestselling author of THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG comes a story about a woman's journey to discover the father she never knew and a love she never thought possible.
UNREQUITED INFATUATIONS: A Memoir by Stevie Van Zandt (Memoir)
Uncover never-before-told stories in this epic tale of self-discovery by a rock and roll disciple and member of the E Street Band.
THE WISH by Nicholas Sparks (Romance)
From the author of THE LONGEST RIDE and THE RETURN comes a novel about the enduring legacy of first love, and the decisions that haunt us forever.
Click here to see the latest "On Sale This Week" newsletter.
From left to right: Anthony Doerr, Mary Roach, Wiley Cash
Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events
As so many book and author events are happening online these days, we are highlighting a number of them that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links below for more info and to register.
Sunday, September 26th at 5pm ET: "Friends and Fiction": For this special bonus episode, the "Friends and Fiction" authors --- Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry and Mary Alice Monroe --- will talk to Karen Cleveland, whose latest thriller is YOU CAN RUN.
Sunday, September 26th at 7pm ET: The Back Room: Join authors Jeffery Deaver, Tess Gerritsen, Hank Phillippi Ryan and P.J. Vernon, along with Back Room host Karen Dionne, for an evening of great conversation.
Monday, September 27th at 7pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Barnes & Noble welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr in conversation with Janel Moloney to virtually discuss CLOUD CUCKOO LAND. There will be a special introduction by Mary-Louise Parker.
Monday, September 27th at 8pm ET: Boswell Book Company and Schlitz Audubon Nature Center: Mary Roach will be in conversation with Roman Mars, host and creator of "99% Invisible" and author of THE 99% INVISIBLE CITY, about her new book, FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law.
Monday, September 27th at 8pm ET: Inprint, Brazos and Watermark Books: Ruth Ozeki will give a brief reading from her new novel, THE BOOK OF FORM AND EMPTINESS, followed by a conversation with fiction writer Elizabeth McCracken.
Wednesday, September 29th at 6:30pm ET: Warwick's: Warwick's will host Hank Phillippi Ryan as she discusses her new book, HER PERFECT LIFE, with Kate White.
Wednesday, September 29th at 7pm ET: "Friends and Fiction": The "Friends and Fiction" authors will talk to Debbie Macomber, whose upcoming novel is DEAR SANTA.
Wednesday, September 29th at 9pm ET: Bookshop Santa Cruz: Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes bestselling author and staff favorite Ruth Ozeki for an online discussion of her brilliantly inventive novel, THE BOOK OF FORM AND EMPTINESS. She will be in conversation with Katie Kitamura.
Thursday, September 30th at 6:30pm ET: Ghost Hill Press: Join Ghost Hill Press to celebrate the release of Wilmington writer Wiley Cash’s latest novel, WHEN GHOSTS COME HOME.
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