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Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris

Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace: he has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. Picture this: a dinner party at their perfect home, the conversation and wine flowing. They appear to be in their element while entertaining. And Grace's friends are eager to reciprocate with lunch the following week. Grace wants to go, but knows she never will. Her friends call --- so why doesn't Grace ever answer the phone? And how can she cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim? And why are there bars on one of the bedroom windows?

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Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of Us

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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

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May 2016

May's roundup of History titles includes FIVE PRESIDENTS, in which Secret Service agent Clint Hill reflects on his 17 years protecting the most powerful office in the nation, walking alongside Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford; VALIANT AMBITION by Nathaniel Philbrick, a surprising account of the middle years of the American Revolution, and the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold; THE ROMANOVS: 1613-1918, Simon Sebag Montefiore’s gripping chronicle that reveals the secret world of the Romanovs' unlimited power and ruthless empire-building; PAPER, Mark Kurlansky's definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped today’s world; and DRIVE!, a revelatory new history of the birth of the automobile from Lawrence Goldstone, who tells the fascinating story of how the internal combustion engine, a “theory looking for an application,” evolved into an innovation that would change history.

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Early May 2016

Happy Monday! I hope you all remembered to treat your mothers, grandmothers, aunts and other special women in your life to a fun Mother's Day this weekend. I was lucky enough to snag an ARC of my mother's favorite author's newest book from the office, so we spent a lovely Sunday reading and eating way too many cookies (see above, and note that our pile was originally much larger).

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May 2016

A belated Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Anyone else want to vote for it to be Mother’s Week? Still in the mood for being feted? Then check out our fabulous Mother’s Day Author Blogs, which are back for a seventh year! We’re sharing pieces from authors who talk about how their moms influenced them to become readers and writers, along with their own experiences as mothers and their views on motherhood. This year, we heard from Viola Shipman, Elizabeth J. Church, Helen Simonson, Martha Hall Kelly, Mary Volmer, Ruth Wariner and Beatriz Williams. One story is better and more inspiring than the next!

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The Misadventures of Max Crumbly by Rachel Renée Russell
Ages 9-13

A brand-new series from #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries author Rachel Renee Russell! Introducing Max Crumbly! Max Crumbly is about to face the scariest place he’s ever been: South Ridge Middle School.

Miles Taylor and the Golden Cape Written by Robert Venditti with illustrations by Dusty Higgins.
Ages 9-12

What if superheroes were real --- and you had to become one? A boy is suddenly thrust into the role of a real-life superhero and tasked with saving Earth from an alien invasion in this action-packed series from New York Times bestselling author Robert Venditti and award-winning illustrator Dusty Higgins.