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Will Schwalbe, author of Books for Living: Some Thoughts on Reading, Reflecting, and Embracing Life

Why is it that we read? Is it to pass time? To learn something new? To escape from reality? For Will Schwalbe, reading is a way to entertain himself but also to make sense of the world, to become a better person, and to find the answers to the big (and small) questions about how to live his life. In BOOKS FOR LIVING, Schwalbe invites us along on his quest for books that speak to the specific challenges of living in our modern world, with all its noise and distractions.

Emily Fridlund, author of History of Wolves

Isolated at home and an outlander at school, 14-year-old Linda is drawn to the enigmatic, attractive Lily and new history teacher Mr. Grierson. When Mr. Grierson is charged with possessing child pornography, the implications of his arrest deeply affect Linda as she wrestles with her own fledgling desires and craving to belong. And then the young Gardner family moves in across the lake, and Linda finds herself welcomed into their home as a babysitter for their little boy, Paul.

Roxane Gay, author of Difficult Women

The women in Roxane Gay’s latest collection of stories live lives of privilege and of poverty, are in marriages both loving and haunted by past crimes or emotional blackmail. A pair of sisters have been inseparable ever since they were abducted together as children, and must negotiate the elder sister's marriage. A woman married to a twin pretends not to realize when her husband and his brother impersonate each other. A stripper putting herself through college fends off the advances of an overzealous customer.

Douglas Preston, author of The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story

Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior. In 1940, swashbuckling journalist Theodore Morde returned from the rainforest with hundreds of artifacts and an electrifying story of having found the Lost City of the Monkey God --- but then committed suicide without revealing its location.

Recently the world has remembered something which I have never forgotten: coloring books are awesome.

Editorial Content for The Selection Coloring Book

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Reviewer (text)

Aliza M., Teen Board Member

Recently the world has remembered something which I have never forgotten: coloring books are awesome.

"THE SELECTION COLORING BOOK [is] perfect....Kiera Cass has taken her beautiful words and turned them into physical works of art."

Teaser

Prepare to be swept away by the gorgeous gowns and breathless romance of Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series --- now brought to life in this beautifully illustrated coloring book. Features original black-and-white line drawings of favorite characters and moments from the world of Illéa, as well as stunningly designed hand-lettered quotes from all five Selection books, all on perforated pages that can easily be removed and displayed.

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Prepare to be swept away by the gorgeous gowns and breathless romance of Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series --- now brought to life in this beautifully illustrated coloring book. Features original black-and-white line drawings of favorite characters and moments from the world of Illéa, as well as stunningly designed hand-lettered quotes from all five Selection books, all on perforated pages that can easily be removed and displayed.

About the Book

Prepare to be swept away by the gorgeous gowns and breathless romance of Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series --- now brought to life in this beautifully illustrated coloring book.

Features original black-and-white line drawings of favorite characters and moments from the world of Illéa, as well as stunningly designed hand-lettered quotes from all five Selection books, all on perforated pages that can easily be removed and displayed. THE SELECTION COLORING BOOK is the perfect companion for fans of the Selection series and a captivating journey for any reader who loves a happily ever after.

January 6, 2017 - January 20, 2017

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Editorial Content for Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance: A Jack Ryan Novel

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Reviewer (text)

Ray Palen

Of all the cases of people inside the United States being charged for illegal activities on behalf of ISIS, 78 have been US citizens. Eight were lawful permanent residents, five were refugees, and of those with no U.S. residency, most were on student visa. Almost a third had at least some college education, 87% were male, and the average age was only 21. Seventy-two percent of those caught by the FBI for working with ISIS had absolutely no prior criminal history. Read More

Teaser

A massive data breach has compromised the personal information of millions of American military officers and intelligence agents. After several deadly attacks on off-duty personnel and their families, President Jack Ryan faces one of the greatest challenges of his career. Can he find the hackers and cap the flow of information before it’s too late?

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A massive data breach has compromised the personal information of millions of American military officers and intelligence agents. After several deadly attacks on off-duty personnel and their families, President Jack Ryan faces one of the greatest challenges of his career. Can he find the hackers and cap the flow of information before it’s too late?

About the Book

Jack Ryan deals with the worst breach U.S. intelligence has ever suffered in this continuation of Tom Clancy’s #1 New York Times bestselling series, now in paperback.

A massive data breach has compromised the personal information of millions of American military officers and intelligence agents. After several deadly attacks on off-duty personnel and their families, President Jack Ryan faces one of the greatest challenges of his career. Can he find the hackers and cap the flow of information before it’s too late?

Audiobook available, read by Scott Brick