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The heat and humidity have been brutal here. Last weekend, I stood in the pool reading for a couple of hours. It was too hot to float!
I have figured out how I have more time for reading in the summer --- keeping up outside is easier than inside. Outside I bring a drink, a book, a towel and my headset for listening to music as I swim. Inside we manage to make more of a mess and have to straighten pillows and reorganize throw blankets, and I prefer not stressing leaves on the ground over vacuuming.
Sure, there are projects both outside and inside that still need attending, and those things go on lists that will be taken care of “at some point.” But the sheer pleasure of tuning the real world out and reading is so relaxing. I have found myself toggling through print and audio as I read. I can swim and listen with the new headset that I have. THAT is the kind of multitasking that I love.
We have lots for you and your book group in this update.
Last night, J. Courtney Sullivan joined us for our latest “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event to discuss her novel, THE CLIFFS, a Reese’s Book Club pick and a Bookreporter.com Bets On selection that is now available in paperback.
Courtney talks about the various themes and characters in the book and what inspired her to write about a Victorian house that sits on a foreboding cliff overlooking the ocean. THE CLIFFS delves into Maine’s complicated history with Native Americans, and she addresses this important subject with us. Courtney also humorously explains why her elevator pitch for the book has changed since its hardcover release last year, and she lets us know what she’s currently working on. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast.
Our “Bookaccino Live” Book Group program will resume in September, and we will announce our guest in the next newsletter.
Looking for Guest Ideas from YOU!
We know how much you love our book group events. Do you have an author in mind who you would like to see as one of our guests? We are looking for a well-known author whose book has strong book group appeal. His or her book should be either a bestseller in hardcover or coming in paperback by the month of the event. Be sure to send your ideas to [email protected] with the subject line “Events.”
In this newsletter, we are featuring the discussion guide for Megan Miranda’s latest psychological thriller, YOU BELONG HERE. During Beckett Bowery’s senior year of college, two local men lost their lives. Her roommate went on the run and was never seen again. Now, two decades later, her daughter, Delilah, secretly applies to Wyatt College and earns a full scholarship. Deep down, Beckett knows that Wyatt Valley has a long memory, and the past isn’t the only dangerous thing in town.
According to Ashley Elston, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of FIRST LIE WINS, “The stakes are high in Megan Miranda’s latest twisty thriller, YOU BELONG HERE. Tense and atmospheric, it’s clear there’s no line you won’t cross when protecting those you love. The secret traditions of this small college town won’t stay buried for long.”
I read YOU BELONG HERE last weekend, and once again Megan had me pulled in from page one. I listened to the ending on audio and thought, Wait...did I hear that right? Yes, it is that kind of a book!
We also have added guides for these six books:
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WAYWARD GIRLS: Susan Wiggs’ wrenching but life-affirming novel is based on a true story of survival, friendship and redemption.
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EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU: Jo Piazza’s pulpy, juicy and cleverly plotted novel will have you guessing all the way through and leave you gasping for more.
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THE SATISFACTION CAFÉ: Kathy Wang’s latest novel is about found family, the joy and loneliness that come with age, and how we can seek satisfaction at any stage of life.
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TYPEWRITER BEACH: The story of two women separated by generations, Meg Waite Clayton’s new novel is a tale of ideas and ideals, passion and persistence, creativity, politics and family.
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THE HOMEMADE GOD: At heart, Rachel Joyce’s latest novel is about the bonds of siblinghood --- what happens when they splinter and what it might take to reconnect them.
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A FLOWER TRAVELED IN MY BLOOD: Haley Cohen Gilliland has penned the epic, true story of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, grandmothers who fought to find their stolen grandchildren during Argentina's brutal dictatorship.
I’m Betting You’ll Love…
My latest Bets On picks are CULPABILITY by Bruce Holsinger and THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA by Lisa Scottoline. We featured the guides for both books in the last newsletter. Click on each of the titles for my Bets On commentary. If you missed my recent “Bookreporter Talks To” interview with Bruce, be sure to watch the video or listen to the podcast.
LIKENESS by Samsun Knight is the latest book we’re featuring in our New Release Spotlight on Bookreporter. On a summer evening in the 1990s, Anne learns that one of her husband’s lovers is expecting his child, only a few weeks after learning that she too is pregnant. Meanwhile, Sandy, the lover, works to find her own path forward through her surprise pregnancy. Searching through diaries, grocery lists and seances with the dead, she tries to remember just enough of her original sense of direction to make her own way home.
This is your last Reading Group Guides newsletter reminder to sign up for August’s “Bookaccino Live” book preview event, which will take place on Wednesday, August 13th at 2pm ET.
The focus will be on titles releasing between August 12th and September 2nd, in addition to a few from the first half of October, 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.
An Upcoming Special Contest You Will Not Want to Miss
This Monday, August 4th at noon ET, we’re kicking off a contest for THE LIBRARIANS OF LISBON, which is award-winning author Suzanne Nelson’s debut novel for adults. As two American librarians are drawn into a city of dangerous subterfuge and unexpected love affairs, they are forced to choose between their missions and the men they love.
We’re giving you the opportunity to win a copy of this captivating historical novel, which has been getting a lot of praise since its February release. So be sure to check out the Reading Group Guides homepage starting Monday and submit your entries. We will talk much more about this contest in our next newsletter.
Have a great start to August!
Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])
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New Guide: YOU BELONG HERE by Megan Miranda
YOU BELONG HERE by Megan Miranda (Psychological Thriller)
Beckett Bowery never thought she’d return to Wyatt Valley, a picturesque college town in the Virginia mountains steeped in tradition. Her roots there were strong: Beckett’s parents taught at the college, and she never even imagined studying anywhere else --- until a tragedy her senior year ended with two local men dead, and her roommate on the run, never to be seen again. For the last two decades, Beckett has done her best to keep her distance. Then her daughter, Delilah, secretly applies to Wyatt College and earns a full scholarship, and Beckett can only hope that her lingering fears are unfounded. But deep down, she knows that Wyatt Valley has a long memory, and the past isn’t the only dangerous thing in town.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to visit Megan Miranda's website.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: WAYWARD GIRLS by Susan Wiggs
WAYWARD GIRLS by Susan Wiggs (Historical Fiction)
In 1968, we meet six teens confined at the Good Shepherd, a dark and secretive institution controlled by Sisters of Charity nuns. They include Mairin, the free-spirited daughter of Irish immigrants, committed to keep her safe from her stepfather; Angela, who was denounced for her attraction to girls and was sent to the nuns for reform --- but instead she found herself the victim of a predator; Helen, the daughter of intellectuals detained in Communist China who saw her “temporary” stay at the Good Shepherd stretch into years; Odessa, who was caught up in a police dragnet over a racial incident --- but she found the physical and mental toughness to endure her sentence; Denise, who was sentenced for brawling in a foster home and dared to dream of a better life; and Janice, who couldn’t decide where her loyalties lie --- except when it came to her friend, Kay.
- 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: EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU by Jo Piazza
EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU by Jo Piazza (Psychological Thriller/Mystery)
Lizzie and Bex were best friends in college. After graduation, Bex vanished, leaving Lizzie confused and devastated. Fifteen years later, Bex is now Rebecca Sommers, a “traditional” Instagram influencer with millions of followers who salivate over her perfect life on her ranch with her five children and handsome husband, Gray. One night out of the blue, Bex calls Lizzie with a career-making proposition --- an exclusive interview with her about her multimillion-dollar business venture and an invitation to MomBomb, the high-profile influencing conference. At the conference, Bex goes missing, and Gray is found brutally murdered on their ranch. Lizzie finds herself plunged into the dark side of the cutthroat world of social media, which includes jealousy, sordid affairs, swingers and backstabbing.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: THE SATISFACTION CAFÉ by Kathy Wang
THE SATISFACTION CAFÉ by Kathy Wang (Fiction)
Joan Liang’s life is a series of unexpected events. She never thought she would live in California, nor did she expect her first marriage to implode --- especially as quickly and spectacularly as it did. She definitely did not expect to fall in love with an older, wealthy American man and become his fourth wife and mother to his youngest children. Joan and her children grow older, and one day she makes a drastic change: she opens the Satisfaction Café, a place where customers can find connection through conversation. With humor and grace, Joan creates a space for meaningful relationships and constructs a lasting legacy.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: TYPEWRITER BEACH by Meg Waite Clayton
TYPEWRITER BEACH by Meg Waite Clayton (Historical Fiction)
1957. Isabella Giori is 10 months into a standard seven-year studio contract when she auditions with Alfred Hitchcock. Just weeks later, she is sequestered by the studio’s “fixer” in a tiny Carmel cottage, waiting and dreading. Meanwhile, next door, Léon Chazan is annoyed when Iz interrupts his work on yet another screenplay he won’t be able to sell, because he’s been blacklisted. Soon, they’re together in his roadster, speeding down the fog-shrouded Big Sur coast. 2018. Twenty-six-year-old screenwriter Gemma Chazan, in Carmel to sell her grandfather’s cottage, finds a hidden safe full of secrets --- raising questions about who the screenwriter known simply as Chazan really was, and if she can live up to his name.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: THE HOMEMADE GOD by Rachel Joyce
THE HOMEMADE GOD by Rachel Joyce (Fiction)
There is a heatwave across Europe, and four siblings have gathered at their family’s lake house to seek answers about their father, a famous artist, who recently remarried a much younger woman and decamped to Italy to finish his long-awaited masterpiece. Now he is dead. And there is no sign of his final painting. As the siblings try to piece together what happened, they spend the summer in a state of lawlessness: living under the same roof for the first time in decades, forced to confront the buried wounds they incurred as his children, and waiting for answers. Though they have always been close, the things they learn that summer --- about themselves and their father --- will drive them apart before they can truly understand his legacy. Meanwhile, their stepmother’s enigmatic presence looms over the house.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: A FLOWER TRAVELED IN MY BLOOD
by Haley Cohen Gilliland
A FLOWER TRAVELED IN MY BLOOD: The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fought to Find a Stolen Generation of Children by Haley Cohen Gilliland (History)
In the early hours of March 24, 1976, the streets of Buenos Aires rumble with tanks as soldiers seize the presidential palace and topple Argentina’s leader. The country is now under the control of a military junta, which holds power until 1983 and decimates a generation. One of the military’s most diabolical acts is kidnapping hundreds of pregnant women. After giving birth in captivity, the women are “disappeared,” and their babies are secretly given to other families. For mothers of pregnant daughters and daughters-in-law, the source of their grief is twofold --- the disappearances of their children and the theft of their grandchildren. A group of fierce grandmothers forms the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, dedicated to finding the stolen infants and seeking justice from a nation that betrayed them.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New July Releases of Interest to Book Groups
Here are a number of books releasing in July 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.
GREENWICH by Kate Broad (Fiction)
A riveting debut novel for readers of Celeste Ng and Liane Moriarty, GREENWICH explores the nature of desire and complicity against the backdrop of immense wealth and privilege, the ways that whiteness and power protect their own, and the uneasy moral ambiguity of redemption.
MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR by Katie Yee
(Fiction/Humor)
A Chinese American woman spins tragedy into comedy when her life falls apart in a taut, wry debut novel that grapples with grief, motherhood and myths.
OUR LAST VINEYARD SUMMER by Brooke Lea Foster (Historical Fiction)
From Brooke Lea Foster comes a captivating new novel set in 1965 and 1978 about a graduate student who returns with her sisters to their family’s summer home on Martha’s Vineyard and begins to unravel old family secrets.
SHE DIDN'T SEE IT COMING by Shari Lapena (Domestic Thriller)
When a beloved wife and mother disappears, a luxurious condo building transforms into a potential crime scene, and the investigation begins. Can the detectives find her before it's too late?
THAT LAST CAROLINA SUMMER by Karen White (Fiction)
Beloved bestselling author Karen White returns with a captivating Southern drama about sisterhood, secrets, and one woman’s reckoning with the past.
THESE SUMMER STORMS by Sarah MacLean (Fiction)
From New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean comes a razor-sharp, wildly sexy novel about a wealthy New England family’s long-overdue reckoning...and the one week that threatens to tear them apart.
UNDER THE STARS by Beatriz Williams (Historical Fiction)
When a daughter and her famous mother return to Winthrop Island to confront their complicated past, they discover a secret trove of paintings that connect them to a mysterious woman who vanished on a luxury steamship two centuries earlier.
VERA, OR FAITH by Gary Shteyngart (Fiction)
VERA, OR FAITH is the poignant, sharp-eyed and bitterly funny tale of a family struggling to stay together in a country rapidly coming apart, told through the eyes of their wondrous 10-year-old daughter.
THE WINDS FROM FURTHER WEST by Alexander McCall Smith (Fiction)
In this dazzling and uplifting novel of new beginnings and endless possibilities, a slew of personal and professional disasters cause a young researcher to upend his seemingly stable life in Edinburgh and move to a remote island off the Scottish coast.
THE WOMAN IN SUITE 11 by Ruth Ware (Psychological Thriller)
In this follow-up to #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware’s multi-million copy mega-hit THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10, Lo Blacklock returns to attend the opening of a luxury hotel, only to find herself in a white-knuckled race across Europe.
Bookreporter.com Bets On:
CULPABILITY by Bruce Holsinger
and THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA by Lisa Scottoline
CULPABILITY by Bruce Holsinger (Fiction)
CULPABILITY by Bruce Holsinger is a brilliant look at a family that is involved in an accident in their autonomously driven minivan. The collision kills an elderly couple and sends their car down a cliff. It seems that it’s not just the vehicle that behaved badly here, as each person in the family has his or her own reason for feeling guilty about what happened. Charlie was behind the wheel, and his father, Noah, was writing an email beside him. In the back seat were Noah’s wife, Lorelei, who was working on a project, and their two daughters, Alice and Izzy, who were on their phones.
To recover from the accident, both emotionally and physically, the family rents a home for a week on the Chesapeake Bay. It is right across the bay from a compound-size property (with its own heliport) that is owned by tech pioneer Daniel Monet, who is very passionate about AI. Charlie meets Daniel’s daughter, Eurydice, and they go off on adventures on the water, including one that will put them in jeopardy.
- 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 watch our "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Bruce Holsinger.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
Click here to read more of Carol's commentary on CULPABILITY.
THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA by Lisa Scottoline (Psychological Thriller)
I love how Lisa Scottoline changes things up, especially with her last few books. We went with her to Italy for ETERNAL, the story of three childhood friends who come of age during World War II. LOYALTY brought us through the beginning days of the Mafia. While she kept us stateside with WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BENNETTS and THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DEVLINS, she continued to examine justice and family.
Now, in THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA, Julia’s husband tragically dies at the hands of an unknown assailant in Philadelphia while protecting her. She lost her adoptive parents at a young age, and it feels like she is not destined to be forever happy. After her husband’s death, Julia is barely going through the motions of her life when she receives a letter that she has inherited an Italian villa and a vineyard. Cautious but also ready to try something new, she heads to the Italian countryside to learn more about this piece of property. A surprise awaits her there.
- 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 a video series featuring Lisa Scottoline's travels to Italy as she discusses her inspiration and research for the book.
- Click here to visit Lisa Scottoline's website.
- Click here to see Lisa Scottoline's book tour schedule.
Click here to read more of Carol's commentary on
THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA.
New Release Spotlight on Bookreporter.com:
LIKENESS by Samsun Knight
LIKENESS by Samsun Knight (Fiction)
On a summer evening in the 1990s, Anne learns that one of her husband’s lovers is expecting his child, only a few weeks after learning that she too is pregnant. He tells her casually, as if it’s just another colorful story about his day. And the tenuous understanding between them --- the careful balance of privacy and flexibility that has sustained their open marriage to date --- is shattered.
Meanwhile, Sandy, the lover, works to find her own path forward through her surprise pregnancy and all the million tiny miracles and catastrophes that she now must navigate, often entirely on her own. Searching through diaries, grocery lists and seances with the dead, Sandy tries to remember just enough of her original sense of direction to make her own way home.
- Click here to read Samsun Knight's bio.
- Click here to visit Samsun Knight's website.
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.
ReadingGroupGuides.com’s 14th Annual Book Group
Speed Dating Event: Great Books for Book Groups
From left to right: Karin Slaughter, Victoria Benton Frank, Francesca Serritella
Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events
Here are a number of upcoming virtual book and author events that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links for more info and to register.
Monday, August 4th at 8pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Rhys Bowen will talk about her new novel, MRS. ENDICOTT'S SPLENDID ADVENTURE. Blindsided by betrayal in pre-WWII England, a woman charts a daring new course in this captivating tale of resilience, friendship and new love.
Tuesday, August 5th at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Daniel G. Miller for a live virtual discussion of his spine-tingling new suspense/thriller, THE RED LETTER, as part of their B&N Midday Mystery Virtual Event series. Daniel will be in conversation with the bestselling author of THE ONE, John Marrs.
Wednesday, August 6th at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Charlie Donlea for a live virtual discussion of his twisty new novel of psychological suspense, GUESS AGAIN, as part of their B&N Midday Mystery Virtual Event series. Charlie will be in conversation with the New York Times bestselling author of SHE'S NOT SORRY, Mary Kubica.
Wednesday, August 6th at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join “Friends & Fiction” for a conversation with Morgan Pager and Laura Dickerman about their outstanding debut novels: Morgan's THE ART OF VANISHING and Laura's HOT DESK.
Monday, August 11th at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Eli Cranor for a live virtual discussion of his new thriller, MISSISSIPPI BLUE 42, as part of their B&N Midday Mystery Virtual Event series. Eli will be in conversation with the bestselling author of KING OF ASHES, S. A. Cosby.
Tuesday, August 12th at 9pm ET: Killer Author Club: Kimberly Belle, Heather Gudenkauf and Kaira Rouda will talk to James L'Etoile about his latest novel, RIVER OF LIES, the second installment in his mystery series featuring Detective Emily Hunter, following FACE OF GREED.
Wednesday, August 13th at 2pm ET: “Bookaccino Live” Book Preview Afternoon Event: Carol Fitzgerald will present titles releasing between August 12th and September 2nd, along with a few from the first half of October, 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, August 13th at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join “Friends & Fiction” for a conversation with Victoria Benton Frank about her latest book, THE VIOLET HOUR, a heartwarming and empowering novel about thriving after tragedy.
Wednesday, August 13th at 8pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Francesca Serritella will talk about her highly anticipated new book, FULL BLOOM, following her 2020 debut, GHOSTS OF HARVARD. Set among the upper echelons of New York City, this sensual and seductive novel is at once a poignant story of becoming and a riveting mystery.
Thursday, August 14th at 7pm ET: Warwick's: Warwick's presents Virginia Evans as she discusses her debut novel, THE CORRESPONDENT, with longtime Warwick’s customer Mary Allen. This gem of a book is about the power of finding solace in literature and connection with people we might never meet in person.
Tuesday, August 19th at 9pm ET: Killer Author Club: Kimberly Belle, Heather Gudenkauf and Kaira Rouda will talk to Karin Slaughter about WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE, the first thrilling mystery in her North Falls series. North Falls is a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think.
Wednesday, August 20th at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join “Friends & Fiction” for a conversation with Francesca Serritella about her new book, FULL BLOOM, a stunning novel about ambition and untapped desire in which a woman's life is forever changed by a mysterious perfume.
"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 are our latest interviews:
Other authors we've interviewed include:
Upcoming interviews include:
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Steve Berry (THE LIST)
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Francesca Serritella (FULL BLOOM)
Click here for a complete list of our
"Bookreporter Talks To" videos and podcasts.
We currently are featuring the following guides on ReadingGroupGuides.com:
108: An Eco-Thriller by Dheepa R. Maturi (Science Fiction/Thriller)
108 is a pulse-pounding eco-thriller that blends science, mysticism and the urgency of environmental justice in an unforgettable race to save humanity.
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?
THE COMPOUND by Aisling Rawle (Fiction)
Addictive and prescient, THE COMPOUND is an explosive debut from a major new voice in fiction and will linger in your mind long after the game ends.
CULPABILITY by Bruce Holsinger (Fiction)
CULPABILITY by Bruce Holsinger is a suspenseful family drama about moral responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence.
EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU by Jo Piazza (Psychological Thriller/Mystery)
From the bestselling author of THE SICILIAN INHERITANCE and the creator of the "Under the Influence" podcast comes an explosive thriller about two estranged friends, a grisly murder, a sudden disappearance, and the truly shocking revelation that everyone is lying to you about something.
A FLOWER TRAVELED IN MY BLOOD: The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fought to Find a Stolen Generation of Children by Haley Cohen Gilliland (History)
A remarkable new talent in narrative nonfiction delivers the epic true story of a group of courageous grandmothers who fought to find their grandchildren who were stolen.
HAPPY WIFE by Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores (Domestic Thriller/Mystery)
A young woman must find her missing husband and prove her innocence in this twisty, unputdownable novel set in an ultrawealthy Florida community where looks can kill.
THE HOMEMADE GOD by Rachel Joyce (Fiction)
With sparkling wit and insight, this powerful novel from the bestselling author of THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY reminds us that family is everything, even when it falls apart.
THE LETTER CARRIER written by Francesca Giannone, translated by Elettra Pauletto (Historical Fiction)
THE LETTER CARRIER taps into the universal feeling of connection --- and what happens when that connection perhaps comes at the wrong time.
THE SATISFACTION CAFÉ by Kathy Wang (Fiction)
How do we live so that we are satisfied? How can people connect during moments of loneliness? This is the story of Joan Liang, a woman who moves across the world to America and, in trying to answer these questions, builds a wildly original life.
SPECTACULAR THINGS by Beck Dorey-Stein (Fiction)
Two sisters examine what they owe each other and what they are willing to sacrifice to make their dreams come true.
TYPEWRITER BEACH by Meg Waite Clayton (Historical Fiction)
Set in Carmel-by-the-Sea and Hollywood, TYPEWRITER BEACH is an unforgettable story of the unlikely friendship between an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and a young actress hoping to be Alfred Hitchcock's new star.
THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA by Lisa Scottoline (Psychological Thriller)
#1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline crafts a riveting psychological thriller in which a troubled young widow inherits a mysterious Tuscan estate that is shrouded in secrets. Can she unravel the mystery before it unravels her?
THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO by Adriana Trigiani (Fiction)
From beloved New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani comes a novel about one woman’s quest to build her own life before it’s too late.
WAYWARD GIRLS by Susan Wiggs (Historical Fiction)
Set in the turbulent Vietnam era in the All-American city of Buffalo, New York, six girls are condemned to forced labor in the laundry of a Catholic reform school.
YOU BELONG HERE by Megan Miranda (Psychological Thriller)
Memories fade, but on this campus, legacies are never forgotten --- or forgiven --- in New York Times bestselling author Megan Miranda's latest thriller.
Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they appeared in hardcover, are now available in paperback:
BAD LIAR by Tami Hoag (Mystery/Thriller)
Small-town labels are hard to shake. Hometown hero. Fallen angel. Can anyone ever escape their past? Masterful #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag is back with a riveting, emotionally powerful thriller.
THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride (Historical Fiction)
From James McBride, author of the bestselling Oprah’s Book Club pick DEACON KING KONG and the National Book Award–winning THE GOOD LORD BIRD, comes a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them.
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