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End-of-the-Year Contest 2022

Congratulations to the winners of our 2022 End-of-the-Year Contest! One Grand Prize winner received all 40 of Carol Fitzgerald's Bookreporter.com Bets On picks from 2022, while eight others won a selection of five of these titles. You can see all the winners below, along with 2022's Bets On books.

Week of September 12, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of September 12th include GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE, the ninth installment in Diana Gabaldon's epic Outlander series, which focuses on Jamie Fraser and Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser; James Patterson's FEAR NO EVIL, which sees Alex Cross entering the final battle with the all-knowing genius who has stalked him and his family for years; THE BRIDES OF MARACOOR, the first in a three-book series spun off the iconic Wicked Years from Gregory Maguire, featuring Elphaba’s granddaughter, the green-skinned Rain; A SINGLE ROSE, Muriel Barbery's story about a woman's journey to discover the father she never knew and a love she never thought possible; and OUR FIRST CIVIL WAR by H. W. Brands, a dramatic narrative of the American Revolution that shows it to have been not just a fight against the British, but also a violent battle among neighbors forced to choose sides --- Loyalist or Patriot.

Sally Koslow, author of The Real Mrs. Tobias

It’s 2015 in New York City, and three women all known as Mrs. Tobias --- Veronika, the matriarch; her daughter-in-law, Mel; and Mel’s daughter-in-law, Birdie --- are trying to navigate personal difficulties, some of which are with one another. Veronika and Mel are both psychotherapists who are more skilled at helping other people than solving their own problems. Birdie, still dealing with the culture shock of moving to New York City and marrying into the Tobias clan, is pushed to her limit when her husband gets into trouble. Overwhelmed, she bolts --- along with the couple’s young daughter --- to her Midwestern hometown, hoping that space, warmth and wisdom from her own feisty grandmother will help her find a path forward.

The Real Mrs. Tobias by Sally Koslow

September 2022

I have long enjoyed Sally Koslow’s writing, and her latest, THE REAL MRS. TOBIAS, is another great read. The book revolves around three women, all of whom are known as Mrs. Tobias. The first is Veronika, the matriarch of the family. A psychotherapist, she sets a very high bar for everyone with her lovely dinners, impeccable outfits (she does not know the meaning of the word casual) and exacting nature. The second is her daughter-in-law, Mel, who also is a therapist, albeit with fewer degrees than Veronika, which is duly noted. Mel has an artistic nature and is more of a free spirit. The third is Birdie. She is married to Micah, Mel’s son, and her daughter is Alice, a very doted-upon little girl.

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