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It's Mystery & Thriller Week, Neil deGrasse Tyson gives you Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, the author of A Man Called Ove is back with Beartown, The Girl on the Train's Paula Hawkins recommends thrillers, the best books of the month, and more!

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Neil deGrasse Tyson
America's favorite astrophysicist wants to unveil the mysteries of the universe for those who are curious (but busy) in the marvelous Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.
https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/1255.Neil_deGrasse_Tyson?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2017-04&utm_content=tyson_text

Fredrik Backman
In Beartown, the author of A Man Called Ove focuses on a small Swedish hamlet with a winning junior hockey team…and a violent crime against a young girl.
https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/1253.Fredrik_Backman?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2017-04&utm_content=backman_text

Mystery & Thriller Week

It's here! Goodreads' first Mystery & Thriller Week.
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GOOD MINDS SUGGEST


Kate Moore's Favorite Books About Fighting Injustice
Moore's The Radium Girls chronicled a WWI account of women fighting horrific workplace abuse. Here are her favorite books about seeking justice.
https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/1254.Kate_Moore?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2017-04&utm_content=moore_text


Kevin Kwan's Favorite Books for Social Climbers
The Rich People Problems author is the ultimate insider into Asia's most wealthy families. Want even more? Here are his picks for elevating your status in life.
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DEBUT AUTHOR SNAPSHOT

Lisa Ko
In The Leavers, a Chinese woman is deported, leaving her American-born son alone. This author talks about the ripped-from-the-headlines inspiration for her book.
https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/1251.Lisa_Ko?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2017-04&utm_content=ko_text

BEST BOOKS OF THE MONTH

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman
Awkward and alone, 30-year-old Eleanor is stuck in a rut until she and her coworker come to the aid of an elderly man. The act forces her out of her solitary world and allows her to confront her past in this contemporary debut novel.
https://www.goodreads.com/featured_lists/403-best-books-of-the-month-may-2017?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2017-04&utm_content=botm1_text

Beneath a Scarlet Sky
by Mark T. Sullivan (Goodreads Author)
In this epic story, based on a true tale of espionage and love, an Italian teen helps Jews escape the Nazis, enlists in the German army, and becomes part of Hitler's inner circle.
https://www.goodreads.com/featured_lists/403-best-books-of-the-month-may-2017?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2017-04&utm_content=botm2_text

No One Can Pronounce My Name
by Rakesh Satyal (Goodreads Author)
Two Indian Americans in Cleveland—a grief-stricken drag performer and a lonely housewife who writes paranormal romances—find common ground in this multigenerational novel.
https://www.goodreads.com/featured_lists/403-best-books-of-the-month-may-2017?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2017-04&utm_content=botm3_text

Flame in the Mist
by Renée Ahdieh (Goodreads Author)
After the daughter of a prominent samurai escapes a bloody ambush, she's desperate for vengeance in this YA fantasy. Her plan? She infiltrates a bandit gang with a dark history.
https://www.goodreads.com/featured_lists/403-best-books-of-the-month-may-2017?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2017-04&utm_content=botm3_text

Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
by David Sedaris
Sedaris combs through 40 years' worth of diaries to recount how he went from unemployed dropout to beloved humorist. Fans will recognize the real-life source material for his later works.
https://www.goodreads.com/featured_lists/403-best-books-of-the-month-may-2017?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2017-04&utm_content=botm5_text

The Fact of a Body
by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (Goodreads Author)
This debut author was a law school student working on a murder case when the details of the crime began to echo her own past. The result is part true crime story, part personal memoir.
https://www.goodreads.com/featured_lists/403-best-books-of-the-month-may-2017?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2017-04&utm_content=botm6_text


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