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William Congreve

Defer not till tomorrow to be wise, tomorrow's sun to thee may never rise.

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William Congreve

April 6, 2022

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 Thursday, April 7th at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN by Kelli Stuart, which is now available. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

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April 5, 2022

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of April 4th and April 11th that we think will be of interest to Bookreporter.com readers, along with Bonus News, where we call out a contest, feature or review that we want to let you know about so you have it on your radar.

This week, we are calling attention to our Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks feature for April, which includes Indie Next, LibraryReads, the Barnes & Noble Book Club, Reese's Book Club, the "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, and more.

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George Matthew Adams

In this life we get only those things for which we hunt, for which we strive, and for which we are willing to sacrifice.

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George Matthew Adams

John L. Motley

Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great.

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John L. Motley

Lynn Johnston

The most profound statements are often said in silence.

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Lynn Johnston, "For Better or For Worse"

Margaret Atwood, author of Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2022

In more than 50 pieces, Margaret Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humor at the world, and reports back to us on what she finds. This rollercoaster period brought the end of history, a financial crash, the rise of Trump and a pandemic. From debt to tech, the climate crisis to freedom; from when to dispense advice to the young (answer: only when asked) to how to define granola, we have no better guide to the many and varied mysteries of our universe.

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John Lescroart, author of The Missing Piece

No one mourned when San Francisco DA Wes Farrell put Paul Riley in prison 11 years ago for the rape and murder of his girlfriend. And no one is particularly happy to see him again when he’s released after The Exoneration Initiative uncovered evidence that pinned the crime on someone else. In fact, Riley soon turns up murdered, surrounded by the loot from his latest scam. But if Riley was really innocent all along, who wanted him dead? To the cops, it’s straightforward: the still-grieving father of Riley’s dead girlfriend killed the former prisoner. Farrell, now out of politics and practicing law with master attorney Dismas Hardy, agrees to represent the defendant, Doug Rush --- and is left in the dust when Rush suddenly vanishes.

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Kate Quinn, author of The Diamond Eye

After Hitler’s invasion of Russia, Mila Pavlichenko must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper --- a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. When news of her 300th kill makes her a national heroine, Mila is sent to America on a goodwill tour. She finds herself isolated and lonely in the glittering world of Washington, DC --- until an unexpected friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and an even more unexpected connection with a silent fellow sniper offer the possibility of happiness. But when an old enemy from Mila’s past joins forces with a deadly new foe lurking in the shadows, Lady Death finds herself battling her own demons and enemy bullets in the deadliest duel of her life.

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Pearl Buck

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same.

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Pearl Buck