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Week of April 3, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of April 3rd include FINDING ME, Viola Davis' much-talked-about memoir, in which the internationally acclaimed actress and producer recounts the path she took to finding her purpose and strength, but also to finding her voice in a world that didn’t always see her; THE SUMMER PLACE, Jennifer Weiner’s love letter to the Outer Cape and the power of home, how our lives are enriched by the people we call family, and the endless ways love can surprise us; Emily Giffin's MEANT TO BE, a nostalgic, hopelessly romantic escape that finds a restless golden boy and a girl with a troubled past navigating a love story that may be doomed before it even begins; TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY, Linwood Barclay's gripping psychological thriller about a formerly missing woman who has suddenly returned under mysterious circumstances; and FOUR TREASURES OF THE SKY by Jenny Tinghui Zhang, a dazzling debut novel set against the backdrop of the Chinese Exclusion Act, about a Chinese girl fighting to claim her place in the 1880s American West.

Los Angeles Times Book Prizes 2022

The 43rd annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were awarded on April 21st. The best books of 2022 were recognized in 12 categories, along with the winners of the Robert Kirsch and Innovator’s awards.