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IP Picks🔎: The New New 'Thing'
âž• The next 'Vikings' and a thriller for Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney
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Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: Escapist Gems for the Moment
âž• A rom-com on the run, the real-life murder behind the 'The Scarlet Letter' and more
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Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: The Real 'Swiss Family Robinson' is Creepier Than You Think
âž• An eclectic trio of YA novels offer something for everyone
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Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: When 'Date Night' Goes Very Wrong
âž• A look inside the back catalog of one of the best-selling authors of the last 50 years
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Andy Lewis

October 2024

IP Picks🔎 James Bond as a WWII-era Teenage French Aristocrat
âž• Sapphic vampires, mysterious dollhouses and some encouraging post-Frankfurt numbers
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Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: A Biting 'Nanny Wears Prada' Tell-All
âž• A moody Korean horror tale and 'Bridgerton' as a comic caper
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Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: The Anti-Social Network: Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover
âž• A romantasy with major 'Outlander' vibes
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Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: A 'Conjuring'-esque Haunted House Chiller Preys on a Family's Fears
âž• What moms will do to protect their kids and a story with 'One Day' vibes that's series-ready
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Andy Lewis

September 2024

IP Picks🔎: A Dad-Turned-Hitman Thriller
âž• Sally Rooney steps away from TV, Mark Zuckerberg doesn't think much of creatives and did a Tony-winning play crib too much from a memoir?
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Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: A Hardboiled Pulp Novel with a Sci-Fi Twist
âž• Why audiences are falling in love with 'romantasy'
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Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: A Granny Crime Boss Seeks Revenge
âž• Estranged sisters bond while hiding a dead body and America's top pet lawyer
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Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: An Absinthe Mystery, a Gaslit Bride and a Murder Solved By a Fugitive
âž• The Black List is getting into the publishing business
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Andy Lewis
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