May 4, 2021
In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of May 3rd and May 10th 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 Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks feature for May, which includes Indie Next, LibraryReads, the Barnes & Noble Book Club, Reese's Book Club, the "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, and more.
Carol's latest "Bookreporter Talks To" interview is with Mark Sullivan, whose newly released novel, THE LAST GREEN VALLEY, will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. The book opens in Ukraine in 1944, where the Martel family is offered two options: wait for Stalin to arrive, or run with the Nazis who will protect them. Neither is a great choice, but they decide to do the latter. As ethnic Germans, they embark on a trek to travel as far west as they can. Mark explains how he came upon their story in his hometown of Bozeman, Montana; talks about his research trip to Ukraine with the two Martel brothers, who are now in their late 70s and 80s; and discusses pacing and what he learned from years of co-writing with James Patterson. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast.
Our Mother's Day Author Blogs are back for a 12th year! Once again, we are excited to be sharing pieces from authors who reminisce about reading books with their moms, or with their own children, and talk about how their moms influenced them to become readers and writers. So far, we have heard from Laura Munson (WILLA’S GROVE), Lea Geller (THE TRUTH AND OTHER HIDDEN THINGS), Elizabeth Brundage (THE VANISHING POINT), Andrea Lee (RED ISLAND HOUSE), Deborah Goodrich Royce (RUBY FALLS), and Mary Dixie Carter (THE PHOTOGRAPHER). Still to come this week are contributions from Wendy Francis (SUMMERTIME GUESTS), Nancy Thayer (FAMILY REUNION), Virginia Hume (HAVEN POINT), and Elin Hilderbrand (GOLDEN GIRL).
We also are spotlighting THE NATURE OF A LADY, the opening installment in Christy Award-nominated author Roseanna M. White's historical romance series, The Secrets of the Isles. The book is set on the Isles of Scilly, during the summer and autumn of 1906, and features pirate tales, treasure hunts, mistaken identities, new love, old love and hometown rivalries.
May 4, 2021
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 5th at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of FIND YOU FIRST by Linwood Barclay, which is now available and will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!
Mary Dixie Carter’s debut psychological thriller, THE PHOTOGRAPHER, releases on May 25th and will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. A graduate of Harvard College with an honors degree in English Literature and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School, she has had her work featured in a number of prestigious publications, including TIME, The Economist and The New York Observer. Reading and writing are integral components of Mary Dixie’s life. Audiobooks, specifically, have brought her family closer together and transformed long car rides. She is deeply grateful to the iPad thief who made this possible, as you will learn in her Mother’s Day blog post.
Deborah Goodrich Royce is the author of two psychological thrillers: FINDING MRS. FORD and her latest, RUBY FALLS. As a former story editor at Miramax Films, it is not surprising that she has gone on to write her own novels. A celebrated actress, she has starred in dozens of television series, feature films and TV movies, including "All My Children," Remote Control and Return to Peyton Place. Deborah has had many memorable moments, or markers, in her life --- the most important of which involve raising her children and witnessing their various milestones and achievements. Here, she reflects on the significance of those markers and how they can come when you least expect them.
David Sedaris
I haven't the slightest idea how to change people, but I still keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out.
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David Sedaris
Special Preview: Bookreporter.com's Summer Reading 2021
This Bookreporter.com SPECIAL PREVIEW Newsletter brings you a sneak peek at the titles that are included in our Summer Reading feature.
Each title below will be featured in a contest where you will have a 24-hour window of opportunity to enter for your chance to win a copy of the book being featured that day. You will need to act quickly! Learn more about the feature here.
We encourage you to scroll down and click on each image to read more about that book on our site. More titles will be added in the weeks to come.
If you have friends who you think may be interested in these 24-hour contests, please forward this newsletter to them so they can sign up for it.
Our first contest kicks off on Tuesday, May 4th at noon ET. Best of luck to you, and Happy Summer Reading!
Andrea Lee is the author of five books, including the National Book Award–nominated memoir RUSSIAN JOURNAL and her latest novel, RED ISLAND HOUSE. Andrea enjoyed a number of private reading moments with her mother, Edith, but she is especially fond of the time they shared in the classroom. Edith was the only Black teacher at a Quaker elementary school, and Andrea had the pleasure of being taught by her mother as a fifth grader. Her dramatic readings of books like TREASURE ISLAND and THE CALL OF THE WILD captivated her students, but it wasn’t until years later that Andrea was able to fully comprehend where that passion came from and the sacrifices she was willing to make for her family.
Fran Lebowitz
Remember that as a teenager you are at the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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Fran Lebowitz, SOCIAL STUDIES
