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Weeks of December 11 and 18, 2023

Paperback releases for the weeks of December 11th and 18th include Paul Harding's THIS OTHER EDEN, a spellbinding novel inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast; NO ONE LEFT TO COME LOOKING FOR YOU by Sam Lipsyte, a page-turning suspense novel that also serves as a love letter to a bygone era of New York City where young artists could still afford to chase their dreams; DIAMONDS AND DEADLINES by Betsy Prioleau, the first major biography of the glamorous and scandalous Miriam Leslie, titan of publishing and an unsung hero of women’s suffrage; and A LIFE IN LIGHT, Mary Pipher's memoir in essays reflecting on radiance, resilience and the constantly changing nature of reality.

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Week of December 4, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of December 4th include THE HOUSE OF WOLVES, an unforgettable family drama from James Patterson and Mike Lupica, in which Jenny Wolf’s murdered father leaves her in charge of a billion-dollar empire --- and a family more ruthless than the Roys ("Succession") and Duttons ("Yellowstone"); BEFORE WE WERE INNOCENT by Ella Berman, this month's Reese's Book Club pick, a captivating thriller revolving around a summer in Greece for three best friends that ends in the unthinkable when only two return home; QUEENS OF THE AGE OF CHIVALRY, Alison Weir's epic narrative that chronicles the five vividly rendered queens of the Plantagenet kings who ruled England between 1299 and 1399; WEIGHTLESS, a poignant and ruthlessly honest journey through cultural expectations of size, race and gender --- and toward a brighter future --- from journalist, editor and pop-culture critic Evette Dionne; and the paperback original A DIFFERENT KIND OF GONE by Catherine Ryan Hyde, a gripping novel about justice, lies and impossible choices as the truth behind a teenage girl’s disappearance becomes something to conceal.

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December 5, 2023

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of December 4th and December 11th 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 Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks feature for December, which includes Indie Next, LibraryReads, Reese's Book Club, the "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, and more.

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Signal Fires Book Group Event

Links to https://tbrnetwork.com/podcasts/bookreporter-talks-to/bookaccino-live-book-group-with-dani-shapiro/.

Signal Fires Book Group Event

Links to https://tbrnetwork.com/podcasts/bookreporter-talks-to/bookaccino-live-book-group-with-dani-shapiro/.

RGG Speed Dating November 2023 Event

Links to https://tbrnetwork.com/12-1-2-annual-book-group-speed-dating/.

RGG Speed Dating November 2023 Event

Links to https://tbrnetwork.com/12-1-2-annual-book-group-speed-dating/.

Jillian Cantor, author of The Fiction Writer

The once-rising literary star Olivia Fitzgerald is down on her luck. Her most recent novel --- a retelling of Daphne du Maurier’s REBECCA --- was a flop, her boyfriend of nine years just dumped her, and she’s battling a bad case of writer’s block. So when her agent calls her with a high-paying ghostwriting opportunity, Olivia is all too willing to sign the NDA. At first, the write-for-hire job seems too good to be true. All she has to do is interview Henry “Ash” Asherwood, a reclusive mega billionaire, twice named People’s Sexiest Man Alive, who wants her help in writing a book that reveals a shocking secret about his late grandmother and Daphne du Maurier. But when Olivia arrives at his Malibu estate, nothing is as it seems --- and before she knows it, she’s trapped in a gothic mystery of her own.

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Sigrid Nunez, author of The Vulnerables

Elegy plus comedy is the only way to express how we live in the world today, says a character in Sigrid Nunez’s ninth novel. THE VULNERABLES offers a meditation on our contemporary era, as a solitary female narrator asks what it means to be alive at this complex moment in history and considers how our present reality affects the way a person looks back on her past. Humor, to be sure, is a priceless refuge. Equally vital is connection with others, who here include an adrift member of Gen Z and a spirited parrot named Eureka. This book reveals what happens when strangers are willing to open their hearts to each other and how far even small acts of caring can go to ease another’s distress.

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Jeffery Deaver, author of The Watchmaker's Hand: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel

When a New York City construction crane mysteriously collapses, causing mass destruction and injury, forensic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and detective Amelia Sachs are on the case. A political group claims responsibility for the sabotage and threatens another attack in 24 hours, unless its demands are met. Then a clue reveals to Rhyme that his nemesis, known as the Watchmaker, has come to town to fulfill his promise of murdering the criminalist. Now Rhyme and Sachs have to dodge his brilliant scheme to destroy them both, while racing against time to stop the construction site terrorists. With New York in a panic, Rhyme and his team must unravel a handful of plots as tightly wound as a timepiece --- before more cranes fall, raining down death and destruction from above.

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