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Book-of-the-Month Club
Book-of-the-Month Club
Join our Book-of-the-Month Club for a low monthly price, and receive the latest paperback books, along with free shipping and fun extras like bookmarks and stickers! You can cancel at any time, or skip a month if the upcoming book isn't your vibe. Scroll down to see the book for this month 📚
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Book for April:
The Fraud by Zadie Smith

From acclaimed and bestselling novelist Zadie Smith, a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the legal trial that divided Victorian England, about who gets to tell their story—and who gets to be believed.
It is 1873. Mrs. Eliza Touchet is the Scottish housekeeper—and cousin by marriage—of a once-famous novelist, now in decline, William Ainsworth, with whom she has lived for thirty years.
Mrs. Touchet is a woman of many interests: literature, justice, abolitionism, class, her cousin, his wives, this life and the next. But she is also sceptical. She suspects her cousin of having no talent; his successful friend, Mr. Charles Dickens, of being a bully and a moralist; and England of being a land of facades, in which nothing is quite what it seems.
Andrew Bogle, meanwhile, grew up enslaved on the Hope Plantation, Jamaica. He knows every lump of sugar comes at a human cost. That the rich deceive the poor. And that people are more easily manipulated than they realize. When Bogle finds himself in London, star witness in a celebrated case of imposture, he knows his future depends on telling the right story.
The “Tichborne Trial”—wherein a lower-class butcher from Australia claimed he was in fact the rightful heir of a sizable estate and title—captivates Mrs. Touchet and all of England. Is Sir Roger Tichborne really who he says he is? Or is he a fraud? Mrs. Touchet is a woman of the world. Mr. Bogle is no fool. But in a world of hypocrisy and self-deception, deciding what is real proves a complicated task. . . .
Based on real historical events, The Fraud is a dazzling novel about truth and fiction, Jamaica and Britain, fraudulence and authenticity and the mystery of “other people.”
Club FAQs
Club FAQs
Q: How will I know what the book for the next month is?
A: Book selections for the upcoming month are announced on the 20th. For example, the book for December will be announced at the end of November.
Q: How often can I skip a month?
A: As often as you like!
Q: What types of books are selected for the club?
A: The newest paperbacks in our favorite genres (such as fantasy, YA, mystery, historical fiction, romance, etc)
Q: How does the billing cycle work?
A: After a subscription renewal, you will receive the book for that month. For example, if you are charged on January 1, you will then receive a brand new paperback toward the end of January, and so on.
Q: Do you ever feature books by indie authors?
A: We love supporting indie authors, and it's always possible that their work will be included in our book-of-the-month club.
Q: Can I buy books from previous months that I may have missed?
A: Of course! Even if we do not have that book in stock, you can always special order it from us.
Q: If I don't want to pay for a subscription, can I do a one-time purchase?
A: Yes, one-time purchases are available for $25.99, and you will still receive free goodies. However, the subscription is less expensive ($20 + free shipping + free goodies).
Q: Why did my subscription renew at the end of the month instead of the beginning of the month (i.e. at the end of March instead of the beginning of April)?
A: This slight discrepancy in billing dates may occur depending on when you first signed up for the club. However, it will not affect which books you receive. For example, if you are charged at the end of March you will still receive the book for April.
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This was a real page turner! There are so many twists and turns that you won’t be able to put it down!