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April 2016

In paperback titles this month we have ONE THING STOLEN, an exploration of obsession, art and a rare neurological disorder, from Beth Kephart; Laura Ruby's BONE GAP, the story of Roza, a beautiful girl who is taken from a quiet midwestern town and imprisoned by a mysterious man; and Brynn Chapman's THE REQUIEM RED, the story of Patient 29 --- a resident of Soothing Hills Asylum --- who is endowed with the cursed gift of perception.

Hippocrates

Walking is man's best medicine.

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Hippocrates

April 5, 2016

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of April 4th and April 11th 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 New Release Spotlight of GLORY OVER EVERYTHING, the highly anticipated follow-up to Kathleen Grissom's 2010 bestseller, THE KITCHEN HOUSE.

Week of April 25, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of April 25th include UNDERCOVER, a psychologically penetrating novel from Danielle Steel, who explores the consequences of trauma and the perseverance of the human spirit; the National Book Award finalist HOLD STILL, a revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from acclaimed photographer Sally Mann; Matthew Pearl's THE LAST BOOKANEER, the story of an epic literary heist by a forgotten class of consummate criminals; and LUSITANIA by Greg King and Penny Wilson, which recounts the story of the Lusitania's glamorous passengers and the torpedo that ended an era and prompted the US entry into World War I.

April 5, 2016

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we know people will be talking about this spring. Read more about it, and enter our Spring Preview Contest by Wednesday, April 6th at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of LILAC GIRLS by Martha Hall Kelly, which releases today. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

Samuel Goldwyn

Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay home and see bad television for nothing?

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Samuel Goldwyn

Week of April 18, 2016

When reclusive writer Leonora is invited to the English countryside for a weekend away, she reluctantly agrees to make the trip. But as the first night falls, revelations unfold among friends old and new, an unnerving memory shatters Leonora’s reserve, and a haunting realization creeps in: the party is not alone in the woods. That's the chilling premise of Ruth Ware's suspenseful, compulsive and darkly twisted psychological thriller, IN A DARK, DARK WOOD. Other paperback releases for the week of April 18th include novels from Mary Higgins Clark, Walter Mosley, Penny Vincenzi and Andrew Vachss, in addition to CAPITAL DAMES, in which Cokie Roberts marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War by offering a riveting look at Washington, D.C. and the experiences, influence and contributions of its women during this momentous period of American history.

Philippa Gregory, author of The Taming of the Queen

Kateryn Parr, a 30-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father who has buried four wives --- King Henry VIII --- commands her to marry him. Despite being a leader of religious reform and the first woman to publish in English, Kateryn cannot save the Protestants, under threat for their faith, and Henry’s dangerous gaze turns on her. The traditional churchmen and rivals for power accuse her of heresy. The punishment is death by fire, and the king’s name is on the warrant.

—Ben Fountain, author of BILLY LYNN’S LONG HALFTIME WALK

—Geraldine Brooks, author of THE SECRET CHORD