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Show, Don't Tell: A Writer, Her Teacher, and the Power of Sharing Our Stories

6 days ago | bookreporter.com | Kristine Gasbarre

It’s not often that I find the lack of previous experience with an author a disadvantage when reading or commenting on a new release. This time I did, even though SHOW, DON’T TELL by New York Times bestselling author Kristine Gasbarre really tries to hold up its end.
The Missing Half

6 days ago | bookreporter.com | Ashley Flowers |Alex Kiester

Ashley Flowers was already a household name when her debut, ALL GOOD PEOPLE HERE, was released in 2022. As the #1 female podcaster in the country, Flowers hosts “Crime Junkie,” making her foray into suspense fiction not only a natural one, but a booming success when her debut became an instant bestseller. Now, with the release of THE MISSING HALF, Flowers proves that she is not letting go of the literary world anytime soon…and the genre is all the better for it.
Yankees, Typewriters, Scandals, and Cooperstown: A Baseball Memoir

1 week ago | bookreporter.com | Bill Madden

On the one hand, I’m one of those book nerds who love seeing how the sausage is made when it comes to writers’ memoirs: when they first became interested in pursuing their career, how they got their start, etc. On the other, I can be a bit leery when it comes to too much name dropping and self-aggrandizement.
2 Sisters Murder Investigations

1 week ago | bookreporter.com | James Patterson |Candice Fox

Individually, James Patterson and Candice Fox are outstanding thriller writers. Put them together, and the results are often something special. This time, their joint effort is 2 SISTERS MURDER INVESTIGATIONS, the second entry in their 2 Sisters Detective Agency Mystery series. Rhonda and Barbara “Baby” Bird are half-sisters. Their father left his private detective agency behind when he passed away, and they reluctantly decided to keep it going.
The Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary

2 weeks ago | bookreporter.com | Susannah Cahalan

At one point in their lives, they had served as each other’s liberators, and together they would liberate the consciousness of countless people during the turbulent 1960s. Rosemary Woodruff was familiar with the mystical as she watched her father perform tricks in front of wonderstruck audiences in the Midwest. A supernatural experience Rosemary had in her youth was impactful enough in her mind that she desired to replicate it.
Fun for the Whole Family

3 weeks ago | bookreporter.com | Jennifer E. Smith

When the Endicott siblings were kids, their lives were nothing if not chaotic. Their mom, Frankie, left the family when they were all still young, and their dad had to work extra hard to provide for the four children on his own. As a result, the Endicotts grew almost inseparable. Oldest sister Gemma became a de facto mother figure to her younger siblings. Connor retreated into his books and writing. The twins, Roddy and Jude, seemed so close they could practically be one person.
Strangers in Time

4 weeks ago | bookreporter.com | David Baldacci

“Only the dead have seen the end of war.” — George SantayanaThis sobering quote opens David Baldacci’s latest novel, STRANGERS IN TIME, a stand-alone title set in Great Britain during the Blitz of WWII that so devastated London and the surrounding areas. Our protagonist is 14-year-old Charlie Matters, who lost his parents and grandfather to the horrors of the war. He now lives with his grandmother amidst the rubble-filled neighborhood where he grew up.
The Float Test | Bookreporter.com

4 weeks ago | bookreporter.com | Lynn Steger Strong

Four siblings grow up emotionally unattended in a rich family in Florida and then go off to different corners of the world to make their own way --- Jenn to a life of martyred motherhood, Jude to corporate lawyerdom, Fred to a midlist writer’s hell, and George, the youngest, to living as a fat man with a little boy’s heart.
The Golf 100: A Spirited Ranking of the Greatest Players of All Time

1 month ago | bookreporter.com | Michael Arkush

The easiest sports argument to start is to simply ask your friends to rank the greatest athletes of their favorite sport. It is a simple question to pose, and it can lead to long and heated discussions. Several years ago, some of our finest sportswriters took it upon themselves to put their rankings on paper in the form of books. In 2021, Joe Posnanski wrote THE BASEBALL 100, which ranked the top 100 baseball players and weighed in at 869 pages.
The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits

1 month ago | bookreporter.com | Jennifer Weiner

Jennifer Weiner draws us into her latest novel with a mysterious event in the past, as she introduces us to two estranged sisters and the daughter who ultimately brings them together again. In THE GRIFFIN SISTERS’ GREATEST HITS, we meet Zoe and Cassie Grossberg, two sisters who could not be more unlike each other. Pretty and vivacious, Zoe always knows just what to wear, what to say, and how to make friends. Cassie, on the other hand, is homely, shy and insecure, and her only joy is making music.