Conspiracy theories, immigration, and a call to arms–welcome to this week’s nonfiction round-up! REPUBLIC OF LIES: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power by Anna Merlan “Quick to condemn racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, and anti-Muslim bias, the author supports her writing with excellent supporting documentation. An engaging and valuable explication of one of the […]
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Booklist Recommends: On Diversity and Immigration
Keep your patrons in the know with these two Booklist best of lists on diversity and immigration: Top 10 Diverse Nonfiction A BOUND WOMAN IS A DANGEROUS THING: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland by DaMaris Hill “With a lyricism that sings, swings, and stings, poet and writer Hill […]
#PubDay (2/26/19)
Pirates + Dragons, Mothers + Daughters, Sexy Scots + Smokin’ Cowboys–welcome to #pubday! THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE by Samantha Shannon A February 2019 LibraryReads Pick! A March 2019 Indie Next Pick! “This extraordinary saga includes heroism, romance, friendship, pirates, plague, diplomacy, and, of course, dragons. A well-drawn feminist fantasy with broad appeal for […]
Starred Reviews for Your #WeekendReads
For this week’s #WeekendReads, we present these forthcoming titles with multiple starred reviews! THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AIDA HERNANDEZ by Aaron Bobrow-Strain “In this caring and unforgettable borderland saga, Bobrow-Strain reveals the profound personal toll of the immigration crisis.”–Booklist, starred review “This potent, important work, which ‘occupies a space between journalism and ethnography, with […]
The BIG Book Club Resource Guide
Ready to rev up your library’s book club? Great! We’ve got a TON of resources to help: Reading Group Gold is the destination for reading group news, sweepstakes and giveaways, early copies of upcoming books, and reading guides for select titles from Macmillan. You can also sign up for their newsletter. Our “One Book, One […]
Day’s YA – FLIGHT SEASON
Hi friends! Happy end of summer! This delightful and summery (but also heartbreaking) novel is the perfect book to wrap up these last few days of August. FLIGHT SEASON by Marie Marquardt 9781250107015 Available now from Wednesday Books Ages 13 to 19 FLIGHT SEASON follows Vivi, a Yale student grappling with her father’s death; TJ, […]
Required Friday Reading (8/10/18)
It’s important, now more than ever, to continue reading, reflecting, and engaging in open dialogue about the issues facing us all as a nation. Here are our picks to help you do just that: A HOPE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE SEA: One Refugee’s Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival by Melissa Fleming 2018 Alex […]
Buzzfeed’s “Amazing New Books You Need To Read This Spring” 2018
Poetry, essays, short stories… these Buzzfeed-recommended books will spring off your library’s shelves! WADE IN THE WATER by Tracy K. Smith US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith returns with WADE IN THE WATER, a new collection of poems that feels both timely and timeless. In lines that are as lyrical as they are wise (and […]
Our #LibFaves17 Picks
We enjoyed seeing so many of you participate in #LibFaves17 (thanks for making Jane Harper’s THE DRY an official 2017 Top Ten pick!). Now here are OUR #LibFaves17 picks (aka our 2017 “Recommended Reads” from the newsletter): Talia THE MAP THAT LEADS TO YOU by J.P. Monninger Also available in audio Finally, a book version […]
Teen Talk Tuesday (10/18/16 Edition)
Hey hey, YA librarians! We’ve got a bunch of new teen and YA-OK adult books for you this month. Check ’em out then share your favorites during today’s Early Word YA Galley Chat (hashtag: #ewgcya). WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS by Anna-Marie McLemore Ages 12 to 18 Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Young […]
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