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January 10, 2025

And just like that, it was a five-day workweek!

Before we talk about this week’s news, I wanted to take a moment to send our thoughts out to any of our readers in Southern California who literally have been in the line of fire. We reached out to author friends all week, and we heard from others on social media. This has been such a harrowing time for so many people in the Los Angeles area. I have been to many of the places that saw fire damage this week, and what I keep thinking about is how to rebuild the history and character of a place. I am seeing burned-out places, but in many ways I wish people could see what was there before. Yes, we are seeing horrific damage, but overlays of how things had looked will show more of exactly what was lost. May the winds die down and stay died down!

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Winter Reading 2025

At Bookreporter.com, we kicked off 2025 with our 10th annual Winter Reading Contests and Feature. We hosted a series of 24-hour contests spotlighting a book releasing this winter and gave five lucky readers a chance to win it.

Even though our contests have wrapped up, we encourage you to take a look at this year's featured titles, as these are books you will want to read during the winter months --- and into the warmer ones!

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Which of the following titles releasing in January do you plan to read? Please check all that apply.

January 9, 2025, 757 voters

Interview: Warren C. Easley, author of Deadly Redemption: A Cal Claxton Mystery

Jan 9, 2025

DEADLY REDEMPTION is the 10th and latest entry in Warren C. Easley’s mystery series featuring small-town lawyer Cal Claxton. According to Jeffrey Siger, the internationally bestselling author of the Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis series, the book has “a never-saw-it-coming ending resolving long-haunting memories and guilt. It’s a not-to-be-missed work of literary art.” In this interview conducted by Michael Barson, Senior Publicity Executive at Melville House, Easley talks about why he changed settings for this installment, how he developed Cal’s backstory, the benefits and drawbacks of editing his own work, and the feedback he has received from readers.

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January 7, 2025

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of January 6th and January 13th that we think will be of interest to Bookreporter.com readers, along with Bonus News, where we call out a contest, feature or review that we want to let you know about so you have it on your radar.

This week, we are calling attention to our Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks feature for January, which includes Indie Next, LibraryReads, the Barnes & Noble Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, Oprah's Book Club, the PBS Books Readers Club, the "Read with Jenna" Book Club, Reese's Book Club, and the Target Book Club.

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Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks for 2024

 

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Week of January 27, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of January 27th include Ashley Elston's adult debut novel, FIRST LIE WINS, which, according to our reviewer Ray Palen, is "extremely clever and throws one twist after another at you in a narrative that will consume you straight through to the dynamic finale"; FINLAY DONOVAN ROLLS THE DICE, the fourth installment in Elle Cosimano's beloved mystery series featuring Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime, Vero; THE LOST TOMB by Douglas Preston, in which a jaw-dropping discovery of an Egyptian tomb opens up a slew of archaeological mysteries and deadly tales; Dolly Alderton's GOOD MATERIAL, a sharply funny and exquisitely relatable story of romantic disaster and friendship --- and how to survive both; and DEAR SISTER, a profound, intimate story of resilience and the unbreakable bond of family from Michelle Horton, who fights the criminal justice system to release her incarcerated sister after she kills her longtime abuser.

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Week of January 20, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of January 20th include THE NEW COUPLE IN 5B, an unputdownable thriller from Lisa Unger in which a couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past; Laurie Frankel's FAMILY FAMILY, a heartwarming story about how family can come from the most unexpected places and how, when we expand our notions of what is “normal,” the world becomes a better place; RED STAR FALLING by Steve Berry and Grant Blackwood, an action-packed adventure that finds Luke Daniels, in the waning days of the Cold War, embarking on a quest in search of the legendary library of Ivan the Terrible --- the unlikely key to ending a looming threat orbiting 200 miles above the earth; and the paperback original LET'S CALL HER BARBIE, a bold novel from Renée Rosen that excavates the fascinating backstory of Ruth Handler, the co-founder of Barbie, and the trailblazing team that created a one-of-a-kind doll that took the world by storm.

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