Readers of Books

 

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Welcome to the August edition of Readers of Books. Please share what reading material you have acquired, read, abandoned, and/or recommend.  Don't read?  That's okay too.

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I'm judging you, book....

Whether we like it or not we judge things all the time and book covers are no exception.  By nature we are drawn to things that are attractive, interesting, pretty or cool.  It's probably no surprise that there is a whole field dedicated to book cover design.  Although e-books have gained huge popularity, physical books are still outselling them (CNBC). Cover art has changed over the years with more consideration being given to how it looks as a tiny thumbnail image on Amazon or B&N (BuzBooks). So, what makes you take a second look at a book cover? Do you look for images that are stereotypical for your favorite genre? 

What's your favorite book cover? Worst?

August Book News

Best book covers for August, according to LitHub.

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NPR releases the results of the reader's poll for the best children's books.  Do you agree?

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Melania sounds like a match made in hell for her husband according to a new tell-all. 

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Mariah Carey and Marilyn Robinson in the same sentence? What a world.  Anticipated September book releases.

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Oh, yay, an NRA tell-all due out September 8.

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Deep thoughts: Are They Still Beach Books if You’re Not Reading Them on the Beach?

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J.K. Rowling news that isn't about Harry Potter.  Again. 

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Thanks pandemic! More on safe book donations.

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August Bestsellers

Combined Print & E-Book Fiction, courtesy of NYT

1. Royal, by Danielle Steel (really though?)

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In 1943, the 17-year-old Princess Charlotte assumes a new identity in the country and falls in love."

2. Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens

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In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect."

3. The Jackal, by J.R. Ward

"In the Black Dagger Brotherhood world, Nyx searches for her sister in a lost prison camp and meets a man known as the Jackal."

Have a good September and happy reading, WoTers!