Wednesday, May 26, 2021

The Short List: Deals on books everyone's talking about

 
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The Short List
We're excited to bring you a new edition of The Short List, our weekly collection of big, buzzy books discounted (often for the first time!) to $5-$10. Today's highlights include David Baldacci's most recent #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, and Piranesi, the widely acclaimed new book from the author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell! Happy reading.
A Gambling Man
A Gambling Man
By David Baldacci
Just released in April, A Gambling Man is the very latest #1 New York Times bestseller from “master storyteller” (Associated Press) and thriller legend David Baldacci! World War II veteran Aloysius Archer joins a twisting case after landing a new job as a private eye’s apprentice. “Baldacci delivers, every time!” (Lisa Scottoline).
  #1 NYT Bestseller
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Piranesi
Piranesi
By Susanna Clarke
Don’t miss the tremendously anticipated second book from the author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, the hit novel–turned–TV series that won fans across the globe. Piranesi lives in a strange and wondrous house in this unforgettable bestseller, universally praised by critics (“infinitely clever,” The Washington Post) and authors (“a miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling,” says Madeline Miller) alike.
  NYT Bestseller
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Detransition, Baby
Detransition, Baby
By Torrey Peters
Selected for both Roxane Gay’s Audacious Book Club and Read with Marie Claire, this “irresistible” debut (The Guardian) is sure to be remembered as a best book of 2021! Trans woman Reese, her ex-lover Ames, and Ames’s pregnant girlfriend encounter the possibility of forming a family in this “smart, funny, and bighearted” novel (Kirkus Reviews). Hailed by Jia Tolentino as “exhilaratingly good.”
  Celebrity Book Club
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Too Much Lip
Too Much Lip
By Melissa Lucashenko
Winner of the Miles Franklin Award, Australia’s premier literary prize: Rebellious Kerry Salter returns home to ancestral lands to visit her dying grandfather, vowing not to stay longer than 24 hours. But her hometown has other plans… Take a chance on a fresh new voice in this “darkly funny” gem that “deserves to make a splash” (Publishers Weekly).
  Award Winner
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The Siren
The Siren
By Katherine St. John
The perfect 2021 beach read! When a Hollywood megastar and his ex-wife arrive at the beautiful, isolated island of St. Genesius to film a blockbuster, personalities clash and secrets threaten to surface — as a hurricane brews offshore. “Deliciously tantalizing… When people call something a page-turner, this is what they mean!” (New York Times bestselling author Abby Jimenez).
  Hot New Release
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Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz
Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz
By Gail Crowther
“Deliriously fast-paced and erudite, this is highly recommended” (Library Journal starred review): The parallel lives of two of the 20th century’s greatest poets — Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton — unfold in this brilliantly researched dual biography. Rivals and friends, the pair met at the Ritz for weekly martinis as they found acclaim and struggled against society’s expectations.
  Critics' Choice
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Lost in Paris
Lost in Paris
By Elizabeth Thompson
A “luscious, layered” and completely charming recent release (Kristan Higgins): When the deed to an old Paris apartment turns up in a forgotten family trunk, bookworm Hannah and her mother must piece together the forgotten story of Hannah’s glamorous great-grandma, Ivy. Kristin Harmel promises “you’ll eat this story up like a fresh baguette straight from a corner boulangerie.”
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The Greatest Beer Run Ever
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
By John “Chick” Donohue and J. T. Molloy
An instant New York Times bestseller, soon to be a major motion picture starring Zac Efron and Russell Crowe, written and directed by the Academy Award–winning director of Green Book! Here is the incredible true story of “Chick” Donohue, a Marine veteran who in 1967 accepted a wild challenge to deliver beer from New York to his buddies serving in Vietnam.
  Read & Watch
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