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February 01, 2020

Boys & Sex by Peggy Orenstein

February 01, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Boys & Sex by Peggy Orenstein

An illuminating new study attempts to discover the what, when, and why of how boys and young men think about sex.

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February 01, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Society & Culture
peggy orenstein, parenting, Harper Collins, Steve Donoghue
March 07, 2019

The Border by Don Winslow

March 07, 2019/ Alex Sorondo
The Border by Don Winslow

The Border feels like it might be too quick on the trigger in its portrait of the present day, however riveting that portrait may be.

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March 07, 2019/ Alex Sorondo/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers
The Border, Don Winslow, Cartel Trilogy, Alex Sorondo, thrillers, Harper Collins, crime fiction
March 05, 2019

Devices and Desires by Kate Hubbard

March 05, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Devices and Desires by Kate Hubbard

A big, bouncily-written biography of Bess, the Countess of Shrewsbury—a fascinating figure from the era.

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March 05, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Kate Hubbard, Harper Collins, English history, Bess of Hardwick, Queen Elizabeth I, English Monarchy, nonfiction, The Tudors, Steve Donoghue
February 19, 2019

American Pop by Snowden Wright

February 19, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
American Pop by Snowden Wright

A multi-generational historical novel about the Forster family and their burgeoning but perpetually troubled soft drink company.

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February 19, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Snowden Wright, Harper Collins, William Morrow, literary fiction, family relationships, historical fiction, Steve Donoghue
December 26, 2018

The Gown by Jennifer Robson

December 26, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Gown by Jennifer Robson

A historical novel about Queen Elizabeth’s wedding gown, and the women who made it.

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December 26, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Historical Fiction
Jennifer Robson, William Morrow, Harper Collins, British Royal Family, British aristocracy, Queen Elizabeth, historical fiction, English Monarchy, English history, Steve Donoghue
September 11, 2018

It’s a Mystery: “When one is unique, one knows it!”

September 11, 2018/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “When one is unique, one knows it!”

Agatha Christie’s legendary detective Hercule Poirot returns in this elegantly ingenious mystery set in 1930’s London.

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September 11, 2018/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
Sophie Hannah, Morrow, Harper Collins, Irma Heldman, It's a Mystery, Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie, detective fiction, Closed Casket, mystery fiction
August 29, 2018

Putney by Sofka Zinovieff

August 29, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Putney by Sofka Zinovieff

A young woman falls for a powerful older man in 1970’s Bohemian London.

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August 29, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Literary Fiction
Putney, Sofka Zinovieff, Harper Collins, literary fiction, thrillers, contemporary fiction, women's fiction, Steve Donoghue
August 23, 2018

It’s a Mystery: “You couldn’t betray someone efficiently if you didn’t love them first”

August 23, 2018/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “You couldn’t betray someone efficiently if you didn’t love them first”

A multilayered, complex novel that explores how the sins of our fathers reflect upon us in an entirely new way.

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August 23, 2018/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, Fiction-Debut
Sweet Little Lies, Caz Frear, Harper Collins, detective fiction, female detective, crime fiction, police procedural, Irma Heldman, debut novels, mystery fiction
August 21, 2018

The Sea Queen by Linnea Hartsuyker

August 21, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Sea Queen by Linnea Hartsuyker

Action, adventure, political intrigue and romance set in medieval Norway.

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August 21, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Historical Fiction
LInnea Hartsuyker, Harper Collins, medieval history, historical fiction, Norway, Vikings, Steve Donoghue, Action/Adventure
August 08, 2018

Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift

August 08, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift

The chronicle of a two-hundred-year-old crabbing community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay that is slowly disappearing.

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August 08, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Animals & Nature
Earl Swift, nonfiction, Dey Street Books, Harper Collins, crab industry, environment, ecosystems, travel, Steve Donoghue, History
July 14, 2018

First in Line by Kate Andersen Brower

July 14, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
First in Line by Kate Andersen Brower

An engaging run-down of what is in many ways the least-enviable job in America.

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July 14, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Politics & Economics
Kate Andersen Brower, Harper Collins, American Presidents, politics, Donald Trump, Steve Donoghue
June 25, 2018

Tropic of Squalor: Poems By Mary Karr

June 25, 2018/ Isaac Randel
Tropic of Squalor: Poems By Mary Karr

A new volume of poetry from the author of The Liar’s Club and Lit.

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June 25, 2018/ Isaac Randel/
Poetry
Tropic of Squalor: Poems, Mary Karr, Harper Collins, Isaac Randel, poetry
June 16, 2018

Messing with the Enemy by Clint Watts

June 16, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Messing with the Enemy by Clint Watts

The author is uniquely qualified to show how misinformation campaigns, social media trolling, and electronic espionage have become tools of modern warfare.

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June 16, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & Economics, Science/Technology, Society & Culture
Messing with the Enemy, Clint Watts, Harper Collins, social media, politics, American culture, Russia, fake news, journalism, Donald Trump, Steve Donoghue
May 21, 2018

Young Washington by Peter Stark

May 21, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Young Washington by Peter Stark

Stark brings a welcome bit of balance to the story of Washington’s early years.

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May 21, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Politics & Economics, Biography/Memoir
Peter Stark, Ecco, Harper Collins, George Washington, American Presidents, American History, Founding Fathers, Steve Donoghue
May 16, 2018

Into the Raging Sea by Rachel Slade

May 16, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Into the Raging Sea by Rachel Slade

A chilling, detailed account of a deadly clash between the power of nature and the fallibility of human judgement.

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May 16, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature, Society & Culture
Rachel Slade, Ecco, Harper Collins, social science, nature, natural disasters, maritime disasters, nonfiction, Steve Donoghue
May 07, 2018

Overkill by Ted Bell

May 07, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Overkill by Ted Bell

A manhunt novel, a getting-the-crew-back-together novel, a stop-at-nothing novel featuring Alex Hawke.

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May 07, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Action/Adventure, Fiction-Crime & Thrillers
Overkill, Ted Bell, Morrow, spy thriller, Alex Hawke, political intrigue, Harper Collins, Steve Donoghue, Action/Adventure
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