IN THIS ISSUE
*New Titles, Menus, Recipes and Giveaways
*GalleyMatch Book Clubs Preview
*Book Blends & Recipes
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From blueberry pancakes to banh mi to Bronx cocktails and chocolate croissants to cranberry cobbler to cupcakes, June reading offers a smorgasbord of literary recipes and menus. Authors will transport you to the California coast, New York, the Adirondacks, Mt. Desert Island in Maine, Cape Cod, San Antonio, South Dakota, New Orleans, Paris, and beyond with a variety of mouthwatering literary fare.
Enjoy reading and cooking!
Judy Gelman
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Book-inspired menus and giveaways featured on social media |
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Book Club Buzz
Authors' book-inspired recipes, menus, and giveaways
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HALF-BLOWN ROSE
Leesa Cross-Smith
(Grand Central)
Fiction
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An irresistible story of a woman remaking her life after her husband’s betrayal leads to a year of travel, art, and passion in Paris. |
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IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS
Therese Anne Fowler
(St. Martin's Press)
Fiction
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A keenly perceptive novel of sisterhood, heartbreak, home, and what it takes to remake a life at its halfway point. |
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FAKE IT TILL YOU BAKE IT
Jamie Wesley
(St. Martin's Griffin)
Romance / Fiction
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A reality star and a cupcake-baking football player pretend to be a couple in order to save his bakery in this sweet, sexy romance. |
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Book Club Daily Feature Titles
Authors' book-inspired menus and giveaways
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WEST SIDE LOVE STORY
Priscilla Oliveras
(Montlake)
Fiction
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A heart-stirring romance of star-crossed love, feuding familias, and the bonds of sisterhood. |
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THE FRIENDSHIP PACT
Jill Shalvis
(Avon)
Fiction
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Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a powerful, moving story about a young woman—seeking the truth about her father —who learns the meaning of true love along the way. |
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BAYOU BOOK THIEF
Ellen Byron
(Berkeley Prime Crime)
Mystery
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A young widow opens a shop in New Orleans selling vintage cookbooks and kitchenware --and is thrust into sleuthing when a coworker is found murdered with a item from her shop. |
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CAN'T LOOK AWAY
Carla Lovering
(St. Martin's Press)
Thriller
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A sexy suspense novel about the kind of addictive, obsessive love that keeps you coming back––no matter how hard you try to look away. |
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A SUMMER TO REMEMBER
Erika Montgomery
(St. Martin's Press)
Fiction
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Selling movie memorabilia in the Hollywood Boulevard shop that she opened with her late mother is Frankie's enduring connection to her family, but when a mysterious package arrives, her life changes in unimaginable ways. |
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THE SHOW GIRL
Nicola Harrison
(St. Martin's Press)
Historical Fiction
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A glimpse of the glamorous world of the Ziegfeld Follies through the eyes of a young midwestern woman who comes to New York City to find her destiny as a Follies star. |
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IRIS IN THE DARK
Elissa Grossell Dickey
(Lake Union)
Fiction / Thriller
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A single mother faces her worst fear—the past—in a provocative novel of suspense. |
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DINNER FOR ONE
Sutanya Dacres
(Park Row)
Memoir / Cooking
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An unforgettable memoir of how a young woman rebuilt her life after her American-in-Paris fairy tale shattered, starting with cooking dinner for herself in her Montmartre kitchen. |
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GalleyMatch Book Clubs Suggest |
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Click images for meeting highlights for these titles previewed through GalleyMatch. |
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ON A NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STARS
Andrea Yaryura Clark
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Eagle Eyes, Westchester, Illinois
Read Between The Wines, Iron Mountain, Michigan
Book Buddies, Baldwinsville, New York
Kings Chapel Morning Club, Arrington, Tennessee
Andrea’s Book Club, Clarksville, Maryland
Books n Cooks, Elk Grove, California
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THE BLOSSOM AND THE FIREFLY
Sherri L. Smith
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Page Ladies, Cleveland, Ohio
Bibliobibuli San Diego, California
HAH Reading Club, Kaukama, Wisconsin
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Father's Day / Grad Gifts!
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Father's Day and Grad Gifts? Give Book, TV, and Song Blends. Our spices, herbs, and blends are inspired by literary, television, and music favorites. Blends are also available at Titcomb’s Book Shop, Skylark Book Shop, Main Street Reads, The Novel Neighbor, Reads by the River, Watermark Books, and Wordsmith Book Shoppe. |
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