Friday Five – National Popcorn Day Edition

Happy Friday! January 19 is National Popcorn Day! This week’s big media wins are paired with our favorite GIFs of this classic snack.

Get excited, cause Cosmopolitan has 33 of the most anticipated books of the year, including The Elizas by Sara Shepard.

Real Simple featured The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah on their short list for books to read in 2018.

Kick off your new year with eight exciting debut novels from Brit + Co! Featuring Match Made in Manhattan by Amanda Stauffer, The Midnights by Sarah Nicole Smetana, Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers by Sara Ackerman and Sweet Black Waves by Kristina Pérez.

Deb Brandon, author of But My Brain Had Other Ideas, was interviewed on the Soul Sciences Podcast.

BookRiot rounded up 24 psychological thrillers that will keep you up all night! Featuring The Elizas by Sara Shepard.

London, Can You Wait? author Jacquelyn Middleton chatted with Fangirlish about why she loves setting her books in London.

 Midwest Book Reviews called Lost In The Reflecting Pool by Diane Pomerantz, “A profoundly absorbing read from cover to cover.”

Constant Craving by Tamara Lush received a rave review from Sarasota Scene Magazine, which called it a “a page-turner of a romance.”

Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson hit the bestseller list in Canada: #4 overall fiction on Globe and Mail.

The Frontman by Ron Bahar received a fantastic Kirkus Review, which called it, “A funny, raucous, nostalgic, and emotional journey through the politics of family, young love, peer pressure, and individuality.”

Linda Curtis, author of Shunned was featured on VICE in a discussion about how doctors keep Jehovah’s Witnesses alive when they refuse blood transfusions.

Heather Cumiskey, author of I Like You Like This, participated in the 2018 Howard County Author Festival on January 13. The Greensboro News & Record featured I Like You Like This by Heather Cumiskey in its Kids Books column.

Tune into this episode of the Hank Garner podcast to hear Sara Holland discuss her new YA sensation, Everless! Everless also hit the New York Times bestseller list this week!

The Midnights author Sarah Nicole Smetana was featured in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

Join Match Made in Manhattan author Amanda Stauffer on Wednesday, January 24 at The Strand in NYC!

What an incredible week for our BookSparks authors!