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Week of April 22, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of April 22nd include SMALL MERCIES by Dennis Lehane, an all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate and insidious power, set against one of the most tumultuous episodes in Boston’s history; MUST LOVE FLOWERS, an uplifting novel from Debbie Macomber about two women at different stages of life who find themselves on a journey of renewal after undergoing hardships; HONEY, BABY, MINE, a collection of deeply personal conversations from award-winning actress and activist Laura Dern and the woman she admires most, her mother --- legendary actress Diane Ladd; MONSTERS, a timely, passionate, provocative, blisteringly smart interrogation of how we make and experience art in the age of cancel culture, and of the link between genius and monstrosity; and KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW, Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our lives and our minds.

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Week of April 15, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of April 15th include THE LIGHT WE CARRY, an inspiring follow-up to Michelle Obama's memoir, BECOMING, in which the former First Lady shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world; the second book in James Rollins' Moonfall series, THE CRADLE OF ICE, a page-turning tale of action, adventure, betrayal, ambition and the struggle for survival in a harsh world that hangs by a thread; A BOOK OF DAYS, a deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days featuring more than 365 images and reflections that chart Patti Smith’s singular aesthetic --- inspired by her wildly popular Instagram; NORMAL RULES DON'T APPLY by Kate Atkinson, a collection of 11 interconnected stories that conjure a multiverse of subtly connected worlds while illuminating the webs of chance and connection among us all; and Wendy Walker's WHAT REMAINS, a dark and twisty psychological thriller about a cold case detective who finds herself the target of an obsessed stalker after saving his life.

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April 2, 2024

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of April 1st and April 8th 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 special contest for THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD, Stuart Turton’s third novel, following THE 7½ DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE and THE DEVIL AND THE DARK WATER. This explosively imaginative speculative thriller is about an impossible murder that triggers a world-ending phenomenon that can only be stopped by the identification of the killer. In anticipation of the book’s May 21st release, we are awarding an advance copy to 25 readers. The deadline for your entries is Friday, April 12th at noon ET.

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Week of April 8, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of April 8th include THE LIE MAKER, a twisty, fast-paced thriller from Linwood Barclay in which a man desperately tries to track down his father --- who was taken into witness protection years ago --- before his enemies can get to him; FOR YOU AND ONLY YOU, the fourth entry in Caroline Kepnes' acclaimed You series, which follows Joe Goldberg to the hallowed halls of Harvard, where he leaves crimson in his wake; LeBRON, Jeff Benedict's definitive biography of basketball superstar LeBron James, based on three years of exhaustive research and more than 250 interviews; THE FIRST LADY OF WORLD WAR II by Shannon McKenna Schmidt, the first book to tell the full story of Eleanor Roosevelt's unprecedented and courageous trip to the Pacific Theater during World War II; and the paperback original A KILLING ON THE HILL, a gripping thriller from Robert Dugoni about the Great Depression, high-level corruption, and a murder that’s about to become Seattle’s hottest mystery.  

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Week of April 1, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of April 1st include HOMECOMING, a sweeping novel from Kate Morton that begins with a shocking crime, the effects of which echo across continents and generations; Martha Hall Kelly's THE GOLDEN DOVES, a profound tale of bravery in which two female spies risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi; THINGS I WISH I TOLD MY MOTHER by Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo, a moving novel about an artist and her perfectionist mother who unpack a lifetime of secrets while on vacation in Paris; Rachel Beanland's THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE, a masterful work of historical fiction about an incendiary tragedy that shocked a young nation and tore apart a community in a single night --- told from the perspectives of four people whose actions during the inferno changed the course of history; and the paperback original JUST FOR THE SUMMER by Abby Jimenez, a sharp and scintillating summer novel that will make readers laugh out loud and cry happy tears.

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April 2, 2024

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we know people will be talking about this spring. Read more about it, and enter our Spring Preview Contest by Wednesday, April 3rd at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of DAUGHTER OF MINE by Megan Miranda, which releases on April 9th 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!

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April 2024

April's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "Ripley" on Netflix, "The Sympathizer" on HBO, and "Franklin" on Apple TV+; the season premieres of Hallmark Channel's "When Calls the Heart" and Apple TV+'s "The Big Door Prize"; the conclusion of "Manhunt" on Apple TV+; the continuation of "A Gentleman in Moscow" on Paramount+ with Showtime, "Palm Royale" on Apple TV+, "We Were the Lucky Ones" on Hulu, "Tracker" on CBS, and "Will Trent" on ABC; the films Someone Like You in theaters and One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery on Hallmark Mystery; and the DVD releases of Mean Girls, Which Brings Me to You, The Promised Land and Madame Web.

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March 30, 2024

Last Thursday night, I went to an event that Allison Pataki was doing for her latest historical novel, FINDING MARGARET FULLER. The book is an epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller --- America’s forgotten leading lady and the central figure of the Transcendentalist movement. What amazes me about Allison’s work is not just her writing, which always draws me in, but her ability to introduce me to a woman in history who I feel like I should know about. And I wonder why I did not.

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Dervla McTiernan, author of What Happened to Nina?

Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Until they leave for a weekend at his family’s cabin in Vermont, and only Simon comes home. His explanation about what happened in their last hours together doesn’t add up. Nina’s parents push the police for answers, and Simon’s parents rush to protect him. They hire expensive lawyers and a PR firm that quickly ramps up a vicious, nothing-is-off-limits media campaign. Everyone chooses a side, and the story goes viral, fueled by armchair investigators and wild conspiracy theories and illustrated with pretty pictures taken from Nina’s social media accounts. Journalists descend on their small Vermont town, followed by a few obsessive "fans." Nina’s family is under siege, but they never lose sight of the only thing that really matters --- finding their daughter.

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Kristen Perrin, author of How to Solve Your Own Murder

It’s 1965, and teenager Frances Adams is at an English country fair with her two best friends. But Frances’ night takes a hairpin turn when a fortune teller makes a bone-chilling prediction: One day, Frances will be murdered. Frances spends a lifetime trying to solve a crime that hasn’t happened yet. For decades, no one takes Frances seriously, until nearly 60 years later, when Frances is found murdered. In the present day, Annie Adams has been summoned to a meeting at the sprawling country estate of her wealthy and reclusive great-aunt Frances. But by the time Annie arrives, Frances is already dead. Annie is determined to catch the killer, but thanks to Frances’ lifelong habit of digging up secrets and lies, it seems every endearing and eccentric villager just might have a motive for her murder.

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