HUZZAH! THE STOLEN MARRIAGE by Diane Chamberlain is an October 2017 LibraryReads pick! “Well-crafted crime-tinged tale…”–Publishers Weekly “Combines the issue-driven style of Jodi Picoult, the romantic tension of Nora Roberts, and the life- defining-mistake motif of Amy Hatvany’s It Happens All the Time (2017).”–Booklist […]
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#thrillerthursday 09/07
Dead Woman Walking by Sharon Bolton “The Reacher-like thrills leading there generate adrenaline-fueled pleasure. Bolton, who also writes as S. J. Bolton, delivers another strong, resourceful female character in Jessica Lane.”–Booklist “Bolton’s (Little Black Lies) latest stand-alone hits the ground running…VERDICT This will be the book of the fall for Bolton’s fans and anyone who […]
Adult Librarians’ Sneak Peek Book Preview
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 9 am – 4 pm Penguin Random House Reserve Your Spot Now! Seats Will Go Fast! When the leaves start falling librarians and publishers start buzzing! LibraryReads and the Association of American Publishers invite librarians from across the eastern seaboard for a full-day, exclusive sneak peek into the adult book releases […]
#bookbday (09/05/17)
Happy #bookbday! Across the Sea by Gaute Heivoll “Deeply affecting. . . . A striking and exquisitely detailed novel exploring the depths of compassion, cognizance, and mutual understanding amidst a household of adults and children who cannot always communicate in traditional ways.”―Publishers Weekly “Humane and lovely; reminiscent of Paul Harding’s Tinkers in its sympathetic understanding […]
SOURDOUGH + DEAR FAHRENHEIT 451 = September 2017 LibraryReads picks!
HUZZAH! Both SOURDOUGH by Robin Sloan and DEAR FAHRENHEIT 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks by Annie Spence are September 2017 LibraryReads picks! SOURDOUGH by Robin Sloan “Having launched himself with MR. PENUMBRA’S 24-HOUR BOOKSTORE, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist in first fiction with best-book and Alex Award claims to fame, Sloan […]
GLASS HOUSES + EMMA IN THE NIGHT = August 2017 LibraryReads picks!
HUZZAH! Both GLASS HOUSES by Louise Penny and EMMA IN THE NIGHT by Wendy Walker are August 2017 LibraryReads picks! Glass Houses by Louise Penny A Library Journal Summer Fiction pick! “A meticulously built mystery that follows a careful ascent toward a breaking point that will leave you breathless. It’s Three Pines as […]
For Your Consideration: August 2017 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles for the August 2017 LibraryReads list! Nominations are due June 20! Click here for the full list of 2017 deadlines. GLASS HOUSES by Louise Penny When a mysterious figure appears on the village green on a cold November day in Three Pines, Armand Gamache, now Chief Superintendent […]
For Your Consideration: June 2017 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles for the June 2017 LibraryReads list! Nominations are due April 20! Click here for the full list of 2017 deadlines. KNIFE CREEK by Paul Doiron In this new edge-of-your-seat thriller from Edgar finalist and LibraryReads author Paul Doiron, Mike Bowditch delves into a long buried investigation to […]
NORMAL is a November 2016 LibraryReads pick!
FANTASTIC NEWS! NORMAL by Warren Ellis is the #9 pick on the November 2016 LibraryReads list! Some people call it “abyss gaze.” Gaze into the abyss all day and the abyss will gaze into you. In this provocative near-future techno-thriller, a foresight strategist (a.k.a.: people who think about geoengineering and smart cities and ways to […]
LibraryReads 2016 “Favorite of Favorites” Voting Now Open
Lovely librarians, it’s time to choose your favorite 2016 LibraryReads titles! LibraryReads is celebrating their third year of reading and recommending great titles by inviting library staff to vote for their favorite books from the October 2015 through September 2016 lists. Remember, anybody who works in a public library in the United States can vote […]