3 in 3 Staff Picks, Spring Book & Author Festival 2021

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3 in 3 Staff Picks #PRHBookFest

The First Day of Spring

The Damage

HC, eBook, DN, LP Riverhead Books | 100,000 On Sale May 18, 2021

HC, eBook, DN, LP Pamela Dorman Books | 75,000 On Sale June 15, 2021

A riveting page-turner about what propels one 8-year-old girl to commit an unspeakable act, and the tensely moving effect it has on the rest of her life—especially once she has a child of her own.

When a small-town family is pushed to the brink, how far will they go to protect one of their own? An edgy, propulsive read about what we will do in the name of love and blood.

Nancy Tucker

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Caitlin Wahrer

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The Woman in the Purple Skirt Natsuko Imamura

HC, eBook, DN Penguin Books | 50,000 On Sale June 8, 2021 A bestselling, prizewinning novel by one of Japan's most acclaimed young writers, for fans of Convenience Store Woman, the novels of Ottessa Moshfegh, and the movies Parasite and Rear Window.

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Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light Helen Ellis

HC, eBook, DN, LP Doubleday | 60,000 On Sale July 13, 2021 The bestselling author of American Housewife and Southern Lady Code returns with a viciously funny, deeply felt collection of essays on friendship among grown-ass women. Click to Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. Click to Request an eGalley on NetGalley.

Ghosts

Leave Society

HC, eBook, DN, LP Knopf | 50,000 On Sale August 3, 2021

TR, eBook Vintage | 30,000 On Sale August 3, 2021

A smart, sexy, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about exboyfriends, imperfect parents, friends with kids, and a man who disappears the moment he says "I love you.”

A bold portrait of a writer working to balance all his lives—as an artist, a son, and a loner.

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Dolly Alderton

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Tao Lin

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Twilight in Hazard

Whole Brain Living Jill Bolte Taylor

Nina Burleigh

HC, eBook Melville House | 50,000 On Sale June 8, 2021

HC, eBook Hay House Inc. | 75,000 On Sale May 11, 2021

HC, eBook Seven Stories Press | 75,000 On Sale May 18, 2021

From the last major metropolitan newspaper reporter stationed in the Eastern Kentucky mountains, and a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his work there, comes the story of how a convergence of events at the start of the new millennium continues to impact life in the region and the soul of the nation.

The New York Times bestselling author of My Stroke of Insight blends neuroanatomy with psychology to show how we can short-circuit emotional reactivity and find our way to peace.

New York Times bestselling author Nina Burleigh weaves together the key narrative strands to create an uncompromising and highly informed expose about our shared global pandemic experience and what it means for our future.

Alan Maimon

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Virus

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Malibu Rising

Lizzie & Dante

HC, eBook, CD, DN, LP Ballantine Books | 250,000 On Sale June 1, 2021

HC, eBook, DN The Dial Press | 30,000 On Sale June 1, 2021

From the New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six . . . Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever.

A transporting, all-consuming, and deeply romantic story of a woman whose life turns upside down after she meets an enigmatic chef on vacation in Italy.

Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Mary Bly

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The Bookshop of Second Chances Jackie Fraser

TR, eBook, DN Ballantine Books | 50,000 On Sale May 4, 2021 A woman desperate to turn a new page heads to the Scottish coast and finds herself locked in a battle of wills with an infuriatingly handsome bookseller in this utterly heartwarming debut, perfect for readers of Evvie Drake Starts Over. Click to Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. Click to Request an eGalley on NetGalley.

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The Book of Accidents Chuck Wendig

HC, eBook, DN Del Rey | 75,000 On Sale July 20, 2021

The Final Girl Support Group Grady Hendrix

HC, eBook, DN Berkley | 75,000 On Sale July 13, 2021

A family returns to their hometown— and to the dark past that haunts them A fast-paced, thrilling horror novel still—in this masterpiece of literary that follows a group of heroines to horror by the New York Times die for, from the brilliant bestselling author of Wanderers. New York Times bestselling author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Click to Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. Slaying Vampires. Click to Request an eGalley on NetGalley.

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A Dark and Secret Place Jen Williams

HC, eBook Crooked Lane Books | 70,000 On Sale June 8, 2021 For fans of Kathleen Barber and Julia Heaberlin comes a chilling psychological suspense from award-winning author Jen Williams about a woman who discovers her late mother had a decades-long secret correspondence with a serial killer, begging the question: how well do we know our own family and even ourselves?

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Sunshine Girl

Written and Read by Julianna Margulies HC, eBook, DN Books on Tape | Ballantine Books On Sale May 4, 2021 Known for her outstanding performances on the groundbreaking television series The Good Wife and ER, Julianna Margulies deftly chronicles her life and her work in this deeply powerful memoir. Click to Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. Click to Request an eGalley on NetGalley. Click to Listen to a Clip of the Audiobook.

Heart and Seoul

Instructions for Dancing

TR, eBook, DN Books on Tape | Berkley Jove On Sale May 25, 2021

HC, eBook, CD, DN Listening Library | RH Children’s Books On Sale June 1, 2021

By Jen Frederick; Read by Greta Jung

By Nicola Yoon

#1 New York Times bestselling author From USA Today bestselling author of Everything, Everything and Jen Frederick comes a heart-wrenching yet hopeful romance that shows that the The Sun Is Also a Star Nicola Yoon is price of belonging is often steeper than back with her eagerly anticipated third novel. With all the heart and hope of expected. her last two books, this is an utterly unique romance. Click to Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. Click to Request an eGalley on NetGalley.

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The Personal Librarian Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray HC, eBook, CD, DN, LP Berkley | 200,000 On Sale June 29, 2021 The remarkable, little-known story of Belle da Costa Greene, J. P. Morgan's personal librarian—who became one of the most powerful women in New York despite the dangerous secret she kept in order to make her dreams come true, from New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and acclaimed author Victoria Christopher Murray.

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Suburban Dicks

HC, eBook, DN Putnam | 75,000 On Sale June 22, 2021

HC, eBook, DN Putnam| 50,000 On Sale June 22, 2021

Jamie Brenner

Fabian Nicieza

From the cocreator of Deadpool From acclaimed author Jamie Brenner comes a stunning new novel comes a hilariously entertaining debut featuring two unlikely and about three generations of women unforgettable amateur sleuths. An who discover that the scandalous books of their past may just be the key engrossing and entertaining murder mystery full of skewering social to saving their family's future. commentary, Suburban Dicks examines the racial tensions exposed Click to Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. in a New Jersey suburb after the Click to Request an eGalley on NetGalley. murder of a gas station attendant.

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The Heart Remembers

How Not to Drown Jaimee Wriston

Larissa Pham

TR, eBook Other Press | 100,000 On Sale May 4, 2021

HC, eBook Alcove Press | 30,000 On Sale May 11, 2021

HC, eBook Catapult | 20,000 On Sale May 4, 2021

The highly anticipated final book in the internationally bestselling The Art of Hearing Heartbeats trilogy, a moving story about love's power to transcend distances and heal seemingly irreparable wounds.

From WILLA Literary Award-winning author Jaimee Wriston comes a novel for fans of Jami Attenberg and Elizabeth Strout about a former model whose undisciplined granddaughter turns her fastidious, controlled life upside down, forcing her to confront what she values.

Like a song that feels written just for you, Larissa Pham's debut work of nonfiction captures the imagination and refuses to let go. For readers of essays by Leslie Jamison, Roxane Gay, Esmé Weijun Wang and Durga ChewBose and their raw intellect mixed with warmth and appeal.

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Jan-Philipp Sendker

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Pop Song

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