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 | | | Just released in April, A Gambling Man is the very latest #1 New York Times bestseller from “master storyteller” (Associated Press) and thriller legend David Baldacci! World War II veteran Aloysius Archer joins a twisting case after landing a new job as a private eye’s apprentice. “Baldacci delivers, every time!” (Lisa Scottoline). |  #1 NYT Bestseller | | $7.99 $14.99 2 days left to claim deal | |
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 | | | Don’t miss the tremendously anticipated second book from the author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, the hit novel–turned–TV series that won fans across the globe. Piranesi lives in a strange and wondrous house in this unforgettable bestseller, universally praised by critics (“infinitely clever,” The Washington Post) and authors (“a miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling,” says Madeline Miller) alike. | | NYT Bestseller | | $6.99 $17.99 1 day left to claim deal | |
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 | | | Selected for both Roxane Gay’s Audacious Book Club and Read with Marie Claire, this “irresistible” debut (The Guardian) is sure to be remembered as a best book of 2021! Trans woman Reese, her ex-lover Ames, and Ames’s pregnant girlfriend encounter the possibility of forming a family in this “smart, funny, and bighearted” novel (Kirkus Reviews). Hailed by Jia Tolentino as “exhilaratingly good.” |  Celebrity Book Club | | $6.99 $13.99 3 days left to claim deal | |
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 | | | Winner of the Miles Franklin Award, Australia’s premier literary prize: Rebellious Kerry Salter returns home to ancestral lands to visit her dying grandfather, vowing not to stay longer than 24 hours. But her hometown has other plans… Take a chance on a fresh new voice in this “darkly funny” gem that “deserves to make a splash” (Publishers Weekly). |  Award Winner | | $5.99 $14.99 1 day left to claim deal | |
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 | | | The perfect 2021 beach read! When a Hollywood megastar and his ex-wife arrive at the beautiful, isolated island of St. Genesius to film a blockbuster, personalities clash and secrets threaten to surface — as a hurricane brews offshore. “Deliciously tantalizing… When people call something a page-turner, this is what they mean!” (New York Times bestselling author Abby Jimenez). |  Hot New Release | | $4.99 $13.99 5 days left to claim deal | |
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 | | | “Deliriously fast-paced and erudite, this is highly recommended” (Library Journal starred review): The parallel lives of two of the 20th century’s greatest poets — Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton — unfold in this brilliantly researched dual biography. Rivals and friends, the pair met at the Ritz for weekly martinis as they found acclaim and struggled against society’s expectations. |  Critics' Choice | | $7.99 $14.99 5 days left to claim deal | |
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 | | | A “luscious, layered” and completely charming recent release (Kristan Higgins): When the deed to an old Paris apartment turns up in a forgotten family trunk, bookworm Hannah and her mother must piece together the forgotten story of Hannah’s glamorous great-grandma, Ivy. Kristin Harmel promises “you’ll eat this story up like a fresh baguette straight from a corner boulangerie.” | | Hot New Release | | $5.99 $12.99 5 days left to claim deal | |
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 | | | An instant New York Times bestseller, soon to be a major motion picture starring Zac Efron and Russell Crowe, written and directed by the Academy Award–winning director of Green Book! Here is the incredible true story of “Chick” Donohue, a Marine veteran who in 1967 accepted a wild challenge to deliver beer from New York to his buddies serving in Vietnam. |  Read & Watch | | $5.99 $14.99 1 day left to claim deal | |
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