MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT by Nina Simon

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MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT by Nina Simon
MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT by Nina Simon debuted at #14 on The New York Times Bestseller list for Hardcover Fiction for the week of October 1, 2023. William Morrow published the book on September 5, 2023.

MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT by Nina Simon debuted at #14 on The New York Times Bestseller list for Hardcover Fiction for the week of October 1, 2023. William Morrow published the book on September 5, 2023.

PONYBOY by Eliot Duncan

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PONYBOY by Eliot Duncan
Eliot Duncan’s debut novel PONYBOY was longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction. W.W. Norton & Company published the book on June 13, 2023.

Eliot Duncan’s debut novel PONYBOY was longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction. W.W. Norton & Company published the book on June 13, 2023.

NIGHT WATCH by Jayne Anne Phillips

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NIGHT WATCH by Jayne Anne Phillips
Jayne Anne Phillips’ latest novel, NIGHT WATCH, was longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction. Knopf published the book on September 19, 2023.

Jayne Anne Phillips’ latest novel, NIGHT WATCH, was longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction. Knopf published the book on September 19, 2023.

AMONG THE BROS by Max Marshall

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AMONG THE BROS by Max Marshall
AMONG THE BROS by Max Marshall received a fantastic review from Booklist. Reviewer David Pitt writes: “In 2016, police in Charleston, South Carolina, busted a fraternity-based drug ring that included Michael ‘Mikey’ Schmidt, who is the focus of this rather shocking book. When journalist Max Marshall began investigating this story in 2018, he expected an interesting story about a small group of college-student Xanax dealers operating out of the College of Charleston. But he wound up uncovering a massive drug-trafficking operation involving millions of dollars, a handful of accidental deaths, and one murder. As he lays out this incredible story, the author also takes the reader behind the scenes of a college fraternity, laying bare the secrets beneath its bright, shiny surface. Readers who enjoy college-campus true crime like UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT (2007) and WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE (2020) will be interested in this story, which Marshall tells exceptionally well. He treats his drug-dealing subjects and their victims as fully fleshed-out people. A must-have addition to any library’s true-crime section.” Harper will publish the book on November 7, 2023.

AMONG THE BROS by Max Marshall received a fantastic review from Booklist. Reviewer David Pitt writes: “In 2016, police in Charleston, South Carolina, busted a fraternity-based drug ring that included Michael ‘Mikey’ Schmidt, who is the focus of this rather shocking book. When journalist Max Marshall began investigating this story in 2018, he expected an interesting story about a small group of college-student Xanax dealers operating out of the College of Charleston. But he wound up uncovering a massive drug-trafficking operation involving millions of dollars, a handful of accidental deaths, and one murder. As he lays out this incredible story, the author also takes the reader behind the scenes of a college fraternity, laying bare the secrets beneath its bright, shiny surface. Readers who enjoy college-campus true crime like UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT (2007) and WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE (2020) will be interested in this story, which Marshall tells exceptionally well. He treats his drug-dealing subjects and their victims as fully fleshed-out people. A must-have addition to any library’s true-crime section.” Harper will publish the book on November 7, 2023.

THE HIGH NOTES by Danielle Steel

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THE HIGH NOTES by Danielle Steel
The mass market edition of THE HIGH NOTES by Danielle Steel debuted at #8 on The New York Times Mass Market bestseller list for September 2023. Delacorte Press published the hardcover edition on October 11, 2022, and the mass market edition on July 25, 2023.

The mass market edition of THE HIGH NOTES by Danielle Steel debuted at #8 on The New York Times Mass Market bestseller list for September 2023. Delacorte Press published the hardcover edition on October 11, 2022, and the mass market edition on July 25, 2023.

AN IMMENSE WORLD by Ed Yong

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AN IMMENSE WORLD by Ed Yong
The paperback edition of AN IMMENSE WORLD by Ed Yong debuted at #5 on The New York Times Bestseller list for Paperback Nonfiction for the week of September 17, 2023. Random House published the hardcover edition on June 21, 2022, and the paperback on August 29, 2023.

The paperback edition of AN IMMENSE WORLD by Ed Yong debuted at #5 on The New York Times Bestseller list for Paperback Nonfiction for the week of September 17, 2023. Random House published the hardcover edition on June 21, 2022, and the paperback on August 29, 2023.

ASTOR by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe

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ASTOR by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe
ASTOR received a great review from Publishers Weekly. They write: “CNN journalist Cooper and novelist Howe follow up VANDERBILT with an exhaustive history of the Astor family…This meticulously detailed family saga is also rich with insight into U.S. history, including revealing chapters on topics ranging from mid-19th-century populist sentiments concerning Shakespeare (the Astor Opera House staged a performance of MACBETH that was widely reviled for its high ticket price) and the early 20th-century gay scene (when the Astor Hotel became a queer rendezvous spot). History buffs and readers fascinated by the rich and famous should take note.” Harper will publish the book on September 19, 2023.

ASTOR received a great review from Publishers Weekly. They write: “CNN journalist Cooper and novelist Howe follow up VANDERBILT with an exhaustive history of the Astor family…This meticulously detailed family saga is also rich with insight into U.S. history, including revealing chapters on topics ranging from mid-19th-century populist sentiments concerning Shakespeare (the Astor Opera House staged a performance of MACBETH that was widely reviled for its high ticket price) and the early 20th-century gay scene (when the Astor Hotel became a queer rendezvous spot). History buffs and readers fascinated by the rich and famous should take note.” Harper will publish the book on September 19, 2023.

THE RIVER, THE TOWN by Farah Ali

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THE RIVER, THE TOWN by Farah Ali
Shelf Awareness wrote a warm review for Farah Ali's debut novel THE RIVER, THE TOWN, drawing favorable comparisons to her debut linked story collection PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE by calling out "similar aspects of spare, unblinking incisiveness" and "multiple perspectives form an intricate narrative, further complicated by unreliable characters,” delivering a strong overall verdict: "In this teeming maelstrom of (in)humanity, Ali posits a wrenching, everyman tragedy that shrewdly reads as prophetic warning, nimbly cast in potent storytelling." Dzanc Books published the novel on October 17, 2023.

Shelf Awareness wrote a warm review for Farah Ali's debut novel THE RIVER, THE TOWN, drawing favorable comparisons to her debut linked story collection PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE by calling out "similar aspects of spare, unblinking incisiveness" and "multiple perspectives form an intricate narrative, further complicated by unreliable characters,” delivering a strong overall verdict: "In this teeming maelstrom of (in)humanity, Ali posits a wrenching, everyman tragedy that shrewdly reads as prophetic warning, nimbly cast in potent storytelling." Dzanc Books published the novel on October 17, 2023.

HOW CAN I HELP YOU by Laura Sims

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HOW CAN I HELP YOU by Laura Sims
The latest wave of praise for HOW CAN I HELP YOU by Laura Sims comes from The New York Times Book Review, which declares that the book "reads like an homage to [Shirley] Jackson's work—and, in its portrait of Patricia, to Jackson herself." Criminal Element calls it "a compelling take on the complicated relationship between author and muse, as well as the ethics of writing fiction...[A]n absorbing, fast read...with an ending worthy of a horror story," while Scary Mommy names it one of its "27 Profoundly Unsettling Horror Books To Get You In The Mood For Spooky Season." Novelist Harlan Coben recommended the book as one of his "5 Must-Reads to End the Summer" on The Today Show, after having been recommended the book himself by journalist and author Taffy Brodesser-Akner: "A gripping and dark psychological thriller about two librarians that takes place in a library. Delicious, right? What more do we book-lovers need to know? I read it one sitting." G.P. Putnam’s Sons published HOW CAN I HELP YOU on July 18, 2023.

The latest wave of praise for HOW CAN I HELP YOU by Laura Sims comes from The New York Times Book Review, which declares that the book "reads like an homage to [Shirley] Jackson's work—and, in its portrait of Patricia, to Jackson herself." Criminal Element calls it "a compelling take on the complicated relationship between author and muse, as well as the ethics of writing fiction...[A]n absorbing, fast read...with an ending worthy of a horror story," while Scary Mommy names it one of its "27 Profoundly Unsettling Horror Books To Get You In The Mood For Spooky Season." Novelist Harlan Coben recommended the book as one of his "5 Must-Reads to End the Summer" on The Today Show, after having been recommended the book himself by journalist and author Taffy Brodesser-Akner: "A gripping and dark psychological thriller about two librarians that takes place in a library. Delicious, right? What more do we book-lovers need to know? I read it one sitting." G.P. Putnam’s Sons published HOW CAN I HELP YOU on July 18, 2023.

SUCKER by Daniel Hornsby

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SUCKER by Daniel Hornsby
Tor.com's review of Daniel Hornsby's new novel SUCKER highlighted its sharp satire, in which "moments...where Chuck is blithely ignorant of the petty, privileged amorality his anecdotes reveal, are Sucker’s best, the times when its satire is strongest and most cutting." Meanwhile, Oprah Daily names it one of their “Best Sci-Fi Books of the Summer,” declaring it a "delightfully monstrous sci-fi skewering of modern tech entrepreneurship and age-old human hubris" and "the Frankenstein’s monster of THE DROPOUT and JENNIFER’S BODY you didn’t know you needed." Anchor published the book on July 11, 2023.

Tor.com's review of Daniel Hornsby's new novel SUCKER highlighted its sharp satire, in which "moments...where Chuck is blithely ignorant of the petty, privileged amorality his anecdotes reveal, are Sucker’s best, the times when its satire is strongest and most cutting." Meanwhile, Oprah Daily names it one of their “Best Sci-Fi Books of the Summer,” declaring it a "delightfully monstrous sci-fi skewering of modern tech entrepreneurship and age-old human hubris" and "the Frankenstein’s monster of THE DROPOUT and JENNIFER’S BODY you didn’t know you needed." Anchor published the book on July 11, 2023.