April Newsletter

Nora Roberts, Augusten Burroughs, Lisa Scottoline, James McBride, Curtis Sittenfeld, and tons of new books! View this email in your browser Hi Ravi, You started reading Operation Blue Star: The True Story 569 days ago. Update Your Progress EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS Nora Roberts Still irresistibly entertaining after more than 200 novels, the bestselling author chats about The Obsession, her new suspense novel starring a woman with a dark past. More Augusten Burroughs The hilariously honest and slightly warped brain behind Running with Scissors returns with another memoir, Lust & Wonder—this time about his search for love. More BOOK LOOK Magic Cakes: Three Cakes in One View the Gallery GOOD MINDS SUGGEST Curtis Sittenfeld's Favorite Books for Pride and Prejudice Lovers I am all astonishment! The author of Eligible, a cheeky retelling of Jane Austen's classic, offers five perfect matches. Curtis suggests: More... James McBride's Favorite Books About Musical Icons Make it funky with James Brown and other musical greats in this book list from the award-winning author of Kill 'Em and Leave. James suggests: More... Lisa Scottoline's Favorite Books About Male Infertility Don't worry, these five books aren't as scary as her new thriller, Most Wanted, about a woman who discovers her sperm donor is a serial killer. Yikes! Lisa suggests: More... DEBUT AUTHOR SNAPSHOT J.R. Thornton An American tennis player moves to Beijing and trains alongside China's junior national tennis team in Beautiful Country, a coming-of-age tale of culture shock and friendship. More BEST BOOKS OF THE MONTH The Regional Office Is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales It's assassin vs. assassin in this zany thriller. At the Regional Office—a shadowy organization that recruits female superheroes—rogue agent Rose leads a mutinous attack as her rival Sarah swears to defend the Office. More Lab Girl by Hope Jahren (Goodreads Author) Nature and love unite in this unique blend of memoir and science writing. Jahren is a geobiologist who cherishes plants as well as her research partner, Bill. By studying nature, she learns more about her own inner demons. More Dodgers by Bill Beverly (Goodreads Author) When East, a 16-year-old Los Angeles gang member, is ordered to murder a key witness hiding in Wisconsin, his cross-country trek leads him into perilous territory and opens his eyes to the larger world in this literary novel. More The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth (Goodreads Author) Before Jack the Ripper committed his first murder, the Midnight Assassin terrorized 1880s Austin, Texas. This nonfiction account examines how, for nearly a year, the killer brutalized women and was never caught. More Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly (Goodreads Author) Inspired by actual events, this historical novel follows three women—New York socialite Caroline, German doctor Herta, and Polish teenager Kasia—whose lives converge in Ravensbrück, the women's-only concentration camp. More The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi (Goodreads Author) In this adventure for teens inspired by Indian mythology, Maya marries a handsome stranger and becomes queen of the magical land of Akaran. She must learn whom to trust while protecting the fate of the human and Akaran realms. More View Past Best Books of the Month... DO GOOD WITH GOODREADS READ International Help build and renovate libraries in East Africa with this nonprofit, which works to bring relevant books and joyful reading spaces to schools and students most in need. More GOODREADS POETRY CONTEST Want your words to reach millions of people? Goodreads and the ¡POETRY! group have partnered to host an ongoing poetry contest. Join the ¡POETRY! group and vote each month to pick a winner from among the finalists. You can also submit a poem for consideration. Here is this month's winner! The Currency of Bears by Anthony Watkins (Goodreads Author) There are no bears in the money. There are eagles and lions and tigers, and the queen. The Tigris and the Euphrates whose stripes change ever so slowly. The bear sits in the market place. In an alley café, reading the Financial Times while drinking coffee in the sunshine ever so slowly. The sun shines now on the queen. She glitters like she is, while the Tigris shines like gold and silver and the big cats stalk the thirsty antelope. And the antelope has no money but waits in the ante room, waiting for its anti-life to end. And the tranquilizer dart takes down the cat, and the dear little deer darts away, to live another day, to die another day, for there are no bears by the river. There are no bears in the money which the antelope does not have, or does not carry. My parents' friend had a Dodge Dart, back when they were tiny and covered with wrinkled sheet metal. Back when I was tiny. The friend is long dead and I am covered with wrinkles. And the Dodge dart is back for a third time around. The bear finishes his croissant, and lumbers off, for a bear will never dart. And he cannot drive except prices down. Prices of pork bellies and timber and silver and gold. He bears no currency only money and there are no bears in the money. Read More Poetry With love, The Goodreads Editorial Team Follow on Facebook @goodreads Follow on 2016 Reading Challenge Goodreads Blog Want to work at Goodreads? We are hiring Software Engineers, Product Managers, an Account Manager, and an Editorial Manager. Check out our Jobs Page for more details and to apply. TRIVIA Who is Edmond Dantès? The Count of Monte Cristo The Scarlet Pimpernel The Phantom of the Opera The Man in the Iron Mask NEW BOOKS BY GOODREADS AUTHORS Rise of the Rocket Girls Nonfiction byNathalia Holt Fellside Horror byM.R. Carey The Glittering Court Young Adult Fantasy byRichelle Mead More April Books ASK THE AUTHOR for Kate DiCamillo:"[How do] you portray kids so authentically?" See Kate's Answer for Scott Hawkins:"How did you come up with the idea of the Pelapi language?" See Scott's Answer More authors answering reader questions... #GOALS Tell us how many books you want to read in 2016, and Goodreads will help you meet your goal! Set Your Reading Goal GIVEAWAYS: Win prerelease books! Be the first to read new books. Enter a drawing and cross your fingers! More Giveaways LISTOPIA Book Titles that Ought to Be Band Names More Browse Listopia To unsubscribe from the Goodreads Newsletter, please click here. © 2016 Goodreads Inc 188 Spear Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105

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