Day’s YA: CANTO CONTIGO

CANTO CONTIGO by Jonny Garza Villa97812508757544/9/2024Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Rafael Alvarez is on top of the world. He is the lead vocalist for the best high school mariachi group in the nation, they just claimed their eleventh consecutive win at the Mariachi Extravaganza de Nacional, and he made out with […]

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Kirkus Says Your Book Club Should Read ABSOLUTION (1/10/24)

Kirkus Reviews has named ABSOLUTION by Alice McDermott a top 20 new book to read with your book club! In the midst of the Vietnam War, two American wives, Charlene and Tricia, form an alliance during their time living in Saigon. Charlene is determined to relieve all of the suffering she sees around her and […]

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2024 YA Starred Reviews (so far)

These 2024 YA reads are all pretty stellar, but don’t just take our word for it! A FRAGILE ENCHANTMENT by Allison Saft9781250892836 | Available now (1/2/24) “Saft breathes enchanting life into this Regency-influenced fantasy world, and the intricate worldbuilding and class politics never come at the cost of the romantic leads’ titillating chemistry or the […]

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How to Give THE TALK–Digital Download

Told with beautiful insight, humor, brutal honesty, and raw emotion, readers everywhere could not put down Darrin Bell’s THE TALK, a graphic memoir that offers a deeply personal meditation on the “the talk” parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality that often accompanies it. Check out this digital download guide on […]

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YA Spotlight (6/12/23)

Can’t decide if you like the East Coast or West Coast better? Well neither can Natalya Fox–a high schooler who must choose whether to spend her summer with her dad in New York City or her mom in Los Angeles. GOING BICOASTAL BY DAHLIA ADLER “Split between two parallel timelines, the novel shows…Natalya falling in […]

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2023 YA Starred Reviews Round-Up

These YA reads are all pretty stellar, but don’t just take our word for it check out what School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly have to say in their starred reviews! ALWAYS THE ALMOST by Edward Underhill9781250835208 | Available Now (2/14/23) “A trans teen pianist grapples with coming out, competition, and romance in […]

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Extra! Extra!: February 2023 Book News

Here are the headlines you may have missed this month. V comes on Kirkus’s Fully Booked to discuss RECKONING. Henry Marsh opens up in his memoir AND FINALLY about his experiences as a cancer patient and as a neurologist. Hear more on NPR’s Fresh Air. The New York Times is loving WHAT LIES IN THE […]

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Valentine’s Day Romance Spotlight (2/14/23)

Love is in the air and on the page! No matter how you’re celebrating, make sure it includes some chocolate and one of these upcoming romance titles filled with all the swoony feels and heart eyes. THE PLUS ONE by Mazey Eddings Available for download on Edelweiss know more. LibraryReads votes due by March 1st. […]

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Read MAAME with Jenna! (1/31/23)

We are beyond excited to share that Jessica George’s lively and charming debut, MAAME, is the Today show’s February 2023 #ReadWithJenna Book Club pick! This timely novel told with timeless storytelling tackles grief, mental health, familial duty, racism, female pleasure, love, friendship, and more as Maddie’s London life takes a turn when she gets the […]

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January Fiction (1/24/23)

January was full of fabulous fiction, covering everything from an exploration of a remote village to the inner workings of a tech startup, and more. Check out some of what’s on sale now! THE END OF DRUM-TIME by Hanna Pylväinen 2 starred reviews! “Ambitious and resonant, a vivid, fascinating, and moving novel… Beautifully written and […]

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