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| Hey, there! Happy May the Fourth, we’re celebrating with these recent must-read Star Wars books! Plus this week’s trending titles include a critically-acclaimed thriller, powerful stories of gay love and the perfect books to gift for mom this Mother’s Day! |
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The Big Debut
Mystery fans, bump this book to the top of your TBR list! Written by journalist and playwright Vanessa Walters, this breathtaking and suspenseful novel is Good Morning America Book Club’s May selection. Shelf Awareness called it “a gripping work of suspense, a psychological puzzle, a mystery, and a critique of marriage and high society.” |
 | | The Nigerwife | | Sponsored | | When Nicole disappears seemingly into thin air after moving from dreary London to sunny Lagos, Nigeria, she seemed to have it all. But when she disappears, her family starts searching and uncovers a shocking other side to her “perfect” life in this captivating thriller. | | Buy now |
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Critical Love
Abraham Verghese’s historical novel was selected as the 101st pick of Oprah’s Book Club. Need we say more? The New York Times called it “grand, spectacular, sweeping and utterly absorbing” and it was named a Most Anticipated Book by the Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, and BookPage. |
 | | The Covenant of Water | | With a plot spanning 1900 to 1977, this literary tale set in India follows Big Ammachi from age 12, when she’s sent to meet her 40-year-old husband, through the decades as she grapples with her family’s curse. | | Add to reading list |
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 | Guess The Writer |
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- He’s co-authored books with everyone from Bill Clinton to Dolly Parton.
- His most popular hero was played on film by Tyler Perry.
- He’s won nine Emmys, the Edgar Award, and the 2019 National Humanities Award.
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| “Looking for a great new-ish book to get my mom for Mother’s Day!” |
| You can’t go wrong by giving mom any of these recent titles about family drama to sink her teeth into. |
 | | Hello Beautiful | | When William meets Julia during his freshman year of college, he’s swept away, eager to experience the love he didn’t get from his family. But her inseparable bond with her sisters means he has to navigate their family drama too in this homage to Little Women. | | Add to reading list |
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 | | Pineapple Street | | Even New York’s wealthy one-percenters don’t live perfect lives. Jenny Jackson’s saga follows three women in the Stockton family as each grapples with decisions about family, money, and love. | | Add to reading list |
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 | | The Society of Shame | | When Kathleen, wife of Senate candidate Bill, finds herself accidentally going viral, she’s unwillingly catapulted into the spotlight, becoming a celebrity in her own right. But will her newfound fame overshadow her maternal duties? | | Add to reading list |
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| Can Love Conquer All? |
| In The Bookends, we pick an exciting new release and pair it with an older title readers will also love. These two novels about gay life, one a tragicomedy, one a more dishy drama, ask whether love can conquer all. |
 | | The Humble Lover | | Edmund White’s latest novel explores an age gap relationship between Aldwych, an 80-year-old aristocrat, and August, a younger ballet dancer who captivates him. But how loyal is August to his moneyed lover, and can they manage to stay together despite the many obstacles against them? | | Add to reading list |
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 | | Just by Looking at Him | | | Elliott seems to have a glamorous life as a TV writer, but behind the scenes, he’s cheating on his boyfriend, boozing it up, and concerned that his cerebral palsy is “making him feel like gay Shrek.” Ryan O’Connell’s (Special) novel is an unforgettable look at a man trying to vanquish his demons. | | Add to reading list |
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| Guess the Writer Answer | | This extremely prolific author of books for adults and children just sold his 100 millionth book, and Honeymoon is his most popular! |
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