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data-href="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/c5f2f6946b7242d9961ffd31bda99438/a7b5c785072c47bb934e9b02b5a5dade.jpg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" class="progressive replace"> <img class="book-shadow img-fluid mx-auto d-block bottom-img preview" src="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/c5f2f6946b7242d9961ffd31bda99438/a7b5c785072c47bb934e9b02b5a5dade.jpg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" alt="TO DIE FOR"/> </a> </div> <div class="what-read-status-text"> <span class="buy-it-text"> <p class="book-verdict-text"> <a href="/discover-books/thriller-suspense" class="text-dark"> THRILLER & SUSPENSE </a> </p> </span> </div> </div> <div class="kr-slick-item align-bottom list-inline-item kirkus-star "> <div class="image-container big-image mx-auto d-block"> <a href="/book-reviews/cher-2/cher/" data-href="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/7de7b4f95f03490c9b822da9eea5e67e/68f61aa8efdd403d910f42e0569f59cb.jpeg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" class="progressive replace"> <img class="book-shadow img-fluid mx-auto d-block bottom-img preview" src="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/7de7b4f95f03490c9b822da9eea5e67e/68f61aa8efdd403d910f42e0569f59cb.jpeg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" alt="CHER"/> </a> </div> <div class="what-read-status-text"> <span class="buy-it-text"> <p class="book-verdict-text"> <a href="/discover-books/biography-memoir" class="text-dark"> BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR </a> </p> </span> </div> </div> <div class="kr-slick-item align-bottom list-inline-item kirkus-star "> <div class="image-container big-image mx-auto d-block"> <a href="/book-reviews/michael-idov/the-collaborators-2/" data-href="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/0de0681f053c41aa90a6459968a88354/b1a4ce57043e49669c4ed1d509924382.jpg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" class="progressive replace"> <img class="book-shadow img-fluid mx-auto d-block bottom-img preview" src="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/0de0681f053c41aa90a6459968a88354/b1a4ce57043e49669c4ed1d509924382.jpg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" alt="THE COLLABORATORS"/> </a> </div> <div class="what-read-status-text"> <span class="buy-it-text"> <p class="book-verdict-text"> <a href="/discover-books/thriller-suspense" class="text-dark"> THRILLER & SUSPENSE </a> </p> </span> </div> </div> <div class="kr-slick-item align-bottom list-inline-item"> <div class="slide-button-container"> <a class="kirkus-primary-btn" href="/discover-books/fiction?rating=critical-recommendations&rating=kirkus-stars-only&order=2" role="button"> FIND MORE RECOMMENDATIONS </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> 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class="col-lg-4 col-md-12 what-to-read-now-section"> <p class="small-heading d-lg-none d-md-inline">HOT THIS WEEK</p> <div class="card kirkus-medium-card blogpost article-block what-to-read-now-article"> <div class="image-container"> <ul class="book-list-bundle list list-inline"> <li class="list-inline-item"> <a href="/book-lists/gifts-fashion-mavens/#iris-apfel-colorful"> <img src="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/d3646ae0aa954d39a5813e072f321525/52aa72aba1c04732aca97b8c6f105c90.jpg.110x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" class="img-fluid book-shadow hot-img" alt="IRIS APFEL: COLORFUL"> </a> </li> <li class="list-inline-item"> <a href="/book-lists/gifts-fashion-mavens/#liberty-equality-fashion-higonnet"> <img src="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/50b9be3ef9b044e1b871767671feba41/9780393867954.jpg.110x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" class="img-fluid book-shadow hot-img" alt="LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FASHION"> </a> </li> <li 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<p class="p-start-here">START HERE</p> </div> <div> <p class="p-select">SELECT</p> <select class="filterselector" name="genre"> <option selected disabled>Genre</option> <option value="biography-memoir" data-url="/discover-books/biography-memoir" >BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR</option> <option value="business" data-url="/discover-books/business" >BUSINESS</option> <option value="childrens" data-url="/discover-books/childrens" >CHILDREN'S</option> <option value="current-events-social-issues" data-url="/discover-books/current-events-social-issues" >CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES</option> <option value="fiction" data-url="/discover-books/fiction" >FICTION</option> <option value="graphic-novels-comics" data-url="/discover-books/graphic-novels-comics" >GRAPHIC NOVELS & COMICS </option> <option value="history" data-url="/discover-books/history" >HISTORY</option> <option value="mystery-detective" data-url="/discover-books/mystery-detective" >MYSTERY & DETECTIVE</option> <option value="nonfiction" data-url="/discover-books/nonfiction" >NONFICTION</option> <option value="romance" data-url="/discover-books/romance" >ROMANCE</option> <option value="science-fiction-fantasy" data-url="/discover-books/science-fiction-fantasy" >SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY</option> <option value="teen" data-url="/discover-books/teen" >TEENS & YOUNG ADULT</option> <option value="thriller-suspense" data-url="/discover-books/thriller-suspense" >THRILLER & SUSPENSE</option> </select> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container hide-on-desktop show-on-mobile p-0"><div class="divider-bottom w-100"></div></div> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-12 what-to-read-now-section"> <p class="small-heading d-lg-none d-md-inline">TOP STORY</p> <div class="card kirkus-medium-card blogpost article-block what-to-read-now-article"> <div class="image-container"> <a href="/news-and-features/articles/new-book-by-chelsea-handler-coming-in-february/"> <img src="https://d2i1eo516w03f2.cloudfront.net/blog/lead_art/11.21.24_Seen_Handler_c_Taylor_Hill_Getty_Images_CROP.jpg" alt="New Book by Chelsea Handler Coming in February"> </a> </div> <div class="card-body"> <a href="/news-and-features/genres/nonfiction/" class="card-title align-top">Nonfiction</a> <div class="feature-content"> <a title="New Book by Chelsea Handler Coming in February" href="/news-and-features/articles/new-book-by-chelsea-handler-coming-in-february/" class="card-text">New Book by Chelsea Handler Coming in February</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container hide-on-desktop show-on-mobile p-0"><div class="divider-bottom w-100"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-fluid bestseller-slider-sec shadow mb-5" id="bestsellers"> <div class="row"> <div class="bestseller-slider-row bg"> <div class="container"> <h1 class="heading">Our Take On This Week's Bestsellers</h1> <div class="d-none-soft"> <div class="bestseller-book-slide list-inline"> <div class="kr-slick-item align-bottom list-inline-item " data-verdict="1"> <div class="image-container mx-auto d-block"> <a href="/book-reviews/mary-e-pearson/the-courting-of-bristol-keats/" data-href="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/d549c16b65ea42649e7358b935fe358a/cea46314bef3424da38af19c35bc1e72.jpg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" class="progressive replace"> <img class="book-shadow img-fluid mx-auto d-block bottom-img preview" src="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/d549c16b65ea42649e7358b935fe358a/cea46314bef3424da38af19c35bc1e72.jpg.72x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" alt="THE COURTING OF BRISTOL KEATS"/> </a> </div> <div class="bestseller-status-text"> <span class="buy-it-text"> <p class="book-verdict-text">Our Verdict</p> <span class="verdict-get-it" id="book-verdict-btn-text">GET IT</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="kr-slick-item align-bottom list-inline-item kirkus-star " data-verdict="1"> <div class="image-container mx-auto d-block"> <a href="/book-reviews/david-baldacci/to-die-for-4/" data-href="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/c5f2f6946b7242d9961ffd31bda99438/a7b5c785072c47bb934e9b02b5a5dade.jpg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" class="progressive replace"> <img class="book-shadow img-fluid mx-auto d-block bottom-img preview" src="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/c5f2f6946b7242d9961ffd31bda99438/a7b5c785072c47bb934e9b02b5a5dade.jpg.72x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" alt="TO DIE FOR"/> </a> </div> <div class="bestseller-status-text"> <span class="buy-it-text"> <p class="book-verdict-text">Our Verdict</p> <span class="verdict-get-it" id="book-verdict-btn-text">GET IT</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="kr-slick-item align-bottom list-inline-item " data-verdict="3"> <div class="image-container mx-auto d-block"> <a href="/book-reviews/katee-robert/court-of-the-vampire-queen/" data-href="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/15263c0fef5940cb8a79493e94cd7f5c/9781728264691.jpg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" class="progressive replace"> <img class="book-shadow img-fluid mx-auto d-block bottom-img preview" src="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/15263c0fef5940cb8a79493e94cd7f5c/9781728264691.jpg.72x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" alt="COURT OF THE VAMPIRE QUEEN"/> </a> </div> <div class="bestseller-status-text"> <span class="buy-it-text"> <p class="book-verdict-text">Our Verdict</p> <span class="verdict-skip-it" id="book-verdict-btn-text">SKIP IT</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="kr-slick-item align-bottom list-inline-item " data-verdict="1"> <div class="image-container mx-auto d-block"> <a href="/book-reviews/rob-sheffield/heartbreak-is-the-national-anthem/" data-href="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/37a28b41e22947009964b7c96b5dd835/ea934c3a2ce34e5a89a72b9e8db45b39.jpg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" class="progressive replace"> <img class="book-shadow img-fluid mx-auto d-block bottom-img preview" src="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/37a28b41e22947009964b7c96b5dd835/ea934c3a2ce34e5a89a72b9e8db45b39.jpg.72x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" alt="HEARTBREAK IS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM"/> </a> </div> <div class="bestseller-status-text"> <span class="buy-it-text"> <p class="book-verdict-text">Our Verdict</p> <span class="verdict-get-it" id="book-verdict-btn-text">GET IT</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="kr-slick-item align-bottom list-inline-item " data-verdict="1"> <div class="image-container mx-auto d-block"> <a href="/book-reviews/william-boniface/chicka-chicka-ho-ho-ho/" data-href="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/effefdbaaf9c4acf9481bab1b9d39158/e6fd3d708bc74659b0ef91d889258155.jpg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" class="progressive replace"> <img class="book-shadow img-fluid mx-auto d-block bottom-img preview" src="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/effefdbaaf9c4acf9481bab1b9d39158/e6fd3d708bc74659b0ef91d889258155.jpg.72x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" alt="CHICKA CHICKA HO HO HO"/> </a> </div> <div class="bestseller-status-text"> <span class="buy-it-text"> <p class="book-verdict-text">Our Verdict</p> <span class="verdict-get-it" id="book-verdict-btn-text">GET IT</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="kr-slick-item align-bottom list-inline-item kirkus-star " data-verdict="1"> <div class="image-container mx-auto d-block"> <a href="/book-reviews/isabel-ibanez/where-the-library-hides/" data-href="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/094cd6969eb648cdac47a473bdb55216/68a03a02f66c42cdbe08dcc35dc46fee.jpg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" class="progressive replace"> <img class="book-shadow img-fluid mx-auto d-block bottom-img preview" src="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/094cd6969eb648cdac47a473bdb55216/68a03a02f66c42cdbe08dcc35dc46fee.jpg.72x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" alt="WHERE THE LIBRARY HIDES"/> </a> </div> <div class="bestseller-status-text"> <span class="buy-it-text"> <p class="book-verdict-text">Our Verdict</p> <span class="verdict-get-it" id="book-verdict-btn-text">GET IT</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="kr-slick-item align-bottom list-inline-item " data-verdict="1"> <div class="image-container mx-auto d-block"> <a href="/book-reviews/pascale-lacelle/stranger-skies/" data-href="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/0f0c1aa5b3234879a19715a09d714e1e/d9a142bdc57246dba096253c61669460.jpg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" class="progressive replace"> <img class="book-shadow img-fluid mx-auto d-block bottom-img preview" src="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/0f0c1aa5b3234879a19715a09d714e1e/d9a142bdc57246dba096253c61669460.jpg.72x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" alt="STRANGER SKIES"/> </a> </div> <div class="bestseller-status-text"> <span class="buy-it-text"> <p class="book-verdict-text">Our Verdict</p> <span class="verdict-get-it" id="book-verdict-btn-text">GET IT</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="kr-slick-item align-bottom list-inline-item " data-verdict="1"> <div class="image-container mx-auto d-block"> <a href="/book-reviews/alice-hemming/the-snow-thief/" data-href="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/a73f3d87fcf64995abb88960bf543e88/4dc5c68bea3f43878e5368ecd2752ac9.jpg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" class="progressive replace"> <img class="book-shadow img-fluid mx-auto d-block bottom-img preview" src="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/a73f3d87fcf64995abb88960bf543e88/4dc5c68bea3f43878e5368ecd2752ac9.jpg.72x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" alt="THE SNOW THIEF"/> </a> </div> <div class="bestseller-status-text"> <span class="buy-it-text"> <p class="book-verdict-text">Our Verdict</p> <span class="verdict-get-it" id="book-verdict-btn-text">GET IT</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="kr-slick-item align-bottom list-inline-item kirkus-star " data-verdict="1"> <div class="image-container mx-auto d-block"> <a href="/book-reviews/claire-keegan/small-things-like-these/" data-href="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/110d86de420740f3b759de245501f838/9780802158741.jpg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" class="progressive replace"> <img class="book-shadow img-fluid mx-auto d-block bottom-img preview" src="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/110d86de420740f3b759de245501f838/9780802158741.jpg.72x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" alt="SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE"/> </a> </div> <div class="bestseller-status-text"> <span class="buy-it-text"> <p class="book-verdict-text">Our Verdict</p> <span class="verdict-get-it" id="book-verdict-btn-text">GET IT</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="kr-slick-item align-bottom list-inline-item " data-verdict="1"> <div class="image-container mx-auto d-block"> <a href="/book-reviews/laura-nowlin/if-he-had-been-me/" data-href="https://d1fd687oe6a92y.cloudfront.net/img/user-media/titles/title/cover/4cfd1f1d733c43fba38f51969e452fe2/9781402277825.jpg.260x0_q85_autocrop.jpg" 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