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Mason Cooley

If you call failures experiments, you can put them in your resume and claim them as achievements.

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Mason Cooley

September 16, 2020

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we know people will be talking about this fall. Read more about it, and enter our Fall Preview Contest by Thursday, September 17th at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of THE PARIS CHILDREN: A Novel of WWII by Gloria Goldreich, which is now available. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

Interview: Ayad Akhtar, author of Homeland Elegies

Sep 16, 2020

Ayad Akhtar is a novelist and playwright who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play “Disgraced” and whose debut novel, AMERICAN DERVISH, was named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012. His highly anticipated second work of fiction, HOMELAND ELEGIES, is about an immigrant father and his son who search for belonging --- in post-Trump America, and with each other. In this interview, conducted by Bookreporter.com reviewer Harvey Freedenberg, Akhtar talks about one of the book’s most powerful scenes --- Ayad’s description of his experience in Manhattan on 9/11 --- and how he went about recreating the terrible sights and overwhelming emotions of that day; what he thinks it will take for those who harbor suspicions about Muslims to view them with less hostility; and the pivotal role that dreams play in the novel.

Jason Love

Fruit only angers my need for chocolate.

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Jason Love

September 15, 2020

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of September 14th and September 21st 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 Fall Preview Contests and Feature, a series of 24-hour giveaways that are taking place on select days in September and October. Enter for your chance to win a number of outstanding books that we know people will be talking about this fall.

Also, be sure to check out Carol Fitzgerald's latest "Bookreporter Talks To" interviews with Ruth Ware and Wendy Walker.

Ruth Ware's new "locked-in" mystery, ONE BY ONE, is an upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. Eight coworkers from a booming tech company and a former colleague find themselves stranded in a luxury ski cabin after a devastating avalanche. As panic and the desire to escape increases, something more sinister is in the works: members of the group are found dead...one by one. Along with delving into the specifics of the book, Ruth talks to Carol about the trials involved in "relaxing" ski trips, how renowned mystery writers influenced her writing of the book, and what she is working on next. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast.

DON'T LOOK FOR ME, Wendy Walker's latest psychological thriller, also will be a Bets On selection. Molly Clarke has disappeared, leaving behind only an empty car at the edge of town and a note at a hotel. She's not the first to leave this way, following the same behaviors that police call a "walk away." But her family is skeptical about this. Molly was last seen getting into a car with a stranger who offered her a ride. So what really happened? Wendy and Carol talk about these "walk aways" and how often they occur in real life. Wendy also shares a personal story that sparked her idea for the novel and explains the camaraderie she has with her fellow thriller authors. 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 fourth "Bookaccino Live” event, which will take place via Zoom TOMORROW, Wednesday, September 16th at 2pm ET. Carol will present titles releasing from mid-September to early October, along with five from November, that she would like to get on your radar. 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. Registration will close at 10am ET so we have time to get leave behinds out before the event.

September 15, 2020

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we know people will be talking about this fall. Read more about it, and enter our Fall Preview Contest by Wednesday, September 16th at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of ONE BY ONE by Ruth Ware, 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!

Mignon McLaughlin

Throughout our lives, we see in the mirror the same innocent trusting face we have seen there since childhood.

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Mignon McLaughlin, THE NEUROTIC'S NOTEBOOK

Robert Herjavec

Business is a sprint until you find an opportunity, then it's the patience of a marathon runner.

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Robert Herjavec

Special Preview: Bookreporter.com's Fall Preview 2020

This Bookreporter.com SPECIAL PREVIEW Newsletter brings you a sneak peek at the titles that are included in this year's Fall Preview 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.

Each of these books is a great fall reading selection. We encourage you to scroll down and click on each image to read more about that book on our site.

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, September 15th at noon ET. Best of luck to you, and Happy Fall Reading!

Author Talk: Rita Dragonette, author of The Fourteenth of September

Sep 14, 2020

Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Heather Morris, Rita Dragonette’s debut novel, THE FOURTEENTH OF SEPTEMBER, is based upon her personal experience on campus during the Vietnam War and is told through the rare perspective of a young woman who traces her path to self-discovery. In this interview, Dragonette talks about how what she lived through in 1969-1970 parallels the activism that is occurring right now in the United States; why she calls her book a coming-of-conscience novel; what she hopes readers will take away from the story; and her future writing projects.