Wednesday, February 9, 2022

The Short List: Deals on books everyone's talking about

 
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The Short List
We're excited to bring you a new edition of The Short List, our weekly collection of big, buzzy books discounted (often for the first time!) to $5–$10. Today, we're thrilled to bring you an unprecedented collection of three #1 New York Times bestsellers, a twisting Read with Jenna pick, a transportive historical novel from an award-winning author, and more. Happy reading!
The Magician
The Magician
By Colm Tóibín
The acclaimed author of Brooklyn is back with one of 2021’s best books according to NPR, The Wall Street Journal, and many more! This sweeping historical novel and “feat of literary sorcery in its own right” (Oprah Daily) fictionalizes the life of Nobel Prize–winning author Thomas Mann, a father of six who fled his home in Germany, resisted the Nazis, and found new life in the United States. “Dazzling… You’ll find yourself savoring every page” (Vogue).
  Critics' Choice
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The Guncle
The Guncle
By Steven Rowley
Liven up your day with an NPR Best Book of 2021 that Elin Hilderbrand calls “relentlessly witty” — the perfect antidote to the winter blues! When tragedy strikes, Palm Springs resident Patrick (Gay Uncle Patrick to his young niece and nephew) finds himself responsible for the two kids… and quickly realizes he has no clue what he’s doing! “Rowley’s depth and humor will warm even the most jaded hearts” (The Washington Post).
  Critics' Choice
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Emily's House
Emily’s House
By Amy Belding Brown
Library Journal promises that “fans of Marie Benedict and Kate Quinn will delight in this moving story.” New England, 1869: Young Irish immigrant Margaret Maher takes a position in the eccentric Dickinson household — and forms a life-altering friendship with brilliant budding writer Emily. “A reader can just sink into the story” (Minneapolis Star Tribune).
  Hot New Release
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Blue-Skinned Gods
Blue-Skinned Gods
By SJ Sindu
Book clubs will rejoice in this “beautifully written story that begs to be discussed with others” (Book Riot)! Born with blue skin, young Kalki is told by his father that he’s the human incarnation of a Hindu god. But as the years go by, his close-knit family is thrown into chaos — and he begins to question all they’ve told him. Roxane Gay raves, “The richness of this story will take hold of you and never let go.”
  Critics' Choice
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The Ursulina
The Ursulina
By Brian Freeman
From a New York Times bestselling author admired by Michael Connelly and Jeffery Deaver comes a gripping mystery not for the faint of heart. In small-town Minnesota, gruesome bodies are uncovered — and young sheriff and mother Rebecca is determined to catch a serial killer posing as a local legendary monster. “No one makes the pages turn faster than Freeman” (Kirkus Reviews).
  Hot New Release
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The Woodward Trilogy
The Woodward Trilogy
By Bob Woodward and Robert Costa
Hailed as “the preeminent journalist of his generation” by The Washington Post, Bob Woodward first captured the world’s attention with his reporting on the Watergate scandal. Here, he turns his eye to life inside the Trump White House in an “essential” collection (Kirkus Reviews) of three #1 New York Times bestsellers. “An unprecedented inside-the-room look through the eyes of the President’s inner circle… Stunning” (CNN).
  #1 NYT Bestseller
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The Turnout
The Turnout
By Megan Abbott
A Read with Jenna pick that’s both “an instant classic” (The Washington Post) and an instant New York Times bestseller: Since their parents’ deaths, sisters Dara and Marie have run the family ballet academy like clockwork. But an unnerving accident before the annual Nutcracker performance brings a dangerous newcomer into their lives… “You’ll never look at a pointe shoe the same way again” (Chicago Review of Books).
  NYT Bestseller
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Fuzz
Fuzz
By Mary Roach
Finally find out why the chicken crossed the road in an instant New York Times bestseller from “America’s funniest science writer” (The Washington Post), the author of Gulp and Stiff. Beloved by the New York Public Library, NPR, and more, this examination of human-wildlife interactions — from trespassing squirrels to vandal gulls — offers up “a multitude of bizarre facts that’ll make you snort coffee through your nose” (Erik Larson).
  NYT Bestseller
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