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March 4, 2019
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The Best Reference Books of the Year
By Mahnaz Dar, Maggie Knapp, Patricia Lothrop, Dave Pugl, Laurie Selwyn, & Rob Tench

Though reference works are generally thought to be purely informational, no book is free from the viewpoint of those involved in its production. Many of the titles this year demonstrate that reference can take a stand.
Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
 
 
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Best Free Reference Websites and Apps
By Gary Price & Mahnaz Dar
What's better than free? Our resident InfoDocket guru curates 2018's best gratis reference sites and apps.
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In the Shadow of the Enemy Historical Fiction Can Be Murder with Tania Bayard's In the Shadow of the Enemy

Tania Bayard's In the Shadow of the Enemy transports readers to 14th-century Paris with the return of her intrepid detective author and women's advocate Christine de Pizan.

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Best Databases of 2018
By Mahnaz Dar
LJ's reference editor rounds up excellent subscription databases reviewed in the magazine in 2018.
Romances for Seasonal Reading | Wyatt's World
By Neal Wyatt
While romance is published all year long, there’s no doubt that Spring is an apropos season to highlight the genre's many pleasures. Here are but a few new titles to try (including a RUSA Reading List winner).
Fiction Xpress Reviews
  1. Days by Moonlight.
  2. The Korean Woman.
  3. When We Left Cuba.
  4. Murmur.
  5. On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old.
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