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Happy Thursday! We’re so close to the weekend, which means some prime reading time is within reach. And if you’re looking for a book worthy of those precious hours, this week’s picks from some literary heavyweights are more than up for the job.
As we called out in Tuesday’s Book Pix, this week is Banned Books Week, and the freedom to read has been on my mind a lot. So I decided to dedicate today’s Worth the Read to banned books: what’s happening across the country, why it matters, and, most importantly, what we can actually do about it. After all, our books need heroes, and who better to champion them than readers?
Yours,
Genevieve
Books Content Manager @ Pix
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Bookmarks | Exciting New Releases
CRITICAL LOVE
Partita
by Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver has been a literary heavyweight for decades, but 2022's Demon Copperhead, the massive bestseller that won the Pulitzer Prize, launched her into a whole new stratosphere. Now, fans are getting a brand-new novel with Partita, a sweeping story about a former piano prodigy who must decide whether to reunite with the man who broke her heart and confront the past she left behind.
THRILLER SPOTLIGHT
Other Worlds Than These: A Talisman Novel
by Stephen King and Peter Straub
Stephen King is heading back to one of his most beloved worlds. Other Worlds Than These is the long-awaited finale to the Talisman trilogy, bringing Jack Sawyer back for one last adventure. This time, an older Jack must stop a terrifying new threat from destroying not just our world, but every world, in an epic finale that promises plenty of heart, horror, and classic King weirdness.
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The Reviews Are In
From starred reviews to glowing blurbs, here are three new books critics and authors are championing this week.
With crackling tension, deeply flawed characters, and a romance that hurts so good, this story grabs hold of your heart and refuses to let go.
—Jennifer Armentrout, author of From Blood and Ash
A gripping and nuanced saga with an ending that feels both inevitable and well earned. Who is victorious? The author and the readers.
—Kirkus (starred review)
This remarkably insightful book will make you grow in beautiful ways.
—Andrew Solomon, author of A Stone Boat
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The Correspondent by Virginia Evans! If your book club hasn’t read this blockbuster yet, is it even really a book club?
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