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May 21, 2020

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we think is a great summer reading selection. Read more about it, and enter our Summer Reading Contest by Friday, May 22nd at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of GHOSTS OF HARVARD by Francesca Serritella, which is now available and is a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

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Some Call It Progress: Ron Kaplan Reviews Two Books That Look at Baseball Under a New Microscope

One hundred years ago, newspapers were the only way to get information about your favorite baseball stars and teams. Then radio came along and gave fans a new way to enjoy the game. At first, team owners opposed the new medium, fearful that they would lose paying customers. They were shortsighted; the air waves allowed the national pastime to extend far beyond the limits of local travel.

Similar complaints were made when television became widely available. Why would people come out to the ballpark when they could watch for nothing from the comfort of their own homes? Again, shortsighted.

The point of this recap? Old doesn’t mean better, and new isn’t necessarily something to be afraid of.

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Aldous Huxley

Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.

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Aldous Huxley

Best Books for Dad 2020

Father’s Day is a time to celebrate the men in our lives who have raised and loved us. Why not show him your appreciation by inspiring him with a great book? We have six titles that are perfect gift-giving suggestions for Dad, keeping him busy through the rest of the year.

 

Congratulations to the five winners of our 15th Annual Father’s Day Contest! Each winner received a prize package that includes all of the titles in this year’s feature.

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May 20, 2020

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we think is a great summer reading selection. Read more about it, and enter our Summer Reading Contest by Thursday, May 21st at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah, which is a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

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Emo Philips

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.

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Emo Philips

May 19, 2020

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of May 18th and May 25th that we think will be of interest to Bookreporter.com readers, along with Bonus News, where we call out a contest, feature or review that we want to let you know about so you have it on your radar.

This week, we are calling attention to our "What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" contest on ReadingGroupGuides.com, where three book groups will win 12 copies of ASK AGAIN, YES by Mary Beth Keane, a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick that is now available in paperback. The deadline for your entries is Wednesday, June 3rd at noon ET.

We also encourage you to enter our Word of Mouth and Sounding Off on Audio contests for an opportunity to win some fabulous hardcovers and audio titles. And please be sure to vote in our latest poll about May paperbacks you already have read or are planning to read.

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May 19, 2020

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we think is a great summer reading selection. Read more about it, and enter our Summer Reading Contest by Wednesday, May 20th at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of EAST COAST GIRLS by Kerry Kletter, which releases on May 26th. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

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George Archer

One thing about golf is you don't know why you play bad and why you play good.

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George Archer