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THE WEDDING DRESS by Danielle Steel

The latest novel by Danielle Steel made its debut on the New York Times Bestseller lists for the week of May 17, 2020. The book debuted at number 6 on both the Combined Print and E-book Fiction and Hardcover Fiction Bestseller lists. Dell published the book on April 28, 2020.

FIGURE IT OUT by Wayne Koestenbaum

Wayne Koestenbaum was interviewed by the Los Angeles Review of Books for their LARB AV series about his new essay collection FIGURE IT OUT. They introduce Kostenbaum as “someone whose enthusiasm for life and literature is more infectious than any coronavirus.” Soft Skull Press published the book on May 5, 2020.

PERFECT TUNES by Emily Gould

PERFECT TUNES is on Esquire’s “Best Spring Books of 2020” list. Adrienne Westenfield writes: “Brimming with gemlike insight and humor, PERFECT TUNES is a moving investigation of love, loss, and parenthood.” Simon & Schuster published the book on April 14, 2020.

HUMANKIND by Rutger Bregman

Rutger Bregman appeared on the BBC’s History Extra podcast to discuss his new book, HUMANKIND. The author also participated in a livestream Q&A about HUMANKIND with journalist Owen Jones, hosted by The Guardian. Little, Brown and Company will publish the book on June 2, 2020.

CAN’T EVEN by Anne Helen Petersen

Senior Culture Writer at Buzzfeed Anne Helen Petersen published an article on the changing nature of consumerism during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her next book, CAN’T EVEN, was also selected as a Best Book of 2020 by Harper’s Bazaar. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will publish the book on September 22, 2020.

MORE THAN LOVE by Natasha Gregson Wagner

HBO aired a documentary on Natasha Gregson Wagner’s late mother, Natalie Wood. The documentary, titled “Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind” explores the actor’s life and career through Wagner’s perspective, and features previously unseen home movies, photographs, diaries, letters, and artifacts. Scribner published Wagner’s memoir about her mother, MORE THAN LOVE, on May 5, 2020.

WINNERS TAKE ALL by Anand Giridharadas

Anand Giridharadas, author of WINNERS TAKE ALL, has his own show on Vice TV called "A Seat at the Table." So far, his guests have included Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Hasan Minhaj, Anthony Scaramucci, and Stacey Abrams. Knofp published WINNERS TAKE ALL on August 28, 2018.

STRANGE RITES by Tara Isabella Burton

Tara Isabella Burton published an Op-Ed for the New York Times titled “Christianity Gets Weird.” In it, she writes: “More and more young Christians, disillusioned by the political binaries, economic uncertainties and spiritual emptiness . . . are finding solace in a decidedly anti-modern vision of faith . . . What we have in common is that we see a return to old-school forms of worship as a way of escaping from the crisis of modernity and the liberal-capitalist faith in individualism.” PublicAffairs will publish Burton’s forthcoming book, STRANGE RITES, on June 16, 2020.

HUMANKIND by Rutger Bregman

The Guardian interviewed Rutger Bregman about his forthcoming book, HUMANKIND, “a sweeping survey of human existence which argues that, despite all our obvious flaws, most people are basically good.” The Guardian also published an excerpt from HUMANKIND. Little, Brown, and Company will publish the book on June 2, 2020.

HEAD OVER HEELS by Hannah Orenstein

Parade has named Elite Daily Senior Dating Editor Hannah Orenstein’s HEAD OVER HEELS as one of their 30 Best Beach Reads of 2020. Atria Books will publish the book on June 23, 2020.