April 5, 2024

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Earthquake, Mercury Retrograde and an Eclipse...Oh My!

Well, we are lucky that those of us in the New York area did not float away in the rain this week. Then this morning, for added excitement we felt the earthquake in New Jersey that rocked from New York City to Philadelphia. Mercury went retrograde on Monday and will be there until April 24th. (Longtime readers of the site know what this means; newcomers can read all about it here.)

Monday will be the solar eclipse, which I thought happened about five years ago and was not supposed to happen again in my lifetime. But it is, and there still are eclipse viewing glasses in the armrest of one of our cars. I guess we were going to be prepared if it ever happened again!
 
Nothing slows us down here at Bookreporter. This week, I interviewed two authors with books coming out next week, both of which will be Bookreporter.com Bets On selections: Megan Miranda (her new psychological thriller, DAUGHTER OF MINE) and Simone Gorrindo (her memoir, THE WIVES). I wanted to catch Megan and Simone before they headed out on tour.
 
There is lots more to share, so let's get to it!

This is your last Weekly Update newsletter reminder to sign up for this month’s “Bookaccino Live” book preview event, which will take place on Wednesday, April 10th at 2pm ET.

The focus will be on titles releasing between April 9th and April 30th --- in addition to a few from the second half of May, plus June --- that we would like to tell you about. Click here to register. Those attending the live event will be asked to answer a survey about the books from the presentation that they are most interested in reading and will be eligible to win a prize.

Amor Towles shares some of his shorter fiction in the newly released TABLE FOR TWO, which contains six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood. The latter features Evelyn Ross, one of Towles’ most beloved characters from his debut novel, RULES OF CIVILITY. Click here to read more about these richly detailed and sharply drawn pieces, and be sure to take a peek inside the book here. I am listening to it on audio and am enjoying it. Edoardo Ballerini and J. Smith-Cameron are the narrators, and they are terrific.

The release of TABLE FOR TWO is timed perfectly with the airing of “A Gentleman in Moscow”, which is based on Towles’ 2016 book of the same name. This eight-episode limited series debuted last week on Paramount+ and Paramount+ with Showtime. My husband and I watched the first episode, and we enjoyed it. It set up the story really well.

Word of Mouth Contest Reminder
TABLE FOR TWO is one of the prizes in our Word of Mouth contest; the other is the aforementioned THE WIVES by Simone Gorrindo. Submit your comments about the books you’ve read, and you’ll have a chance to win both these titles. Please do so by Friday, April 12th at noon ET.

Following CITY ON FIRE and CITY OF DREAMS, CITY IN RUINS is not only the conclusion to Don Winslow’s epic crime trilogy starring Danny Ryan, it’s also the final book of Winslow’s extraordinary career.
 
Ray Palen has our review and says, “The action is ceaseless, and the build-up to the fiery finale is like a ride on a roulette wheel spinning out of control. Like any other story involving the mob, crime syndicates and unrelenting greed, the chances of all the key players in this tale rolling snake eyes is more than a reality. CITY IN RUINS provides an explosive and very satisfying end to a bloody, intense trilogy about crime and the complex characters who drive the story and fan the flames of hate and violence right up until the bitter end. We can only hope that Don Winslow rethinks his retirement.”
 
Other books we’re reviewing this week include:

• THE SICILIAN INHERITANCE: This transporting novel is rooted in Jo Piazza’s own family history about a long-awaited trip to Sicily, a disputed inheritance and a family secret that some will kill to protect.
   
• SHARPE'S COMMAND: Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the 19th century, capturing the bravery, battles and bloodshed of Britain’s peninsular wars with this epic tale featuring his iconic hero, Richard Sharpe.
   
• MATTERHORN: In this alpine thriller from Christopher Reich, a sudden family death and an old nemesis bring retired agent Mac Dekker in from the cold. But in a field of double agents, who can he trust?

You have until Friday, April 12th at noon ET to enter our contest for THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Stuart Turton and be one of our 25 winners who will receive an advance copy of the book, which releases on May 21st. According to C. J. Tudor, “Stu Turton is the master of intricately plotted, brilliantly imaginative murder mysteries. His latest delivers all that wonderful head-scratching complexity in a darkly drawn future world with a message about what makes us human at its heart. I loved it.”

Spring Preview Contest Update
In this week’s 24-hour Spring Preview contest, we gave away the aforementioned DAUGHTER OF MINE by Megan Miranda. Next week’s prize book will be Leigh Bardugo’s new fantasy for adults, THE FAMILIAR. The contest will be up at noon ET on the day of its release, Tuesday, April 9th.

This Month’s New in Paperback Feature
Our New in Paperback roundups for April are now up. We’re featuring paperback fiction reprints from such bestselling authors as Dennis Lehane (SMALL MERCIES), Lee Child and Andrew Child (THE SECRET), Martha Hall Kelly (THE GOLDEN DOVES), Debbie Macomber (MUST LOVE FLOWERS), Joshilyn Jackson (WITH MY LITTLE EYE), and Linwood Barclay (THE LIE MAKER); nonfiction titles, including THE LIGHT WE CARRY: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama and HONEY, BABY, MINE: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding) by Laura Dern and Diane Ladd; and paperback originals like A KILLING ON THE HILL by Robert Dugoni and THE HOUSE ON BISCAYNE BAY by Chanel Cleeton.

Revisiting THREE “Bookreporter Talks To” Interviews
Out in paperback this week are HOMECOMING by Kate Morton (which is our current “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest book on ReadingGroupGuides.com), THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE by Rachel Beanland, and THINGS I WISH I TOLD MY MOTHER by Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo --- all of which are Bets On picks. I talked to Kate, Rachel and the two Susans when their books came out in hardcover, so if you’d like to check out these interviews, you can watch the videos or listen to the podcasts using the links below.

• Kate Morton (HOMECOMING) Video | Podcast
• Rachel Beanland (THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE) Video | Podcast
• Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo (THINGS I WISH I TOLD MY MOTHER)
  Video | Podcast

Please keep in mind our “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event with Kate Morton on Wednesday, April 24th at 8pm ET. We hope you can join us as Kate will be talking about HOMECOMING and answering questions from readers. Click here for all the details.

Books on Screen Offerings for April
We’ve updated our Books on Screen feature for this month. April’s roundup includes the series premieres of "Ripley" on Netflix, "The Sympathizer" on HBO, and "Franklin" on Apple TV+; the season premieres of Hallmark Channel's "When Calls the Heart" and Apple TV+'s "The Big Door Prize"; the conclusion of "Manhunt" on Apple TV+; the continuation of the aforementioned "A Gentleman in Moscow" on Paramount+ with Showtime, "Palm Royale" on Apple TV+, "We Were the Lucky Ones" on Hulu, "Tracker" on CBS, and "Will Trent" on ABC; the films Someone Like You in theaters and One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery on Hallmark Mystery; and the DVD releases of Mean Girls, Which Brings Me to You, The Promised Land and Madame Web.

Remember to Vote in Our Poll
Our poll continues to ask if you read or listen to more than one book at a time. Click here to let us know if you are a multitasker when it comes to reading!

Now Available: TABLE FOR TWO by Amor Towles

TABLE FOR TWO: Fictions by Amor Towles (Fiction/Short Stories)
Audiobook available, read by Edoardo Ballerini and J. Smith-Cameron
In TABLE FOR TWO, Amor Towles shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood. The New York stories, most of which take place around the year 2000, consider the fateful consequences that can spring from brief encounters and the delicate mechanics of compromise that operate at the heart of modern marriages. In Towles’ novel, RULES OF CIVILITY, the indomitable Evelyn Ross leaves New York City in September 1938 with the intention of returning home to Indiana. But as her train pulls into Chicago, where her parents are waiting, she instead extends her ticket to Los Angeles. Told from seven points of view, “Eve in Hollywood” describes how Eve crafts a new future for herself --- and others --- in a noirish tale that takes us through the movie sets, bungalows and dive bars of Los Angeles.

- Click here to look inside the book.

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Featured Review: CITY IN RUINS by Don Winslow

CITY IN RUINS by Don Winslow (Thriller)
Audiobook available, read by Ari Fliakos
Danny Ryan --- former dock worker, Irish mob soldier and fugitive from the law --- is now a Las Vegas casino mogul and billionaire silent partner in a group that owns two lavish hotels. Finally, Danny has it all: a beautiful house, a child he adores, and a woman he might even fall in love with. But when Danny tries to convert an old hotel into his dream resort, he triggers a war against Las Vegas power brokers, a powerful FBI agent bent on revenge, and a rival casino owner with dark connections of his own. To save his life and everything he loves, Danny must become the ruthless fighter he once was --- and never wanted to be again. Following CITY ON FIRE and CITY OF DREAMS, CITY IN RUINS is the explosive conclusion to Don Winslow’s genre-defining crime trilogy and the final book of his extraordinary career. Reviewed by Ray Palen.

- Click here to read more about the book.

Click here to read our review.

Featured Review:
THE SICILIAN INHERITANCE by Jo Piazza

THE SICILIAN INHERITANCE by Jo Piazza (Mystery)
Audiobook available, read by Rachel F. Hirsch and Carlotta Brentan
Sara Marsala barely knows who she is anymore after the failure of her business and marriage. On top of that, her beloved great-aunt Rosie passes away. But this opens an escape from her life and a window into the past by way of a plane ticket to Sicily, a deed to a possibly valuable plot of land and a bombshell family secret. Rosie believes that Sara’s great-grandmother Serafina, the family matriarch who was left behind while her husband worked in America, didn’t die of illness as family lore has it. She was murdered. Thus begins a twist-filled adventure that takes Sara all over the picturesque Italian countryside as she races to solve a mystery and learn the story of Serafina. As she discovers more about Serafina, she also realizes she is coming head-to-head with the same menacing forces that took down her great-grandmother. Reviewed by Pamela Kramer.

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- Click here for the discussion guide on ReadingGroupGuides.com.

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Special Contest:
Enter to Win One of 25 Advance Copies of
THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD
by Stuart Turton, Releasing May 21st

Featured Review:
SHARPE'S COMMAND by Bernard Cornwell

SHARPE'S COMMAND: Richard Sharpe and the Bridge at Almaraz, May 1812 by Bernard Cornwell (Historical Fiction/Adventure)
Audiobook available, read by Rupert Farley
If any man can do the impossible, it’s Richard Sharpe. And the impossible is exactly what the formidable Captain Sharpe is asked to do when he’s sent on an undercover mission to a small village in the Spanish countryside, far behind enemy lines. For the quiet, remote village, sitting high above the Almaraz bridge, is about to become the center of a battle for the future of Europe. Two French armies march towards the bridge, one from the North and one from the South. If they meet, the British are lost. Only Sharpe's small group of men --- with their cunning and courage to rely on --- stand in their way. But they're rapidly outnumbered, enemies are hiding in plain sight, and as the French edge ever closer to the frontline, time is running out. Reviewed by Curtis Edmonds.

- Click here to read more about the book.

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Featured Review: MATTERHORN by Christopher Reich

MATTERHORN by Christopher Reich (Thriller)
Audiobook available, read by Paul Michael
Robbie Steinhardt lives a peaceful life. A fixture of his small alpine village, he tends cattle, minds his own business, and doesn’t dwell on his former life and the family and lover he left behind --- back when he was Mac Dekker, CIA. But when he learns his son, Will, died following in his footsteps, he needs answers. What mission took Will up into the alpine heights, and why is Ilya Ivashka on the same trail? Ilya --- his close friend, his rival in love. Ilya, who framed Mac for treason and sent him into hiding. Wiping away the years, Mac returns to the field to find the secrets Will hid and finds himself facing the Herculean task of stopping a terrorist plot that threatens thousands. But in a field of double agents, who can he trust? Reviewed by Jack Kramer.

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April’s New in Paperback Roundups

April’s Books on Screen Feature

More Reviews This Week

LOST MAN'S LANE by Scott Carson (Supernatural Thriller/Horror)
Audiobook available, read by Corey Brill
For a 16-year-old, a summer internship working for a private investigator seems like a dream come true --- particularly since the PI is investigating the most shocking crime to hit Bloomington, Indiana, in decades. A local woman has vanished, and the last time anyone saw her, she was in the backseat of a police car driven by a man impersonating an officer. Marshall Miller’s internship puts him at the center of the action, a position he relishes until a terrifying moment that turns public praise for his sharp observations and uncanny memory into accusations of lying and imperiling the case. His detective mentor withdraws, friends and family worry and whisper, and Marshall alone understands that the darkness visiting his town this summer goes far beyond a single crime. Now his task is to explain it --- and himself. Reviewed by Ray Palen.

KILL FOR ME, KILL FOR YOU by Steve Cavanagh (Psychological Thriller)
Audiobook available, read by Stephanie Cannon
One dark evening on New York City’s Upper West Side, two strangers meet by chance. Over drinks, Amanda and Wendy realize they have much in common, especially loneliness and an intense desire for revenge against the men who destroyed their families. As they talk into the night, they come up with the perfect plan: If you kill for me, I’ll kill for you. In another part of the city, Ruth is home alone when the beautiful brownstone she shares with her husband, Scott, is invaded. She’s attacked by a man with piercing blue eyes, who disappears into the night. Will she ever be able to feel safe again while the blue-eyed stranger is out there? Reviewed by Ray Palen.

WILD HOUSES by Colin Barrett (Fiction)
Audiobook available, read by Damian Gildea
As Ballina prepares for its biggest weekend of the year, introspective loner Dev answers his door on Friday night to find Doll English --- the younger brother of small-time local dealer Cillian English --- bruised and in the clutches of Gabe and Sketch Ferdia, County Mayo’s fraternal enforcers and Dev’s cousins. Dev’s quiet homelife is upturned as he is quickly and unwillingly drawn headlong into the Ferdias' frenetic revenge plot against Cillian. Meanwhile, Doll’s girlfriend, 17-year-old Nicky --- reeling from a fractious Friday and plagued by ghosts and tragedy of her own --- sets out on a feverish mission to save Doll, even as she questions her future in Ballina. Reviewed by Sarah Rachel Egelman.

DAY ONE by Abigail Dean (Psychological Thriller)
Audiobook available; read by Emma Atkins, Nigel Pilkington and Sarah Durham
A village hall, a primary school play, a beautiful Lake District town in England. Into this idyllic scene steps a lone gunman whose actions set off a train of events that will have devastating consequences for the close-knit community of Stonesmere. In the weeks following the cataclysm, conspiracy theorists start questioning what happened. Two young people find themselves at the epicenter of the uproar: Marty, the town’s golden girl and daughter of a teacher killed that day, and Trent, whose memories of his brief time trying to fit into Stonesmere fuel his attachment to the conspiracies. But what really happened at the Day One assembly? What secrets is Marty keeping, and what blindspots does Trent miss? In this world where news travels fast, and videos and gossip travel faster, how does a community move forward together? Reviewed by Ray Palen.

THE OTHER FAB FOUR: The Remarkable True Story of the Liverbirds, Britain’s First Female Rock Band by Mary McGlory and Sylvia Saunders (Memoir)
Audiobook available, read by Sylvia Wiggins
The idea for Britain’s first female rock band, The Liverbirds, started one evening in 1962, when 16-year-old Mary McGlory saw The Beatles play live at The Cavern Club in Liverpool. Then and there, she decided she was going to be just like them --- and be the first girl to do it. Joining ranks in 1963 with three other working-class girls from Liverpool --- drummer Sylvia Saunders and guitarists Valerie Gell and Pamela Birch --- The Liverbirds went on to tour alongside the Rolling Stones, the Kinks and Chuck Berry, and were on track to hit international stardom. That is, until life intervened, and the group was forced to disband just five years after forming in 1968. Now, Mary and Sylvia, the band’s two surviving members, are ready to tell their stories. Reviewed by Jana Siciliano.

THE UNDERHANDED by Adam Sikes (Thriller/Adventure)
Audiobook available, read by Erik Gamborg
Professor William Dresden has found solitude in the south of France to grapple with his troubled past --- a neglected upbringing, failed romances, the recent demolition of his life’s work in academia, and even witnessing genocide. But he soon learns that he has much larger problems when an adrift MI6 officer, Adeline Parker, insists on a meeting, revealing shocking information about his family. Then a bomb explodes. William and Adeline narrowly escape the attempt on their lives and find themselves battling a group of neofascists and extreme nationalists who are inciting violent divisions across Europe. They are pulled into a shadowy war against a cabal called the Strasbourg Executive and pushed to the brink by family betrayals, corrupt institutions and the Executive’s subversive plots against the fabric of Western society. Reviewed by L. Dean Murphy.

THIS FAMILIAR HEART: An Improbable Love Story by Babette Fraser Hale (Memoir)
Leon Hale, the author of BONNEY'S PLACE, was 60 years old, a “country boy” who wrote about rural Texans with humor and sensitivity. Babette Fraser at 36 was a child of privilege, a city girl educated abroad, struggling in her career while raising a young son. No one thought it could work. Even Hale himself held serious doubts. But it did endure. The interior congruencies they discovered through a long and turbulent courtship knit them tightly together for the rest of his life. And when he died during the pandemic isolation period, searing levels of grief and doubt threatened Babette’s understanding of the partnership and marriage that had sustained her for 40 years. Had he really been the person she thought he was? Had he kept secrets that would forever change her view of him? Reviewed by Philip Zozzaro.

PRIDE AND JOY by Louisa Onomé (Fiction)
Audiobook available, read by Yinka Ladeinde
Ever the dutiful Nigerian daughter, Joy Okafor has planned every aspect of her mother’s 70th birthday weekend on her own. As the Okafors slowly begin to arrive, Mama Mary goes to take a nap. But when the grandkids go to wake her, they find that she isn’t sleeping after all. Refusing to believe that her sister is gone-gone, Auntie Nancy declares that she has had a premonition that Mama Mary will rise again like Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. Desperate to believe that they’re about to witness a miracle, the family overhauls their birthday plans to welcome the Nigerian Canadian community, effectively spreading the word that Mama Mary is coming back. But skeptical Joy is struggling with the loss of her mother and not allowing herself to mourn just yet while going through the motions of planning a funeral that her aunt refuses to allow. Reviewed by Norah Piehl.

BAD ANIMALS by Sarah Braunstein (Fiction)
Audiobook available, read by Carolyn Jania
Now that her brilliant botanist daughter is off at college, Maeve Cosgrove loves her job at a quiet Maine public library more than anything. But when a teenager accuses Maeve of spying on her romantic escapades in the mezzanine bathroom, she winds up laid off and humiliated. Stuck at home in a tailspin, Maeve cares for the mysterious plants in her daughter’s greenhouse while obsessing over the clearly troubled girl at the source of the rumor. She hopes to have a powerful ally in her attempts to clear her name: her favorite author, Harrison Riddles, who has finally responded to her adoring letters and accepted an invitation to speak at the library. Riddles, meanwhile, announces a plan to write a novel about another young library patron, Sudanese refugee Willie, and enlists Maeve’s help in convincing him to participate. Reviewed by Lorraine W. Shanley.

Next Week's Notables:
Noteworthy Books Releasing on April 8th and 9th

Below are some notable titles releasing on April 8th and 9th 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 April 8th, see our “On Sale This Week” newsletter here.

April 8th

THE SECRET LIVES OF BOOKSELLERS AND LIBRARIANS: True Stories of the Magic of Reading by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann (Biography)
Step inside THE SECRET LIVES OF BOOKSELLERS AND LIBRARIANS and enter a world where you can feed your curiosities, discover new voices, and find whatever you want or require. Meet the smart and talented people who live between the pages --- and who can’t wait to help you find your next favorite book.

April 9th

DAUGHTER OF MINE by Megan Miranda (Psychological Thriller/Mystery)
When Hazel Sharp, the daughter of Mirror Lake’s longtime local detective, unexpectedly inherits her childhood home, she’s warily drawn back to the town --- and people --- she left behind almost a decade earlier. But Hazel is not the only relic of the past to return.

THE FAMILIAR by Leigh Bardugo (Historical Fantasy)
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age.

FI: A Memoir of My Son by Alexandra Fuller (Memoir)
From Alexandra Fuller, the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT, comes a career-defining memoir about grieving the sudden loss of her 21-year-old child.

THE GATHERING by C. J. Tudor (Supernatural Thriller/Horror)
A detective investigating a grisly crime in rural Alaska finds herself caught up in the dark secrets and superstitions of a small town in this riveting novel from the acclaimed author of THE CHALK MAN.

IAN FLEMING: The Complete Man by Nicholas Shakespeare (Biography)
With unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers, award-winning biographer Nicholas Shakespeare has written a fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond and his enduring impact.

A KILLING ON THE HILL by Robert Dugoni (Historical Thriller)
The Great Depression. High-level corruption. And a murder that’s about to become Seattle’s hottest mystery. It’s the kind of story that can make a reporter’s career. If he lives to write about it.

MANIA by Lionel Shriver (Dystopian Fiction)
Set in a parallel yet all-too-familiar near past, Lionel Shriver’s brilliant subversive novel is about a lifelong friendship threatened by culture wars.

SOMEHOW: Thoughts on Love by Anne Lamott (Self-Help/Personal Growth)
In SOMEHOW, Anne Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity and guides us forward.

TOXIC PREY: A Lucas and Letty Davenport Novel by John Sandford (Mystery/Thriller)
Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest project could endanger the entire world.

THE TWILIGHT GARDEN by Sara Nisha Adams (Fiction)
Two feuding neighbors unite to resurrect a neglected city garden in this uplifting and quietly joyful novel by Sara Nisha Adams, author of the beloved THE READING LIST.

THE WIDE WIDE SEA: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides (History)
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides comes an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day.

THE WIVES: A Memoir by Simone Gorrindo (Memoir)
This captivating memoir tells the story of one woman’s experience of joining a community of army wives after leaving her New York City job.

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From left to right: David Baldacci, Jo Piazza, Robert Dugoni

 Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events

Here are five upcoming virtual book and author events that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links for more info and to register.

Monday, April 8th at 3pm ET: Murder By The Book: C. J. Tudor will talk to Mystery & Thriller Maven’s Sara DiVello about her new novel, THE GATHERING, in which a detective investigating a grisly crime in rural Alaska finds herself caught up in the dark secrets and superstitions of a small town.

Monday, April 8th at 8pm ET: Murder By The Book: Robert Dugoni will talk to Mystery & Thriller Maven’s Sara DiVello about his latest book, THE KILLING ON THE HILL, which revolves around the Great Depression, high-level corruption, and a murder that’s about to become Seattle’s hottest mystery.

Tuesday, April 9th at 8pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: David Baldacci will talk about his new historical thriller, A CALAMITY OF SOULS, in which a racially charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully accused Black defendants.

Wednesday, April 10th at 2pm ET: "Bookaccino Live" Book Preview: Carol Fitzgerald will present titles releasing between April 9th and April 30th --- along with a few from the second half of May, plus June --- that she would like to get on your radar.

Wednesday, April 10th at 7pm ET: "Friends and Fiction": The "Friends and Fiction" authors --- Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Patti Callahan Henry --- will talk to Jo Piazza about her new novel, THE SICILIAN INHERITANCE.

 "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:

• Anna Quindlen (AFTER ANNIE) Video | Podcast

Other authors we've interviewed include:

• Douglas Brunt (THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF RUDOLF DIESEL: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I) Video | Podcast
• Fiona Davis (THE SPECTACULAR) Video | Podcast
• Ashley Elston (FIRST LIE WINS) Video | Podcast
• Katherine Faulkner (THE OTHER MOTHERS) Video | Podcast
• Tess Gerritsen (THE SPY COAST) Video | Podcast
• Tamron Hall (WATCH WHERE THEY HIDE: A Jordan Manning Novel) Video | Podcast
• Kristin Hannah (THE WOMEN) Video | Podcast
• Jessica Knoll (BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN) Video | Podcast
• William Kent Krueger (THE RIVER WE REMEMBER) Video | Podcast
• Jean Kwok (THE LEFTOVER WOMAN) Video | Podcast
• Gilly Macmillan (THE MANOR HOUSE) Video | Podcast
• Amanda Peters (THE BERRY PICKERS) Video | Podcast
• Nita Prose (THE MYSTERY GUEST: A Maid Novel) Video | Podcast
• Hank Phillippi Ryan (ONE WRONG WORD) Video | Podcast
• Sharon Virts (VEIL OF DOUBT) Video | Podcast

Upcoming interviews include:

• Simone Gorrindo (THE WIVES: A Memoir)
• Ann Hood (THE STOLEN CHILD)
• Megan Miranda (DAUGHTER OF MINE)

Click here for a complete list of our
"Bookreporter Talks To" videos and podcasts.

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