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Randy K. Milholland

Friendship is being there when someone's feeling low and not being afraid to kick them.

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Randy K. Milholland

January 26, 2021

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of January 25th and February 1st 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 two new contests on Bookreporter, both of which have a deadline of Thursday, February 4th at noon ET for your entries.

First, we have 25 advance copies of Gabriela Garcia's debut novel, OF WOMEN AND SALT, to give away to those who would like to read the book, which releases on March 30th and will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On selection. Click here to enter.

In our second contest, which is part of our Historical Fiction Author Spotlight, we are awarding a copy of MASQUE OF HONOR: A Historical Novel of the American South by first-time novelist Sharon Virts to 25 readers. Releasing on February 9th, it will be a Bets On pick as well. Click here to enter.

Also, we are sharing Carol's latest "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Lisa Gardner, whose new thriller, BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED, is now in stores. Frankie Elkin is a middle-aged woman and a recovering alcoholic who spends her life tracking down those who live in marginalized communities. In her newest case, Frankie is searching for a Haitian teenager who vanished from her high school months earlier. Even though she gets resistance from the police and the victim's family, Frankie will stop at nothing to discover the truth, even if it means putting her own life in danger. In the interview, Lisa talked in-depth about her unique protagonist, who is tied between average life and crime. She also discussed some of the challenges she had in researching and writing the modern-day aspects of this stand-alone thriller. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast.

Last Thursday night, we hosted our second “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event with William Kent Krueger as our guest. It was such a fun evening as Carol and Kent discussed THIS TENDER LAND in depth. Four readers joined them "on stage" to ask questions as well. Click here to watch the event and here to listen to the podcast.

Our Next "Bookaccino Live" Book Group Event:
Thursday, March 25th at 8pm ET

Our next “Bookaccino Live” Book Group guest will be Kim Michele Richardson, who will join us on Thursday, March 25th at 8pm ET to talk about THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK. We selected this book for discussion as it has been a top pick for many months on ReadingGroupGuides.com in our “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” feature. Click here to sign up. If you would like to be one of our featured audience guests and ask Kim Michele a question on camera, please send Carol an email with the subject line “Question for Kim Michele.”

Our Next "Bookaccino Live" Afternoon Event:
Wednesday, February 10th at 2pm ET

On Wednesday, February 10th at 2pm ET, we will be hosting our next "Bookaccino Live" afternoon event. Carol will present titles releasing between February 9th and March 9th, along with a few from April, that she thinks will be of interest to our readers. Click here to sign up. Those attending the live event will be asked to answer a survey about the books from the presentation that they are most interested in reading and will be eligible to win prizes.

If you missed the January 13th event, where Carol talked about books coming out from January 12th to February 2nd, along with seven March releases, you can watch it here and see a list of the featured titles here.

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Thomas Fuller

A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.

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Thomas Fuller

E. Joseph Cossman

Middle age is when your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places.

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E. Joseph Cossman

Jean Piaget

If you want to be creative, stay in part a child, with the creativity and invention that characterizes children before they are deformed by adult society.

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Jean Piaget

Hank Aaron

I tell young people --- including my granddaughter --- there is no shortcut in life. You have to take it one step at a time and work hard. And you have to give back.

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Hank Aaron

January 22, 2021

At last week’s “Bookaccino Live” event, people commented on the background in my office studio. Remember how I said I would not shelve books by color? Confession here: The backdrop of my set for “Bookaccino Live” and “Bookreporter Talks To” interviews is all blue books. Here’s why. First of all, the aqua wall behind the bookshelves is not getting repainted. So we already have color there. We tried various books as backgrounds, but realized that shelving in one color or blocks of color was less distracting, and it made it look more like a solid wall, especially against the aqua. Also, when you light a room for video, it’s amazing how light will reflect off of white or metallics. So in mid-November, Greg and I traipsed around the house and collected all the blue-toned books. And it worked! The family room also has a number of books in it, and now a lot less blue ones are there.

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Rachel Hawkins, author of The Wife Upstairs

Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates, the kind of place where no one will notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off the side tables of her well-heeled clients. But her luck changes when she meets Eddie Rochester, Thornfield Estates’ most mysterious resident. His wife, Bea, drowned in a boating accident with her best friend. As Jane and Eddie fall for each other, Jane is increasingly haunted by the legend of Bea, an ambitious beauty with a rags-to-riches origin story, who launched a wildly successful southern lifestyle brand. How can she, plain Jane, ever measure up? And can she win Eddie’s heart before her past --- or his --- catches up to her?

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Janice P. Nimura, author of The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine

Elizabeth Blackwell believed from an early age that she was destined for a mission beyond the scope of "ordinary" womanhood. Though the world at first recoiled at the notion of a woman studying medicine, her intelligence and intensity ultimately won her the acceptance of the male medical establishment. In 1849, she became the first woman in America to receive an M.D. She was soon joined in her iconic achievement by her younger sister, Emily, who was actually the more brilliant physician. Exploring the sisters’ allies, enemies and enduring partnership, Janice P. Nimura presents a story of trial and triumph.

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Lisa Gardner, author of Before She Disappeared

Frankie Elkin is an average middle-aged woman, a recovering alcoholic with more regrets than belongings. But she spends her life doing what no one else will --- searching for missing people the world has stopped looking for. A new case brings her to Mattapan, a Boston neighborhood with a rough reputation. She is searching for Angelique Badeau, a Haitian teenager who vanished from her high school months earlier. Resistance from the Boston PD and the victim's wary family tells Frankie she's on her own --- and she soon learns she's asking questions someone doesn't want answered. But Frankie will stop at nothing to discover the truth, even if it means the next person to go missing could be her.

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