Readworthy by BookBub This Month’s Best New Book Club Picks ---------------------------------- Buckeye by Patrick Ryan Ann Patchett calls this ‘a glorious sweep of a novel’ - Across generations, two Midwestern families find their lives irrevocably transformed by the consequences of a shattering secret - Ann Napolitano raves, “I love this book with my entire heart” - Chris Whitaker crowns this Read with Jenna Book Club pick his “book of the year” Media Praise: TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, Financial Times, The Guardian, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4827?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/buckeye-by-patrick-ryan?granted_at=... All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert A devastating diagnosis leads to a one-of-a-kind love story in Oprah’s latest book club pick - In this moving memoir, the beloved author of <i>Eat Pray Love</i> details the roller coaster of falling for her best friend, loss, addiction, grief, and the long road to recovery - “Deeply personal… A beautiful portrait” (<i>Real Simple</i>) - “The author of the world’s most famous memoir returns to the form to tell the story of a great love… Charming and harrowing by turns” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>) Media Praise: Oprah's Book Club, Book of the Month, The New Yorker, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, USA Today, Real Simple, Elle, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4825?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/all-the-way-to-the-river-by-elizabe... The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown The sensational return of <i>The Da Vinci Code</i>’s Robert Langdon! - The long-awaited new release from “a master of the breathless, puzzle-driven thriller” (<i>Richmond Times-Dispatch</i>) - Symbology professor Langdon travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture — where a missing person and a lost manuscript throw him into the center of a twisted conspiracy… - Race through it before the Netflix adaptation Media Praise: NPR, Good Morning America, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Good Housekeeping, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4823?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-secret-of-secrets-by-dan-brown?... The Idaho Four by James Patterson and Vicky Ward What really happened when four University of Idaho students were murdered in cold blood in 2022? - “A mesmerizing read and a great detective story, yet sadly all true” (<i>The Guardian</i>) - Based on on-the-ground reporting and over 300 interviews, this read instantly hit #1 on the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller list - A joint project between one of the world’s bestselling authors and an acclaimed investigative journalist Media Praise: Good Morning America, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, Town & Country, The Guardian, New York Post, Rolling Stone, Variety Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4877?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-idaho-four-by-vicky-ward-and-ja... The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso <i>All the Light We Cannot See</i> meets <i>The Midnight Library</i> - “You don’t read this book so much as vanish into it” (Jamie Ford) - Two women across decades race to protect the mysterious time space — a library of books containing the memories of those who bore witness to history… - “A magnificent and complex feat of imagination, a love story that defies the boundaries of time, memory, and reality” (Patti Callahan Henry) - A <i>Good Morning America</i> Book Club pick Media Praise: Good Morning America Book Club, Book of the Month, People, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4815?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-book-of-lost-hours-by-hayley-ge... Women, Seated by Zhang Yueran Privilege, corruption, and long-buried secrets collide in this explosive thriller - “A propulsive, tightly wound, and beautifully observed novel… I couldn’t put it down” (Meg Wolitzer) - When an elite Chinese couple is plunged into a harrowing government investigation, the one person who can save them is their nanny — but she has secrets of her own… - “These characters may live in your head for some time” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>) - An ABA Indie Next pick! Media Praise: NPR, People, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4822?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/women-seated-by-zhang-yueran?grante... To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage Fans of <i>Atmosphere</i> and <i>Hidden Figures</i> will devour this Reese’s Book Club pick - As Steph Harper sets out to become the first Cherokee astronaut, she navigates love, family secrets, and her own unwavering ambition - “Characters so perfectly rendered that you’ll want to hug them or give them a shake” (Amanda Peters, author of <i>The Berry Pickers</i>) - Kiley Reid guarantees this soaring debut “will break your heart and take you to the stars” Media Praise: Reese's Book Club, Book of the Month, NPR, People, Parade, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Electric Literature, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4817?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/to-the-moon-and-back-by-eliana-rama... When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén Can 89-year-old Bo mend his relationship with his son before it’s too late? - Fredrik Backman promises, “You’ll want to buy 20 copies and give them to everyone you love” - Inspired by the author’s grandfather, this international sensation is a bestseller in Sweden - “A book that will echo in your soul” (Garth Stein, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Art of Racing in the Rain</i>) Media Praise: The New Yorker, The Guardian, Indie Next List, Library Journal, Electric Literature, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4816?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/when-the-cranes-fly-south-by-lisa-r... Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy ‘An emotionally raw memoir’ (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>) from a Booker Prize winner - In this intimate account, an acclaimed author peels back the curtain on her complex relationship with her mother — from her childhood in India to coping with her mom’s passing as an adult - From the author of <i>The God of Small Things</i> and “one of the most confident and original thinkers of our time” (Naomi Klein) - A “brave and absorbing” read (<i>The Guardian</i>) Media Praise: The New Yorker, Time Magazine, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, People, The Economist, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Vogue, Vulture, The Guardian, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4876?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/mother-mary-comes-to-me-by-arundhat... Amity by Nathan Harris A sweeping tale of survival, family, and the fight for freedom in 1866 New Orleans - Formerly enslaved Coleman travels across the Mexican desert in a desperate search for his sister in this gripping historical epic - “To call [this] a standout novel doesn’t do it enough justice. The writing is flawless, the characters unforgettable” (National Book Award–winning author Jason Mott) - “A swiftly moving, brutal account… Painful, powerful, and bittersweet” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> starred review) Media Praise: NPR, Oprah Daily, People, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4826?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... 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