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Kate Atkinson, author of Normal Rules Don't Apply: Stories

In NORMAL RULES DON’T APPLY, nothing is quite as it seems. We meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; a lost man who bets on a horse that may --- or may not --- have spoken to him. Everything that readers love about the novels of Kate Atkinson is here: the inventiveness, the verbal felicity, the sharp observations of human nature, and the deeply satisfying emotional wallop.

Week of April 15, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of April 15th include THE LIGHT WE CARRY, an inspiring follow-up to Michelle Obama's memoir, BECOMING, in which the former First Lady shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world; the second book in James Rollins' Moonfall series, THE CRADLE OF ICE, a page-turning tale of action, adventure, betrayal, ambition and the struggle for survival in a harsh world that hangs by a thread; A BOOK OF DAYS, a deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days featuring more than 365 images and reflections that chart Patti Smith’s singular aesthetic --- inspired by her wildly popular Instagram; NORMAL RULES DON'T APPLY by Kate Atkinson, a collection of 11 interconnected stories that conjure a multiverse of subtly connected worlds while illuminating the webs of chance and connection among us all; and Wendy Walker's WHAT REMAINS, a dark and twisty psychological thriller about a cold case detective who finds herself the target of an obsessed stalker after saving his life.