Scott C Johnson

In The Con Queen of Hollywood: A Hunt For An Evil Genius focuses on an imposter who creates emotional and financial destruction around the world! Her work is seen throughout the entertainment industry. We get to know about this villain's origin story and the private detective that was able to deliver this person to the FBI. We learn about this con who created this very real and elaborate series of scams that committed the most perfect crime of our time.

Adrienne Robillard + Dawn Sakamoto Paiva

When we get to the end of the summer, we think about all those gatherings we can still host and how we can kick our menus up a notch! The 'Ohana Grill Cookbook: Easy and Delicious Hawai'i-Inspired Recipes from BBQ Chicken to Kalbi Short Ribs gives us the culinary vacation that we need with flavors of the Pacific regardless of where we actually are! You'll get more grill time with these recipes, learn about your equipment, get acquainted with ingredients and more!

This cookbook has beautifully shot images that will ensure that and your guests will salivate and be satiated with each bite. We're looking forward to Guava Chicken, Pulehu Tri-Tip, Spicy Li Hing Mui Pineapple, Furikake Party Mic, Grilled Mahimahi, and Adobo Pork Belly Bao with Won Bok Slaw.

You'll find 50 recipes that are easy to make and full of flavor! All you need to do is to add a bit of flair and fun cocktails to make it all come together for your next gathering!

Noelle Crooks

We meet Harper Cruz in a bit of a desperate point in her life in Under the Influence. She's run through a string of jobs that have gone nowhere in NY's publishing industry. She's broke and having a hard time making ends meet. So it's not even a question when she finds out about a job to work with an influencer where she will make 3X her last paycheck!

She sends her resume to Charlotte Green, a self-help guru and although she is not personally familiar with her, she knows that her charisma and fresh take on life has created a cult-like following with many woman across the country. She is accepted in less than 24 hours for the job and has to quickly accept. She is not part of The Greenhouse and has to move to Nashville to be part of Charlotte's world.

This world is not just a workplace but a family and although at first she enjoys the events and amenitites which are all mandatory, she realizes that she must work long hours and meet the demands for loyalty to her boss and that everything comes at a price no matter how it is packaged.

THE TESTAMENTS

Nan A. Talese

Margaret Atwood

Whether you've enjoyed The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu or read the book, rest assured that the dramatic conclusion is addressed in the sequel written by Margaret Atwood, The Testaments! The dystopian adventure continues 15 years after the events that took place in the original book and although the Republic of Gilead continues to rule, it's evident that there are signs that it is crumbling from within. This moment in history is seen through 3 women (2 who are the result of the first generation of people that grew up in this world) who lead very different lives from one another. The third woman is powerful as she knows a number of secrets. The result of what takes place is definitely dramatic.

FASHIONOPOLIS: THE PRICE OF FAST FASHION AND THE FUTURE OF CLOTHES

Apollo

Dana Thomas

We constantly think about what we're going to wear. Fashionopolis looks at the damaging effects that the clothing industry has created within the realm of fast fashion. Statistically, the industry creates 80 billion garments a year and employs every sixth person on Earth.

The fashion industry has a number of areas that are looking for reforms from exploited labor, enviromental, intellectual property, globalization, tech revolution and of course the effects of fast fashion. Dana Thomas travels the globe to share the stories of visionary designers and companies who are paving the way to a positive future to reclaim the traditional craft and to utilize cutting edge sustainable technologies to create better fashion. In an effort to dress with intention, she explores 3D printing, clean denim processing, smart manufacturing, fabric recycling, lab created fabrics as well as the use of hyperlocalism.

THE CHESTNUT MAN

Harper

Soren Sveistrup

If you enjoyed AMC's The Killing, then you will enjoy the creator's newest thriller which is soon to be a Netflix Original Series - The Chestnut Man. Copenhagen is being terrorized by a psychopath known as the "chestnut man". At each of his bloody crime scenes, he leaves a handmade doll made of matchsticks with two chestnuts.

Upon examination of the dolls, they realize that there is a fingerprint that belonged to a young girl. This girl was a government minister's daughter that has been kidnapped and murdered a year ago. Is it a coincidence or something even more bizarre than what they had imagined.

A pair of detectives become a part of a mission to save the innocent lives of those in Copenhagen and find that they must put their personal issues aside in order to put the clues together to find this serial killer.

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