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January 12, 2016

Here you will find books releasing the weeks of January 11th and January 18th that we think will be of interest to Bookreporter.com readers.

As we noted last week, we're adding to the "On Sale This Week" newsletter a Bonus News feature, where we call out something we want to let you know about so you have it on your radar. This week, we are calling attention to our first two Author Spotlights and Contests of 2016. Be sure to enter for your chance to win two fabulous upcoming titles and give us your feedback on them.

Books on Screen: January - August 2016

Forget "new year, new you"! All we care about when January rolls around is what book-to-screen adaptations we can look forward to in the months ahead. Last year brought us some great books on screen (including plenty of award contenders), and it's looking like 2016 will be just as exciting.

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Winter Reading 2016 Contest Winners

January 19, 2016

UNBECOMING by Rebecca Scherm

Amy from Rochester, NY
Debbie from Irving, TX
Ginny from Las Vegas, NV
Jo from Pittsburgh, PA
Mary from San Anselmo, CA
 

January 20, 2016

Elizabeth Strout, author of My Name Is Lucy Barton

Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn’t spoken for many years, comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy’s childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy’s life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for her two daughters. Knitting this powerful narrative together is the brilliant storytelling voice of Lucy herself: keenly observant, deeply human, and truly unforgettable.

Katarina Bivald, author of The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend

Broken Wheel, Iowa, has never seen anyone like Sara, who traveled all the way from Sweden just to meet her book-loving pen pal. When she arrives, however, she finds Amy's funeral guests just leaving. The residents of Broken Wheel are happy to look after their bewildered visitor --- not much else to do in a small town that's almost beyond repair. They just never imagined that she'd start a bookstore. Or that books could bring them together --- and change everything.

Susan Meissner, author of Stars Over Sunset Boulevard

Los Angeles, Present Day. When a hat worn by Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind ends up in Christine McAllister's vintage clothing boutique by mistake, her efforts to return it to its owner take her on a journey more enchanting than any classic movie. Los Angeles, 1938. Violet Mayfield goes to Hollywood after her dream of having a family falls apart. There, she meets enigmatic Audrey Duvall, a once-rising film star. Their adventures together among Hollywood's glitterati enthrall Violet...until each woman's deepest desires collide.

Marina Abramovic

We are used to cleaning the outside house, but the most important house to clean is yourself --- your own house --- which we never do.

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Marina Abramovic

Winter Reading 2016

At Bookreporter.com, we kicked off 2016 with our second 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 the books you'll want to read during the winter months --- and into the warmer ones!