Omnivoracious http://www.omnivoracious.com/ en-US Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:30:19 -0800 http://www.typepad.com/ Best Books of the Year: Dav Pilkey Drawing & Talking About "Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties" http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/best-books-of-the-year-dav-pilkey-draws-dog-man.html http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/best-books-of-the-year-dav-pilkey-draws-dog-man.html Bestselling children's book author Dav Pilkey let us watch him draw <em>and</em> ask him questions at the same time...so we made a video of it, of course. <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545935210/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213chDAVPal" style="float: left;"><img alt="DogManTale2Kitties_200" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b7c93cbb0e970b img-responsive" src="http://amazonbookreview.typepad.com/.a/6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b7c93cbb0e970b-800wi" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="DogManTale2Kitties_200" /></a>Dav Pilkey has had quite a year.&#0160; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Captain-Underpants-Dav-Pilkey/dp/0590846280"><em>The Adventures of</em> <em>Captain Underpants</em></a>, the book that first made him a star among kids and parents, was made into a major motion picture.&#0160; He also released <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545935210/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213chDAVPal">Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties</a>, </em>the third book in his <em>Dog Man</em> series, and the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545935180/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213chDAVPal">fourth book</a> is coming out within the next two weeks.</p> <p>I was able to catch up with Pilkey here in Seattle shortly after <em>Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties</em> was released; and while we talked, he illustrated.&#0160; To me, watching an illustrator at work is one of the most ethereal experiences imaginable: it&#39;s pure magic unfolding from pen to paper before my eyes.&#0160; I love it.&#0160; Below is the video of my time with Pilkey, who, pen in hand, chatted about his love of Charles Dickens, the making of the <em>Captain Underpants</em> movie, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545935180/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213chDAVPal">Dog Man and Cat Kid</a> (r</em>eleasing December 26th), and more.</p> <p>I held onto the video below a little longer than usual so I could also share that <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545935210/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213chDAVPal"><em>Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties </em></a>is our pick for the top three <a href="https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=blogs_omni_link_/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171109chBOTYal?ie=UTF8&amp;node=17296227011">best books of 2017 for kids</a>.</p> <p>&#0160;</p> <p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" gesture="media" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pbDd38sqDug" width="560"></iframe></p> <p>&#0160;</p> <p><em>Looking for more? 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Video Seira Wilson Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:30:19 -0800 Amazon Charts: 2017—This Year in Books http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/amazon-charts-2017-this-year-in-books-amazon-book-review.html http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/amazon-charts-2017-this-year-in-books-amazon-book-review.html This week, Amazon Charts takes a look back at 2017 and reveals the Most Read fiction and nonfiction, which book was most listened to on Alexa, and much more. <p><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="https://www.amazon.com/article/this-year-in-books/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213edTYIBal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="This Year in Books - Charts" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b8d2c70b5e970c img-responsive" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" alt="This Year in Books - Charts" src="http://amazonbookreview.typepad.com/.a/6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b8d2c70b5e970c-800wi" border="0" /></a><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="https://www.amazon.com/charts/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213edTYIBal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Want to know what your fellow readers are fascinated by?</p> <p>Each week, Amazon Charts refreshes its <a href="https://www.amazon.com/charts/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213edTYIBal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Most Read and Most Sold lists</a>, giving insight into which fiction and nonfiction books are flying into readers' hands. Powered by the reading choices made by print book readers, Kindle book readers, and Audible audiobook listeners, Amazon Charts provides a rare glimpse into the real reading trends of thousands of book lovers.</p> <p>This week, however, Amazon Charts takes a wider view and looks back at the books that shaped the year in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/article/this-year-in-books/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213edTYIBal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">This Year in Books.</a></p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="https://www.amazon.com/article/this-year-in-books/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213edTYIBal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Most Listened To" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b7c93cb777970b img-responsive" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" alt="Most Listened To" src="http://amazonbookreview.typepad.com/.a/6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b7c93cb777970b-800wi" border="0" /></a><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="https://www.amazon.com/charts/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213edTYIBal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>With colorful graphics and joyful facts, Charts highlights the 10 Most Read fiction books of 2017 and the 10 Most Read nonfiction books of 2017. (No spoilers here—take a guess and then go see for yourself.) Then learn which books were "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/article/this-year-in-books#tyib-unputdownable" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">unputdownable</a>," the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/article/this-year-in-books#tyib-highlighted" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">most highlighted</a>, and the most listened to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/article/this-year-in-books#tyib-alexa" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">on Alexa</a>.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="https://www.amazon.com/article/this-year-in-books/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213edTYIBal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Golden Eyes" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b7c93cb779970b img-responsive" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" alt="Golden Eyes" src="http://amazonbookreview.typepad.com/.a/6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b7c93cb779970b-800wi" border="0" /></a><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="https://www.amazon.com/article/this-year-in-books/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213edTYIBal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Take a journey back through the literary world of 2017, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/article/this-year-in-books#tyib-timeline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">month by month</a>, and then see which <a href="https://www.amazon.com/article/this-year-in-books#tyib-design" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">cover design trends</a> caught readers' eyes.</p> <p>And, finally, be inspired to read more in 2018.</p> <p>Isn't that always a marvelous New Year's resolution?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <hr /> <p><em>You might also like:</em></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213edTYIBal?node=17276804011" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The best books of 2017</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213edTYIBal?node=17296227011" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The best children's books of 2017</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213edTYIBal?node=17386416011" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Our editors' gift book suggestions</a></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/gss/detail/1566170?ie=UTF8/ref=blogs_omni_link_20160108scBEST-AL" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="ABR sign up" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54ed05fc2883301b8d1f36530970c img-responsive" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" alt="ABR-RR-SUBS-yellow[1]" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/editorial/ABR-site-stripe-sign-up.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="Amazon Book Review" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/gss/detail/1566170?ie=UTF8/ref=blogs_omni_link_20160606loSUBS-AL" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/gss/detail/1566170?ie=UTF8/ref=blogs_omni_link_20160108scBEST-AL" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sign up</a> for the Amazon Book Review: Best books of the month * author interviews * the reading life * and more</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Awards Features Literature + Fiction News Nonfiction Adrian Liang Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:36:34 -0800 Celebrity Picks: Leigh Bardugo's Favorite Reads of 2017 http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/celebrity-picks-leigh-bardugos-favorite-reads-of-2017.html http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/celebrity-picks-leigh-bardugos-favorite-reads-of-2017.html Leigh Bardugo not only writes top-notch young adult novels, she reads them as well. Here are her three favorites of this year--one of them an early read of a book coming in January 2018... <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/Language-Thorns-Midnight-Tales-Dangerous/dp/125012252X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213CELBal" style="float: right;"><img alt="LeighBardugo225" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b7c931b607970b img-responsive" src="http://amazonbookreview.typepad.com/.a/6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b7c931b607970b-800wi" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="LeighBardugo225" /></a>Leigh Bardugo&#39;s <em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bone-Trilogy-Boxed-Set/dp/125019623X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213CELBal">Shadow and Bone Trilogy</a></em> is still one of the first titles that come to mind when I&#39;m recommending a young adult series.&#0160; There is a return to some familiar territory in<em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Language-Thorns-Midnight-Tales-Dangerous/dp/125012252X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213CELBal">The Language of Thorns</a></em> but Bardugo took things in a new direction with this one; it&#39;s a collection of six stories of dangerous magic and dark fairy tale, lavishly illustrated by Sara Kipkin.&#0160; The perfect read for anyone who loves a rich and twisty retelling of the dark stories we were told as children, it&#39;s also a beautiful book to admire as you turn the pages.</p> <p>Leigh Bardugo not only writes top-notch YA fantasy, she has her favorites as well.&#0160; See Bardugo&#39;s picks below, and <a href="http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/11/celebrity-picks-2017-amazon-book-review.html">look here for more celebrity favorites</a>.</p> <hr /> <p><strong>Leigh Bardugo’s favorite reads of 2017</strong></p> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545952824/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213coCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51yByDspeUL._AC_SL200_.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545952824/ref=blogs_omni_link_20180104coCELBal">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MXKQD4U/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213coCELBal">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545952824/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213coCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51yByDspeUL._AC_SL200_.jpg" /> </a><strong><em>Shadowhouse Fall</em> by Daniel José Older</strong></div> <div class="text-side">This sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shadowshaper-Cypher-Book-1/dp/133803247X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213coCELBal"><em>Shadowshaper</em></a> is even better than the first book. Older brings magical Brooklyn alive and his characters are so full of humor and fire. (Watch out for my fave, Izzy. I could read an entire series about her. Luckily Older gave us a novella—<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Corner-Shadowshaper-Cypher-Novella-ebook/dp/B01NACSQ9S/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213coCELBal"><em>Ghost Girl in the Corner</em></a>.)</div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316310271/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213coCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51FVOvYrUuL._AC_SL200_.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316310271/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213coCELBal">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y5HPRLC/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213coCELBal">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316310271/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213coCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51FVOvYrUuL._AC_SL200_.jpg" /> </a> <strong><em>The Cruel Prince</em> by Holly Black</strong></div> <div class="text-side">This is the decadent, strange, exquisitely drawn world I&#39;ve been waiting to fall into since I swooned over the masked ball in <em>Labyrinth</em>. Full of twists and dark magic, every moment feels dangerous and seductive. You won&#39;t want to come up for air.</div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/067078561X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213coCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51xPZdhYWzL._AC_SL200_.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/067078561X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213coCELBal">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B06W2J891T/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213coCELBal">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/067078561X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213coCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51xPZdhYWzL._AC_SL200_.jpg" /> </a> <strong><em>Akata Warrior</em> by Nnedi Okorafor</strong></div> <div class="text-side">I&#39;ve been waiting for this sequel to the brilliant <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Akata-Witch-Nnedi-Okorafor/dp/0142420913/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213coCELBal"><em>Akata Witch</em></a> for so long. Every facet of Okarafor&#39;s world will charm and enchant you, especially clever, courageous Sunny and the members of the Leopard Society.</div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <div class="shop-this" id="shop_article"><hr /> <h3>Shop this article on Amazon.com</h3> <div class="book"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/125012252X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213CELBst" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61tox3j0iKL._AC_SL200_.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="post-details"> <div class="post-title"><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/125012252X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213CELBst" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic</a></em></div> <div class="post-author"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Leigh-Bardugo/e/B005ZZ8XQS/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213CELBst" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leigh Bardugo</a></div> <a class="aui-button primary small" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/125012252X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213CELBst" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin-bottom: 7px;" target="_blank">Print Book</a> <a class="aui-button primary small" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B071F7FQN8/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171213CELBst" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kindle Book</a></div> </div> </div> Seira Wilson Wed, 13 Dec 2017 04:00:00 -0800 The Best Books of the Year: Robin Sloan on "Sourdough" http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/my-entry.html http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/my-entry.html This quirky, endearing, and heartfelt novel is one even the gluten intolerant will love. <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374203105/ref=blogs_omni_link_20170926edWKRDal" style="float: right;" title="Sourdough"><img alt="Sourdough" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01bb09c633ba970d img-responsive" src="http://amazonbookreview.typepad.com/.a/6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01bb09c633ba970d-800wi" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="Sourdough" /></a>A lot of debate goes on in our &#39;Best Of&#39; meetings (we used to refer to them as &quot;smackdowns&quot; until someone suggested that that sounded a bit...off-putting); One person will be smitten with [x] title, while another wants to fling it across the room. But, Robin Sloan&#39;s&#0160;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374203105/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171212edWKRDal" title="Sourdough"><em>Sourdough</em></a> was one of those rare books that was universally beloved. It&#39;s the story of a software engineer who&#0160;is entrusted with something that jogs her from her dispassionate existence: a sourdough starter. This quirky, endearing, and heartfelt novel is one even the gluten intolerant will love.</p> <p><strong>Erin Kodicek: You worked for a certain tech company in its infancy (we won’t mention the name, but it’s very popular with a certain president). Was the character of Lois Clary inspired at all by your experience there? &#0160;</strong></p> <p><strong>Robin Sloan:</strong> To tell you the truth, not really! I worked at the-short-messaging-service-that-shall-not-be-named a whole Silicon Valley epoch ago, so in a way, Lois&#39;s job reflects what&#39;s CHANGED in the intervening years. There&#39;s the interest in hardware, robots, and AI… and there&#39;s the food! My office cafeteria was paltry compared to the vast food halls provided to tech workers today.</p> <p><strong>E.K.: Two very endearing immigrant brothers run the takeout business that Lois loves and frequents, and their origins are a bit mysterious. Why did you choose to invent a culture where those characters are concerned? &#0160; &#0160; &#0160;</strong></p> <p><strong>R.S.: </strong>Years ago, I lived on Clement Street in San Francisco, one of the city&#39;s most richly polyglot arteries. I loved hearing all the languages jumbled together, looking at the signs with their beautiful scripts -- and I liked the idea of a culture that was equally inscrutable to EVERYONE on that street.</p> <div class="shop-this shop-this-mid shop-one"><hr /> <h3>Read a Free Preview</h3> <div class="book"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?linkCode=kpe&amp;/ref=blogs_omni_link_09-26_RSLN-ST&amp;asin=B06XC41K6G&amp;linkType=kptestlt-1119&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;tag=k4w_3p_amz_2015&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;preview=newtab" target="blank"><img alt="" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41w-tmO5UHL._SY346_.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="post-details"> <div class="post-title"><em><a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?linkCode=kpe&amp;/ref=blogs_omni_link_09-26_RSLN-ST&amp;asin=B06XC41K6G&amp;linkType=kptestlt-1119&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;tag=k4w_3p_amz_2015&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;preview=newtab" target="blank">Sourdough</a></em><br /><br /></div> <a class="aui-button primary small" href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?linkCode=kpe&amp;/ref=blogs_omni_link_09-26_RSLN-ST&amp;asin=B06XC41K6G&amp;linkType=kptestlt-1119&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;tag=k4w_3p_amz_2015&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;preview=newtab" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Preview</a></div> <div class="post-title"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 11px;"><a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?linkCode=kpe&amp;/ref=blogs_omni_link_09-26_RSLN-ST&amp;asin=B06XC41K6G&amp;linkType=kptestlt-1119&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;tag=k4w_3p_amz_2015&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;preview=newtab" target="blank">Preview opens in a new browser window.</a></span></div> </div> <div class="clear">&#0160;</div> <hr /></div> <p><strong>E.K.: This book has prompted at least one Amazon Books editor to purchase a sourdough starter and nurture it with the same love and care as her egg baby from high school. What about sourdough so fascinated you that you made it such a big focus of this novel?</strong></p> <p><strong>R.S.:</strong> I mean… it&#39;s amazing stuff! Anyone who cultivates a starter soon realizes it&#39;s less ingredient, more roommate. This is a bit embarrassing to confess, but before reading the Tartine bread book, I didn&#39;t understand that sourdough bread started with this little colony of microorganisms -- this little world unto itself!</p> <p><strong>E.K.: Your affection for the Bay Area is evident in your books. What about it inspires you?</strong></p> <p><strong>R.S.:</strong> Oh, wow. Everything! The Bay Area isn&#39;t perfect; perhaps unsurprisingly for a place that&#39;s been showered with such staggering wealth, it&#39;s now dealing with iniquities on the same scale. But even so: I think the Bay Area is one of the world&#39;s great ENGINES -- for new technologies, new ideas, new families -- new KINDS of families… I think something has started here that&#39;s going to continue for a long time. I think it might be Venetian.</p> <p><strong>E.K.: Lately we&#39;ve been talking quite a bit about our favorite reads of 2017. What&#39;s the best book you read this year, whether it was published in 2017 or not?</strong></p> <p><strong>R.S.:</strong> This is extremely random, but the best finds often are: I picked up Alan Furst&#39;s historical spy novel <em>Dark Star</em> at a hotel, and found myself totally enthralled. I hadn&#39;t heard of him or the book before, and now I&#39;m hunting down more of his work.</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/gss/detail/1566170?ie=UTF8/ref=blogs_omni_link_20160108scBEST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="display: inline;" target="_blank"><img alt="ABR-RR-SUBS-yellow[1]" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54ed05fc2883301b8d1f36530970c img-responsive" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/editorial/ABR-sign-up-500.jpg" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="ABR-RR-SUBS-yellow[1]" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/gss/detail/1566170?ie=UTF8/ref=blogs_omni_link_20160606loSUBS-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Amazon Book Review"></a></p> <p>Sign up for the Amazon Book Review to discover best books of the month picks, author interviews, reading recommendations, and more from the Amazon Books editors</p> <div class="shop-this"><hr /> <h3>Shop this article on Amazon.com</h3> <div class="book"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0374203105/ref=blogs_omni_link_09-26_RSLN-ST" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41w-tmO5UHL._SY346_.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="post-details"> <div class="post-title"><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0374203105/ref=blogs_omni_link_09-26_RSLN-ST" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sourdough</a></em></div> <div class="post-author"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Robin-Sloan/e/B004G7KNN2/ref=blogs_omni_link_09-26_RSLN-ST" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robin Sloan</a></div> <a class="aui-button primary small" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0374203105/ref=blogs_omni_link_09-26_RSLN-ST" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin-bottom: 7px;" target="_blank">Print Book</a> <a class="aui-button primary small" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XC41K6G/ref=blogs_omni_link_09-26_RSLN-ST" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kindle Book</a></div> </div> </div> Author Interviews Best Books Best of the Month Best of the Year Eating + Drinking Food and Drink Guest Posts Humor Literature + Fiction Erin Kodicek Tue, 12 Dec 2017 10:00:00 -0800 Ken Follett "Enchants" Us With Another Book in the Kingsbridge Series http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/ken-follett-qa.html http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/ken-follett-qa.html Despite the fact that this story begins in 1558, <em>A Column of Fire</em> addresses themes that are still very relevant today... <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/052595497X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171212edFOLLal" style="float: right;" title="Ken Follett"><img alt="Ken Follett" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01bb09de7849970d img-responsive" src="http://amazonbookreview.typepad.com/.a/6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01bb09de7849970d-800wi" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="Ken Follett" /></a>It&#39;s a brick. You know the sort of book I&#39;m referring to. And, as much as we love to read, when one of these doorstops hits our desks with a palpable ca-thunk, it can sometimes elicit a groan. Not so when it comes to a new novel by Ken Follett, however, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/052595497X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171212edFOLLal" title="A Column of Fire"><em>A Column of Fire</em></a> is no exception. Continuing the Kingsbridge series which began with <em>The Pillars of the Earth</em>, Follett&#39;s latest historical epic addresses themes that are still very relevant today.</p> <p><strong>Erin Kodicek:</strong> <strong><em>A Column of Fire</em> is about religious tolerance and extremism; It’s about freedom. And, despite the fact that the story begins in 1558, these are still issues we’re struggling with today. Given this, and as a student of history, how do you remain optimistic about the future?&#0160;&#0160;</strong></p> <p><strong>Ken Follett:</strong> Let’s remember how far we’ve come. Protestants and Catholics no longer kill each other in Europe. Throughout much of the world, religious tolerance is the norm. For that we have to thank pioneering radicals like the heroes of <em>A Column of Fire</em>.</p> <p><strong>E.K.:</strong> <strong>Bill Sheehan at the <em>Washington Post</em> has called your historical novels “painlessly educational,” and I’ve heard many people say (I’ve said it myself): I wish that Ken Follett had been one of my history teachers. Is that a motivator for you when writing books like the Kingsbridge novels—not just to entertain, but to educate?</strong></p> <div class="shop-this shop-this-mid shop-one"><hr /> <h3>Read a Free Preview</h3> <div class="book"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?linkCode=kpe&amp;/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-12_FOLL-ST&amp;asin=B01N1U8IB3&amp;linkType=kptestlt-1119&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;tag=k4w_3p_amz_2015&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;preview=newtab" target="blank"><img alt="" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61HfiKj9llL._SX329_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="post-details"> <div class="post-title"><em><a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?linkCode=kpe&amp;/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-12_FOLL-ST&amp;asin=B01N1U8IB3&amp;linkType=kptestlt-1119&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;tag=k4w_3p_amz_2015&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;preview=newtab" target="blank">A Column of Fire</a></em><br /><br /></div> <a class="aui-button primary small" href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?linkCode=kpe&amp;/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-12_FOLL-ST&amp;asin=B01N1U8IB3&amp;linkType=kptestlt-1119&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;tag=k4w_3p_amz_2015&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;preview=newtab" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Preview</a></div> <div class="post-title"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 11px;"><a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?linkCode=kpe&amp;/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-12_FOLL-ST&amp;asin=B01N1U8IB3&amp;linkType=kptestlt-1119&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;tag=k4w_3p_amz_2015&amp;from=Bookcard&amp;preview=newtab" target="blank">Preview opens in a new browser window.</a></span></div> </div> <div class="clear">&#0160;</div> <hr /></div> <p><strong>K.F.:</strong> No. My aim is to create an imaginary world and then draw the reader into it, until the reader cares about the fictional characters as if they were real. I call this process enchantment, and I believe it’s what most of us seek when we buy a book. That said, many readers also feel that learning a little history along the way is a welcome bonus.</p> <p><strong>E.K.:</strong> <strong>The history covered in <em>A Column of Fire</em> is vast but pretty well documented. How do you zero-in on the most helpful research without getting overwhelmed?</strong></p> <p><strong>K.F.:</strong> The inspiration for this book was the surprise discovery that Queen Elizabeth I started the first British secret service. Research is burdensome, because there is such a lot of information to be digested; but usually I’m closely focussed on what I need—which is to identify historical moments of great drama, when my characters can become part of a crisis such as a revolution or a war, so that they say: “What the heck is going to happen now?”—and I hope my readers will have the same thought.</p> <p><strong>E.K.: What do you make of the evolution of espionage? With the Ned Willards of the world, there was actual skin in the game. Now all someone has to do is write a misleading Facebook post…</strong></p> <p><strong>K.F.:</strong>&#0160; It was fascinating to me, researching <em>A Column of Fire</em>, to realize how similar espionage was then to how it is now. My sixteenth-century spies and secret agents put people under surveillance, intercept messages, devise codes and decipher codes, interrogate suspects and keep extensive files—just like the CIA!</p> <p><strong>E.K.: I was surprised to see that <em>The Pillars of the Earth</em> has been developed into a video game! How did this come about?</strong></p> <p><strong>K.F.:</strong>&#0160; It’s the kind of video game in which the player takes the role of a character in a story. When the game creators approached me, I was fascinated by the idea of someone become Aliena or Jack or Prior Philip and entering into the drama of the novel. I also thought it might introduce my work to a new group, and perhaps get some of them reading.</p> <p><strong>E.K.: 2018 is on our doorstep. Any New Year’s resolutions you’re willing to share?</strong></p> <p><strong>K.F.:</strong>&#0160; By the end of 2018 I want to have the first draft of a new novel finished. Wish me luck.</p> <div class="shop-this"><hr /> <h3>Shop this article on Amazon.com</h3> <div class="book"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/052595497X/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-12_FOLL-ST" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61HfiKj9llL._SX329_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="post-details"> <div class="post-title"><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/052595497X/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-12_FOLL-ST" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Column of Fire</a></em></div> <div class="post-author"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ken-Follett/e/B000APHCPQ/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-12_FOLL-ST" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ken Follett</a></div> <a class="aui-button primary small" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/052595497X/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-12_FOLL-ST" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin-bottom: 7px;" target="_blank">Print Book</a> <a class="aui-button primary small" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1U8IB3/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-12_FOLL-ST" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kindle Book</a></div> </div> </div> Author Interviews Best Books Best of the Month Best of the Year History Literature + Fiction Mystery, Thriller + Suspense Erin Kodicek Tue, 12 Dec 2017 04:00:00 -0800 Celebrity Picks: Ron Chernow's Favorite Reads of 2017 http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/celebrity-picks-ron-chernows-favorite-reads-of-2017.html http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/celebrity-picks-ron-chernows-favorite-reads-of-2017.html The once and future award-winning author of <em>Grant</em> shares his favorite books of the year. <p><em><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/159420487X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" style="float: right;"><img alt="RonChernow225" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b7c93067c3970b img-responsive" src="http://amazonbookreview.typepad.com/.a/6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b7c93067c3970b-800wi" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="RonChernow225" /></a>Grant</em> is the <em>second</em> massive biography of Ulysses Grant to be published in just over a year.&#0160;How many writers could make such a thing a must-read? The only one I can think of is National Book Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winner, Ron Chernow. With the same storytelling verve and historical thoroughness that made his biographies of John D. Rockefeller (<em>Titan</em>) and Alexander Hamilton indispensable, Chernow&#39;s portrait of the often misunderstood general is well under way to earning the author even more accolades.</p> <p>What does Chernow like to read, himself? Don&#39;t be intimidated; see his picks below, and <a href="http://www.omnivoracious.com/celebrity-picks/">look here for the latest celebrity favorites</a>.</p> <hr /> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0812995341/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61%2BYHLNcg7L._SX336_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0812995341/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FPH2N0C/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0812995341/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61%2BYHLNcg7L._SX336_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /> </a> <strong><em>Lincoln in the Bardo</em> by George Saunders</strong></div> <div class="text-side">Through his own special brand of alchemy, George Saunders gives us a harrowing meditation on Abraham Lincoln as he communes with his dead son Willie in a D.C. graveyard. At the same time, he conjures up a noisy community of resident ghosts who follow these events and squawk interminably about the injustice of their lives. This masterpiece of black humor is morbid, scathing, heartfelt, and hilarious all at once.</div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0156012952/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51ouxlXAWNL._SX323_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0156012952/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0759PCXV5/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0156012952/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51ouxlXAWNL._SX323_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /> </a> <strong><em>All the King&#39;s Men</em> by Robert Penn Warren</strong></div> <div class="text-side">Though first published in 1946, this saga of a demagogic southern politician named Willie Stark (modeled after Huey Long of Louisiana) presents a searing portrait of what can happen when populism is corrupted by absolute power. The tale acquires its unique power from the way that the innocent and self-righteous folks, for all their high-minded ideals, become painfully complicit in Willie&#39;s machinations. Who can resist the hypnotic spell of this novel?</div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0674008197/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51IaZaIKvoL._SX329_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0674008197/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IGQI67E/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0674008197/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51IaZaIKvoL._SX329_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /> </a> <strong><em>Race and Reunion</em> by David W. Blight</strong></div> <div class="text-side">In a tour de force of historical research and writing, David W. Blight traces the way that the North and South, in the wake of the Civil War, developed clashing visions of what had happened during the conflict. Memory was often swallowed up by myth, especially in a defeated South aching for vindication. For those interested in the controversy over the Confederate monuments, Blight&#39;s book furnishes the ideal road map to fathom its complexities.</div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <div class="shop-this"><hr /> <h3>Shop this article on Amazon.com</h3> <div class="book"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/159420487X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51ea%2B8DhKrL._SX327_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="post-details"> <div class="post-title"><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/159420487X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grant</a></em></div> <div class="post-author"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ron-Chernow/e/B000AQ735Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ron Chernow</a></div> <a class="aui-button primary small" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/159420487X/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin-bottom: 7px;" target="_blank">Print Book</a> <a class="aui-button primary small" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B06W2J89PV/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kindle Book</a></div> </div> </div> Jon Foro Tue, 12 Dec 2017 04:00:00 -0800 The Best Business & Leadership Books of 2017 http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/the-best-business-leadership-books-of-2017.html http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/the-best-business-leadership-books-of-2017.html Here's a selection of some of our favorite Business & Leadership books of 2017, along with a link to the full list. <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal?node=17296226011" style="float: right;"><img alt="Blackedge" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01bb09df32ab970d img-responsive" height="166" src="http://amazonbookreview.typepad.com/.a/6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01bb09df32ab970d-800wi" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="Blackedge" width="110" /></a>Just in time for <em>New Year, New You</em> lists, here is a selection of picks from the Best Business &amp; Leadership books of 2017. If you&#39;re looking to improve yourself in the coming year--whether in business or in life--here are some great reading choices. And if you&#39;re just looking for an excellent business-based, cat-and-mouse, unputdownable story (I&#39;m thinking specifically of the third book on this page), we&#39;ve got suggestions.</p> <p>&#0160;</p> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1501124021/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41Mq7Ss7lPL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1501124021/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B071CTK28D/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1501124021/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41Mq7Ss7lPL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /> </a> <strong><em>Principles</em> by Ray Dalio</strong> - Our top business book of 2017 was <em>Principles</em>, which lays out Ray Dalio&#39;s recipe for success in life and business. As the founder of Bridgewater, he made a fortune and a name for himself. As the author of this book, he wrote a best seller that has remained on our list of top 100 titles ever since its publication. My interview with Ray Dalio from earlier this year can be found <a href="http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/10/i-wrote-it-to-help-people-make-decisions-better-a-conversation-with-ray-dalio.html">here</a>.</div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1524732680/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41TRSozXnsL.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1524732680/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N8R5QD7/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1524732680/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41TRSozXnsL.jpg" /> </a> <strong><em>Option B</em> by Sheryl Sandberg</strong> - Amazon editor Erin Kodicek had a lot to say about <em>Option B</em> when we selected it as an April 2017 Best Book of the Month. Here is an edited down version of that review: &quot;After the unexpected passing of her beloved husband, Facebook COO and bestselling author of <em>Lean In</em>, Sheryl Sandberg, feared that she and her children would never find joy again. <em>Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy</em>--co-authored with psychologist and friend Adam Grant--shows you how Sandberg, and many others who have overcome a wide range of profound hardships, triumphed over tragedy. The book posits that it’s helpful to think of resilience like a muscle, one that atrophies in the calm between the storms of our lives. <em>Option B</em> starts an (oftentimes) uncomfortable but important conversation. If we lean in to the numerous lessons it has on offer, there’s a lot more joy to be found.<em>&quot;</em></div> <div class="text-side">&#0160;</div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0812995805/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51CujkLvlSL._SX328_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0812995805/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0T8H53/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0812995805/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51CujkLvlSL._SX328_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /> </a> <strong><em>Black Edge</em> by Sheelah Kolhatkar</strong> - Here&#39;s a sentence that sounds kind of boring: <em>Black Edge</em> is a well-researched, well-written book about the government&#39;s efforts to take down financier Steve Cohen. But far from being boring, <em>Black Edge</em> will have you flipping pages. It&#39;s all here: a ruthless guy, a seemingly endless flow of money, a murky secretive world, and an intrepid reporter.</div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0062652508/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51LzqioJSnL._SX329_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0062652508/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HOT5SQA/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0062652508/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51LzqioJSnL._SX329_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /> </a> <strong><em>Hit Refresh</em> by Satya Nadella</strong> - Usually we read a book like this because we want to improve ourselves. Or we want to know how a very successful person improved him or herself. In the case of Satya Nadella, he changed for the better one of the biggest companies in the world, and he&#39;s exploring how to prepare the world for the big changes that we will see in the future.</div> <div class="text-side">&#0160;</div> <div class="text-side">&#0160;</div> <div class="text-side">&#0160;</div> <div class="text-side">&#0160;</div> <div class="text-side">&#0160;</div> <div class="text-side">&#0160;</div> <div class="text-side">==&gt; You can see the full list of the Best Business &amp; Leadership books <a href="https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211blBOTYal?node=17296226011">here</a>.</div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> Best Books Best of the Year Editor's Picks Nonfiction Chris Schluep Mon, 11 Dec 2017 11:36:17 -0800 Authors' Favorites: The Best Historical Romances of 2017 http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/historical-romance-author-favories-2017.html http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/historical-romance-author-favories-2017.html Beverly Jenkins, Grace Burrowes, Laura Lee Guhrke, and Katharine Ashe share their favorites from among a wealth of marvelous stories that wowed readers this year. <p><img align="right" alt="Authorpicks_besthistoricalromances" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01bb09df3212970d img-responsive" src="http://amazonbookreview.typepad.com/.a/6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01bb09df3212970d-800wi" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="Authorpicks_besthistoricalromances" />Who better to ask for historical romance recommendations than masters of writing historical romances?</p> <p>Beverly Jenkins, Grace Burrowes, Laura Lee Guhrke, and Katharine Ashe share their favorites from among a wealth of marvelous stories that wowed readers this year.</p> <p>&#0160;</p> <p><strong>Beverly Jenkins</strong></p> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a class="asset-img-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/Beverly Jenkins/e/B000APIFDO/ref=blogs_omni_link_20161207roHIST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="display: inline;" target="_blank"><img alt=" Beverly Jenkins" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b8d24392fa970c img-responsive" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/editorial/BeverlyJenkins.png" title="Beverly Jenkins" /></a></div> <div class="text-side"> <p><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HWKM6H0/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211roHIST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An Extraordinary Union</a> by Alyssa Cole </strong></p> <p>The Civil War is one of my favorite time periods and Cole&#39;s <em>An Extraordinary Union</em> knocks it out of the park. Detailed history, a superb plot, and a remarkable heroine of color make this one a keeper.</p> <p><em>Beverly Jenkins&#39;s upcoming novel, </em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0713W4425/ref=blogs_omni_link_20161207roHIST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tempest</a><em>, (January 2018) is set in the old West with a mail-order bride who gets more than she expected. </em></p> </div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <p><strong>Grace Burrowes</strong></p> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a class="asset-img-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/Grace Burrowes/e/B004FR6YMM/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211roHIST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="display: inline;" target="_blank"><img alt="Grace Burrowes" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b7c8b9d33a970b img-responsive" src=" https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/editorial/GraceBurrowes.png" title="Grace Burrowes" /></a></div> <div class="text-side"> <p><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XFCPWZP/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211roHIST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Duke in Shining Armor</a> by Loretta Chase </strong></p> <p>I just got a copy of Loretta Chase&#39;s <em>A Duke in Shining Armor,</em> and oh, it&#39;s lovely. Sparkling dialogue, signature Loretta Chase wit, a lovely—&quot;tall, dark and exasperating&quot;—duke, and a heroine who is his match in every way. Loretta Chase has long been a keeper author for me. Her prose alone would put her on my top shelf, but she has the knack for blending in the interesting historical tidbits at just the right moment to add depth to the world, while the plot and character development gallop from scene to scene. I can&#39;t wait for the next Dis-Graceful Duke!</p> <p><em> Grace Burrowes&#39;s most recent historical romance novel is </em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Other-Duke-Will-Windham-Brides-ebook/dp/B06XFR3CCH/ref=blogs_omni_link_20161207roHIST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">No Other Duke Will Do</a><em> (November 2017)</em>.</p> </div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <p><strong>Laura Lee Guhrke </strong></p> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a class="asset-img-link" href=" https://www.amazon.com/Laura-Lee-Guhrke/e/B001H6WA4U/ref=blogs_omni_link_20161207roHIST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="display: inline;" target="_blank"><img alt=" Laura Lee Guhrke" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b8d2439303970c img-responsive" src=" https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/editorial/LAURALEEGUHRKE.png" title=" Laura Lee Guhrke" /></a></div> <div class="text-side"> <p><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M1MO39H/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211roHIST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An Affair with a Notorious Heiress</a> by Lorraine Heath </strong></p> <p>My favorite romance of 2017? Lorraine Heath’s <em>An Affair with a Notorious Heiress</em>, because I love romances where the hero falls for a woman he thinks is all wrong for him. The Marquess of Rexton has very specific standards for his future wife, and the notorious, scandal-ridden Tillie doesn’t meet any of them, and yet…he just can’t help falling in love with her. Who can resist a story like that, especially from an amazing writer like Lorraine Heath?</p> <p><em> The next novel in Laura Lee Guhrke&#39;s Dear Lady Truelove series is </em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071DSP6B2/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211roHIST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Trouble with True Love</a><em>, available at the end of January 2018.</em></p> </div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <p><strong>Katharine Ashe</strong></p> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a class="asset-img-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/Katharine-Ashe/e/B003GMQEVS/ref=blogs_omni_link_20161207roHIST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="display: inline;" target="_blank"><img alt="Katharine Ashe" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01b8d243930a970c img-responsive" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/editorial/KatharineAshe.png" title="Katharine Ashe" /></a></div> <div class="text-side"> <p><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HWKM6H0/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171211roHIST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An Extraordinary Union</a> by Alyssa Cole </strong></p> <p>Alyssa Cole’s <em>An Extraordinary Union</em> was so good I literally wept with joy while reading it. Set during the Civil War, it’s got a brilliant, beautiful black heroine risking her life as a Union spy, and a deliciously sexy white hero disguised as a Confederate soldier. That he not only respects her but is turned on by her intelligence and bravery is unbelievably hot. Their perilous tumble into love, woven into actual history, is breathtaking. I couldn’t put this book down</p> <p><em>Katharine Ashe&#39;s latest novel is </em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NAFQFB5/ref=blogs_omni_link_20161207roHIST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Devil&#39;s Duke</a><em>, and she also has a novella in the anthology </em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076C23VZC/ref=blogs_omni_link_20161207roHIST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">At the Christmas Wedding</a><em>, with Maya Rodale and Caroline Linden.</em></p> </div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <p>&#0160;</p> <hr /> <p><em>You might also like:</em></p> <ul> <li>Amazon&#39;s editors&#39; picks: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=blogs_omni_link_20161207roHIST-AL?node=17296235011" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The best romances of 2017</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=ref=blogs_omni_link_20161207roHIST-AL?node=17276800011" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The best romances of the month</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/03/courtney-milan-9-historical-romances-for-those-who-want-something-more-than-a-little-different-amazon-book-revew.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Courtney Milan: 9 Historical Romances &quot;for Those Who Want Something More Than a Little Different&quot;</a></li> </ul> <p>&#0160;</p> <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/gss/detail/1566170?ie=UTF8/ref=blogs_omni_link_20160108scBEST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="display: inline;" target="_blank"><img alt="ABR-RR-SUBS-yellow[1]" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54ed05fc2883301b8d1f36530970c img-responsive" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/editorial/ABR-site-stripe-sign-up.jpg" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="ABR sign up" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/gss/detail/1566170?ie=UTF8/ref=blogs_omni_link_20160606loSUBS-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Amazon Book Review"></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/gss/detail/1566170?ie=UTF8/ref=blogs_omni_link_20160108scBEST-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up</a> for the Amazon Book Review: Best books of the month * author interviews * the reading life * and more</p> <p>&#0160;</p> Romance Adrian Liang Mon, 11 Dec 2017 10:36:59 -0800 Celebrity Picks: Anna Faris's Favorite Reads of 2017 http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/celebrity-picks-anna-fariss-favorite-reads-of-2017.html http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/celebrity-picks-anna-fariss-favorite-reads-of-2017.html Anna Faris isn't afraid to take chances, and neither is her new memoir, <em>Unqualified</em>. Find out which books inspired this fearless, funny actor this year. <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1101986425/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" style="float: right;"><img alt="Anna-Faris225" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01bb09d38954970d img-responsive" src="http://amazonbookreview.typepad.com/.a/6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01bb09d38954970d-800wi" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="Anna-Faris225" border="0" /></a>With films like <em>The House Bunny</em>, <em>Lost in Translation, and Brokeback Mountain </em>to her credit, it's clear that Anna Faris isn't afraid to take chances. Her new book continues the trend. Based on her podcast, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1101986425/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal">Unqualified</a></em> blends a humorous memoir with equally humorous advice to create a book both funny and practical. If you learn nothing else: Don't date magicians.</p> <p>What does Faris like to read? See her picks below, and <a href="http://www.omnivoracious.com/celebrity-picks/">look here for the latest celebrity favorites</a>.</p> <hr /> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1455531200/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51qTKrWaU4L._SX326_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1455531200/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016JC0SK4/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1455531200/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51qTKrWaU4L._SX326_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /> </a><strong><em>You’ll Grow Out of It</em> by Jessi Klein</strong></div> <div class="text-side">An intimate, hysterical memoir by a young woman whose awkward adventures I can completely relate to.</div> <div class="clear-both">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0141439653/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41sn3htmV%2BL._SX325_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0141439653/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC1EKI/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0141439653/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41sn3htmV%2BL._SX325_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /> </a> <strong><em>Far from the Madding Crowd</em> by Thomas Hardy</strong></div> <div class="text-side">One of the most romantic books I’ve ever read. As my dad puts it, “Dialogue you chew on.”</div> <div class="clear-both">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1400078431/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41QAj1EbJ3L._SX324_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1400078431/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OI0FS0/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1400078431/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41QAj1EbJ3L._SX324_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /> </a> <strong><em>The Year of Magical Thinking</em> by Joan Didion</strong></div> <div class="text-side">Joan’s philosophical take on life will stay with me forever. Or at least until I get dementia.</div> <div class="clear-both">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="shop-this"><hr /> <h3>Shop this article on Amazon.com</h3> <div class="book"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1101986425/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Oip3wod3L._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="post-details"> <div class="post-title"><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1101986425/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unqualified</a></em></div> <div class="post-author"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anna-Faris/e/B07192G1K9/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anna Faris</a></div> <a class="aui-button primary small" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1101986425/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin-bottom: 7px;" target="_blank">Print Book</a> <a class="aui-button primary small" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTE6LPW/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171108edCELBal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kindle Book</a></div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> Jon Foro Mon, 11 Dec 2017 04:00:00 -0800 Celebrity Picks: Debbie Macomber's Favorite Reads of 2017 http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/celebrity-picks-debbie-macombers-favorite-reads-of-2017.html http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/12/celebrity-picks-debbie-macombers-favorite-reads-of-2017.html The books that resonated most with the bestselling author of the Cedar Cove series, and more... <p><a class="asset-img-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0399181229/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171209edWKRDal" style="float: right;" title="Merry and Bright"><img alt="Macomber" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01bb09d38a48970d img-responsive" src="http://amazonbookreview.typepad.com/.a/6a01b8d1fbcbaa970c01bb09d38a48970d-800wi" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="Macomber" /></a>Merry Knight is initially not so merry when she discovers that her mom and brother have created an online dating profile for her, hoping a handsome stranger will pique her interest and distract her from her stressful work life. But their plan works! Sort of. When Merry&#39;s would-be suitor is revealed, it&#39;s not who she was hoping for...Debbie Macomber&#39;s <em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0399181229/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171209edWKRDal" title="Merry and Bright">Merry and Bright</a></em> is just the sort of story to get you in the holiday spirit.</p> <p>What does Ms. Macomber like to read? Browse her favorite books of 2017 below, and <a href="http://www.omnivoracious.com/2017/11/celebrity-picks-2017-amazon-book-review.html " title="look here for more celebrity favorites">look here for more celebrity favorites</a>. To learn more about the Amazon Books Editors&#39; picks for the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171209edCPIXal?ie=UTF8&amp;node=17276804011">Best Books of the Year</a>, click <a href="http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=blogs_omni_link_20171209edCPIXal?ie=UTF8&amp;node=17276804011">here</a>.</p> <hr /> <p><strong>Debbie Macomber&#39;s Favorite Reads of 2017</strong></p> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1476766460/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41OL50SXhoL._SX329_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1476766460/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-AL">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HMXV00Q/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-AL">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1476766460/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41OL50SXhoL._SX329_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /> </a> <strong><em>My Adventures with God</em> by Stephen Tobolowsky</strong></div> <div class="text-side">Character actor, Stephen Tobolowsky, has penned one of the funniest and most engaging books that I’ve read in a long time. Despite the title, the book isn’t religious in nature. 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Vance</strong></div> <div class="text-side">This is a fascinating read that inspired me, as it will others, to not get caught up in what seems to be your destiny, or what others may have predetermined to be your destiny, based upon your upbringing. Vance, through this soul-searching memoir, reminded me of how our own personal struggles can be traced back to our individual family histories.</div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1502541262/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51jlgRfdr5L._SX322_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1502541262/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-AL">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O11I5CY/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-AL">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1502541262/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51jlgRfdr5L._SX322_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /> </a> <strong><em>Storm</em> by Carian Cole</strong></div> <div class="text-side">A little steamier than I usually read, but the concept of getting stuck with a stranger in a truck during a blizzard absolutely hooked me. It was a fun read that had me eagerly turning the pages.</div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <div class="table-layout"> <div class="img-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316225983/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51DN58VWvoL._SX320_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></a> <p style="font-size: 12px;">Shop on Amazon<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316225983/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-AL">Print Book</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MYDJB6R/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-AL">Kindle Book</a></p> </div> <div class="text-side"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316225983/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-AL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img class="show-mobile" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51DN58VWvoL._SX320_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /> </a> <strong><em>The Late Show</em> by Michael Connelly</strong></div> <div class="text-side">Michael is a master storyteller, and I’m always eager to read his latest book. This bestseller didn’t disappoint, and as always, he stretches me as a writer.</div> <div class="clear-both">&#0160;</div> </div> <div class="shop-this"><hr /> <h3>Shop this article on Amazon.com</h3> <div class="book"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0399181229/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-ST" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51rijapniFL._SY346_.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="post-details"> <div class="post-title"><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0399181229/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-ST" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Merry and Bright</a></em></div> <div class="post-author"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Debbie-Macomber/e/B000AQ451E/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-ST" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Debbie Macomber</a></div> <a class="aui-button primary small" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0399181229/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-ST" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin-bottom: 7px;" target="_blank">Print Book</a> <a class="aui-button primary small" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6OUZID/ref=blogs_omni_link_12-09_CPIX-ST" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kindle Book</a></div> </div> </div> <p>&#0160;</p> Romance Erin Kodicek Sat, 09 Dec 2017 04:00:00 -0800
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