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.@jenniferclose fantastic new comedy of manners, MARRYING THE KETCHUPS, is one of the most anticipated books of the spring. She talked with us about how politics, pasta, and 90s cover bands informed her book. https://t.co/X4uQdfTEgx https://t.co/qjbmjEn0uO

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We talk to @Eugenia_Kim about her phenomenal new book THE KINSHIP OF SECRETS and how she captures the emotional impact of family stories in her work. https://t.co/1dok7xknie https://t.co/3prP2uZeVU

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The New York Times called @ElinorLipman's RACHEL TO THE RESCUE "absolutely delicious." She chatted with us about how an optometrist, the Secret Service, and Shirley Maclaine helped craft her marvelous new comedy of manners. #FridayReads https://t.co/K0Th5PG882 https://t.co/qS8AN78oKx

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.@Darinstrauss THE QUEEN OF TUESDAY was just named one of @washingtonpost 's top 50 Books of 2020. Read our chat with him about imagining the inner life of Lucille Ball and merging memoir and fiction. https://t.co/kORAytodRo https://t.co/8rmwMWH70j

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Ling Ma's SEVERANCE is ideal October reading--deeply unsettling and mordantly funny. Check out our interview with her on the blog! https://t.co/JyL96NuGrj https://t.co/S23Hm4ecsf

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We loved Veronica Roth's #ChosenOnes and think readers will love meeting Sloane, the thorny hero at the heart of the story. Roth chatted with us about Buffy, world building, and her least favorite scene to write. https://t.co/IB0jaVCb1f https://t.co/hl72Dw5OET

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Francesca T. Royster's CHOOSING FAMILY is a gorgeous tribute to the women in her family as well as a compassionate examination of the adoption process. @KirkusReviews called it "a potent love letter to community in all its forms." Read our talk with at https://t.co/zhzEbFcs3i https://t.co/yiS8vv1tm4

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Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi talked to us about the fluidity of memory and how she played with the limits of language in her extraordinary new novel SAVAGE TONGUES. https://t.co/z99xWAVtkJ https://t.co/8Mjq7pDEK8

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.@ivypochoda's phenomenal THESE WOMEN is one of the best-reviewed books of the year. She chatted with us about becoming less afraid of plot and writing endings that linger. https://t.co/Qv7EYmT9yJ https://t.co/8KP3KJl2jo

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.@NK_Adjei's FRIDAY BLACK is an extraordinary debut collection of short stories, already longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. Read his book and our interview with him on the blog! https://t.co/qErWIlMblK https://t.co/3g0tXdxYeR