For Your Consideration: June 2018 LibraryReads Titles

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Nominations are due April 20! Click here for the full list of 2018 deadlines.

opens in a new windowBRINGBRING ME BACK by B.A. Paris
Also available in audio
The new thriller from the LibraryReads author of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. “Paris once again proves her suspense chops with this can’t-put-down psychological thriller.”  Library Journal, starred review

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opens in a new windowHARDHOW HARD CAN IT BE? by Allison Pearson
Also available in audio
THREE starred reviews! Hilarious and poignant, the new adventures of Kate Reddy, the beleaguered heroine of Allison Pearson’s groundbreaking New York Times bestseller I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT. “Tackling sexism, growing older, and understanding one’s needs when catering to those of so many others, Pearson writes realism with all the fun of escapism.” — Booklist, starred review

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opens in a new windowWITCHMARKWITCHMARK by C.L. Polk
Two starred reviews! A “stellar” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) fantasy debut that combines intrigue, magic, betrayal, and romance in an original world with a historical WWI tone. “Many disparate elements are expertly woven together to make this debut a crackler, with layers like a nesting doll and just as delightful to discover.”  Booklist, starred review

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opens in a new windowHEARTSJAR OF HEARTS by Jennifer Hillier
Also available in audio
What if you went to jail for something terrible your boyfriend did to your best friend? Then 5 years later, you’re free but your life is in ruins, and your boyfriend is back at it (killing, that is), and maybe he’s coming for you? “…this psychological thriller is unlike any other. Enthralled readers will be rooting for Geo in the end.”  Library Journal, starred review

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opens in a new windowKUDOSKUDOS by Rachel Cusk
One of Publishers Weekly’s Spring 2018 Literary Fiction picks with three starred reviews! The critically acclaimed author of OUTLINE and TRANSIT, completes her “stunning” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) trilogy with a finale that examines the relationship between pain and honor, and investigates the moral nature of success as a precept of both art and living. “Brilliantly accomplished and uncompromisingly dark.”  Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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opens in a new windowKLANSMANBLACK KLANSMAN: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime by Ron Stallworth
Also available in audio
The extraordinary true story of the African American police officer who goes undercover to investigate the KKK, the basis for the forthcoming major motion picture written and directed by Spike Lee, and produced by Oscar winner Jordan Peele.

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BROKEN ICE by Matt Goldman
Lee Child said, “I want more of Nils Shapiro.” Emmy Award-winning author Matt Goldman happily obliges by bringing the Minneapolis private detective back for another thrilling, stand alone adventure to find a missing teenage girl from the small northern hockey town of Warroad, MN. “Readers will look forward to seeing a lot more of Nils and crew.”  Publishers Weekly

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opens in a new windowRESTAURANTNUMBER ONE CHINESE RESTAURANT by Lillian Li
An exuberant and wise multigenerational debut novel about the complicated lives and loves of people working in everyone’s favorite Chinese restaurant. “Li vividly depicts the lives of her characters and gives the narrative a few satisfying turns, resulting in a memorable debut. ”  Publishers Weekly

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THE LOST FOR WORDS BOOKSHOP by Stephanie Butland
Loveday Cardew prefers books to people. Into her hiding place—the bookstore where she works-come a poet, a lover, and three suspicious deliveries. Someone has found out about her mysterious past. Will Loveday survive her own heartbreaking secrets? “A tale full of romance and violence demanding readers not judge a book by its cover.”  Kirkus Reviews

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opens in a new windowBOOKSHOPTREEBORNE by Caleb Johnson
In the tradition of BIG FISH and Amanda Coplin’s instant classic, THE ORCHARDIST, comes a debut novel of an unusual family who have made their home at the margins of an unusual place. “Majestic in scope, jam-packed with revelations and a touch of the fantastical, TREEBORNE is an enthralling story about what binds people together and breaks them apart.”  Booklist, starred review

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