Book Stew

THE FOREST OF VANISHING STARS, by New York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel, tells the story of Yona, a kidnapped girl raised in isolation in the forests of Poland in WWII. When she encounters Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazis, she knows she must use all her skills to help them survive in the unforgiving landscape--but she could never imagine where this choice would lead her.

Watch Frozen on Broadway star Patti Murin read an excerpt from Christina Lauren's latest audiobook THE SOULMATE EQUATION. Learn more: https://bit.ly/30mhFr8 The New York Times bestselling author of THE UNHONEYMOONERS returns with a witty and effervescent novel about what happens when two people with everything on the line are thrown together by science—or is it fate? CONNECT WITH SIMON & SCHUSTER AUDIOWeb: https://www.simonandschuster.com/audioTwitter: https://twitter.com/simonaudioInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simon.audio/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SimonAudio

Meet author Elizabeth Nyamayaro, who founded the global movement for gender equality HeForShe.

Introducing FALLING, the blockbuster new thriller from T.J. Newman, coming from Avid Reader Press in July 2021. Enjoy the flight.

This Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick is gripping mystery about a woman who thinks she's found the love of her life—until he disappears. Before Owen Michaels vanishes, he smuggles a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah knows exactly to whom the note refers—Owen's sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother. As Hannah and Bailey try to search for Owen, it gradually becomes clear the man they both love may never have existed at all. And they're not the only ones looking for him…With its breakneck pacing, dizzying plot twists, and evocative family drama, The Last Thing He Told Me is a riveting mystery, certain to shock you with its final, heartbreaking turn.

My Name is Selma author Selma van de Perre was seventeen when World War II began. She lived with her parents, two older brothers, and a younger sister in Amsterdam, and until then, being Jewish in the Netherlands had not presented much of an issue. But by 1941 it had become a matter of life or death. She spoke with When Time Stopped author Ariana Neumann about her experiences during the war.

My Name is Selma author Selma van de Perre spoke with When Time Stopped author Ariana Neumann about writing her memoir in her nineties.

Georgia's newest novel, IT HAD TO BE YOU, is is set in the midst of the New York City wedding scene. Through a wonderful braided narrative, it explores all different types of love stories: first love, gay love, interracial love, love the second time around, secret love, and more. Here, Georgia Clark discusses why that was so important to her.

Rachel Beanland can't remember a time when she didn't know the family story which inspired her book, Florence Adler Swims Forever. The novel, set in 1934 Atlantic City, follows the Adler family as they struggle with the sudden loss of their teenage daughter Florence, and the decision to keep Florence's drowning a secret from their other daughter, Fannie, at the time convalescing at a maternity hospital due to her high-risk pregnancy.Based on Rachel's own great, great aunt Florence Lowenthal and the breathtaking decision her family made to hide her death to protect Florence's sister–Rachel's great grandmother–the novel is rich with atmospheric historical details, explorations into the weight of family secrets, and uplifting tributes to the endurance of the human spirit. Pre-order your copy of the book here:

Carol Edgarian on the inspiration for VERA, what she looks for in a story, and her namesake heroine, Vera Johnson, the fifteen-year-old secret daughter of a San Francisco madam who must navigate coming of age after an earthquake.