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A Soldier Discovers What It Means to Be a Man, a Father, and Ultimately, a Hero

DON'T GO is a gripping, thrilling, and profoundly emotional novel from bestselling author Lisa Scottoline.

Make Your Mom Smile This Mother's Day With Nine Books We Think She'll Love

Enter by Monday, May 6th at noon ET for your chance to win a tote bag filled with wonderful books and a variety of gifts to treat Mom.

Maya Angelou Shares Her Deepest Personal Story: Her Relationship with Her Mother

MOM & ME & MOM explores the healing and love that evolved between the two women over the course of their lives.

Features and Contests


Bookreporter.com's Eighth Annual Mother's Day Contest

Mother’s Day is a time to recognize the woman who raised and nurtured us. Why not brighten her special day with some great books? From now through May 6th, readers will have the chance to win one of our five Bookreporter.com Mother’s Day tote bags. Each bag is filled with a selection of nine varied and wonderful books, along with a variety of gifts to treat Mom: Godiva dark chocolate truffles, a bath sponge shaped like a flower, and an eye mask that can be either chilled or heated. To enter, please fill out this form by Monday, May 6th at noon ET.


Special Contest: SWEET SALT AIR by Barbara Delinsky

We are celebrating the June 18th release of SWEET SALT AIR by Barbara Delinsky with a special contest that will give 25 readers the opportunity to win an advance copy of the book and comment on it. To enter, please fill out this form by Thursday, May 2nd at noon ET.


Special Contest: I'LL BE SEEING YOU by Suzanne Hayes and Loretta Nyhan

We are celebrating the May 28th release of I'LL BE SEEING YOU by Suzanne Hayes and Loretta Nyhan with a special contest that will give 25 readers the opportunity to win an advance copy of the book, along with a small travel-tissue pack featuring a note from the editor. To enter, please fill out this form by Thursday, April 25th at noon ET.


Paperback Spotlight: WHEN SHE CAME HOME by Drusilla Campbell

After bravely serving her country in Iraq, Frankie Byrne Tennyson finally comes home. Home to a husband whose lingering feelings of abandonment make her wonder if their lives can ever be the same. Home to a daughter whose painful encounters with bullies can only be healed by a mother's love. And home to a father who still can't accept his daughter's decision to serve. But the most difficult part about coming home lies within Frankie herself. To save everything she holds dear, she must face the toughest battle of her life.


Women's Fiction Author Spotlight: FLY AWAY by Kristin Hannah

FLY AWAY is the story of three women who have lost their way and need each other --- plus a miracle --- to transform their lives. An emotionally complex, heart-wrenching novel about love, motherhood, loss and new beginnings, this long-awaited follow-up to FIREFLY LANE reminds us that where there is life, there is hope, and where there is love, there is forgiveness.

Latest Reviews

Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts - Romantic Suspense

Lawyer Eli Landon has weathered an intense year of public scrutiny and police investigations after being accused of the murder of his soon-to-be ex-wife. He finds sanctuary at Bluff House, where Abra Walsh --- Whiskey Beach’s resident housekeeper, yoga instructor, jewelry maker, and massage therapist --- is helping him take control of his life and clear his name. But as they become entangled in each other, they find themselves caught in a net that stretches back for centuries.

Cecilia Ross is looking for a change. She has decided to take time off from her job as a successful motivational speaker and sell her home. She moves in to a beautiful old house in St. Paul, Minnesota, complete with a big front porch, a wild garden, a chef's kitchen --- and three roommates. The four women are different ages, but all are feeling restless, and want to take a road trip to find again the people and things they miss.

At 30, American photojournalist Serena Stone has already made a name for herself with her unique and dramatic coverage of wars in the Middle East, following in her famous father's footsteps. But after his unexpected death in France, she ends her job at the renowned photo news agency. When Serena discovers that her former lover Zachary North is in trouble overseas, she is forced to head back to a place she was trying to escape... and her life will never be the same again.

The beloved husband-and-wife team of Thomas and Charlotte Pitt take on a traumatic murder case with chilling implications, exposing a nightmare world of fear and intimidation in which women are too often blamed for the violent attacks against them and powerful men take what they want --- leaving others to pay the price.

Three men --- an earnest law-enforcer, an inveterate lawbreaker, and the man who pits them against each other --- hurtle toward one another in the jaw-dropping conclusion to T. Jefferson Parker’s mesmerizing vision of the border. Their climactic showdown brings to a spectacular close a crime series that obliterated the boundaries of the genre.

In her two decades of writing, Elinor Lipman has populated her fictional universe with characters so utterly real that we feel like they’re old friends. Now she shares an even more intimate world with us --- her own --- in essays that offer a candid, charming take on modern life. Looking back and forging ahead, she considers the subjects that matter most: childhood and condiments, long marriage and solo living, career and politics.

The Carrion Birds by Urban Waite - Noir/Thriller

Hired gun Ray Lamar is ready to put his past behind him. He wants to see his 12-year-old son and start a new life --- away from the violence of the last 10 years. One last heist will take him there. All he has to do is steal a rival’s stash. But when things start to go very wrong, Ray realizes that the path to redemption isn’t always easy.

Alexandra Aldrich, a direct descendant of John Jacob Astor, tells the story of her eccentric, fractured family; her 1980s childhood of bohemian neglect in the squalid attic of Rokeby, the family’s Hudson Valley Mansion; and her brave escape from the clan. Aldrich reaches back to the Gilded Age when the Astor legacy began to come undone, leaving the Aldrich branch of the family penniless and squabbling over what was left.

Elm Howells has a loving family and a distinguished career at an elite Manhattan auction house. But after a tragic loss throws her into an emotional crisis, she pursues a reckless course of action that jeopardizes her personal and professional success. Meanwhile, talented artist Gabriel Connois wearies of remaining at the margins of the capricious Parisian art scene. Desperate for recognition, he embarks on a scheme that threatens his burgeoning reputation.

In the spring of 1946, with World War II finally over, hundreds of baseball's stars were coming home. It proved to be one of the most memorable seasons in history, capped with a thrilling seven-game World Series. And a new era began, with Jackie Robinson making his professional debut. Robert Weintraub brings to life little-known tales from the war years, including the "world series" service members played in an abandoned Hitler Youth stadium in the fall of 1945.

The Movement of Stars by Amy Brill - Historical Fiction

Hannah, a conservative young Quaker living on Nantucket, leads a quiet and orderly life with her father and twin brother, repairing the chronometers that whaling vessels use to keep time at sea. Edward, a bit of a rebel, joins a whaling expedition, leaving behind only a note. Nathaniel feels betrayed by his son and loses interest in the night sky. A dark-skinned whaler seeking to advance his occupation by learning astronomy turns Hannah's orderly world upside down.

In this explosive debut thriller by the New York Times bestselling author of EMPIRE OF BLUE WATER, a brilliant homicide detective returns home, where she confronts a city’s dark demons and her own past while pursuing a brutal serial killer on a vengeful rampage.