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I love getting these every month. My only issue is what they do to my TBR wish list.

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The Penguin Random House Spring 2017 Debut Fiction Sampler features introductory chapters from eight PRH titles coming out between February and August. There are three that I’m really excited about:

* American War: A Novel by Omar El Akkad (Knopf, April 2017)
I’m so ready for April 4th to get here, so I can finally read this one! It takes place after the second American Civil War and sounds terrifyingly relevant.

* Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo (Knopf, August 2017)
Set in Nigeria in the 1980s. A woman can’t get pregnant, much to the disappointment of her husband and mother-in-law. Her in-laws insist on a new wife, leading to devastating consequences. After reading the summary, the title feels like a punch in the gut.

* The Space Between the Stars by Anne Corlett (Berkley, June 2017)1
This one sounds perfect for fans of Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton, which was 5-star read for me.

There are also excerpts from:
Dead Letters: A Novel by Caite Dolan-Leach (Random House, February 2017), Gilded Cage by Vic James (Del Rey, February 2017), Lola: A Novel by Melissa Scrivner Love (Crown, March 2017), The Shark Club by Ann Kidd Taylor (Viking, June 2017), Ten Dead Comedians: A Murder Mystery by Fred Van Lente (Quirk Books, July 2017).

This sampler is a great way to introduce yourself to new authors and find a few books to add to your "Must Read" list!

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