09 Jun 2015
New Biographies & Memoirs | Week of June 9, 2015
This week’s Biographies and Memoirs are heavy in Rockstars and Larger Than Life stories. Get a little historical with Kristen Green’s Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County, giggle at comedy and misadventures in Ali Wentworth’s Happily Ali After, and follow the life of a child genius in The...
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08 Jun 2015
Interview with Rachel Howzell Hall, Author of Skies of Ash
Rachel Howzell Hall writes gritty, captivating mysteries starring Elouise “Lou” Norton, the only African American, and only Female, LA homicide detective in her detail. An LA native, Rachel decided to write the hero that she felt her hometown needs. Her new release, Skies of Ash (May 2015, Macmillan) delves deep into the...
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06 Jun 2015
What’s the News in Books This Week?
What’s the News in Books this week? Well let us tell you: Books About Women, By Women, Less Likely to Win Awards, Says Study We have all heard of the Bechdel Test thank to this nifty TED talk. We know that we need more entertainment featuring female characters who aren’t dependent...
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05 Jun 2015
I Hate Online Dating (a response to Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari)
My experience with online dating has been frenetic and problematic, to put it lightly (this post is book-related, I promise – stick with me). Okay, to be fair, online dating is sometimes fun. It’s the little fun moments that keep me coming back. Those moments of sophomoric joy force me to set...
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05 Jun 2015
Interview with Donna Freitas, Author of The Tenderness of Thieves
We have a soft spot for edgy YA fiction. The Tenderness of Thieves is a page- turning mix of psychological thriller and summer love story. Likened to Gone Girl, this story is now, definitely, sitting on our bookshelf. We reached out to the author, Donna Freitas, to learn more about...
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04 Jun 2015
Interview with Anna North: Author of The Life and Death of Sophie Stark
When we first heard about The Life and Death of Sophie Stark, we got so excited to feature it that we accidentally selected it twice. In two different genres (Literary Fiction and Mystery). Any book that uses the word ‘iconoclastic’ in the first sentence of the description sounds like a book...
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03 Jun 2015
Interview with Ashlee Vance: Author of the new biography on Elon Musk
The life of Elon Musk is nothing short of inspiring. At only 43 years of age, Musk has tackled some of the biggest technological challenges facing humanity including: Electric Cars, Space Flight, and Solar Energy. Ashlee Vance, experienced Silicon Valley historian, recently wrote a biography of Elon which follows Musk’s life...
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02 Jun 2015
Giveaway: Win This Week’s Book Releases
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but this week’s new book releases are fantastic. Really fantastic. So fantastic that we decided to pick some of the books that our readers are buzzing about and give them away. Want to win six brand new new books by bestselling authors like Stephen...
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02 Jun 2015
Splendid New Literary Fiction and Women’s Novels | Week of 6/2
Judy Blume fans, rejoice! The celebrated bestselling author of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret released her eagerly awaited novel In the Unlikely Event today. In addition, two debut novels to keep your eye on are I’d Walk with My Friends If I Could Find Them and Eight Hundred Grapes, which both premiered today. Sign...
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02 Jun 2015
Fall in Love with the Latest Romance Reads | Week of 6/2
Meg Cabot’s new book, Royal Wedding, is perfect for all of the girls who wanted to be princesses when Princess Diaries came out… and now are adults ready to find their quirky, chivalrous prince charming! New York Times Bestselling Romance authors Denise Grover Swank, Julie James, and Jessica Claire also...
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