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BuzzFeed Book Club is so excited to announce Gabriela Garcia's debut novel Of Women and Salt as its April read.

To celebrate, we're collaborating with Flatiron Books, Lucky No. Candles, and Libro.fm to give one lucky winner a signed copy, free audiobook, and a spicy, sweet, citrusy 8 oz. candle!

Five runner-ups will each receive a signed copy of the book and audiobook; four third-place winners will each receive a signed copy of the book.

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Win by Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben's latest is a gripping and tempestuous look at what happens when you decide to take the law into your own hands. Coben places one of his most notable sidekick characters — Windsor Horne Lockwood III, or Win as he prefers to be called — in the spotlight. Win is a cocky, affluent investigator who dabbles in vigilante work when he sees fit. Opportunity strikes when his monogrammed suitcase and his family's rare, stolen painting is found in the home of a dead man — making Win a prime suspect. The case becomes more intriguing when the FBI informs him that the man who kidnapped Win's cousin Patricia during the home invasion years ago was not only linked to the murder, but also a domestic act of terrorism — a decades-old case the FBI just couldn't crack. With unlimited resources, a personal connection to the case, and a unique taste for revenge, Win might be the only person able to bring justice to the people the FBI couldn't.

Win is an addictive, must-read thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat with every page you turn. From a witty protagonist with psychopathic tendencies to the intricate storylines Coben illustrates with ease, this crime novel will leave readers engrossed and questioning everything. Get your copy. —Morgan Murrell

Virtual book events we highly recommend: March 22-27

⭐️ = a BuzzFeed Books favorite

Monday, March 22

Kate Quinn discusses The Rose Code (⭐️) — hosted by the Lewes Public Library, 5 p.m. ET. More info.
Layla AlAmmar discusses Silence Is a Sense with Peace Adzo Medie — hosted by Magers & Quinn, 5 p.m. CT. More info.
Christine Smallwood discusses The Life of the Mind with Heidi Julavitz — hosted by McNally Jackson, 7 p.m. ET. More info.

Tuesday, March 23

Emily St. John Mandel discusses The Glass Hotel (⭐️) — hosted by St. Louis County Library and Left Bank Books, 7 p.m. CT. More info.
Jess Zimmerman discusses Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology (⭐️) — hosted by Elliott Bay Book Company, 6 p.m. PT. More info.
Dorothy A. Brown discusses The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans — and How We Can Fix It with Maurice J. Hobson — hosted by Charis Books & More, 7:30 p.m. ET. More info.

Wednesday, March 24

Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses The Committed (⭐️)with Bao Phi — hosted by Magers & Quinn, 7 p.m. CT. $5. More info.
Sue Monk Kidd discusses The Book of Longings with Jeniffer Thompson — hosted by Warwick's, 4 p.m. PT. More info.
Melanie Finn discusses The Hare (⭐️) with Tim Lott — hosted by Northshire Bookstore, 4 p.m. ET. More info

Thursday, March 25

Rebecca Carroll discusses Surviving the White Gaze (⭐️) with Gina Prince-Bythewood — hosted by Book Passage, 5 p.m. PT. More info.
Joyce Carol Oates discusses The (Other) You with Rebecca Makkai — hosted by the Seminary Co-op and Chicago Humanities Festival, 7 p.m. CT. $35. More info.
Harlan Coben discusses Win (⭐️) with Shari Lapena — hosted by select independent bookstores and libraries, 7 p.m. CT.More info.

Friday, March 26

Patricia Engel (Infinite Country ⭐️) and Jennifer De Leon (White Space: Essays on Culture, Race, and Writing) discuss their newest works — hosted by Brookline Booksmith, 7 p.m. ET. More info.
Jo Ann Beard (Festival Days) and Melissa Febos (Girlhood) discuss their newest works — hosted by Prairie Lights, 7 p.m. CT. More info.

Saturday, March 27

Aiden Thomas (Lost in the Never Woods), K. Ancrum (Darling), L.L. McKinney (A Blade So Black), and Chloe Gong (These Violent Delights) discuss retellings and their latest works — hosted by Astoria Bookshop, 4 p.m. ET. More info.
Lisa Scottoline discusses Eternal with Lisa See — hosted by Book Passage, 4 p.m. PT. More info.