Subject: Goodreads Newsletter: October 3, 2017
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Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 20:31:49 +0000

Author Jennifer Egan takes a turn at historical fiction in Manhattan Beach, we round up the big book-to-screen adaptations, find out the hottest books of the month, and more.       

  
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   Exclusive Interview

https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/1301.Jennifer_Egan
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Jennifer Egan Goes Old-School with &lt;i&gt;Manhattan Beach&lt;/i&gt;
The author of the experimental and Pulitzer Prize-winning <i><a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7331435-a-visit-from-the-goon-squad?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=oct36017&utm_content=goonsquadlink'>A Visit from the Goon Squad</a></i> writes a "normal" WWII novel about a female Navy diver, a handsome gangster, and a missing father in <i><a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34467031-manhattan-beach?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=oct36017&utm_content=manhattanbeachlink'>Manhattan Beach</a></i>.
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   Read the Book First!

https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1038-the-season-s-big-book-to-screen-adaptations
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17 Books to Read Before Seeing the Adaptation
There's still time to update your reading list with these books that  are being adapted for the movies and television in the coming months. Get started on your pop culture reading list for the rest of 2017!
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     October&#x27;s Hot Books

https://www.goodreads.com/featured_lists/425-best-books-of-the-month-october-2017

Strange Weather 
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Strange Weather by Joe Hill
A stranded skydiver, a shooter on a rampage, a camera erasing memories, and spikes raining from the sky are some of the odd occurrences in this collection of novellas.
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Turtles All the Way Down 
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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Sixteen-year-old Ava accidentally gets wrapped up in the mystery of a fugitive billionaire in Green's first novel since <i>The Fault in Our Stars</i>.
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I Am Watching You 
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I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll
After failing to intervene as two ex-cons flirt with teen girls on a train, Ella is racked with guilt when one of the girls goes missing. Then the threatening letters arrive&hellip;
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Without Merit 
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Without Merit by Colleen Hoover
A high school senior spills her family's secrets before she intends to leave, but when the plan fails, she must deal with the consequences in this novel from the romance master.
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Waiting for the Punch: Words to Live by From the WTF Podcast 
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Waiting for the Punch by Marc Maron
This comedian has chatted with practically every celebrity, and he's rounded  up their unusual revelations on topics ranging from addiction to family.
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American Wolf 
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American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee
After nearly becoming extinct, wolves have returned to Yellowstone National Park. This is the true story of the triumph and tragedy of O-Six, one of the park's most-celebrated wolves.
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   Required Reading

https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1051-the-soonish-science-nerds-favorite-pop-sci-books
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The &lt;i&gt;Soonish&lt;/i&gt; Science Nerds&#x27; Favorite Pop Sci Books
In <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34490192-soonish?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=oct36017&utm_content=soonishlink'">Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything</a></i>, the husband-and-wife team of <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4094380.Zach_Weinersmith?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=oct36017&utm_content=zachlink">Zach</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16534466.Kelly_Weinersmith?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=oct36017&utm_content=kellylink">Kelly Weinersmith</a> investigates cutting-edge technologies. They're also giving their favorite pop sci books a webcomic spin.
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https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/1302.Caitlin_Doughty
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&quot;Ask a Mortician&quot; Recommends Coffee Table Corpses
Los Angeles-based mortician <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7802044.Caitlin_Doughty?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=oct36017&utm_content=doughtylink"">Caitlin Doughty</a> is out to demystify death. She's back this month with her second book, <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34068481-from-here-to-eternity?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=oct36017&utm_content=eternitylink">From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death</a></i>, and provides some unusual coffee table book suggestions.
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https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/1303.Carmen_Maria_Machado
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Debut Snapshot: A Warped World of Women&#x27;s Bodies
Sex, ghosts, doppelg&auml;ngers, and an insane reimagining of all 12 seasons of <i>Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</i> collide in this genre-smashing debut of short stories where anything&mdash;really, anything&mdash;can happen.
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  Book Ends

 * See October's <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/popular_by_date/2017/October/?country=US&duration=w&rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=oct032017&utm_content=bookend1mostpopular'>most popular books</a> and <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/new_releases/2017/10?tab=by_genre?country=US&duration=w&rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=oct032017&utm_content=bookend1.5newrelease'>new releases by genre</a>!

 * Listen to these <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1049-16-hilarious-audiobooks-guaranteed-to-make-you-laugh?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=oct36017&utm_content=bookend2audiblelaugh'>16 hilarious audiobooks</a> that will make any slog more amusing. [Sponsored]

 * <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1050-october-s-poetry-contest-winner-the-soldier-and-the-letter?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=oct32017&utm_content=bookend3poem'>The Soldier and the Letter</a> by David Underwood is this month's poetry contest winner.

 * We asked, you answered! Here are the <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1047-9-book-characters-you-would-want-to-take-a-road-trip-with?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=oct36017&utm_content=bookend4roadtrip'>book characters you would want to take a road trip with</a>.

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