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USA Today highlighted New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis' SAMANTHA: THE NEXT CHAPTER (10/13/26, Mattel Press/American Girl Publishing), American Girl's first novel for adults, on its list of new book recommendations. See the full list at the link in our bio.

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Cozy reading season is upon us.

There’s plenty of good books to choose from to set your worries aside and step into a far-off fantasy world or an engrossing memoir, including a buzzy new memoir from Sylvester Stallone and a posthumous book of life lessons from Gloria Steinem.

Or pick out one of this fall’s biggest fiction titles, like a new Fourth Wing installment and new stories from “Lessons in Chemistry” author Bonnie Garmus and the world of Percy Jackson.

Whatever you’re craving, USA TODAY's @claremmulroy has recommendations as daylight saving time ends and the temperature starts dropping.

Read more at the link in our bio for more fall recs.

📸: HarperCollins, Hachette, Penguin Random House, Macmillan

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scenes from the office💐✂️🌱🦋

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Happiest of launch days to Fiona Davis and her SAMANTHA: The Next Chapter! Fiona was In Conversation tonight at Barnes & Noble Upper West Side with USA Today Books Editor Clare Mulroy before a packed house of enthusiastic fans and readers! So much fun learning about Fiona’s process as she brought the beloved and iconic American Girl character into the year 1920 as a young woman living in New York City. I had the privilege of reading an advanced copy of this gorgeous novel for a cover quote and you can swipe to see what I had to say. And keep swiping for a bonus celeb sighting in the audience! So thrilled to finally meet the one and only Victoria Christopher Murray in person! What a special night! There was even a cookie! Congrats Fiona and your Samantha! ♥️♥️

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Clare and Sean’s wedding on the Cape happened in that magic in between time, where the summer’s heat is almost gone and hydrangeas have faded to their September pink before the cold sets in. Having both grown up on the Cape, these two found it made sense to return there for their wedding that featured florals arranged by Clare’s sister, hand-embroidered place settings by Clare’s grandmother, and officiating by the same high school theatre teacher that first introduced them as teenagers. Through the efforts of the greater community Clare and Sean have cultivated as adults, their wedding day felt like the inevitable result of over a decade of shared history and celebrating it in a place so comfortable, so familiar for them and their people was the perfect close to our summer season.

Venue: @highfieldhallfalmouth
Catering: @pinkdoorcatering
Florals: Bride’s sister Raelyn
Dress: @modernvintage_cc
DJ: @jtchronicle
Officiant: Kevin Lasit
Tent: @americantent_capecod

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it was the privilege and honor of my life to be able to do the florals for my beautiful sister’s wedding🌷💒💌
clare, i hope you’re my sister in every lifetime. i love being by your side to cheer you on 🩷

📸: @hayesandbakerphoto
super special thank you to my set up crew @leah.ray @mm.kotomi @ellamuhlebach @masonbeutler and my flower fairy @olivia0jeda 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️

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I am going to Officiate my 9th wedding today. Two amazing former students of ours, and dear friends, from our show choir and drama days, Clare Mulroy and Sean Bryant. I am beyond honored and so proud to be providing this service for them. These two young people mean so much to us. What a beautiful day for this celebration of their love. My wife and I have know them as a couple all through high school. They met through our programs and have been together ever since. Yes! The Arts, not only provide magic on stage, but where it matters most… in life. I love you Clare & Sean. See you at your wedding!❤️🌹❤️❤️🎂 @claremmulroy

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🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 🎉 Lucky Seven! TvS Media Group is celebrating its seventh anniversary today. Thank you to the many authors, illustrators, publishers, agents, media outlets, colleagues, friends, and supporters we have had the pleasure of working with and representing. Here are a few highlights from the past year, and we can't wait to see what the future holds!

— Team TvS Media Group
(Tracy van Straaten, Noreen Herits, Melissa Bloomfield, Hannah Boardman, Vanessa Yelder, Debra Linn, and Terry Borzumato-Greenberg)

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📚 What’s it like to be a book reporter? From reading dozens of new releases to interviews with publishers and authors to using news judgment on what to write about, @claremmulroy takes us behind the scenes of her job at @usatoday #SpillTheInk #Bookstagram #Journalism #NewsLiteracy

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a pirate’s life for me !!!!!

seriously cool and piratey time with @epicreads @harpervoyagerus to celebrate TEMPEST coming out on sept. 4th ! we braved the seas (the river) and spent the evening celebrating @victoriaaveyard and her new book which I am SO excited to dive into !

highlight was playing the pirates of the caribbean music while we sailed, and getting to gawk over this gorgeous book with some hot bookish babes !

#tempest #bookevent #victoriaaveyard #piratebooks #romantasy

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Is posthumous publishing ethical? 📚️ New books from late authors Stan and Jan Berenstain, Theodor Geisel, and Leo Lionni are returning beloved characters to bookshelves for a new generation.

For some, posthumous publishing is a way to preserve an author's legacy. Others say it's signaling hard times for the book world.

At the link in our bio, we sat down with industry experts and publishers to hear their perspectives on #posthumouspublishing.

📸: Courtesy of Random House Children's Books, Mike Berenstain

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to friends, to love, and to purple nurples 🥂 #tickinmy…

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