Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL by T Kingfisher 9781250244079 | 8/6/24 “Kingfisher’s remarkable skill for crafting scene-stealing secondary characters is also on full display in ruthless cardsharp Imogen Strauss, über-competent butler Willard, merry widow Penelope Green, and the mysteriously magical horse Falada. Expertly blending humor […]
Tag: 20th century history
Collections For Your Collection 4/23/24
Today we are spotlighting collections, from essays to stories, from horror to fantasy to modern life! ALL THINGS ARE TOO SMALL: Essays in Praise of Excess BY BECCA ROTHFELD “Rothfeld has a knack for aphorism (‘There is nothing more foreign to justice than love’), and it’s an absolute pleasure to watch her idiosyncratic arguments unfold. […]
More Debuts 3/27/24
Today we are spotlighting upcoming debuts, from a magical fairytale retelling and a tense horror based on Chinese mythologies, to some lighter romantic comedies and women’s fiction fables. MASQUERADE BY O.O. SANGOYOMI Available for download on Edelweiss. LibraryReads votes due by June 1st. “Richly detailed worldbuilding and inspiration from the Persephone myth all lend to […]
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, […]
Memoir Roundup 12/12/2023
We’re starting this week with two cross-cultural memoirs that highlight the nuances of generational traumas and triumphs across borders; from storied pasts in Vietnam and Shanghai, to uncertain futures in the United States, these eclectic and diverse reflections are full of life, love, and lessons. THE MANICURIST’S DAUGHTER: A MEMOIR BY SUSAN LIEU Available for […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (11/29/2023)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: SMALL ACTS OF COURAGE: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy by Ali Velshi9781250288851 | 5/7/24 Small acts of courage matter. Sometimes, they change the world. Our history books are filled with the […]
Kirkus Best Books of 2023
Announcing the Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2023! FICTION MYSTERY AND THRILLER NIGHT WILL FIND YOU by Julia Heaberlin REYKJAVÍK by Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdóttir BOOK CLUB BIRNAM WOOD by Eleanor Catton SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY THE DEEP SKY by Yume Kitasei A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT: A ROOTS OF CHAOS NOVEL by Samantha […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (10/26/2023)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: DAUGHTER OF CALAMITY by Rosalie M. Lin9781250287380 | 6/18/2024 Jingwen spends her nights as a showgirl at the Paramount, one of the most lavish clubs in Shanghai, competing ruthlessly to charm wealthy patrons. To cap […]
Nonfiction Round-Up (10/25/2023)
This week, we delve into a poignant reflection on how music can guide us through love and loss, an original guide to navigating spending in relationships, and a haunting, but ever-prescient, newly translated lost memoir surrounding one man’s survival from Auschwitz. SOUNDTRACK OF SILENCE: LOVE, LOSS, AND A PLAYLIST FOR LIFE BY MATT HAY Available […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (10/10/23)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE by Natalie Jenner9781250285188 | 5/14/2024 The bestselling author of THE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY and BLOOMSBURY GIRLS returns with a brilliant novel of love and art, of grief and memory, of confronting […]
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