Campaign for the American Reader

The official blog of the Campaign for the American Reader, an independent initiative to encourage more readers to read more books.

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Pg. 99: Kieran J. O'Keefe's "Suffering for the Crown"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Suffering for the Crown: The Hudson Valley Loyalists and the Violence of Revolution by Kieran J. O'Keefe ...
Friday, June 26, 2026

What is Linda Kass reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Linda Kass , author of the forthcoming World News from Waverley High : A Novel . Her entry begins: I recently pi...

Five mysteries that skewer the worlds of wellness & self-help

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Asia Mackay is the author of A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage and two additional novels published in the UK. After a career in telev...

Pg. 99: Chloe Chapin's "Suitable"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Suitable: The Sartorial Revolution and the Fashioning of Modern Men by Chloe Chapin . About the book, from t...
Thursday, June 25, 2026

Pg. 69: Tracy Lynne Oliver's "Magician"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Magician by Tracy Lynne Oliver . About the novel, from the publisher: A dark magic debut novel featuring th...

Seven top dark academia thrillers

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Ande Pliego began writing stories when she discovered she could actually wield her overactive imagination for good. A lover of stories with...

Q&A with Shana Galen

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From my Q&A with Shana Galen , author of A Shop Girl's Guide to Wooing a Lord : How much work does your title do to take readers i...
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Six historical fiction novels set in the Middle East

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Katie Moench is a librarian, runner, and lover of baked goods. A school librarian in the Upper Midwest, Moench lives with her husband and do...

Pg. 99: Sarah M. S. Pearsall's "Freedom Round the Globe"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Freedom Round the Globe: A World History of the American Revolution by Sarah M. S. Pearsall . About the book...

Six top crime fiction books set in Florida

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Erica Wright's novel Hollow Bones , a contemporary retelling of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure , came out in 2024. Daniela Petrov...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

What is Tracy Lynne Oliver reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Tracy Lynne Oliver , author of Magician . Her entry begins: Have you ever heard the name Ingo Swann? He was a m...

Six top suspense novels about art, museums, and forgers

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Called “an author to watch” by Booklist , Carol Snow has written numerous novels for teens and adults. A former contributor to Salon ’s “Mot...

Pg. 69: Stig Abell's "A Twist in the River"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: A Twist in the River : A Jake Jackson Mystery by Stig Abell . About the novel, from the publisher: Former Lo...
Monday, June 22, 2026

Kerri Hakoda's "Too Deep to Cross," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: Too Deep to Cross : A Thriller by Kerri Hakoda . The entry begins: Too Deep to Cross would be challengin...

Fifty of the greatest summer novels of all time

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The staff at Literary Hib tagged fifty of the greatest summer novels of all time , including: Lydia Millet, A Children’s Bible There is a...

Pg. 99: Cameron Seglias's "Settling Debt"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Settling Debt: Antislavery and Colonial Crisis by Cameron Seglias . About the book, from the publisher: S...
Sunday, June 21, 2026

What is Stig Abell reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Stig Abell , author of A Twist in the River : A Jake Jackson Mystery . His entry begins: I don’t know how common...

Pg. 69: DeAndra Davis's "The Lovers, the Liars, and Me"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Lovers, the Liars, and Me by DeAndra Davis . About the book, from the publisher: A teen travels to Jama...

Six horror retellings of well-known stories

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Lyndsie Manusos ’s fiction has appeared in PANK , SmokeLong Quarterly , and other publications. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art ...

Pg. 99: Robert K. Brigham's "This Is a True War Story"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: This Is a True War Story: My Improbable History with Vietnam by Robert K. Brigham . About the book, from th...
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