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Happy New Year! I know we are supposed to stop saying that around January 6th. But since this is our first newsletter of the year, I am making an exception.
I have read a number of January books that all would make for great discussions. And looking at my shelves of advance reading copies, I am seeing dozens more coming out later this year.
We are planning book group events, as well as lots of author interviews, to ensure that we provide you with plenty of options for bookish conversation and background on the books that you will be discussing. On that note…
This is your last Reading Group Guides newsletter reminder to sign up for our first “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event of the year, which will take place on Wednesday, January 29th at 8pm ET.
Our guest will be Ashley Elston, and she will be talking about her #1 New York Times bestseller, FIRST LIE WINS, a Reese’s Book Club pick and a Bookreporter.com Bets On selection that releases in paperback on January 28th. Evie Porter has everything a nice Southern girl could want: a doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence, a tight group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist.
You can register for the event by clicking here. If you have a question for Ashley, please email it to me using the subject line “Ashley” by January 29th 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 Ashley 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 Ashley in our virtual green room before the program starts.
This also is your last Reading Group Guides newsletter reminder to sign up for our special Winter Preview evening event, which we are hosting on Wednesday, January 22nd at 8pm ET.
I will be presenting a number of books releasing this winter that we think you will enjoy reading over the next few months. Included will be fiction; historical fiction; thrillers and mysteries; and memoirs, biographies and other nonfiction. You can register for the program by clicking here. We have a stellar lineup of titles, and I look forward to telling you all about them!
We are happy to share with you our first two “Bookreporter Talks To” interviews of 2025.
First up is Fiona Davis, whose latest novel is THE STOLEN QUEEN. This Bets On pick is set in Egypt in 1936 and New York City in 1978 --- and the iconic New York building that is featured here is the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Fiona and I talk about the museum's King Tut exhibit, as well as the Met Gala and how it has changed through the years. And yes, we share an admiration for fashion columnist and editor Diana Vreeland. Fiona also reveals many details about her research, and she notes a book for further reading. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast. Also, be sure to check out the discussion guide and our Bookreporter review.
Speaking of Fiona, a few months ago, she shared some exciting news on social media: “Earlier this year, Corinne Horowitz Levine from the travel agency Novel Travels reached out to me. She wanted to put together a tour of the New York City locations featured in my books. I thought it was a great idea, and now it's ready for lift off. It includes five days in late March 2025 in the Big Apple, one Broadway show, two hangs with yours truly, and the chance to hit all the hot spots of my novels in the hands of a professional tour guide.”
This truly is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for fans of Fiona to meet her and “walk the pages of her novels,” while spending five fun days (March 27-31) in New York City. Click here for the full itinerary. And for more information, be sure to reach out to Corinne at [email protected], or call 561-596-6960.
I also had the pleasure of talking to Lisa Genova about her new work of fiction, MORE OR LESS MADDY, which will be a Bets On selection.
Lisa shares what drew her to write about a young woman with bipolar disorder and her research on the subject, which included conversations with people who have been diagnosed with it. She talks about how both the diagnosis and the treatment of bipolar disorder can be challenging; there is no one way to treat it, and treatment takes time.
Maddy longs to be a stand-up comedian, and Lisa explains how she learned more about that topic, including her own set on stage to give it a try. As always, Lisa speaks about wanting to have readers leave her books with empathy and understanding. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast. You also can read our review on Bookreporter here, and don’t miss my Bets On commentary in the next newsletter.
THE STOLEN QUEEN and MORE OR LESS MADDY are just two of the prizes in our End-of-the-Year contest, which we’re keeping open through the end of the month. We’re giving readers the opportunity to share their favorite book that they read with their group and their favorite book that they read outside their group in 2024.
One Grand Prize winner will be awarded THE STOLEN QUEEN and MORE OR LESS MADDY, along with five other books releasing this year that we think will make for terrific book group discussions: THE FLOAT TEST by Lynn Steger Strong, A FORTY YEAR KISS by Nickolas Butler, GOOD DIRT by Charmaine Wilkerson, PRESUMED GUILTY by Scott Turow, and THE QUEENS OF CRIME by Marie Benedict.
To enter, please fill out this form by Wednesday, January 29th at noon ET. We will share our reader-compiled "Best Of" list with you in the next newsletter.
Last Year’s Most Popular Discussion Guides
Our Most Requested Guides of 2024 are now available. We pulled together the 30 guides that were accessed the most by you last year. In the top five are THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah, THE FROZEN RIVER by Ariel Lawhon, DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver, HELLO BEAUTIFUL by Ann Napolitano, and HORSE by Geraldine Brooks. We always love seeing which guides appealed to you the most!
Oprah’s latest Book Club pick is A NEW EARTH: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, which was originally published in 2005 and was selected for the Book Club in 2008. With his bestselling spiritual guide, THE POWER OF NOW, Eckhart Tolle inspired millions of readers to discover the freedom and joy of a life lived “in the now.” In A NEW EARTH, Tolle expands on these powerful ideas to show how transcending our ego-based state of consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world.
Oprah says, “As we welcome a new year, I wanted to revisit the book that had more effect on me than any other book by a living author has had on my perception of how I understand my connection to the world. It changed the way I looked at pain in my life, it changed the way I looked at ego in my life, it changed the way I looked at the roles I played in my life versus the values that I hold for myself. I already had a life’s purpose in 2008, but it enhanced the purpose that I was living here on earth and I know it can do it for everyone who reads it.”
Oprah talked to Eckhart Tolle about A NEW EARTH and its vital lessons for 2025 in front of a live audience at the Starbucks Reserve store in New York's Empire State Building. Click here to watch their conversation on Oprah’s YouTube channel. You can access the guide here.
THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS by Emma Knight is January’s Barnes & Noble and “Read with Jenna” book club picks. This much-talked-about novel --- which revolves around campus life, sexual awakening, and the many ways that women can become mothers in this world --- asks to what extent we need to look back in order to move forward.
Jenna says, “This is a book about friendship, motherhood and finding ourselves with mystery and romance at its core. This debut novel will sweep you up your feet.” On Tuesday, February 4th at 3pm ET, B&N will host a live virtual event with Emma, which you can sign up for here. In the meantime, here’s the guide.
HOMESEEKING is January’s “Good Morning America” Book Club pick. Debut novelist Karissa Chen’s meticulously researched and deeply personal literary debut illuminates the grand scope of the Chinese diaspora through the intimate story of Haiwen and Suchi, childhood best friends turned star-crossed soulmates, and their 60-year journey back to each other.
With dual timelines, Chen carries the reader through the Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War, crisscrossing Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New York City and Los Angeles, all while navigating the themes of love, migration and the immigrant experience. Click here for the guide.
For more January selections, including the Indie Next and LibraryReads lists, see our “Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks” feature here.
We also have added guides for these two books:
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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE McCRAYS?: Full of love and hope, Tracey Lange’s new novel --- an upcoming Bets On title --- takes an intimate look at both sides of a failed marriage and two people who finally must confront the awful pain of their past or risk being consumed by it. We will feature my Bets On commentary in the next newsletter, along with my interview with Tracey.
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RENTAL HOUSE: Weike Wang, the award-winning author of CHEMISTRY and JOAN IS OKAY, is back with a witty, incisive and tender novel about a marriage as seen through the lens of two family vacations. In her Bookreporter review, Norah Piehl calls the book “funny in a peculiar, truly unexpected way. In the end, it offers a unique vision of what it might take for this couple to manage a future that could work for both of them --- and their respective families.”
Announcing This Year’s Winter Reading Feature on Bookreporter
Bookreporter.com's Winter Reading feature is back for a 10th year! On select days in January and February, we are hosting a series of 24-hour contests spotlighting a book releasing this winter and giving five readers the chance to win it. We also are sending a special newsletter to announce the day's title, which you can sign up for here.
We kicked off the feature by giving away BEAUTIFUL UGLY by Alice Feeney (an upcoming Bets On pick) and BROOKE SHIELDS IS NOT ALLOWED TO GET OLD: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman by Brooke Shields with Rachel Bertsche. Our next contest will be up on Tuesday, January 21st at noon ET. The prize book will be THE BUSINESS TRIP by Jessie Garcia, a debut psychological thriller that takes you on a descent into the depths of a mastermind manipulator. But who is playing who?
We hosted our first “Bookaccino Live” book preview event of 2025 last Wednesday afternoon. I talked about 41 books releasing between now and February 4th, plus 12 from March, 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, February 12th at 2pm ET. The focus will be on titles releasing between February 11th and March 4th, in addition to a few from April, that we think will appeal to you. Click here to sign up.
Register for the Buzz Books Editors and Authors Panel
On Wednesday, January 22nd at 7pm ET, Leigh Haber will host the Buzz Books Editors and Authors Panel, a free virtual event sponsored by Publishers Lunch and the American Booksellers Association.
Five authors will chat with their editors about their upcoming books: Dennard Dayle (HOW TO DODGE A CANNONBALL), Jefferson Fisher (THE NEXT CONVERSATION: Argue Less, Talk More), Nanda Reddy (A GIRL WITHIN A GIRL WITHIN A GIRL), Louis Sachar (THE MAGICIAN OF TIGER CASTLE), and Katie Yee (MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR). You can register for the event by clicking here.
Also, be sure to download Buzz Books 2025: Spring/Summer, the 26th edition of Publishers Lunch’s celebrated sampler series. This collection offers readers an exclusive preview of nearly 50 of the season’s most anticipated releases, curated to showcase both established voices and emerging talents.
As promised, there is lots going on. My group is meeting on Tuesday night, and we'll be sharing what we read over the break. We decided to do this so there wouldn't be one more assigned task over the holidays.
We love hearing from readers about the prizes that they win on Reading Group Guides. Carla wrote, “I wanted to let you know that The Susan Kaplansky Book Club discussed GOOD NIGHT, IRENE on January 2nd, which we won in your contest a while back. We had a great conversation. Thank you and the publisher again for your generosity! Happy reading from snowy St. Louis!”
And on that note, enjoy your next book group discussion!
Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])
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New Guide: THE STOLEN QUEEN by Fiona Davis
A Bookreporter.com Bets On Title
THE STOLEN QUEEN by Fiona Davis (Historical Mystery)
Egypt, 1936: Anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered and accepts a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. But then an unbearable tragedy strikes. New York City, 1978: Nineteen-year-old Annie Jenkins lands an opportunity to work for former Vogue fashion editor Diana Vreeland, who’s in the midst of organizing the famous Met Gala. Meanwhile, Charlotte is now leading a quiet life as the associate curator of the Met’s celebrated Department of Egyptian Art. She’s consumed by her research on Hathorkare --- a rare female pharaoh dismissed by most other Egyptologists as unimportant. The night of the gala: One of the Egyptian art collection’s most valuable artifacts goes missing, and there are signs that Hathorkare’s legendary curse might be reawakening. Annie and Charlotte team up to search for the missing antiquity.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read Carol's Bookreporter.com Bets On commentary.
- Click here to watch our "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Fiona Davis.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide:
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE McCRAYS? by Tracey Lange
An Upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On Title
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE McCRAYS? by Tracey Lange (Fiction)
When Kyle McCray gets word that his father has suffered a debilitating stroke, he returns to his hometown of Potsdam, New York. Kyle left suddenly two-and-a-half years ago, abandoning people who depended on him: his father, his employees, his friends --- not to mention Casey, his wife of 16 years and a beloved teacher in town. He plans to lie low and help his dad recuperate until he can leave again. The longer he’s home, the more Kyle understands the impact his departure has had on the people he left behind. When he’s presented with an opportunity for redemption as the coach of the floundering middle-school hockey team, he begins to find compassion in unexpected places. Kyle even considers staying in Potsdam, but that’s only possible if he and Casey can come to some kind of peace with each other.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for the discussion guide.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE McCRAYS? will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. Don't miss Carol's Bets On commentary and her interview with
Tracey Lange in the next newsletter.
Special Contest:
Share Your Favorite Books of 2024
and Enter to Win SEVEN Outstanding Book Group Titles Releasing in 2025!
We have seen so many “Best Books of the Year” lists over the last couple of months. With that in mind, we would like you and your book group to help us compile ours by entering our special End-of-the-Year contest!
All you have to do is fill out this form, sharing both your favorite book that you discussed with your group and your favorite book that you read outside your group in 2024, by Wednesday, January 29th at noon ET.
One Grand Prize winner will be awarded SEVEN fabulous book group titles releasing in 2025:
Please note: Your favorite book that you discussed with your group CAN be the same as your favorite book that you read outside your group. And they don't need to have been published in 2024.
We will share our reader-compiled "Best Of" list with you shortly after the contest ends. We cannot wait to see what you select!
Click here to share your favorite books of 2024 and enter the contest.
Most Requested Guides of 2024
Our Most Requested Guides feature for 2024 has been updated. We took a look at all of the guides that you accessed last year, and from there we pulled together a list of the top 30 titles. Below are the 10 most popular guides, and you can click here for the full list. We love seeing which books resonated the most with you and your group!
Click here for the Top 30 Most Requested Guides of 2024.
New Guide: A NEW EARTH by Eckhart Tolle
Oprah’s Latest Book Club Pick
A NEW EARTH: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
(Spirituality/Personal Growth)
With his bestselling spiritual guide, THE POWER OF NOW, Eckhart Tolle inspired millions of readers to discover the freedom and joy of a life lived “in the now.” In A NEW EARTH, Tolle expands on these powerful ideas to show how transcending our ego-based state of consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world. Tolle describes how our attachment to the ego creates the dysfunction that leads to anger, jealousy and unhappiness, and shows readers how to awaken to a new state of consciousness and follow the path to a truly fulfilling existence.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to find out why the book is Oprah's latest Book Club pick.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide:
THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS
by Emma Knight
January’s Barnes & Noble
and “Read with Jenna” Book Club Picks
THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS by Emma Knight (Fiction)
Arriving at the University of Edinburgh for her first term, Pen knows that her divorced parents back in Canada are hiding something from her. She believes she’ll find the answer here in Scotland, where an old friend of her father’s --- now a famous writer known as Lord Lennox --- lives. When she is invited to spend the weekend at Lord Lennox’s centuries-old estate with his enveloping, fascinating family, Pen begins to unravel her parents’ secret, just as she’s falling in love for the first time. As Pen experiences the sharp shock of adulthood, she comes to rely on herself for the first time in her life.
» THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS is January's Barnes & Noble Book Club pick. On Tuesday, February 4th at 3pm ET, B&N will host a live virtual event with Emma Knight. Click here to sign up.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to find out why the book is this month's "Read with Jenna" Book Club pick.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide:
THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY by Kate Fagan
Reese’s Book Club Pick
and the Target Book Club Pick for January
THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY by Kate Fagan (Fiction)
Cate Kay knows how to craft a story. As the creator of a bestselling book trilogy that struck box office gold as a film series, she’s one of the most successful authors of her generation. The thing is, Cate Kay doesn’t really exist. She’s never attended author events or granted any interviews. Her real identity had been a closely guarded secret, until now. As a young adult, she and her best friend, Amanda, dreamed of escaping their difficult homes and moving to California to become movie stars. But the day before their grand adventure, a tragedy shattered their dreams, and Cate has been on the run ever since, taking on different names and charting a new future. But after a shocking revelation, Cate understands that returning home is the only way she’ll be a whole person again.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to see why the book is this month's Reese's Book Club pick.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: HOMESEEKING by Karissa Chen
January’s “Good Morning America” Book Club Pick
HOMESEEKING by Karissa Chen (Romance)
Haiwen is buying bananas at a 99 Ranch Market in Los Angeles when he looks up and sees Suchi, his Suchi, for the first time in 60 years. To recently widowed Haiwen it feels like a second chance, but Suchi has only survived by refusing to look back. Suchi was seven when she first met Haiwen in their Shanghai neighborhood, drawn by the sound of his violin. Their childhood friendship blossomed into soul-deep love, but when Haiwen secretly enlisted in the Nationalist army in 1947 to save his brother from the draft, she was left with just his violin and a note: Forgive me. HOMESEEKING follows the separated lovers through six decades of tumultuous Chinese history, telling Haiwen’s story from the present to the past while tracing Suchi’s from her childhood to the present, meeting in the crucible of their lives.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to find out why the book is this month's "GMA" Book Club pick.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: RENTAL HOUSE by Weike Wang
RENTAL HOUSE by Weike Wang (Fiction)
Keru and Nate are college sweethearts who marry despite their family differences: Keru’s strict, Chinese, immigrant parents demand perfection, while Nate’s rural, white, working-class family distrusts his intellectual ambitions and his “foreign” wife. Some years into their marriage, the couple invites their families on vacation. At a Cape Cod beach house, and later at a luxury Catskills bungalow, Keru, Nate and their giant sheepdog navigate visits from in-laws and unexpected guests, all while wondering if they have what it takes to answer the big questions: How do you cope when your spouse and your family of origin clash? How many people (and dogs) make a family? And when the pack starts to disintegrate, what can you do to shepherd everyone back together?
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for the discussion guide.
Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks for January
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.
Below is a preview of January'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: WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by Grady Hendrix
THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY by Kate Fagan
WATER MOON by Samantha Sotto Yambao
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE McCRAYS? by Tracey Lange
THE FAVORITES by Layne Fargo
LibraryReads
Top Pick: GOOD DIRT by Charmaine Wilkerson
OUT OF THE WOODS by Hannah Bonam-Young
THE NOTE by Alafair Burke
BABYLONIA by Costanza Casati
THE FAVORITES by Layne Fargo
Barnes & Noble Book Club
THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS by Emma Knight
"Good Morning America" Book Club
HOMESEEKING by Karissa Chen
Oprah's Book Club
A NEW EARTH: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
PBS Books Readers Club
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt
"Read with Jenna" Book Club
THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS by Emma Knight
Reese's Book Club
THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY by Kate Fagan
Target Book Club
THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY by Kate Fagan
Click here for January's Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks.
Announcing Bookreporter.com's 10th Annual
Winter Reading Contests and Feature
At Bookreporter.com, we are kicking off 2025 with our 10th annual Winter Reading Contests and Feature! On select days in January and February, we are hosting a series of 24-hour contests spotlighting a book releasing this winter and giving five lucky readers the chance to win it. 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.
Bookreporter.com Bets On: THE NOTE by Alafair Burke
THE NOTE by Alafair Burke (Psychological Thriller)
In THE NOTE by Alafair Burke, three friends have decamped to a stunning place in the Hamptons for a reunion visit. It all sounds idyllic, but this is a thriller, so don’t settle back in your chair and relax.
Lauren, Kelsey and May have not seen each other in a while. But it quickly becomes clear that had they not attended the same camp in the past, they probably would not be in each other’s lives. They were close at one time, but we don’t know exactly why they’re spending time together now. Is it to share memories, or something else? Each has a history that is carefully parsed to readers, as something scandalous or embarrassing has happened to them. They know some of each other’s secrets, but not all of them. Alafair does a great job of drawing us deeper and deeper into their lives.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here to read more of Carol's Bets On commentary.
Register for the Buzz Books Editors and Authors Panel on Wednesday, January 22nd: A Free Virtual Event
From left to right: Lisa Genova, Ashley Elston, Kira Jane Buxton
Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events
Here are nine upcoming virtual book and author events that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links for more info and to register.
Wednesday, January 22nd at 7pm ET: Buzz Books Editors and Authors Panel: Leigh Haber will host the Buzz Books Editors and Authors Panel, a virtual event sponsored by Publishers Lunch and the American Booksellers Association. Five authors will chat with their editors about their forthcoming titles.
Wednesday, January 22nd at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join “Friends & Fiction” for a conversation with Scott Turow about PRESUMED GUILTY, his third legal thriller featuring former Kindle County prosecutor Rusty Sabich, following PRESUMED INNOCENT and INNOCENT.
Wednesday, January 22nd at 8pm ET: "Bookaccino Live" Winter Preview Event: Carol Fitzgerald will talk about a number of books releasing this winter that we think you will enjoy reading over the next few months. Included will be fiction; historical fiction; thrillers and mysteries; and memoirs, biographies and other nonfiction.
Thursday, January 23rd at 7pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Alison Gaylin will be in conversation with WILD FAITH author Talia Lavin about her latest thriller, WE ARE WATCHING, in which a mother is desperate to protect her family as they become targets of a group of violent conspiracy theorists.
Tuesday, January 28th at 9pm ET: Killer Author Club: Join the Killer Author Club for a killer chat with bestselling author Joshua Moehling about the third book in his critically acclaimed Ben Packard series, A LONG TIME GONE.
Wednesday, January 29th at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join “Friends & Fiction” for a conversation with Lisa Genova about MORE OR LESS MADDY, a breathless, riveting novel about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder who rejects the stability and approval found in a traditionally “normal” life for a career in stand-up comedy.
Wednesday, January 29th at 7pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Fiona Davis will talk about her latest work of historical fiction, THE STOLEN QUEEN, an utterly addictive novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.
Wednesday, January 29th at 8pm ET: "Bookaccino Live" Book Group: Carol Fitzgerald will talk to Ashley Elston about her #1 New York Times bestseller, FIRST LIE WINS, a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick that releases in paperback on January 28th. Ashley also will answer questions from guests who will be "on stage," as well as from other members of the audience.
Thursday, January 30th at 7pm ET: Byrd's Books: Join Byrd's Books for a very special event with Kira Jane Buxton as they celebrate and discuss her new book, TARTUFO, a fantastically funny story featuring a cast of colorful characters in a dying Italian village --- and a giant truffle that changes their fate forever. Kira will be in conversation with Book Riot senior contributing editor Liberty Hardy.
"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 include:
Upcoming interviews include:
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Michelle Horton (DEAR SISTER: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds)
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Tracey Lange (WHAT HAPPENED TO THE McCRAYS?)
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Scott Turow (PRESUMED GUILTY)
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Charmaine Wilkerson (GOOD DIRT)
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 ANXIOUS GENERATION: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt (Parenting/Psychology)
A must-read for all parents, THE ANXIOUS GENERATION is the generation-defining investigation into the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones, social media and big tech --- and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.
CITY OF NIGHT BIRDS by Juhea Kim (Fiction)
A once-famous ballerina faces a final choice --- to return to the world of Russian dance that nearly broke her, or to walk away forever --- in this incandescent novel of redemption and love.
HOMESEEKING by Karissa Chen (Romance)
HOMESEEKING is an epic and intimate tale of one couple across 60 years as world events pull them together and apart, illuminating the Chinese diaspora and exploring what it means to find home far from your homeland.
THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS by Emma Knight (Fiction)
This witty, atmospheric and brilliantly told novel offers compelling portraits of womanhood, motherhood and female friendship, along with the irresistible intrigue surrounding an extraordinary British family.
A NEW EARTH: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
(Spirituality/Personal Growth)
Illuminating, enlightening and uplifting, A NEW EARTH is a profoundly spiritual manifesto for a better way of life --- and for building a better world.
PRIVATE RITES by Julia Armfield (Fiction)
From the award-winning author of OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA comes a speculative reimagining of King Lear, centering on three sisters navigating queer love and loss in a drowning world.
RENTAL HOUSE by Weike Wang (Fiction)
From the award-winning author of CHEMISTRY comes a sharp-witted, insightful novel about a marriage as seen through the lens of two family vacations.
THE STOLEN QUEEN by Fiona Davis (Historical Mystery)
From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis comes an utterly addictive novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.
THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY by Kate Fagan (Fiction)
THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO meets FIRST LIE WINS in this electric, voice-driven debut novel about an elusive bestselling author who decides to finally confess her true identity after years of hiding from her past.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE McCRAYS? by Tracey Lange (Fiction)
From New York Times bestselling author Tracey Lange comes a poignant story about the resilience of family, the importance of community, and the magic of middle-school hockey.
Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they appeared in hardcover, are now available in paperback:
THE BOOK OF FIRE by Christy Lefteri (Fiction)
Gorgeously written, sweeping in scope and intimate in tone, THE BOOK OF FIRE is a masterful work about the search for meaning in the wake of tragedy, as well as the universal ties that bind people together, and to the land that they call home.
MERCURY by Amy Jo Burns (Fiction)
A roofing family’s bonds of loyalty are tested when they uncover a long-hidden secret at the heart of their blue-collar town.
THE MYSTERY GUEST: A Maid Novel by Nita Prose (Mystery)
A new mess. A new mystery. It’s up to Molly the maid to uncover the truth, no matter how dirty, in this stand-alone novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE MAID, a "Good Morning America" Book Club pick.
NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by Lisa Jewell (Psychological Thriller)
This unputdownable psychological thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell follows a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast.
THE PRINCESS OF LAS VEGAS by Chris Bohjalian (Thriller)
A Princess Diana impersonator and her estranged sister find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of money and murder in this twisting tale of organized crime, cryptocurrency and family secrets on the Las Vegas Strip.
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.
STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHERE by Lisa Gardner (Mystery/Thriller)
A young girl kidnapped in Hawaii 12 years ago. A female serial killer awaiting execution in Texas in just three weeks’ time. And a recovering alcoholic with more regrets than belongings determined to find justice. Three women are on one terrifying trajectory, where the sins of the past and the secrets in the present all have the power to kill.
WHERE YOU END by Abbott Kahler (Psychological Thriller)
From bestselling nonfiction author Abbott Kahler comes a spellbinding fiction debut. An unusual form of amnesia upends the lives of identical twins, forcing them to face the indelible, dangerous shadow of the past.
YELLOWFACE by R. F. Kuang (Fiction)
White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences. Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American.
YOU ONLY CALL WHEN YOU'RE IN TROUBLE by Stephen McCauley (Fiction)
Stephen McCauley’s rollicking and touching novel asks an increasingly important question: Is it ever okay to stop caring for others and start living for yourself?
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