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We have had a very busy spring season. And we are going to kick off summer with lots more for you to share in --- either alone or with your book group! Read on for details.
Our 13th Annual Book Group Speed Dating Event is Now Available for Viewing!
Earlier this month, we hosted our 13th Annual Book Group Speed Dating event for booksellers, librarians, book club leaders and bloggers. Representatives from six publishers presented 30 titles perfect for book groups that will be published between now and October. You can watch the event here --- and if you would like to hear from a specific publisher, we have included timestamps for each of them.
To learn more about the books, click here to access a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation of the featured titles, as well as an Excel spreadsheet that lists the books both by publisher and alphabetically by title, along with a sheet to take notes.
This is your last ReadingGroupGuides newsletter reminder to sign up for this month’s “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event, which will take place on Tuesday, June 25th at 8pm ET.
Our guest will be William Kent Krueger, and he will be talking about his New York Times bestseller, THE RIVER WE REMEMBER, a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick that is now available in paperback. In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by a shocking murder, pouring fresh fuel on old grievances.
You can register for the event by clicking here. If you have a question for Kent, please email it to me using the subject line “Kent” by June 25th at noon ET. Be sure to also include your name, city and state, and indicate if you’d like to be on camera during the event so you can ask Kent the question yourself, or if you’d prefer me to ask it for you. Those who appear on camera will be able to chat with Kent in our virtual green room before the program starts.
Our Summer Preview evening event will take place THIS Thursday, June 20th at 8pm ET, and we hope you can join us for this special program.
I will be presenting a number of books releasing this summer that we think you will enjoy reading over the next few months. You can register for the event by clicking here. And be sure to share the signup link with others who may be interested in attending. We have a terrific lineup of titles in various genres, and I look forward to telling you all about them!
In anticipation of the July 2nd release of Marjan Kamali’s new novel, THE LION WOMEN OF TEHRAN, we are giving 25 readers the opportunity to win an advance copy in our Bookreporter contest. This book is a sweeping exploration of how profoundly we are shaped by those we meet when we are young, and the way love and courage transform our lives.
The deadline for your entries is THIS Friday, June 21st at noon ET. Scroll further down the newsletter for all the details. I look forward to interviewing Marjan soon!
We have two new “Bookreporter Talks To” interviews to share with you in this newsletter.
First up is Lisa Wingate, whose latest work of historical fiction, SHELTERWOOD, will be a Bets On selection. Lisa explains the origin of the story, a piece she found about a woman named Kate Barnard that sent her down a rabbit hole of learning more about the children known as “elf children” who lived in trees. They typically were Native American children who were sought after for the land rights that they owned after the Dawes Act went into effect as they were landowners.
Lisa grew up in Eastern Oklahoma where the book is set and shares her history of the area, as well as her love of the Winding Stair Mountains where she frequently hikes. We also talk about shelterwood and the history that we were not really taught in school. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast. And don’t miss my Bets On commentary in the next newsletter.
In the meantime, you can find the discussion questions here. Also, the publisher put together a terrific book club kit that you won’t want to miss. It features a letter from Lisa, historical documents, and recipes for your book club gathering…including one for Texas Funeral Cake. Sounds intriguing!
I also had the pleasure of speaking with Ruth Reichl about her new work of fiction, THE PARIS NOVEL, a Bets On title for which we featured the guide last month. The concept for this book was born from a section in Ruth’s 2019 memoir, SAVE ME THE PLUMS, which prompted her longtime editor, Susan Kamil, to ask for a novel with that as a starting-off point.
Ruth talks about why she set the book in the 1980s, as travel then was so different from what it is now. Yes, she dined at all the places mentioned in the book and remarks that she is surprised that more has not been written about Shakespeare and Company, and the Tumbleweeds who lived there. She also shares something personal from her childhood that influenced how she created the character of Stella. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast.
This month, we are featuring the guide for the national bestseller, THE FALL OF ROE: The Rise of a New America, by acclaimed New York Times journalists Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer.
In June 2022, Americans watched in shock as the Supreme Court reversed one of the nation’s landmark rulings. For nearly a half-century, Roe v. Wade was synonymous with women’s rights and freedoms. Then, suddenly, it was gone. In their groundbreaking book, Dias and Lerer reveal the explosive inside story of how it happened. Their investigation charts the shocking political and religious campaign to take down abortion rights and remake American families, womanhood and the nation itself. In doing so, they go beyond the traditional political narrative into the most personal reaches of American life.
Be sure to take a look at our Featured Guide page, which has links to discussion questions, critical praise and more.
It was announced last week that FAMILIARIS by David Wroblewski is the latest Oprah’s Book Club selection. This long-awaited follow-up to THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE (which was an Oprah’s Book Club pick when it released in 2008) is the stirring origin story of the Sawtelle family and the remarkable dogs that carry the Sawtelle name.
Oprah says, “I’m delighted for us to dive into an epic novel from the tremendously talented bestselling author…. David takes us on an extraordinary journey that brilliantly interweaves history, philosophy, adventure, and mysticism to explore the meaning of love, friendship, and living your life’s true purpose.”
Wroblewski appeared on “CBS Mornings” last week to talk about the book and his reaction to now being an author of TWO Oprah’s Book Club picks. Click here to watch the segment. If you’d like to read along with Oprah’s Book Club, you can do so by following the schedule here. And after you’ve turned the last page, be sure to take a look at the discussion questions ahead of any conversation about the book you might have with your group or others who have read it.
We also have added guides for these four books:
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SWIFT RIVER: Essie Chambers’ debut novel is this month’s “Read with Jenna” Today Show Book Club pick. Jenna calls it a “powerful exploration of identity and love” and says, “SWIFT RIVER is a story filled with secrets: community secrets and family secrets. It is a book that made me cry and then filled me with enormous hope.”
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THE UNWEDDING: “The White Lotus” meets Agatha Christie in Ally Condie’s first novel for adults, which is Reese’s Book Club pick for June. According to Reese, it’s “the perfect summer read,” and she sums it up like this: “[It] opens with a wedding at a gorgeous resort in Big Sur...but everything begins to fall apart when the main character Ellery discovers a dead body the morning of the ceremony.”
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YOU ARE HERE: A bittersweet and hopeful story of first encounters, second chances and finding the way home, David Nicholls’ latest novel is June’s Barnes & Noble Book Club selection. On Tuesday, July 2nd at 3pm ET, B&N will host a live virtual event with the author. Click here to sign up.
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MALAS: This month’s “Good Morning America” Book Club pick by debut novelist Marcela Fuentes follows one family living on the Texas-Mexico border and a curse that reverberates across generations. “GMA” calls it “a vibrant portrait of two fierce women, separated by decades, but both determined to thwart fate and escape the confines of their lives.”
For more June selections, including the Indie Next and LibraryReads lists, see our “Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks” feature here.
Our Most Popular Book Group Selections from May’s Monthly Contest
In our most recent “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest, where we gave away copies of GOOD NIGHT, IRENE by Luis Alberto Urrea, here are the five books mentioned most frequently by book groups that they have read: THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah, HELLO BEAUTIFUL by Ann Napolitano, THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride, REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt, and THE BERRY PICKERS by Amanda Peters. Scroll further down the newsletter to see the Top 15.
We hosted this month’s “Bookaccino Live” book preview event last Wednesday afternoon. I talked about 34 books releasing between now and July 2nd, plus 11 from August, that we wanted to get on your radar. You can watch the presentation here and see a list of the featured titles here.
Next month's “Bookaccino Live” book preview event will take place on Wednesday, July 10th at 2pm ET. The focus will be on titles releasing between July 9th and August 6th, in addition to a few from September, that we think will appeal to you. Click here to sign up. Those attending the live event will be asked to answer a survey about the books from the presentation that they are most interested in reading and will be eligible to win a prize.
Enjoy your group’s discussion this month!
Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])
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New Guide: FAMILIARIS by David Wroblewski
Oprah’s Latest Book Club Pick
FAMILIARIS by David Wroblewski (Historical Fiction)
It is spring 1919, and John Sawtelle's imagination has gotten him into trouble…again. Now John and his newlywed wife, Mary, along with their two best friends and their three dogs, are setting off for Wisconsin's north woods, where they hope to make a fresh start --- and, with a little luck, discover what it takes to live a life of meaning, purpose and adventure. But the place they are headed for is far stranger and more perilous than they realize, and it will take all their ingenuity, along with a few new friends --- human, animal and otherworldly --- to realize their dreams.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to see why the book is Oprah's latest Book Club pick.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: SHELTERWOOD by Lisa Wingate
An Upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On Title
SHELTERWOOD by Lisa Wingate (Historical Fiction)
Oklahoma, 1909. Eleven-year-old Olive Augusta Radley knows that her stepfather doesn’t have good intentions toward the two Choctaw girls boarded in their home as wards. When the older girl disappears, Ollie flees to the woods, taking six-year-old Nessa with her. Together they begin a perilous journey to the remote Winding Stair Mountains, the notorious territory of outlaws, treasure hunters and desperate men. Oklahoma, 1990. Law enforcement ranger Valerie Boren-Odell arrives at newly minted Horsethief Trail National Park seeking a quiet place to balance a career and single parenthood. But no sooner has Valerie reported for duty than she’s faced with local controversy over the park’s opening, a teenage hiker gone missing from one of the trails, and the long-hidden burial site of three children unearthed in a cave.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to watch our "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Lisa Wingate.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
Click here for the discussion guide.
Click here for the book club kit, which features everything from
historical documents to recipes for your book club gathering.
SHELTERWOOD will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick.
Don't miss Carol's Bets On commentary in the next newsletter.
New Featured Guide:
THE FALL OF ROE by Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer
THE FALL OF ROE: The Rise of a New America by Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer (Politics)
In June 2022, Americans watched in shock as the Supreme Court reversed one of the nation’s landmark rulings. For nearly a half-century, Roe v. Wade was synonymous with women’s rights and freedoms. Then, suddenly, it was gone.
With stunning scope, journalistic rigor, and unprecedented access to the highest echelons of conservative and liberal power, acclaimed New York Times journalists Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer chronicle the end of the Roe era. Their deeply human reporting stretches from inside abortion clinics to the halls of the White House, exposing powerful behind-the-scenes actors and recasting the actions of those already in the spotlight.
The result is a sweeping and intimate narrative of secrets, power, jaw-dropping revelations and a beacon to guide us forward.
Click here for the featured guide, which includes
discussion questions, critical praise and more.
New Special Contest on Bookreporter.com:
Enter to Win One of 25 Advance Copies of
THE LION WOMEN OF TEHRAN by Marjan Kamali,
an Upcoming Bets On Pick, Releasing on July 2nd
THE LION WOMEN OF TEHRAN by Marjan Kamali is a heartfelt, epic new novel of friendship, betrayal and redemption set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran. We have 25 advance copies to give away to those who would like to read the book, which releases on July 2nd and will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. To enter, please fill out this form by Friday, June 21st at noon ET.
THE LION WOMEN OF TEHRAN by Marjan Kamali (Fiction)
In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation.
Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa’s warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming “lion women.”
But their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girls’ high school in Iran, Ellie’s memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, her sudden reappearance in Ellie’s privileged world alters the course of both of their lives.
Together, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequences.
Click here to enter the contest.
New Guide: SWIFT RIVER by Essie Chambers
June’s “Read with Jenna” Today Show Book Club Pick
SWIFT RIVER by Essie Chambers (Historical Fiction)
It’s the summer of 1987 in Swift River, and Diamond Newberry is learning how to drive. Ever since her Pop disappeared seven years ago, she and her mother hitchhike everywhere they go. But that’s not the only reason Diamond stands out: she’s teased relentlessly about her weight, and since Pop has been gone, she’s the only Black person in all of Swift River. This summer, Ma is determined to declare Pop legally dead so that they can collect his life insurance money, get their house back from the bank, and finally move on. But when Diamond receives a letter from a relative she’s never met, key elements of Pop’s life are uncovered. She is introduced to two generations of African American Newberry women, whose lives span the 20th century and reveal a much larger picture of prejudice and abandonment, of love and devotion.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to see why the book is this month's "Read with Jenna" pick.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: THE UNWEDDING by Ally Condie
Reese’s Book Club Pick for June
THE UNWEDDING by Ally Condie (Mystery/Thriller)
Ellery Wainwright and her husband, Luke, were supposed to spend their 20th wedding anniversary together at the luxurious Resort at Broken Point in Big Sur, California. But now she’s traveling solo. To add insult to injury, there’s a wedding at Broken Point scheduled during her stay. Ellery isn’t certain of anything except for her love for her kids and her growing realization that this place, though beautiful, is unsettling. When Ellery discovers the body of the groom floating in the pool in the rain, she realizes that she is not the only one whose future is no longer guaranteed. Before the police can reach Broken Point, a mudslide takes out the road to the resort, leaving the guests trapped. When another guest dies, it’s clear something horrible is brewing.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to visit the Reese's Book Club website.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: YOU ARE HERE by David Nicholls
June’s Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick
YOU ARE HERE by David Nicholls (Romance/Humor)
Michael is coming undone. Adrift after his wife's departure, he has begun taking himself on long, solitary walks across the English countryside. Becoming ever more reclusive, he’ll do anything to avoid his empty house. Marnie, on the other hand, is stuck. Hiding alone in her London flat, she avoids old friends and any reminders of her rotten, selfish ex-husband. Curled up with a good book, she’s battling the long afternoons of a life that feels like it’s passing her by. When a persistent mutual friend and some very unpredictable weather conspire to toss Michael and Marnie together on the most epic of 10-day hikes, neither of them can think of anything worse. Until, of course, they discover exactly what they’ve been looking for.
» YOU ARE HERE is June's Barnes & Noble Book Club pick. On Tuesday, July 2nd at 3pm ET, B&N will host a live virtual event with David Nicholls. Click here to sign up.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: MALAS by Marcela Fuentes
June’s “Good Morning America” Book Club Pick
MALAS by Marcela Fuentes (Fiction)
In 1951, a mysterious old woman confronts Pilar Aguirre in the small border town of La Cienega, Texas. The old woman is sure Pilar stole her husband and, in a heated outburst, lays a curse on Pilar and her family. More than 40 years later, Lulu Muñoz is dodging chaos at every turn: her troubled father’s moods, his rules, her secret life as singer in a punk band, but most of all her upcoming quinceañera. When her beloved grandmother passes away, Lulu finds herself drawn to the glamorous stranger who crashed the funeral and who lives alone and shunned on the edge of town. Their unexpected kinship picks at the secrets of Lulu’s family’s past. As the quinceañera looms --- and we move between these two strong, irascible female voices --- one woman must make peace with the past, and one girl pushes to embrace her future.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to see why the book is this month's "Good Morning America" Book Club pick.
Click here for the discussion guide.
Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks for June
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" Today Show Book Club, Reese's Book Club, and the Target Book Club.
Below is a preview of June's "Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks." For the complete Indie Next and LibraryReads lists, as well as additional links pertaining to this month's selections, please click here.
Indie Next
#1 Pick: FIRE EXIT by Morgan Talty
THE ROM-COMMERS by Katherine Center
SWIFT RIVER by Essie Chambers
A GOOD LIFE by Virginie Grimaldi, translated by Hildegarde Serle
EXHIBIT by R. O. Kwon
LibraryReads
Top Pick: SANDWICH by Catherine Newman
SWIFT RIVER by Essie Chambers
LOVE LETTERS TO A SERIAL KILLER by Tasha Coryell
THAT NIGHT IN THE LIBRARY by Eva Jurczyk
SAME AS IT EVER WAS by Claire Lombardo
Barnes & Noble Book Club
YOU ARE HERE by David Nicholls
"Good Morning America" Book Club
MALAS by Marcela Fuentes
Oprah's Book Club
FAMILIARIS by David Wroblewski
PBS Books Readers Club
MRS. QUINN'S RISE TO FAME by Olivia Ford
"Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
SWIFT RIVER by Essie Chambers
Reese's Book Club
THE UNWEDDING by Ally Condie
Target Book Club
BECOMING TED by Matt Cain
Our Most Popular Book Group Selections for May's
"What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest
Bookreporter.com's 20th Annual
Summer Reading Contests and Feature
Summer is here! At Bookreporter.com, this means it's time for us to share some great summer book picks with our Summer Reading Contests and Feature. We are hosting a series of 24-hour contests for these titles on select days through early August, so you will have to check the site each day to see the featured prize book and enter to win. We also are sending a special newsletter to announce the day's title, which you can sign up for here.
This year's featured titles are:
Click here to read all the contest details
and learn more about our featured titles.
From left to right: Hannah Mary McKinnon, Chris Whitaker, William Kent Krueger
Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events
Here are seven upcoming virtual book and author events that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links for more info and to register.
Tuesday, June 18th at 9pm ET: Killer Author Club: The Killer Author Club was established in 2022 by Kimberly Belle, Heather Gudenkauf and Kaira Rouda as a unique platform for suspense and mystery fans to hear from their favorite authors. In this latest episode, Hannah Mary McKinnon will talk about her upcoming thriller, ONLY ONE SURVIVES.
Wednesday, June 19th at 7pm ET: "Friends and Fiction": Join the "Friends and Fiction" authors --- Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Patti Callahan Henry --- as they celebrate the release of Kristy's new novel, A HAPPIER LIFE, which is the F&F Pick of the Month.
Thursday, June 20th at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Craig DiLouie and Paul Tremblay for a live virtual discussion of DiLouie's HOW TO MAKE A HORROR MOVIE AND SURVIVE and Tremblay's HORROR MOVIE as part of B&N's Midday Mystery Virtual Event series. The conversation will be moderated by Gabino Iglesias, the author of THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME.
Thursday, June 20th at 8pm ET: "Bookaccino Live" Summer Preview Event: Carol Fitzgerald will talk about a number of books releasing this summer that we think you will enjoy reading over the next few months.
Monday, June 24th at 8pm ET: Murder By The Book: Ace Atkins will talk to Mystery & Thriller Maven’s Sara DiVello about his new thriller, DON'T LET THE DEVIL RIDE. In it, a Memphis woman hires a PI to find her missing husband, only to discover that he is involved in a dangerous web of international intrigue.
Tuesday, June 25th at 8pm ET: "Bookaccino Live" Book Group: Carol Fitzgerald will talk to William Kent Krueger about his New York Times bestseller, THE RIVER WE REMEMBER, which is a Bets On pick. Kent also will answer questions from guests who will be "on stage," as well as from other members of the audience.
Wednesday, June 26th at 7pm ET: "Friends and Fiction": The "Friends and Fiction" authors will talk to Chris Whitaker about his new novel, ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, a thriller about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.
"Bookreporter Talks To" Videos & Podcasts
“Bookreporter Talks To” is a video and podcast series that delivers a long-form, in-depth author interview every week. For years, Carol has moderated book festivals and author events around the country. But we know that readers often do not live where they can attend an author event. Our goal is to bring these author interviews to readers, wherever they may be. Watch on video, or listen as a podcast. (The podcasts include audio excerpts.)
Here are our latest interviews:
Other authors we've interviewed this year include:
Upcoming interviews include:
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Marjan Kamali (THE LION WOMEN OF TEHRAN)
Click here for a complete list of our
"Bookreporter Talks To" videos and podcasts.
We currently are featuring the following guides on ReadingGroupGuides.com:
THE FALL OF ROE: The Rise of a New America by Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer (Politics)
From acclaimed New York Times journalists Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer comes a narrative that is a political cliffhanger and an intimate look at what it means to be a woman in America today. THE FALL OF ROE is a powerful book that will have everyone talking.
FAMILIARIS by David Wroblewski (Historical Fiction)
The follow-up to the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, FAMILIARIS is the stirring origin story of the Sawtelle family and the remarkable dogs that carry the Sawtelle name.
THE HAZELBOURNE LADIES MOTORCYCLE AND FLYING CLUB by Helen Simonson (Historical Fiction)
This timeless comedy of manners --- refreshing as a summer breeze and bracing as the British seaside --- is about a generation of young women facing the seismic changes brought on by war and dreaming of the boundless possibilities of their future.
LIES AND WEDDINGS by Kevin Kwan (Fiction)
A forbidden affair erupts volcanically amid a decadent tropical wedding in this outrageous comedy of manners from the iconic author of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy.
MALAS by Marcela Fuentes (Fiction)
MALAS is a story full of passion and revenge, following one family living on the Texas-Mexico border and a curse that reverberates across generations.
MISS MORGAN'S BOOK BRIGADE by Janet Skeslien Charles (Historical Fiction)
The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of THE PARIS LIBRARY returns with a brilliant new novel based on the true story of Jessie Carson --- the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France.
SHELTERWOOD by Lisa Wingate (Historical Fiction)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of BEFORE WE WERE YOURS comes a sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children caught in the storm of land barons hungry for power and oil wealth.
THE STOLEN CHILD by Ann Hood (Historical Fiction)
An unlikely duo ventures through France and Italy to solve the mystery of a child’s fate in this moving, page-turning novel from Ann Hood, who captures a world of possibility and romance through the eyes of a young woman learning to claim her place in it.
SWIFT RIVER by Essie Chambers (Historical Fiction)
SWIFT RIVER is a sweeping family saga about the complicated bond between mothers and daughters, the disappearance of a father, and the long-hidden history of a declining New England mill town.
THE UNWEDDING by Ally Condie (Mystery/Thriller)
"The White Lotus" meets Agatha Christie in this bold novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ally Condie. A recent divorcee's exclusive Big Sur resort vacation unravels when she discovers a dead body on the day of a wedding.
YOU ARE HERE by David Nicholls (Romance/Humor)
From the internationally bestselling and Booker Prize-longlisted author of ONE DAY, one of the most enduring love stories of its generation, comes an uplifting and unputdownable love story about second chances.
Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they appeared in hardcover, are now available in paperback:
BANYAN MOON by Thao Thai (Fiction)
This sweeping, evocative debut novel follows three generations of Vietnamese American women reeling from the death of their matriarch, revealing the family’s inherited burdens, buried secrets and unlikely love stories.
THE BLOCK PARTY by Jamie Day (Domestic Thriller)
The residents of the exclusive cul-de-sac on Alton Road are entangled in a web of secrets and scandal. On the night of the annual summer block party, there has been a murder. But who did it and why takes readers back one year earlier, as rivalries and betrayals unfold.
CROOK MANIFESTO by Colson Whitehead (Historical Fiction)
The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of HARLEM SHUFFLE continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.
EVERYTHING'S FINE by Cecilia Rabess (Fiction)
A stunning debut that introduces Cecilia Rabess as a blazing new talent, EVERYTHING'S FINE is a poignant and sharp novel about two very different young people falling in love and falling apart in a deeply divided America.
THE FIRST LADIES by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray (Historical Fiction)
From the New York Times bestselling authors of the "Good Morning America" Book Club pick THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN comes a novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune --- an unlikely friendship that changed the world.
GOOD NIGHT, IRENE by Luis Alberto Urrea (Historical Fiction)
This New York Times bestselling novel tells an exhilarating World War II epic that chronicles an extraordinary young woman’s heroic frontline service in the Red Cross.
GOODBYE EARL: A Revenge Novel by Leesa Cross-Smith (Fiction)
Four women take fate into their own hands in this big-hearted story of friendship, resilience and revenge on monstrous men, from the award-winning author of HALF-BLOWN ROSE.
LADY TAN'S CIRCLE OF WOMEN by Lisa See (Historical Fiction)
Perfect for fans of SNOWFLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN and THE ISLAND OF SEA WOMEN, this latest historical novel from New York Times bestselling author Lisa See is inspired by the true story of a female physician from 15th-century China.
MAYBE NEXT TIME by Cesca Major (Fiction)
One Day meets Groundhog Day in this heartwarming and emotionally poignant novel about a stressed woman who must relive the same day over and over, keeping her family and work life from imploding as she attempts to spare her husband from an unfortunate fate.
SUNSHINE NAILS by Mai Nguyen (Fiction/Humor)
This tender, humorous and page-turning debut is about a Vietnamese Canadian family in Toronto who will do whatever it takes to protect their no-frills nail salon after a new high-end salon opens up --- even if it tears the family apart.
YOU WERE ALWAYS MINE by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza (Fiction)
The acclaimed authors of the "Good Morning America" Book Club pick WE ARE NOT LIKE THEM return with this moving and provocative novel about a Black woman who finds an abandoned white baby, sending her on a collision course with her past, her family and a birth mother who doesn’t want to be found.
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