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Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter Visit another world with just the flick of a switch! The fantasy wizard and science fiction expert team up for The Long Earth, a novel about infinite migration across worlds. More

Mark Haddon A family coalesces for a tense holiday in the English countryside in The Red House, the latest by the acclaimed author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. More

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Vanessa Diffenbaugh On June 26 join the first-time novelist for a live chat about her book, The Language of Flowers, and the joys and challenges of raising children in the foster care system. RSVP!

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Evan Slater's Favorite Books About Surfing Ocean-bound this summer? Catch a monster ride with these selections from the big-wave surfer and author of Swell: A Year of Waves. More

Jess Walter's Favorite Books About Hollywood Search for an elusive starlet in the new novel, Beautiful Ruins, and try his top five books about the desperate hustle of moviemaking. More

Janet Groth's Favorite Books Featuring Literati Rub elbows with The New Yorker's literary elite in these recs from the ultimate insider, the memoirist behind The Receptionist. More

DEBUT AUTHOR SNAPSHOT

Karen Thompson Walker In The Age of Miracles, a California preteen crushes on a boy and observes the global upheaval when the Earth's rotation unexpectedly begins to slow down. More

MOVERS & SHAKERS

The Watch by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya This literary novel creates a microcosm of war within a single scenario. A lone Afghan woman confronts a group of American soldiers at a desert outpost. Grieving sister or suicide bomber?—a nerve-racking standoff begins. More

Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace by Kate Summerscale In 1858, adulterous contents of Isabella Robinson's diary were read in court at one of England's most scandalous divorce trials. This nonfiction work covers Robinson's legal woes and the changing face of Victorian marriage. More

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn When Amy disappears on the morning of her anniversary, suspicion is cast on her elusive husband, Nick. With no remains found in this psychological thriller, readers must choose sides as they read the couple's conflicting accounts. More

Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson Orphaned by tuberculosis in Ethiopia and raised in Sweden by a food-loving adopted family, renowned chef Samuelsson reminisces on his path from the celebrated kitchens of Europe to New York City in this savory memoir. More

The World Without You by Joshua Henkin (Goodreads Author) A family gathers to commemorate the death of youngest son Leo, a journalist who was kidnapped and killed while on assignment in Iraq one year ago. His widow, parents, and sisters mete out their sadness in this character study. More

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author) In this young adult fantasy, a band of darkness inhabited by flesh-eating creatures divides the kingdom of Ravka. Mapmaker Alina Starkov discovers that she is a Grisha, one with magical power that could save her nation. More

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