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Summer Reading 2015

Summer is here! At Bookreporter.com, this means it's time for us to share some great summer book picks with our Summer Reading Feature. While our series of 24-hour contests have ended, we encourage you to take a look at our featured titles for some sizzling summer reading ideas.

- Click here to see the winners of our 2015 Summer Reading Contests.

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May 2015

May's roundup of History titles includes THE WRIGHT BROTHERS by David McCullough, which tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly: Wilbur and Orville Wright; WATERLOO, Bernard Cornwell's first work of nonfiction that is being published to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s last stand; THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF AMERICA AT WAR, the latest book from Kenneth C. Davis, who brings to life six emblematic battles, revealing untold tales that span our nation's history --- from the Revolutionary War to Iraq; and Helen Castor's JOAN OF ARC, which tells afresh the gripping story of the peasant girl from Domremy who hears voices from God, leads the French army to victory, is burned at the stake for heresy, and eventually becomes a saint.

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May 14, 2015

First up, in ironic news: Selfies were banned from Kim K. W.’s Manhattan event for her new book, SELFISH, last week. Nikki has a theory that Kim is hoarding all the selfies for herself --- talk about selfish! It’s a selfie monopoly! Bingo!
 
But seriously, Kim --- along with the rest of the Kardashian Klan --- has managed to make a Killing in so many diverse industries; she’s Konquered TV, fashion, beauty and the letter K, and now she’s got the biggest book of the season. For those of you who pretend not to be interested in these Kinds of things, SELFISH is a collection of Kim’s selfies, some seen around the world and some never before seen. SELFISH is already a top 100 Amazon bestseller, and the fact that Kim can get us to buy something that we can get for free is a testament to her A+ marketing skills. Personally, we’re waiting to invest in the updated edition with an introduction by Dr. Kanye West.
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Glen Beaman

Stubbornness does have its helpful features. You always know what you are going to be thinking tomorrow.

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Glen Beaman

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May 13, 2015

Prom Memory --- Guest Post by Elissa Sussman

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Prom is one of the most exciting times of the year, and on Teenreads, we want to celebrate with a bookish twist! Below, Elissa Sussman, the author of STRAY, reveals her own prom story, which proves that sometimes gettingready for an event turns out to be more memorable than the event itself!   

Kate Atkinson, author of A God in Ruins

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Real Talk Publishing: Rachel

A lot of you are probably familiar with Tumblr --- that social media website where you can engage in your favorite fandoms, share images, stories, memes and quotes and connect with people from across the globe.

One of the cool things about Tumblr is that it has a HUGE book presence, including authors, readers, publishers, bookstores and everything in between. You can connect in Tumblr’s book club, share photos of your favorite-book-inspired manicure or participate in genuine discussions with authors about your favorite (or least favorite) character.

And even cooler still, it’s someone’s JOB to make sure that all of this “book content” runs smoothly. We talked to that person --- officially called the Head of Publisher Outreach --- for our latest Real Talk Publishing interview, and we couldn’t be more excited to share this super modern, ever-changing and fun part of the business.

Read below to get all of Rachel Fershleiser’s insights on “the bookternet,” learn what it’s like to work at a startup, discover some of Tumblr’s newest book-themed initiatives and hear why this is the best time to work in the book world --- and be sure to check out the second part of the interview on Wednesday, May 20th!

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Interview: Charles Dubow, author of Girl in the Moonlight

May 13, 2015

Charles Dubow is the author of the acclaimed novel INDISCRETION, a founding editor of Forbes.com, and was an editor at Businessweek.com. His latest book, GIRL IN THE MOONLIGHT, is about Wylie Rose, whose all-consuming love for beautiful, elusive Cesca will forever change his life. In this interview, Dubow talks to The Book Report Network’s Alexis Burling about art and literature --- two of the arts that have been vital to his life and his identity. He also addresses the issue of being a man writing about a difficult woman, and why he hopes his readers will accept Cesca, despite her flaws. And no conversation about the arts would be complete without a list of favorite artists and authors, which Dubow graciously provides.

Wilt Chamberlain

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds.

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Wilt Chamberlain