This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we think is a great summer reading selection. Read more about it, and enter our Summer Reading Contest by Thursday, July 30th at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of HIS & HERS by Alice Feeney, which is now available. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of July 27th and August 3rd 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 "What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" contest on ReadingGroupGuides.com, where three book groups will win 12 copies of LADY CLEMENTINE by Marie Benedict, a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick that is now available in paperback. The deadline for your entries is Wednesday, September 9th at noon ET.

We also are spotlighting the release of HIEROGLYPHICS, a mesmerizing new novel from Jill McCorkle about the burden of secrets carried across generations. Don't miss our review of the book, along with Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Jill, in Friday's Bookreporter Weekly Update newsletter.

Be sure to answer our current poll, which is a follow-up to a poll that we did back in March, where we asked if your reading habits have changed due to the pandemic. Four months have gone by, and we are curious to find out what your reading habits are like now. Click here to let us know by Friday, July 31st at noon ET.

That also is the deadline for our latest Word of Mouth contest, where three readers each will be randomly chosen to win a copy of THE ANSWER IS...: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek (which we will review in Friday's Weekly Update newsletter) and FLORENCE ADLER SWIMS FOREVER by Rachel Beanland, the latter of which is a Bets On pick. Tell us about the books you’ve finished reading, and you'll be in the running to win both these titles.

Finally, don't forget to enter this month's Sounding Off on Audio contest. By submitting your comments about the audiobooks you've listened to, you'll have a chance to win the audio versions of Brad Thor's NEAR DARK, read by Armand Schultz, and Kristin Harmel's THE BOOK OF LOST NAMES, read by Madeleine Maby. The deadline for your entries is Monday, August 3rd at noon ET.

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we think is a great summer reading selection. Read more about it, and enter our Summer Reading Contest by Wednesday, July 29th at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of THE WOMAN BEFORE WALLIS: A Novel of Windsors, Vanderbilts, and Royal Scandal by Bryn Turnbull, which is now available. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

You might think I am crazy, but I believe we are in a real golden moment for books and reading. With limited sports on the air (hello, baseball...welcome back), and broadcast television, streaming and feature film production delayed or on hold, books are having a huge opportunistic moment. Unlike other entertainment projects that require in-person collaboration, most of publishing can be done brilliantly while we are all remote. Books can be acquired, edited and publicized pre-publication without requiring in-person live collaboration. They can be promoted in places like this newsletter and at virtual events, and then can be purchased to be shipped or picked up from a local bookseller.