Book of the Month Live

• Sharon Kurtzman on family resilience and the joy of baking.

  Author Sharon Kurtzman visited our headquarters to discuss her new historical novel, The Lost Baker of Vienna. She shared the true family history that inspired the story, why it took her 25 long years to complete it, and how food and family are always intertwined. A young woman in post-war Vienna finds herself caught between two futures, and two suitors, as she struggles to keep her family afloat — and keep her father’s legacy alive through baking his best recipes. Get The Lost Baker of Vienna at bookofthemonth.com. Learn more about Book of the Month LIVE at bookofthemonth.com/botm-live.  

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• Sarah MacLean doesn’t turn down a dare.

  Author Sarah MacLean stopped by our headquarters to discuss her new book, These Summer Storms. She broke down the book’s themes of wealth, power, and nobility—and spilled about writing the first chapter of her first novel on a dare. When Alice Storm’s wealthy father passes away, the whole family has to pay their final respects by playing a week-long twisted game on a private island—or risk losing out on their inheritance. Get These Summer Storms at bookofthemonth.com. Learn more about Book of the Month LIVE at bookofthemonth.com/botm-live.  

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• Wally Lamb knows how to make you cry.

  The best way to listen to Book of the Month LIVE is in our app. Author Wally Lamb visited our headquarters to discuss his new novel, The River Is Waiting. He talked about what motivates his writing (fear), the most common reported side effect of reading his books (crying), and what it takes to really forgive (listen to find out). When a new father causes an unimaginable tragedy, he is confronted with prison time and a question he may never be able to answer: what does it take to win his family’s forgiveness? Get The River Is Waiting at bookofthemonth.com. Learn more about Book of the Month LIVE at bookofthemonth.com/botm-live.  

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• Janelle Brown on coming-of-age in the Internet Age.

  The best way to listen to Book of the Month LIVE is in our app. Author Janelle Brown visited our headquarters to discuss her new work of fiction, What Kind of Paradise. She also opened up about her love-hate relationship with technology, including her former career as a tech writer, and why she thinks pastoral living sounds pretty good right about now. A teenage girl who’s grown up off-the-grid gets plugged into society during the dawn of Silicon Valley, and starts to question everything she thought she knew about her father. Get What Kind of Paradise at bookofthemonth.com. Learn more about Book of the Month LIVE at bookofthemonth.com/botm-live.  

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• Prabal Gurung on walking like a girl.

  The best way to listen to Book of the Month LIVE is in our app. Author and fashion designer Prabal Gurung stepped out of the Met Gala and into our headquarters to discuss his new memoir, Walk Like a Girl. He also spilled about what really goes on behind the scenes on fashion’s biggest night, and revealed his most iconic role model—his powerhouse mother. From Nepal to New York, fashion icon Prabal Gurung shares his story of growing up as a queer boy, and growing into his status as a fashion legend. Get Walk Like a Girl at bookofthemonth.com. Learn more about Book of the Month LIVE at bookofthemonth.com/botm-live.  

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