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THE STORY SHE LEFT BEHIND is a Captivating Novel Inspired by a True Literary Mystery

Patti Callahan Henry has penned the sweeping story of a legendary book, a lost mother, and a daughter’s search for them both.

THE PARIS EXPRESS Centers on an Infamous 1895 Disaster at a Paris Train Station

Emma Donoghue's new novel effortlessly captures the politics, glamour, chaos and speed that marked the end of the 19th century.

Jill Santopolo Has Written the Long-Awaited Sequel to THE LIGHT WE LOST

THE LOVE WE FOUND is a thrilling love story and a thoughtful meditation on the roles that fate and choice play in shaping a life.

Three Women Find Themselves Thrust Together to Cover Up a Harrowing Secret

An agoraphobic screenwriter has seemingly disappeared from his house. But how does a person with agoraphobia go missing?

Christina Clancy's New Novel is a Page-Turning Story Told with Compassion and Humor

In THE SNOWBIRDS, a couple flees winter in the Midwest for Palm Springs, where they find their relationship at a crossroads.

This Sweeping, Timely Novel is Inspired by a Remarkable and Little-Known True Story

In 1970s Dublin, all forms of contraception are strictly forbidden, but an intrepid group of women will risk everything to change that.

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Our Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks for March

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 PBS Books Readers Club, the "Read with Jenna" Book Club, Reese's Book Club, and the Target Book Club.

THE DREAM HOTEL by Laila Lalami is March's "Read with Jenna" Book Club pick. This riveting and utterly original novel is about one woman’s fight for freedom, set in a near future where even dreams are under surveillance.

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Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall - Historical Fiction

A love triangle unearths dangerous, deadly secrets from the past in this thrilling tale perfect for fans of THE PAPER PALACE and WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING.

Count My Lies by Sophie Stava - Domestic Thriller

This read-in-one-night thriller is narrated by a compulsive liar whose little white lies allow her to enter into the life and comfort of a wealthy married couple who are harboring much darker secrets themselves.

Moving from Brooklyn bars to San Francisco dance floors, DEEP CUTS examines the nature of talent, obsession, belonging and, above all, our need to be heard.

From New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award nominee Elle Cosimano comes the highly anticipated next installment in this fan-favorite series starring Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime, Vero.

The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian - Historical Thriller

In this Civil War love story, inspired by a real-life friendship across enemy lines, the wife of a missing Confederate soldier discovers a wounded Yankee officer and must decide what she’s willing to risk for the life of a stranger.

This long-awaited follow-up to the Reese’s Book Club pick and New York Times bestselling global phenomenon THE LIGHT WE LOST is a thrilling love story about the roles that fate and choice play in shaping a life.

Two people, one hotel room, and all the choices and complications that make up a life. This existential page-turner seamlessly shifts between Nick and Jenny’s perspectives as the reality of their situation becomes apparent, and all their secrets, evasions and regrets come spilling out.

A Map to Paradise by Susan Meissner - Historical Fiction

Award-winning, agoraphobic screenwriter Elwood Blankenship has seemingly disappeared from his house. But how does a person with agoraphobia go missing? Three women with little in common suddenly find themselves thrust together to cover up a harrowing secret.

The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue - Historical Fiction

Emma Donoghue, the nationally bestselling author of ROOM, returns with a sweeping historical novel about an infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station.

This inspiring collection of stories shines a light on the grit, smarts and determination of record-setting and boundary-breaking female athletes around the world and across sports.

THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME meets FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE in this page-turning story of a couple who flees winter in the Midwest for Palm Springs, where they find their relationship at a crossroads.

Inspired by a true literary mystery, the New York Times bestselling author of the mesmerizing THE SECRET BOOK OF FLORA LEA returns with the sweeping story of a legendary book, a lost mother, and a daughter’s search for them both.

THE TELL is an astonishing memoir that explores how far we will go to protect ourselves, and the healing made possible when we face our secrets and begin to share our stories.

A novel of breathtaking twists, dizzying beauty and ferocious love, WILD DARK SHORE is about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love, even as the world around us disappears.

In 1970s Dublin, all forms of contraception are strictly forbidden, but an intrepid group of women will risk everything to change that in this sweeping, timely novel inspired by a remarkable and little-known true story.