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Giveaways That You Won’t Want to Miss!
We are excited to announce a MAJOR giveaway sponsored by Penguin Random House. One lucky winner and a guest will be awarded VIP passes to BookCon, the convention for book lovers “where storytelling and pop culture collide,” featuring authors like Brad Meltzer, Jacqueline Woodson, Deborah Harkness and Marisha Pessl. In addition to the two passes, the VIP treatment will include two flights to New York City; a hotel stay; swag bags that include two Deborah Harkness box sets, two Sarah Jessica Parker totes, two Shakespeare Star Wars Collection CDs, and two sets of earbuds; and much, much more!
This year’s BookCon will take place on June 2nd and 3rd at the Javits Center in NYC. Hear your favorite authors and celebrities speak at various panels and Q&A sessions, and you may even get the chance to meet them at exclusive autograph sessions. Enter here by 11pm ET on Monday, April 30th for your chance to win this book lover’s trip of a lifetime! Read on below for more details.
You only have one more week to enter our current “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest. Three book groups will win 12 paperback copies of Lisa See’s New York Times bestseller THE TEA GIRL OF HUMMINGBIRD LANE, a Bookreporter.com Bets On title that explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been adopted by an American couple. All you have to do is fill out the form on this page by Wednesday, May 2nd at noon ET. In the meantime, please check out these links: the discussion guide, our review on Bookreporter.com, and my Bets On commentary.
A couple of weeks ago, Lisa joined the Off the Shelf Book Club on Facebook Live to talk about the book. Click here to watch the lively discussion, which I thought was just fabulous!
And don’t forget our BIG contest for AFTER ANNA, Lisa Scottoline’s latest stand-alone thriller. Ten book groups will win six digital copies of the audiobook, which is read by Mozhan Marno and Jeremy Bobb, and share their comments on it. We also are awarding 40 listeners a physical copy of the audiobook. Be sure to enter here by Wednesday, May 2nd at noon ET. You can listen to a clip from the audiobook here and read our Bookreporter.com review here.
We are happy to report that AFTER ANNA debuted in the #1 slot on Bookscan, which measures books sold around the country, AND it was the MOST eagerly awaited title in our recent Bookreporter.com poll about April releases that you wanted to read. So jump on this opportunity to give it a listen!
Speaking of Bookreporter.com, we have many more opportunities for you to win books there --- including our special contest for Beatriz Williams’ upcoming novel, THE SUMMER WIVES; our Mother’s Day contest; and, of course, our ongoing Word of Mouth and Sounding Off on Audio contests. Scroll further down the newsletter for more info on all of these giveaways.
This update also features two new guides. First up is THE FEMALE PERSUASION by Meg Wolitzer, which is the first selection of the new Barnes & Noble Book Club. Click here for the guide and here for our review on Bookreporter.com. Across the country on May 2nd, there will be book group discussions at B&N locations from 6pm to 7pm. For more details, visit their store locator here. Also, Meg will lead the discussion during a special event at B&N’s Upper West Side store in NYC, featuring a Q&A and book signing. Click here to learn more. If you attend one of these discussions, let us know.
Our second new guide is for THE FIFTH LETTER, which marks the US debut for Nicola Moriarty. This novel revolves around four best friends on a relaxing vacation that turns devastating when old secrets are revealed, long-held grudges surface, and a shattering betrayal is discovered that shakes the foundation of their lives. Fans of Jojo Moyes, Emily Giffin, Kate Morton and Jessica Knoll will want to check this one out. Click here for the guide.
Our poll continues to ask which of 10 paperbacks releasing this month you have read or are planning to read with your group. Click here to let us know!
“The Great American Read” is a new series premiering on PBS on May 22nd at 8pm ET focusing on the 100 best-loved novels in America. Two of our staffers, Nicole and Rebecca, attended a special preview last week where they listened to a panel of speakers that included multiple Emmy Award winner and news reporter Meredith Vieira, actress Diane Lane and author Armistead Maupin talk about the upcoming series and reveal the top 100 best-loved list.
The series will showcase and explore these novels, explaining why and how these particular books have touched readers. The two-hour premiere will introduce the 100 books on the list to viewers, and beginning that night, everyone is invited to vote for his or her favorite of the 100. Throughout the course of the series, viewers can continue to vote (as many times as you like!) and tune in to learn more about common themes throughout all of the books. Voting will end in October, and the top best-loved book in America will be revealed.
The point is to get readers and non-readers alike excited about books and encourage a national conversation about what makes a novel so great. You can see the recently released top 100 list here and learn more about the series here. Be sure to tune in on May 22nd and become a part of the social media dialogue to show and share your love for books! We want to see what our readers think about the titles on this list, so be sure to read our next newsletter the week of May 7th.
Please note that tomorrow, Thursday, April 26th at 7pm, I will be at the Fairfield Woods Branch Library in Fairfield, CT, to share suggested book club titles with readers. You can register here. I hope to see many of you there!
Here’s a heads up for those of you in the New York area who are fans of Anna Quindlen’s work. On Wednesday, May 9th, Anna will be the special guest on the interview show “Person Place Thing,” where she will talk about her new novel, ALTERNATE SIDE, which is now in stores. This live event will also include music and audience interaction. Click here for more details and to purchase your tickets.
As we mentioned in the March 13th newsletter, the New York Times is now publishing audiobook bestseller lists. These monthly lists note the top 15 fiction and top 15 nonfiction audio titles from the previous month. Click here for the latest fiction audio list and here for the nonfiction list.
And last, but certainly not least, is a reminder to sign up for our Speed Dating Event at this year's BookExpo, which will take place on Friday, June 1st from 2pm to 3:50pm at the Javits Center. Representatives from more than 20(!) publishers will be in attendance to share selections and book group news from their publishing houses in a speed-dating format. Galley giveaways and ideas for enhancing book group discussions also will be part of this event. Click here for more details and to sign up by Monday, May 21st at noon ET. To attend this special speed dating session, you must be registered to attend BookExpo on June 1st and have a badge. If you are not, click here to register.
Here's to a great discussion with your book group this month!
Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])
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"What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest: Enter to Win 12 Copies of THE TEA GIRL OF HUMMINGBIRD LANE by Lisa See for Your Group
Each month, we ask book groups to share the titles they are reading that month and rate them. From all entries, three winners will be selected, and each will win 12 copies of that month’s prize book for their group. Note: To be eligible to win, let us know the title of the book that YOUR book group is CURRENTLY reading, NOT the title we are giving away.
This month's prize book is THE TEA GIRL OF HUMMINGBIRD LANE by Lisa See, which is now available in paperback. A Bookreporter.com Bets On pick when it released in hardcover last year, this New York Times bestseller is a moving novel about tradition, tea farming, and the bonds between mothers and daughters.To enter, please fill out the form on this page by Wednesday, May 2nd at noon ET.
THE TEA GIRL OF HUMMINGBIRD LANE by Lisa See (Fiction)
In their remote mountain village, Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. For the Akha people, ensconced in ritual and routine, life goes on as it has for generations --- until a stranger appears at the village gate in a jeep, the first automobile any of the villagers has ever seen.
The stranger’s arrival marks the first entrance of the modern world in the lives of the Akha people. Slowly, Li-yan, one of the few educated girls on her mountain, begins to reject the customs that shaped her early life. When she has a baby out of wedlock --- conceived with a man her parents consider a poor choice --- she rejects the tradition that would compel her to give the child over to be killed, and instead leaves her, wrapped in a blanket with a tea cake tucked in its folds, near an orphanage in a nearby city.
As Li-yan comes into herself, leaving her insular village for an education, a business and city life, her daughter, Haley, is raised in California by loving adoptive parents. Despite her privileged childhood, Haley wonders about her origins. Across the ocean Li-yan longs for her lost daughter. Over the course of years, each searches for meaning in the study of Pu’er, the tea that has shaped their family’s destiny for centuries.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read Carol Fitzgerald's Bookreporter.com Bets On commentary,
Click here to enter the contest.
Special Contest: Enter to Win the
Audiobook Edition of Lisa Scottoline's AFTER ANNA
and Share Your Comments on It
ReadingGroupGuides.com is proud to host a very special audiobook contest for Lisa Scottoline's latest novel, AFTER ANNA. Ten book groups will win six digital copies of the audiobook, which is read by Mozhan Marno and Jeremy Bobb, and give us their feedback on it. Additionally, we'll be giving 40 listeners a physical copy of the audiobook. To enter, please fill out this form by Wednesday, May 2nd at noon ET.
In order to qualify as a winning group, your group must be able to commit to listening to and discussing AFTER ANNA, and sharing your group's comments with us, by Friday, July 13th. We strongly encourage all winners to share their experiences on social media, including reviews on Amazon, Goodreads and Bookreporter.com’s “Sounding Off on Audio” feature.
AFTER ANNA Audiobook written by Lisa Scottoline, read by Mozhan Marno and Jeremy Bobb (Thriller)
Dr. Noah Alderman has remarried a wonderful woman, Maggie Ippolitti. Despite her longing for the daughter she hasn’t seen since she was a baby, Maggie is happy too, and she’s even more overjoyed when she unexpectedly gets another chance to be a mother to the child she thought she'd lost forever: her only daughter, Anna. But events take a heartbreaking turn when Anna is murdered, and Noah is accused and tried for the heinous crime. Maggie must face not only the devastation of losing her daughter, but the realization that Anna's murder may have been at the hands of a husband she loves. In the wake of this tragedy, new information drives Maggie to search for the truth, leading her to discover something darker than she ever could have imagined.
Riveting and disquieting, AFTER ANNA is a groundbreaking domestic thriller, as well as an audiobook of emotional justice and legal intrigue. And New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline will keep listeners hooked until the final shocking seconds.
While no guide is available at this time, be sure to check out our mystery/thriller discussion questions, which may help you in your group's discussion of the book.
- Click here to listen to a clip from the audiobook.
Click here to enter the contest.
Announcing a Major Giveaway:
Enter to Win a VIP Trip to BookCon in New York City!
Contest Details:
One lucky winner and a guest will receive two VIP passes to BookCon 2018 (which means you get a private autographing session with two authors and more!), two round-trip flights to New York City, a two-night hotel stay, and dinner at Lidia Bastianich’s restaurant, Becco! In addition, you’ll receive swag bags that include advance reading copies, two Deborah Harkness box sets, two Sarah Jessica Parker totes, two Shakespeare Star Wars Collection CDs, two sets of earbuds, and much more!
At BookCon, you’ll have the chance to hear authors like Brad Meltzer, Jacqueline Woodson, Deborah Harkness and Marisha Pessl speak at various panels, and may even get to meet a few at their book signings!
Enter the Penguin Random House BookCon VIP sweeps for a chance to win this book lover’s trip of a lifetime.
About BookCon:
BookCon is the premier convention for book lovers, and takes place in New York City on June 2nd and 3rd of this year. Hear your favorite authors and celebrities speak at various panels and Q&A sessions, and you may even get the chance to meet them at exclusive autographing sessions. Celebrate the magic of storytelling with the most influential publishers, authors and content creators in the world.
More about the Sweepstakes:
By clicking to enter, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to Penguin Random House’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter between 11:00am EST on March 12, 2018 and 11:00pm EST on April 30, 2018. Limit one entry per email address. Open to legal US residents who are 18 or older at the time of entry. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. See Official Rules on this page under Terms and Conditions for details.
Click here to read all the contest details and enter to win.
New Guide: THE FEMALE PERSUASION by Meg Wolitzer
The First Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick
THE FEMALE PERSUASION by Meg Wolitzer (Fiction)
To be admired by someone we admire --- we all yearn for this: the private, electrifying pleasure of being singled out by someone of esteem. But sometimes it can also mean entry to a new kind of life, a bigger world.
Greer Kadetsky is a shy college freshman when she meets the woman she hopes will change her life. Faith Frank, dazzlingly persuasive and elegant at 63, has been a central pillar of the women's movement for decades, a figure who inspires others to influence the world. Upon hearing Faith speak for the first time, Greer --- madly in love with her boyfriend, Cory, but still full of longing for an ambition that she can't quite place --- feels her inner world light up. And then, astonishingly, Faith invites Greer to make something out of that sense of purpose, leading Greer down the most exciting path of her life as it winds toward and away from her meant-to-be love story with Cory and the future she'd always imagined.
Charming and wise, knowing and witty, Meg Wolitzer delivers a novel about power and influence, ego and loyalty, womanhood and ambition. At its heart, THE FEMALE PERSUASION is about the flame we all believe is flickering inside of us, waiting to be seen and fanned by the right person at the right time. It's a story about the people who guide and the people who follow (and how those roles evolve over time), and the desire within all of us to be pulled into the light.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read more about the Barnes & Noble Book Club.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: THE FIFTH LETTER by Nicola Moriarty
THE FIFTH LETTER by Nicola Moriarty (Fiction)
Best friends from high school, Joni, Deb, Eden and Trina had always looked forward to the vacations they spent together. But the demands of careers, husbands and babies gradually pulled them apart, and now their annual getaways may be a thing of the past. Joni doesn’t want to lose her friends, and this year she’s coaxed them all back together for some fun at a beach house.
Late on a laughter- and wine-filled night, the women dare one another to write anonymous letters, spilling her most intimate thoughts like they did as teenagers. But the fun game meant to bring them closer together turns painfully serious, exposing cracks in their lives and their relationships. Each letter is a confession revealing disturbing information. A rocky marriage. A harrowing addiction. A hidden pregnancy. A heartbreaking diagnosis.
Days later, Joni notices something in the fireplace --- a crumpled and partially burned fifth letter that holds the most shattering admission of all.
Best friends are supposed to keep your darkest secrets. But the revelations Joni, Deb, Eden and Trina have shared will have unforeseen consequences...and none of them will ever be the same.
Click here for the discussion guide.
Featured Guide: MY DEAR HAMILTON
by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
MY DEAR HAMILTON: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie (Historical Fiction)
In this haunting, moving and beautifully written novel, Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie used thousands of letters and original sources to tell Eliza Schuyler Hamilton’s story as it’s never been told before --- not just as the wronged wife at the center of a political sex scandal, but also as a founding mother who shaped an American legacy in her own right.
A general’s daughter...
Coming of age on the perilous frontier of revolutionary New York, Elizabeth Schuyler champions the fight for independence. And when she meets Alexander Hamilton, Washington’s penniless but passionate aide-de-camp, she’s captivated by the young officer’s charisma and brilliance. They fall in love, despite Hamilton’s bastard birth and the uncertainties of war.
A founding father’s wife...
But the union they create --- in their marriage and the new nation --- is far from perfect. From glittering inaugural balls to bloody street riots, the Hamiltons are at the center of it all --- including the political treachery of America’s first sex scandal, which forces Eliza to struggle through heartbreak and betrayal to find forgiveness.
The last surviving light of the Revolution...
When a duel destroys Eliza’s hard-won peace, the grieving widow fights her husband’s enemies to preserve Alexander’s legacy. But long-buried secrets threaten everything Eliza believes about her marriage and her own legacy. Questioning her tireless devotion to the man and country that have broken her heart, she’s left with one last battle --- to understand the flawed man she married and imperfect union he never could have created without her.
Click here for the featured guide.
Featured Guide: WE OWN THE SKY by Luke Allnutt
WE OWN THE SKY by Luke Allnutt (Fiction)
Rob Coates feels like he’s won the lottery of life. There is Anna, his incredible wife, their London town house and, most precious of all, Jack, their son, who makes every day an extraordinary adventure. But when a devastating illness befalls his family, Rob’s world begins to unravel. Suddenly finding himself alone, Rob seeks solace in photographing the skyscrapers and clifftops he and Jack used to visit. And just when it seems that all hope is lost, Rob embarks on the most unforgettable of journeys to find his way back to life, and forgiveness.
WE OWN THE SKY is a tender, heartrending, but ultimately life-affirming novel that will resonate deeply with anyone who has suffered loss or experienced great love. With stunning eloquence and acumen, Luke Allnutt has penned a soaring debut and a true testament to the power of love, showing how even the most thoroughly broken heart can learn to beat again.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read our interview with Luke Allnutt.
Click here for the featured guide.
Featured Guide: THE LEMONADE YEAR
by Amy Willoughby-Burle
THE LEMONADE YEAR by Amy Willoughby-Burle (Fiction)
Nina's once-sweet life has unexpectedly turned sour. Her marriage is over, her job is in jeopardy, and her teenage daughter is slipping away from her. Then her father dies, and issues with Nina's mother come to a head; her estranged brother, Ray, comes home; and her sister, Lola, is tempted to blow a big family secret out of the water. They say the truth will set you free, but first it will make a huge mess of things.
All Nina has left is her final photography assignment: shooting images for the book 32 Ways to Make Lemonade. Well, that and the attention of a younger man, but Oliver's on-again-off-again romantic interest in her ebbs and flows so much she is seasick. And then Jack, her ex-husband, shows up, wanting to get back together.
As Nina struggles to find a way through her complicated relationships and to uncover her true path, she discovers just how valuable a second chance at life and happiness can be.
Click here for the featured guide.
New April Releases of Interest to Book Groups
AFTER ANNA by Lisa Scottoline (Thriller)
Dr. Noah Alderman has remarried a wonderful woman, Maggie Ippolitti. Despite her longing for the daughter she hasn’t seen since she was a baby, Maggie is happy too, and she’s even more overjoyed when she unexpectedly gets another chance to be a mother to the child she thought she'd lost forever: her only daughter, Anna. But events take a heartbreaking turn when Anna is murdered, and Noah is accused and tried for the heinous crime.
THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF SAM HELL by Robert Dugoni (Fiction)
Sam Hill was born with red pupils, and was called “Devil Boy” or Sam “Hell” by his classmates. He believed it was God who sent Ernie Cantwell, the only African American kid in his class, to be the friend he so desperately needed. Forty years later, Sam is no longer certain anything was by design --- especially not the tragedy that caused him to turn his back on his friends, his hometown and the life he’d always known.
THE FEMALE PERSUASION by Meg Wolitzer (Fiction)
Greer Kadetsky is a shy college freshman when she meets the woman she hopes will change her life. Faith Frank has been a central pillar of the women's movement for decades, a figure who inspires others to influence the world. Upon hearing Faith speak for the first time, Greer feels her inner world light up. And then, astonishingly, Faith invites Greer to make something out of that sense of purpose, leading Greer down the most exciting path of her life.
THE GOOD PILOT PETER WOODHOUSE by Alexander McCall Smith (Historical Fiction/Humor)
Val Eliot, a young woman working on an English farm during World War II, meets Mike, a U.S. Air Force pilot stationed nearby. When Val rescues a Border Collie named Peter Woodhouse, she realizes the dog would be safer with Mike. But then a disaster jeopardizes the future of them all, and Peter Woodhouse brings a German corporal into their orbit, sparking a friendship that comes with great risk but carries with it the richest of rewards.
THE LEMONADE YEAR by Amy Willoughby-Burle (Fiction)
Nina's once-sweet life has unexpectedly turned sour. Her marriage is over, her job is in jeopardy, and her teenage daughter is slipping away from her. All Nina has left is her final photography assignment: shooting images for the book 32 Ways to Make Lemonade. Well, that and the attention of a younger man, but Oliver's on-again-off-again romantic interest in her ebbs and flows so much she is seasick. And then Jack, her ex-husband, shows up, wanting to get back together.
MY DEAR HAMILTON: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie (Historical Fiction)
Coming of age on the perilous frontier of revolutionary New York, Elizabeth Schuyler champions the fight for independence. And when she meets Alexander Hamilton, she’s captivated by the young officer’s charisma and brilliance. When a duel destroys Eliza’s hard-won peace, the grieving widow fights her husband’s enemies to preserve Alexander’s legacy. But long-buried secrets threaten everything Eliza believes about her marriage and her own legacy.
MY OXFORD YEAR by Julia Whelan (Romance)
Ella Durran has finally made it to England on a Rhodes Scholarship when she’s offered an unbelievable position in a rising political star’s presidential campaign. But her first day (not to mention her shirt) is ruined by a smart-mouthed local. When Ella discovers that her English literature course will be taught by that same local, she thinks that Oxford might not be all she’s envisioned. But a late-night drink reveals a connection she wasn’t anticipating finding.
PROPERTY: Stories Between Two Novellas by Lionel Shriver (Fiction/Short Stories)
Intermingling settings in America and Britain, Lionel Shriver’s first collection explores property in both senses of the word: real estate and stuff. These 10 short stories and two novellas illustrate how our possessions act as proxies for ourselves, and how tussles over ownership articulate the power dynamics of our relationships. In Shriver’s world, we may possess people and objects and places, but in turn they possess us.
THEN SHE WAS GONE by Lisa Jewell (Psychological Thriller)
It’s been 10 years since Laurel Mack’s daughter, Ellie, disappeared. One day, Laurel met an unexpectedly charming man in a café, and their flirtation quickly develops into something deeper. Before she knows it, she’s meeting Floyd’s daughters --- and his youngest, Poppy, takes Laurel’s breath away. Because looking at Poppy is like looking at Ellie. And now, the unanswered questions about Ellie's disappearance begin to haunt Laurel anew.
WE OWN THE SKY by Luke Allnutt (Fiction)
Rob Coates feels like he’s won the lottery of life. There is Anna, his incredible wife, their London town house and, most precious of all, Jack, their son, who makes every day an extraordinary adventure. But when a devastating illness befalls his family, Rob’s world begins to unravel. Suddenly finding himself alone, Rob seeks solace in photographing the skyscrapers and clifftops he and Jack used to visit.
YOU THINK IT, I'LL SAY IT: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld (Fiction/Short Stories)
Throughout the 10 stories in her first collection of short fiction, Curtis Sittenfeld upends assumptions about class, relationships and gender roles in a nation that feels both adrift and viscerally divided. Here, she pinpoints the questionable decisions, missed connections and sometimes extraordinary coincidences that make up a life.
Special Contest on Bookreporter.com:
Enter to Win an Advance Copy of
THE SUMMER WIVES by Beatriz Williams
We have 25 advance copies of THE SUMMER WIVES by Beatriz Williams --- an electrifying postwar fable of love, class, power and redemption set among the inhabitants of an island off the New England coast --- to give away to readers who would like to preview the book, which releases on July 10th, and share their comments on it. To enter, please fill out this form by Thursday, May 3rd at noon ET.
THE SUMMER WIVES by Beatriz Williams (Historical Fiction)
In the summer of 1951, Miranda Schuyler arrives on elite, secretive Winthrop Island as a schoolgirl from the margins of high society, still reeling from the loss of her father in the Second World War. When her beautiful mother marries Hugh Fisher, whose summer house on Winthrop overlooks the famous lighthouse, Miranda is catapulted into a heady new world of pedigrees and cocktails, status and swimming pools. Isobel Fisher, Miranda’s new stepsister --- all long legs and world-weary bravado, engaged to a wealthy Island scion --- is eager to draw Miranda into the arcane customs of Winthrop society.
But beneath the island’s patrician surface, there are really two clans: the summer families with their steadfast ways and quiet obsessions, and the working class of Portuguese fishermen and domestic workers who earn their living on the water and in the laundries of the summer houses. Uneasy among Isobel’s privileged friends, Miranda finds herself drawn to Joseph Vargas, whose father keeps the lighthouse with his mysterious wife. In summer, Joseph helps his father in the lobster boats, but in the autumn he returns to Brown University, where he’s determined to make something of himself. Since childhood, Joseph has enjoyed an intense, complex friendship with Isobel Fisher, and as the summer winds to its end, Miranda is caught in a catastrophe that will shatter Winthrop’s hard-won tranquility and banish Miranda from the island for nearly two decades.
Now, in the landmark summer of 1969, Miranda returns at last, as a renowned Shakespearean actress hiding a terrible heartbreak. On its surface, the Island remains the same --- determined to keep the outside world from its shores, fiercely loyal to those who belong. But the formerly powerful Fisher family is a shadow of itself, and Joseph Vargas has recently escaped the prison where he was incarcerated for the murder of Miranda’s stepfather 18 years earlier. What’s more, Miranda herself is no longer a naïve teenager, and she begins a fierce, inexorable quest for justice for the man she once loved...even if it means uncovering every last one of the secrets that bind together the families of Winthrop Island.
Click here to enter the contest.
Announcing Bookreporter.com's
13th Annual Mother's Day Contest:
Books Mom Will Love
Mother’s Day is a time to recognize the woman who raised and nurtured us. To celebrate, we're giving you the opportunity to win books for yourself or the special lady in your life in our 13th annual "Books Mom Will Love" contest. From now through Monday, May 14th at noon ET, readers can enter to win one of our five prize packages, which includes 15 great fiction and nonfiction titles we think moms will love.
This year's featured titles are:
Click here to enter the contest.
Enter Our Ongoing Bookreporter.com Contests:
"Word of Mouth" and "Sounding Off on Audio"
Word of Mouth Contest:
Tell Us What You're Reading --- and You Can Win Two Books!
Tell us about the books you’ve finished reading with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars. During the contest period from April 13th to April 27th at noon ET, three lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win a copy of THE FALLEN by David Baldacci and THEN SHE WAS GONE by Lisa Jewell.
To make sure other readers will be able to find the books you write about, please include the full title and correct author names (your entry must include these to be eligible to win). For rules and guidelines, click here.
Click here to enter the contest.
Please note: A new Word of Mouth contest will be up
on Friday, April 27th at noon ET.
Sounding Off on Audio Contest:
Tell Us What You're Listening to --- and You Can Win Two Audiobooks!
Tell us about the audiobooks you’ve finished listening to with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars for both the performance and the content. During the contest period from April 2nd to May 1st at noon ET, two lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win the audio versions of Sally Hepworth's THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR, read by Barrie Kreinik, and Alice Feeney's SOMETIMES I LIE, read by Stephanie Racine.
To make sure other readers will be able to find the audiobook, please include the full title and correct author names (your entry must include these to be eligible to win). For complete rules and guidelines, click here.
Click here to enter the contest.
Please note: A new Sounding Off on Audio contest will be up
on Tuesday, May 1st at noon ET.
We currently are featuring the following guides on ReadingGroupGuides.com:
AFTER ANNA by Lisa Scottoline (Thriller)
Riveting and disquieting, AFTER ANNA is a groundbreaking domestic thriller, as well as a novel of emotional justice and legal intrigue.
THE FEMALE PERSUASION by Meg Wolitzer (Fiction)
From the New York Times bestselling author of THE INTERESTINGS comes an electric, multilayered novel about ambition, power, friendship and mentorship, and the romantic ideals we all follow deep into adulthood --- not just about who we want to be with, but who we want to be.
THE FIFTH LETTER by Nicola Moriarty (Fiction)
Nicola Moriarty makes her US debut with this stunning page-turner for fans of Jojo Moyes, Emily Giffin, Kate Morton and Jessica Knoll, about four best friends on a relaxing vacation that turns devastating when old secrets are revealed, long-held grudges surface, and a shattering betrayal is discovered that shakes the foundation of their lives.
THE LEMONADE YEAR by Amy Willoughby-Burle (Fiction)
Nina has found herself somewhere she didn’t want to be. What will she do with the lemons life has given her? Join her year-long journey to reclaim her life, her family and her happiness in THE LEMONADE YEAR.
MUSIC OF THE GHOSTS by Vaddey Ratner (Fiction)
When a young woman begins an odyssey to Cambodia to discover the truth about her missing father, she uncovers long-buried secrets and confronts her own distant memories to discover that what has been lost can be forgiven and even, sometimes, restored.
MY DEAR HAMILTON: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie (Historical Fiction)
From the New York Times bestselling authors of AMERICA’S FIRST DAUGHTER comes the epic story of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton --- a revolutionary woman who, like her new nation, struggled to define herself in the wake of war, betrayal and tragedy.
THE OTHER MOTHER by Carol Goodman (Psychological Thriller)
From the author of the internationally bestselling THE LAKE OF DEAD LANGUAGES comes a gripping novel about madness, motherhood, love and trust.
WE OWN THE SKY by Luke Allnutt (Fiction)
ME BEFORE YOU meets ONE DAY in this tender story of love, loss and finding hope in the face of tragedy. Both a heartrending exploration of grief and a celebration of life, WE OWN THE SKY is a beautiful reminder that even when all seems lost, there is always love.
Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they appeared in hardcover, are now available in paperback:
SAME BEACH, NEXT YEAR by Dorothea Benton Frank (Fiction)
New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank returns to her magical Lowcountry of South Carolina in this bewitching story of marriage, love, family and friendship that is infused with her warm and engaging earthy humor and generous heart.
THE TEA GIRL OF HUMMINGBIRD LANE by Lisa See (Fiction)
#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See has penned a moving story about tradition, tea farming, and the enduring connection between mothers and daughters.
This Month's Poll: Which April Paperbacks Have You Read, or Are You Planning to Read, with Your Group?
Which of the following paperbacks releasing in April have you read, or do you plan to read, with your group? Please check all that apply.
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THE GOOD DAUGHTER by Karin Slaughter
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KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, by David Grann
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MAP OF THE HEART by Susan Wiggs
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THE MARRIAGE PACT by Michelle Richmond
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THE ROAD TO JONESTOWN: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple, by Jeff Guinn
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THE RULES DO NOT APPLY: A Memoir, by Ariel Levy
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SAME BEACH, NEXT YEAR by Dorothea Benton Frank
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SECRETS OF THE TULIP SISTERS by Susan Mallery
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THE TEA GIRL OF HUMMINGBIRD LANE by Lisa See
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TRAJECTORY: Stories, by Richard Russo
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None of the above
Click here to vote in the poll by Wednesday, May 2nd at noon ET.
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