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Interview: Adam Mitzner, author of The Perfect Marriage

Apr 15, 2021

The price of true love is betrayal, suspicion and murder in THE PERFECT MARRIAGE, a twisty thriller by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of such novels as DEAD CERTAIN, NEVER GOODBYE and THE BEST FRIEND. In this interview conducted by Bookreporter.com reviewer Ray Palen, Adam Mitzner talks about the book’s message and its central themes, why he chose a life-threatening illness to be the driving force behind the actions of his protagonists, who’s to blame for most failed marriages, how the pandemic has impacted his writing routine, and two upcoming projects --- one of which is a fun departure for him.

You Belong Here Now by Dianna Rostad

April 2021

Set in Montana in 1925, YOU BELONG HERE NOW by Dianna Rostad is a beautifully written debut novel. Three orphans are traveling westward from New York City, looking for new homes. At each whistle stop along the journey, they and the other orphans are paraded before families willing to adopt them. The families are often in search of laborers to help farm their land, and their goals are less altruistic than one might think. But at station after station, there are children who are not selected; for them, life ahead is one great unknown.

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April 15, 2021

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we know people will be talking about this spring. Read more about it, and enter our Spring Preview Contest by Friday, April 16th at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of LADY BE GOOD: The Life and Times of Dorothy Hale by Pamela Hamilton, which is now available. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

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Interview: Jeffrey Siger, author of A Deadly Twist: A Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis Mystery

Apr 15, 2021

A DEADLY TWIST is a twisting tale of greed, corruption and murder that puts Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis, his family and members of his team in the path of a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to keep dark secrets buried --- forever. In this interview conducted by Michael Barson, Senior Publicity Executive at Melville House, Jeffrey Siger describes the most distinctive elements of the island of Naxos, which is the setting for his 11th book featuring Kaldis. He also talks about his uncanny ability to predict crises that are addressed in his novels a year or two before they become harsh realities, and the one character in the series whose growth has even taken him by surprise.

Interview: Kelly Mustian, author of The Girls in the Stilt House

Apr 15, 2021

THE GIRLS IN THE STILT HOUSE weaves a beautiful and harrowing story of two teenage girls cast in an unlikely partnership through murder. In this interview conducted by Bookreporter.com reviewer Bronwyn Miller, Kelly Mustian talks about the inspiration for her debut novel, why she decided to set it in 1920s Mississippi on the Natchez Trace, her virtual book tour and how much it means to her to be able to talk to readers from all over the world about the book, her amazing experience volunteering at the Mooresville Public Library in North Carolina before the pandemic hit, and her next novel in the works, which is set mostly in Depression-era Mississippi.

Richard Feynman

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself --- and you are the easiest person to fool.

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Richard Feynman

Bookaccino Event on May 12th

Links to https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XilM8ca_RQeoa9iQNOXpaw.

Bookaccino Event on May 12th

Links to https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XilM8ca_RQeoa9iQNOXpaw.

Chuck Palahniuk

When you don't share your problems, you resent hearing the problems of other people.

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Chuck Palahniuk, INVISIBLE MONSTERS

April 13, 2021

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of April 12th and April 19th 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 special contest on ReadingGroupGuides.com for Gabriela Garcia's first novel, OF WOMEN AND SALT, which is this month's "Good Morning America" Book Club pick and a Bookreporter.com Bets On title. Five readers will win up to 12 copies of this New York Times bestseller for their group. The deadline for your entries is Wednesday, May 5th at noon ET.

Carol had the pleasure of chatting with Gabriela Garcia for a "Bookreporter Talks To" interview. Gabriela shared her personal journey to write the book, discussed many of the timely cultural topics that are addressed in her prose, and explained how she worked to blend her female characters' voices together. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast.

You may recall that Carol interviewed Kristin Hannah in February for the Morristown Festival of Books @Home series. She talked to her about her latest bestseller, THE FOUR WINDS --- including her inspiration and writing process for it --- and so much more about her impressive 30-year writing career, including THE NIGHTINGALE and FIREFLY LANE, the latter of which was adapted into a smashingly successful series on Netflix. The interview is now up on the Festival’s YouTube page. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast.

This Month's "Bookaccino Live" Afternoon Event: This is your last newsletter reminder to sign up for our next "Bookaccino Live” event, which will take place via Zoom TOMORROW, Wednesday, April 14th at 2pm ET. Carol will present titles releasing between April 13th and May 4th, along with a few from June, that she would like to get on your radar. Attendees of the live event will be invited to answer a survey about the books from the presentation that they are most interested in reading. Those who do will be eligible to win prizes! Be sure to register here by 1pm ET on Wednesday to get a list of the featured titles sent to you before the event.

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