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USA Today
13-02-2025
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- USA Today
The power of books to connect
Good morning booklovers! This is USA TODAY's books reporter Clare Mulroy and I'm here to bring you this week's news in books. I've got a heartwarming story to tell you, just in time for Valentine's Day. Last week I wrote about a book that made me cry ('This is a Love Story' by Jessica Soffer) and this week I received an email from a reader that nearly kickstarted the waterworks all over again. Soffer's book delves into the complicated, beautiful mess of long-term love. It's never simple, but it is human and it is transcendent. In my review, I wrote that reading Soffer's book reminded me of a quote on a Central Park bench that reads 'How perfect is this, how lucky are we?' You can imagine my surprise and delight when I received an email from Barbara and Stan, the couple who commissioned that bench plaque. In sharing a little of their love story, Barbara told me how special it felt to mark their new marriage, the second for both of them, and a time of health hardships with something concrete overlooking the water in the park. She wanted a quote that would be "something for everyone to interpret for themselves," and she hopes for this novel to become a part of their Central Park connection now, too. The power of books and literature to connect never ceases to amaze me. If you come across a book that ties you to others or has special meaning like this, I would love to hear. My inbox is always open: cmulroy@ In other book news, 'Deep End' by Ali Hazelwood tops the USA TODAY Best-selling Booklist this week. The romance author is best known for her 'STEMinist' love stories like 'The Love Hypothesis' and "Love on the Brain' as well as 'Bride,' her foray into paranormal romance. Readers are saying 'Deep End,' which centers on two student athletes, is Hazelwood's 'spiciest' yet.
USA Today
29-01-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
E-books go local: New Bookshop.org app benefits indie bookstores
E-books go local: New app benefits indie bookstores Good morning booklovers! USA TODAY books reporter Clare Mulroy here to give you another recap of the week's biggest news in books. has launched a Kindle alternative – an e-reading platform that delivers profits directly to independent booksellers. Founder and CEO Andy Hunter talked to USA TODAY about his mission to create an app that keeps dollars in the pockets of local business people instead of in the hands of 'billionaires and giant e-commerce companies.' The now-available platform, called Ebooks, works for Apple and Android devices and is accessible on web browsers. Want to read more this year? This week, we've got tips from professional readers and booklovers to fit more reading into your busy schedule. Among our favorite suggestions: Bring a book, whether it's a physical copy or an ebook, with you whenever you leave the house so you can read during downtime instead of scrolling through your phone. Read at least 50 pages of the book and, if you don't connect with the story, don't be afraid to 'DNF' and move on to a new one. In case you missed it last week, our Winter Book Challenge is live! If you fill out our bingo card and submit your reading list to us, you'll be entered to win a $100 gift card! Deadline to enter is March 21. USA TODAY Best-selling Booklist recap: Not one, not two, but four versions of Rebecca Yarros' 'Empyrean' series top the USA TODAY Best-selling Booklist this week, including the new 'Onyx Storm' and its deluxe limited edition. Dystopian classics '1984' by George Orwell and 'Fahrenheit 451' by Ray Bradbury showed up in the Top 10 books this week. If you're one of the people looking to read more about hellish societies, check out 10 books like '1984' that we recommend.
