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Recommended books are specifically chosen FOR or WRITTEN BY a 50Plus individual!

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BOOK REVIEW: The Liz Taylor Ring by Brenda Janowitz

THE LIZ TAYLOR RING

Review by Anissa Telle The 50Plus Book of the Month for FEBRUARY recommended by Andrea Peskind Katz from Great Thoughts, Great Readers is: The LIz Taylor Ring  by Brenda Janowitz The Liz Taylor Ring by Brenda Janowitz is a captivating novel full of family drama surrounding an extravagant piece of jewelry gifted to

Book Review: Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan

Once Upon a Wardrobe

Review by Anissa Telle The 50Plus Book of the Month for October, chosen by Andrea Peskind Katz from Great Thoughts, Great Readers is: Once Upon a Wardrobe #ad An impeccably well-researched piece of historical fiction... Once Upon a Wardrobe is an impeccably well-researched historical fiction book that stems from Patti Callahan's immense passion for C.S.

Book Review: Band of Sisters

band of sisters review

Reviewed by Arlen Kane, Manhattan-based award winning writer     This month’s book recommendation from Andrea Peskind Katz of  Great Thoughts, Great Readers: ENTER OUR DRAWING FOR A FREE COPY OF BAND OF SISTERS ON FACEBOOK (pinned to top of FB Page) ***NO FACEBOOK? NO PROBLEM! EMAIL US WITH YOUR ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION: WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR

The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

agatha christies disappearance

This month’s book recommendation from Andrea Peskind Katz from Great Thoughts, Great Readers: The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room returns with a thrilling reconstruction of one of the most notorious events in literary history:

Best Books 2020 from Great Thoughts, Great Readers

best books 2020

2020 book recommendations from Andrea Peskind Katz from Great Thoughts, Great Readers (chosen especially for 50Plus-Today Reader...) BEST BOOKS 2020 Park Avenue Summer by Renee Rosen It’s 1965 and Cosmopolitan magazine’s brazen new editor in chief—Helen Gurley Brown—shocks America and saves a dying publication by daring to talk to women about all things off-limits…read more A Good Neighborhood: A

Woman on the Edge by Samantha Bailey

woman on the edge

This month’s book recommendation from Great Thoughts, Great Readers Woman on the Edge by Samantha Bailey A moment on the subway platform changes two women’s lives forever—the #1 national bestselling thriller that will take your breath away. A total stranger on the subway platform whispers, “Take my baby.” She places her child in your arms.

Book Review: The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany

The star-crossed sisters of tuscany

By Andrea Peskind Katz, Great Thoughts Great Readers This month’s book recommendation from Great Thoughts, Great Readers The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman Rarely do you run across a book where you highlight quote after quote, smiling as you do so. The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman is

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

anxious people by fredrick backman

This month’s book recommendation from Great Thoughts, Great Readers Anxious People: A Novel by Fredrik Backman From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove  comes a poignant, absorbing novel about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber that vanishes into thin air, and eight overly anxious strangers that

Etiquette For Runaways by Liza Nash Taylor

Liza Nash Taylor

This month’s book recommendation from Great Thoughts, Great Readers ETIQUETTE FOR RUNAWAYS by Liza Nash Taylor   A PARADE MAGAZINE PICK OF BEST SUMMER 2020 BEACH READS and A FROLIC MEDIA BEST BOOK OF SUMMER 2020 Etiquette for Runaways is a Jazz Age tale of regret, ambition, and redemption. Inspired by true events, the story includes

The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

The Book of Lost Names

This month’s book recommendation from Andrea Peskind Katz from Great Thoughts, Great Readers:  The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel   Based on a truly amazing World War II story. This wonderful book details the journey of a brave young woman who helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis with forged identity documents. Eva Traube Abrams

STRANGER IN THE LAKE by Kimberly Belle

stranger in the lake

This month’s book recommendation from Andrea Peskind Katz from Great Thoughts, Great Readers: The latest from USA Today and internationally bestselling author of six novels, Kimberly Belle: Stranger in the Lake: A Novel ABOUT THE BOOK Her riskiest move was saying, “I do.” When Charlotte married the wealthy widower Paul, it caused a ripple of gossip in their

All the Ways We Said Goodbye

all the ways we said goodbye

This month’s book recommendation from Andrea Peskind Katz from Great Thoughts, Great Readers: ALL THE WAYS WE SAID GOODBYE: A Novel of the Ritz Paris by Beatriz Williams , Lauren Willig , and  Karen White  The New York Times bestselling authors of The Glass Ocean and The Forgotten Room return with a glorious historical adventure that moves from the dark days

A Good Neighborhood by Therese Fowler

A Good Neighborhood

This month’s book recommendation from Andrea Peskind Katz from Great Thoughts, Great Readers:   A Good Neighborhood: A Novel by Therese Anne Fowler “A feast of a read... I finished A Good Neighborhood in a single sitting. Yes, it’s that good.” ―Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light In Oak Knoll, a verdant, tight-knit North Carolina

Park Avenue Summer by Renee Rosen

This month's book recommendation from Andrea Peskind Katz from Great Thoughts, Great Readers: Park Avenue Summer by Renee Rosen “‘Mad Men meets The Devil Wears Prada,’ which might as well be saying ‘put me in your cart immediately.’”—PopSugar It’s 1965 and Cosmopolitan magazine’s brazen new editor in chief—Helen Gurley Brown—shocks America and saves a dying publication by

This Is Not How It Ends by Rochelle B Weinstein

This week's book recommendation from Andrea Peskind Katz from Great Thoughts, Great Readers: This Is Not How It Ends  From USA Today bestselling author Rochelle B. Weinstein comes a moving novel of hearts lost and found, and of one woman torn between two love stories. Charlotte and Philip had a deep and instant connection when

The Murder List by Hank Philippi Ryan

This month's book recommendation from Andrea Peskind Katz from Great Thoughts, Great Readers: The MURDER LIST: A NOVEL OF SUSPENSE by Hank Philippi Ryan Chosen by CNN as an Ultimate Beach Read! A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Book! Library Journal *Starred Review: "A must-read!" "A cracker of a read --her best yet!" -- B.A. Paris, New York

Cartier’s Hope: A Novel by M.J. Rose

cartier's hope

Pick for February from Andrea Peskind Katz of Great Thoughts, Great Readers Cartier's Hope: A Novel Don't miss this wonderful novel full of ambition, romance and betrayal set in the Gilded Age! Beautifully written by M.J. Rose, New York Times bestselling author of Tiffany Blues.   Read more about M.J. Rose, the first person EVER

Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle

This week's book recommendation from Andrea Peskind Katz from Great Thoughts, Great Readers From the bestselling author of The Marriage Lie and Three Days Missing comes a riveting new novel of suspense about a woman who, in a fight for survival, must decide just how far she’ll go to escape the person she once loved Beth

The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar

This week's book recommendation from Andrea Peskind Katz from Great Thoughts, Great Readers A USA TODAY BESTSELLER A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER A WOMAN’S WORLD BEST NEW BOOK Shining a light on a little-known piece of history The Flight Girls is a sweeping portrayal of women’s fearlessness, love, and the power of friendship to make us soar. 1941. Audrey Coltrane has always wanted

The Fifth Column by Andrew Gross

The Fifth Column

This week's book recommendation from Andrea Peskind Katz from Great Thoughts, Great Readers “One of the best historical thriller authors in the business... [A] stellar novel.” —Associated Press #1 New York Times bestselling author of The One Man Andrew Gross once again delivers a tense, stirring thriller of a family torn apart set against the

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