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Kate Quinn's summer reading recommendations!
Kate Quinn's summer reading recommendations!
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Dear Readers,
Netflix, move over: it was books, bookstores, and booksellers that kept us all sane in lockdown.
Even if the online world of Zoom windows and chatrooms has been dominated over the last year by vaccine chatter and hand-sanitizing tips, the conversation between readers has still thrived. Even during a pandemic, our ears perked up whenever we heard someone say “OMG, you have to read this!” Because when you can't leave your house for months at a time, the only way to travel is through stories.
Over the last year I've skipped from bustling Bombay to the remote mountains of China to the sunny islands of the Caribbean. I starred in a telenovela drama and went into outer space. I survived a killing blizzard and solved a few murders and forged false passports for Jewish refugees. I learned about French theatre and Black women heroes of WWII and the mistresses of King Edward VIII. None of that would have been possible without bookstores, who pivoted magnificently in a nation-wide crisis to keep their doors open, keep the books coming with curbside pickup and touchless delivery, and keep us all sane.
The world's starting to look a bit brighter now, but books will still be important. So will bookstores, as we go back to browsing our favorite local indies in person rather than hovering at the door to accept a sanitized package of hotly-anticipated paperbacks. So listen to me when I tell you all about some favorite titles, because OMG, you have to read these!
—Kate Quinn
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The Library of Legends
Janie Chang
$19.99 $18.59“A gorgeous, poetic journey threaded with mist and magic, as a group of Chinese university students flee the Japanese invasion of 1937—and a wandering star spirit tags along. Pure enchantment.”
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You Had Me at Hola
Alexis Daria
$15.99 $14.87“Splashy romantic fun ensues when a soap star with a Leading Lady Plan and a telenovela hunk with a secret life are paired on a new romantic comedy streaming to millions. Read in one sitting.”
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The Woman Before Wallis: A Novel of Windsors, Vanderbilts, and Royal Scandal (Original)
Bryn Turnbull
$17.99 $16.73“If you can't get enough royal family drama, check out this delectable debut featuring a royal mistress, a pair of loyal sisters, and the American trial-of-the-century.”
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Sisters in Arms: A Novel of the Daring Black Women Who Served During World War II
Kaia Alderson
$16.99 $15.80“Heart-warming but fierce, brimming with camaraderie and fire, starring the first Black women allowed to serve their country in World War II. This debut novel is a triumph.”
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Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
$30.00 $27.90“An amnesiac astronaut wakes up alone on an abandoned spaceship and finds himself on a mission to save humanity. This one made me weep, in the best possible way!”
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The Rose Code
Kate Quinn
$19.99 $18.59"The reigning queen of historical fiction" — Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue
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