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Susan and James Patterson's Latest Novel is Destined to Be a New Book Club Favorite

An emotional reunion of the Mother-Daughter Book Club --- four longtime college friends and their five daughters --- leads to surprising revelations.

Sally Hepworth's New Thriller is Sharp, Surprising and Wickedly Funny

MAD MABEL is a twisty tale of justice, redemption, and one irrepressible woman who’s not done breaking the rules just yet.

GHOST TOWN Revolves Around a Tumultuous Summer in 1970s Suburban New Jersey

A middle-aged writer looks back on a series of events that changed his life --- and the story he finally has the courage to tell.

Don't Miss This Companion Novel to the Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Series

Our heroine for the ages, legendary book woman Cussy Lovett, returns home in Kim Michele Richardson's THE MOUNTAINS WE CALL HOME.

An American Woman’s Vision in Post-WWII Germany Will Tie Together Three People

Sadeqa Johnson's new novel, KEEPER OF LOST CHILDREN, demonstrates that love in its myriad of forms can be transcendent.

Kristen Perrin Has Penned the Third Entry in Her Castle Knoll Murder Mystery Series

From the gritty streets of 1960s Soho to the lofty galleries of present-day West London, two interlocking mysteries decades apart unfold.

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

April's Target Book Club pick is THE LAST LETTERS OF SALLY AND WALTER by Cammie McGovern, a heartwarming story of a curmudgeon and a newcomer who strike up an unlikely friendship over cutthroat Scrabble at their retirement home, outrageously starting something new in their golden eras.  

» Click here for April's Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks.

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From New York Times bestselling author Tom Perrotta comes a gripping and darkly nostalgic tale about a tumultuous summer in 1970s suburban New Jersey from the perspective of a middle-aged writer looking back on a series of events that changed his life.

Go Gentle by Maria Semple - Fiction

The New York Times bestselling author of WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE returns to form in her most exuberant and life-affirming novel yet with the story of one woman’s cheerful determination to live a life of the mind only to have the heart force its way in.

From the gritty streets of 1960s Soho to the lofty galleries of present-day West London, two interlocking mysteries decades apart unfold in this latest installment in the award-winning Castle Knoll Murder Mystery series.

INTO THE BLUE is an epic, decades-spanning love story that blazes through the worlds of acting and comedy and charts a connection unlike any other.

Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson - Historical Fiction

In this new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of THE HOUSE OF EVE, one American woman’s vision in post-WWII Germany will tie together three people in an unexpected way.

Last One Out by Jane Harper - Mystery/Thriller

From the New York Times bestselling author of EXILES and THE DRY comes a captivating novel set in a modern ghost town that explores what lingers after tragedy when a mother revisits her son's missing person case five years later.

LEAVE YOUR MESS AT HOME is a poignant exploration of forgiveness, unconditional love and becoming who you want to be, asking the question: What do we owe to our families, and what do we owe to ourselves?

Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth - Domestic Thriller

From New York Times bestselling author Sally Hepworth comes a twisty tale of justice, redemption, and one irrepressible woman who’s not done breaking the rules just yet.

Inspired by journalists Christiane Amanpour and Sylvia Poggioli, MIDNIGHT, AT THE WAR is a novel about a reporter chasing the biggest story of her career as she contends with a tense newsroom, a dangerous global conflict, and all the problems she’s running away from at home.

Susan Patterson and James Patterson's follow-up to THINGS I WISH I TOLD MY MOTHER revolves around the emotional reunion of the Mother-Daughter Book Club --- four longtime college friends and their five daughters --- which leads to surprising revelations.

An intimate and searing novel about mothers and daughters, and destiny and desire, MOTHERS AND OTHER STRANGERS takes a full-hearted look at those relationships in life that are as impossible as they are utterly essential.

In this stand-alone and companion novel to the Book Woman of Troublesome Creek series, our heroine for the ages, legendary book woman Cussy Lovett, returns home.

From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of THE LIGHT PIRATE comes a powerful, deeply resonant novel about an ambitious archaeologist in pursuit of a rare artifact from an ancient civilization that would change not only her life but potentially society at large.

UPWARD BOUND is a wondrous, deeply affecting portrait of the interlocking lives at an adult day care center in Southern California, depicting an often overlooked community with extraordinary wit and grace. 

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke - Psychological Thriller

A traditional American woman, a “tradwife” influencer, suddenly awakens in the brutal reality of 1855. In this sensational debut novel, she must unravel whether this living nightmare is an elaborate hoax, a twisted reality show, or something far more sinister.