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This Month’s Best New Author Favorites
What do popular authors think of the season’s buzziest new releases? Keep reading to discover the unputdownable books that are wowing big-name authors right now — including a sweeping family drama, a twist-filled thriller, and more!
 
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Book cover for Happy Wife by Kendall Shores and Meredith Lavender
Karin Slaughter says this twisty tale is ‘smartly written and easy to devour’
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • A riveting Read with Jenna pick set among Florida’s wealthy elite
  • When 28-year-old Nora marries 46-year-old divorce lawyer Will, the whirlwind union causes a stir in affluent Winter Park. Then Will vanishes the day after his birthday party…
  • Liv Constantine, author of The Last Mrs. Parrish, “couldn’t turn the pages fast enough”
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Media mentions for Happy Wife by Kendall Shores and Meredith LavenderMEDIA MENTIONS:TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, People, Paste, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Buckeye: A Read with Jenna Pick by Patrick Ryan
See why Ann Napolitano says, ‘I love this book with my entire heart’
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • “Patrick Ryan has long been one of my favorite writers. I have a feeling that with this book he’s going to be everyone’s favorite writer” (Ann Patchett)
  • Across generations, two Midwestern families find their lives irrevocably transformed by the consequences of a shattering secret
  • Chris Whitaker crowns Buckeye his “book of the year”
  • Don’t miss September’s Read with Jenna pick!
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Media mentions for Buckeye: A Read with Jenna Pick by Patrick RyanMEDIA MENTIONS:TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, Financial Times, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for A Year with the Seals by Alix Morris
Sy Montgomery adores this ‘splendid, warm, and exhaustively researched’ look at the lives of seals
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • With an intelligent and playful nature and a history of being hunted, seals have been the focus of conservation efforts to great effect
  • An environmental journalist spent a year with these remarkable sea creatures — and now tells their story in stunning detail
  • “Full of colorful animals both human and aquatic” (Leigh Ann Henion, author of Night Magic)
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Media mentions for A Year with the Seals by Alix MorrisMEDIA MENTIONS:The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Times, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner
A gripping thrill-ride that captivated Louise Penny and David Baldacci
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Shortly after Frankie Elkin is summoned to Tucson, Arizona, to locate a missing Afghan refugee, a video surfaces of the victim walking away from the scene of a double murder. Can Frankie unravel the truth?
  • Another hit from a beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author
  • “A roller-coaster ride of a read. Buckle up” (Sandra Brown)
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Media mentions for Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa GardnerMEDIA MENTIONS:PBS, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal
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Book cover for The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso
‘You don’t read this book so much as vanish into it’ (Jamie Ford)
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • All the Light We Cannot See meets The Midnight Library in this stunning Good Morning America Book Club pick
  • Two women across decades race to protect the mysterious time space — a library of books holding the memories of those who witnessed history…
  • “A magnificent and complex feat of imagination, a love story that defies the boundaries of time, memory, and reality” (Patti Callahan Henry)
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Media mentions for The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley GelfusoMEDIA MENTIONS:Good Morning America Book Club, Book of the Month, People, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
Jodi Picoult and Ali Hazelwood are gushing about this juicy page-turner
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • After her father dies, Alice returns to her family’s private island off the New England coast only to be ensnared in a life-changing inheritance game
  • Fans of Succession and The Perfect Couple will devour this “tale of twisted family drama” (The Washington Post)
  • “Unputdownable from beginning to end!” (Christina Lauren)
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Media mentions for These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLeanMEDIA MENTIONS:Book of the Month, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, People, The Washington Post, Associated Press, USA Today, Town & Country, Real Simple, Elle, Los Angeles Times, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Literary Hub
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Book cover for To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage
Kiley Reid guarantees this soaring debut ‘will break your heart and take you to the stars’
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • As Steph Harper sets out to become the first Cherokee astronaut, she navigates love, family secrets, and her own unwavering ambition
  • “A singular, sonorous, wholehearted novel that you’ll want to devour and savor at once” (Claire Lombardo, author of The Most Fun We Ever Had)
  • Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Atmosphere shouldn’t miss this Reese’s Book Club pick that spans decades and continents
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Media mentions for To the Moon and Back by Eliana RamageMEDIA MENTIONS:Reese's Book Club, Book of the Month, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Electric Literature
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Book cover for Vera, or Faith by Gary Shteyngart
Angie Kim calls this novel’s protagonist ‘one of my favorite characters in fiction’
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Precocious 10-year-old Vera reflects on her colorful family falling apart — and searches for the truth about her biological mother — in a near-future US marked by instability
  • “A novel that you can read in one sitting that will stay with you forever” (Pulitzer Prize finalist Karen Russell)
  • From the New York Times bestselling author of Our Country Friends and Super Sad True Love Story
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Media mentions for Vera, or Faith by Gary ShteyngartMEDIA MENTIONS:Time Magazine, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Financial Times, Town & Country, Bustle, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén
Take it from Fredrik Backman: ‘You’ll want to buy 20 copi