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Week of February 13, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of February 13th include PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN WOMAN, the 22nd installment in Daniel Silva's spellbinding series starring Gabriel Allon, who undertakes a high-stakes search for the greatest art forger who ever lived; DIABLO MESA, a continuation of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's wildly popular series featuring archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson; the original, revealing and eye-opening CASTE, in which Isabel Wilkerson examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions; THE YOUNGER WIFE, Sally Hepworth’s most recent novel of domestic suspense about the tangled vines of family secrets; and THE CAGE by Bonnie Kistler, a gripping thriller about two professional women who enter an elevator together...but only one is alive when they reach the ground floor.

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Week of February 6, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of February 6th include THE MATCH, a gripping thriller from Harlan Coben in which a shocking genetic match exposes a family's darkest secret; Tina Brown's THE PALACE PAPERS, the inside story of the British royal family’s battle to overcome the dramas of the Diana years, only to confront new, 21st-century crises; THE HOTEL NANTUCKET by Elin Hilderbrand, an immensely satisfying page-turner about a summer of scandal at a storied Nantucket hotel; Allison Pataki's THE MAGNIFICENT LIVES OF MARJORIE POST, a powerful story of one woman falling in love with her own voice and embracing her own power while shaping history in the process; and the paperback original CODE NAME SAPPHIRE by Pam Jenoff, a riveting tale of bravery and resistance about a woman who must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz.

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March 2023 Bookaccino Live Event

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March 2023 Bookaccino Live Event

Links to https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_60NaeBUnQMeJ1XtzuPOQFg.

Paula Lichtarowicz, author of The Snow Hare

Lena has lived a long, quiet life on her farm in Wales, alongside her husband and child. But as her end approaches, buried memories begin to return. Of her childhood in Poland, and her passion for science. Of the early days of her marriage, reluctant wife to an army officer. Of the birth of her daughter, whose arrival changed everything. Memories less welcome return, too. Her Polish village, transformed overnight by the Soviets, and the war that doomed her entire family to the frigid work camps of the Siberian tundra. And buried in that blinding snow, amongst the darkness of survival, the most haunting memory of all: that of an extraordinary new love.

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Eleanor Shearer, author of River Sing Me Home

The master of the Providence plantation in Barbados gathers his slaves and announces that the king has decreed an end to slavery. As of the following day, the Emancipation Act of 1834 will come into effect. The cries of joy fall silent when he announces that they are no longer his slaves; they are now his apprentices. No one can leave. They must work for him for another six years. Freedom is just another name for the life they have always lived. So Rachel runs. Away from Providence, she begins a desperate search to find her children --- the five who survived birth and were sold. Are any of them still alive? Rachel has to know. She is driven on by the certainty that a mother cannot be truly free without knowing what has become of her children, even if the answer is more than she can bear.

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Jessica George, author of Maame

It’s fair to say that Maddie’s life in London is far from rewarding. With a mother who spends most of her time in Ghana (yet still somehow manages to be overbearing), Maddie is the primary caretaker for her father, who suffers from advanced stage Parkinson’s. At work, her boss is a nightmare and Maddie is tired of always being the only Black person in every meeting. When her mum returns from her latest trip to Ghana, Maddie leaps at the chance to get out of the family home and finally start living. A self-acknowledged late bloomer, she’s ready to experience some important “firsts.” But it's not long before tragedy strikes, forcing Maddie to face the true nature of her unconventional family, and the perils --- and rewards --- of putting her heart on the line.

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Jojo Moyes, author of Someone Else's Shoes

Nisha Cantor lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband announces a divorce and cuts her off. Nisha is determined to hang onto her glamorous life. But in the meantime, she must scramble to cope --- she doesn’t even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in. That’s because Sam Kemp --- in the bleakest point of her life --- has accidentally taken Nisha’s gym bag. But Sam hardly has time to worry about a lost gym bag --- she’s struggling to keep herself and her family afloat. When she tries on Nisha’s six-inch-high Christian Louboutin red crocodile shoes, the resulting jolt of confidence makes her realize something must change --- and that thing is herself.

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Sadeqa Johnson, author of The House of Eve

1950s Philadelphia: Fifteen-year-old Ruby Pearsall is on track to becoming the first in her family to attend college, in spite of having a mother more interested in keeping a man than raising a daughter. But a taboo love affair threatens to pull her back down into the poverty and desperation that has been passed on to her like a birthright. Eleanor Quarles arrives in Washington, DC, with ambition and secrets. When she meets the handsome William Pride at Howard University, they fall madly in love. But William hails from one of DC’s elite wealthy Black families, and his par­ents don’t let just anyone into their fold. Eleanor hopes that a baby will make her finally feel at home in William’s family and grant her the life she’s been searching for. But having a baby --- and fitting in --- is easier said than done.

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Win Up to 12 Copies of THE MAGNIFICENT LIVES OF MARJORIE POST by Allison Pataki 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 up to 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 THE MAGNIFICENT LIVES OF MARJORIE POST, a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick that is now available in paperback. This national bestseller by Allison Pataki is an epic reimagining of the remarkable life of Marjorie Merriweather Post, the American heiress and trailblazing leader of the 20th century. To enter, please fill out the form below by Wednesday, March 8th at noon ET.