Calling all bookworms! Our GH+ members will now get to read some of Good Housekeeping's favorite new releases, as well as a chance to have your review published on GoodHousekeeping.com.
If you're that person with a towering stack of books on your bedside table, the book club organizer who always knows what's topping the bestseller list or the first in your neighborhood to have the latest #booktok fav in your tote bag (not to mention lots of thoughts on everything you read), this perk is for you.
As a GH+ member, you already have an insider connection with our experts on everything from cooking, to cleaning, to skincare and exercise, as well as first-in-line product testing opportunities. Now, you'll also be eligible for a chance to receive early digital copies of four new books a year, along with a brief survey to fill out and tell us what you think.
GH+ Reads Latest Pick:
Why We Read by Shannon Reed
Whether you always had your nose in a book as a kid or discovered a love of reading later in life, we all know books are so much more than entertainment. They can be steadfast companions for lonely people, partners in lifelong education, mental escapes during trying times and so much more. This hilarious, poignant book of essays explores all of the myriad ways reading enriches our lives. It’s an affirming read for bookworms, an encouraging one for reluctant readers and a great way to start off the year for us all.
Previous GH+ Reads Picks:
Flores and Miss Paula by Melissa Rivero
Perdóname si te falle. Recuerda que siempre te quise.
“Forgive me if I failed you. Remember that I always loved you.”
When Flores finds a secret note from her mother, Paula, under her late father Martín's urn almost three years after his death, she wonders if there might have been more to her parents' relationship than she realized. But she and her mom don't exactly talk that way, and they've got bigger fish to fry.
Three years after losing their beloved patriarch, thirtysomething Flores and her mother, Paula, still live together in the same Brooklyn apartment. And like mothers and daughters so often do, they butt heads about just about everything: Why Flores should spend fewer evenings at the shaky startup where she works and more of them finding a man, why Paula needs to advocate for herself at the local shop where she works, her friendship with a married man she may or may not have feelings for (and vice versa) and what they're going to do about their impending eviction.
This is a story about love and loss, the meaning of family and the importance of community, passion and what happens when it's misdirected or lost entirely. It's one of those books where the characters quickly feel like friends, then family. You won't be able to put it down.
Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
Sourcebooks Landmark
Having grown up in Bottom Springs, LA, as the daughter of the town’s most beloved preacher, Ruth Cornier knows a little something about the community’s desperation for answers. She’s always been an outcast, her only friend the brooding Everett, who left town years ago only to return semiannually to break Ruth’s heart all over again. When a skull is uncovered in the nearby swamp, surrounded by strange symbols, the town believes it’s the mythical Low Man, a vampire-like creature said to haunt Bottom Springs.
But as Ruth and Everett get closer to the truth of what happened, they realize the demons they should really fear are flesh and blood, some of them at the highest levels of their society — and all of them more dangerous than any myth they could dream up. This is a well-woven tale of love and lust, dark impulses and darker deeds. Pro tip: Read this one with all the lights on, unless you never want to sleep again.
Little, Brown and Company
Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea
Inspired by the author's mother, this gripping historical fiction introduces us to the Donut Dollies, Red Cross volunteers who served coffee and donuts on the front lines of WWII. Plucky farm girl Dorothy and former society doyenne Irene form an unlikely friendship as they try to keep the boys’ spirits up in impossibly grim circumstances. They get involved in lots of scrapes and hijinks, of course, and even find love along the way. Fans of period dramas, WWII history buffs and anyone who loves a good story full of breathtaking adventures and female friendship (not to mention one heck of a twist at the end) shouldn't miss this one.
HarperCollins
Hallie Welch fell in love with Julian Vos in high school, when he almost kissed her at his family's vineyard. Years later, he returns to their small Napa town to write a novel, and she's hired to landscape his family's property. But their opposite personalities clash despite Hallie's still-burning crush. Hijinks ensue when she decides to leave him a "secret admirer" note in the latest entry from this romance queen.
Intrigued yet? Here's how it works:
Step 1: Sign Up for This New GH+ Benefit
GH+ Reads is available only to new and existing members of GH+, so if you haven't joined our membership program already, what are you waiting for?
Each quarter, we'll send out a GH+ member newsletter announcement about the new book with a link to opt in. The first 1,000 GH+ members to respond will get a sneaky peek at a hot new read before anyone else — and a chance to tell us what you think. Watch your inbox so you don't miss out!
Step 2: Get the Book — and Start Reading!
If you're one of the lucky GH+ subscribers to get chosen for a free book, we'll send you a digital copy, along with a brief survey to tell us what you think. You'll receive an email with a unique-to-you code and instructions to download your new e-book, and a survey to fill out once you've finished reading. Then all you have to do is sit back, relax and start turning those pages.
Step 3: Send us Your Review
Once you've finished reading, fill out the brief survey we'll send with your book to tell us all about what you think. We'll publish excerpts from our favorites on Good Housekeeping's book coverage page. Check out these GH+ Reads reviews of Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey to see what we mean!
Step 4: Tell Your Friends!
The best part of discovering a new favorite book is sharing it with someone who's sure to love it too. And since you'll be getting your copy of GH+ Reads' newest features even earlier than the books hit shelves, you'll also be the first in your crew to have the latest news in books. Now that's a story worth spreading.
