Staff Review: MEET ME IN THE GARDEN

MEET ME IN THE GARDEN by Nina LaCour 97812508104728/4/26Flatiron BooksFiction / Family Life / Multigenerational Nina LaCour is back with another sweeping, devastating, and beautiful story in MEET ME IN THE GARDEN. In 1944 New Orleans, within their tight-knit Creole community, Odette and her cousin Delphine meet regularly in a garden. Closer than sisters, they […]

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For Your Consideration: August 2026 LibraryReads Titles

Download, read, and vote for your favorite August titles for the August 2026 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE JULY 1ST! MEET ME IN THE GARDEN by Nina LaCour | 9781250810472 | 8/4/26 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Critically acclaimed author LaCour (YERBA BUENA, 2022) returns with a masterpiece that stands as an exceptional work of historical […]

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Family Fiction (3/10/26)

Check out these compelling family fiction reads! COYOTELAND by Vanessa Hua 9781250395511 | 5/12/26 Living in El Nido, a privileged community in the hills east of Berkeley, is supposed to mean you’ve made it. So when Jin Chang moves there with his wife and daughters after years of scraping by, he hopes it will finally […]

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More Family Fiction (12/9/25)

Dive into rich family narratives with these family fiction picks! MEET ME IN THE GARDEN by Nina LaCour 9781250810472 | 8/4/26 New Orleans, 1944. Odette has always been one of the Honore sisters, glamorous and admired in their Creole community. But while Odette’s older sisters are content to be wives and mothers, Odette has always […]

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New Edelweiss E-galleys (9/23/25)

Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: THERE’S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD by Rasheed Newson9781250406149 | 6/2/26 Xavier C. Barlow, one of Hollywood’s young Black stars taking the industry by storm in the late 1950s, is Skyline Studios’s ambitious attempt to […]

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One City One Book Recommendations: Literary Fiction

If you run a One City One Book program and are looking for literary fiction recommendations, we’ve got you covered! For even more recommendations of all genres, check out this post and this Edelweiss catalog. A TRUE ACCOUNT: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself by Katherine Howe9781250894212Trade paperback available 11/19/24 From New York Times bestselling […]

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One City One Book Recommendations: LGBTQ+ Books

If you run a One City One Book program and are looking for queer stories by queer authors, we’ve got you covered! For even more recommendations of all genres, check out this post and this Edelweiss catalog. YOURS FOR THE TAKING by Gabrielle Korn9781250357625Trade paperback available 11/12/24 A thrilling queer debut novel set several decades in the future […]

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Celebrating Pride

Happy Pride Month! Throughout the month, and beyond, we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and recognize their strength, courage, and resilience in fighting for equality and inclusion. Join us as we continue to amplify stories about love, equality, and lived experiences of the LGBTQ+ community and creators, including the ones below. Click here to view for […]

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2022 Book Club Picks

Need some help choosing your next book club pick? Take it to the pros! Here are Macmillan’s 2022 Book Club Picks from some of the best in the game. B&N Book Club ELEKTRA by Jennifer SaintOTHER BIRDS by Sarah Addison Allen B&N YA Book Club ANATOMY: A Love Story by Dana SchwartzTHIS VICIOUS GRACE by […]

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Booklist Editors’ Choice 2022

The smart folks over at Booklist have released their Editors’ Choice lists for 2022! Adult Books: DUCKS: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate BeatonEQUAL PARTNERS: Improving Gender Equality at Home by Kate ManginoTHE VIRAL UNDERCLASS: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide by Steven W. ThrasherIF I SURVIVE YOU by Jonathan EscofferyTHE […]

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