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The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory

Kateryn Parr, a 30-year-old widow with a secret new lover, has no choice when Henry VIII --- a man who has buried four wives --- commands her to marry him.

Kateryn knows the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted 16 months, the one before barely half a year. But Henry adores his new bride, and Kateryn’s trust in him grows as she unites the royal family, creates a radical study circle at the heart of the court, and rules as regent.

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March 22, 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, March 23rd at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of THE SUMMER BEFORE THE WAR by Helen Simonson, which releases today. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

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Sarah Vowell

Along with voting, jury duty, and paying taxes, goofing off is one of the central obligations of American citizenship.

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Sarah Vowell

Lionel Kauffman

Children are a great comfort in your old age --- and they help you reach it faster, too.

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Lionel Kauffman

Harriet Ann Jacobs

The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.

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Harriet Ann Jacobs

Norman Cousins

Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors.

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Norman Cousins

March 18, 2016

I started the week with daylight saving jet lag but was perked up by an unexpected visit with Mary Kay Andrews. The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) hosted an industry event at Watchung Booksellers in Montclair, New Jersey, and MKA (as we call her around the office) was on hand to talk to booksellers about her writing and her upcoming book, THE WEEKENDERS (coming May 17th). You may recall that my plan for the weekend was to kick back a notch, read it and think warm summer thoughts. I was 200 pages in on Sunday (and completely wrapped up in the story of this barrier island resort town) when I headed to Montclair.

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March 18, 2016

Dorothy Must...Party! The Yellow Brick War Launch Party

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By Rebecca Munro
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On Tuesday, March 15th, I followed the yellow-edged subway platforms downtown from our NYC offices for a very special launch party for YELLOW BRICK WAR, the third book in Danielle Paige's Dorothy Must Die series.

Karen Rivers, author of The Girl in the Well Is Me

Longing to be one of the popular girls in her new town, Kammie Summers has fallen into a well during a (fake) initiation into their club. Now Kammie’s trapped in the dark, counting the hours, waiting to be rescued. As hours pass, Kammie’s real-life predicament mixes with memories of the best and worst moments of her life so far.   As she begins to feel hungry and thirsty, she starts to imagine she has company, including a French-speaking coyote and goats that just might be zombies.

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Janet Fox, author of The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle

“Keep calm and carry on.” That’s what Katherine Bateson’s father told her, and that’s what she’s trying to do:  when her father goes off to the war, when her mother sends Kat and her brother and sister away from London to escape the incessant bombing, even when the children arrive at Rookskill Castle, an ancient, crumbling manor on the misty Scottish highlands.

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