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Scott Turow - SuspectThursday, September 26
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1Bestselling legal thriller author Scott Turow introduces a new private investigator in Suspect. She's Pinky, young, multi-tattooed and multi pierced detective who finds herself in the middle of two mysteries, one professional and one personal. Turow starts the novel with a twist, a female police chief accused of sexual misconduct. -
Brad Melzer - The Nazi ConspiracySaturday, September 21
10:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1From number one New York Times Bestselling author Brad Meltzer comes the little-known true story of a triple assassination plot that nearly changed history. It's the story of the Nazi plot at the height of World War Two designed to assassinate three world leaders, President Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill. Meltzer's well researched story is filled with political intrigue, body doubles, and daring rescues. -
Geraldine Brooks - HorseThursday, September 19
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1Geraldine Brooks is a Pulitzer Prize winning and New York Times Bestselling author of historical fiction. Horse is based on Lexington, the most legendary thoroughbred in American History. Set in both the 1800s and in contemporary times, the novel weaves a sweeping multi layered story of an industry that was a 19th century American obsession built on the backs of enslaved people. -
Allison Pataki - The Magnificent Lives of Marjor PostSaturday, September 14
10:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki has reimagined the life of Marjorie Merriweather Post in her historical novel, The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post. Pataki shows the journey from Midwest farm girl to heiress and how Marjorie Post reshaped American Life. The book is an intimate portrait of a larger-than-life woman, a powerful story of an heiress, trailblazer, businesswoman, diplomat, and philanthropist. -
Brad Melzer - The Nazi ConspiracyThursday, September 12
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1From number one New York Times Bestselling author Brad Meltzer comes the little-known true story of a triple assassination plot that nearly changed history. It's the story of the Nazi plot at the height of World War Two designed to assassinate three world leaders, President Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill. Meltzer's well researched story is filled with political intrigue, body doubles, and daring rescues. -
Kim Michele Richardson - The Book Women's DaughterSaturday, September 7
10:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1New York Times and Los Angeles Times Bestselling author of historical fiction Kim Michele Richardson has written the sequel in the Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek stories. The Book Woman's Daughter is the story of Honey Lovett, the daughter of the beloved Troublesome book woman, who must fight for her independence and for books that set her free. Richardson's books are of courageous women who fight against racial prejudice and ignorance. The stories take place on the 1930s packhorse library routes in remote Appalachia, dangerous jobs that were predominately held by women. -
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson - My MonticelloThursday, September 5
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1In the novella, My Monticello, a young black college student who is a descendent of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings is forced from her neighborhood by a white militia. Set in the near future, this diverse group of Charlottesville neighbors fleeing white supremacists take refuge in Jefferson's historic plantation home, Monticello. My Monticello is Jocelyn Nicole Johnson's fiction debut. It was a finalist for the Kirkus Fiction Prize, National Book Critics Award and long listed for a Pen/Faulkner Fiction award. -
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson - My MonticelloSaturday, August 31
10:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1In the novella, My Monticello, a young black college student who is a descendent of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings is forced from her neighborhood by a white militia. Set in the near future, this diverse group of Charlottesville neighbors fleeing white supremacists take refuge in Jefferson's historic plantation home, Monticello. My Monticello is Jocelyn Nicole Johnson's fiction debut. It was a finalist for the Kirkus Fiction Prize, National Book Critics Award and long listed for a Pen/Faulkner Fiction award. -
Rick Bragg - The Speckled BeautyThursday, August 29
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1Rick Bragg is a Pulitzer Prize winner and the bestselling author of twelve books. The Speckled Beauty is the tender story of how the author's life was transformed by a half blind, starving, stray dog. The Speckled Beauty is a compassionate Southern family memoir that begins with the arrival of the dog Speck at a critical moment in Bragg's life. It captures the devotion between two enabling each other to begin to heal. -
Rick Bragg - The Speckled BeautySaturday, August 24
10:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1Rick Bragg is a Pulitzer Prize winner and the bestselling author of twelve books. The Speckled Beauty is the tender story of how the author's life was transformed by a half blind, starving, stray dog. The Speckled Beauty is a compassionate Southern family memoir that begins with the arrival of the dog Speck at a critical moment in Bragg's life. It captures the devotion between two enabling each other to begin to heal. -
Zakiya Dalia Harris - The Other Black GirlThursday, August 22
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1The Other Black Girl is a New York Times Bestseller and named a Best Book of 2021 by Time, The Washington Post, Esquire, NPR, and Vogue. This electrifying debut novel is set in the world of New York publishing, traditionally a predominately white environment. The tension starts when two young female black editorial assistants are vying for the same career path. The Other Black Girl is a commentary on diversity in the workplace starting with code switching and culminating in an obsessive, sinister plot. Zakiya Dalia Harris spent three years in the editorial department at a major NY publishing house before leaving to write this novel. -
Zakiya Dalia Harris - The Other Black GirlSaturday, August 17
10:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1The Other Black Girl is a New York Times Bestseller and named a Best Book of 2021 by Time, The Washington Post, Esquire, NPR, and Vogue. This electrifying debut novel is set in the world of New York publishing, traditionally a predominately white environment. The tension starts when two young female black editorial assistants are vying for the same career path. The Other Black Girl is a commentary on diversity in the workplace starting with code switching and culminating in an obsessive, sinister plot. Zakiya Dalia Harris spent three years in the editorial department at a major NY publishing house before leaving to write this novel. -
Julia Dahl - The Missing HoursThursday, August 15
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1The Missing Hours is an explosive novel that begins with a college student and one violent act. An NYC Freshman is sexually assaulted and seeks revenge., but she has no recollection of the assault until a social media post surfaces. There is also a parallel story of family dysfunction and the intersection of class and justice. It is a face paced thriller that is a study of vengeance, obsession, and privilege. Julia Dahl is the award- winning author of four novels and is a former news reporter. -
Julia Dahl - The Missing HoursSaturday, August 10
10:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1The Missing Hours is an explosive novel that begins with a college student and one violent act. An NYC Freshman is sexually assaulted and seeks revenge., but she has no recollection of the assault until a social media post surfaces. There is also a parallel story of family dysfunction and the intersection of class and justice. It is a face paced thriller that is a study of vengeance, obsession, and privilege. Julia Dahl is the award- winning author of four novels and is a former news reporter. -
David Baldacci - MercyThursday, August 8
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1David Baldacci is an international number one bestselling author of more than 40 books. HIs novels have been translated into 45 languages with 150 million copies sold worldwide. His most popular series include The Camel Club, John Puller and King & Maxwell. Mercy is his fourth book in the Atlee Pine series. The book is a thriller that happens at warp speed, where FBI agent Atlee Pine searches for her twin sister who was kidnapped 30 years ago at the age of 6. -
David Baldacci - MercySaturday, August 3
10:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1David Baldacci is an international number one bestselling author of more than 40 books. HIs novels have been translated into 45 languages with 150 million copies sold worldwide. His most popular series include The Camel Club, John Puller and King & Maxwell. Mercy is his fourth book in the Atlee Pine series. The book is a thriller that happens at warp speed, where FBI agent Atlee Pine searches for her twin sister who was kidnapped 30 years ago at the age of 6. -
Lauren Groff - MatrixThursday, August 1
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1Lauren Groff is a three-time finalist for the National Book Award and a New York Times bestselling author. Matrix has been named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, Time and more. Matrix is a feminist story set in the 12th century. Seventeen-year-old Marie de France is expelled from the Royal Court and sent to be the new prioress of an ailing abbey rife with sick and starving nuns. It is a sweeping novel of a Medieval visionary, a woman of power and strength.