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My book group is celebrating six years this month, and we are really proud to hit this number. Except for me, my book club is made up of women in their 40s. When we started, many of their children were in nursery school or just starting school. I love hearing stories about their children, as well as their thoughts about books. We typically talk about what we are reading outside the group as well. Many of them, myself included, have said that it is their favorite night of the month.
I hope that you find that same joy with your book group!
For this month, we are reading THE MATCHMAKER’S GIFT, which Julia in our group loved and suggested. Lynda Cohen Loigman will be joining us for the discussion, which we are looking forward to.
This is your last ReadingGroupGuides newsletter reminder to sign up for this month’s “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event, which will take place next Wednesday, April 24th at 8pm ET.
Our guest will be Kate Morton, and she will be talking about her novel, HOMECOMING, which is now available in paperback. A New York Times bestseller and a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick when it first released last year, this sweeping novel begins with a shocking crime, the effects of which echo across continents and generations.
You can register for the event by clicking here. If you would like to ask Kate a question about the book on camera during the event, please email me with your question using the subject line “Kate” by April 24th at noon ET. Be sure to include your name, city and state, as well as your question. If you do not want to appear on camera but still would like to ask a question, please note that you want to be off camera, and share your question --- adding your name, city and state.
Our Most Popular Book Group Selections from March’s Monthly Contest
In our most recent “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest, where we gave away copies of HOMECOMING, here are the five books mentioned most frequently by book groups that they have read: THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah, THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride, LADY TAN'S CIRCLE OF WOMEN by Lisa See, THE FROZEN RIVER by Ariel Lawhon, and THE RIVER WE REMEMBER by William Kent Krueger. Scroll further down the newsletter to see the Top 15.
We have two new “Bookreporter Talks To” interviews to share with you in this newsletter.
First up is Megan Miranda, who returns to “Bookreporter Talks To” to discuss her new thriller, DAUGHTER OF MINE. Here, Megan shares her inspiration for the novel, which will be a Bets On selection, as well as insight into her creative process. She also explains how she laid out the twists that make this story so special. Megan loves the narrator of the audio edition, Inés del Castillo, as she feels Inés sets the right tone for the book. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast.
We are featuring the discussion guide here and our review on Bookreporter here. Also, be sure to check out Megan's book tour schedule on her website to see if she'll be at a bookstore or library near you. And find out why I’m betting you’ll love this book in the next newsletter.
I also spoke with Simone Gorrindo about her debut memoir, THE WIVES, an upcoming Bets On pick for which we are featuring the guide. Simone explains how she found her way to writing this book when her husband, an Army Special Ops team member, was assigned to a base in Columbus, Georgia. There she found herself with a group of women who had followed their husbands to this area. These wives had one thing in common: their husbands and their work as soldiers.
When the men left town, the women would gather together for support, and any of the typical social lines between them would drop as they commiserated about both their day-to-day lives and the larger role that their husbands were playing on a bigger stage. Simone shares where their lives went after the book ends and what it was like narrating her own story. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast. We will share links to our Bookreporter review and my Bets On commentary in the next newsletter.
Ten years after the release of her debut novel, THE GOOD GIRL, Mary Kubica is back with a new psychological thriller. In SHE’S NOT SORRY, a woman arrives at the ICU in a coma with a traumatic brain injury after plunging over 20 feet from a bridge, and an ICU nurse starts to unravel her patient’s frightening past. But when shocking details about the fall surface, the facts are called into question. Did this woman fall or jump? Or was she pushed? And if so, why and by whom? And who is this woman really? Click here for the guide.
We also have added guides for these four books:
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THE SICILIAN INHERITANCE: Jo Piazza’s dual-timeline novel follows Sara Marsala, a newly divorced restaurateur, as she travels to her ancestor’s village in Sicily to claim a potential inheritance. While visiting, she learns that her great-grandmother may have been murdered there a century ago and that she may be in danger too.
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THE HUSBANDS: Holly Gramazio’s debut novel is April’s Top LibraryReads Pick and the latest “Read with Jenna” Today Show Book Club selection. Jenna calls the book “equal parts humor and love story.” She goes on to say, “I love the concept. I think it's a commentary on swiping and dating in the modern world.”
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THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD: Claire Lombardo’s 2019 debut novel is this month’s Reese’s Book Club pick. Reese describes the book using these words: Sisters. Emotional. Messy (in the best way). Complicated relationships. Character-driven. She says, “This book truly feels like you’re a fly on the wall watching a real family interact.”
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THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES: Julia Alvarez’s new novel asks: Whose stories get to be told, and whose buried? The celebrated writer at the heart of this book finds the meaning that she and her characters yearn for in the everlasting vitality of stories. Alvarez reminds us that the stories of our lives are never truly finished, even at the end.
April’s “Good Morning America” Book Club pick is Abby Jimenez’s new romantic comedy, JUST FOR THE SUMMER. Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They'll date each other and break up. It's supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer. But you know what they say about the best-laid plans?
Leif Enger’s latest novel, I CHEERFULLY REFUSE, is this month’s Barnes & Noble Book Club pick. In this tale set in a not-too-distant America, a bereaved and pursued musician embarks under sail in search of his departed, deeply beloved, bookselling wife. According to the publisher, the book is “a symphony against despair and a rallying cry for the future.” On Wednesday, May 8th at 3pm ET, B&N will host a live virtual event with the author, which you can sign up for here.
For more April selections, including the Indie Next and LibraryReads lists, see our “Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks” feature here.
We hosted this month’s “Bookaccino Live” book preview event last Wednesday afternoon. I talked about 26 books releasing between now and April 30th, plus 12 from the second half of May and 13 from June, 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, May 8th at 2pm ET. I will present titles releasing between May 7th and June 4th, in addition to a few from July, 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.
In anticipation of the May 7th release of Ann Hood’s new novel, THE STOLEN CHILD, we are giving 25 readers the opportunity to win an advance copy in a Bookreporter contest. The book is about an unlikely duo who ventures through France and Italy to solve the mystery of a child’s fate. The deadline for your entries is Friday, April 26th at noon ET. Scroll further down the newsletter for all the details.
I loved THE STOLEN CHILD, which will be a Bets On pick, and I look forward to talking to Ann about it in a “Bookreporter Talks To” interview!
We wrap up Bookreporter’s Spring Preview contests with our final giveaway, DID I EVER TELL YOU? by Genevieve Kingston. This life-affirming memoir about the power of love will be a Bets On selection. The contest is now up, so be sure to enter for your chance to win one of five copies. The deadline for your entries is TOMORROW, Wednesday, April 17th at noon ET.
Here’s to all of you having a great book group discussion this month!
Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])
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New Guide: DAUGHTER OF MINE by Megan Miranda
An Upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On Title
DAUGHTER OF MINE by Megan Miranda (Psychological Thriller/Mystery)
When Hazel Sharp, the daughter of Mirror Lake’s longtime local detective, unexpectedly inherits her childhood home, she’s warily drawn back to the town --- and people --- she left behind almost a decade earlier. But Hazel is not the only relic of the past to return. A drought has descended on the region. And as the water level in the lake drops, long-hidden secrets begin to emerge…including evidence that may help finally explain the mystery of her mother’s disappearance.
- 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 watch our "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Megan Miranda.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
- Click here to visit Megan Miranda's website.
- Click here to see Megan Miranda's book tour schedule.
Click here for the discussion guide.
DAUGHTER OF MINE will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick.
Don't miss Carol's Bets On commentary in the next newsletter.
New Guide: THE WIVES by Simone Gorrindo
An Upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On Title
THE WIVES: A Memoir by Simone Gorrindo (Memoir)
When her new husband joins an elite Army unit, Simone Gorrindo is uprooted from New York City and dropped into Columbus, Georgia --- a town so foreign she might as well have landed on the moon. With her husband frequently deployed, she is left to find her place in this new world, alone --- until she meets the wives. Gorrindo gives us an intimate look into the inner lives of a remarkable group of women and a tender, unflinching portrait of a marriage.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to watch our "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Simone Gorrindo.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
Click here for the discussion guide.
THE WIVES will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick.
Don't miss Carol's Bets On commentary in the next newsletter.
New Guide: SHE’S NOT SORRY by Mary Kubica
SHE'S NOT SORRY by Mary Kubica (Psychological Thriller)
Meghan Michaels is trying to find balance between being a single mom and working full time as an ICU nurse when a patient named Caitlin arrives in her ward with a traumatic brain injury. They say she jumped from a bridge and plunged over 20 feet to the train tracks below. When a witness comes forward with new details about Caitlin’s fall, it calls everything they know into question. Was Caitlin actually pushed? And if so, by whom and why? Meghan lets herself get close to Caitlin until she’s deeply entangled in Caitlin’s and her family’s lives. Only when it’s too late does she realize that she and her daughter could be the next victims.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: THE SICILIAN INHERITANCE by Jo Piazza
THE SICILIAN INHERITANCE by Jo Piazza (Mystery)
Sara Marsala barely knows who she is anymore after the failure of her business and marriage. On top of that, her beloved great-aunt Rosie passes away. But this opens an escape from her life and a window into the past by way of a plane ticket to Sicily, a deed to a possibly valuable plot of land and a bombshell family secret. Rosie believes that Sara’s great-grandmother Serafina, the family matriarch who was left behind while her husband worked in America, didn’t die of illness as family lore has it. She was murdered. Thus begins a twist-filled adventure that takes Sara all over the picturesque Italian countryside as she races to solve a mystery and learn the story of Serafina. As she discovers more about Serafina, she also realizes she is coming head-to-head with the same menacing forces that took down her great-grandmother.
- 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.
New Guide: THE HUSBANDS by Holly Gramazio
April’s “Read with Jenna” Today Show Book Club Pick
THE HUSBANDS by Holly Gramazio (Fiction)
When Lauren returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael. There’s only one problem --- she’s not married. She’s never seen this man before in her life. But according to her friends, her much-improved decor, and the photos on her phone, they’ve been together for years. As Lauren tries to puzzle out how she could be married to someone she can’t remember meeting, Michael goes to the attic to change a light bulb and abruptly disappears. In his place, a new man emerges, and a new, slightly altered life re-forms around her. Realizing that her attic is creating an infinite supply of husbands, Lauren confronts the question: If swapping lives is as easy as changing a light bulb, how do you know you’ve taken the right path? When do you stop trying to do better and start actually living?
- 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 MOST FUN WE EVER HAD by Claire Lombardo
Reese’s Book Club Pick for April
THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD by Claire Lombardo (Fiction)
It’s 1965, and teenager Frances Adams is at an English country fair with her two best friends. But Frances’ night takes a hairpin turn when a fortune teller makes a bone-chilling prediction: One day, Frances will be murdered. Frances spends a lifetime trying to solve a crime that hasn’t happened yet. For decades, no one takes Frances seriously, until nearly 60 years later, when Frances is found murdered. In the present day, Annie Adams has been summoned to a meeting at the sprawling country estate of her wealthy and reclusive great-aunt Frances. But by the time Annie arrives, Frances is already dead. Annie is determined to catch the killer, but thanks to Frances’ lifelong habit of digging up secrets and lies, it seems every endearing and eccentric villager just might have a motive for her murder.
- 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 visit the Reese's Book Club website.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES
by Julia Alvarez
THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES by Julia Alvarez (Fiction)
Celebrated writer Alma Cruz doesn’t want to end up like her friend, a novelist who fought so long and hard to finish a book that it threatened her sanity. So when Alma inherits a small plot of land in the Dominican Republic, her homeland, she has the beautiful idea of turning it into a place to bury her untold stories --- literally. She creates a graveyard for the manuscript drafts and the characters whose lives she tried and failed to bring to life and who still haunt her. Alma wants her characters to rest in peace. But they have other ideas and soon begin to defy their author: they talk back to her and talk to one another behind her back, rewriting and revising themselves. Filomena, a local woman hired as the groundskeeper, becomes a sympathetic listener to the secret tales unspooled by Alma's characters.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks for April
Each month, we share top book picks from Indie Next and LibraryReads. We also feature a number of other prominent selections, including the Barnes & Noble Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, Oprah’s Book Club, the "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club, Reese's Book Club, and the Target Book Club.
Below is a preview of April'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: JAMES by Percival Everett
EXPIRATION DATES by Rebecca Serle
THE HUSBANDS by Holly Gramazio
A SHORT WALK THROUGH A WIDE WORLD by Douglas Westerbeke
CLEAR by Carys Davies
LibraryReads
Top Pick: THE HUSBANDS by Holly Gramazio
THE RULE BOOK by Sarah Adams
HAPPY MEDIUM by Sarah Adler
GHOST STATION by S.A. Barnes
THE FELLOWSHIP OF PUZZLEMAKERS by Samuel Burr
Barnes & Noble Book Club
I CHEERFULLY REFUSE by Leif Enger
"Good Morning America" Book Club
JUST FOR THE SUMMER by Abby Jimenez
"Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
THE HUSBANDS by Holly Gramazio
Reese's Book Club
THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD by Claire Lombardo
Target Book Club
HOW TO END A LOVE STORY by Yulin Kuang
Our Most Popular Book Group Selections for March's
"What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest
Click here to see all the titles that book groups recently read.
New Special Contest on Bookreporter.com:
Enter to Win One of 25 Advance Copies of
THE STOLEN CHILD by Ann Hood, Releasing May 7th
In THE STOLEN CHILD, an unlikely duo ventures through France and Italy to solve the mystery of a child’s fate. Ann Hood's latest book is an engaging, timeless novel of secrets, love lost and found, and the nature of forgiveness.
We have 25 advance copies of THE STOLEN CHILD to give away to those who would like to read the book, which releases on May 7th. To enter, please fill out this form by Friday, April 26th at noon ET.
THE STOLEN CHILD by Ann Hood (Historical Fiction)
For decades, Nick Burns has been haunted by a decision he made as a young soldier in World War I, when a French artist he’d befriended thrust both her paintings and her baby into his hands --- and disappeared. In 1974, with only months left to live, Nick enlists Jenny, a college dropout desperate for adventure, to help him unravel the mystery.
The journey leads them from Paris galleries and provincial towns to a surprising place: the Museum of Tears, the life’s work of a lonely Italian craftsman. Determined to find the baby and the artist, hopeless romantic Jenny and curmudgeonly Nick must reckon with regret, betrayal and the lives they’ve left behind.
With characteristic warmth and verve, Ann Hood captures a world of possibility and romance through the eyes of a young woman learning to claim her place in it.
Click here to enter the contest.
Bookreporter.com Bets On:
WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA? by Dervla McTiernan
WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA? by Dervla McTiernan (Psychological Thriller/Mystery)
I love reading true crime books, and I have been known to go down the rabbit hole on many a Netflix true crime series. (Oddly, I do not gravitate to true crime podcasts.) So it probably is not surprising that crime fiction in this vein will call my name. WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA? by Dervla McTiernan drew me in from the description.
Nina and her boyfriend, Simon, head off to his family’s 400-acre estate in Vermont for spring break. Now, mind you, this property is located in the same state as the palatial home of Simon’s family. Yes, we are talking that kind of family money. Nina and Simon spend the day climbing, which they both enjoy. But something happens on one of the climbs that worries Nina.
- 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.
ReadingGroupGuides.com’s 12 ½ Annual Book Group Speed Dating Event: Great Books for Book Groups
From left to right: Sally Hepworth, Kate Morton, Emily Henry
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.
Wednesday, April 17th at 7pm ET: "Friends and Fiction": The "Friends and Fiction" authors --- Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Patti Callahan Henry --- will talk to Emily Henry about her new novel, FUNNY STORY, which is the F&F Pick of the Month.
Thursday, April 18th at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Nick Medina for a live virtual discussion of INDIAN BURIAL GROUND as part of their Midday Mystery Virtual Event series. Nick will be in conversation with the bestselling author of SUCH SHARP TEETH, Rachel Harrison.
Monday, April 22nd at 3pm ET: Murder By The Book: Anthony Horowitz will talk to Mystery & Thriller Maven’s Sara DiVello about CLOSE TO DEATH, the ingenious fifth literary whodunit in his Hawthorne and Horowitz series, in which Detective Hawthorne is once again called upon to solve an unsolvable case.
Wednesday, April 24th at 7pm ET: "Friends and Fiction": The "Friends and Fiction" authors will talk to Sally Hepworth about her latest book, DARLING GIRLS, a thrilling page-turner of sisterhood, secrets, love and murder.
Wednesday, April 24th at 8pm ET: "Bookaccino Live" Book Group: Carol Fitzgerald will talk to Kate Morton about her novel, HOMECOMING, which is a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. Kate also will answer questions from guests who will be "on stage," as well as from other members of the audience. If you would like to be one of our featured audience guests and ask Kate a question on camera, please email Carol with the subject line “Kate” by April 24th at noon ET.
Thursday, April 25th at 7pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Emily Henry for a live virtual discussion to celebrate the release of FUNNY STORY, a shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common. Emily will be in conversation with Yulin Kuang, a screenwriter and director, and the author of HOW TO END A LOVE STORY.
Monday, April 29th at 7pm ET: Murder By The Book: Sally Hepworth will talk to Mystery & Thriller Maven’s Sara DiVello about her latest thriller, DARLING GIRLS. Sisters, secrets, love and murder...Sally’s new novel has it all.
"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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Ann Hood (THE STOLEN CHILD)
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 CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES by Julia Alvarez (Fiction)
Literary icon Julia Alvarez, the bestselling author of IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES and HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS LOST THEIR ACCENTS, returns with a luminescent novel about storytelling that reads like an instant classic.
DAUGHTER OF MINE by Megan Miranda (Psychological Thriller/Mystery)
When Hazel unexpectedly inherits her family home, she’s drawn back to the place --- and people --- she left behind years earlier. But as the lake level behind the house continues to fall, long-buried secrets suddenly begin to emerge, including evidence that may finally explain the mystery at the heart of her family.
THE DIVORCÉES by Rowan Beaird (Historical Fiction)
Set in the glamorous, dizzying world of 1950s Reno, where housewives and movie stars rubbed shoulders at gin-soaked casinos, THE DIVORCÉES is a riveting page-turner and a dazzling exploration of female friendship, desire and freedom.
EVERYONE IS WATCHING by Heather Gudenkauf (Psychological Thriller)
A mysterious high-stakes game proves life-threatening in this twisty thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of THE OVERNIGHT GUEST.
EXPIRATION DATES by Rebecca Serle (Romance)
From the New York Times bestselling author of IN FIVE YEARS and ONE ITALIAN SUMMER comes a love story that will define a generation. Being single is like playing the lottery. There’s always the chance that with one piece of paper you could win it all.
FINDING MARGARET FULLER by Allison Pataki (Historical Fiction)
From the New York Times bestselling author of THE MAGNIFICENT LIVES OF MARJORIE POST comes an epic imagining of the life of Margaret Fuller, America’s forgotten leading lady and the central figure of a movement that defined a nation.
HOW TO SOLVE YOUR OWN MURDER by Kristen Perrin (Mystery)
This enormously fun mystery is about a woman who spends her entire life trying to prevent her foretold murder only to be proven right 60 years later, when she is found dead in her sprawling country estate. Now it's up to her great-niece to catch the killer.
THE HUSBANDS by Holly Gramazio (Fiction)
An exuberant debut, THE HUSBANDS delights in asking: How do we navigate life, love and choice in a world of never-ending options?
THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD by Claire Lombardo (Fiction)
In this “rich, complex family saga” (USA Today) full of long-buried family secrets, Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s, blithely ignorant of all that awaits them. By 2016, they have four radically different daughters, each in a state of unrest.
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.
THE SICILIAN INHERITANCE by Jo Piazza (Mystery)
From bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jo Piazza comes a transporting novel rooted in the author’s own family history about a long-awaited trip to Sicily, a disputed inheritance and a family secret that some will kill to protect.
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DEVLINS by Lisa Scottoline (Domestic Thriller)
Lisa Scottoline, the #1 bestselling author of WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BENNETTS, presents another pulse-pounding domestic thriller about family, justice and the lies that tear us apart.
THE WIVES: A Memoir by Simone Gorrindo (Memoir)
A profoundly intimate look at marriage, friendship and today’s America, THE WIVES is a captivating memoir that tells the story of one woman’s experience of joining a community of army wives after leaving her New York City job.
Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they appeared in hardcover, are now available in paperback:
THE GOLDEN DOVES by Martha Hall Kelly (Historical Fiction)
Two female spies risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi in this sweeping, profound tale of bravery from the bestselling author of LILAC GIRLS.
THE HALF MOON by Mary Beth Keane (Fiction)
From the bestselling author of ASK AGAIN, YES comes a masterful novel about a couple in a small town who must navigate the complexities of marriage, family and longing.
HOMECOMING by Kate Morton (Historical Mystery)
From the bestselling author of THE CLOCKMAKER'S DAUGHTER comes a sweeping novel that begins with a shocking crime, the effects of which echo across continents and generations.
THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE by Rachel Beanland (Historical Fiction)
The author of FLORENCE ADLER SWIMS FOREVER returns with a masterful work of historical fiction about an incendiary tragedy that shocked a young nation and tore apart a community in a single night --- told from the perspectives of four people whose actions during the inferno changed the course of history.
THE LIGHT PIRATE by Lily Brooks-Dalton (Fiction)
Set in the near future, this hopeful story of survival and resilience follows Wanda --- a luminous child born out of a devastating hurricane --- as she navigates a rapidly changing world.
SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE LAKESIDE SUPPER CLUB by J. Ryan Stradal (Fiction)
From New York Times bestselling author J. Ryan Stradal comes a story of a couple from two very different restaurant families in rustic Minnesota, and the legacy of love and tragedy, hardship and hope, that unites and divides them.
THE SECRET BOOK OF FLORA LEA by Patti Callahan Henry (Historical Fiction)
When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed.
THINGS I WISH I TOLD MY MOTHER by Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo, with James Patterson (Fiction)
An artist and her perfectionist mother unpack a lifetime of secrets while on vacation in Paris in this moving novel --- perfect for fans of ONE ITALIAN SUMMER.
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