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Author Talk: Katya Suvorova, author of Ungrateful Immigrant Daughter: A Memoir from the Child of a Mail-Order Bride

Oct 14, 2026

In UNGRATEFUL IMMIGRANT DAUGHTER, the daughter of a mail-order bride unpacks her undocumented childhood in America. In this interview, Katya Suvorova talks about the relationship she has with her family now, the challenges she faced while writing her memoir and the parts that came more easily to her, the advice she would give to her younger self, and what she would like people to take away from reading the book.

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October 14, 2026

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 Reading Contest by Thursday, October 15th at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of HOME FOR THE HOMICIDES: A Holly & Mark Mystery by Elle Cosimano and Hannah Morrissey, 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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October 13, 2026

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of October 12th and October 19th 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 ReadingGroupGuides.com contest for COME CLOSER: Childhood Wounds, Adult Love, and the Secrets of Emotional Intimacy by Dr. Galit Atlas. We are giving away 20 copies of the book with an idea that you can read it and then schedule a discussion of it with either your book group or a collection of your friends and/or relatives. The deadline for your entries is Wednesday, October 28th at noon ET.

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October 13, 2026

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 Reading Contest by Wednesday, October 14th at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of THE BLUFF by Wade Rouse, 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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Lauren Willig, author of What Happens at Nightfall

Recently laid off and searching for purpose, Jess reluctantly joins her best friend on a supposedly fun nighttime cemetery tour. Separated from her group by accident, she discovers a bunch of terrified boys and a strange, ancient key. Both lead to Green-Wood Cemetery’s surprisingly handsome resident arborist, Adam Chervinsky. Still dealing with the loss of their mother, Adam’s children are acting strangely. A haunting is afoot, and Jess seems to know more than she’s letting on. Sparks fly between Jess and Adam --- and the unquiet spirits of Green-Wood rise from their century-long slumber. As Jess and Adam delve deeper into the cemetery’s haunted history, they uncover a Gilded Age curse, a ghostly socialite, and a demonic pact that stretches across generations.

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Meg Mason, author of Sophie, Standing There

Sophie Pattison loves books. Along with a dream job at a local book festival, she has a husband she adores; a lifelong best friend, Emma; and a brother she’s always been close to. Which makes you wonder why since Christmas, Sophie has been living alone, estranged from Emma, avoiding her brother, and about to be fired. Now it feels like the only thing she has left is reading. When Sophie rediscovers an author she first read in her 20s, the words on the page reach her in a new way --- becoming both solace and company. Sophie devours every one of the author's novels and begins to dream of meeting her, but knows they never will. But what if she did? What if, by then, the author feels like a friend? What if, for Sophie, it feels almost like love?

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