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Lisa Black Author Of Not Who We Expected

From Lisa's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Lisa's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Lisa Black Why Lisa loves this book

This is one of the more unique plots I’ve encountered in the past couple of years—and it’s, um, the very opposite of a cozy—but it’s the characters that make it truly special. The three women at the heart of it are all tough as nails in their own ways.

By Tess Stimson ,

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1 author picked The New House as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

'Took my breath away!... The ending is mind-blowing. I loved it!' NetGalley review
'WOW WOW WOW... Heart-pulsing, non-stop, mind-blowing thriller' NetGalley review
'OH MY GOD!... Gripping... Left me completely speechless! All the stars!' NetGalley review

Three couples. Three houses. One home to die for...

Stacey and Felix are the glamorous owners of the stylish, modern Glass House, with its pool and floor-to-ceiling windows. Now they're downsizing, but Stacey can't sell to just anyone. She needs the right buyer, who will keep her secrets.

Millie and Tom have always imagined living in the Glass House. Now it's for sale. With property…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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Lisa Black Author Of Not Who We Expected

From Lisa's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author Nice (translation: boring) Reluctant exerciser Travel junkie Secretive

Lisa's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Lisa Black Why Lisa loves this book

This nonfiction account of an online predator—an interest of mine— who does not seek money but emotional manipulation takes a twist when three victims find each other and work together to unmask ‘Ethan,’ finding what no one would ever have expected. An absolutely unbelievable story!

By Anna Akbari ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked There Is No Ethan as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.


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James Bradley Author Of Precious Freedom

From James' 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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James' 3 favorite reads in 2025

James Bradley Why James loves this book

Tom O'Neill wrote the most gripping first chapter I have ever read. I’m going to feature an excerpt of Chaos in my next book, about becoming an author. If you start reading Chaos, make sure you set aside some time because it's impossible to stray far from this incredible story well told.

By Tom O'Neill , Dan Piepenbring ,

Why should I read it?

6 authors picked CHAOS as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

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A journalist's twenty-year obsession with the Manson murders leads to shocking new conspiracy theories about the FBI's involvement in this fascinating re-evaluation of one of the most infamous cases in American history.

Twenty years ago, reporting for a routine magazine piece about the infamous Manson murders, journalist Tom O'Neill didn't expect to find anything new. But the discovery of horrifying new evidence kick-started an obsession and his life's work. What had he unearthed and what did it mean: why was there surveillance by intelligence agents? Why did the police make these particular…


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Trusting Her Duke by Arietta Richmond,

A Duke with rigid opinions, a Lady whose beliefs conflict with his, a long disputed parcel of land, a conniving neighbour, a desperate collaboration, a failure of trust, a love found despite it all.

Alexander Cavendish, Duke of Ravensworth, returned from war to find that his father and brother had…

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Rick Emerson Author Of Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries

From my list on exposés to keep you reading past midnight.

Why am I passionate about this?

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by the hidden histories of everyday things, especially in media and popular culture. (Who were those people on TV laugh tracks? Where did Muzak records come from?) A career in broadcasting only sharpened this interest, informing two decades of writing and performing.

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Rick Emerson Why Rick loves this book

That this book even exists is amazing. By the end, it seems less like an exposé than an all-in wager on the power of truth. The final few chapters alone are worth the price of admission, and while Alex Gibney's documentary of the same name is well worth watching, Lawrence Wright's book is—for now, and perhaps for all time—the definitive look at a secretive world.

By Lawrence Wright ,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Going Clear as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST •  From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower comes “an utterly necessary story” (The Wall Street Journal) that pulls back the curtain on the church of Scientology: one of the most secretive organizations at work today. • The Basis for the HBO Documentary.

Scientology presents itself as a scientific approach to spiritual enlightenment, but its practices have long been shrouded in mystery. Now Lawrence Wright—armed with his investigative talents, years of archival research, and more than two hundred personal interviews with current and former Scientologists—uncovers…


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David J. Krajicek Author Of Charles Manson

From my list on the minds of true-crime killers and convicts.

Why am I passionate about this?

The newspaper crime beat sunk its talons into my flesh nearly 50 years ago and has never let go. As Shakespeare knew, the best stories—about love and hate, life and death, good and evil—can be found on the daily police blotter. I’ve spent my career writing about those tales in newspapers, online, and in books. My interest has never really been the gore—a tally of the knife wounds or the volume of blood lost. No, my fascination is the mind and the psychology of the criminal, who always believes he is smarter than the rest of us—and is generally proven wrong.

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David J. Krajicek Why David loves this book

A full quarter-century later, what did we learn about the how and why of modern American school shootings from the 1999 slaughter at Columbine High School in Colorado? Not much, apparently, since they still occur with random regularity.

But it’s all here, in Cullen’s remarkable account, in granular detail—the who, how, and why of two rather isolated boys who donned their dusters and walked into their school with guns blazing. The subject matter might be sickening, but this indelible portrait of the perps and victims is essential reading if we have any hope of stemming the madness. 

By Dave Cullen ,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Columbine as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

**THE GROUNDBREAKING BESTSELLER AND CLASSIC**

'Excellent . . . amazing how much still comes as a surprise' New York Times Book Review

'Like Capote's In Cold Blood, this tour de force gets below the who and the what of a horrifying incident to lay bare the devastating why' People

'A staggering work of journalism' Washington Post

'The tragedies keep coming. As we reel from the latest horror...' So begins the epilogue, illustrating how Columbine has become the template for nearly two decades of "spectacle murders." It makes the imperative to understand the crime that sparked this flame more urgent than…


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Cary J. Griffith Author Of Wolf Kill

From my list on heroes journeys set in the outdoors and wilderness.

Why am I passionate about this?

I have always loved the unbridled life of the natural world. Long before I knew the term ‘forest bathing,’ I wandered the wild country around my home, where green became my favorite color and I bathed in the verdure of its fields and woods. And I have always been drawn to compelling stories. One of the first books I remember was about a WWII pilot downed in the Pacific who survived for weeks on a raft. Finally, my sophomore year in college introduced me to the love of language and good writing that has continued to deepen and become more profound. To put it simply, I love a good story well-told. 

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Cary J. Griffith Why Cary loves this book

I love fiction and nonfiction and part of the reason I’ve included one of Krakauer’s books is because he’s an excellent author of nonfiction.

I feel like I needed to include a nonfiction book, and I’ve thought much about Krakauer’s book since reading it a decade ago.

This book has it all: a compelling story, murder, the history of a myth (the Mormon religion), the reasons for religious extremism, and more. It’s a great story, well told, within the kind of context you look for in a nonfiction book. And, like the other books on this list, it opened my eyes about many different perspectives. 

By Jon Krakauer ,

Why should I read it?

5 authors picked Under the Banner of Heaven as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. Now an the acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU.

“Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San Francisco Chronicle

Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40,000 people still practice polygamy in these communities. 

At the core of Krakauer’s book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty,…


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The Duke's Christmas Redemption by Arietta Richmond,

A Duke who has rejected love, a Lady who dreams of a love match, an arranged marriage, a house full of secrets, a most unneighborly neighbor, a plot to destroy reputations, an unexpected love that redeems it all.

Lady Charlotte Wyndham, given in an arranged marriage to a man she…

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Rick Emerson Author Of Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries

From my list on exposés to keep you reading past midnight.

Why am I passionate about this?

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by the hidden histories of everyday things, especially in media and popular culture. (Who were those people on TV laugh tracks? Where did Muzak records come from?) A career in broadcasting only sharpened this interest, informing two decades of writing and performing.

Rick's book list on exposés to keep you reading past midnight

Rick Emerson Why Rick loves this book

I'm always a sucker for "the story behind the story." That's doubly true when an author uncovers long-hidden (or unexpected) information about well-known events. Debbie Nathan is an ace reporter who has written extensively about the Satanic Panic (which is how I discovered her). In Sybil Exposed, Nathan explores a related subject, revealing the truth behind modern psychology's most famous—and controversial—patient.

By Debbie Nathan ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Sybil Exposed as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Now available in paperback, Sybil Exposed is the New York Times bestselling book that offers a new perspective on the smash hit book and film, Sybil, and on multiple personality disorder itself.

Sybil: a name that resonates with legions of obsessed fans who followed the nonfiction blockbuster from 1973. The book rocketed multiple personality disorder into public consciousness and played a major role in having the diagnosis added to the psychiatric bible, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. But what do we really know about how Sybil came to be? In her news-breaking book Sybil Exposed, journalist Debbie Nathan…


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