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V. E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

France, 1714. In a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever --- and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.

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Clifford Stoll

The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.

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Clifford Stoll

Lisa Jewell, author of Invisible Girl

Owen Pick has just been suspended from his job as a teacher after accusations of sexual misconduct. Searching for professional advice online, he is inadvertently sucked into the dark world of incel forums, where he meets a charismatic and mysterious figure. Across the street from Owen lives the Fours family, headed by mom Cate, a physiotherapist, and dad Roan, a child psychologist. They think Owen is a bit creepy, and their teenaged daughter swears he followed her home from the train station one night. Meanwhile, young Saffyre Maddox spent three years as a patient of Roan Fours. Feeling abandoned when their therapy ends, she searches for other ways to maintain her connection with him. Then, on Valentine’s night, Saffyre disappears --- and the last person to see her alive is Owen Pick.

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Christie Tate, author of Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life

Christie Tate had just been named the top student in her law school class and finally had her eating disorder under control. Why then was she driving through Chicago fantasizing about her own death? Why was she envisioning putting an end to the isolation and sadness that still plagued her in spite of her achievements? Enter Dr. Rosen, a therapist who calmly assures her that if she joins one of his psychotherapy groups, he can transform her life. All she has to do is show up and be honest about everything. Christie is skeptical, insisting that she is defective, but Dr. Rosen issues a nine-word prescription that will change everything: “You don’t need a cure, you need a witness.” So begins her entry into the strange, terrifying and ultimately life-changing world of group therapy.

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October 27, 2020

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of October 26th and November 2nd that we think will be of interest toBookreporter.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 review of THE SENTINEL, the newly released 25th book in the Jack Reacher series and the first collaboration between Lee Child and his brother, Andrew Child (who has written stand-alone thrillers as Andrew Grant). Lee will be turning the Reacher franchise over to Andrew, which you can read about here. On Thursday, October 29th at 7pm ET, Book Passage will hold a virtual event with Lee and Andrew, who will be in conversation with Michael Connelly about the book. Click here to sign up.

Also, we are sharing Carol's latest "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Rose Carlyle, whose debut novel, THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR, will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. Iris and Summer are mirror twins, which means they are completely identical but physically asymmetrical. Iris, who has always been envious of her sister's perfect life, joins Summer on a sailing trip that goes awry. When Iris returns to land, she is assumed to be her sister and lives out the life she has always wanted. How long does she have until she is discovered, and what will the consequences be? In the interview, Rose discusses what it means to be a mirror twin and the effect it can have on people's lives. With quite a bit of experience in sailing and traveling, she also describes her own adventures in the context of the book and unravels the story’s deeper messages. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast.

Our Next "Bookaccino Live" Event:
Wednesday, November 11th at 2pm ET

On Wednesday, November 11th at 2pm ET, we will be hosting our next "Bookaccino Live: A Lively Talk About Books” event. Carol will present titles releasing between November 10th and January 5th that she thinks will be of interest to our readers. Click here to register. Our room holds up to 500 attendees, so feel free to invite friends! If you already signed up for this session, please do not sign up again.This will help us keep an accurate audience count. Those attending the live event will be asked to answer a survey about the books that they are most interested in reading and will be eligible to win prizes.

If you missed the October 14th event, where Carol talked about books coming out from mid-October to early November, along with five December releases, you can watch the presentation here and see a list of the featured titles here.

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Bill Copeland

How strange to use "You only live once" as an excuse to throw it away.

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Bill Copeland

Bernie Brillstein

Outcomes rarely turn on grand gestures or the art of the deal, but on whether you've sent someone a thank-you note.

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Bernie Brillstein, THE LITTLE STUFF THAT MATTERS MOST

Shakira

I prefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.

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Shakira

Stephen Covey

Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you.

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Stephen Covey

October 23, 2020

Among the amusing things that I am finding as I go through boxes of paperwork here at the house are forever stamps from the post office. I have found sheets of them in random boxes; I must have started buying them when they were first issued in 2007. Last night, I sent mail with Gregory Peck stamps from 2011. I should seek out stamp collectors. I also have found so much correspondence from when we started our first website; I am going to do something with it for Bookreporter's 25th anniversary next summer.

I have been enjoying virtual author events these past few weeks. I find myself going through the event list that we share in each newsletter and logging on to watch many of them.

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