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Voices on the Wind: Assault by Helena P. Schrader Through vivid, gripping storytelling, Voices on the Wind: Assault brings home not only how many people it took to keep one tiny island fighting, but what the human costs of war truly are. By early 1942, Malta was in trouble. The small British-held island sat directly across Axis supply routes to North Africa, which made it strategically valuable and an obvious target. Bombing had intensified. Food, fuel and aircraft were in short supply.

Live for Me, Nkem by Nneka Oluoha ""Live for Me, Nkem" is about depression, yes, but also about the loneliness of being a Nigerian mother in America and about the slow, imperfect work of a family learning to see someone who has spent years disappearing in plain sight." Live for Me, Nkem, is a book about depression that pulls you inside a mind that is quietly shutting down.

Over the Hills and Far Away by Daniel Mack Over the Hills and Far Away does not solve the mystery of existence. Its more immediate concern is what John will do with the freedom he still has — and whether he will use it while there is still time. John Merlan thinks he is nearing the end of things: his career is sputtering out (no thanks to his employer), his heart will not keep a steady rhythm, and most of his oldest friends are gone, save one.

I spent a lot of my younger life fantasizing about living in Regency England or the nineteenth-century United States. As I got older, I understood either context would have been intensely uncomfortable — for anyone used to modern hygiene and for me as a Chinese American, in particular. I was less likely to dance with Mr. Darcy or go buggy-riding with Almanzo Wilder than to find myself displayed as a public curiosity.

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and famously wrote the Toys “R” Us theme song long before becoming an author. Whether you’re traditionally published or indie, writing a good book is only the first step in becoming a successful author.

Ann Garvin’s new novel, Tell Two Friends, features a handful of her hallmarks: laugh-out-loud humor, deep friendship between women, a charmingly flawed yet relatable main character, and circumstances that feel impossible to navigate. But Tell Two Friends marks a departure for Garvin. Notably, she braids elements of suspense and foreboding into her story, which gives it a gritty vibe not found in her other books. Does this new Garvin edginess work?

Just Enough by David Eckstein "If you're a baseball fan, you'll love the inside look at two World Series runs from a player who was central to both.

Dear readers, Reckoning by Jim Minarik is the true story of a man who spent half his life running from the pivotal moment of his childhood. He managed to strive forward in his professional life, but it took self-examination and a spiritual journey to find true inner peace. What stuck with me about Reckoning is the full scope of Minarik’s journey. He spends decades avoiding the family tragedy of his past by pouring himself into his work.

Consolidate your fall TBR with September’s exciting slate of new + notable fiction, selected for maximum reading enjoyment: Contemporary conversation-starters: Taipei Story by R. F. Kuang The Birthing Tree by Amanda Peters Avalon, Rise by Madeline ffitch Untamed Coast by Kevin C.

The Queen's Bodyguard by Lauren Blackwood "This adult romantasy introduces the magical world of Queen Theora Umbra of Aranea, where duty makes following your heart impossible, and where your deadliest enemies may be closer than you think." Magic, duty, desire, danger, and power collide in New York Times best-selling author Lauren Blackwood’s The Queen’s Bodyguard.