Remy and Cam have always been best friends, but what Cam doesn’t know is that Remy has been in love with him for a long time. When they take a trip to Tokyo and drink ancient soulmate elixirs, Cam suddenly forgets who Remy is and she must race against the clock to get him to […]
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Day’s YA: TOKYO EVER AFTER
“Move over, Mia Thermopolis! Princess Izumi will completely capture your heart while making you laugh nonstop.” Gloria Chao, author of AMERICAN PANDA TOKYO EVER AFTER by Emiko Jean9781250766601Available May 18, 2021 from Flatiron BooksAges 12-18E-galley on Edelweiss and NetGalley Izzy Tanaka has never known her father’s identity. Referred to simply as “unknown Japanese male,” her […]
Maximum Shelf: TOKYO EVER AFTER
Today’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick is Emiko Jean’s modern fairy tale, TOKYO EVER AFTER. Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in it isn’t easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town. Raised by a single mother, it’s always been Izumi or Izzy, because “It’s easier this way” […]
Around The World With Books (5/7/20)
Travel around the world with these books, including four strangers righting their wrongs in Paris, a Scandinavian cultural history, a story about how society remembers catastrophe in Japan, and a globe-spanning novel set solely in hotel rooms. THE PARIS HOURS by Alex George “George’s third novel (after SETTING FREE THE KITES) is set in 1927 […]
Pearl Harbor 75 Years Later
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the bombing at Pearl Harbor. Here are books to remember that day that still lives in infamy: Rick Atkinson’s Liberation Trilogy (AN ARMY AT DAWN, THE DAY OF BATTLE, THE GUNS AT LAST LIGHT) KILLING THE RISING SUN: How America Vanquished World War II Japan by Bill O’Reilly & […]
Thriller Thursday (11/10/16 Edition)
We’re seeing stars for today’s #ThrillerThursday picks! UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN by Keigo Higashino Two starred reviews! From acclaimed international bestseller and LibraryReads author Higashino comes a compelling story of a twenty-year-old murder, two teenagers linked by the crime, and a detective’s obsession to finally uncover the truth. “Edgar-nominated Higashino revisits the dangerous codependence of […]
Happy #BookBday (9/27/16 Edition)
Happy #BookBday to three whimsical, mythical reads: DON’T I KNOW YOU? by Marni Jackson This debut “whimsical collection of linked stories” (Kirkus Reviews) follows one woman’s life from age 16 to 60, and what happens when certain celebrities—Neil Young, Meryl Streep, John Updike, Taylor Swift, Karl Ove Knausgaard—start turning up in her private life, at […]
Friday Reads: Food & Culture
TGIF, friends! Our #FridayReads picks are two unique explorations of food and culture: SUPER SUSHI RAMEN EXPRESS: One Family’s Journey Through the Belly of Japan by Michael Booth From the author of THE ALMOST NEARLY PERFECT PEOPLE comes a fascinating and funny culinary journey through Japan. “There’s some of both Bill Bryson and Anthony Bourdain […]
For Your Consideration: November 2016 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles for the November 2016* LibraryReads list! *Nominations are due September 20! Click here for the full list of 2016 deadlines. TO CAPTURE WHAT WE CANNOT KEEP by Beatrice Colin Set against the construction of the Eiffel Tower, this novel charts the relationship between a young widow and an […]
Thriller Thursday (7/17/14 Edition)
Today’s #ThrillerThursday roundup has something for every mystery reader, whether you like cozies, police procedurals, or historical mysteries: THE BONE ORCHARD by Paul Doiron In Doiron’s “excellent fifth series installment” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), Mike Bowditch retired from his Maine Game Warden position, but is drawn back in when his mentor Sgt. Kathy Frost is […]