10 Books You Need To Read This Month

If one of your New Year's resolutions was to read more, you're in luck! 2018 is already shaping up to be a great year for books. From hot and controversial nonfiction reads like Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House to family friendly books like Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2, there are new and exciting finds for every reader.

We've pulled together a list of the 10 books we've got on our reading list this month. These page-turners are a mix of picks from Patch staff and Amazon editors, and believe us when we say you won't be able to put them down. Happy reading!

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#1: Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff

If you've watched the news this week, this is the book everyone's been talking about. Author Michael Wolff spoke with those close to the current president to provide an explosive account of his first nine months in office. Trump and others mentioned in the book have denied the authenticity of its claims, but Wolff maintains all content is factual.

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#2: Need To Know: A Novel by Karen Cleveland

CIA analyst Vivian Miller is in hot pursuit of a Russian sleeper cell on American soil. During her search, she uncovers a secret dossier of extremely sensitive national information and soon finds her job, her life and even her family could be in danger. This fast-paced thriller has gotten glowing reviews and drawn early comparisons to Gone Girl.

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#3: When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink

Timing is everything, but we often leave things all up to chance. Not anymore, though! In this newly-released bestseller, Daniel H. Pink breaks down the ways in which timing isn't an art as much as it is a science. Pink also provides practical takeaways that readers can use to make timing work in their favor.

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#4: The Only Girl in the World: A Memoir by Maude Julien

Maude Julien's abusive parents raised her in isolation without heat, adequate food or any affection, but they didn't break her spirit. The young girl befriended animals and found companionship in the characters of the books she read in secret. After more than a decade of these conditions, an outsider gained access to the family's paranoid world, and Maude took the opportunity to escape. In this heart wrenching memoir, the author tells her amazing story of survival and triumph.

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#5: Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls 2 by Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli

This uplifting and empowering book features 100 stories of extraordinary women — from Nefertiti to Beyoncé. Each biography is transformed into a fairy-tale and accompanies by an incredible portrait of the subject. If don't already own the original "Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls," nab a copy of that and then get this sensational sequel ASAP.

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#6: The Woman in the Window: A Novel by A.J. Finn

Anna Fox lives alone as a recluse in her New York City home. She spends her days drinking wine, watching movies and spying on the neighbors. When a new family moves in across the way, Anna watches their seemingly perfect lives unfold before her eyes. Then one night, she sees something she shouldn't have, and everything begins to fall apart. But what did she really see? Is her paranoia getting the best of her? This psychological thriller is already in development as a major film from Fox and was described as "unputdownable" by Stephen King.

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#7: The Immortalists: A Novel by Chloe Benjamin

In 1969, a traveling psychic comes to New York City. She claims to be able to to tell anyone the day they will die. One night, the four Gold children sneak out to hear their futures, and what the psychic tells each of them determines how they live out the next 50 years of their lives. This brilliant book looks at each of their journeys, the line between destiny and choice and the inescapable family ties that keep them together.

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#8: The Perfect Nanny: A Novel by Leila Slimani

Miriam and her husband think they found a perfect nanny in Louise. She's quite and polite, sings to the children and even cleans their swanky Paris apartment. But as Louise becomes more involved in the lives of both the children and the parents, things take a turn for the worse. Jealousy builds, class comes into play and Miriam's abilities as a mother even come into question.

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#9: Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals by Michael Hyatt

If you're ready to make 2018 your best year yet, this is the book for you. Michael Hyatt offers practical, proven tips for setting and achieving goals. "Your Best Year Ever" includes advice on how to "quit-proof" your goals, move forward when you feel stuck and so much more.

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#10: We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel by Georgia Hunter

It's 1939 in Poland, and the Kurc family is doing their best to live normal lives despite World War II fast approaching. But when war inevitably forces them to separate, it's the hope of reunion that sees them through some of the most horrific conditions imaginable. This novel, inspired by a true story, is a testament to the human spirit and a family's resilience despite all odds.

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