Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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

 
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The Short List
Welcome to the Short List, a curated selection of rare discounts on today’s biggest, buzziest books. Happy reading!
Worse Than a Lie
Worse Than a Lie
By Ben Crump
With the one and only Lee Child calling it “sensationally good,” this New York Times bestseller from one of Time’s most influential people is the definition of unmissable. When a Black former cop narrowly survives a brutal attack only to receive a wrongful sentence, Texas lawyer Beau Lee won’t stop until he uncovers the truth. “Every once in a while, a book like To Kill a Mockingbird is written and it inspires a generation… [This] is that book” (Jasmine Crockett).
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Half His Age
Half His Age
By Jennette McCurdy
The author of the breakout sensation I’m Glad My Mom Died “proves her memoir was anything but a one-hit wonder” (USA Today) with this buzzy New York Times bestseller that wowed Gillian Flynn and Ann Patchett, who gushes, “I couldn’t put [it] down.” In an isolated Alaskan town, a neglected teenage girl develops a life-changing fixation on her creative writing teacher. “Unflinching honesty and devastating humor” (NPR) make it “hard to tear yourself away” (The Atlantic).
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This Book Made Me Think of You
This Book Made Me Think of You
By Libby Page
“The feel-good novel of the year” (Adriana Trigiani) has arrived, and it’s a “bighearted hug” of an instant USA Today bestseller that “will stay with you long after the last page” (Patti Callahan Henry)! An unexpected call from a bookstore sends Tilly on a life-changing journey when she learns her late husband picked out 12 books to guide her through her first year without him.
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Missing Sam
Missing Sam
By Thrity Umrigar
“Propulsive and provocative” (The Washington Post), this new “must-read” (Booklist) from the author of Honor is “a perfect book club book” (Bookreporter). When Aliya’s wife vanishes during a morning run, Aliya reports her missing — only to become the top suspect… “Keeps twisting and turning where you least expect… What a novel” (Caroline Leavitt).
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A Crown of Stars
A Crown of Stars
By Shana Abé
“An exquisite storyteller” (Fiona Davis) known for writing “historical fiction at its finest” (The Florida Times-Union) bases her latest on an extraordinary true story. Eldest daughter Marguerite Jolivet leaves behind her wealthy European family’s vineyard to pursue a new life in the US. But when World War I sweeps across the globe, she books a return ticket on the RMS Lusitania
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Chain of Ideas
Chain of Ideas
By Ibram X. Kendi
The National Book Award–winning author of How to Be an Antiracist returns with a New York Times bestseller and “essential framework for parsing current events” (The Guardian) highly anticipated by The New York Times, Oprah Daily, and more! This primer on a dangerous ideology spreading through the US and across the world is “eye-opening” (Booklist), “bracing” (Literary Hub), and “rousing” (Publishers Weekly).
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The Typewriter and the Guillotine
The Typewriter and the Guillotine
By Mark Braude
Everyone’s buzzing about this “significant work” (Kirkus Reviews) that Susan Orlean calls “as dramatic, unpredictable, and compelling as any fiction.” Discover the untold story of Janet Flanner, an American journalist in Paris who exposed a German serial killer as World War II loomed. An “impeccably researched and elegantly written” biography that’s “both intimate and sweeping” (Paula McLain).
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The Hiding Season
The Hiding Season
By Ava Glass
Buckle up: This “twisting cat-and-mouse chase” (Ruth Ware) just released in March “ratchets up the tension page by page” (Gilly Macmillan)! While managing an off-season ski resort, divorcée Maya stumbles across a dead body. But when police respond to her panicked call, the corpse is nowhere to be found… “A fast-moving thrill-ride” (New York Times bestselling author Laura Griffin).
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How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days
How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days
By Jessie Sylva
Curl up with a “cozy, heartfelt, and deeply satisfying” instant USA Today bestseller (Publishers Weekly) populated by lovable characters that “will spark joy in readers” (Booklist). When a halfling and a goblin inherit the same tiny cottage, they make a deal: the first to move out forfeits the property! “This wonderful and charming treasure of a book will warm your heart” (Sarah Beth Durst, author of The Spellshop).
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Murder by Moonrise
Murder by Moonrise
By Patrice McDonough
Meet Scotland Yard’s first woman medical examiner, whose Victorian adventures are “utterly absorbing” (Mary Jane Clark)! During the royal family’s jaunt to the beautiful Isle of Wight, a servant of the princess is found drowned among an abbey’s ruins. And when Dr. Julia Lewis discovers the victim was pregnant, she suspects a murder plot…
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