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A Spotlight pick, a Debut Spotlight pick, and nine other books that the Amazon editors love this month.
Last July the Amazon editors fell in love with Celeste Ng's debut novel Everything I Never Told You. Eventually, we chose it as our Best Book of the Year. We asked Celeste Ng what book she would recommend to readers:
"Megan Mayhew Bergman dives into the back pages of history and returns with these sparkling stories of women on the margins of fame: Oscar Wilde's niece Dolly; aviator Beryl Markham; cross-dressing Standard Oil heiress Joe Carstairs, and more. This collection brings back to life these vibrant, unapologetically eccentric women who may never have become famous but deserve to be remembered." --Celeste Ng on Almost Famous Women by Megan Mayhew Bergman
Each month, Amazon.com's editorial team reads scores of books in search of those we consider the Best Books of the Month. We also seek and select the best books in popular categories like Cooking, Food & Wine books, Literature & Fiction, Children's books, Mystery & Thrillers, Comics & Graphic Novels, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, and the best books for kids and teens. We scour reviews and book news, we swap books amongst ourselves, and spend our nights and weekends tearing through as many of the best books as possible. Then we face off in a monthly Best Books showdown meeting to champion the books we think will resonate most with their readership.
The titles that make our Best Books of Month lists are the keepers, the ones we couldn't forget. Many of our editorial picks for the best books are also customer favorites and bestsellers, but we strive to spotlight the best books you might not otherwise hear about. Each month we also pick "Spotlight" book (the #1 Editors' Pick) and a "Debut Spotlight" (the best new book by a debut author).
The books included in Amazon's Best Books of the Month program are entirely editorial selections. We have great passion for uniting readers of all ages and tastes with their next favorite read, helping our customers find terrific gifts, and drawing more attention to great books by exceptional authors.
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