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The Mistletoe Mystery: A Maid Novella by Nita Prose

November 2024

I love novellas. There are times when I am busy, and reading a short book from an author I love is just the trick. It gives me the feeling of accomplishment, albeit on a smaller scale than usual. I loved every minute of THE MISTLETOE MYSTERY, Nita Prose’s latest title featuring Molly the Maid. It has everything that the longer Molly books have had --- great characters in Molly, Juan Manuel and the others at the Regency Grand Hotel, clever writing, and a plot that showcases a mystery to be unraveled but in a shorter time frame.

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Barnes & Noble has announced the 13 finalists for their 2024 Book of the Year. Which of these books, if any, would you pick as the B&N Book of the Year? Please check all that apply.

November 1, 2024, 593 voters

November 1, 2024 - November 22, 2024

Here are reading recommendations with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars for the contest period of November 1 - November 22.

Interview: Andrew Davis, author of Disturbing the Bones

Oct 31, 2024

DISTURBING THE BONES is a propulsive debut political thriller set in the aftermath of a nuclear weapons crisis. A plot to disrupt a global peace summit in Chicago collides with a civil rights case breakthrough at a mysterious archaeological site. Learn more about the book and how it was written in this interview that Michael Barson, Senior Publicity Executive at Melville House, conducted with the authors: acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Davis and award-winning journalist Jeff Biggers.

Amanda Peters Book Group Event

Links to https://tbrnetwork.com/podcasts/bookreporter-talks-to/bookaccino-live-book-group-with-amanda-peters/.

October 30, 2024

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 31st at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of LIKE MOTHER, LIKE MOTHER by Susan Rieger, which is the latest Barnes & Noble Book Club pick and will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On selection. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

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Ariel Lawhon Event Signup

Links to https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CVVP1GDIScqlDXGkt6FtfA.

October 29, 2024

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of October 28th and November 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 our Mystery Mayhem Author Spotlight of THE GRAYS OF TRUTH by Sharon Virts, which is now in stores, along with our review. This gripping tale of murder and deceit set in Reconstruction-era Baltimore will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick --- and Carol Fitzgerald looks forward to interviewing Sharon about the book soon.

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October 29, 2024

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 30th at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of THE GRAYS OF TRUTH by Sharon Virts, 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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Sharon Virts, author of The Grays of Truth

In Reconstruction-era Baltimore, members of the city’s elite keep turning up dead. Below the polished surface of high society, there are illicit affairs, jilted lovers, financial hardships and countless motives for murder. When Jane Gray Wharton’s husband, Ned, dies unexpectedly while overnighting at his brother’s home, Jane has no reason to question the circumstances of his death. But on a visit to the same house a few weeks later, both Jane and her daughter fall gravely ill, and Jane begins to suspect foul play.

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