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There is something about the summer that allows me to get a lot of books read. How can I possibly have more time in the summer than I do in the winter? Well, I do save time watering the house plants as they are all outside being watered by the sprinkler system, but I am trying to figure out what else lends itself to more reading time. I seem to have no problem reading beside the pool, or in the pool. I feel like there are fewer distractions. I can even tune out the birds, the squirrels and the chipmunks! There is just a calm that moves over the summer that lets me unwind.
Most publishers close their offices by 1pm on Fridays in the summer, so there are fewer emails, and sometimes I even tease myself that I may catch up.
We have lots to share with you this month, and we hope there will be some titles that your book group will want to read and discuss.
Last Tuesday night, Fiona Davis joined us for June’s “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event to discuss her New York Times bestseller, THE STOLEN QUEEN, which released in January and is a Bookreporter.com Bets On selection.
Fiona shares how the idea for the book came to her, the extensive research that she did (yes, including a trip to Egypt), and what it was like spending hours at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to better understand how it is run behind the scenes. She also explains how she developed her characters to work well with the timing of the story. And, to the delight of her readers, Fiona talks about what’s next for her. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast.
We typically don’t do a book group event in July or August, but one of our readers suggested J. Courtney Sullivan as a potential guest to talk about THE CLIFFS, which recently released in paperback. I loved the book when it came out in hardcover last year, and it was a Bets On pick. So, on Wednesday, July 30th at 8pm ET, Courtney will join us for a special “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event to talk about this novel of family, secrets, ghosts and homecoming set on the seaside cliffs of Maine. Click here to sign up.
There will be a two-part Q&A session after I talk to Courtney.
For the first part, those who are asking a question on camera will be featured. This includes spending time with Courtney backstage in our virtual green room before the show starts. If you would like to ask your question "live on screen" this way, please email me with the subject line "Courtney" by noon ET on July 30th. 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.
Then we will take questions from other members of the audience.
My latest “Bookreporter Talks To” interview is with Kaira Rouda, who talks to me about her new thriller, JILL IS NOT HAPPY. We have the discussion guide for you to take a look at, along with our review on Bookreporter.
Please note: Kaira IS very happily married to her husband, Harley, which is something you need to know as you read this book. Kaira did get the idea for the novel when she and Harley went to Utah during the pandemic. She saw that the landscape there could lend itself to a number of terrifying moments as her characters, Jill and Jack, head off on a weekend road trip together.
Jill wants time with her husband. Jack does not want to go but does so begrudgingly. Once they return home, he will leave Jill; to him, their marriage is a charade. Kaira addresses how she ramped up the tension in this cat-and-mouse game. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast.
We are featuring the guide for Kristin Harmel’s latest novel, THE STOLEN LIFE OF COLETTE MARCEAU, which revolves around two jewel thieves, a priceless bracelet that disappears in 1940s Paris, and a quest for answers in a decades-old murder.
The aforementioned Fiona Davis says, “Colette’s feisty spirit --- both as a young girl and later as an older woman reassessing her life and her choices --- makes this story joyous and ultimately triumphant. I loved it.” And Sarah McCoy, whose upcoming novel is WHATEVER HAPPENED TO LORI LOVELY?, calls the book “[a] rousing historical heist novel, but at its core, it’s about family, unfaltering love, tragic loss, and the choices --- good and bad --- that become our legacy.
Megan Abbott’s new thriller, EL DORADO DRIVE, follows a women-led pyramid scheme in suburban Detroit. Here, she transports readers to Grosse Point, Michigan, the Detroit suburb where she grew up and introduces them to the Bishop sisters.
Ray Palen has this to say about the book in his Bookreporter review: “EL DORADO DRIVE marks the first time that Megan Abbott has set a story within the confines of her hometown of Detroit. The result is a thriller that not only works well, but also holds up as a sobering mirror reflection of a once-mighty American city that is now trying to rebuild itself.” Don’t miss my interview with Megan in the next newsletter. In the meantime, click here for the guide.
We also have added guides for these four books:
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AMONG FRIENDS: Hal Ebbott’s debut novel examines betrayal within the sanctuary of a defining relationship, as well as themes of class, marriage, friendship, power, and the things we tell ourselves to preserve our finely made worlds.
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PARK AVENUE: Following junior partner Jia Song on a high-profile case that could make or break her career, Renée Ahdieh’s page-turning adult debut is filled with family drama, betrayal, romance and deceit.
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THE LOST MASTERPIECE: B.A. Shapiro’s multigenerational drama with a magical realism twist intertwines the stories of an unsung artist and her descendants, unspooling secrets of longing, betrayal and vengeance as it brings 150 years of love and lore to a spectacular end.
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CHASING AIR: Inspired by the author’s real-life story, Caroline Prince’s first novel is a powerful reminder that the greatest adventures often come when you least expect them. Click here to read an interview with Caroline, who talks about her inspiration for the book, how the story evolved during the writing process, and more.
I’m Betting You’ll Love…
We wrap up the first half of the year with my FOUR latest Bets On commentaries: THE RIVER IS WAITING by Wally Lamb, ATMOSPHERE: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid, THE GHOSTWRITER by Julie Clark, and WHAT KIND OF PARADISE by Janelle Brown. Click on each of the titles for my thoughts on them. And if you missed my interview with Julie Clark, be sure to watch the video or listen to the podcast.
GLASS GIRLS by debut novelist Danie Shokoohi is the latest book we’re featuring in our New Release Spotlight on Bookreporter.
For 16 years, Alice Haserot has lived far from her family and the ghosts she used to conjure. But when Alice discovers she’s pregnant and her estranged sister, Bronwyn, turns up on her doorstep, her carefully built new life begins to unravel. Bronwyn offers an ultimatum: one of her daughters is trying to possess the other, and only Alice has the power to save them. If Alice refuses, Bronwyn will go to their abusive mother and expose her location. Click here to read more about the book and here for our review.
This is your last Reading Group Guides newsletter reminder to sign up for July’s “Bookaccino Live” book preview event, which will take place on Wednesday, July 9th at 2pm ET.
The focus will be on titles releasing between July 8th and August 5th, in addition to a few from September, that we think will appeal to you. Click here to sign up. Those who join us live 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, and have a great July meeting!
Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])
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New Guide:
THE STOLEN LIFE OF COLETTE MARCEAU
by Kristin Harmel
THE STOLEN LIFE OF COLETTE MARCEAU by Kristin Harmel (Historical Fiction)
Colette Marceau has been stealing jewels for nearly as long as she can remember, following the centuries-old code of honor instilled in her by her mother, Annabel: take only from the cruel and unkind, and give to those in need. Never was their family tradition more important than seven decades earlier, during the Second World War, when Annabel and Colette worked side by side in Paris to fund the French Resistance. But one night in 1942, Annabel was arrested by the Germans, and Colette’s four-year-old sister, Liliane, disappeared, along with an exquisite diamond bracelet sewn into the hem of her nightgown for safekeeping. Soon after, Annabel was executed, and Liliane’s body was found floating in the Seine --- but the bracelet was nowhere to be found. Seventy years later, Colette’s life begins to unravel when the long-missing bracelet suddenly turns up in a museum exhibit in Boston.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: EL DORADO DRIVE by Megan Abbott
EL DORADO DRIVE by Megan Abbott (Thriller)
The three Bishop sisters grew up in privilege in the moneyed suburbs of Detroit. But as the auto industry declined, so did their fortunes. Harper, the youngest, is barely making ends meet when her beloved, charismatic sister, Pam --- currently in the middle of a contentious battle with her ex-husband --- and her eldest sister, Debra, approach her about joining an exciting new club. The Wheel offers women like themselves --- middle-aged and of declining means --- a way to make their own money, independent of husbands or families. Quickly, however, the Wheel’s success, and their own addiction to it, leads to greater and greater risks --- and a crime so shocking that it threatens to bring everything down with it.
- 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.
Don't miss Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview
with Megan Abbott in the next newsletter.
New Guide: JILL IS NOT HAPPY by Kaira Rouda
JILL IS NOT HAPPY by Kaira Rouda (Domestic Thriller)
If you ask Jill Tingley, she’ll tell you that she and her husband, Jack, are college sweethearts living the dream in Southern California. Theirs is an enviable life, though they’ve grown distant in recent years. With their daughter, Maggie, away at college, Jill suggests a road trip to reconnect. Jack would rather do anything else than drive to Utah with his wife. He’s only stayed in this marriage because of a shared secret, a tragedy in the past that he wanted to keep buried. And for his daughter’s sake. But Jack is finished with the charade of his marriage. He’s filing for divorce as soon as they return, no matter what. But he doesn’t realize what else Jill is hiding. So begins a cat-and-mouse road trip as a cunning wife and a reluctant husband match wits and drive each other to the edge.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to watch our "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Kaira Rouda.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
Click here for the discussion guide.
ReadingGroupGuides.com’s 14th Annual Book Group
Speed Dating Event: Great Books for Book Groups
New Guide: AMONG FRIENDS by Hal Ebbott
AMONG FRIENDS by Hal Ebbott (Fiction)
It’s an autumn weekend at a comfortable New York country house where two deeply intertwined families have gathered to mark the host’s 52nd birthday. Together, the group forms an enviable portrait of middle age. The wives and husbands have been friends for over 30 years, their teenage daughters have grown up together, and the dinners, games and rituals forming their days all reflect the rich bonds between them. This weekend, however, something is different. An unforeseen curdling of envy and resentment will erupt in an unspeakable act, the aftermath of which exposes treacherous fault lines upon which they have long dwelt.
- 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: PARK AVENUE by Renée Ahdieh
PARK AVENUE by Renée Ahdieh (Fiction)
The daughter of Korean bodega owners, Jia Song has just made junior partner at her prestigious Manhattan law firm, and she is about to score the ultraluxe gold-on-gold Birkin bag of her dreams. So when her boss asks her to sit in on the hush-hush family implosion of a high-level client, she accepts without hesitation --- only to find out that it is one of the most famous Korean families in the world. The Park family’s net worth is estimated at a billion dollars, and their mega-successful Korean beauty brand has shaped the culture for the past two decades. But the patriarch is filing for divorce while his wife is dying, and their three children can’t stop snapping at one another. With both the family fortune and legacy under threat from the worst kind of scandal, it’s up to Jia to set things right --- and she only has a month to do it.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: THE LOST MASTERPIECE by B.A. Shapiro
THE LOST MASTERPIECE by B.A. Shapiro (Historical Thriller)
B.A. Shapiro embeds us in a circle of famous painters in late-19th-century Paris, centering on the anguished Impressionist artist Berthe Morisot --- the one woman in their midst who never got her due --- and the story of Morisot’s great-great-great-great granddaughter, Tamara Rubin, who has inherited Édouard Manet’s Party on the Seine, a painting that completely upends her life. Tamara discovers a long-hidden family history replete with unanswered questions: How had it been stolen by the Nazis? How had the painting managed to survive three disasters that destroyed every other artwork around it? And why had she never known about her ancestor, Berthe Morisot? As the painting begins to metamorphose into darker and more terrifying versions of itself, Tamara’s ordinary life is thrown into turmoil.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: CHASING AIR by Caroline Prince
CHASING AIR by Caroline Prince (Fiction)
Allison Blanchet has always lived at full throttle. From racing down small-town Georgia streets on her bicycle in the 1960s and ’70s to feeling the rush of adrenaline in a Corvette, in the paddock of the Daytona International Speedway, and in the heights of the Himalayas, Allison has led a life fueled by adventure. But after a life-altering accident, Allison faces the toughest challenge of all: learning how to find peace, joy and meaning amid grief and loss. Her journey is a poignant reflection on how life’s deepest struggles can also offer its most profound adventures --- and how love, loss and triumph are inextricably connected.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to read critical praise.
- Click here to read an interview with Caroline Prince.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New June Releases of Interest to Book Groups
Here are a number of books releasing in June for the first time, which we aren't currently featuring on the site or in the newsletter, that we think will be of interest to book groups.
THE ACCIDENTAL FAVORITE by Fran Littlewood (Fiction)
From the New York Times bestselling author of AMAZING GRACE ADAMS comes a wryly resonant and deeply moving family dramedy investigating the question so many of us have asked ourselves: Do my parents have a favorite?
DON'T LET HIM IN by Lisa Jewell (Domestic Thriller)
Three women are connected by one man in #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell's kaleidoscopic new thriller.
DON'T OPEN YOUR EYES by Liv Constantine (Psychological Thriller)
In this twisted psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling co-author of the Reese’s Book Club pick THE LAST MRS. PARRISH, a woman is tormented by nightmarish visions of her future --- and then they start to come true.
THE GIRLS WHO GREW BIG by Leila Mottley (Fiction)
From the author of the New York Times bestseller NIGHTCRAWLING, an Oprah's Book Club pick, comes an astonishing new novel about the joys and entanglements of a fierce group of teenage mothers in a small town on the Florida panhandle.
HAZEL SAYS NO by Jessica Berger Gross (Fiction)
When a tight-knit family moves from Brooklyn to Maine, their lives are upended by an event that will alter their new community forever in this bighearted, sparkling debut for fans of NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO PANIC, PINEAPPLE STREET and "Schitt's Creek."
HOW TO LOSE YOUR MOTHER: A Daughter's Memoir by Molly Jong-Fast (Memoir)
From political writer and podcaster Molly Jong-Fast comes a ferociously honest and disarmingly funny memoir about her elusive mother’s encroaching dementia and a reckoning with her complicated childhood.
JUST BEACHY by Wendy Wax (Fiction)
A former actress in need of a reset reunites with her grandmother, her first crush, and the ladies of Ten Beach Road in this escapist novel from USA Today bestselling author Wendy Wax.
I'LL BE RIGHT HERE by Amy Bloom (Fiction)
From the New York Times bestselling author of IN LOVE, WHITE HOUSES and AWAY comes a sweeping, intimate novel about an unconventional and irresistible family.
KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby (Thriller)
Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby returns with KING OF ASHES, a Godfather-inspired Southern crime epic and dazzling family drama.
THE LISTENERS by Maggie Stiefvater (Historical Fiction)
#1 New York Times bestselling novelist Maggie Stiefvater dazzles in this mesmerizing portrait of an irresistible heroine, an unlikely romance, and a hotel --- and a world --- in peril.
A MOTHER'S LOVE by Danielle Steel (Fiction)
A devoted mother outrunning a troubled childhood and adapting to an empty nest is tested in ways she never expected in this suspenseful novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel.
THE NANTUCKET RESTAURANT by Pamela Kelley (Fiction)
For fans of Elin Hilderbrand, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Pamela Kelley invites readers to step onto the shores of Nantucket, the perfect backdrop for your summer beach read.
THE POPPY FIELDS by Nikki Erlick (Speculative Fiction/Magical Realism)
From the New York Times bestselling author of the smash-hit THE MEASURE --- a runaway bestseller and a "Read with Jenna" pick --- comes a stunning speculative story of healing, self-discovery, forgiveness and found friendship.
SO FAR GONE by Jess Walter (Fiction)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of BEAUTIFUL RUINS --- and in the propulsive spirit of Charles Portis’ TRUE GRIT --- comes a hilarious, empathetic and brilliantly provocative adventure through life in modern America, about a reclusive journalist forced back into the world to rescue his kidnapped grandchildren.
Bookreporter.com Bets On:
THE RIVER IS WAITING, ATMOSPHERE,
THE GHOSTWRITER and WHAT KIND OF PARADISE
THE RIVER IS WAITING by Wally Lamb (Fiction)
Wow is the first word that I use to describe this powerful and moving work from Wally Lamb. I finished THE RIVER IS WAITING last Saturday morning and went through most of the rest of the weekend ruminating about it.
I will say that this is not a happy book. In fact, there is a lot of sadness woven between its pages. There are moments when you will want to knock characters’ heads together. There are other times when you will have so much sympathy and know that this novel will have you seeing incarceration up close in a raw way.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to see why the book is Oprah's latest Book Club pick.
Click here to read more of Carol's commentary on THE RIVER IS WAITING.
ATMOSPHERE: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Fiction)
From the time I was a young girl, I loved the space program. It was not just what happened in the skies that intrigued me, but also what transpired at Mission Control. Taylor Jenkins Reid’s ATMOSPHERE gave me a big dose of both.
Joan Goodwin has been looking at the stars since she was a child. She is working as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University when she finds out that they are accepting female scientists at NASA’s space shuttle program. She applies and is part of the team that begins training at Houston’s Johnson Space Center during the summer of 1980. In these early days, the trainees are learning each other’s strong points and what they need to think about as space travelers.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here to read more of Carol's commentary on ATMOSPHERE.
THE GHOSTWRITER by Julie Clark (Psychological Thriller)
I remember meeting Julie Clark before THE LAST FLIGHT came out in 2020, and I have been a committed reader of her books since then. In her third thriller, THE GHOSTWRITER, she has written another propulsive story.
Olivia has grown up being told that her father, Vincent, killed his brother, Danny, and his sister, Poppy, when he was a teenager. He was never charged or convicted, but the idea of him as a murderer has tracked him his whole life. He married his high school girlfriend and went on to become a bestselling horror writer. Olivia has been estranged from him for decades, ever since he sent her to boarding school in Europe.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to watch our "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Julie Clark.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
Click here to read more of Carol's commentary on THE GHOSTWRITER.
WHAT KIND OF PARADISE by Janelle Brown (Mystery/Thriller)
WHAT KIND OF PARADISE by Janelle Brown captured my attention on so many levels. First, I was intrigued by Jane’s story of being raised off the grid in the woods of Montana from the time she was a toddler. Second, since Bookreporter started in 1996 and we were in the planning stages in 1995, it was a reminder of the primitive days of the internet, as opposed to what it has become now. Third, it made me think about the instant connectivity that we have today --- and what that means for good and bad.
- 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 more of Carol's commentary on WHAT KIND OF PARADISE.
New Release Spotlight on Bookreporter.com:
GLASS GIRLS by Danie Shokoohi
GLASS GIRLS by Danie Shokoohi (Supernatural Thriller/Horror)
Alice Haserot thought she’d escaped the curse. For 16 years, she’s lived far from her family and the ghosts she used to conjure. But her past isn’t so easily left behind.
When Alice discovers she’s pregnant and her estranged sister, Bronwyn, turns up on her doorstep, her carefully built new life begins to unravel. Bronwyn offers an ultimatum: one of her daughters is trying to possess the other, and only Alice has the power to save them. If Alice refuses, Bronwyn will go to their abusive mother and expose her location.
Forced to confront the terrors of her childhood, Alice returns home to face the inheritance of her family curse. Tautly paced and gorgeously written, GLASS GIRLS explores the deep, complicated bonds of family and the shadows that follow us, no matter how far we run.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here to read more in our New Release Spotlight.
Bookreporter.com's 21st 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 mid-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: Michael Robotham, Chris Whitaker, Maggie Stiefvater
Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events
Here are eight upcoming virtual book and author events that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links for more info and to register.
Every Monday night through July 7th at 7:30pm ET: “Lisa Live”: Join Lisa Scottoline on Facebook as she reveals her inspirations behind her upcoming novel, THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA, and shows videos from her research trip to Tuscany. Then, on July 14th, join “Lisa Live” for her Virtual Publication Celebration.
And be sure to enter the Pre-Order Sweepstakes for THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA, where you have a chance to win prizes, such as an iPad mini or the Grand Prize of a Gucci Mini Bag. Lisa will be giving away an exciting prize each week during her “Lisa Live” events, leading up to the book’s publication on July 15th.
Tuesday, July 1st at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Chris Whitaker for a live virtual discussion of ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, which is soon to be released in paperback, as part of their B&N Midday Mystery Virtual Event series. Chris will be in conversation with #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.
Tuesday, July 1st at 7pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Michael Robotham will talk about his latest novel, THE WHITE CROW, a propulsive thriller filled with almost unbearable suspense, which marks the return of ambitious young London police officer Philomena McCarthy.
Tuesday, July 1st at 9pm ET: Killer Author Club: Kimberly Belle, Heather Gudenkauf and Kaira Rouda will talk to Clémence Michallon about her new thriller, OUR LAST RESORT. Fifteen years ago, Frida and her brother escaped a cult. Now her brother is the prime suspect in a murder investigation --- and it isn’t the first time.
Tuesday, July 8th at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble Book Club: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Maggie Stiefvater for a live virtual event to discuss her adult debut novel, THE LISTENERS, which is June's B&N Book Club pick. Maggie will be in conversation with Megan McDowell, Store Manager at Barnes & Noble.
Wednesday, July 9th at 2pm ET: “Bookaccino Live” Book Preview Afternoon Event: Carol Fitzgerald will present titles releasing between July 8th and August 5th, along with a few from September, that we would like to get on your radar. Included will be fiction; historical fiction; thrillers and mysteries; and memoirs, biographies and other nonfiction.
Wednesday, July 9th at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join “Friends & Fiction” for a conversation with Meg Waite Clayton about her latest novel, TYPEWRITER BEACH, an unforgettable story of the unlikely friendship between an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and a young actress hoping to be Alfred Hitchcock's new star.
Tuesday, July 15th at 9pm ET: Killer Author Club: Kimberly Belle, Heather Gudenkauf and Kaira Rouda will talk to Peter Swanson about his new thriller, KILL YOUR DARLINGS. This inventive, utterly propulsive murder-mystery in reverse traces a marriage back in time to uncover the dark secret at its heart.
"Bookreporter Talks To" Videos & Podcasts
“Bookreporter Talks To” is a video and podcast series that delivers long-form, in-depth author interviews. 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 is our latest interview:
Other authors we've interviewed include:
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Janet Skeslien Charles (THE PARISIAN CHAPTER: An Audio Novel) Video | Podcast
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Julie Clark (THE GHOSTWRITER) Video | Podcast
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Jeanine Cummins (SPEAK TO ME OF HOME) Video | Podcast
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Lori Foster (THE GUEST COTTAGE: A Firefly Summer Novel) Video | Podcast
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Katy Hays (SALTWATER) Video | Podcast
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Jeff Hobbs (SEEKING SHELTER: A Working Mother, Her Children, and a Story of Homelessness in America) Video | Podcast
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Georgia Hunter (ONE GOOD THING) Video | Podcast
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Victoria Christopher Murray (HARLEM RHAPSODY) Video | Podcast
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Chris Pavone (THE DOORMAN) Video | Podcast
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Nita Prose (THE MAID'S SECRET: A Maid Novel) Video | Podcast
Upcoming interviews include:
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Megan Abbott (EL DORADO DRIVE)
Click here for a complete list of our
"Bookreporter Talks To" videos and podcasts.
We currently are featuring the following guides on ReadingGroupGuides.com:
AMONG FRIENDS by Hal Ebbott (Fiction)
What begins as celebration gives way to betrayal, shattering the trust between two families, in Hal Ebbott's much-talked-about debut novel.
ATMOSPHERE: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Fiction)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO and DAISY JONES & THE SIX comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits.
CHASING AIR by Caroline Prince (Fiction)
Inspired by a true story of leaving small-town Georgia for the vast, unpredictable world beyond, CHASING AIR is a powerful tale of embracing adventure when life presents its toughest challenges.
EL DORADO DRIVE by Megan Abbott (Thriller)
From the New York Times bestselling author of THE TURNOUT comes a simmering, atmospheric novel of friendship and betrayal, following a women-led pyramid scheme in suburban Detroit.
A FAMILY MATTER by Claire Lynch (Fiction)
A young wife following her heart. A husband with the law on his side. Their daughter, caught in the middle. Forty years later, a family secret changes everything in this heartbreaking yet hopeful debut novel.
THE GHOSTWRITER by Julie Clark (Psychological Thriller)
A ghostwriter is hired to write the last book for her estranged father, a famous horror novelist --- and finds herself investigating the brutal murders of his two siblings in the summer of 1975.
THE GIRLS OF GOOD FORTUNE by Kristina McMorris (Historical Fiction)
The New York Times bestselling author of SOLD ON A MONDAY and THE WAYS WE HIDE shines a light on shocking events surrounding Portland's dark history in this gripping novel of love, lore and betrayal.
JILL IS NOT HAPPY by Kaira Rouda (Domestic Thriller)
BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES meets WAR OF THE ROSES in this latest thriller from the USA Today bestselling author of BEST DAY EVER and THE NEXT WIFE, in which an ill-fated road trip resurrects a married couple's darkest secrets.
THE LOST MASTERPIECE by B.A. Shapiro (Historical Thriller)
An enigmatic painting. The mystery of who painted it. THE LOST MASTERPIECE is a riveting thriller from the bestselling author of THE ART FORGER.
NOTES ON INFINITY by Austin Taylor (Fiction)
This singular, extraordinary debut is about Zoe and Jack, Harvard students who find themselves propelled into the intoxicating biotech startup world when they announce they’ve discovered the cure for aging.
PARK AVENUE by Renée Ahdieh (Fiction)
Crazy Rich Asians meets "Succession" in this highly anticipated adult debut novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Renée Ahdieh --- a captivating story of lies, luxury and subterfuge.
THE PHOENIX PENCIL COMPANY by Allison King (Fiction)
In this dazzling debut novel, a hidden and nearly forgotten magic --- of Reforging pencils, bringing the memories they contain back to life --- holds the power to transform a young woman’s relationship with her grandmother and to mend long-lost connections across time and space.
THE RIVER IS WAITING by Wally Lamb (Fiction)
From Wally Lamb, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of SHE'S COME UNDONE and I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE, comes the propulsive story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the possibility of atonement for the unforgivable.
THE RIVER'S DAUGHTER: A Memoir by Bridget Crocker (Memoir)
THE RIVER'S DAUGHTER is a vivid and propulsive memoir about finding courage and meaning in a life outdoors by a world-class whitewater rafting guide.
THE STOLEN LIFE OF COLETTE MARCEAU by Kristin Harmel (Historical Fiction)
New York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel returns with an electrifying novel about two jewel thieves, a priceless bracelet that disappears in 1940s Paris, and a quest for answers in a decades-old murder.
Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they appeared in hardcover, are now available in paperback:
ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK by Chris Whitaker (Mystery/Thriller)
A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, and a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.
BEAR by Julia Phillips (Fiction)
From the celebrated, bestselling author of DISAPPEARING EARTH comes a mesmerizing novel of two sisters whose lives are upended by an unexpected visitor --- a tale of family, obsession and a mysterious creature in the woods.
COME AND GET IT by Kiley Reid (Fiction)
From the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of SUCH A FUN AGE comes a fresh and provocative story about a residential assistant and her messy entanglement with a professor and three unruly students.
THE FABLED EARTH by Kimberly Brock (Historical Fiction)
Southern mythology and personal reckoning collide in this sweeping story inspired by the little-known history of Cumberland Island when a once-in-a-century storm threatens the natural landscape.
THE HEART IN WINTER by Kevin Barry (Historical Fiction)
Award-winning writer Kevin Barry’s first novel set in America is a savagely funny and achingly romantic tale of young lovers on the lam in 1890s Montana.
HERE ONE MOMENT by Liane Moriarty (Fiction)
From the beloved author of BIG LITTLE LIES, APPLES NEVER FALL and THE HUSBAND'S SECRET comes a moving novel of love, marriage, family, and trying to find certainty in a fragile world.
HONEY by Isabel Banta (Fiction)
HONEY is a coming-of-age story that follows the meteoric rise of singer Amber Young as she navigates fame in the late-'90s and early-2000s era of pop music superstardom.
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