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Sponsored by Reading Group Gold

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Sponsored by Gone to the Woods by Gary Paulsen

His name is synonymous with high-stakes wilderness survival stories. Now, living literary legend Gary Paulsen portrays a series of life-altering moments from his turbulent childhood as his own original survival story.

A moving and enthralling memoir of grit and growing up in the wild, Gone to the Woods is perfect for new readers and lifelong fans alike, from the acclaimed author at his rawest and realest.

Sponsored by The Last Garden in England, the new book from Julia Kelly, author of The Light Over London.

Three eras. Five women. One remarkable garden unites them all.

Emma Lovett has been given the opportunity of a lifetime: to restore the gardens of the famed Highbury House estate, designed in 1907 by her hero Venetia Smith. But as Emma dives deeper into the gardens’ past, she begins to uncover secrets that have long lain hidden. From its turn-of-the-century origins as a grand estate with a treasured and historic garden, through its time as a WWII convalescent hospital, to its present-day disrepair, Highbury House reveals its secrets only to the women who need to hear them most.

Sponsored by Algonquin Books

Claude McKay Love is just an average kid coping with violence, first love, and societal pressures as he steers his way past the signposts of youth. A young black man born on the South Side of Chicago, Claude just wants a place where he can fit. He decides to escape Chicago, to go to college, to leave the pressure cooker of his hometown behind. But as he discovers, he cannot; there is no safe haven for a young black man in America. Often hilarious and always moving, this fiercely original debut marks the arrival of a brilliant young talent.

Sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of Tales from the Hinterland by Melissa Albert

A gorgeously illustrated collection of twelve original stories by the New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood and The Night Country. Journey into the Hinterland, a brutal and beautiful world where a young woman spends a night with Death, brides are wed to a mysterious house in the trees, and an enchantress is killed twice—and still lives. Perfect for new readers and dedicated fans alike, Tales from the Hinterland will include gorgeous illustrations by Jim Tierney, foil stamping, two-color interior printing, and two-color printed endpapers.

Sponsored by Quirk Books

Siri, Who Am I? is a smart and edgy romantic comedy about a Kardashians-obsessed woman who wakes up in an LA hospital with amnesia, a torn party dress, and a broken iPhone and must work backward, using her Instagram account, to piece together her identity, only to discover that her life is a perfect lie. Witty, escapist, and laugh-out-loud funny, Siri, Who Am I? will have you racing to find out the truth about @Mia4Realz.

Sponsored by St. Martin's Press

With incisive wit, and a fresh, feminist sensibility, The Wife Upstairs flips the script on a timeless tale of forbidden romance, ill-advised attraction, and a wife who just won’t stay buried. In this vivid reimagining of one of literature’s most twisted love triangles, which Mrs. Rochester will get her happy ending?

Sponsored by Scribd

From 2020 National Book Award winner Charles Yu, The Only Living Girl on Earth is an unexpected and delightfully absurd vision of life on Earth a thousand years in the future.This genre-defying short work of literary fiction has all the trademarks of Yu’s other work: humor, inventiveness, elegant precision, and heart. Inspired by Ray Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains,” the story tackles climate change and consumerism, but through Yu’s unique brand of cosmic humanism it ultimately comes off as a tribute to humanity. Only available on Scribd. Sign up today and enjoy now with a 30-day free trial.

Sponsored by The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

December 1926: England unleashes the largest manhunt in its history. The object of the search is not an escaped convict or a war criminal, but the missing wife of a WWI hero, up-and-coming mystery author Agatha Christie.

When her car is found wrecked, empty, and abandoned near a natural spring, the country is in a frenzy. Eleven days later, Agatha reappears, claiming amnesia. She provides no answers for her disappearance. Was Christie’s greatest mystery one that involved her own disappearance?

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Book Riot is teaming up with Reading Group Gold for a chance to win a stack of books worth talking about! Simply fill out the form here for a chance to win!