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Book News
March 6, 2021
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Viet Thanh Nguyen Interview
Date And Time:
Wed, March 10, 2021
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM PST
8:00 PM – 9:15 PM MST
Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of “The Committed,” joins book club readers on March 10 for a conversation with Los Angeles Times columnist Carolina A.Miranda
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March 5, 2021
Releasing March 18, 2021 — Pre-Order Now
Watch Her Sleep
Detective Charlotte Winters Book 3
By L.T. Vargus and Tim McBain
Nestled in the autumn leaves, her hair tangled in thick brambles, the girl looks like she could be sleeping amongst the wild roses. But the trail of red across her delicate throat means this is a slumber she will never wake from . . .
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March 4, 2021
Gwen Florio
Lauren Korn chats with Missoula author Gwen Florio.
Montana Public Radio (MTPR) Online
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March 4, 2021
Ten Novels You Should Read This March
By CrimeReads
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March 3, 2021
Anne Lamott on Writing a Book
Five Questions for the Author of Dusk, Night, Dawn
By Literary Hub
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March 3, 2021
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JESSICA STRAWSER EVENTS!
Authors teaming up for virtual book talks!
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March 2, 2021
Releasing March 23, 2021 — Pre-Order Now
The Bounty
By Janet Evanovich and Steve Hamilton — FBI agent Kate O’Hare and charming criminal Nick Fox race against time to uncover a buried train filled with Nazi gold.
— Janet Evanovich (@janetevanovich) February 25, 2021
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March 2, 2021
JUST RELEASED!
The Committed
By Viet Thanh Nguyen — The long-awaited follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sympathizer, which has sold more than one million copies worldwide.
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March 2, 2021
JUST RELEASED!
Dark Sky
By C.J. Box — Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett must accompany a Silicon Valley CEO on a hunting trip–but soon learns that he himself may be the hunted
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February 28, 2021
Sarah Moss’s Anxiety Chronicles
By Tara K. Menon — Los Review of Books
MOST NOVELISTS WHO want to embed sophisticated ideas in their fiction resort to long stretches of dialogue. In the traditional philosophical novel, loquacious characters are the vehicles for politics or principles. Sarah Moss is different.
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February 27, 2021
Self-Published Book Awards
ENTER NOW! Writer’s Digest’s Self-Published Book Awards is currently accepting submissions.
By Writer’s Digest
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February 27, 2021
Six Reasons Why:
Short Story Writing Is Good For You
By Cheryl Burman
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February 26, 2021
Releasing August 10, 2021 — Pre-Order Now
The Truth of It All
A NEW SERIES
By Gwen Florio — A hot-button legal case fuels a community’s smoldering hostility–but the dark secret at its heart could set the town ablaze.
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February 26, 2021
Releasing April 27, 2021 — Pre-Order Now
How to Write a Mystery
A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America
By Lee Child, Editor, and Mystery Writers of America — From the most successful mystery writers in the business, an invaluable guide to crafting mysteries—from character development and plot to procedurals and thrillers—a must-have for every aspiring mystery writer.
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February 25, 2021
SPECIAL PRICE : $0.99
Girl Watching You
A psychological thriller of romantic suspense
By J.A. Schneider
A young woman, obsessed by a man she considers a predator, climbs a fire escape and thinks she sees a murder.
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February 24, 2021
The Real Book Spy’s March 2021 Reading Guide
By The Real Book Spy
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February 24, 2021
SPECIAL PRICE : $1.99
Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds
The First Official Stranger Things Novel
By Gwenda Bond
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
If you think you know the truth behind Eleven’s mother, prepare to have your mind turned Upside Down in the first official Stranger Things novel
“the prequel story that fans have been waiting for” (Kirkus Reviews).
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February 24, 2021
Lucy Kirk Interview
Author of The Poison Factory
Lucy Kirk spent three decades with the CIA before retiring and penning her CIA-related thriller, The Poison Factory.
Listen about how art imitated real life in her story about Russian poisonings, the challenges of self-publishing and garnering exposure for a debut novel during a pandemic.
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February 23, 2021
NEW RELEASES!
10 New Books Coming Out This Week
New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.
By CrimeReads
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February 23, 2021
While Justice Sleeps
By Stacey Abrams — A gripping, complexly plotted thriller set within the halls of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Releasing May 11, 2021 — Pre-Order Now
Avery Keene, a brilliant young law clerk for the legendary Justice Howard Wynn, is doing her best to hold her life together—excelling in an arduous job with the court while also dealing with a troubled family. When the shocking news breaks that Justice Wynn—the cantankerous swing vote on many current high-profile cases—has slipped into a coma, Avery’s life turns upside down.
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February 20, 2021
The Best Thrililers of 2021
By Thrillerfix Book Awards
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February 20, 2021
NEW RELEASE — AN ESPIONAGE THRILLER!
The Poison Factory – Operation Kamera
By Lucy Kirk — A new release, from an author who’s been there, done that!
CIA officer Decktora Raines arrives in England at the invite of a defector she once handled. A Russian emigre has been murdered in London. As the bodies pile up, Decky knows it’s the Russians again. Nothing has changed, except for the name on the door.
Don’t miss this one! It’s $2.99 on Amazon Kindle!
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February 19, 2021
** BOOK GIVEAWAY **
Reborn
By Merideth Wild — Enter for a chance to win 1 of 3 signed paperback copies.
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February 19, 2021
NEW RELEASE ALERT!
The Girl From Silent Lake
By Leslie Wolfe — A new series, a new powerhouse heroine: Dr. Kay Sharp
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February 19, 2021
The Real Book Spy:
“This is a GREAT book! I read and loved it. In fact, I’ll be talking about it soon!”
The Unwilling
By John Hart — Set in the South at the height of the Vietnam War, The Unwilling combines crime, suspense and searing glimpses into the human mind and soul
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February 19, 2021
Into The Dark
SPECIAL PRICE: 99 CENTS
By J.A. Schneider —A perfect marriage deteriorates as a woman starts to fear that her husband is a killer…
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February 19, 2021
FALLING
Releasing July 6, 2021 — Pre-Order Now
By T.J. Newman
WOW! pic.twitter.com/zEJQ11UnpF
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) February 18, 2021
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February 18, 2021
The Women Pushing Espionage Fiction Into New Territories
A Roundtable Discussion
By Lisa Levy — CrimeReads — Spy fiction is undergoing a revolution, and women authors are using it to challenge notions about identity, power, and trust.
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February 18, 2021
Book Marketing Update
By Frances Caballo — Social Media Just for Writers
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55 Most Anticipated Books of 2021
By Leigh Haber, Michelle Hart and Hamilton Cain — Here, we’re sharing our list of the most anticipated books of 2021 through the first five months of the year, which we’ll be updating every few months.
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The Best Thriller Books of 2021
Here we share our edit of the most exciting thriller books to come in 2021
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Early Bird Books
Early Bird Books brings you free and bargain ebooks that match your interests. You can sign up for free, read the books on any device, and the books are yours to keep.
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A Timely Publication
The Grid
By Harry Hunsicker — Someone is staging a series of seemingly random attacks on the regional power grid!
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EXCLUSIVE From The Book Spy
Two-time Edgar-winning Steve Hamilton teams with 26-time #1 New York Times bestseller Janet Evanovich on “The Bounty”
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