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Visit an island resort in the 1950s, explore the top 100 YA novels of all time, and more ways to get lost in a book.


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Exclusive Interview


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Summer Wives Interview
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Love, Secrets, and Intrigue Mingle at an Elite Resort

<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4927506.Beatriz_Williams?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=williamslink">Beatriz Williams</a>’ ninth historical novel, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068700?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=summerwiveslink"><i>The Summer Wives</i></a>, is set among the rich and fabulous at a posh island retreat during the 1950s and '60s. Williams, who in her previous career worked on Wall Street, talked to Goodreads about why she keeps returning to the idea of sexual power.
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Top 100


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YA Top 100
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The Top 100 YA Books on Goodreads

Young adult literature is adored by readers of all ages and has given us some of today's most beloved characters, from <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/73758-the-hunger-games?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=katnisslink">Katniss Everdeen</a> to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/45175-harry-potter?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=potterlink">Harry Potter</a>. Explore the dystopia, young love, and fantastical adventure of 100 top-rated YA novels on Goodreads, each with at least a four-star rating!
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Good Minds Suggest


https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/1375.Megan_Abbott

Megan Abbott
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Megan Abbott Recommends Complex Female Friendships

"These books feel deeply, squirmily true to me about the complexities that can riddle relationships between women—relationships that shuttle uneasily between love and aggression, intimacy and envy, identification and desire," says mystery writer <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/29593.Megan_Abbott?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=abbottlink">Megan Abbott</a>, who's back this month with <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29569206-give-me-your-hand?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=givemelink"><i>Give Me Your Hand</i></a>.
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R.O. Kwon
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Faith and Grief Turn Combustible in <i>The Incendiaries</i>

A young Korean American college student grieving the death of her mother is drawn deep into a dangerous religious cult in the debut novel <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36679056-the-incendiaries?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=incendiarieslink"><i>The Incendiaries</i></a>. "I wanted to bridge imaginative rifts between fanatic and more rational worldviews," says author <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16556776.R_O_Kwon?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=kwonlink">R.O. Kwon</a>.
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Required Reading


https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1320-killing-the-dead-girl-theme-in-crime-fiction

Dead Girls Essay
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Killing the 'Dead Girl' Theme in Crime Fiction

We asked <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35180951?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=deadgirlslink"><i>Dead Girls</i></a> author <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16871864.Alice_Bolin?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=bolinlink">Alice Bolin</a> and journalist-turned-crime novelist <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/60459.Laura_Lippman?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=lippmanlink">Laura Lippman</a> to discuss a recurring theme in crime fiction: "a beautiful girl dies, and a man feels bad about it." What we got was a rollicking conversation about women readers, the power of noir, and why there's something sinister in rom-com plots.
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https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1312-jennie-shaw-really-nails-her-book-reviews

Nails and Tales
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Jennie Shaw Really Nails Her Book Reviews

Goodreads member Jennie Shaw loves books <i>and</i> incredibly elaborate manicures. Luckily for us, she's combined her two passions in her blog, <a href="http://www.jennieshaw.ca/?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=jenniebloglink"><i>Jennie's Nails and Tales</i></a>. She shares her tricks to painting book cover manicures and why she'll never "pee on anyone's parade" in her reviews.
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Book Ends

* A pop culture reading guide <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1331?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=bookend1comiccon'>
for science fiction and fantasy fans</a>.

* Keep the kids reading all summer long with <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1293-12-new-graphic-novels-to-keep-kids-reading-all-summer?country=US&duration=w&rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=bookend2newgraphicnovels'>these 12 new graphic novels</a>. [Sponsored]

* Looking for love? <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1289-16-of-the-hottest-romance-books-of-summer?country=US&duration=w&rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=bookend3topromance'>Here are the 16 hottest romances of the season</a>.

* Browse through <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/?category=all&country=all&duration=y?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=bookend4giveaways'>thousands of book giveaways</a>, including two great upcoming debuts: Stephen Markley's <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/282415?category=all&country=all&duration=y?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=bookend4giveawayohio'><i>Ohio</i></a> and R.O. Kwon's <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/281596?category=all&country=all&duration=y?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=bookend4giveawayincend'><i>The Incendiaries </i></a>.

* Discover the <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1303-the-best-audiobooks-of-2018?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=bookend5audiobestof'>best audiobooks of the year, from fiction to humor</a>. [Sponsored]

* Trivia: <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/trivia/show/11191?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=july262018&utm_content=bookend6trivia'> What is the title of the first book of Sue Grafton's alphabet series, featuring Kinsey Millhone</a>?


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