Goodreads Newsletter: August 1, 2017

Welcome to our redesigned newsletter! Find exclusive interviews, authors' book recommendations, and more! Sponsored Hi {NAME}, We're thrilled to bring you our new newsletter with a fresh design that's easy to read no matter where you're viewing it. You'll still find our exclusive interviews, authors' book recommendations, the hottest books of the month, and more! Exclusive Interview [Image for Tom Perrotta interview] Tom Perrotta's Mrs. Fletcher and the Sexual Culture War Fresh off the series finale of HBO's adaptation of The Leftovers, Perrotta is back with a look at sex and midlife second-guessing. "I'm very interested in sex and the way that ideas about sex and what's permissible keep changing. So the fun of the book is to take a middle-aged person and plunge them into what is a youthful world of dating and sex," he says. [Read More]( Special Coverage [SF & Fantasy Week Special Coverage]( [Top 50 Science Fiction]( [Andy Weir's Space Colony Picks]( [Top 50 Fantasy]( [Celebrating Science Fiction and Fantasy]( We're taking you out of this world (and into new realms). You'll discover readers' all-time-favorite sci-fi and fantasy books, upcoming adaptations, reading recommendations from The Martian's Andy Weir, The Sword of Shannara's Terry Brooks, an essay from Hugo Award winner N.K. Jemisin, plus much more! [Read More]( Sponsored Best of the Month  [The Heart's Invisible Furies] The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne This sweeping novel by the author of The Boy in Striped Pajamas begins in 1940s Ireland, when Cyril Avery is born to an unwed teen mother, and follows his journey of self-discovery. Add This Book [Home Fire] Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie In this modern-day take on the classic tragedy Antigone, two Pakistani Muslim families in London find their lives entangled in love, politics, and conflict. Add This Book  [Little & Lion] Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert In this YA novel Suzette returns home from boarding school when her stepbrother, Lionel, is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Suzette soon finds herself falling for the girl Lionel loves. Add This Book [Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After] Happiness: A Memoir by Heather Harpham This memoir of a single mother who gives birth to a child with a life-threatening illness is also a larger look at unconditional love and the path to happiness. Add This Book  [Map of the Heart] Map of the Heart by Susan Wiggs In this heartwarming novel, a woman mourning her husband's death is propelled into an adventure when a mysterious package arrives from her father's family in France. Add This Book [The Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet] The Great Quake by Henry Fountain This narrative history of North America's largest recorded earthquake—the 1964 Alaska quake— explores how scientists confirmed the theory of plate tectonics. Add This Book  Sponsored Good Minds Suggest [Wendy Walker's Picks] Wendy Walker's Favorite Literary Narcissists Walker has made a career of using psychological profiles to craft her thrillers. In her latest novel, Emma in the Night, she delves into narcissism in this tale of two sisters who vanish and, years later, only one returns. Here are Walker's picks for books that capture the essence of her latest psychological obsession. Read More Book Marks ['Stay with Me'] New Debut: Ayobami Adebayo's Stay with Me The Nigerian writer's first book focuses on a couple who experience trouble having children and the disastrous chain of events that occur when a second wife enters their relationship. Read More ['I'd Rather Be Reading'] I'd Rather Be Reading This lovely new art book translates the passion for reading into contemporary art, photography, and illustrations by artists including Jane Mount, Lisa Congdon, and Julia Rothman. Read More [Best of 2017] Readers' Favorite Books of 2017…So Far We're more than halfway through 2017, and we thought it was high time to look back at the year and see what new books have been a hit with Goodreads' readers. Read More Book Ends - [Flight Path]( by Elisabeth is this month's poetry contest winner. - See all of August's [most popular]( (and most anticipated) books and [new releases by genre](. - [Trivia]( The title for Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is derived from Miranda's speech in which William Shakespeare play? - Check out these [12 things readers really want nonreaders to know](. - [Author essay]( Behold the Dreamers' Imbolo Mbue on the book that turned her into a writer. Sponsored Follow Goodreads on: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( GET THE APP [Goodreads on App Store]( [Goodreads on Google Play]( For more great content, check out our [blog](. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. [Unsubscribe]( Copyright 2017 Goodreads | 188 Spear Street, San Francisco, CA 94105