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Malcolm S. Forbes

The more sympathy you give, the less you need.

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Malcolm S. Forbes

July 2020

July's Books on Screen roundup includes the season one releases of "The Baby-Sitters Club" on Netflix and "Brave New World" on NBC's new streaming service, Peacock; the season two premiere of TNT's "The Alienist: Angel of Darkness"; a number of films available on demand, including The Outpost, Greyhound, The Sunlit Night and The Informer; and the continuation of the HBO series "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" and "Perry Mason."

June 30, 2020

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of June 29th and July 6th 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 MONTAUK by Nicola Harrison, which is now available in paperback. The deadline for your entries is Wednesday, July 8th at noon ET.

We are happy to share Carol's latest "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Stephanie Scott, whose debut novel WHAT'S LEFT OF ME IS YOURS is a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast.

Also, we are spotlighting the releases of SET THE STARS ALIGHT by Amanda Dykes and THE LIGHTEST OBJECT IN THE UNIVERSE by Kimi Eisele, the latter of which published in hardcover last year and is now available in paperback.

Finally, below are a number of upcoming online author events that you may want to have on your radar. We are curious to know if you have been attending these kinds of events. Weigh in by answering our latest poll here by Thursday, July 2nd at noon ET.

New Plan: We would like to schedule a live event for our readers during the week of July 13th, where Carol would share Summer Reading titles with you, including books coming out through Labor Day, September 7th. To schedule this to share with the maximum number of readers, we would like to see what day of the week and time would work best for you to attend this virtual event via Zoom. Let us know by filling out this form.

June 30, 2020

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 1st at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of HER LAST FLIGHT by Beatriz Williams, which is now available. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda

June 2020

THE GIRL FROM WIDOW HILLS by Megan Miranda is a brisk suspense/thriller. In it, Arden Maynor was six years old when she sleepwalked away from her house, fell into a river and was swept away in a rainstorm. Days later, she was found alive and became a celebrity for it. But that celebrity was too much for her. She has changed her name and tried to move on from her unwanted “fame.”

The Last Flight by Julie Clark

June 2020

THE LAST FLIGHT is a tautly plotted thriller that I wanted to read from the moment I heard Julie Clark tell me about it back in January at a publisher preview event. And it completely delivered.

What's Left of Me Is Yours by Stephanie Scott

June 2020

WHAT'S LEFT OF ME IS YOURS by Stephanie Scott is a brilliant debut novel set in modern-day Japan. It revolves around the tradition of “wakaresaseya,” where one person is hired by another to seduce a spouse and break up a marriage, with a goal that this will bring a better settlement in a divorce.

Robert Leighton

The flower that follows the sun does so even in cloudy days.

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Robert Leighton

Orison Swett Marden

Thrift means that you should always have the best you can possibly afford, when the thing has any reference to your physical and mental health, to your growth in efficiency and power.

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Orison Swett Marden

Frank Crane

Habits are safer than rules; you don't have to watch them. And you don't have to keep them, either. They keep you.

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Frank Crane