We kick off the new year with two books that transport readers to exotic locales that we can't wait to visit once we can travel freely again.

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We close out the year with two books that channel all the emotions 2020 has caused us to feel.

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It's a *star-studded* part two of our annual holiday gift giving guide with a space encyclopedia for kids and a new biography of one of greatest pitchers to ever play the game.

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In this first half of our annual book gifting guide we have suggestions for the youngest readers, stir-crazy travelers and that person who can't watch enough holiday romance movies.

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We talk with Jane Igharo, author of one of the best romance novels of the year according to the Washington Post. Then Dominic Martell tells us why he decided to revive his anti-hero character after a 20 year hiatus.

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What if guys read romance novels? Lyssa Kay Adams explores the hilarious results in her Bromance Book Club series. Then we jump to the distant future with Ariel S. Winter whose new mystery isn't your typical robot/human story.

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A new kids book puts a humorous spin on how the COVID-19 pandemic has upended our daily lives. Then we turn up the heat with best-selling suspense novelist Mary Burton.

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We chat with author Tana French about her new suspense novel, set in rural Ireland, but inspired by classic American westerns. Then we hear about the new crime fiction series set in Chicago from author and well-known TV doctor, Ian K. Smith.

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We chat with debut British author Richard Osman and award-winning Australian author Charlotte Wood who both happen to highlight the joys (and pains) of getting old in their respective new novels.

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A fictional book about climate change that's rapidly becoming non-fiction. Then we get a physics lesson from best selling thriller writer Brad Parks.

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