Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: WHERE THERE WAS FIRE by John Manuel Arias9781250817389 | 9/19/23 Costa Rica, 1968. When a lethal fire erupts at the American Fruit Company’s most lucrative banana plantation burning all evidence of a massive cover-up, the […]
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New Edelweiss E-galleys (11/14/22)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: BEYOND THAT, THE SEA by Laura Spence-Ash9781250854377 | 3/21/23 As German bombs fall over London in 1940, working-class parents Millie and Reginald Thompson make an impossible choice: they decide to send their eleven-year-old daughter, Beatrix, […]
Bushra Rehman’s Letter to Librarians (11/2/22)
In ROSES, IN THE MOUTH OF A LION, Bushra Rehman writes a fiercely compassionate and unforgettable coming-of-age story about female friendship, queer love, and one girl struggling to reconcile her heritage and faith with her desire to be true to herself. Today, Bushra Rehman joins us with a letter to librarians touching on the ways […]
Advance Access Event: Monica Brashears
Join us for an early conversation between Monica Brashears and her editor Nadxieli Nieto as they discuss HOUSE OF COTTON, a stunning, contemporary Black Southern Gothic debut novel by the breakout new Affrilachian writer. HOUSE OF COTTON will be on sale April 2023 from Flatiron Books and we can’t wait for you to read it. […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (10/11/22)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: WANDERING SOULS by Cecile Pin9781250863461 | 3/21/23 After the last American troops leave Vietnam, siblings Anh, Thanh, and Minh begin a perilous journey to Hong Kong with the promise that their parents and younger siblings […]
For Your Consideration: December 2022 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite December titles for the December 2022 LibraryReads list! Votes due November 1! THE BOOK OF EVERLASTING THINGS by Aanchal Malhotra9781250802026 | 12/27/22Download on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Secrets are revealed, the intricacies of calligraphy and perfume-making are described, and the consequences of decisions made are recounted. Near the novel’s […]
For Your Consideration: November 2022 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite November titles for the November 2022 LibraryReads list! Votes due October 1! BLACKWATER FALLS by Ausma Zehanat Khan9781250822383 | 11/1/22Download on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Kahn brilliantly depicts the complexities of her characters and the tensions of a multicultural American community struggling with bias, fear, and corruption. At once […]
ALMA Book Buzz Recap (8/24/22)
A huge thanks to everyone who attended today’s ALMA Book Buzz! In case you missed it, you can watch a recording know more, and here are all the titles we talked about: WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS by Kate Alice Marshall | January 17, 2023 | 9781250859884MAAME by Jessica George | February 7, 2023 | […]
4 Stars for IF I SURVIVE YOU
Jonathan Escoffery’s urgent, hilarious, and revelatory debut, IF I SURVIVE YOU, has received FOUR starred reviews! “A revelatory work, full of a young man’s questioning and told in a distinctive voice, this contemplation of identity, culture, and race in the United States today is highly recommended.”–Library Journal, starred review “A collection of linked stories focused […]
Maximum Shelf: WHITE HORSE (7/28/22)
Yesterday’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick was Erika T. Wurth’s WHITE HORSE, a gritty, vibrant debut about an Indigenous woman who must face her past when she discovers a bracelet haunted by her mother’s spirit. Heavy metal, ripped jeans, Stephen King novels, and the occasional beer at the White Horse have defined urban Indian Kari James’s life […]
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