#FridayReads: Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood
“Bullets, blood, bodies, and belly-laughs: all the ingredients of a classic mystery novel. Stephen Spotswood hard-boils with the best of ’em!”–Alan Bradley, bestselling author of the Flavia de Luce Mystery Series Introducing Pentecost and Parker, two unconventional female detectives who couldn’t care less about playing by the rules, in their cases and in their lives. […]
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Drop-In Alert: Where the Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation by Andrew Weissmann
In the first and only inside account of the Mueller investigation, one of the special counsel’s most trusted prosecutors breaks his silence on the team’s history-making search for the truth, their painstaking deliberations and costly mistakes, and Trump’s unprecedented efforts to stifle their report. “WHERE LAW ENDS TYRANNY BEGINS”—John Locke, inscribed on the wall of […]
Searching for Love with Avi Steinberg
When journalist Avi Steinberg’s love life took a grim turn, he began to read romances. What he discovered was a genre that was tremendously diverse and daring. His own relationship problems, he realized, came down to a failure of his imagination. And so he set out on a quest to write and publish a romance novel. […]
A Recap of Last Week’s Author Events, 8/3-8/9
As we stay at home during uncertain times, we’re staying connected with each other and the stories and authors who inspire us. For those of you who may have missed some of our virtual Penguin Random House author Q&A’s, book events, and more, here is a recap of last week’s events and their recordings. August […]
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#FridayReads: Missionaries by Phil Klay
In the modern world, everything is connected, including how we kill. A group of Colombian soldiers prepares to raid a drug lord’s safe house on the Venezuelan border. They’re watching him with an American-made drone, about to strike using military tactics taught to them by U.S. soldiers who honed their skills to lethal perfection in […]
Drop-In Alert: Inimations by Zadie Smith
“Intimations captures the uneasiness of our modern moment as Smith reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic and relates it to issues of privilege and inequity. Her urgent voice tackles everything from what becomes important during isolation to the global response to George Floyd’s killing. The author asks questions, both timely and timeless, about how we respond to […]
Swipe Right on These Reads: Swoon-worthy Romances
Are you a library book? Because we’re checking you out. Get swept away by grand gestures, romantic rendezvous, and more in these romances that will make your patrons swoon. Click for More Books that Will Pick You Up. The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke Behind every great love song is a great love story […]
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