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Week of August 9, 2021

Paperback releases for the week of August 9th include THE RETURN by Nicholas Sparks, in which an injured Navy doctor meets two extremely important women whose secrets will change the course of his life; BROKEN, a collection of tales from Don Winslow that are connected by the themes of crime, corruption, vengeance, justice, loss, betrayal, guilt and redemption; Gilly Macmillan's TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, a serpentine thriller that cleverly blends atmosphere, tarnished memories, mystery and twisty secrets from the past into a potent, intense read that will leave you questioning everything you believe; and THE SOCRATES EXPRESS, which finds Eric Weiner embarking on a rollicking intellectual journey, following in the footsteps of history’s greatest thinkers and showing us how each --- from Epicurus to Gandhi, Thoreau to Beauvoir --- offers practical and spiritual lessons for today’s unsettled times.

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Robyn Harding, author of The Perfect Family

Thomas and Viv Adler are the envy of their neighbors. Until one morning, when they wake up to find their porch has been pelted with eggs. Thomas insists it’s a prank. But when a smoke bomb is tossed on their front lawn, and their car’s tires are punctured, the family begins to worry. Surveillance cameras show nothing but grainy images of shadowy figures in hoodies. And the police dismiss the attacks, insisting they’re just the work of bored teenagers. Unable to identify the perpetrators, the Adlers are helpless as the assaults escalate into violence, and worse. And each new violation brings with it a growing fear. Because everyone in the Adler family is keeping a secret --- not just from the outside world, but from each other.

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