May Newsletter

[It's Mystery & Thriller Week, Neil deGrasse Tyson gives you Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, the author of A Man Called Ove is back with Beartown, The Girl on the Train's Paula Hawkins recommends thrillers, the best books of the month, and more!] It's Mystery & Thriller Week, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson guides you through the universe, the best books of the month, and more! [View this email in your browser]( [Goodreads](?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2017-05&utm_content=logo) Hi {NAME}, [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS]( [Neil deGrasse Tyson]( America's favorite astrophysicist wants to unveil the mysteries of the universe for those who are curious (but busy) in the marvelous [Astrophysics for People in a Hurry](. [More]( [Fredrik Backman]( In [Beartown]( the author of [A Man Called Ove]( focuses on a small Swedish hamlet with a winning junior hockey team…and a violent crime against a young girl. [More]( Mystery & Thriller Week [See Complete Coverage]( [GOOD MINDS SUGGEST]( [Kate Moore's Favorite Books About Fighting Injustice]( Moore's [The Radium Girls]( chronicled a WWI account of women fighting horrific workplace abuse. Here are her favorite books about seeking justice. Moore suggests: [More...]( [Kevin Kwan's Favorite Books for Social Climbers]( The [Rich People Problems]( author is the ultimate insider into Asia's most wealthy families. Want even more? Here are his picks for elevating your status in life. Kwan suggests: [More...]( [DEBUT AUTHOR SNAPSHOT]( [Lisa Ko]( In [The Leavers]( a Chinese woman is deported, leaving her American-born son alone. This author talks about the ripped-from-the-headlines inspiration for her book. [More]( [BEST BOOKS OF THE MONTH]( [Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine]( by [Gail Honeyman]( Awkward and alone, 30-year-old Eleanor is stuck in a rut until she and her coworker come to the aid of an elderly man. The act forces her out of her solitary world and allows her to confront her past in this contemporary debut novel. [More]( [Beneath a Scarlet Sky]( by [Mark T. Sullivan]( (Goodreads Author) In this epic story, based on a true tale of espionage and love, an Italian teen helps Jews escape the Nazis, enlists in the German army, and becomes part of Hitler's inner circle. [More]( [No One Can Pronounce My Name]( by [Rakesh Satyal]( (Goodreads Author) Two Indian Americans in Cleveland—a grief-stricken drag performer and a lonely housewife who writes paranormal romances—find common ground in this multigenerational novel. [More]( [Flame in the Mist]( by [Renée Ahdieh]( (Goodreads Author) After the daughter of a prominent samurai escapes a bloody ambush, she's desperate for vengeance in this YA fantasy. Her plan? She infiltrates a bandit gang with a dark history. [More]( [Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)]( by [David Sedaris]( Sedaris combs through 40 years' worth of diaries to recount how he went from unemployed dropout to beloved humorist. Fans will recognize the real-life source material for his later works. [More]( [The Fact of a Body]( by [Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich]( (Goodreads Author) This debut author was a law school student working on a murder case when the details of the crime began to echo her own past. The result is part true crime story, part personal memoir. [More]( [View Past Best Books of the Month...]( TOP MYSTERY & THRILLER AUTHORS RECOMMEND... [MORE]( [BOOK LOOK]( [Unleashed by Amanda Jones]( [See the Gallery]( [GOODREADS POETRY CONTEST]( Goodreads and the [¡POETRY!]( group have partnered to host an ongoing poetry contest. Join the [¡POETRY!]( group and vote to pick a winner from among the finalists. You can also [submit a poem]( for consideration. Here's our May winner: [The Beauty of Abandonment]( by [Jane Ellen Glasser]( (Goodreads Author) Off a dirt road in West Virginia, set far back in a weed-infested field, an abandoned wood-slatted home stands, kneels really, in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I imagine it is free of worries that wore the floors thin, free of the coming and going that loosened nerves and hinges, free of cries and laughter now that only the voice of the wind comes to roam its empty rooms. A rooster might alight on the rusty tin roof, but his cock-a-doodle-doo alarms only the interloping field mice asleep beneath a cast-iron stove or the wintering bats suspended from rafters by the hooks of their toes. In spring, wisteria will climb the grey, sagging boards, peek in through broken-out windows, like a cover-up to apologize for the family that moved their lives into a shiny trailer home closer to town. I like to think the abandoned house is happy, burden-free, collapsing into itself like a body that has had enough of living and is ready to let go, to relinquish its heart to any weather, thankful to be at home in nature. [Read More Poetry]( Happy reading, [The Goodreads Editorial Team]( [Follow on Facebook]( [@goodreads]( [Follow on]( [2017 Reading Challenge]( [Goodreads Blog]( Want to work at Goodreads? We're hiring! Check out our [Jobs Page]( for more details and to apply. [Mystery Spotlight]( Paula Hawkins—back with her follow-up to [The Girl on the Train]( mysteries and plot twists. [Read the Interview]( [NEW BOOKS BY GOODREADS AUTHORS]( [Priestdaddy]( Memoir by [Patricia Lockwood]( [Isadora]( Historical Fiction by [Amelia Gray]( [We Are Never Meeting in Real Life]( Essays by [Samantha Irby]( [When Dimple Met Rishi]( YA Romance by [Sandhya Menon]( [It's Always the Husband]( Mystery by [Michele Campbell]( [More New Books]( SPONSORED [Audiobook Love]( We asked, you answered! 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