A mix of fiction and nonfiction, present day and past, how-tos and how-not-tos, this week’s new releases will teach you about life, success, respect, and…birding. You know, the four pillars.  

NORWEGIAN BY NIGHT: A Novel by Derek B. Miller. A profoundly moving, deliciously suspenseful novel about an American grandfather and a newly orphaned boy racing across the Norwegian wilderness, fleeing demons both real and imagined. 

THE ASYLUM: A Novel by John HarwoodGeorgina Ferrars awakens in a small room in an asylum, with no memory of the past few weeks. Then a doctor tells her that she admitted herself under the a different name the day before…

THE LAST OF THE DOUGHBOYS: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War by Richard Rubin. For the past decade, Richard Rubin sought every last living American veteran of World War I—and uncovered a forgotten great generation, and their war. 

BRAND NEW HUMAN BEING: A Novel by Emily Jeanne Miller“A whip-smart first novel that gripped me with its wry humor and wonderfully real characters” (Curtis Sittenfeld, author of American Wife), and the story of a stay-at-home dad who’s holding his life together by a thread.

WHAT THE ROBIN KNOWS: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young.  Go beyond identifying bird calls and listen to their messages: a groundbreaking introduction to avian communication and what it can reveal about the natural world around us.

BROTHERHOOD: Dharma, Destiny, and the American Dream by Deepak Chopra and Sanjiv Chopra. The inspiring story of two brothers who immigrated to America from India and took very different paths to becoming world-renowned healers and teachers.

Happy reading!

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Pretty much how we feel here at Cleis. 

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Pretty much how we feel here at Cleis

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A Workout For Book Nerds

epicreads:

All you need for this workout is a stack of hardcovers and some yarn or rope to tie them together!

Workout #1: The Book Curl

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Workout #2: The Book Up

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Workout #3: The Brunch (Book Crunch) - Just like brunch this can be done alone or with a friend!

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Cool Down

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Calling all power readers! BEA, the largest book event in the U.S., is now open to the public!

Saturday, June 1 is Power Readers day, YOUR day to get free goodies, meet your favorite authors, and bask in the glory of books, everywhere you look. Here’s what you can find if you visit HMH in booth 1657:

Joelle Charbonneau, author of THE TESTING, will sign copies from 10-11 a.m. 

Elinor Lipman, author of THE VIEW FROM PENTHOUSE B and I CAN’T COMPLAIN will sign copies of both books from 12-2 p.m.

You can also learn about great reading group picks at the BEA Speed Dating for Book Club Members and Power Readers,in room 1E12/1E13 from 11-11:45 a.m.

AND, if you’re not already attending, don’t fret, because we have FOUR FREE TICKETS for Saturday up for grabs. Enter to win here

Introducing Take Five

Each month, our bookish experts will choose five e-books, some old, some new, that surround a particular theme (this month’s theme is reading groups). These books will be available for just $2.99 all month long, from Amazon, Apple, B&N, Google, Kobo, and Sony. Take a look at this month’s titles and get reading

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-Joyce Carol Oates

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-Joyce Carol Oates

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"I would never want to snap my fingers and not be autistic, because I like the logical way I think."

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