Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks for 2022

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Week of January 30, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of January 30th include THE OMEGA FACTOR, a fascinating stand-alone thriller from Steve Berry that revolves around the Ghent Altarpiece, the most violated work of art in the world, and the secrets it holds; Alafair Burke's FIND ME, a twisty mystery about the disappearance of a young woman that leaves her best friend reeling and an NYPD homicide detective digging into her own past; ENOUGH ALREADY, an intimate memoir from beloved actress and Food Network personality Valerie Bertinelli, who reflects on life at 60 and beyond; and the paperback original HEART BONES by Colleen Hoover, a moving, passionate and unforgettable novel that follows two young adults from completely different backgrounds embarking on a tentative romance, unaware of what the future holds.

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Week of January 23, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of January 23rd include THE BIG DARK SKY by Dean Koontz, an exhilarating, twist-filled thriller in which a group of strangers bound by terrifying synchronicity becomes humankind’s hope for survival; VIOLETA, a sweeping novel from Isabel Allende, who tells the epic story of Violeta Del Valle, a woman whose life spans 100 years and bears witness to the greatest upheavals of the 20th century; LORRAINE HANSBERRY by Charles J. Shields, a moving account of the life of the woman behind "A Raisin in the Sun," the most widely anthologized, read and performed play of the American stage; and Julie Otsuka's THE SWIMMERS, a searing, intimate story about what happens to a group of obsessed recreational swimmers when a crack appears at the bottom of their local pool.

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Week of January 16, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of January 16th include THE MAGNOLIA PALACE by Fiona Davis, a tantalizing novel about the secrets, betrayal and murder within one of New York City's most impressive Gilded Age mansions; Diane Chamberlain's THE LAST HOUSE ON THE STREET, a riveting, powerful domestic thriller in which a community’s past sins rise to the surface when two women, a generation apart, find themselves bound by tragedy and an unsolved, decades-old mystery; CHASING HISTORY, a triumphant memoir from Carl Bernstein, the Pulitzer Prize-winning coauthor of ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN and pioneer of investigative journalism, who recalls his beginnings as an audacious teenage newspaper reporter in the nation’s capital --- a winning tale of scrapes, gumshoeing and American bedlam; and THE LOVE OF MY LIFE by Rosie Walsh, a love story wrapped in a mystery --- an up-all-night page-turner with a dark secret at its core.

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Week of January 9, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of January 9th include ANTHEM by Noah Hawley, an epic literary thriller in which a band of unlikely heroes on a quest to save one innocent life may end up saving us all; THE STARLESS CROWN, a captivating, deeply visionary adventure from James Rollins about an alliance that embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover the secrets of the distant past and save their world; Julia Kelly's THE LAST DANCE OF THE DEBUTANTE, an unforgettable tale revolving around a group of young women who are swept up in a life-changing journey as they become three of the last debutantes to be presented to Queen Elizabeth II; and Bernardine Evaristo’s astonishing nonfiction debut, MANIFESTO, a vibrant and inspirational account of the Booker Prize winner's life and career as she rebelled against the mainstream and fought over several decades to bring her creative work into the world.

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Week of January 2, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of January 2nd include THE MAID, Nita Prose's utterly original debut about a charmingly eccentric hotel maid who discovers a guest murdered in his bed --- and solving this mystery will turn her once orderly world upside down; FIONA AND JANE by Jean Chen Ho, a witty, warm and irreverent first book that traces the lives of two young Taiwanese American women as they navigate friendship, sexuality, identity and heartbreak over two decades; THE GOLDEN COUPLE, an electrifying novel from Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, the duo behind THE WIFE BETWEEN US, AN ANONYMOUS GIRL and YOU ARE NOT ALONE; and the first-ever memoir from the most decorated female skier of all time, RISE, which reveals never-before-told stories of Lindsey Vonn's life in the fast lane, her struggle with depression, and the bold decisions that helped her break down barriers on and off the slopes.

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Elly Griffiths, author of Bleeding Heart Yard

When Cassie Fitzgerald was at school in the late ’90s, she and her friends killed a fellow student. Almost 20 years later, Cassie is a happily married mother who loves her job --- as a police officer. She closely guards the secret she has all but erased from her memory. One day, her husband finally persuades her to go to a school reunion. But then, shockingly, one of her old friends, Garfield Rice, is found dead in the school bathroom, supposedly from a drug overdose. Garfield was an eminent --- and controversial --- MP, and the investigation is high profile. The trouble is, Cassie can’t shake the feeling that one of them has killed again. Is Cassie right, or was Garfield murdered by one of his political cronies?

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January 2023

January's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "Will Trent" on ABC, "The Lying Life of Adults" on Netflix, and "Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches" on AMC; the season three premieres of "Truth Be Told" on Apple TV+ and "All Creatures Great and Small" on PBS "Masterpiece"; the season finales of ABC's "Big Sky" and Apple TV+'s "The Mosquito Coast"; the wide theatrical releases of the films A Man Called Otto and Women Talking, along with the Netflix release of The Pale Blue Eye; the sequel trilogy to Hallmark Channel's movie series, The Wedding Veil; and the DVD releases of She Said, Black Adam and Bones and All.

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