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December 27, 2016

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of December 26th and January 2nd 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 Reviewer Picks for 2016, where our reviewers reveal their favorite books of the year, and various "Best Of" lists that we've compiled from around the web. Let us know how many books YOU read in 2016 in our latest poll here.

Also, please keep in mind our very special End-of-the-Year contest featuring Carol Fitzgerald’s Bookreporter.com Bets On picks from 2016. One Grand Prize winner will be awarded all 40 books, while eight other winners will receive a selection of five of these titles.

And be sure to check out our Holiday Author Blogs. Eight authors have shared with us some wonderful holiday memories about giving or receiving books during the holidays. This year's contributors are Laurie Lico Albanese, Marie Benedict, Ann Hood, Martha Hall Kelly, Caroline Leavitt, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Will Schwalbe and Wendy Walker.

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George Kneller

To think creatively, we must be able to look afresh at what we normally take for granted.

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George Kneller

Lillian Hellman

People change and forget to tell each other.

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Lillian Hellman

Margaret Thatcher

Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.

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Margaret Thatcher
December 24, 2016

Martha Hall Kelly: Of Mothers and Daughters, and Books Lost and Found

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Martha Hall Kelly’s LILAC GIRLS --- the remarkable story of unsung women and their quest for love, freedom and second chances during World War II --- debuted last spring to rave reviews (and was a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick). As a woman who likes to write about women, it’s no surprise that one of Martha’s earliest literary obsessions was JANE EYRE --- more specifically, her mother’s precious woodcut version of the Charlotte Brontë classic. In our final Holiday Author Blog, Martha tells her own story of second chances, a book lost and found, and how her late mother’s legacy lives on through the books she loved.