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We interview Claire Messud, offer up some great historical fiction and thriller recommendations, and give you a literary guide to the solar eclipse, and more.


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Exclusive Interview


<a style="color:inherit;text-decoration:none;" href=https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/1280.Claire_Messud?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=aug172017&utm_content=interviews1>The Burning Girl [http://images.gr-assets.com/misc/1500666842-1500666842_goodreads_misc.png]Claire Messud on the Pain of Entering Adulthood
The author of <i><a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3648.The_Emperor_s_Children'>The Emperor's Children</a></i> explores the friendship between two girls threatened by impending adulthood in her new book, <i><a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34068534-the-burning-girl'>The Burning Girl</a></i>. "For everybody—but for girls, certainly—there's a lot of growing up that involves…the word that comes to mind is <i>damage</i>," says Messud.Read More

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Back-to-School Reading

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Authors Pick Books to Keep Kids Reading
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As kids return to their studies, we've rounded up some great books to get (and keep) them hooked on reading all year long. Check out <a href='
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/971-rick-riordan-s-books-to-hook-middle-school-readers'>Rick Riordan</a>'s picks for middle schoolers, great reads for <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/973-great-children-s-books-for-young-history-buffs'>young history buffs</a>, advice on how to <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/972-how-to-encourage-kids-to-read-plus-some-modern-children-s-classics'>foster the reading habit</a>, and <a href='
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/974-as-diverse-kids-books-increase-a-chance-for-more-muslim-stories'>Hena Khan's book picks</a>.
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Good Minds Suggest


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Fiona Davis' Top Historical Destinations[https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/1283.Fiona_Davis?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=aug172017&utm_content=goodmindssuggest1]
Davis knows her way around a historical fiction venue. Here she picks her favorite historical fiction settings, for when you want to escape from the modern world.
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Author
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Karin Slaughter's Favorite Female Thriller Authors[https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/1284.Karin_Slaughter?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=aug172017&utm_content=goodmindssuggest2]
For anyone who still thinks women can't write gritty, unflinching thrillers, Slaughter is here to dispel that notion once and for all.
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Required Reading

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[https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/1285.Gabriel_Tallent?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=aug172017&utm_content=bookends1]Gabriel Tallent's <i>My Absolute Darling</i>
[https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/1285.Gabriel_Tallent?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=aug172017&utm_content=bookends1]This debut novel takes us to the wilds of Northern California as an isolated girl works to escape her abusive survivalist father.Read More
[https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/1285.Gabriel_Tallent?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=aug172017&utm_content=bookends1] <a style="color:inherit;text-decoration:none;" href=https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/999-your-literary-guide-to-the-solar-eclipse?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=aug172017&utm_content=bookends2>Solar Eclipse[http://images.gr-assets.com/misc/1500489974-1500489974_goodreads_misc.png]Your Literary Guide to the Solar Eclipse
On August 21 the United States will experience a rare coast-to-coast solar eclipse. Here's what to read before then.Read More

</a> <a style="color:inherit;text-decoration:none;" href=https://www.goodreads.com/book_news_posts/203-learning-ally?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=aug172017&utm_content=bookends3>Do Good[http://images.gr-assets.com/misc/1500666900-1500666900_goodreads_misc.png]Do Good: Learning Ally
Find out how you can help this nonprofit that creates audiobooks for students overcoming reading challenges.Read More

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