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THE PARIS NOVEL is a Feast for the Senses

A dazzling, heartfelt adventure through the food, art and fashion scenes of 1980s Paris, Ruth Reichl's long-awaited second novel is a testament to living deliciously, taking chances and finding your true home.

DARLING GIRLS is a Thrilling Page-Turner of Sisterhood, Secrets, Love and Murder

When a body is discovered under the home they grew up in, three foster sisters turn out to be key witnesses. Or are they prime suspects?

David Baldacci's Latest Thriller Revolves Around a Racially Charged Murder Case

Two lawyers --- one white, one Black --- work together to defend their wrongfully accused Black defendant in 1968 southern Virginia.

Caroline Leavitt Returns with a Tantalizing, Gripping and Courageous Story

DAYS OF WONDER is a high-drama page-turner about mothers and daughters, guilt and innocence, and the lengths we go for love.

THE HOUSE ON BISCAYNE BAY is Chanel Cleeton's Atmospheric New Novel

As death stalks a gothic mansion in Miami, the lives of two women intertwine as the past and present collide.

THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LaRUE Meets LIFE OF PI in This Dazzlingly Epic Debut

A fiercely independent and hopeful woman journeys the globe trying to outrun a mysterious curse that will destroy her if she stops moving.

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Our Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks for April

Each month, we share top book picks from Indie Next and LibraryReads. We also feature a number of other prominent selections, including the Barnes & Noble Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, Oprah’s Book Club, the "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club, Reese's Book Club, and the Target Book Club.

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A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci - Historical/Legal Thriller

Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully accused Black client.

Literary icon Julia Alvarez, the bestselling author of IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES and HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS LOST THEIR ACCENTS, returns with a luminescent novel about storytelling that reads like an instant classic.

Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth - Domestic Thriller

DARLING GIRLS is a thrilling page-turner of sisterhood, secrets, love and murder from New York Times bestselling author Sally Hepworth.

Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda - Psychological Thriller/Mystery

When Hazel unexpectedly inherits her family home, she’s drawn back to the place --- and people --- she left behind years earlier. But as the lake level behind the house continues to fall, long-buried secrets suddenly begin to emerge, including evidence that may finally explain the mystery at the heart of her family.

New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt returns with a tantalizing, courageous story about mothers and daughters, guilt and innocence, and the lengths we go for love.

The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton - Historical/Gothic Fiction

As death stalks a gothic mansion in Miami, the lives of two women intertwine as the past and present collide in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton’s atmospheric new novel.

An exuberant debut, THE HUSBANDS delights in asking: How do we navigate life, love and choice in a world of never-ending options?

In this “rich, complex family saga” (USA Today) full of long-buried family secrets, Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s, blithely ignorant of all that awaits them. By 2016, they have four radically different daughters, each in a state of unrest.

The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl - Historical Fiction

From the New York Times bestselling author of SAVE ME THE PLUMS and DELICIOUS! comes a dazzling, heartfelt adventure through the food, art and fashion scenes of 1980s Paris.

She's Not Sorry by Mary Kubica - Psychological Thriller

An ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient’s frightening past in this chilling thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of LOCAL WOMAN MISSING and JUST THE NICEST COUPLE.

A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke - Historical Fiction/Magical Realism

THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LaRUE meets LIFE OF PI in this dazzlingly epic debut that charts the incredible, adventurous life of one woman as she journeys the globe trying to outrun a mysterious curse that will destroy her if she stops moving.

From bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jo Piazza comes a transporting novel rooted in the author’s own family history about a long-awaited trip to Sicily, a disputed inheritance and a family secret that some will kill to protect.

A profoundly intimate look at marriage, friendship and today’s America, THE WIVES is a captivating memoir that tells the story of one woman’s experience of joining a community of army wives after leaving her New York City job.