Wednesday, March 30, 2022

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

 
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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. This week we're offering up a sweeping Reese's Book Club pick, a buzzy historical novel garnering praise from Christina Baker Kline, a twisty read Lee Child is raving about, and more! Happy reading.
Honor
Honor
By Thrity Umrigar
Don’t miss the January 2022 Reese’s Book Club pick that Lisa Wingate is comparing to A Thousand Splendid Suns! The lives of two women — Indian American journalist Smita, who has returned to India after 20 years, and Meena, a Hindu woman ostracized for her marriage to a Muslim man — become inextricably entwined in “a powerful, important, unforgettable book” (Cheryl Strayed).
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The Postmistress of Paris
The Postmistress of Paris
By Meg Waite Clayton
Find out why Christina Baker Kline calls this Good Morning America Buzz Pick “the very best kind of historical fiction.” During the German occupation of France, charming American heiress Naneé helps artists flee the Nazis — and becomes known as the Postmistress for her ability to get information to those in hiding. “I loved The Postmistress of Paris… I rooted for [the] strong, witty, and brave heroine on her pulse-pounding mission” (Lisa Scottoline).
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Our American Friend
Our American Friend
By Anna Pitoniak
Lee Child guarantees this “spectacular” novel “succeeds on every level.” When former White House correspondent Sofie receives a call from the enigmatic First Lady, who requests she write her biography, Sofie suddenly finds herself at the center of a dangerous game with roots in Cold War spy networks. “Just what is the president’s wife hiding? Anna Pitoniak’s masterful puzzle of espionage, love, and betrayal keeps us flipping the pages to find out!” (Kate Quinn).
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Girl in Ice
Girl in Ice
By Erica Ferencik
A new release that “demands to be read in one sitting” (BookPage)! After the apparent suicide of her twin brother, a researcher on an island off the coast of Greenland, Nordic language expert Val is devastated and suspicious. And then his colleague makes a startling discovery: A young girl trapped under ice has thawed… and is alive. “I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough” (Lisa Genova).
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The Way We Weren't
The Way We Weren’t
By Phoebe Fox
An unforgettable read for fans of A Man Called Ove — hailed as a “standout novel” (Booklist starred review) that “gets it just right” (Publishers Weekly): After a devastating loss, 43-year-old Marcie spontaneously drives from Georgia to Florida… where she forges an unlikely friendship with isolated septuagenarian Herman.
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Carolina Built
Carolina Built
By Kianna Alexander
This “inspiring” novel (Booklist) details the life of “a woman that everyone should know” (Sadeqa Johnson, author of Yellow Wife): Josephine N. Leary, a formerly enslaved woman who moved to small-town North Carolina and began building a legacy as a real estate magnate. “A beautiful, heartfelt story of an extraordinary woman too long forgotten to history… An inspiration” (bestselling author Julia Kelly).
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How to Be Perfect
How to Be Perfect
By Michael Schur
The mind behind beloved shows The Good Place and Parks and Recreation offers up a highly accessible, hilarious, and New York Times bestselling guide to right and wrong that tackles everything from enjoying good art by bad people to little white lies told in the name of being polite. Mindy Kaling promises, “So brilliant and funny and warmly written you don’t realize you’re becoming a better person just by reading it.”
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N-4 Down
N-4 Down
By Mark Piesing
“One of the greatest polar rescue efforts ever mounted” comes to life in this “gripping” account (The Wall Street Journal)! Returning from its successful expedition to the North Pole in 1928, the world-famous airship Italia crashed — setting off a mission to the unforgiving Arctic that would lead to more questions than answers. “Piesing deserves credit for bringing this forgotten bit of aerospace history back to light” (Forbes).
  Critics' Choice
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Tell Me an Ending
Tell Me an Ending
By Jo Harkin
Black Mirror meets Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in a “richly imagined” March release (Publishers Weekly)! A tech company removes unwanted memories for its clients — and when thousands of people are notified that they once used the organization’s services, disparate lives become intertwined. The School for Good Mothers author Jessamine Chan raves, “I finished the last page desperate to discuss this brilliant novel with everyone I know.”
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