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 […]

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Sneak Peek: September Indie Next List

The September 2023 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! HE WHO DROWNED THE WORLD: A RADIANT EMPEROR NOVEL BY SHELLEY PARKER-CHAN9781250621825 | 8/22/23 2 starred reviews! “Parker-Chan has written a heart-racing, emotional story that is also heartrending and shockingly precise because readers will, by the end, know the characters and their aims and loves […]

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Spotlight on U.S. (9/2/20)

Today’s spotlight on America is as varied as the country itself, with a memoir of growing up in a paper mill town, a Russian-American political history, graphic journalism following a refugee family, a humorous take on the 50 states, a call for national unity, and a history of American authoritarianism. MILL TOWN: Reckoning with What […]

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Nonfiction Round-Up (10/30/19)

Nonfiction Round-Up (10/30/19)

How to fight back for fundamental American rights + all about every zodiac sign + the Radical Right = this week’s #NonfictionRoundUp WHEN THEY COME FOR YOU: How Police and Government Are Trampling Our Liberties – and How to Take Them Back by David Kirby “Kirby names names, brings receipts, and delivers a remarkably apolitical […]

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Nonfiction Round-Up (9/4/19)

Nonfiction Round-Up (9/4/19)

Shadow wars + the power of emotions + OBAMA + becoming the best you + the life of a magazine mogul–welcome to today’s nonfiction round-up! THE RUSSIA TRAP: How Our Shadow War with Russia Could Spiral into Nuclear Catastrophe by George S. Beebe The former head of CIA’s Russia analysis shows how Washington and Moscow […]

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Nonfiction Round-Up (4/24/19)

Nonfiction Round-Up (4/24/19)

A call for female empowerment, the importance of moral journalism, navigation as a foundation of humanity, and an undiscovered lost civilization–welcome to today’s nonfiction round-up! THE MOMENT OF LIFT: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates “At a time when beneficial globalization is being threatened by nationalism, and women’s rights are in danger […]

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It’s #PubDay! (11/27/18)

It’s #PubDay! (11/27/18)

A LibraryReads Hall of Famer, the sitting Senator of Vermont, and the former editor-in-chief of Guardian News and Media…welcome to this week’s #PubDay celebration! KINGDOM OF THE BLIND: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny  Two starred reviews!  LibraryReads Hall of Fame Author  December 2018 Indie Next Pick  Amazon.com Best Books of the Year  […]

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November 2017 Nonfiction

November 2017 Nonfiction

November brings a bounty of excellent new nonfiction to your library’s shelves! PROMISE ME, DAD: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose by Joe Biden The vice president pens a deeply moving memoir about the most challenging professional and personal year in which he lost his son to brain cancer. “The book is a backstage […]

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Stars & TV News for I WAS TOLD TO COME ALONE

Stars & TV News for I WAS TOLD TO COME ALONE

Washington Post reporter Souad Mekhennet is a German-born Muslim of Moroccan and Turkish descent, and she uses the balance between the Muslim and Western sides of her life to provide a mediating voice between these cultures, which too often misunderstand each other. Souad’s memoir, I WAS TOLD TO COME ALONE: My Journey Behind the Lines […]

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The Giant 2016 Graphic Novel Roundup!

The Giant 2016 Graphic Novel Roundup!

The saying goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words” and that’s certainly true of graphic novels. Thanks to comic book characters dominating pop culture, the format has been enjoying a boom and readers are coming to the medium in droves. Publishers Weekly recently profiled graphic novel publisher Papercutz, which publishes between 50 and 60 […]

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