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April 9, 2020

“A Writer on Reading” by Sulari Gentill, author of AFTER SHE WROTE HIM

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Sulari Gentill’s latest novel, AFTER SHE WROTE HIM (originally published in 2017 as CROSSING THE LINES), is a captivating thriller that Dean Koontz calls "pure delight, a swift yet psychologically complex read." To celebrate its rerelease, Sulari was kind enough to write a piece for us about the significance of To-Be-Read piles and why she never reads fiction while she’s working on a new manuscript. Don’t miss the eighth installment in her series of historical mysteries featuring Roland Sinclair, A DANGEROUS LANGUAGE, which will be available on June 9th.

Sulari Gentill

After setting out to study astrophysics, graduating in law and then abandoning her legal career to write books, Sulari Gentill now grows French black truffles on her farm in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains of NSW. Sulari is author of the Rowland Sinclair mystery series, historical crime fiction novels set in the 1930s. Sulari’s A DECLINE IN PROPHETS (the second book in the series) was the winner of the Davitt Award for Best Adult Crime Fiction 2012. She was also shortlisted for Best First Book (A FEW RIGHT THINKING MEN) for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2011.

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Marie Curie

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

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Marie Curie

Week of April 27, 2020

Paperback releases for the week of April 27th include BLUE MOON by Lee Child, which finds Jack Reacher coming to the aid of an elderly couple…and confronting his most dangerous opponents yet; ELEVATOR PITCH, an edge-of-your-seat thriller from Linwood Barclay that does for elevators what Psycho did for showers and Jaws did for the beach --- a heart-pounding tale in which a series of disasters paralyzes New York City with fear; Joshilyn Jackson's NEVER HAVE I EVER, a twisting novel of domestic suspense in which a group of women play a harmless drinking game that escalates into a war of dark pasts; and THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR by true-crime writer John Glatt, which tells the devastating story of the Turpins --- a seemingly normal family whose dark secrets would shock and captivate the world.

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Anika Scott, author of The German Heiress

Clara Falkenberg, once Germany’s most eligible and lauded heiress, earned the nickname “the Iron Fräulein” during World War II for her role operating her family’s ironworks empire. It’s been nearly two years since the war ended, and she’s left with nothing but a false identification card and a series of burning questions about her family’s past. Clara decides to return home and take refuge with her dear friend, Elisa. Narrowly escaping a near-disastrous interrogation by a British officer who’s hell-bent on arresting her for war crimes, she arrives home to discover the city in ruins, and Elisa missing. As Clara begins tracking down Elisa, she encounters Jakob, a charismatic young man working on the black market, who, for his own reasons, is also searching for Elisa.

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Madeline Miller, author of Circe

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child who possesses the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians.

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Win 12 Copies of CIRCE by Madeline Miller for Your Group

Each month, we ask book groups to share the titles they are reading that month and rate them. From all entries, three winners will be selected, and each will win 12 copies of that month’s prize book for their group. Note: To be eligible to win, let us know the title of the book that YOUR book group is CURRENTLY reading, NOT the title we are giving away.

Our latest prize book is CIRCE by Madeline Miller, which is now available in paperback and will be an eight-episode series on HBO Max. This #1 New York Times bestseller is an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man’s world. To enter, please fill out the form below by Wednesday, May 6th at 2pm ET.
 

Russell Baker

Listen once in a while. It's amazing what you can hear.

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Russell Baker

April 7, 2020

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of April 6th and April 13th 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 Sounding Off on Audio contest for April. This month's prizes are the audio versions of Julia Spencer-Fleming's HID FROM OUR EYES: A Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery, read by Suzanne Toren, and D.J. Palmer's THE NEW HUSBAND, read by January LaVoy and Rebecca Soler. Submit your comments about the audiobooks you've listened to by Friday, May 1st at noon ET, and you'll be in the running to win both these audio titles.

Also, we have updated our Books on Screen feature. Although all movies releasing in theaters this month have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, there are plenty of book-to-screen adaptations on television that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home. April's roundup includes the season one finale of Hulu's "Little Fires Everywhere"; season six of "Bosch" on Amazon Prime; the conclusion of HBO's "The Plot Against America," along with the continuation of season two of "My Brilliant Friend"; and the series premieres of "Normal People" on Hulu, "Defending Jacob" on Apple TV+ and "Belgravia" on EPIX. Among this month's DVD releases are Little Women, Just Mercy, The Turning, The Rhythm Section and Escape from Pretoria.

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Week of April 20, 2020

Paperback releases for the week of April 20th include THE LAST HOUSE GUEST, Megan Miranda’s smart, twisty psychological thriller about an idyllic town in Maine dealing with the suspicious death of one of their own --- and her best “summer” friend, who is trying to uncover the truth...before fingers point her way; THE SISTERS OF SUMMIT AVENUE by Lynn Cullen, a powerful novel set in the Midwest during the Great Depression, about two sisters bound together by love, duty and pain; WHISKERS IN THE DARK, the 28th installment in Rita Mae Brown's Mrs. Murphy series, which finds death stalking the Blue Ridge Mountains as a centuries-old mystery resurfaces and murder mars the lead-up to an annual beagle competition; and BROADWAY, in which Fran Leadon takes us on a mile-by-mile journey up America’s most vibrant and complex thoroughfare, through the history at the heart of Manhattan.

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