Starred Review Roundup (3/13/2024)

        Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: GLORIOUS EXPLOITS by Ferdia Lennon9781250893697 | 3/26/24  “Lennon’s debut is a wonderfully odd, riotously funny story of two poetry-loving potters in 412 BCE. This superb novel builds to a page-turning crescendo that evokes the great tragedy the men stage.”—Booklist, starred review Know More » […]

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Memoir Monday (11/6/23)

We’re starting our week off right with these memoirs, including one in which the author highlights his ability to find levity in even the most difficult situations, another in which a young woman reflects on raising her younger brother by herself, and one more in which the author shares her thoughts over the past ten Know More » […]

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Four Stars for MY SEVEN BLACK FATHERS

Will Jawando’s MY SEVEN BLACK FATHERS, a young activist’s memoir and a deeply affirmative story of hope and respect for men of color, has received four starred reviews! “In this rousing debut, attorney and community leader Jawando brilliantly uses the arc of his life to root out how ‘Black male mentors… make America a more Know More » […]

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Starred Review Round-Up (3/1/22)

We’re seeing stars! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: SWEEP OF STARS by Maurice BroaddusISBN 9781250264930 | on sale 3/29/22 “The first of this Afrofuturist trilogy takes off with an epic array of characters and plotlines that will enmesh readers in the politics and power struggles set across the stars.”–Library Journal, starred review “[A] Know More » […]

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A Letter to Librarians from Ric Prado (3/1/22)

Ric Prado–the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil of secrecy tells the story of his legendary career and offers a glimpse into the shadow wars that America has fought since the Vietnam Era in his harrowing memoir, BLACK OPS: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior. Today, Ric joins us to share what libraries Know More » […]

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New Edelweiss E-galleys (2/14/22)

Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: THE FIRST BINDING by R. R. VirdiISBN 9781250796172 | on sale 8/16/22 All legends are borne of truths as much as lies.He buried a village under a mountain of ice and snow. Then he killed Know More » […]

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Title Announcement: FRIENDS, LOVERS, AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THING by Matthew Perry (2/10/22)

The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in FRIENDS, LOVERS, AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THING, a candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence. In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes readers onto the Know More » […]

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New Edelweiss E-galleys (1/31/22)

Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: MY SEVEN BLACK FATHERS: A Young Activist’s Memoir of Race, Family, and the Mentors Who Made Him Whole by Will JawandoISBN 9780374604875 | on sale 5/3/22 Will Jawando tells a deeply affirmative story of hope Know More » […]

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New Edelweiss E-galleys (1/26/22)

Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: THE LAST KARANKAWAS by Kimberly GarzaISBN 9781250819857 | on sale 8/9/22 Welcome to Galveston, Texas. Population 50,241. Carly Castillo has only ever known Galveston. For as far back as she can remember, her grandmother Magdalena Know More » […]

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Series Spotlight: Copenhagen Trilogy (1/21/21)

Danish poet Tove Ditlevsen concludes her autobiographical Copenhagen Trilogy with a dark and honest account of addiction. The Copenhagen Trilogy is a masterful portrait of Ditlevsen’s journey through love, friendship, and ambition, and now, DEPENDENCY reveals her way out of addiction. THE COPENHAGEN TRILOGY “Memoir as confession—a powerful, psychologically astute work of self-examination and remembrance.”–Kirkus Know More » […]

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