THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.
We are all about the book love here at LLF, and this time we are teaming up with BookPage to bring you guys the chance to get some swag. Until September 30th, you can enter to win one book for your personal library—and five books for your local library! Be one of ten winners to choose from this selection of new books. Click through for details.
And When She Was Good by Laura Lippman: “Lippman .. . surveys the intersection of perpetual misogyny and the criminality of sex work in this psychologically astute, diabolically witty, intricately suspenseful, and slightly righteous tale of atrocities and revenge.” —Booklist *
The Cutting Season by Attica Locke: Dennis Lehane's personal pick for his new line of books
with HarperCollins! The author of Black Water Rising returns with a
murder mystery tour de force set in the Deep South.
A Father First by Dwayne Wade: The NBA
star discusses highlights of his basketball career, and the rewarding responsibilities of being a single dad
to his two sons, Zaire and Zion.
The Mirrored World by Debra Dean: From
the author of The Madonnas of Leningrad comes an historical masterpiece
that tells the story of beloved St. Xenia, and is set against the unparalleled
extravagance of 18th century St. Petersburg.
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain: From the author of Brief Encounters with Che Guevara comes the “Catch-22 of the Iraq War” (Karl Marlantes). “An allegorical hero’s journey. . . . Tragically unhinged, it also rings completely, hilariously true.” —Library Journal *
The Hollow Man by Oliver Harris: A
debut thriller set in London. “Searing. . . . Readers should be prepared for a
mind-bending resolution that hurtles down as remorselessly as an avalanche.” — Publishers Weekly *
Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes: Before I Go to Sleep meets Sleeping with
the Enemy in this intensely dark and suspenseful psychological debut
thriller that S.J Watson says it is "unputdownable." Library
Journal gave it a starred review.
Visiting Tom by Michael Perry: Tuesdays with Morrie
meets A Prairie Home Companion as a Midwestern writer “plunges into the
soul of the American heartland…etching a sensitive portrait of vanishing
country life where ‘the light of a firefly is the size of a
teardrop.’” — Publishers Weekly
The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin: A haunting debut set in the Paci fic Northwest at the turn of the 20th century about a family whose lives are shaped by violence, love and a powerful connection to their orchard. “A breathtaking work from a genuinely accomplished writer.” —Library Journal *
Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon: “A virtuoso, soulful, and wise story of fathers and sons, friendship and marriage, music and meaningful work, and the spirit of a storied American neighborhood.” —Booklist *
Good Luck!
– Annie