Author: Kirk Wallace Johnson Book: THE FEATHER THIEF: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century Publishing: Viking (April 24, 2018) Synopsis (from the Publisher): “Absorbing . . . Though it’s non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air “One of the most peculiar and […]

Author: Chris Offutt Book: COUNTRY DARK Publishing: Grove Press (April 10, 2018) Synopsis (from the Publisher): Chris Offutt is an outstanding literary talent, whose work has been called “lean and brilliant” (New York Times Book Review) and compared by reviewers to Tobias Wolff, Ernest Hemingway, and Raymond Carver. He’s been awarded the Whiting Writers Award […]

Author: Gail Honeyman Book: ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE: A Novel Publishing: Penguin Books; Paperback edition (June 5, 2018) Synopsis (from the Publisher): #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick “Beautifully written and incredibly funny, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is about the importance of friendship and human connection. I fell in love […]

Author: Thomas E. Ricks Book: CHURCHILL & ORWELL: The Fight for Freedom Publishing: Penguin Books; Paperback edition (May 1, 2018) Synopsis (from the Publisher): A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017 A dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, who preserved democracy from the threats of authoritarianism, from the left and […]

Author: Ken Jennings Book: PLANET FUNNY: How Comedy Took Over Our Culture Publishing: Scribner (May 29, 2018) Synopsis (from the Publisher): From the brilliantly witty and exuberant New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings, a history of humor—from fart jokes on clay Sumerian tablets all the way up to the latest Twitter gags and Facebook […]

Author: Mark LaMaster Book: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS FOR FATHERS & DAUGHTERS: 10 Life Lessons. 10 Faith-Driven Episodes. Lifetime Memories. Publishing: Author Academy Elite (March 28, 2018) Mark is a Sioux City native.  Buy his book here.  Contact Mark here. Synopsis (from the Publisher): Dads, do you want to connect with your tween or teenage daughter, […]

Author: Karen White Book: DREAMS OF FALLING Publishing: Berkley (June 5, 2018) Synopsis (from the Publisher): One of PureWow’s “Best Beach Reads of Summer 2018” New York Times bestselling author Karen White crafts evocative relationships in this contemporary women’s fiction novel, set in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, about lifelong friends who share a devastating […]

Author: Jack Carr Book: THE TERMINAL LIST: A Thriller Publishing: Atria/Emily Bestler Books (March 6, 2018) Synopsis (from the Publisher): “Double the trouble, twice the action, and quadruple the enjoyment. Careful while reading this one, it could leave a mark.”—Steve Berry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Order A Navy SEAL has […]

Author: Simon Lelic Book: THE NEW NEIGHBORS Publishing: Berkley (April 10, 2018) Synopsis (from the Publisher): The Girl Before meets The Couple Next Door in a Hitchcockian thriller about a couple who moves into their dream neighborhood only to discover nothing is as it seems… The perfect couple. The perfect house. The perfect crime. Londoners […]

Author: Joseph A. Esposito Book: DINNER IN CAMELOT: The Night America’s Greatest Scientists, Writers, and Scholars Partied at the Kennedy White House Publishing: ForeEdge (April 3, 2018) Synopsis (from the Publisher): In April 1962, President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy hosted forty-nine Nobel Prize winners—along with many other prominent scientists, artists, and writers—at a famed […]