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by Vanessa Lawrence

In her gripping and sharply observed second novel, arts and fashion journalist Vanessa Lawrence (Ellipses) offers an insider's view of the power dynamics within the beauty industry through a brilliant but flawed protagonist whose secrets threaten to destroy her career.

The novel begins when Maxine "Max" Thomas learns that the board of Reveal, the successful cosmetics company she founded, is planning to remove her after an explosive allegation. Holing up in her luxury NYC apartment over the next few days, Max

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The Moon Without Stars

by Chanel Miller

The Moon Without Stars by Newbery Honoree Chanel Miller (Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All) is an exemplary work of middle-grade realism that is both immediately relatable and intensely kind, accessible to any child reader no matter their (perceived) place in their social hierarchy. 

Twelve-year-old Luna and Scott have been friends since they were little. They eat lunch together at the redwood tree, silently building their complementing talents of writing (Luna) and art (Scott). Luna, whose father is white and

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A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction

by Elizabeth McCracken

Perhaps the greatest gift of A Long Game is Elizabeth McCracken's assumption that readers of this book are writers, students in her class, and she is here to encourage them. But, in fact, even for those who simply enjoy reading, this book is a gem and makes an ideal gift for all readers (and secret writers).

"I believe in modes of thinking, not rules," McCracken (Thunderstruck) writes in one of the book's 280 numbered sections. "Occasionally a student will beg me for a rule. 'Just one,' the student will say.

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The Heir Apparent

by Rebecca Armitage

In her debut novel, The Heir Apparent, Rebecca Armitage delivers a reimagined British royal family, one full of secrets.

Lexi loves her life in Tasmania: she has excellent friends and is in her second year of her medical residency. She is also third in line to the throne of the United Kingdom. When her father and brother die together in a skiing accident, she is thrust back into the world she fled after her mother's tragic death. With a scheming uncle, her brother's social-climbing widow, and her grandmother--the

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Fustuk

by Robert Mgrdich Apelian

Robert Mgrdich Apelian makes his debut with the tantalizing YA graphic novel Fustuk, a sumptuous fantasy likely to be devoured by readers.

"I never knew my father, but I have dreams of him.... like memories that don't belong to me." Unlike his older sister, Talar, and older brother, Garaked, 19-year-old Katah was too young to know their father, a chef whose food was so good it "won the heart of a div" (a creature from Persian myth). Additionally, Katah is the only child who didn't inherit his father's skills;

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This Is Where the Serpent Lives

by Daniyal Mueenuddin

Set in Pakistan, with scenes at a U.S. college, this contemporary epic expands superbly on themes of ambition and betrayal introduced in the author's award-winning story collection.

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Is This a Cry for Help?

by Emily Austin

As its protagonist wrestles with grief and challenges to intellectual freedom, this inspiring and very funny story showcases the power of love and libraries.

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The Italian Secret

by Tara Moss

Tara Moss's taut, well-plotted third Billie Walker mystery takes its PI protagonist from Australia to Italy in pursuit of her late father's secrets.

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The Emotions

by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, trans. by Mark Polizzotti

This erudite Belgian novel follows an employee at the European Commission through personal and career obstacles, all of them concerning an uncertain future.

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City of Others

by Jared Poon

This urban fantasy set in Singapore is a loving sendup of life in civil service and a fascinating interdimensional adventure in one.

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Media Heat

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Good Morning America: Dr. Tara Narula, author of The Healing Power of Resilience: A New Prescription for Health and Well-Being (S&S/Simon Element, $30, 9781982198848).

Tamron Hall: Kwame Alexander, author of Say Yes: Find Your Passion, Unleash Your Potential, and Transform Your Life (Andrews McMeel, $16.99, 9781524899820).

Fresh Air: Rachel Eliza Griffiths, author of The Flower Bearers (Random House, $28, 9780593730218).

NPR's Marketplace: Dorothy A. Brown, author of Getting to Reparations: How Building a Different America Requires a Reckoning with Our Past (Crown, $30, 9780593593615). 

Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Senator Bernie Sanders, author of Fight Oligarchy (Crown, $14.99, 9798217089161).

Tonight Show: Jennette McCurdy, author of Half His Age: A Novel (Ballantine, $30, 9780593723739).

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Fresh Air: Julian Barnes, author of Departure(s): A Novel (Knopf, $27, 9780593804506).

CBS Mornings: Oona Metz, author of Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women (Gallery, $20, 9781668075388).

Today: Martha Stewart, author of Entertaining (Clarkson Potter, $50, 9798217034871).

The View: Kenan Thompson, co-author of Unfunny Bunny (Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250364814).

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

CBS Mornings: Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, author of Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life (W.W. Norton, $28.99, 9781324117537).

Good Morning America: Jamie Oliver, author of Eat Yourself Healthy: Food to Change Your Life (Flatiron, $39.99, 9781250427069).

The View: Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff, authors of Enough: Your Health, Your Weight, and What It's Like to Be Free (Avid Reader Press, $30, 9781668217283).

Kelly Clarkson Show: Danielle Steel, author of The Devil's Daughter: A Novel (Delacorte, $29, 9780593498859).

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

CBS Mornings: Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff, authors of Enough: Your Health, Your Weight, and What It's Like to Be Free (Avid Reader Press, $30, 9781668217283).

Also on Today: Maya Shankar, author of The Other Side of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans (Riverhead, $30, 9780593713686).

Good Morning America: Dr. Lucky Sekhon, author of The Lucky Egg: Understanding Your Fertility and How to Get Pregnant NOW (St. Martin's Press, $35, 9781250408716).

The View: Jamie Oliver, author of Eat Yourself Healthy: Food to Change Your Life (Flatiron, $39.99, 9781250427069).

Monday, January 12, 2026

Kelly Clarkson Show: Kenan Thompson, co-author of Unfunny Bunny (Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250364814).

Fresh Air: Liz Moore, author of The God of the Woods (Riverhead Books, $19, 9780593418925).

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