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Books Mom Will Love 2015

Mother’s Day is a time to recognize the woman who raised and nurtured us. Click here to see the 25 winners of our 10th annual "Books Mom Will Love" contest. Each winner will receive a selection of five books listed below, along with some delicious Ghirardelli chocolate, tea from Tea Forté and Yardley Bar Soap. (Please note that two of these titles --- the eShorts CAT AND JEMIMA J by Jane Green and WHAT SHE REALLY WANTS by Barbara Delinsky --- are now available for free download on Amazon Kindle.)

With books that are moving, uplifting, humorous and informative, look no further than Bookreporter.com for the perfect gift for Mom.

Week of April 13, 2015

Releases for the week of April 13th include SHOPAHOLIC TO THE STARS, which marks the return of Sophie Kinsella's beloved Shopaholic series, with Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) newly arrived in Hollywood and starry-eyed; EUPHORIA, Lily King’s nationally bestselling breakout novel of three young, gifted anthropologists of the ‘30’s caught in a passionate love triangle that threatens their bonds, their careers and, ultimately, their lives; and TIBETAN PEACH PIE, Tom Robbins' long-awaited memoir in which he stitches together stories of his unconventional life --- from his Appalachian childhood to his globetrotting adventures.

Week of April 6, 2015

Releases for the week of April 6th include Donna Tartt's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel THE GOLDFINCH, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the ruthless machinations of fate; DAVID AND GOLIATH, in which Malcolm Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to endure various apparent setbacks; THE KING'S CURSE by Philippa Gregory, the story of lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique view of King Henry VIII’s stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England; and EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING, Robin Roberts' memoir in which she recounts the incredible journey that's been her life so far, and the lessons she's learned along the way.

At the Water's Edge

April 6, 2015

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that is now available in paperback. Read more about it, and enter our Spring Preview Contest by Tuesday, April 7th at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of BLOSSOM STREET BRIDES: A Blossom Street Novel by Debbie Macomber. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

Don't Try To Find Me by Holly Brown

When a 14-year-old runs away, her parents turn to social media to find her --- launching a public campaign that will expose their darkest secrets and change their family forever, in this suspenseful and gripping debut for fans of RECONSTRUCTING AMELIA and GONE GIRL.
 
Don’t try to find me. Though the message on the kitchen white board is written in Marley’s hand, her mother Rachel knows there has to be some other explanation. Marley would never run away.
 

The Closer You Come: The Original Heartbreakers Novel

Mary Schmich

Opening day. All you have to do is say the words and you feel the shutters thrown wide, the room air out, the light pour in. In baseball, no other day is so pure with possibility. No scores yet, no losses, no blame or disappointment. No hangover, at least until the game's over.

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Mary Schmich