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I did a books presentation at my local health club this week. It’s the second time that I have done an event like this, and it was so much fun. I structured it like our “Bookaccino Live” events, but this time it was with “me” live as well. It was a great opportunity to share the books that we are championing to a live audience.
During this week, I have heard from some of the attendees, and they remarked on how they loved getting a list of what they may want to explore. I find that these days there are so few outlets writing about books, and readers still crave book conversation. I am hoping that some of them subscribe to this newsletter!
On Tuesday, Tom Donadio and I went to a wonderful luncheon hosted by W. W. Norton & Company. Yann Martel (who many of you know as the author of LIFE OF PI) and David Guterson (his break-out book was SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS) each have new novels coming out, and we so enjoyed hearing them talk about them.
Yann’s SON OF NOBODY, which releases on March 31st, is a “retelling of the Trojan War from two commoners: an ancient soldier and a modern scholar.” David’s EVELYN IN TRANSIT, which will be out on January 20th, is “about a mother who's been told that her son is the reincarnation of a Tibetan Buddhist lama, and who's been asked to consider sending him far away to live in a monastery, wear robes and be celibate.”
We appreciated that Yann and David stuck around to take a photo with us alongside their beautifully designed covers.
My latest “Bookreporter Talks To” interview is with Lily King. I enjoyed talking to her about her new novel, the instant New York Times bestseller HEART THE LOVER, which will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On title. It also is this month’s Barnes & Noble Book Club selection and #1 Indie Next pick.
Lily shares that she was working on a political murder mystery that came to a grinding halt when she got a manuscript from Ann Patchett, which led her to write college scenes that were the start of HEART THE LOVER. She talks about a significant plot point that was changed in the manuscript about 12 days before the book was submitted, as well as the long path to getting the right cover. She also touches on how this novel is a companion to her previous work, WRITERS & LOVERS.
Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast. We will feature my Bets On commentary in next week’s newsletter.
We are thrilled to announce that Clare Leslie Hall will be next month’s “Bookaccino Live” Book Group guest. The event will be held on Wednesday, November 19th at 2pm ET, and you can sign up here for it. Please note the afternoon timing as Clare lives in the UK. Our usual start time of 8pm ET would’ve had Clare joining us at 1am her time!
We will talk about Clare’s New York Times bestseller, BROKEN COUNTRY, a Reese’s Book Club pick and Bets On selection that released earlier this year and has sold over a million copies. Reese Witherspoon recently said that this was her favorite book of the year: “That one made me cry.”
There will be a two-part Q&A session after I talk to Clare.
For the first part, those who are asking a question on camera will be featured. This includes spending time with Clare backstage in our virtual green room before the show starts. If you would like to ask your question "live on screen" this way, please email me with the subject line "Clare" by noon ET on November 19th. Be sure to include your name, city and state, as well as your question. If you do not want to appear on camera but still would like to ask a question, please note that you want to be off camera, and share your question --- adding your name, city and state.
Then we will take questions from other members of the audience.
October’s “Bookaccino Live” Book Group Event
On Wednesday night, I had the pleasure of talking to this month’s “Bookaccino Live” Book Group guest, Paula Hawkins, about her most recent thriller, THE BLUE HOUR, a Bets On pick that is now available in paperback. We will share the video and podcast with you in next week’s newsletter.
We are celebrating a quarter century of ReadingGroupGuides.com with our 25th Anniversary Feature, which includes a BIG contest that we had lots of fun pulling together.
We looked back and created a list of some of the most discussed books each year since Reading Group Guides launched in 2000. Doing this brought up so many memories and led to a lot of discussion.
Among these titles are WHITE TEETH by Zadie Smith (2000), THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini (2003), THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett (2009), ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr (2014), THIS TENDER LAND by William Kent Krueger (2019), LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus (2022), and THE LION WOMEN OF TEHRAN by Marjan Kamali (2024).
One lucky reader will win ALL 25 books, while five others will win five of these books.
The deadline for your entries is Monday, December 1st at noon ET. This gives you plenty of time to enter --- and to spread the word about the contest to your friends and family!
In addition to the contest, our Anniversary Feature includes the Most Requested Guides of last year and this year (so far); tips on starting, running and maintaining a book group; our Book Group Checkup feature; and much more.
Our Bookreporter Reader Survey closed today. Many thanks to all who answered it! We look forward to seeing the results and finding out more about our readers.
Our 25th Anniversary Book Group Survey is still up on Reading Group Guides. We’re extending the deadline, keeping it open until Monday, December 1st at noon ET to line up with the timing of our anniversary contest. If you are in a book group, we would really appreciate it if you took the survey.
We haven’t done a survey of this magnitude for book groups in 10 years! The more we can learn about the current practices of book groups, the more we can share with our publishing partners to let them know what groups today are like.
We are awarding one reader who completes the survey a $250 gift card to the bookstore of their choice, while three others will win a $50 gift card to the bookstore of their choice.
We all know John Grisham as the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous legal thrillers. But never one to rest on his laurels, Grisham is back with his first-ever whodunit. In THE WIDOW, a small-time lawyer accused of murder races to find the real killer to clear his name.
Stuart Shiffman has our review and says, “During his nearly 40-year writing career, Grisham has used his books as a sounding board for a number of important topics: corruption by corporations, the influence of money in judicial campaigns, the tension between the law and justice, the death penalty and the evil of wrongful convictions. Many of these issues appear in THE WIDOW…. The best tribute I can offer is to simply observe that this novel is ‘a Grisham.’ Whether it is your first or your 50th, it is a wonderful read.”
I listened to a few chapters of THE WIDOW this week, which is narrated by Michael Beck, and it was terrific. I will get back to it!
Word of Mouth Contest Reminder
THE WIDOW is one of our current Word of Mouth prizes, along with THE TIN MEN by Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille, which we will review next week. Submit your comments about the books you’ve read by Friday, October 31st at noon ET, and you’ll be in the running to win both these titles.
The newly released THE PROVING GROUND is the eighth installment in Michael Connelly’s Lincoln Lawyer series, which is the basis for the Netflix series of the same name. Mickey Haller is back with a case against an AI company whose product may have been responsible for the murder of a young girl.
We have glowing praise for the book from Ray Palen, who has this to say in his review: “I can proudly state that THE PROVING GROUND is my favorite Lincoln Lawyer novel and one of the best books that Connelly has ever written. There is not a single moment that drags, and I could not turn the pages quickly enough.”
Don’t Forget to Enter Our Contest for Janet Dailey’s Epic Tale of the Settling of the American West
We are continuing to give you a chance to win one of 25 copies of CALDER STRONG in our Historical Fiction Author Spotlight. Set in 1929 Blue Moon, Montana, this is the fifth installment in Janet Dailey’s Calder Brand series and is perfect for fans of “Yellowstone.” Be sure to submit your entries by Friday, October 31st at noon ET.
Other books we’re reviewing this week include:
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KING SORROW: In Joe Hill’s chilling tale of modern-world dangers, dark academia, and the unexpected consequences of revenge, six friends dabble in the occult and are tragically, horrifyingly successful --- calling forth an evil entity that demands regular human sacrifice.
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FUTURE BOY: In his poignant, heartfelt and funny memoir, which he wrote with Nelle Fortenberry, Michael J. Fox talks about how, in 1985, he brought to life two iconic roles simultaneously --- Alex P. Keaton in “Family Ties” and Marty McFly in Back to the Future.
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PAPER GIRL: Beth Macy, one of our most acclaimed chroniclers of the forces eroding America’s social fabric, has penned her most personal and powerful work: a reckoning with the changes that have rocked her own beloved small Ohio hometown.
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THE GALLERY ASSISTANT: Perfect for fans of Katy Hays and Julia Bartz, this twisty and sinister thriller from Kate Belli follows a New York art gallery assistant reckoning with her past and now trapped in a web of deceit after an up-and-coming painter is murdered. I read this over my summer break and enjoyed it!
Remember to Vote in Our Poll
Our poll continues to ask which of 30 titles releasing in paperback this month you have read or are planning to read. Click here to let us know by Friday, October 31st at noon ET.
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Reader Mail:
Kate wrote, “I really enjoyed your talk with Paula Hawkins as I do all the author talks you've done. My tiny toy poodle found it very interesting, too. Robby is four pounds and sat watching the screen for most of the evening!”
Paula wrote, “I am a winner! Thank you 'Bookaccino Live' for the copy of Philippa Gregory’s new novel, BOLEYN TRAITOR. She is one of my favorite authors. Looking forward to reading this!” Henry and Arthur (her cats) are also excited!
Laurie wrote, “Just wanted to say thank you! There’s nothing better than book mail, so I was thrilled to see you sent me a copy of WRECK, Catherine Newman’s new novel. I’m looking forward to reading it, so thanks for the lovely gift.”
Becky wrote, “Thank you for the newsletter. Always inspiring! Perhaps I missed it. Did you review THEO OF GOLDEN by Allen Levi? I am finding it delightful and so relevant to this period of history with the presence of vitriolic anger, violence and hatred. Division instead of unity. What is a purposeful life? I loved this book and so did my book club. This is his first novel. His writing is significantly exceptional. He has a very interesting background. Looking forward to my journey with you and your astute evaluations of books. My gratitude.” This book is coming out on November 11th, and I am going to look into it.
How Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben Came to Write Together: Last week, I noted that I was wondering how Reese and Harlan came to write GONE BEFORE GOODBYE. So here’s the skinny on that from a USA Today article. Reese had the original idea!
I am reading the aforementioned THE TIN MEN in preparation for my interview with Alex DeMille on Tuesday night at 7pm at Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side. If you are there, please say hi. I am enjoying the read. Nelson and Alex crafted wonderful books together. In the early pages at the start of THE TIN MEN, Alex shares what it was like working with his dad on this book.
I am listening to NOBODY’S GIRL by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, which is narrated by Thérèse Plummer and Gabra Zackman. What a sad and horrific childhood Virginia had even before she met Jeffrey Epstein! The content doesn't make it an easy listen, but Thérèse as a narrator is excellent.
Monday night is book group, and we are going to discuss THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans. I am looking forward to their thoughts on it. I have an idea for November and will see if the group agrees.
My husband’s Senior Golf Team won the state championship on Tuesday! I am really happy for him. Instead of a cash prize, there was a trophy that stays at the clubhouse. Since I still have trophies from when the kids were young, I am glad they did not each get one!
I am trying to get life organized for fall. The house plants that lived outside all summer are now in the garage so the bugs could crawl off of them before making their way into the house. We really need a greenhouse and are noodling that. At least *I* am noodling it. Tom’s thoughts have been more on the two new storage containers that were added outside. What goes in those?
Spectacular fall weather is happening in the New York area!
Read on, and have a great week.
Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
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Featured Review: THE WIDOW by John Grisham
THE WIDOW by John Grisham (Legal Thriller/Mystery)
Audiobook available, read by Michael Beck
Simon Latch is a lawyer in rural Virginia, making just enough to pay his bills while his marriage slowly falls apart. Then into his office walks Eleanor Barnett, an elderly widow in need of a new will. Apparently, her husband left her a small fortune, and no one knows about it. Once he hooks the richest client of his career, Simon works quietly to keep her wealth under the radar. But soon her story begins to crack. When she is hospitalized after a car accident, Simon realizes that nothing is as it seems, and he finds himself on trial for a crime he swears he didn’t commit: murder. Simon knows he’s innocent. But he also knows the circumstantial evidence is against him, and he could spend the rest of his life behind bars. To save himself, he must find the real killer. Reviewed by Stuart Shiffman.
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- Click here to read an excerpt.
Click here to read our review.
Featured Review:
THE PROVING GROUND by Michael Connelly
THE PROVING GROUND: A Lincoln Lawyer Novel by Michael Connelly (Legal Thriller)
Audiobook available, read by Peter Giles
Following his “resurrection walk” and need for a new direction, Mickey Haller turns to public interest litigation, filing a civil lawsuit against an artificial intelligence company whose chatbot told a 16-year-old boy that it was okay for him to kill his ex-girlfriend for her disloyalty. Representing the victim’s family, Mickey’s case explores the mostly unregulated and exploding AI business and the lack of training guardrails. Along the way he joins up with a journalist named Jack McEvoy, who wants to be a fly on the wall during the trial in order to write a book about it. But Mickey puts him to work going through the mountain of printed discovery materials in the case. McEvoy’s digging ultimately delivers the key witness, a whistleblower who has been too afraid to speak up. The case is fraught with danger because billions are at stake. Reviewed by Ray Palen.
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Click here to read our review.
Celebrate 25 Years of ReadingGroupGuides.com with Us! Enter to Win 25 of the Most Discussed Books
of the Past Quarter Century --- and Check Out
Our Special Anniversary Feature
In 2000, we founded ReadingGroupGuides.com with the idea that readers would be able to conveniently find discussion guides for many of the books that they wanted, as well as information of interest to book groups.
Join us in celebrating this milestone by entering our 25th Anniversary Contest!
We have selected some of the most-read book group titles of the past 25 years for this contest. It was tough to narrow our choices down to 25, just one from each year. But after lots of discussion, we developed the list on this page.
One winner will receive all 25 books. Five others will win five of these books. If you have read one --- or many --- of these books, our prize will give you the opportunity to share the books with others in your group!
- Click here to see all the prize books and access their discussion guides by clicking on the covers.
Click here to enter the contest by Monday, December 1st at noon ET.
Click here for our special 25th Anniversary Feature, which includes
the Most Requested Guides of 2024 and 2025, tips for books clubs, and more.
Historical Fiction Author Spotlight & Contest:
Enter to Win One of 25 Copies of
CALDER STRONG by Janet Dailey
1929, Blue Moon, Montana. A rugged new generation is taking the helm of the cattle town’s most infamous and powerful families. But even as the future burns bright, old rivalries, heartbreaks, buried secrets and ranching feuds still loom as large as the western sky in a tale perfect for fans of “Yellowstone.”
We have 25 copies of CALDER STRONG by Janet Dailey, which is now in stores, to give away to those who would like to read the book. To enter, please fill out this form by Friday, October 31st at noon ET.
CALDER STRONG by Janet Dailey (Historical Romance)
At 24, Joseph Dollarhide is struggling to find his place as the future head of his ranching family. His father, Blake, may have been disabled in an accident, but he’s as domineering as ever. Joseph’s childhood friend, Chase Calder, has inherited the rival Calder operation, and for both young men, longstanding battles over water and grass continue. But there’s yet another weight on Joseph’s shoulders.
Years ago, Joseph abandoned his teenage love, Annabeth, to court glamorous Lucy Merriweather, a seductive trickster. The affair, of course, imploded, and Annabeth went on to marry a farmer, Silas Mosby, and have two children. But now Joseph has spotted Annabeth and her family in town...and he has no doubt that her oldest, a boy, is his.
Joseph’s love for Annabeth never died --- and Annabeth, too, still has feelings for him, though they’re tainted by anger. Learning that Silas is involved in a bootlegging ring leaves Joseph troubled. His natural father, Mason Dollarhide, is a reformed bootlegger, but the two have long been estranged, and Joseph won’t ask his advice.
Meanwhile, Joseph feels pressed to start his own family. The town’s sweet new schoolteacher seems a perfect match. But as the strain of long-standing feuds persist and Lucy reappears, flush with stolen money and armed with blackmail, Joseph and some others in Blue Moon will find out just how strong they really are.
- Click here to read Janet Dailey's bio.
- Click here to visit Janet Dailey's website.
Click here to read more in our Historical Fiction Author Spotlight
and enter the contest.
Featured Review: KING SORROW by Joe Hill
KING SORROW by Joe Hill (Supernatural Thriller/Horror)
Audiobook available, read by a full cast
Arthur Oakes is a reader, a dreamer, and a student at Rackham College, Maine. But his idyll --- and burgeoning romance with Gwen Underfoot --- is shattered when a local drug dealer and her partner corner him into one of the worst crimes he can imagine: stealing rare books from the college library. Trapped and desperate, Arthur turns to his closest friends for comfort and help. Together they dream up a wild, fantastical scheme to free Arthur from the cruel trap in which he finds himself. Wealthy, irrepressible Colin Wren suggests using the unnerving Crane journal (bound in the skin of its author) to summon a dragon to do their bidding. But there’s nothing simple about dealing with dragons, and their pact to save Arthur becomes a terrifying bargain in which they must choose a new sacrifice for King Sorrow every year --- or become his next meal. Reviewed by Ray Palen.
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Click here to read our review.
Featured Review:
FUTURE BOY by Michael J. Fox and Nelle Fortenberry
FUTURE BOY: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum by Michael J. Fox and Nelle Fortenberry (Memoir)
Audiobook available, read by Michael J. Fox
In early 1985, Michael J. Fox’s days were already dedicated to rehearsing and taping the hit sitcom “Family Ties,” but then the chance of a lifetime came his way. Soon, he committed his nights to a new time-travel adventure film being directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg --- Back to the Future. Fox’s nightly commute from a soundstage at Paramount to the back lot at Universal Studios, from one dream job to another, would become his own space-time continuum. In FUTURE BOY, Fox tells the remarkable story of playing two landmark roles at the same time. Using new interviews with the cast and crew of both projects, the result is a vividly drawn and eye-opening story of creative achievement by a beloved icon. Reviewed by Ray Palen.
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Featured Review: PAPER GIRL by Beth Macy
PAPER GIRL: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America by Beth Macy (Memoir)
Audiobook available, read by Beth Macy
Urbana, Ohio, was not a utopia when Beth Macy grew up there in the ’70s and ’80s. Her dad was known as the town drunk, which hurt, as did their poverty. But Urbana had a healthy economy and thriving schools, and Macy had middle-class schoolmates whose families became her role models. But as her mother’s health declined in 2020, she couldn’t shake the feeling that her town had dramatically hardened. Macy had grown up as the paper girl, delivering the local newspaper, which was the community’s civic glue. Now she found scant local news and precious little civic glue. This was not an assignment Macy had ever imagined taking on, but after her mother’s death, she decided to figure out what happened to Urbana in the 40 years since she’d left. The result is an astonishing book that brings into focus our most urgent set of national issues. Reviewed by Rebecca Munro.
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Click here to read our review.
Featured Review: THE GALLERY ASSISTANT by Kate Belli
THE GALLERY ASSISTANT by Kate Belli (Psychological Thriller/Mystery)
Audiobook available, read by Devon Sorvari
November 2001: Chloe Harlow wakes up late, with hazy memories of the party the night before but no recollection of how she got back to her Brooklyn apartment. When she finally arrives at the exclusive Upper East Side art gallery where she works, she is immediately called into her boss’s office. A pair of NYPD detectives greet her, also very curious to know how her evening ended…because the host of the party, a rising painter and the gallery’s newest artist, is dead. Navigating both the sophisticated high-stakes art world and her personal life in burgeoning Williamsburg, Chloe struggles to piece together a complete picture of that lost night. As she digs deeper, inconsistencies emerge between what she remembers and what people tell her actually happened, and more questions are raised. Reviewed by Rebecca Munro.
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Click here to read our review.
RUNNING DEEP: Bravery, Survival, and the True Story of the Deadliest Submarine in World War II by Tom Clavin (History)
Audiobook available, read by George Newbern
There was one submarine that outfought all other boats in the Silent Service in World War II: the USS Tang. Captain Richard Hetherington O’Kane commanded the attack submarine that sunk more tonnage, rescued more downed aviators, and successfully completed more surface attacks than any other American submarine. The Tang achieved its greatest success on October 24, 1944, when it took on an entire Japanese convoy and destroyed it. But its 24th and last torpedo boomeranged, returning to strike the Tang. Mortally wounded, the boat sunk. After hours of struggle, nine of the 87 crewmen, including O’Kane, made it to the surface. Captured by the Japanese, the Tang sailors joined other submariners and flyers at a “torture camp,” where O’Kane was a special target. Against all odds, when the camp was liberated in August 1945, O’Kane still lived. Reviewed by Curtis Edmonds.
THE MISSING PAGES by Alyson Richman (Historical Fiction)
Audiobook available, read by Cassandra Campbell and Michael Crouch
1912: Harry Widener, a promising and passionate book collector, boards the Titanic holding tight to a priceless volume he’s just purchased in London. After catastrophe strikes the ship, Harry’s last known words are that he must return to his cabin to retrieve his latest treasure. Neither the young man nor the book is ever seen again. Honoring her son’s memory, Harry’s mother builds the Harry Widener Memorial Library at Harvard to house his extensive book collection and ensure his legacy. Decades later, Violet Hutchins, a Harvard sophomore recovering from her own great loss, is working as a page at the Widener Library. When mysterious things begin happening at the library, Violet wonders if Harry Widener’s ghost is trying to communicate with her, seeking Violet to uncover a long-buried secret that Harry took with him to the grave. Reviewed by Pamela Kramer.
DAMAGED PEOPLE: A Memoir of Fathers and Sons by Joe McGinniss Jr. (Memoir)
Audiobook available, read by Joe McGinniss Jr.
Joe McGinniss was a paradox: a brilliant writer whose dazzling achievements were overshadowed by personal demons. At age 26, he became the youngest living person to top the New York Times bestseller list, for his book THE SELLING OF THE PRESIDENT, about Richard Nixon's 1968 campaign. Shortly after, he walked out on his wife and their three young children. His oldest son, Joe McGinniss Jr., went on to become a writer himself, known for his critically acclaimed novels THE DELIVERY MAN and CAROUSEL COURT. In DAMAGED PEOPLE, McGinniss Jr. vividly recounts his affectionate yet stormy relationship with his famous father, capturing moments of tenderness and humor amid the chaos and tension. Reviewed by Harvey Freedenberg.
NEAR FLESH: Stories by Katherine Dunn (Fiction/Short Stories)
Audiobook available, read by Alyssa Bresnahan
A woman invests in a series of sex robots to get her off and comes to terms with the limitations --- and real threat --- of automated companionship. A knowing young student pursues an affair with an older man, the poet in residence at the university where she studies writing, and weighs the benefits and costs of their arrangement. A mother moves to a farm with her family and must come to terms with the violence simmering beneath her skin. NEAR FLESH is the first and only collection of short fiction by Katherine Dunn, the author of the bestselling novel GEEK LOVE. These 19 stories are attuned to the spit and grit of tough living. They pulse with yearning for a more prosperous life, for sexual satisfaction, to escape abusive husbands and the disappointments of convention. Reviewed by Sarah Rachel Egelman.
THE DEADLY BOOK CLUB by Lyn Liao Butler (Mystery/Thriller)
Audiobook available; read by Edelyn Okano, Si Chen and Carmen Seantel
Five of the most prominent book influencers in the US make up an exclusive virtual book club that’s the envy of the online book world. Once a month, they get on a video call to sip cocktails, chat about social media campaigns and book events, and discuss their monthly book club pick. Until one meeting, when all of their screens freeze, and they listen to gut-wrenching screams as one of them is brutally attacked. As the investigation unearths secrets each of them needs to keep buried, the jealousies, hidden resentments, and trouble in their personal lives begin to surface. The remaining four women are suspicious of each other, pointing fingers to take the heat off their own indiscretions. But if they want to figure out who killed their friend, they need to band together and put past hurts behind them. Or one of them will be next. Reviewed by Pamela Kramer.
THE FAIREST: An Arles Shepherd Thriller by Jenny Milchman (Psychological Thriller)
Audiobook available, read by Sarah Mollo-Christensen
Author Kara Parsons is at a book signing in the town where she was raised. Before it’s over, a young girl approaches with a copy of Kara’s book containing a handwritten inscription: I am a missing child. Most people would alert the police, but Kara knows what happens to the young and vulnerable when the system fails them. She turns to her former therapist, Arles Shepherd, who finds something off about this girl who refuses to reveal her own name. What is she running from? And how much of what she says can be believed? When a man with a gun manages to locate Arles’ remote wilderness home, the true threat is revealed, and Arles and Kara go on the run. But to save this child, Arles must allow her to be found. And that’s when the real danger begins. Reviewed by Ray Palen.
Next Week's Notables:
Noteworthy Books Releasing on October 28th
Below are some notable titles releasing on October 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 October 27th, see our “On Sale This Week” newsletter here.
THE BLACK WOLF by Louise Penny (Mystery)
Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team uncovered and stopped a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, arresting the person behind it: the Black Wolf. But in a sickening turn of events, Gamache has realized that plot, as horrific as it was, was just the beginning.
BLOOD LIKE OURS by Stuart Neville (Horror/Thriller)
In this chilling follow-up to BLOOD LIKE MINE by “Stephen King’s true heir” (Will Dean), one mother faces the ultimate supernatural horror: the monster she must become to protect her child.
COYOTE HILLS by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman (Mystery/Thriller)
Clay Edison has left behind the Alameda County coroner’s office to strike out on his own as a private investigator. He’s perfectly happy working low-stakes embezzlement cases --- that is, until PI Regina Klein calls him with a mystery only he can solve.
DEAD AND ALIVE: Essays by Zadie Smith (Essays)
In this eagerly awaited collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects that have captured her attention in recent years.
FOX AND FURIOUS by Rita Mae Brown (Mystery)
Two brothers fight over the inheritance of five acres and a hunting beagle kennel --- until one of them is murdered. It’s up to “Sister” Jane Arnold to hunt down the truth, with a little help from her four-legged friends.
THE LAST DEATH OF THE YEAR: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Sophie Hannah (Historical Mystery)
The brilliant Belgian detective rings in the New Year with a chilling murder investigation on a Greek island in this all-new holiday mystery from Sophie Hannah, author of HERCULE POIROT'S SILENT NIGHT.
THE TIN MEN by Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille (Thriller)
At a top-secret Army training facility in the Mojave Desert, Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor plunge into a deadly web of military intrigue, AI technology and robot soldiers as they unravel the shocking murder of a senior scientist.
WRECK by Catherine Newman (Fiction/Humor)
The acclaimed bestselling author of SANDWICH is back with a wonderful novel, full of laughter and heart, about marriage, family, and what happens when life doesn’t go as planned.
Click here to see the latest “On Sale This Week” newsletter.
From left to right: Louise Penny, Heather Gudenkauf
Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events
Here are two upcoming virtual book and author events that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links for more info and to register.
Monday, October 27th at 7pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny for a live virtual discussion of THE BLACK WOLF, the 20th installment in her award-winning Inspector Armand Gamache mystery series. Louise will be in conversation with New York Times bestselling author Will Schwalbe.
Tuesday, October 28th at 9pm ET: Killer Author Club: Kimberly Belle and Kaira Rouda will talk to fellow “Killer Author” Heather Gudenkauf about her latest gripping thriller, THE PERFECT HOSTS, in which a couple’s gender reveal party turns deadly --- and everyone is a suspect.
"Bookreporter Talks To" Videos & Podcasts
“Bookreporter Talks To” is a video and podcast series that delivers long-form, in-depth author interviews. 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 recently include:
Upcoming interviews include:
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Vicky Nguyen (BOAT BABY: A Memoir)
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Our Latest Poll: October Paperback Releases to Anticipate
Which of the following titles releasing in paperback in October have you read or do you plan to read? Please check all that apply.
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ABSOLUTION: A Southern Reach Novel, by Jeff VanderMeer
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AMERICAN HEROES by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, with Tim Malloy
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BANDIT HEAVEN: The Hole-in-the-Wall Gangs and the Final Chapter of the Wild West, by Tom Clavin
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BLOOD MOON by Sandra Brown
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DOGS AND MONSTERS: Stories, by Mark Haddon
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DON'T BE A STRANGER by Susan Minot
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THE DROWNED by John Banville
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I’LL BE WAITING by Kelley Armstrong
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AN INSIGNIFICANT CASE by Phillip Margolin
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JOHN LEWIS: A Life, by David Greenberg
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KARLA’S CHOICE: A Novel of John le Carré's Circus, by Nick Harkaway
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LETHAL PREY: A Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers Novel, by John Sandford
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LIES HE TOLD ME by James Patterson and David Ellis
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LIFEFORM by Jenny Slate
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MAGIC SEASON: A Son's Story, by Wade Rouse
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THE MORE THE TERRIER: An Andy Carpenter Mystery, by David Rosenfelt
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NEVER SAY NEVER by Danielle Steel
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PRECIPICE by Robert Harris
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ROBERT B. PARKER'S HOT PROPERTY: A Spenser Novel, by Mike Lupica
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ROMAN YEAR: A Memoir, by André Aciman
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SAFE ENOUGH: And Other Stories, by Lee Child
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SEE HOW THEY HIDE: A Quinn & Costa Thriller, by Allison Brennan
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SHATTERING DAWN by Jayne Ann Krentz
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SHOCK INDUCTION by Chuck Palahniuk
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THIS BOOK WILL BURY ME by Ashley Winstead
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TIME WILL TELL by Rita Mae Brown
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TO DIE FOR: A 6:20 Man Thriller, by David Baldacci
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WAR by Bob Woodward
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WE THREE QUEENS: A Royal Spyness Mystery, by Rhys Bowen
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A WOMAN UNDERGROUND: A Cameron Winter Mystery, by Andrew Klavan
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None of the above
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