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Here is a sample of some of the books prominently featured in the media this week.

October 29:

Entertainment Weekly:

The Contender: The Story of Marlon Brando by William J. Mann

The Contender The Story of Marlon Brando by William J. Mann

NPR:

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

The Beautiful Ones by Prince with Dan Piepenbring

The Beautiful Ones by Prince

Edison by Edmund Morris

Edison by Edmund Morris

NYT:

The Accomplice by Joseph Kanon

The Accomplice by Joseph Kanon

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

I Used to Be Charming: The Rest of Eve Babitz by Eve Babitz

I Used to Be Charming The Rest of Eve Babitz by Eve Babitz

Vanity Fair’s Women on Women edited by Radhika Jones

Vanity Fair’s Women on Women edited by Radhika Jones

The Europeans: Three Lives and the Making of a Cosmopolitan Culture by Orlando Figes

The Europeans Three Lives and the Making of a Cosmopolitan Culture by Orlando Figes

People:

All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg

All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg

The Beautiful Ones by Prince with Dan Piepenbring

The Beautiful Ones by Prince

Mrs. Fletcher : a novel by Tom Perrotta

Mrs. Fletcher a novel by Tom Perrotta

Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem

Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem

USA Today:

The Beautiful Ones by Prince with Dan Piepenbring

The Beautiful Ones by Prince

The Washington Post:

The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

The Narrow Corridor States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation by Andrew Marantz

Antisocial Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation by Andrew Marantz

Author on Air:

CBS Sunday Morning:

The Beautiful Ones by Prince and Dan Piepenbring by Prince and Dan Piepenbring

Fresh Air:

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson by Kevin Wilson

 

The Beautiful Ones by Prince and Dan Piepenbring by Prince with Dan Piepenbring

NPR:

One Day The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America by Gene Weingarten by Gene Weingarten

 

Ordinary Girls A Memoir by Jaquira Diaz by Jaquira Diaz

 

Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha by Steph Cha

PBS News Hour:

Home Work A Memoir of My Hollywood Years by Julie Andrews with Emma Walton Hamilton by Julie Andrews with Emma Walton Hamilton

October 22:

Entertainment Weekly:

Little Weirds by Jenny Slate

Little Weirds by Jenny Slate

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2) by Philip Pullman

The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2) by Philip Pullman

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg

All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur

Wild Game My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur

LA Times:

Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

Catch and Kill Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

NPR:

No Stopping Us Now: The Adventures of Older Women in American History by Gail Collins

No Stopping Us Now The Adventures of Older Women in American History by Gail Collins

NYT:

The Fire Is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America by Nicholas Buccola

The Fire Is upon Us James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America by Nicholas Buccola

Sontag: Her Life and Work by Benjamin Mose

Sontag Her Life and Work by Benjamin Mose

People:

Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur

Wild Game My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur

Running with Sherman: The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero by Christopher McDougall

Running with Sherman The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero by Christopher McDougall

Beautiful on the Outside A Memoir by Adam Rippon

Beautiful on the Outside A Memoir by Adam Rippon

Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

Catch and Kill Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

The Washington Post:

Hate Inc.: Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another

Hate Inc. Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another by Matt Taibb

No Stopping Us Now: The Adventures of Older Women in American History by Gail Collins

No Stopping Us Now The Adventures of Older Women in American History by Gail Collins

Barnum: An American Life by Robert Wilson

Barnum An American Life by Robert Wilson

On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal by Naomi Klein

The Fire Is upon Us James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America by Nicholas Buccola

Authors on Air:

Fresh Air:

Mrs. FLetcher by Tom Perrotta by Tom Perrotta

NPR:

Janis: Her Life and Music by Holly George-Warren by Holly George-Warren

PBS News Hour:

They Call Us Enemy by George Takei by George Takei

Today:

Threee Women by Lisa Taddeo by Lisa Taddeo

The New Frontier: 112 Fantastic Favorites for Everyday Eating by Ree Drummond by Lee Drummond

The View:

Trump Vs. China: Facing America's Greatest Threat by Newt Gingrich and Claire Christensen by Newt Gingrich

October 15:

NPR:

A Lush and Seething Hell: Two Tales of Cosmic Horror by John Hornor

A Lush and Seething Hell Two Tales of Cosmic Horror by John Hornor

The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy

The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy

People:

Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout

Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout

Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

Figuring by Maria Popova

Figuring by Maria Popova

Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick

Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick

Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie by Carly Simon

Touched by the Sun My Friendship with Jackie by Carly Simon

USA Today:

Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong

Dear Girls Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong

The Washington Post:

Border Wars: Inside Trump’s Assault on Immigration by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael D. Shear

Border Wars Inside Trump's Assault on Immigration by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael D. Shear

Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur

Wild Game My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff

he Only Plane in the Sky An Oral History of 9 11 by Garrett M. Graff

Deep State: Trump, the FBI, and the Rule of Law by James B. Stewart

Deep State Trump, the FBI, and the Rule of Law by James B. Stewart

Author on Air:

NPR:

Girl by Edna O'Brien by Edna O’Brien

 

Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout by Elizabeth Strout

 

October 8:

NPR:

The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2) by Philip Pullman

The Book of Dust The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2) by Philip Pullman

Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby

Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby

Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

Grand Union: Stories by Zadie Smith

Grand Union Stories by Zadie Smith

NYT:

Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson

Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson

Brooklyn: The Once and Future City by Thomas Campanella

Brooklyn The Once and Future City by Thomas Campanella

The Immoral Majority Why Evangelicals Chose Political Power Over Christian Values by Ben Howe

The Immoral Majority Why Evangelicals Chose Political Power Over Christian Values by Ben Howe

People:

Right after the Weather by Carol Anshaw

Right after the Weather by Carol Anshaw

Marley by Jon Clinch

Marley by Jon Clinch

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks by Jason Reynolds

Look Both Ways A Tale Told in Ten Blocks by Jason Reynolds

Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church by Megan Phelps-Roper

Unfollow A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church by Megan Phelps-Roper

USA Today:

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones

How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones

Grand Union: Stories by Zadie Smith

Grand Union Stories by Zadie Smith

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

The Washington Post:

Barack and Joe: The Making of an Extraordinary Partnership by Steven Levingston

Barack and Joe The Making of an Extraordinary Partnership by Steven Levingston

Authors on Air:

BBC:

Fresh Air:

Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church by Megan Phelps-Roper

NPR:

Tough Love My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For by Susan E. Rice

Fall book preview:

PBS News Hour

If You Lived Here You’d Be Home by Now Why We Traded the Commuting Life for a Little House on the Prarie by Christopher Ingraham Christopher Ingraham

October 1:

The Atlantic:

High School by Tegan & Sara

High School by Tegan & Sara

HuffPost:

Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller 

Know My Name A Memoir by Chanel Miller

NPR:

No Judgments by Meg Cabot

No Judgments by Meg Cabot

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

NYT:

Syria’s Secret Library: Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege by Mike Thomson

Syria's Secret Library Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege by Mike Thomson

People:

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Best Friends by Shannon Hale

Best Friends by Shannon Hale

The Washington Post:

The Nature of Life and Death: Every Body Leaves a Trace by Patricia Wiltshire

The Nature of Life and Death Every Body Leaves a Trace by Patricia Wiltshire

Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers: Monstrosity, Patriarchy, and the Fear of Female Power by Sady Doyle

Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers Monstrosity, Patriarchy, and the Fear of Female Power by Sady Doyle

Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan by J. Hoberman

Make My Day Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan by J. Hoberman

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Author on Air:

Good Morning America:

The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton & Chelsea Clinton

Late Show with Stephen Colbert:

High School by Tegan & Sara Tegan & Sara

NPR:

Renia's Diary by Renia Spiegel

 

PBS News hour:

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney Sally Rooney

 

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