Check out these audiobook recommendations that are perfect for Latinx Heritage Month! ANITA DE MONTE LAUGHS LAST BY XOCHITL GONZALEZ; read by Stacy Gonzalez, Jonathan Gregg, and Jessica Pimentel | 9781250331533 | 3/5/24 Excerpt from the audiobook! BLOOD IN THE CUT BY ALEJANDRO NODARSE; read by Danny Pino | 9781250350381 | 6/4/24 Excerpt from the […]
Tag: LGBTQ fiction
Happy Half Hour (9/30/24)
Today, we’re chatting about people who are maintaining some of the world’s oldest and rarest cultural traditions, a dystopian world featuring a cast of characters on the margins of a strange and exclusive new society, and a young warrior who dreams of proving his worth in an elite tournament. CUSTODIANS OF WONDER: Ancient Customs, Profound […]
Banned Books Staff Picks (9/26/24)
This month, we’re sharing banned books we love in honor of Banned Books Week! AMANDA’S PICK: THE TALK BY DARRIN BELL This is a graphic memoir by a Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning that offers a deeply personal meditation on the “the talk” parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality […]
Happy Half Hour (9/23/24)
Today, we’re chatting about two princes from neighboring countries who find themselves in a whirlwind romance, a man who decides to renovate a tiny cabin with no experience, and a murder in a small town eccentric bookstore. THE RULES OF ROYALTY by Cale Dietrich | 9781250887771 | 12/10/24 CABIN: Off the Grid Adventures with a […]
October 2024 LibraryReads List
You voted, they counted, and THE SEQUEL by Jean Hanff Korelitz, A SONG TO DROWN RIVERS by Ann Liang, and THE LAST ONE AT THE WEDDING by Jason Rekulak are LibraryReads picks for October 2024! PLUS, Sara Raasch’s THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE KISSMAS is the LibraryReads Board’s BONUS PICK, and Freya Marske (SWORDCROSSED) is in the Hall of […]
Road Trip Roundup (9/11/24)
Are you ready for a road trip? From thriller to memoir to fantasy, we’ve got you covered with some road trip recommendations! BAD NATURE BY ARIEL COURAGE 9781250360885 | 4/1/25 It’s Hester’s fortieth birthday when she’s diagnosed with terminal cancer, and she knows immediately what she must do: abandon her possessions and drive to California […]
Challenged Books Spotlight (4/8/24)
In celebration of National Library Week, we’re uplifting the voices of challenged books, from epic fantasies to romances and queer stories. We proudly stand with authors, librarians, teachers, booksellers, and fellow readers against book banning. We strongly believe everyone should have access to books and actively support organizations championing the freedom to read. As we […]
Starred Review Roundup (3/13/2024)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: GLORIOUS EXPLOITS by Ferdia Lennon9781250893697 | 3/26/24 “Lennon’s debut is a wonderfully odd, riotously funny story of two poetry-loving potters in 412 BCE. This superb novel builds to a page-turning crescendo that evokes the great tragedy the men stage.”—Booklist, starred review […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (2/27/2024)
LOUD: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve by Drew Afualo9780374614058 | 8/30/24 Drew Afualo is best known as the internet’s “Crusader for Women” and is at the head of a new generation of entertainment’s rising stars. LOUD is part manual, part manifesto, and part memoir. It makes it clear that behind her fearsome laugh […]
Starred Review Roundup (12/7/2023)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: PUNISHED FOR DREAMING: HOW SCHOOL REFORM HARMS BLACK CHILDREN AND HOW WE HEAL by Bettina L. Love 9781250280381 | 9/12/23 “Impactful educator Love (WE WANT TO DO MORE THAN SURVIVE) asserts that educational policies punish children of color, especially Black ones, by denying them an […]
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