Readworthy by BookBub This Month’s Best New Book Club Picks ---------------------------------- Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy On a remote island, an unexpected guest rattles a family guarding dark secrets - This twisting, discussion-worthy <i>New York Times</i> bestseller and #1 Indie Next pick is getting rave reviews - When a shipwrecked woman washes ashore on storm-battered Shearwater island, the Salt family takes her in — and soon, their world is upended - “Spellbinding… Captivating… [An] exceptionally imagined, thoroughly humane novel” (<i>The Washington Post</i>) Media Praise: Book of the Month, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Town & Country, Bustle, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage, Electric Literature, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/2868?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/wild-dark-shore-by-charlotte-mccona... The Tell by Amy Griffin Amy’s life looked perfect — until therapy uncovered shocking abuse in her past - Oprah Winfrey was “floored” by her “extraordinary” new book club pick - “Your own heart will break, and mend” (Susan Cain) as you read this powerful story of memory, the limits of the judicial system, and inner healing - “A beautiful account of the journey of courage it takes to face the truth” (Bessel van der Kolk, author of <i>The Body Keeps the Score</i>) Media Praise: Oprah's Book Club, Time Magazine, CBS Mornings, Associated Press, Vogue, The Times, Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/2748?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-tell-by-amy-griffin?granted_at=... Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall <i>Atonement</i> meets <i>The Paper Palace</i> in this instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller - The Reese’s Book Club pick for March “fires directly at the human heart and hits the mark” (Delia Owens, author of <i>Where the Crawdads Sing</i>) - When her first love reappears, farmer’s wife Beth must reckon with unspeakable secrets in her past — and decide what her future holds - A “brilliantly constructed page-turner… I was absolutely immersed from page one” (Mary Beth Keane) Media Praise: Reese's Book Club, Book of the Month, People, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/2867?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/broken-country-by-clare-leslie-hall... Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams The jaw-dropping Facebook exposé everyone is talking about - Meta’s former director of global public policy weaves an alarming story of corporate dysfunction, misogyny, and greed - “Darkly funny and genuinely shocking… Delivers the goods” (<i>The New York Times</i>) - A blistering indictment of the social media giant, who has attempted to block the book’s distribution Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Wired, Slate, Vanity Fair, Fast Company, The Guardian, The Times, Rolling Stone, Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/2888?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/careless-people-by-sarah-wynn-willi... Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister A ‘brilliant’ head-spinner with twists that left Jodi Picoult gasping - After Camilla wakes to a strange note and a missing husband, news of a developing hostage situation brings a chilling revelation: Her husband is the perpetrator… - Raves from Lisa Jewell, A. J. Finn, and Emily Henry, who calls McAllister “one of my favorite authors working in the genre” - An instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller from the author of Reese’s Book Club pick <I>Wrong Place, Wrong Time</I> Media Praise: Book of the Month, People, Good Housekeeping, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/2752?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/famous-last-words-by-gillian-mcalli... The Antidote by Karen Russell This sprawling epic from a Pulitzer Prize finalist is ‘well worth the wait’ (NPR) - Five misfits and a strange camera will shape the destiny of a small, dying town in Dust Bowl–era Nebraska - A <i>New York Times Book Review</i> Editors’ Choice hailed as “an absolute wonder” (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of <i>Chain-Gang All-Stars</i>) - “This novel swept me up and carried me away… Masterful” (Tommy Orange, author of <i>There There</i>) Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Financial Times, Slate, Vanity Fair, Elle, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/2887?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-antidote-by-karen-russell?grant... Dream State by Eric Puchner At a lakeside Montana wedding, one fateful decision reverberates for decades - Oprah’s dazzling March book club pick already has a TV adaptation from A24 in the works - “Puchner’s final chapter is one of the most touching and satisfying I’ve read in years” (<i>The Washington Post</i>) - Elin Hilderbrand calls this <i>New York Times</i> bestseller “an absolute masterpiece” Media Praise: Oprah's Book Club, NPR, CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Financial Times, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/2591?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/dream-state-by-eric-puchner?granted... The Trouble of Color by Martha S. Jones What does it mean to be Black, white, and other in America? - A thought-provoking memoir “with staying power that will change the way readers understand race” (<i>BookPage</i>) - Join a prizewinning scholar as she delves into five generations of her own family’s remarkable, painful past - “Jones has done more than honor her family’s history; she reinscribes their story on the tablet of our collective imagination” (<i>The New York Times Book Review</i>) Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/2890?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-trouble-of-color-by-martha-s-jo... Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 by Lisa Unger What happens when an extreme game of hide-and-seek turns deadly? - A remote island, a mysterious host, and a one million dollar cash reward: Single mother Adele is about to realize the ultimate prize may be her life… - Kathy Reichs promises, “You will NOT close your eyes once you start reading this book” - From “the queen of thrillers you can also discuss with your book club” (<i>BookPage</i>) Media Praise: The Washington Post, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/2749?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/close-your-eyes-and-count-to-10-by-... The King’s Messenger by Susanna Kearsley A historical page-turner from one of Diana Gabaldon’s favorite authors - In 1613, a king’s messenger and a scrivener’s daughter embark on a quest to capture a man suspected of poisoning the prince - “A real gem” (<i>Booklist</i>) that had Sarah Penner, Ariel Lawhon, and Susan Elia MacNeal captivated - “Kearsley does a fantastic job of intertwining and bringing historical aspects to life within this fast-paced story” (<i>Library Journal</i>) Media Praise: Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/2891?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-king-s-messenger-by-susanna-kea... ---------------------------------- You are receiving this email because [email protected] is signed up for updates highlighting the best recent releases from the past month in your categories. 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