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Essential Book Drop: Today"s Three Best New Releases

Steve Weber

Steve Weber and Cassandra break down today"s best three new books. essentialbookdrop.substack.com

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10:06

💡 The New Release Trifecta: Urban Life, Pet Love, and...

Essential Book Drop: Today"s Three Best New Releases ·

2025/11/01

To view these books on Amazon, click the book titles.” Are you new here? Here’s the explainer.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.Sitting with Dogs: Stories of Rescue Dogs Going from Lost to LovedAuthor: Rocky KanakaNEW RELEASEGenre: Pets / MemoirRocky Kanaka—the internet’s favorite dog rescuer—brings together heartwarming true stories of rescue dogs who found their forever homes and the humans whose lives they changed forever. 🐕💕From the scared shelter pup who just needed

8:30

🥘 A Compendium of Essential New Cookbooks

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2025/10/31

To view these books on Amazon, click the book titles.” Are you new here? Here’s the explainer.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.Cookies: The Best Recipes for the Perfect Anytime TreatAuthor: Vaughn Vreeland, New York Times CookingNEW RELEASEGenre: Cookie BakingDelight your friends and family (and yourself) with 100 delicious cookies from NYT Cooking. 🍪Dessert is sometimes seen as a bonus, but what could be more essential than delightful treats? ✨ From NYT Cooking and curated

9:21

📚 Best New Releases: From Holiday Rom-Com to AI...

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2025/10/30

To view these books on Amazon, click the book titles.” Are you new here? Here’s the explainer.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.Merry Christmas, You Filthy AnimalAuthor: Quinn, MeghanNEW RELEASEChristmas Holiday RomanceFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a brand new holiday rom-com with all the humor and heat her fans adore. 🎄❤️Nothing says I love you like trespassing, public humiliation, and a town-wide Christmas spectacle to win your

6:28

Great Lakes Disaster and Life's Late Bloomers:...

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2025/10/29

To view these books on Amazon, click the book titles.” Are you new here? Here’s the explainer.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund FitzgeraldAuthor: John U. BaconMaritime History On November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald—the largest, most powerful freighter on the Great Lakes—vanished into Lake Superior during one of the most violent storms in the region’s history. All 29 crew members perished, and the tragedy has

8:37

Literary Giants, Style Icons, and Late-Night Kings:...

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2025/10/28

TODAY’S ESSENTIAL NEW BOOK RELEASESSelected Letters of John UpdikeAuthor: Updike, JohnNEW RELEASELiterary Letters & CorrespondenceThe arc of literary giant John Updike’s life emerges in these luminous daily letters to family, friends, editors, and lovers—a remarkable outpouring over six decades, from his earliest consciousness as a writer to his final days.As James Schiff writes in the introduction to this volume, of the writer who would eventually “express himself in written form as copiously and

10:52

There's No Such Thing as Overnight Success

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2025/10/28

The bestselling book that came out of left fieldWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 🌿This book is a prime example of a massive bestseller that came completely out of left field ⚾.* The “Left Field” Aspect: Delia Owens was not a known fiction writer. She was an elderly debut novelist, previously best known as a wildlife scientist and co-author of non-fiction books about her conservation work in Africa. She had no existing platform in the literary world, which is highly unusual for a major

9:32

When Icons Get Real: Memoirs of Mental Health, Loss,...

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2025/10/27

To view these books on Amazon, click the book titles. Are you new here? Here’s the explainer.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.Episodes: The Diary of a Recovering Mad ManAuthor: Gucci ManeNEW RELEASEMemoirs of Coping with Bipolar DisorderGucci Mane, one of hip-hop’s most iconic figures and a trailblazer in Atlanta’s rap culture, reveals his struggles with mental health and drug addiction that will provide fans and readers with insights into his career and life.As one of

13:23

🤥Using AI for Writing: The Essential Dos, Don'ts, and...

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2025/10/26

AI Double Standards and Public CriticismSometimes it seems virtually everybody is using Artificial Intelligence now—students, teachers, authors, even doctors. Recently, some college professors were caught red-handed using generative AI, leading to public and institutional criticism about transparency and double standards:* Northeastern Professor: A business professor at Northeastern University was caught using ChatGPT to generate lecture notes and assignment feedback, even leaving clear AI prompts

8:59

💥 Thrills, Chills, & Holiday Cheer! New Fiction is...

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2025/10/26

Are you new here? Here’s the explainer.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.NEW RELEASESExit Strategy: A Reacher NovelAuthor: Lee Child & Andrew ChildNEW RELEASEWar & Military Action FictionJack Reacher will make three stops today. Not all of them were planned for. The page-turning new Jack Reacher thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child. 🎯Don’t miss the hit streaming series Reacher! 📺First—a Baltimore coffee shop. A seat in the corner,

8:55

💥 Yellow Submarine: A Boat? Or a Deep Dive Into...

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2025/10/26

Are you new here? Here’s the explainer.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.The Yellow Submarine: A Deep Dive into Absurdity (and Quaaludes) 🤯💊“Yellow Submarine“ is one of The Beatles’ most instantly recognizable tunes 🎶, beloved by generations of adults and children alike. It’s a whimsical, sing-along classic, a cornerstone of pop culture ⚓️.But here’s the $64 million-dollar question that has quietly raged in the deepest corners of the internet (and in my own highly swamped

11:05

🎬🍿BLOCKBUSTER SATURDAY: Today's Top Three New Book...

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2025/10/25

Are you new here? Here’s the explainer.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.NEW RELEASESFinding My Way: A MemoirAuthor: Yousafzai, MalalaNEW RELEASEMemoirs of Social ActivistsA USA TODAY MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK 📚 “Dynamic and surprising.” —The New York TimesThis is not the story you think you know. It’s the one she has been waiting to tell.Thrust onto the public stage at fifteen years old after the Taliban’s brutal attack on her life, Malala Yousafzai quickly became an

8:26

The Fab Four's Time Bomb 🤯🎸

Essential Book Drop: Today"s Three Best New Releases ·

2025/10/24

These deals expire fast. Check my current post for fresh deals. To download from Amazon, click the book titles.” Are you new here? Here’s the explainer.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.The Fab Four’s Folly: Did They Break Time? 🤯“Eight Days A Week” was an absolute smash hit 🎶, a quintessential piece of Beatles magic that perfectly captured the band’s ascent into global, untouchable superstardom. Yet, unlike the lyrical poetry of “Yesterday” or the thoughtful social

10:56

"Power. Press. People. ✊ The Must-See New Releases in...

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2025/10/24

These deals expire fast. Check my current post for fresh deals. To download from Amazon, click the book titles.” Are you new here? Here’s the explainer.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a SuperpowerAuthor: Baier, BretNEW RELEASEUS PresidentsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author and Fox News Channel’s Chief Political Anchor, a fresh and fascinating exploration of the extraordinary life of Teddy Roosevelt,

10:05

🔥 Norwegian Wood: Coded Confession and Arson Metaphor

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2025/10/23

🔥 Norwegian Wood: Did John Lennon Really Burn Down an Affair?The year is 1965. The Beatles release Rubber Soul, an album that signaled a dramatic leap from cheerful mop-top pop toward introspective, boundary-pushing rock. Nestled on that tracklist is a deceptively simple acoustic ballad: “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown).”It’s a song that sounds cozy—a man, a girl, cheap pine paneling, (IKEA? I don’t know) and a bottle of wine. But beneath the delicate sitar melody (thanks, George! George

14:11

Why So Many Book Blurbs Suck, Really Bad

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2025/10/23

We are living in the golden age of publishing access. Thanks to the internet, nearly every title ever released is available to us, accompanied by a trove of data: reviews, star ratings, and excerpts. Yet, standing stubbornly in the middle of this information abundance is the publisher’s book description—often referred to as the blurb—and, as anyone who reads widely knows, it is frequently terrible.I read perhaps 100 book blurbs every day. And so often, after reading the whole blurb, I still have no

9:03

🔥 Today's Book Drop: Must-Read Memoirs from Music...

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2025/10/23

Are you new here? Here’s the explainer.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.Truly: The Official Inspirational Journey Through the Life of a Musical LegendAuthor: Richie, LionelNEW RELEASEMusic MemoirsThe long-awaited memoir of the legendary Lionel Richie.As a storyteller second to none, Lionel Richie is ready to tell it all. In this intimate, deeply candid memoir, Lionel revisits hilarious and harrowing events to inspire all who doubt themselves or feel their dreams don’t matter

12:30

🎧 The Voice They Love to Hate: Artists and Auditory...

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2025/10/22

Are you new here? Here’s the explainer.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.The subject today: The $10 Million Dollar Voice That Deserves a Paper Bag 🎤💰: Why Successful Artists Hate Their Own Sound 😱I. Introduction: The Mismatch Between World Acclaim and Internal Horror 🏆😭A. The Paradox Defined (AKA The Celebrity Self-Own) 🤔: Examining the strange, dark magic ✨ where a vocalist whose voice makes millions of people weep 😢 publicly insists they sound like a squealing cat 🐱

11:29

📚 Rock Legend, Story Structure, and Hosting...

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2025/10/22

Are you new here? Here’s the explainer.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.Last RitesAuthor: Ozzy OsbourneNEW RELEASEEntertainer BiographiesAN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything? I’m like, f* no. If I’d been clean and sober, I wouldn’t be Ozzy. If I’d done normal, sensible things, I wouldn’t be Ozzy.”**Husband. Father. Grandfather. F*cking Icon.1948 - 2025In 2018, at the age of

9:09

🎶🎸😍 It Won't Be Long (Yeah) Yeah!! Till I Belong...

Essential Book Drop: Today"s Three Best New Releases ·

2025/10/21

Are you new here? Here’s the explainer.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.The Mystery of, “It Won’t Be Long”“It Won’t Be Long,” the explosive opening track from The Beatles’ second album, With The Beatles (1963), is a classic example of John Lennon’s early songwriting genius and the group’s rapidly maturing sound. Yet, despite its infectious energy and structural sophistication, the song has a curious legacy as a brilliant piece of work that the band quickly moved past.Just

9:09

It Won't Be Long (Yeah) Till I Belong TOOOOO...

Essential Book Drop: Today"s Three Best New Releases ·

2025/10/21

The Playful Wordplay and Curious Case of “It Won’t Be Long”“It Won’t Be Long,” the explosive opening track from The Beatles’ second album, With The Beatles (1963), is a classic example of John Lennon’s early songwriting genius and the group’s rapidly maturing sound. Yet, despite its infectious energy and structural sophistication, the song has a curious legacy as a brilliant piece of work that the band quickly moved past.Lennon’s Double Entendre: “Be Long” vs. “Belong”The song’s title and central

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