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.

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Eight titles about fraught mother-daughter relationships

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Kayla Maiuri holds an MFA in fiction writing from Columbia University. Born in the greater Boston area, she now lives in Brooklyn. Mother...
Tuesday, August 09, 2022

What is Joanna Schaffhausen reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Joanna Schaffhausen , author of Long Gone : A Detective Annalisa Vega Novel . Her entry begins: My most recent re...

Fifteen top books about unforgettable friendships

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At B&N Reads the editors tagged fifteen "favorite titles that feature unforgettable friendships ," including: Conversations wi...

Pg. 99: Emily Michelson's "Catholic Spectacle and Rome's Jews"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Catholic Spectacle and Rome's Jews: Early Modern Conversion and Resistance by Emily Michelson . About th...

Q&A with Samantha M. Bailey

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From my Q&A with Samantha M. Bailey , author of Watch Out for Her : A Novel : How surprised would your teenage reader self be by your no...
Monday, August 08, 2022

Pg. 69: Lucy Burdette's "A Dish to Die for"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: A Dish to Die for by Lucy Burdette . About the book , from the publisher: National bestselling author Lucy B...

Ten top midlife coming-of-age novels

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Sarah McCraw Crow grew up in Virginia but has lived most of her adult life in New Hampshire. Her short fiction has run in Calyx , Crab Orch...

Pg. 99: Justin Gregg's "If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity by Justin Gregg . About ...

Third reading: D.W. Buffa on Valéry and Musil

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D.W. Buffa 's recent novel is The Privilege , the ninth legal thriller involving the defense attorney Joseph Antonelli. The tenth, Luna...
Sunday, August 07, 2022

Eight of the best legal thrillers

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Jillian Medoff is the author of four acclaimed novels: This Could Hurt , I Couldn't Love You More , Good Girls Gone Bad , and Hunger Po...

Pg. 99: Karen Eva Carr's "Shifting Currents"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Shifting Currents: A World History of Swimming by Karen Eva Carr . About the book , from the publisher: A de...

Q&A with Amina Akhtar

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From my Q&A with Amina Akhtar , author of  Kismet : A Thriller : How much work does your title do to take readers into the story? I thi...
Saturday, August 06, 2022

Top ten overlooked yet essential novels

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Elaine Castillo, named one of “30 of the Planet’s Most Exciting Young People” by the Financial Times , was born and raised in the Bay Area. ...

Pg. 99: Peter Bellwood's "The Five-Million-Year Odyssey"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: The Five-Million-Year Odyssey: The Human Journey from Ape to Agriculture by Peter Bellwood . About the book ...

Pg. 69: Erin Flanagan's "Blackout"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Blackout : A Thriller by Erin Flanagan . About the book , from the publisher: In this unforgettable psycholog...
Friday, August 05, 2022

Eight top zombie stories without any zombies

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Malcolm Devlin ’s stories have appeared in Black Static , Interzone , The Shadow Booth and Shadows and Tall Trees . His first collection, Y...

Pg. 99: Jason C. Bivins's "Embattled America"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Embattled America: The Rise of Anti-Politics and America's Obsession with Religion by Jason C. Bivins . ...

Q&A with Tyrell Johnson

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From my Q&A with Tyrell Johnson , author of  The Lost Kings : A Novel : How much work does your title do to take readers into the story?...
Thursday, August 04, 2022

Top ten books about cybercrime

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Dan Malakin has twice been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize, and his debut novel, The Regret , was a Kindle bestseller. When not writing ...

Pg. 99: Mark Goodale's "Reinventing Human Rights"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Reinventing Human Rights by Mark Goodale . About the book , from the publisher: A radical vision for the fut...

Pg. 69: Tyrell Johnson's "The Lost Kings"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Lost Kings : A Novel by Tyrell Johnson . About the book , from the publisher: A riveting psychological thr...
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