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Here is a sample of some of the books prominently featured in the media this week.

October 27:

Indie Next:

Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella

Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella

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Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate

Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate

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LibraryReads:

Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

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The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg

The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg

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NPR:

Snapped by Alexa Martin

Snapped by Alexa Martin

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To Hold Up The Sky by Cixin Liu

To Hold Up The Sky by Cixin Liu

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NYT:

The Sentinel by Lee Child and Andrew Child

The Sentinel by Lee Child and Andrew Child

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Only Truth by Julie Cameron

Only Truth by Julie Cameron

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The Forger’s Daughter by Bradford Morrow

The Forger's Daughter by Bradford Morrow

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People:

The Cold Millions by Jess Walter

The Cold Millions by Jess Walter

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne, Tamara Payne

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne, Tamara Payne

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark

USA Today:

Where I Come From: Stories from the Deep South by Rick Bragg

Where I Come From: Stories from the Deep South by Rick Bragg

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Authors on Air:

NPR’s All Things Considered:

The Short Life And Curious Death of Free Speech in America by Ellis Cose

The Short Life And Curious Death of Free Speech in America by Ellis Cose

 

NPR’s Fresh Air:

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

 

NPR’s Weekend Edition:

Memorial by Bryan Washington

Memorial by Bryan Washington

 

October 20:

Entertainment Weekly:

The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories by Danielle Evans

The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories by Danielle Evans

The Arrest by Jonathan Lethem

The Arrest by Jonathan Lethem

The Silence by Don DeLillo

The Silence by Don DeLillo

NPR:

 The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

 The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

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NYT:

What Becomes a Legend Most: A Biography of Richard Avedon by Philip Gefter

What Becomes a Legend Most: A Biography of Richard Avedon by Philip Gefter

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The Willoughbys Return by Lois Lowry

The Willoughbys Return by Lois Lowry

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No Place for Monsters by Kory Merritt

No Place for Monsters by Kory Merritt

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Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork by Reeves Wiedeman

Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork by Reeves Wiedeman

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A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology by Toby Wilkinson

 A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology by Toby Wilkinson

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People:

Eleanor by David Michaelis

Eleanor by David Michaelis

 Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

 Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

 Grandbaby Cakes: Modern Recipes, Vintage Charm, Soulful Memoriesby Jocelyn Delk Adams

Grandbaby Cakes Modern Recipes, Vintage Charm, Soulful Memories by Jocelyn Delk Adams

Authors on Air:

Entertainment Weekly:

 Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

 Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

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NPR:

What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez

 What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez

 

October 13:

Entertainment Weekly:

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth

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Literary Hub:

Leave the World Behind by Alam Rumaan

Leave the World Behind by Alam Rumaan

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The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross

The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross

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Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

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NPR:

The National Road: Dispatches From a Changing America by Tom Zoellner

The National Road: Dispatches From a Changing America by Tom Zoellner

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NTY:

The Silence: A Novel by Susan Allott

The Silence: A Novel by Susan Allott

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Shelter in Place by David Leavitt

Shelter in Place by David Leavitt

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Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis by Martin J. Sherwin

 Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis by Martin J. Sherwin

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 A Time for Mercy by John Grisham

 A Time for Mercy by John Grisham

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Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

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Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth

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Town & Country:

Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise by Scott Eyman

Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise

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What Becomes a Legend Most: A Biography of Richard Avedon by Philip Gefter

What Becomes a Legend Most: A Biography of Richard Avedon by Philip Gefter

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The Silence: A Novel by Susan Allott

The Silence: A Novel by Susan Allott

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Authors on Air:

Fresh Air:

Ten Lessons For A Post-Pandemic World by Fareed Zakaria

Ten Lessons For A Post-Pandemic World by Fareed Zakaria

 

October 6:

Indie Next:

Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger

Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

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Down Along With That Devil’s Bones: A Reckoning With Monuments, Memory, and the Legacy of White Supremacy by Connor Towne O’Neill

Down Along With That Devil’s Bones: A Reckoning With Monuments, Memory, and the Legacy of White Supremacy by Connor Towne O’Neill

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Library Reads:

The Searcher by Tana French

The Searcher by Tana French

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Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

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Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger

Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger

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NPR:

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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NYT:

Snow by John Banville

Snow by John Banville

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Black Heroes of the Wild West by James Otis Smith

Black Heroes of the Wild Wes by James Otis Smith

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People:

Just Like You by Nick Hornby

Just Like You by Nick Hornby

The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War by Catherine Grace Katz

The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War by Catherine Grace Katz

Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix by Philip Norman

Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix by Philip Norman

USA Today:

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

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A Brotherhood Betrayed: The Man Behind the Rise and Fall of Murder, Inc. by Michael Cannell

A Brotherhood Betrayed: The Man Behind the Rise and Fall of Murder, Inc. by Michael Cannell

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Authors on Air:

NPR:

The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser

The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser

 

TED Radio Hour:

How Can We Inspire Children To Be Lifelong Readers?

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