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March 29, 2022

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of March 28th and April 4th 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 the release of Lisa Scottoline's new thriller, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BENNETTS, which is now available and will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. Here's the intriguing premise: Your family has been attacked, never again to be the same. Now you have to choose between law…and justice. Lisa has a number of virtual events scheduled to celebrate its publication, which you can check out here. Scroll further down the newsletter for more info about the book and TWO chances for you to win a copy.

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March 29, 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 Wednesday, March 30th at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BENNETTS by Lisa Scottoline, which is now available and will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

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Oprah Winfrey

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you --- the first time around.

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Oprah Winfrey

Sam Donaldson

I'd rather work with someone who's good at their job but doesn't like me, than someone who likes me but is a ninny.

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Sam Donaldson

Mary Tyler Moore

Having a dream is what keeps you alive. Overcoming the challenges make life worth living.

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Mary Tyler Moore

Lisa See Book Group Event

Links to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdfiOwpBJ2s.

Melissa Fu, author of Peach Blossom Spring

It is 1938 in China. As a young wife, Meilin’s future is bright. But with the Japanese army approaching, Meilin and her four-year-old son, Renshu, are forced to flee their home. Relying on little but their wits and a beautifully illustrated hand scroll, filled with ancient fables that offer solace and wisdom, they must travel through a ravaged country, seeking refuge. Years later, Renshu has settled in America as Henry Dao. Though his daughter is desperate to understand her heritage, he refuses to talk about his childhood. How can he keep his family safe in this new land when the weight of his history threatens to drag them down? Yet how can Lily learn who she is if she can never know her family’s story?

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John Searles, author of Her Last Affair

Ever since her husband’s death in a freak accident the year before, Skyla spends her nights ruminating about the regrets and deceptions in her long marriage. That is, until she rents a cottage to a charming British man, Teddy Cornwell. A thousand miles away, Linelle is about to turn 50. Bored by her spouse and fired from her job, her only source of joy is an online affair with her very first love, a man she’s not seen in nearly 30 years, Teddy Cornwell. While in New York City, Jeremy, a failed and bitter writer, accepts an assignment to review a new restaurant in Providence. Years ago, Providence was the site of his first great love and first great heartbreak --- and maybe, just maybe, he’ll look her up when he’s back in town.

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Harriet Martineau

You better live your best and act your best and think your best today, for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.

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Harriet Martineau

Jacqueline Winspear, author of A Sunlit Weapon: A Maisie Dobbs Novel

Jo Hardy, a 22-year-old ferry pilot, is delivering a Supermarine Spitfire --- the fastest fighter aircraft in the world --- to Biggin Hill Aerodrome, when she realizes someone is shooting at her aircraft from the ground. Returning to the location on foot, she finds an American serviceman in a barn, bound and gagged. She rescues the man, who is handed over to the American military police; it quickly emerges that he is considered a suspect in the disappearance of a fellow soldier who is missing. Tragedy strikes two days later, when another ferry pilot crashes in the same area where Jo’s plane was attacked. At the suggestion of one of her colleagues, Jo seeks the help of psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs.

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