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Katey Schultz, author of Still Come Home

When the odds are stacked against you, doing everything right still might not be enough to protect yourself and the ones you love. The three characters in Katey Schultz’s novel are each searching for the best way to live --- all the while fighting cultural, societal and political forces far beyond their control. As their paths intersect, STILL COME HOME explores how their decisions will forever alter each other’s lives.

Our Reader-Selected Best Books of 2020

Over the last two months, we asked you to share both your favorite book that you read with your book group and your favorite book that you read outside your group in 2020.

The results are in! Below are the top 10 selected titles in each category.

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Win 12 Copies of MISS BENSON'S BEETLE by Rachel Joyce 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 MISS BENSON'S BEETLE by Rachel Joyce, an uplifting novel about two women on a life-changing adventure, where they must risk everything, break all the rules and discover their best selves --- together. To enter, please fill out the form below by Wednesday, January 6th at noon ET.
 

November 10, 2020

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of November 9th and November 16th 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 New Release Spotlight of Liz Nugent's latest psychological thriller, LITTLE CRUELTIES, which follows three brothers --- bound by blood but split by fate --- and delves into the many ways that families can wreak emotional havoc across generations. 

Also, we are sharing Carol's latest "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with debut novelist Susie Yang. WHITE IVY, which is this month’s “Read with Jenna” Today Show Book Club pick, is about a young woman’s dark obsession with her privileged classmate that offers sharp insights into the immigrant experience. Susie has lived around the world; in fact, she spoke to Carol from Istanbul, where she is living this month. Her peripatetic lifestyle has contributed to her writing, as she has moved so often. In the interview, she talked in-depth about the characters in her book, as well as the multi-step editing process that took it from first draft to publication. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast.

This Month's "Bookaccino Live" Event: This is your last newsletter reminder to sign up for our final "Bookaccino Live” event of 2020, which will take place via Zoom TOMORROW, Wednesday, November 11th at 2pm ET. Carol will present titles releasing from November 10th to January 5th, along with four from February, 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 10am ET tomorrow. If you already signed up, please do not do so again!

Our First "Bookaccino Live" Book Group Event: On Thursday, November 19th at 8pm ET, we will host our first “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event via Zoom. Our special guest will be Jeanine Cummins, who will discuss her bestselling novel, AMERICAN DIRT. Fifteen guests who have read the book will join Carol "on stage" to be part of the discussion. Other readers will watch the event and will be able to pose a question during the last 10 minutes of the program. If you would like to attend the event as a participant or as an audience member, please sign up here by Monday, November 16th at 10am ET.

Explore Bookreporter on Miami Book Fair Online: The Miami Book Fair kicks off on Sunday, November 15th, and they have a terrific virtual lineup that will be presented in a Netflix-like search format. We shot two original interviews for them with Sue Miller and Jacqueline Winspear --- and we will share five author interviews that we previously conducted. We will tell you much more about this in Friday's Bookreporter Weekly Update newsletter. If you are not signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.

Author Talk: Katey Schultz, author of Still Come Home

Nov 10, 2020

Katey Schultz’s debut novel, STILL COME HOME, revolves around three characters, each of whom are searching for the best way to be and the best way to live --- all the while fighting cultural, societal and political forces far beyond their control. In this interview, Schultz talks about the book’s plot, what she is reading now, the advice she has for aspiring writers, and her next work in progress.

—Ben Fountain, author of BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK and BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY BURN AGAIN

—Abigail DeWitt, author of NEWS OF OUR LOVED ONES

—David Abrams, author of FOBBIT and BRAVE DEEDS

—John Mauk, author of FIELD NOTES FOR THE EARTHBOUND