In this week’s “What a week it’s been!” edition of Friday Five! we’re celebrating the recent praise of Andrea Lochen’s novel The Repeat Year on KIRKUS Reviews. Critically-acclaimed author Kathleen Shoop shares her publishing journey on USA Today. Shelf Awareness chose Amy Shearn’s book trailer as their trailer of the day. Crunchings & Munchings fell in love with Jennifer Gooch Hummer’s novel Girl Unmoored and Working Mother included Jane Porter, Dana Bate, and Amy Shearn in their spring book roundup.

What’s on my iPod: “Houdini” by Foster the People
What I’m reading: Playing Tyler by Tracy Costa
The last person I followed on Twitter: @wattpad

1. An engaging and satisfying read

KIRKUS Reviews is a fan of Andrea Lochen’s novel The Repeat Year saying, “An intriguing premise and some surprising twists make this an engaging, satisfying read that explores friendship, love and who we really are when it truly matters.”

 

 

 

2. The publishing tightrope

Critically-acclaimed author Kathleen Shoop is on USA Today sharing her journey in the publishing world and talking about what it takes to be successful in the publishing industry. Also, today is the final day to get Kathleen’s novel Love and Other Subjects for $.99 where all e-books are sold!

 

 

 

3. The pick of the day

Shelf Awareness chose Amy Shearn’s book trailer for her novel The Mermaid of Brooklyn as their trailer of the day. Watch it here!

 

 

 

4. A cold glass of lemonade in the summer

Crunchings & Munchings can’t recommend Jennifer Gooch Hummer’s novel Girl Unmoored highly enough saying, “Girl Unmoored is like a cold glass of lemonade in the summer, the sourness of heartbreak sweetened by beautiful prose making it impossible not to gulp it down, and impossible not to feel the sting. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry; you’ll pour yourself another glass. I can’t recommend it highly enough.”

 

 

5. Books for the overworked mom

Working Mother featured Jane Porter’s The Good Daughter, Dana Bate’s The Girl’s Guide to Love and Supper Clubs and Amy Shearn’s The Mermaid of Brooklyn in their roundup of Spring Books for Working Moms.

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