| | | 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. This week, be carried away by a book club–perfect World War II novel, uncover the life of a legendary entertainer with a New York Times bestseller, discover the novel Richard Russo is raving about, and so much more! Happy reading. |
 | | | Lose yourself in the transportive pages of this recent Good Morning America Book Club pick that “never feels anything less than captivating” (The Washington Post). As World War II rages in Tuscany, English soldier Ulysses serendipitously meets Evelyn in the wine cellar of a seemingly deserted villa — forever altering the course of his life. A “vast, ambitious, galloping bear hug of a book” (Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry). |  Celebrity Book Club | | $7.99 $14.99 Limited time only! | |
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 | | | This powerful January release reimagines the life of Rosalind Franklin, the woman who made groundbreaking discoveries about DNA — and whose accomplishments were denied by history after three men took the credit. Beatriz Williams raves, “Marie Benedict has a remarkable talent for forcing open the cracks of history to draw extraordinary women into the sunlight… Fans of historical fiction will devour this complex portrait.” |  NYT Bestseller | | $6.99 $8.57 Limited time only! | |
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 | | | This “timely… resonant” 2022 release is #1 New York Times bestselling author “Mitchard’s best yet by far” (Karin Slaughter). Three years ago, Thea’s son, Stefan, was sent to prison for a terrible act, shocking their close-knit community. Now, his release will dredge up the past — and bring Thea closer to the truth about the night of Stefan’s crimes… Take it from Christina Baker Kline: This novel is “gripping, heartrending, and quietly devastating.” |  Hot New Release | | $6.99 $12.99 Limited time only! | |
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 | | | Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Russo deems this NPR Best Book of 2021 a “revelation” — and Publishers Weekly agrees, calling it a “knockout.” Nine-year-old Swiv lives with her pregnant mother and her sick grandmother in a cramped home. But when she’s suspended from school, she and Grandma embark on a letter-writing project that could change their lives… “Move over, Scout Finch! There’s a new contender for feistiest girl in fiction” (USA Today). |  Critics' Choice | | $6.99 $8.90 4 days left to claim deal | |
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 | | | A living legend who’s won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, Mel Brooks pulls back the curtain on his singular life and seven-decade career in a New York Times bestselling memoir that Billy Crystal calls “laugh-out-loud hilarious and always fascinating.” “Studded with snickering asides and rapid-fire jokes, Brooks’s account of making it in showbiz is just as sidesplitting as his movies” (Publishers Weekly). | | NYT Bestseller | | $5.99 $14.99 Limited time only! | |
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 | | | “A remarkable unsung history” (Library Journal) of a pivotal American moment: In 1934 rural Iowa, two young girls with low IQ scores were sent to an institution for orphaned children like themselves — where they shocked psychologists after their scores went up. But their revelatory findings about intelligence would go ignored for decades… “The bracing revelation of Brookwood’s book is that these essential lessons… came frighteningly close to disappearing without a trace” (The Washington Post). | | Critics' Choice | | $5.99 $14.16 Limited time only! | |
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 | | | Publishers Weekly guarantees “readers will be moved from beginning to end” by this charming, feel-good tale that’s perfect for fans of intergenerational stories! When Jess’s ailing grandmother asks her to retrieve a wayward family heirloom, she travels to an auction to win it back. But a mysterious rival bidder complicates her plans — and soon, Jess must delve into her family’s curious history. | | Critics' Choice | | $5.99 $7.99 Limited time only! | |
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 | | | A beloved suspense author delivers a brand-new series starter that has Lisa Jackson raving, “I couldn’t put it down!” When a heap of bodies is uncovered in her Washington state hometown, FBI agent Laurel Snow finds herself tracking a vicious serial killer through a freezing, remote landscape. “Plot twists and red herrings abound in this fast-paced novel that will keep readers turning the pages” (Library Journal). | | Hot New Release | | $5.99 $6.99 Limited time only! | |
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