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We interview Claire Messud, offer up some great historical fiction and thriller recommendations, and give you a literary guide to the solar eclipse, and more.

Sponsored Exclusive Interview Claire Messud on the Pain of Entering Adulthood The author of The Emperor's Children explores the friendship between two girls threatened by impending adulthood in her new book, The Burning Girl. "For everybody—but for girls, certainly—there's a lot of growing up that involves…the word that comes to mind is damage," says Messud. Read More Back-to-School Reading Authors Pick Books to Keep Kids Reading As kids return to their studies, we've rounded up some great books to get (and keep) them hooked on reading all year long. Check out Rick Riordan's picks for middle schoolers, great reads for young history buffs, advice on how to foster the reading habit, and Hena Khan's book picks. Sponsored Good Minds Suggest Fiona Davis' Top Historical Destinations Davis knows her way around a historical fiction venue. Here she picks her favorite historical fiction settings, for when you want to escape from the modern world. Read More   Karin Slaughter's Favorite Female Thriller Authors For anyone who still thinks women can't write gritty, unflinching thrillers, Slaughter is here to dispel that notion once and for all. Read More Sponsored Required Reading Gabriel Tallent's My Absolute Darling This debut novel takes us to the wilds of Northern California as an isolated girl works to escape her abusive survivalist father. Read More Your Literary Guide to the Solar Eclipse On August 21 the United States will experience a rare coast-to-coast solar eclipse. Here's what to read before then. Read More Do Good: Learning Ally Find out how you can help this nonprofit that creates audiobooks for students overcoming reading challenges. Read More Book Ends See this week's most popular bookclub picks on Goodreads. Peruse great book giveaways, including Murder on the Orient Express and The Problem With Forever. Check out these eight audiobooks from Audible that bring history to life. [Sponsored] Exclusive excerpt: Leigh Bardugo's The Language of Thorns. Trivia: In which city does John Kennedy Toole's novel A Confederacy of Dunces take place? Sponsored Follow Goodreads on: GET THE APP For more great content, check out our blog. This email was sent to georgeokello_8@hotmail.com. Unsubscribe Copyright 2017 Goodreads | 188 Spear Street, San Francisco, CA 94105