THE SINGER SISTERS by Sarah Seltzer97812509076468/6/24Flatiron BooksFiction/ Coming Of Age / Music Sarah Seltzer’s THE SINGER SISTERS invites readers into the complicated world of a multi-generational family of folk-rock musicians, exploring the bonds that unite family, as well as the tensions that threaten to tear them apart. In 1967, Judie Zingerman emerges as a rising […]
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Forthcoming Women’s Nonfiction (3/25/2024)
Today we are highlighting women’s nonfiction stories; from medical guides and silenced histories, to motherhood and challenging the patriarchy, these books celebrate womanhood. IT’S NOT HYSTERIA: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (BUT WERE NEVER TOLD) BY DR. KAREN TANG Dr. Karen Tang is on a mission to transform how we engage […]
Books for Music Lovers
From the cultural evolutions of hip-hop music to the rock and roll lives of music stars, both fictional and real, spanning from the Upper East Side to Hollywood beaches, these titles don’t miss a beat! HIP-HOP IS HISTORY BY QUESTLOVE LibraryReads votes due by May 1st. In this book, Questlove proposes a theory of evolution, […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (2/5/2024)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: GLASS HOUSES by Madeline Ashby9780765382924 | 8/13/24 A group of employees and their CEO, celebrating the sale of their remarkable emotion-mapping-AI-algorithm, crash onto a not-quite-deserted tropical island. Luckily, those who survived have found a beautiful, […]
Forthcoming Nonfiction (1/25/2024)
Today we are highlighting an array of nonfiction, including original examinations into medical mysteries, from womanhood, psychedelics, gardens, and puppies, to more personal stories of life on stage and magical strange. SHAKESPEARE: THE MAN WHO PAYS THE RENT BY JUDI DENCH & BRENDAN O’HEA “A literary demonstration of how the iconic actor has lost none […]
TLA’s 2024 Texas Topaz Reading List
We’re thrilled that the Texas Topaz List includes FIVE Macmillan titles this year! COBALT RED: HOW THE BLOOD OF THE CONGO POWERS OUR LIVES BY SIDDHARTH KARA “[This is] a penetrating exposé on the deliberate smoke screens created by powerful companies to obscure the realities behind the abysmal conditions of cobalt miners in the Congo… […]
November Nonfiction Round-Up (11/29/2023)
This week, we are highlighting the complexities of crime, parole, and law in America—from the Florida marshlands to the prison-industrial complex. Additionally, for a different perspective, an original dive into comedy and culture, alongside an inspiring account of trans activism, will uplift hearts and minds. GATOR COUNTRY: DECEPTION, DANGER, AND ALLIGATORS IN THE EVERGLADES BY […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (11/1/2023)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: A HUNGER TO KILL: A Serial Killer, a Determined Detective, and the Quest for a Confession that Changed a Small Town Forever by Kim Mager and Lisa Pulitzer 9781250274885 | 7/23/24 On September 13, 2016, […]
Audiobook Goodies (10/26/23)
There’s nothing better than a good audiobook, and it’s even better when the author themself narrates it! Read on to see how much fun these authors had recording their audiobooks in the studio. IF YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME: A MEMOIR BY JOHN STAMOS9781250911155 | available now Excerpt from the audiobook! BEING HENRY: THE FONZ…AND […]
3 Stars for COSMIC SCHOLAR
In COSMIC SCHOLAR: The Life and Times of Harry Smith, music scholar and biographer John Szwed patches together, for the first time, the life of one of the twentieth century’s most overlooked cultural figures. This fascinating work has received three starred reviews! “Drawing on extensive research to fill in his subject’s emotional states, Szwed sensitively […]
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