Friday Five – November 8th, 2019

The Giver of Stars by #FRC2019 host Jojo Moyes was named the November pick for Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club.

Angie Cruz, author of Dominicana, had an interview about starting her own archive for Dominican women featured on The Cut.

Twice in a Blue Moon by #FRC2019 guest Christina Lauren was called a hot new romance novel by Entertainment Weekly.

Jo Ivester, author of Once a Girl, Always a Boy, had a personal essay about having a transgender child in Texas featured by NBC.

Amanda Rosenberg’s That’s Mental was named a best book to read in November by HelloGiggles.

A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers was named one of the most forthcoming historical novels of 2020 by the Historical Novel Society.

JoAnne Silver Jones, author of Headstrong, had a Q&A featured on The Nerd Daily.

Shannon Kaiser, author of Joy Seeker, had an interview about how to get unstuck with KATU Afternoon Live and a featured interview on cultivating more joy with Psych Central.

The Rubicus Prophecy by Alane Adams was called a devilish delightful read by BookTrib.

Bobi Gentry Goodwin, author of Revelation, had a featured interview with The Native Influence.

Conversations with RBG by Jeffrey Rosen was named a hot book of the month by The National Book Review.

Shannon Kaiser, author of Joy Seeker, had a personal essay on how solo travel helps to uncover joy featured by Spirituality & Health.

Rachel Levy Lesser, author of Life’s Accessories, was featured on Zibby Owens’s Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books Podcast.

Life’s Accessories by Rachel Levy Lesser was praised for emphasizing the importance of fashion on Medium.

The Lost Man by Jane Harper, The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo, The Giver of Stars by #FRC2019 host Jojo Moyes, Red, White & Royal Blue by #SRC2019 guest Casey McQuiston, Dear Girls by #FRC2019 guest Ali Wong and When You Ask Me Where I’m Going by Jasmin Kaur were nominated for the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards.