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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Women’s Fiction Roundup (3/12/24)

This week, we are spotlighting the stories of women–from romance and mystery to everything in between, these works encompass a wide range. Today’s titles feature an unlikely heroine whose memories begin to unravel in a delightful debut novel; a follow-up for historical fiction fans set in 1950s Europe; a summer read filled with sun, sand, Know More » […]

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Books for Music Lovers

From the cultural evolutions of hip-hop music to the rock and roll lives of music stars, both fictional and real, spanning from the Upper East Side to Hollywood beaches, these titles don’t miss a beat! HIP-HOP IS HISTORY BY QUESTLOVE LibraryReads votes due by May 1st. In this book, Questlove proposes a theory of evolution, Know More » […]

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New Edelweiss E-galleys (2/5/2024)

Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: GLASS HOUSES by Madeline Ashby9780765382924 | 8/13/24 A group of employees and their CEO, celebrating the sale of their remarkable emotion-mapping-AI-algorithm, crash onto a not-quite-deserted tropical island. Luckily, those who survived have found a beautiful, Know More » […]

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2024 Audie Awards Finalists!

Macmillan Audio has 22 finalists for 2024 Audie Awards, which celebrate the best audiobooks of 2023. The finalists were announced this afternoon in PEOPLE Magazine and Billboard. AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEARALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S. A. Cosby, read by Adam Lazarre-White BEST NON-FICTION NARRATORKING: A LIFE by Jonathan Eig, read by Dion Graham FANTASYTHE Know More » […]

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New Edelweiss E-galleys (1/29/2024)

Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: PASSIONS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb9781250289568 | 9/3/24 Homicide Detective Eve Dallas hunts a killer who turns a wedding party into a murder scene in the latest novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author J.D. Know More » […]

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New Edelweiss E-galleys (1/25/2024)

Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: DESPERATION REEF by T. Jefferson Parker9781250907882 | 7/16/24 Jen Stonebreaker hasn’t entered into a big-wave surfing competition since witnessing her husband’s tragic death twenty-five years ago at the Monsters of the Mavericks. Now, Jen is Know More » […]

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Forthcoming Nonfiction (1/25/2024)

Today we are highlighting an array of nonfiction, including original examinations into medical mysteries, from womanhood, psychedelics, gardens, and puppies, to more personal stories of life on stage and magical strange. SHAKESPEARE: THE MAN WHO PAYS THE RENT BY JUDI DENCH & BRENDAN O’HEA “A literary demonstration of how the iconic actor has lost none Know More » […]

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Starred Review Roundup (12/7/2023)

Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: PUNISHED FOR DREAMING: HOW SCHOOL REFORM HARMS BLACK CHILDREN AND HOW WE HEAL by Bettina L. Love 9781250280381 | 9/12/23  “Impactful educator Love (WE WANT TO DO MORE THAN SURVIVE) asserts that educational policies punish children of color, especially Black ones, by denying them an Know More » […]

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PW Best Books of 2023

Announcing the Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2023!  TOP 10 BIOGRAPHY OF X by Catherine Lacey FLEE NORTH: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland by Scott Shane ORDINARY NOTES by Christina Sharpe THE TALK by Darrin Bell FICTION AUGUST BLUE by Deborah Levy BEYOND THE DOOR OF NO RETURN by David Know More » […]

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