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This Month’s Best New Gifts for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is just around the corner! To help you find the perfect gift for every mom (and every reader) in your life, we’ve rounded up an unmissable assortment of popular new releases.
 
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Book cover for Heartwood by Amity Gaige
For fans of the smash-hit mystery The God of the Woods
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • After an experienced hiker vanishes on the Appalachian Trail, a Maine game warden and a 76-year-old bird-watcher are determined to find her
  • Elin Hilderbrand was dazzled by this twist-filled Read with Jenna pick
  • “Multifaceted characters and poetic prose enhance Gaige’s tender meditations on aging and mother-daughter relationships” (Publishers Weekly)
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Media mentions for Heartwood by Amity GaigeMEDIA MENTIONS:TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Get this (and a box of tissues) for the mom who loves a good love story!
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • The author of Beach Read delivers her “best to date” in this novel that’s “good for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid” (Library Journal starred review)
  • As writers Alice and Hayden compete for the opportunity to tell an heiress’s scandalous story, they discover their own happily ever after…
  • A Reese’s Book Club pick and #1 New York Times bestseller
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Media mentions for Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily HenryMEDIA MENTIONS:Reese's Book Club, NPR, TODAY Show, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, USA Today, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Parade, The Times, The Boston Globe, Rolling Stone, Variety, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
Pick this up for the mom who runs her own book club
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • In a 1960s Virginia suburb, Margaret starts a book club to discuss The Feminine Mystique. Together, she and her attendees forge a powerful bond — and search for meaning in their lives
  • “Ideal for fans of historical fiction and those who enjoyed Bonnie Garmus’s Lessons in Chemistry, Kristin Hannah’s The Women, or Kate Quinn’s The Briar Club” (Library Journal starred review)
  • Rave reviews from Christina Baker Kline and Adriana Trigiani
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Media mentions for The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie BostwickMEDIA MENTIONS:People, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Waiting on the Moon by Peter Wolf
This captivating memoir kept Bruce Springsteen company while on tour
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • An instant New York Times bestseller “told with unique humor and rare humility” (Elvis Costello)
  • Legendary musician Peter Wolf shares vignettes from his extraordinary life
  • High praise from Bob Dylan, Steven Van Zandt, and Bonnie Raitt
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Media mentions for Waiting on the Moon by Peter WolfMEDIA MENTIONS:People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Rolling Stone, Salon, Variety, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for Strangers in Time by David Baldacci
A heart-wrenching World War II tale for lovers of historical fiction
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci is “one of the best authors alive, and every page of Strangers in Time shows why” (Lisa Scottoline)
  • In London, a grieving bookstore owner finds his life transformed by two struggling teenagers — but his secrets could put all their lives in danger
  • Jodi Picoult, Mitch Albom, Kate Quinn, and many more are raving about this transportive read
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Media mentions for Strangers in Time by David BaldacciMEDIA MENTIONS:The Times, New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
For the mom looking for the perfect novel to pack in her beach bag
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Hello Beautiful meets Daisy Jones & The Six in this unforgettable New York Times bestseller
  • Cassie and Zoe Grossberg are best known as the pop duo The Griffin Sisters — but two decades after their infamous breakup, Zoe’s daughter unravels long-buried secrets…
  • “A heartfelt look at sisterhood, forgiveness, and the courage it takes to follow your dreams” (Kirkus Reviews)
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Media mentions for The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer WeinerMEDIA MENTIONS:Book of the Month, CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, Vulture, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for Notes to John by Joan Didion
A must for Joan Didion fans — and anyone who loves brilliant writing
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • “An act of intimate storytelling” (Vogue) from the iconic author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Blue Nights
  • In a journal written to her husband, Didion recounted conversations with her psychiatrist — including reflections on her own childhood and her complex relationship with her daughter
  • “What an experience it is, watching Didion beat back tragedy with her brilliant mind” (The Daily Telegraph)
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Media mentions for Notes to John by Joan DidionMEDIA MENTIONS:The New Yorker, Time Magazine, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, People, The Washington Post, USA Today, Slate, Vogue, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
This modern classic about family and marriage is a must for every fiction reader
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Tyler’s “simply exquisite” 25th novel (Liane Moriarty) immediately hit the New York Times bestseller list
  • On the eve of her daughter’s wedding, Gail’s ex-husband appears on her doorstep…
  • Three Days in June is like reading a hug” (Star Tribune)
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Media mentions for Three Days in June by Anne TylerMEDIA MENTIONS:Time Magazine, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, Good Housekeeping, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times, The Boston Globe, The Times Literary Supplement, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Matriarch by Tina Knowles
Beyoncé’s mother delivers ‘a great story of a singular American life’ (Kirkus Reviews)
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