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National  + Apartments  |  June 29, 2017
Dennis Kaiser
By: Dennis Kaiser

Amazon’s ‘Favorite Books of 2017’ (So Far)

Looking for a book to read over the long Fourth of July holiday? Check out the list compiled by Amazon Books’ editorial team of its absolute favorites for every reader’s summer…from futuristic novels and small-town stories… to page-turning memoirs.

“We love looking back on the past six months to give our customers a list of our favorite must-reads heading into summer,” said Sarah Harrison Smith, editorial director, Print and Kindle Books. “Our top pick this year, ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’ is a sweeping yet intimate story, one that packs heartbreak, humor, love and acceptance—and a memorable cast of characters—into a novel that will stick with readers for a very long time.”

The Amazon Books Editors’ Top 10 (drum roll, please) are as follows:

  1. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: A Novel by Arundhati Roy
  2. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
  3. Beartown: A Novel by Fredrik Backman
  4. Exit West: A Novel by Mohsin Hamid
  5. Priestdaddy: A Memoir by Patricia Lockwood
  6. You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir by Sherman Alexie
  7. Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel by George Saunders
  8. The Impossible Fortress: A Novel by Jason Rekulak
  9. Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
  10. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari

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About Dennis Kaiser

Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.
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