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#Theredheadedauthor Presents the May 2020 New York Times TOP 10 Best Sellers – FICTION

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As an avid reader of fiction (and an author who one day hopes to make the list) I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE checking out the New York Times Best Seller list. So, here it is… The independently ranked top 10 Fiction selections for May 2020!

If you’ve read any of the TOP 10 selections and recommend them, please comment below and let me know. If you see something you like and plan to pick up a copy, you can do so by clicking on the cover image, the title or the [BUY IT HERE] button.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

#1 Masked Prey

by John Sandford

The 30th book in the Prey series. Washington politicians ask Lucas Davenport to look into someone who is targeting their children.

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#2 Little Fires Everywhere

by Celeste Ng

An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.

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#3 Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens

In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.

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#4 American Dirt

by Jeanine Cummins

A book seller flees Mexico for the United States with her son while pursued by the head of a drug cartel.

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#5 The Silent Patient

by Alex Michaelides

Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.

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#6 The Last Emperox

by John Scalzi

The third book in the Interdependency series. As an interstellar pathway collapses, Emperox Grayland II fights to save humanity.

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#7 The Boy From the Woods

by Harlan Coben

When a girl goes missing, a private investigator’s feral childhood becomes an asset in the search.

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#8 The Woman in the Window

by A.J. Finn

A recluse who drinks heavily and takes prescription drugs may have witnessed a crime across from her Harlem townhouse.

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#9 The Tattooist of Auschwitz

by Heather Morris

A concentration camp detainee tasked with permanently marking fellow prisoners falls in love with one of them.

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#10 Savage Son

by Jack Carr

The third book in the Terminal List series. The Russian mafia targets a former Navy SEAL who is recovering from brain surgery.

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#Theredheadedauthor Presents the April 2020 New York Times TOP 10 Best Sellers – YOUNG ADULT

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As an avid reader of fiction (and an author who one day hopes to make the list) I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE checking out the New York Times Best Seller list. So, here it is… The independently ranked top 10 Young Adult selections for April 2020!

If you’ve read any of the TOP 10 selections and recommend them, please comment below and let me know. If you see something you like and plan to pick up a copy, you can do so by clicking on the cover image, the title or the [BUY IT HERE] button.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

#1 Chain of Gold

by Cassandra Clare

Cordelia battles demons in a quarantined London that are nothing like she’s encountered before.

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#2 One Of Us Is Lying

by Karen M. McManus

For five students, a detour into detention ends in murder.

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#3 Stamped

by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

An exploration of racism and anti-racism in America.

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#4 One Of Us Is Next

by Karen M. McManus

In this sequel to “One of Use Is Lying,” a deadly game of truth or dare via text now plagues the students of Bayview Hight.

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#5 Five Feet Apart

by Rachael Lippincott with Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis

Stella and Will are in love, but they can’t get within five feet of each other.

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#6 A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

by Holly Jackson

While trying to solve a murder-suicide case for her senior project, Pip now finds her life in jeopardy.

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#7 The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas

A 16-year-old girl sees a police officer kill her friend.

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#8 Children of Virtue and Vengeance

by Tomi Adeyemi

Zelie must stop the threat of civil war in Orisha.

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#9 Children of Blood and Bone

by Tomi Adeyemi

Zelie fights to restore magic to the land of Orisha.

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#10 The Queen’s Assassin

by Melissa de la Cruz

Caledon Holt and Shadow embark on a dangerous quest and fall in love.

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When you purchase a book using a link on this site, I earn an affiliate commission. All commission earnings go back into funding my books; editing, cover design, etc.

#Theredheadedauthor Presents the April 2020 New York Times TOP 10 Best Sellers – FICTION

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As an avid reader of fiction (and an author who one day hopes to make the list) I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE checking out the New York Times Best Seller list. So, here it is… The independently ranked top 10 Fiction selections for April 2020!

If you’ve read any of the TOP 10 selections and recommend them, please comment below and let me know. If you see something you like and plan to pick up a copy, you can do so by clicking on the cover image, the title or the [BUY IT HERE] button.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

#1 The Boy From The Woods

by Harlan Coben

When a girl goes missing, a private investigator’s feral childhood becomes an asset in the search.

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#2 Little Fires Everywhere

by Celeste Ng

An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.

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#3 Smoke Bitten

by Patricia Briggs

The 12th book in the Mercy Thompson series. The car mechanic who has the ability to turn into a coyote takes on a deadly foe.

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#4 Where the Crawdads Sign

by Delia Owens

In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.

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#5 Hit List

by Stuart Woods

The 53rd book in the Stone Barrington series. The former N.Y.P.D. detective takes it upon himself to get the target off his back.

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#6 American Dirt

by Jeanine Cummins

A bookseller flees Mexico for the United States with her son while pursued by the head of a drug cartel.

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#7 In Five Years

by Rebecca Serle

A Manhattan lawyer finds herself confronting a vision she had when elements of it come to life on schedule.

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#8 The Mirror & The Light

by Hilary Mantel

The third book in the Wolf Hall trilogy. After Anne Boleyn’s execution, Thomas Cromwell’s enemies assemble.

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#9 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

by Rae Carson

The Resistance goes on a new adventure as word of the re-emergence of Emperor Palpatine is sent across the galaxy.

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#10 A Conspiracy of Bones

by Kathy Reichs

The 19th book in the Temperance Brennan series. The forensic anthropologist seeks the identity of a corpse missing its face and hands.

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VOTE and get entered to WIN!

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The Chosen (SECTOR C Book 1) by Nina Soden

Set in a futuristic dystopian where society is governed by a council of vampires and lycanthropes, selection students are sheltered and raised in a deceptively utopian world. Strict rules are imposed to control population growth, education, and even personal interactions with other members of the Sector, all in the name of safety. When ‘A’ comes of age, she like all youth throughout Sector C and her selection classmates aren’t sent out into the world to find jobs, make money and lead happy carefree lives. They are forced to endure the rigorous physical and mental testing of Selection Week before choosing their destiny or being forced into a fate far worse. Those that make it out alive are announced as sector residence, given a position within the society, and allotted all the privileges of their chosen “culture.” However, when your only choices are vampirism, lycanthropy, breeder, blood donor, or banishment to the Wastelands, what choice do you really have? Suspenseful, intense, passionate, and awash in paranormal delights, Sector C captures the enchantment and mysteries of the supernatural world and the power of friendship.

#Theredheadedauthor Presents the March 2020 New York Times TOP 10 Best Sellers – YOUNG ADULT

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As an avid reader of fiction (and an author who one day hopes to make the list) I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE checking out the New York Times Best Seller list. So, here it is… The independently ranked top 10 Young Adult selections for March 2020!

If you’ve read any of the TOP 10 selections and recommend them, please comment below and let me know. If you see something you like and plan to pick up a copy, you can do so by clicking on the cover image, the title or the [BUY IT HERE] button.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

#1 A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

by Holly Jackson

While trying to solve a murder-suicide case for her senior project, Pip now finds her life in jeopardy.

BUY IT HERE

#2 One of Us is Next

by Karen M. McManus

In this sequel to “One of Us Is Lying,” a deadly game of truth or dare via text now plagues the students of Bayview High.

BUY IT HERE

#3 Children of Virtue and Vengeance

by Tomi Adeyemi

Zelie must stop the threat of civil war in Orisha.

BUY IT HERE

#4 One of Us Is Lying

by Karen M. McManus

For five students, a detour into detention ends in murder.

BUY IT HERE

#5 The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas

A 16-year-old girl sees a police officer kill her friend.

BUY IT HERE

#6 The Queen’s Assassin

by Melissa de la Cruz

Caledon Holt and Shadow embark on a dangerous quest and fall in love.

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#7 Infinity Son

by Adam Silvera

Twin brothers are caught up in a war between the magical Spell Walkers and Blood Casters.

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#8 Children of Blood and Bone

by Tomi Adeyemi

Zelie fights to restore magic to the land of Orisha.

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#9 Yes No Maybe So

by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

Romance blooms between two unlikely teens while working together on an upcoming local election.

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#10 Five Feet Apart

by Rachael Lippincott with Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Laconis

Stella and Will are in love, but they can’t get within five feet of each other.

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When you purchase a book using a link on this site, I earn an affiliate commission. All commission earnings go back into funding my books; editing, cover design, etc.

#Theredheadedauthor Presents the March 2020 New York Times TOP 10 Best Sellers – FICTION

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As an avid reader of fiction (and an author who one day hopes to make the list) I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE checking out the New York Times Best Seller list. So, here it is… The independently ranked top 10 Fiction selections for March 2020!

If you’ve read any of the TOP 10 selections and recommend them, please comment below and let me know. If you see something you like and plan to pick up a copy, you can do so by clicking on the cover image, the title or the [BUY IT HERE] button.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

#1 One Minute Out

by Mark Greaney

The ninth book in the Gray Man series. Court Gentry tries to stop the head of a group trafficking women and children.

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#2 American Dirt

by Jeanine Cummins

A bookseller flees Mexico for the United States with her son while pursued by the head of a drug cartel.

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#3 Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens

In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.

BUY IT HERE

#4 Little Fires Everywhere

by Cheleste Ng

An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.

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#5 Chasing Cassandra

by Lisa Kleypas

The sixth book in the Ravenels series. Cassandra teaches a railway magnate a lesson.

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#6 The Silent Patient

by Alex Michaelides

Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.

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#7 Golden In Death

by J.D. Robb

The 50th book of the In Death series. Eve Dallas seeks the sender of packages that give off toxic airborne fumes.

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#8 The Dutch House

by Ann Patchett

A sibling relationship is impacted when the family goes from poverty to wealth and back again over the course of many decades.

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#9 The Giver of Stars

by Jojo Moyes

In Depression-era Kentucky, five women refuse to be cowed by men or convention as they deliver books.

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#10 The Tattooist of Auschwitz

by Heather Morris

A concentration camp detainee tasked with permanently marking fellow prisoners falls in love with one of them.

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Running on Empty…

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A ticket in hand, I was almost home.
Delay... Delay... Delay...
Ten o'clock turned to eleven.
Delay... Delay... Delay...
Eleven turned to twelve.
Delay... Delay... Delay...
I walk in the door, it's a quarter past two.
Delay... Delay... Delay...
The alarm goes off and the day begins a new.
Delay... Delay... Delay...
Only three hours of sleep and I'm running on empty.
Delay... Delay... Delay...
No coffee is strong enough but my purpose is plenty.

~Running on Empty by Nina Soden

Love, Loss & What I Wore by Nora and Delia Ephron

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The Studio Theatre at Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment

Love Loss and What I Wore

by Nora Ephron & Delia Ephron

Love, Loss and What I Wore, is a long-running Off-Broadway hit by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron. A play of monologues and ensemble pieces about women, clothes and memory covering all the important subjects—mothers, prom dresses, mothers, buying bras, mothers, hating purses and why we only wear black. Based on the bestselling book by Ilene Beckerman.

March 5-8, 2020

Recommended for Adults

Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.

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Photo by Jeff White

Love, Loss, and What I Wore

  • Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 7:30 PM
  • Friday, March 6, 2020 at 7:30 PM
  • Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 7:30 PM
  • Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 2:00 PM
  • The Studio Theatre at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment 2211 Seminole Drive Southwest Huntsville, AL, 35805 United States (map)

Theatre Huntsville is proud to announce its premiere Studio Series production, presented at the Studio Theatre at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment.

Love, Loss, and What I Wore is a play of monologues and ensemble pieces about women, clothes and memory covering all the important subjects—mothers, prom dresses, mothers, buying bras, mothers, hating purses and why we only wear black. Based on the bestselling book by Ilene Beckerman.

Funny, compelling…Brought down the house…but [the play] is not a comedy: A story about black cowboy boots becomes a sad tale of being underappreciated in a relationship; a tale of two women shopping for their wedding outfits ends bittersweetly; and the recollection of a new bra is a quiet testament to a women’s search for dignity while undergoing treatment for breast cancer. —NY Times.

When life gives you lemons…

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  • …make lemonade and enjoy.
  • …put them in your drink.
  • …grab the salt and the shot-glasses and fill them with tequila.
  • …make life take them back.
  • …use the seeds to plant an orchard of lemon trees.
  • …ask for sugar and water to go with them.
  • …make lemonade and sell it for a profit.
  • …take them, don’t waste food.
  • …order the lobster.
  • …keep them, because hello – free lemons.
  • …say thank you and ask what else life has in store for you.
  • …make orange juice and leave everyone wondering how you did it.
  • …learn to juggle.
  • …slice them into your tea.
  • …smile and be grateful it wasn’t $#!*.
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Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo 2020

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Huntsville Comic and Pop Culture Expo
April 18-19, 2020
Von Braun Center, 700 Monroe St SW, Huntsville, AL

The 2020 Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo is right around the corner!!!

ABOUT THE EXPO:

I am so excited about this year’s Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo at the VBC. This year is the 5th annual expo and it, like all the years in the past, will be bigger and better than last year. This year, there will be more guests, more cosplay, more gaming, and most likely a surprise or two! I’ve attended as an author all but one year and I can’t wait to be there this year. I hope you’ll visit my table and pick up a copy or two of my books. Remember, books make great gifts. 🙂

COSPLAY:

Cosplay is a staple at the Expo, and one of my favorite parts. Coming from a theatre and film background, I love seeing all the amazing costumes. Embrace your inner-geek, and celebrate your fandom by dressing up or just coming out to enjoy those that do.

Visit Me!

Every year I host an author booth where I sell autographed copies of my books. I’d love to see you there this year!

2020 Guests

Below is just a handful of the guests you’ll enjoy at this year’s expo… expo website for more details and to find a full list of guests.

HSV Expo Website!
Go to the HSV EXPO Website to get a full list of guests.