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.

Friday, August 15, 2025

Pg. 69: Amanda Sellet's "The Odds of Getting Even"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Odds of Getting Even by Amanda Sellet . About the book, from the publisher: A fling with a mysterious s...
Thursday, August 14, 2025

What is Leigh Dunlap reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Leigh Dunlap , author of Bless Your Heart : A Thriller . Her entry begins: I’m a big reader of non-fiction. I lo...

Q&A with Patrick Tarr

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From my Q&A with Patrick Tarr , author of The Guest Children : How much work does your title do to take readers into the story? I th...

Pg. 99: Daniel B. Thorp's "Seeking Justice"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Seeking Justice: The Extraordinary Freedom Suits of an Enslaved Virginia Family by Daniel B. Thorp . About t...

Nine books about female friendship in every decade of life

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Michelle Herman 's latest book is the essay collection If You Say So . Her books include three earlier essay collections – The Middle of...
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Pg. 69: Michael Chessler's "Mess"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Mess : A Sharp and Witty Tale of a Perfectionist Organizer Battling the Chaos of Hollywood and Her Own Heart b...

Pg. 99: Raissa A. von Doetinchem de Rande's "The Politics of Islamic Ethics"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: The Politics of Islamic Ethics: Hierarchy and Human Nature in the Philosophical Tradition by Raissa A. von Do...

Eight top thrillers with beach and jungle settings

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Jo Morey is a graduate of the Faber Academy and the Curtis Brown Mentoring Scheme. The manuscript for Lime Juice Money was awarded the 20...
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

What is Mara Williams reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Mara Williams , author of The Truth Is in the Detours : A Novel . Her entry begins: These Summer Storms by Sara...

Q&A with Gabriella Buba

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From my Q&A with Gabriella Buba , author of Daughters of Flood and Fury : The Stormbringer Saga : How much work does your title do to t...

Pg. 99: Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar's "Strictly Observant"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Strictly Observant: Amish and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Women Negotiating Media by Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar . Abo...

Eleven books you want to see on your date’s shelves

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Certain books are a "red flag," a sign that you might not want to date the person who has them on display. The staff at GQ (UK ed...
Monday, August 11, 2025

Mara Williams's "The Truth Is in the Detours," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: The Truth Is in the Detours : A Novel by Mara Williams . The entry begins: I don’t typically imagine actor...

Pg. 69: Jo Morey's "Lime Juice Money"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Lime Juice Money : A Novel by Jo Morey . About the book, from the publisher: With the sultry atmosphere and ...

Pg. 99: Benjamin Mangrum's "The Comedy of Computation"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: The Comedy of Computation: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Obsolescence by Benjamin Mangrum . Ab...

Five books to explain the weirdest parts of religion to secular people

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Molly Worthen is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a freelance journalist. She received her BA ...
Sunday, August 10, 2025

Q&A with Leigh Dunlap

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From my Q&A with Leigh Dunlap , author of Bless Your Heart : A Thriller : How much work does your title do to take readers into the st...

Seven novels with storyteller main characters

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Megan Cummins is the author of the novel Atomic Hearts and the story collection If the Body Allows It , which was longlisted for the Story ...

Pg. 99: Robert W. Fieseler's "American Scare"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: American Scare: Florida's Hidden Cold War on Black and Queer Lives by Robert W. Fieseler . About the boo...
Saturday, August 09, 2025

Pg. 69: Mara Williams's "The Truth Is in the Detours"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Truth Is in the Detours : A Novel by Mara Williams . About the book, from the publisher: In this sharp-w...

What is Gabriella Buba reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Gabriella Buba , author of Daughters of Flood and Fury : The Stormbringer Saga . From her entry: Outside of my c...

Five top thrillers perfect for the aspiring writer

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Joy Fielding is the New York Times bestselling author of The Housekeeper , Cul-de-sac , All the Wrong Places , The Bad Daughter , She’s Not...
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