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New Year, New Books

ROBERT LEE BREWER, SENIOR EDITOR

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

BY ERIK LARSON BIOGRAPHY, CROWN, FEBRUARY

“Larson’s name alone is enough to get me interested in a book, after devouring his previous titles like Isaac’s Storm and The Devil in the White City. He has a way with navigating through history that is compelling and page-turning, and I can’t wait to see how he unfolds this story of weathering the Blitz.”

The Sun Down Motel

BY SIMONE ST. JAMES SUSPENSE, BERKLEY, FEBRUARY

“Everyone’s familiar with a shady-looking motel. I’m already creeped out about this novel that looks at the same mysterious Sun Down Motel from two timelines

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