IN THIS ISSUE
*New Titles, Menus, Recipes and Giveaways
*GalleyMatch Book Clubs Preview
*Book Blends & Recipes
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From S'mores to bourguignon, Negronis to mocktails, Indian kachumber to Greek salads, challah to a ploughman's lunch, May reading offers a smorgasbord of literary recipes and menus. Authors will transport you to Bangalore, London, Rome, Boston, New York, California, North Carolina, Florida, 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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AND BY FIRE
Evie Hawtrey
(Crooked Lane)
Crime Fiction/ Historical Mystery
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Tempered by fire and separated by centuries, two extraordinary female detectives track a pair of murderous geniuses. |
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BLOOMSBURY GIRLS
Natalie Jenner
(St. Martins' Press)
Historical Fiction
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The author of The Jane Austen Society returns with a story of post-war London, a century-old bookstore, and three women determined to find their way in a fast-changing world. |
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HERRICK'S END
T.M. Blanchet
(Tiny Fox Press)
YA Fiction / Fantasy / Adventure
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When he goes in search of a missing friend, a shy Boston kid finds himself trapped in a dangerous, magical world below the city |
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PARADISE ON FIRE
Jewell Parker Rhodes
(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Middle Grade Fiction
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Hatchet meets Wildfire in this powerful, coming-of-age survival tale exploring issues of race, class, and climate change, inspired by the California wildfires. |
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Book Club Daily Feature Titles
Authors' book-inspired menus and giveaways
begin on the dates below for one week
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EUPHORIC
Ditch Alcohol and Gain
a Happier, More Confident You
Karolina Rzadkowolska
(HarperHorizon)
Nonfiction
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Rzadkowolska helps casual drinkers reevaluate the role of alcohol in their lives while equipping them with the tools they need to drink less —or not at all. |
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SIX DAYS IN ROME
Francesca Giacco
(Grand Central)
Fiction
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In this decadent, deeply evocative debut novel, a young artist travels to Rome to heal a broken heart, where she confronts loneliness and intimacy, rage and desire. |
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THE BANGALORE DETECTIVES CLUB Harini Nagendra
(Pegasus Books)
Mystery / Historical Fiction
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The first in a charming, joyful crime series set in 1920s India, featuring sari-wearing detective Kaveri and her husband Ramu. |
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MONKEY BUSINESS
Carleton Eastlake
(Red Hen Press)
Fiction
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A TV writer on location in Florida is dragged by his show’s toxic producers to a new “gentleman's club” outside of town, where he meets a mysterious dancer who claims to be an anthropologist searching for signs of rational life on Earth. |
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MAKE YOUR OWN PARTY
Kellie Lewton
(Scribe)
Cooking
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With 20 fresh and modern themes for everything from graduation parties, intimate gatherings, urban picnics, and more, a cookbook to help you celebrate, using what you have, wherever you are, with guidance from a culinary expert. |
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WHEN WE LET GO
Rochelle Weinstein
(Lake Union)
Fiction
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An emotional tale of mothers and daughters, loss and acceptance, a novel about the lessons that come from heartbreak and the healing it takes to embrace the joy of a second chance. |
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THE LETTER IN THE WALL
Eileen Brill
(She Writes)
Mystery /Historical Fiction
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It’s 1971, and Joan Dumann fears her former business partner wants her dead—but her anxiety is less about dying than it is about feeling disrespected and invalidated. As she constructs a letter about her predicament, she revisits her past. |
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CRAZY TO LEAVE YOU
Marilyn Rothstein
(Lake Union)
Fiction / Humor
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From the author of Husbands and Other Sharp Objects comes a witty, bighearted novel about the happy accidents that lead to love and second chances. |
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Click images for meeting highlights for these titles previewed through GalleyMatch. |
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*Tolstoy to Twilight —Edmond, Oklahoma
*We're All Booked Here—Wareham, Massachusetts
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*Lit Ladies Read —Melbourne, Florida
*Thrillers by the Book—Costa Mesa, California
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*Wine Club with a Book Problem— Acworth, Georgia
*Over-Readers Anonymous —Cumming, Georgia
*Fab Five—Appleton, Wisconsin
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Mother's Day Gifts are here! Give Mom Book, TV, and Song Blends, our spices, herbs, and blends are inspired by literary, television, and music favorites. Blends are now available at Watermarks Books & Cafe, a Titcomb’s Book Shop, Skylark Book Shop, Main Street Reads, The Novel Neighbor, Reads by the River, and Wordsmith Book Shoppe. |
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