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- 'Being a woman is dangerous business' in Jane Smiley's witty Wild West murder mystery
Wednesday - 12/07/2022 - 01:06 PM"Being a woman is dangerous business," especially in Jane Smiley's new Wild West murder mystery.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - USA TODAY Book Club: Michelle Obama's 'The Light We Carry' is the pep talk we need to end 2022
Thursday - 12/01/2022 - 07:00 AMJoin the USA TODAY Book Club in reading Michelle Obama's uplifting new book "The Light We Carry" for December.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bob Dylan apologizes for replica autographs in $600 book, blames 'a bad case of vertigo'
Monday - 11/28/2022 - 10:42 AMBob Dylan apologized to fans for replica autographs in a $600 special edition of his new book. The musician was dealing with vertigo, he explained.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Michelle Obama's 'The Light We Carry' tops best sellers list, Mike Pence book has strong debut
Thursday - 11/24/2022 - 07:00 AMBoth the former first lady's and the former vice president's books resonate with readers this week on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jerry Seinfeld's 'Comedians in Cars,' Amber Ruffin's 'Racist Stories': 5 new must-read books
Saturday - 11/19/2022 - 08:35 AMJerry Seinfeld brings his popular streaming series "Comedians in Cars" to coffee tables. Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar share their "Racist Stories."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Michelle Obama uplifts with 'The Light We Carry,' Steve Martin gets laughs: 5 new books
Saturday - 11/12/2022 - 07:00 AMFormer first lady Michelle Obama returns to lift spirits with "The Light We Carry," while Steve Martin gets laughs with his new graphic memoir.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - USA TODAY Book Club: Celeste Ng's 'Our Missing Hearts' is a book that demands discussion
Thursday - 11/10/2022 - 09:00 AMUSA TODAY's November book club pick is Celeste Ng's unputdownable new dystopian novel, "Our Missing Hearts." Here's why you need to read it.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Now Is Not the Time to Panic': Kevin Wilson's new book destined to become a cult classic
Tuesday - 11/08/2022 - 07:00 AMKevin Wilson's ("The Family Fang," "Nothing to See Here") new novel is destined to become a cult classic, if not just a classic, period.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - USA TODAY's monthly book club is part of our commitment to help you find the good stuff on crowded shelves.
Friday - 11/04/2022 - 02:35 PMUSA TODAY's monthly book club will pick a newly released book to discuss as part of our virtual book club events.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Dazzling brilliance': 'Julie & Julia' author Julie Powell dies at age 49
Tuesday - 11/01/2022 - 07:34 PMJulie Powell, author of the memoir "Julie & Julia," has died. She wrote of her attempts to cook all of the recipes from one of Child's cookbooks.
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- Cormac McCarthy's brilliant 'Stella Maris,' new Jane Smiley: 5 must-read books this week
Saturday - 12/03/2022 - 08:00 AMCormac McCarthy's "Stella Maris," a companion novel to "The Passenger," is out this, and other must-read new books.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jerry Seinfeld's 'Comedians in Cars' is a best seller; Colleen Hoover retakes No. 1
Thursday - 12/01/2022 - 09:00 AMThe comic returns to USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list this week, along with Colleen Hoover and Nora Roberts.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 15 great reads to honor Native American History Month, according to Goodreads
Friday - 11/25/2022 - 11:10 AMFrom award-winning fiction to bone-chilling thrillers, these are among the must-read books from Native American authors.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jerry Seinfeld on why no joke is off-limits, the 'Comedians' guest who made him 'most nervous'
Tuesday - 11/22/2022 - 07:00 AMJerry Seinfeld is marking the decade since the debut of "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" with a book about the series.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Michelle Obama is healing, hopeful in new book: 'The world will remain both beautiful and broken'
Tuesday - 11/15/2022 - 11:12 AMMichelle Obama's new book, "The Light We Carry," is a self-help guide follow-up to her bestselling memoir, "Becoming," and offers timely life lessons.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Flight': Mom dies and Christmas get messy in Lynn Steger Strong's dark domestic drama
Friday - 11/11/2022 - 07:00 AMLynn Steger Strong's new novel brings to mind Tolstoy's adage from "Anna Karenina," about how each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Joanna Gaines' renovated her relationship with perfectionism: 'I am enough, period'
Tuesday - 11/08/2022 - 06:00 AM"I said no to most things in life," Joanna Gaines, author of "The Stories We Tell," says of letting fear rule her decisions.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tracy Deonn's new YA fantasy 'Bloodmarked' is full of Black Girl Magic
Monday - 11/07/2022 - 04:58 PMIn Tracy Deonn's "Bloodmarked," a sequel to the 2020 young adult novel "Legendborn," Bree Matthews is feeling trapped.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U2's Bono launches book tour with songs, stories and stars; thanks Nancy and Paul Pelosi
Thursday - 11/03/2022 - 08:54 AMU2's Bono kicked off his "Stories of Surrender" book tour in front of a sold-out crowd inside New York City's Beacon Theatre.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mariah Carey says her new Christmas book is for 'all the people who have ever felt othered'
Tuesday - 11/01/2022 - 07:00 AMMariah Carey tells USA TODAY about her deeply personal new children's book "The Christmas Princess" and upcoming TV series based on her memoir.
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- Best of 2022: See which books USA TODAY critics gave perfect reviews this year
Wednesday - 12/07/2022 - 05:00 AMThese are the 18 books USA TODAY critics gave perfect ★★★★ (out of four) reviews.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rob Delaney: Writing book on son's death 'started with anger and left with a lot of love'
Tuesday - 11/29/2022 - 07:00 AMRob Delaney's book, "A Heart That Works," traces his son Henry's battle with brain cancer. Henry died in
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2018, before his third birthday. - Rob Delaney's 'A Heart That Works,' Louise Penny mystery: 5 new must-read books this week
Saturday - 11/26/2022 - 07:00 AMRob Delaney shares the wrenching story of his young son's death and Louise Penny delivers another tantalizing mystery this week in new books.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nathan Chen chats new memoir, Olympics future, 'words of encouragement' from Serena Williams
Monday - 11/21/2022 - 08:00 AMNathan Chen talks all things ice skating, Olympics and more in his new memoir, "One Jump at a Time," out Tuesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Joanna Gaines' new book is a best seller; Michael Connelly's 'Desert Star' is No. 1
Thursday - 11/17/2022 - 08:00 AMMichael Connelly's "Desert Star" is No. 1 on this week's USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list; Joanna Gaines returns with her latest.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Matthew Perry's 'Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing' is top new best seller this week
Thursday - 11/10/2022 - 08:00 AMThis week's USA TODAY Best-Selling Books list features an actor opening up, a rock star coming clean and a legend waxing philosophic on song.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - US judge lays out case for blocking publishing giants merger: 'People want to read'
Tuesday - 11/08/2022 - 08:01 PMA federal judge has laid out a data-laden case for why she blocked Penguin Random House's proposed purchase of Simon & Schuster.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Joanna Gaines memoir, Rainbow Rowell's 'Scattered Showers': 5 new books not to miss
Saturday - 11/05/2022 - 08:00 AMMagnolia co-founder and "Fixer Upper" star Joanna Gaines pens an empowering memoir, and Rainbow Rowell releases a new book of short fiction.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ina Garten scores another best seller, Colleen Hoover keeps top spot on this week's books list
Thursday - 11/03/2022 - 07:00 AMThe Barefoot Contessa scores big on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books List while Colleen Hoover keeps a firm grasp on the top spot.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Matthew Perry talks Valerie Bertinelli kiss, near-death opioid experience in tell-all book
Tuesday - 11/01/2022 - 08:00 AMMatthew Perry is telling his personal story about his decades-long sobriety journey in his debut memoir, "Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing."
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