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Books in the National Media July 2022
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It Ends With Us
by Colleen Hoover
After building what should be a perfect life with neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid, Lily finds herself in a troubled relationship with an abusive husband and must make a decision about her future, as she reencounters Atlas Corrigan, a man with links to her past. Featured on The View Ladies Get Lit.
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Interrupting Chicken
by David Ezra Stein
A tale inspired by a favorite joke follows the antics of a young chicken, whose discomfiting habit of interrupting bedtime stories is corrected in a whimsical and unexpected way. Featured on The View Ladies Get Lit.
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Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel
by Shelby Van Pelt
For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium-and the truths she finally uncovers about her son's disappearance 30 years ago. Featured on The View Ladies Get Lit.
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The Measure: A Novel
by Nikki Erlick
When every person, all over the globe, receives a small wooden box bearing the same inscription and a single piece of string inside, the world is thrown into a collective frenzy, in this novel told through multiple perspectives that introduces an unforgettable cast of characters. Featured on The Today Show.
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The Scent of Burnt Flowers: A Novel
by Blitz Bazawule
In 1965 Alabama, a newly engaged Black couple, after one fateful night turns them into fugitives, seek asylum in Ghana where they encounter a Highlife musician, which starts a journey of lust, magic and danger that ends in chaos as they each must confront their secrets and each other. Featured on Good Morning America.
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The Twilight World
by Werner Herzog
In his first novel, the great filmmaker tells the extraordinary story of Hiroo Onoda, a former soldier famous for having defended a small island in the Philippines for 29 years after WWII, unaware the fighting was over. Featured on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
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The 6:20 Man
by David Baldacci
After a cryptic murder, a former soldier-turned-entry-level analyst, who boards the 6:20 commuter train like clockwork, is forced into a clandestine investigation into his firm that takes him to the darkest corners of the country's economic halls of power, rife with corruption, where a killer awaits. Featured on Good Morning America.
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On Rotation: A Novel
by Shirlene Obuobi
With her life crashes down around her, Ghanaian-American med student Angie Appiah, whos spent her life being the Perfect Immigrant Daughter, questions everything: her career, her friendships and her taste in men until she meets someone who changes everything. Featured on Good Morning America.
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Portrait of an Unknown Woman
by Daniel Silva
In this thrilling story of deception in the world of international fine art, restorer and spy Gabriel Allon scours Europe for the secret behind the forgery of a 17th-century masterpiece that has fooled experts and exchanged hands for millions. Featured on The Today Show.
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City of Likes: A Novel
by Jenny Mollen
Written with Jenny Mollen's signature razor sharp wit, City of Likes is a compulsively entertaining, unforgettable, and unsettling satire of modern life and relationships in a "pics or it didn't happen" world. Featured on The Rachael Ray Show.
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Illegally Yours: A Memoir
by Rafael Agustin
This heartwarming and comical memoir looks at how a successful TV writer accidentally discovered that he was an undocumented immigrant in his teenage years and how it turned his entire world upside down. Featured on CBS Mornings.
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Mission Possible: Go Create a Life That Counts
by Tim Tebow
The New York Times bestselling author and athlete shows how having a clear sense of your unique, God-given mission will bring you a lasting sense of purpose to lead a bold, brighter, more fulfilling life. Featured on Tamron Hall.
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Unprotected : a memoir
by Billy Porter
The incomparable Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winner shares his life story of coming of age in a world where simply being himself was a constant struggle and how unbreakable determination led him through countless hard times to where he is now. Featured on The Drew Barrymore Show.
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Managing Expectations: A Memoir in Essays
by Minnie Driver
In an intimate collection, the beloved actor and natural-born storyteller chronicles her unconventional career path, navigating the depths of failure, fighting for success, discovering the wonder and challenge of motherhood and wading through immeasurable grief. Featured on The Late Late Show with James Corden.
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Happy-Go-Lucky
by David Sedaris
The best-selling author offers a new collection of satirical and humorous essays that chronicle his own life and ordinary moments that turn beautifully absurd, including how he coped with the pandemic, his thoughts on becoming an orphan in his seventh decade, and the battle-scarred America he discovered when he resumed touring. Featured on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir
by Eddie Muller
Examines the movies and artists of film noir, describing the social climate and artistic skills that contributed to the genre. Feature on Fresh Air.
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Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy
by Henry Kissinger
Drawing on his deep study of history as well as his distinguished career in government, the consummate diplomat and statesman studies six impactful leaders in modern history, including Anwar Sadat, Margaret Thatcher and Lee Kuan Yew, revealing the masterful strategies and leadership of these great geopolitical minds. Featured on Good Morning America.
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