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Jonathan Safran Foer
Jonathan Safran Foer Here I Am
A marriage implodes; an earthquake devastates Israel. Crisis, questioning, and the meaning of home anchor Here I Am, Foer's hugely anticipated third novel.
Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead The Underground Railroad
A runaway slave seeks freedom via subterranean trains in The Underground Railroad, Whitehead's powerful exploration of race and identity in America.
Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson Another Brooklyn
In the lyrical, '70s-set Another Brooklyn, Jacqueline Woodson, author of Brown Girl Dreaming, explores the power of memory, friendship, and the search for home.
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Gayle Forman
Gayle Forman Leave Me
Her Favorite Books About Bad Moms: What makes a mom bad? Preconceptions about maternal failings get the once-over in these picks from the author of Leave Me.
Connie Willis
Connie Willis Crosstalk
Her Favorite "In Over Their Heads" Books: On trial for murder? Check. Unsolicited space travel? Yep. Dire straits abound in these riveting recs from the Crosstalk author.
Elizabeth Letts
Elizabeth Letts The Perfect Horse: The Daring American Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
Her Favorite Books Celebrating the Human Spirit During Wartime: Incredible stories of wartime survival, endurance, and escape make up these picks from the author of The Perfect Horse.
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James Dashner
James Dashner The Fever Code (The Maze Runner, #0.6)
Shocks, secrets, and surprises are in store for Maze Runner fans in the latest book in the series, The Fever Code. Dashner tells us how the hotly anticipated prequel will be different.
Sabaa Tahir
Sabaa Tahir A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, #2)
Given her choice of superpowers, she'd be an airport line-skipping dragon. Tahir also reveals the music she listens to while working and what hooked her on Ancient Rome.
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Lauren Blakely
Lauren Blakely Well Hung
These aren't your mother's rom-coms.... Lauren Blakely shares the books that inspired the big laughs, cocky heroes, and sexy shenanigans of Well Hung, her highly anticipated follow-up to Big Rock and Mister O.
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Samantha Young
Samantha Young The One Real Thing (Hart's Boardwalk, #1)
Stuck in the past? Move on with Samantha Young's pick-me-up romance The One Real Thing, the first in a new series! She answers your questions about taking research trips and creating irresistible love interests.
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Susan Elizabeth Phillips First Star I See Tonight (Chicago Stars, #8)
Thank your lucky Chicago Stars—Susan Elizabeth Phillips returns to the Windy City with First Star I See Tonight! The author answers your questions about first writing attempts, favorite book characters, and more.
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Goodreads Romance Interview: Christina Lauren
Goodreads Romance Interview: Christina Lauren
Two dirty minds are better than one. We chat with Christina Lauren (BFF writing team Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings) about their wild new book, Wicked Sexy Liar.
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International Rescue Committee International Rescue Committee
Founded at the request of Albert Einstein in 1933, the IRC offers education to children in war-torn communities around the world.

Read International Read International
Help build and renovate libraries in East Africa with this nonprofit, which works to bring relevant books and joyful reading spaces to schools and students most in need.

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J. Patrick Black
J. Patrick Black Ninth City Burning
We are not alone in the universe in Ninth City Burning, J. Patrick Black's thrilling sci-fi debut. Blending magic and science, this is a tale of alien invasion like no other.
Bryn Greenwood
Bryn Greenwood All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
The controversial relationship between a neglected young girl and a kindhearted ex-con is at the heart of All the Ugly and Wonderful Things, an arresting love story.
Midge Raymond
Midge Raymond My Last Continent: A Novel
A gripping adventure set against the icy waters of Antartica, My Last Continent follows Deb as she attempts to rescue her beloved Keller from a sinking ship.
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Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
Read a hilarious, insightful excerpt from Amy Schumer's new book, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo.