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*8tracks is an amazing site and app with user-curated playlists, but it is only available in the U.S. right now. Music to Listen to While Reading: Soundtracks and Original Scores Soundtracks are a great place to start if you’re trying to set a book mood. I’m always paying attention to the composer credits in my favorite shows and movies so I can look them up later. Included below are film and TV scores from science fiction, fantasy, contemporary, Studio Ghibli, and period dramas from a few different eras....

Nothing could tear Detective Michael Bennett away from his new bride—except the murder of his best friend. NYPD master homicide investigator Michael Bennett and FBI abduction specialist Emily Parker have a history. When she fails to show at FBI headquarters in Washington, DC, Bennett ventures outside his jurisdiction. The investigation he undertakes is the most brilliant detective work of his career…and the most intensely personal. A portrait begins to emerge of a woman as adept at keeping secrets as forging powerful connections....

From New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire comes Seasonal Fears, the companion novel to Middlegame. Melanie has a destiny, though it isn’t the one everyone assumes it to be. She’s delicate; she’s dying. Now is the winter of her soul. Harry doesn’t want to believe in destiny, because that means accepting the loss of the one person who brings summer to his world. They must forge a new, dangerous path if they hope to share a life together....

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I had brain surgery a couple years ago, and while I’m incredibly lucky to be alive and fully functional, my ability to retain what I read has noticeably diminished. I read an Agatha Christie mystery earlier this year and realized a month later that I had no idea “whodunnit.” With this book and others I’ve read in the past two years, I remember how the book made me feel, but twists, turns, and reveals in the plot go bye-bye....

You can listen to the complete poem below: Gorman is a 22 year-old poet from Los Angeles, making her the youngest Inaugural Poet in history. Amanda Gorman has been a renowned poet for many years. In 2012, she joined the non-profit organization WriteGirl, which helps empower teenage girls through creative writing. In 2014, while she still attended the WriteGirl workshops, she was chosen as the Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles; only three years later, at age 19, she became the first Youth Poet Laureate in American history....

A wealthy and independent woman, Anne Lister lived life on her own terms. Her diaries ran for over twenty years with a sixth of them being written in code. She called this her ‘crypt hand’ and used it to write about her sex life, menstruation, and more. Now, I don’t know about you, but that sounds like the sort of woman I want to know more about. Here’s a reading list of books all about Anne Lister....

I remember a sample of Chronin landing in my TBR pile back in January when, in the midst of a podcast-a-palooza, I was completely buried under stuff that had to be read by three days ago and, much to my present chagrin, I lost track of it. When the full book followed, however, and I had an opportunity to read the synopsis, I was immediately intrigued and sucked it into my eye-holes in two sittings (I think I had to go to work in between)....

And what an animated illustration inside looks like: Most of the Kindle In Motion titles are on sale today, ranging from $0.99 to $3.99. Click the covers to see the animated versions and previews from the interior. Classics Recent Titles

For me, there’s nothing like playing a video game while listening to an audiobook. I combine my two loves, creating a perfect harmony of my favorite introverted activities. Since Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out, I’ve clocked over 20 hours of gameplay and finished an equally impressive number of audiobooks. Normally, choosing the perfect audiobook for my video games can be a little tricky. If there’s too much story happening in the game, I might zone out and miss part of the audiobook....

Started in London in 1947, The Folio Society specializes in gorgeous, illustrated printed editions of modern and classic books, each tailored to that particular novel’s sensibility and setting. Here are some of the best new titles worth considering to purchase for yourself. Or, since it’s much better to give than to receive, perhaps to buy for someone else in your life. His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman, illustrated by Peter Bailey Pullman’s epic fantasy trilogy is one for the ages, and now you can own the entire set bound in blocked cloth and complete with 10 full-page color illustrations....

1.Signet Classics Edition 2. 2012 Penguin Classics Edition Everyman’s Library Edition 4. 2015 Penguin Classics Edition Maplewood Books Edition 6. 2016 Penguin Classics Edition 7. Fall River Press Edition 8. Barnes & Noble Edition Koridor Turkish Edition Penguin Random House India Edition Modern Classics Library Edition 野人文化股份有限公司 Chinese Edition What are your favorite editions of Les Misérables? Let us know in the comments! If you want more Les Mis, check out this Les Miserables reading list for all ages....

In the original book, Nate is questioning his sexuality and has crushes on boys. It hasn’t been announced whether this representation will also be in the movie. The musical movie will begin streaming on Disney+ April 1st, 2022. — Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) February 27, 2022 Find more news and stories of interest from the book world in Breaking in Books.

“Sold by Fulton Street Books & Coffee, a bookstore in Tulsa, Oklahoma owned and operated by Onikah Asamoa-Caesar, the Ally Box is a 3-month limited book subscription for allies (and those who seek to be allies). Each box comes with two books, curated resources, and suggested action steps. Your subscription also includes access to an online learning collaborative to further your racial education.” They did not have to go out of their way to do this work for us, but they did....

Halloween Card ($5): Send some Halloween greetings with this cute bookish card! Diversify Yo Shelf Enamel Pin ($10): Always a good message for every reader! I’d Rather Be Reading Keychain ($7): Because we all know it’s true. Ghost Story Pin ($3): It glows in the dark! Need I say more? Cozy Day Sticker Sheet ($4): This sheet has everything you need for a perfectly cozy day of reading!

Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by 22 Seconds by James Patterson.

Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of Being Lolita by Alisson Wood. Anna K by Jenny Lee for $3.99 Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix for $2.99 The Woods by Harlan Coben for $1.99 Wicked Fox by Kat Cho for $1.99 The Price Guide to the Occult by Leslye Walton for $4.99 Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalauddin for $4.99 The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye for $4....

When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton for $2.99 Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes for $2.99 Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron for $2.99 Finna by Nino Cipri for $3.99 An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir for $1.99 Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin for $2.99 American Sherlock by Kate Winkler Dawson for $1.99 Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson for $2.99 The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi for $1....

Check out all the facemask choices for book lovers! Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore for $2.99 Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson for $4.99 The Cactus League by Emily Nevens for $2.99 How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman for $4.99 When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole for $3.99 Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed for $2.99 The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo for $3....

The Escape Room by Megan Godin for $1.99 The Stars and the Blackness Between Them for Junauda Petrus for $2.99 Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao for $1.99 All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson for $2.99 The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal for $1.99 The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe for $2.99 The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas for $1....