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Week of October 11, 2021

Paperback releases for the week of October 11th include HOW THE ONE-ARMED SISTER SWEEPS HER HOUSE by Cherie Jones, a powerful story about four people each desperate to escape their legacy of violence in a so-called "paradise"; THE ZEALOT AND THE EMANCIPATOR, H. W. Brands' page-turning account of the epic struggle over slavery as embodied by John Brown and Abraham Lincoln --- two men moved to radically different acts to confront our nation’s gravest sin; Vendela Vida's WE RUN THE TIDES, an achingly beautiful story of female friendship, betrayal and a mysterious disappearance set in the changing landscape of San Francisco; and DARK HORSES by Susan Mihalic, a darkly gripping debut novel about a teenage girl’s fierce struggle to reclaim her life from her abusive father, in the vein of MY ABSOLUTE DARLING and ROOM.

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Week of October 4, 2021

Paperback releases for the week of October 4th include TROUBLES IN PARADISE, the satisfying conclusion to Elin Hilderbrand's Paradise trilogy, which gives readers of WINTER IN PARADISE and WHAT HAPPENS IN PARADISE one last chance to travel to the bright Caribbean; THE MYSTERY OF MRS. CHRISTIE, Marie Benedict's thrilling reconstruction of one of the most notorious events in literary history --- Agatha Christie's mysterious 11-day disappearance in 1926; INFINITE COUNTRY by Patricia Engel, an urgent and lyrical novel about a Colombian family fractured by deportation, offering an intimate perspective on an experience that so many have endured --- and are enduring right now; and Sarah Langan's GOOD NEIGHBORS, a propulsive literary noir about a sudden tragedy that exposes the depths of deception and damage in a Long Island suburb --- pitting neighbor against neighbor and putting one family in terrible danger.

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October 5, 2021

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of October 4th and October 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 October, which includes Indie Next, LibraryReads, Oprah's Book Club, 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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October 5, 2021

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we know people will be talking about this fall. Read more about it, and enter our Fall Preview Contest by Wednesday, October 6th at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of THE REDEMPTION OF BOBBY LOVE: A Story of Faith, Family, and Justice by Bobby Love and Cheryl Love, with Lori L. Tharps, 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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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation.

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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

October 4, 2021

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we know people will be talking about this fall. Read more about it, and enter our Fall Preview Contest by Tuesday, October 5th at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of THE BOOK OF MAGIC by Alice Hoffman, which releases on October 12th. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

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Alice Munro

Moments of kindness and reconciliation are worth having, even if the parting has to come sooner or later.

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Alice Munro

Arthur Brisbane

Get away from the crowd when you can. Keep yourself to yourself, if only for a few hours daily.

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Arthur Brisbane

Arnold Bennett

The best cure for worry, depression, melancholy, brooding, is to go deliberately forth and try to lift with one's sympathy the gloom of somebody else.

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Arnold Bennett

October 1, 2021

Temperatures started to dip this week. I had a rude awakening as I left a sliding door open one night, and in the morning I could feel the chill filling the room. Last weekend, I sped read some books to prep for an interview session that I did for a trade show on Wednesday night. I found myself chasing the sun, which clearly was lowering in the sky. There are sooooooo many great books out right now. It’s an abundance of riches!

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