Organizing the Books in Your Home, Part 1: How To Shelve Like a Librarian
By Kiera Parrott

With so many people stuck at home under quarantine, self-isolating, and under governmental shelter-in-place orders owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s no wonder that home organization and decluttering have been on the rise again. Bibliophiles seeking a more robust classification scheme for their beloved tomes may want to consider borrowing a few ideas from librarians.

Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt

 

Today in Book Pulse: Valentine and Disappearing Earth Top April Book Club Picks; Normal People Gets a Premiere Date and a New Trailer

 

In case you missed it:

• Remembering Children's Book Legend Tomie DePaola
• What's Next from The Martian Author, More "Best of 2020," and New Releases from Patterson, Koontz, and McMillan
• All Big Five Publishers Pull Out of BookExpo
• Upcoming Books Delayed, Thanks to COVID. S & S to Push Pub Dates for 145 Titles.

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Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert

• Seven Top Novels: Fiction Previews, Oct. 2020. Pt. 2
• The Big October Chill, Thriller Previews, Oct. 2020, Pt. 2
• Heartwarming and Heartbreaking: Memoir Previews, Oct. 2020, Pt. 2

Spring Abroad: This Season’s Best Reading from Around the World
By Barbara Hoffert
Ten forthcoming translated novels from across the globe.

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An Astrological Omen Portends Murder in A Full Cold Moon

To hunt down a brutal bludgeoner, Buffalo Detective Lauren Riley must travel to Reykjavik, Iceland, in the latest Cold Case Investigation mystery by Lissa Marie Redmond. At age 22, Redmond passed her police exam while still a student at the University of Buffalo.

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Eight Spring Horror Titles To Scare Your (Winter) Socks Off
By Becky Spratford
LJ's resident horror expert reviews the scariest novels destined to haunt shelves this spring.

Author Daniel Kraus Discusses the Future of Horror & His Unique Collaboration with the Late, Great George A. Romero
By Becky Spratford
LJ's horror columnist Becky Spratford chats with author Daniel Kraus about his work, his thoughts on the power of the genre and where it's headed, and how he completed George A. Romero's unfinished manuscript for The Living Dead.

Winter/Spring Bests | Debut Novels 2020
By Barbara Hoffert
Away from beach-ready summer and holiday-focused fall, debut novels tend to flourish in the early months of the year, and this year is no exception.

Keep Saying Their Names | Featured Review
By LJ
"This gripping narrative is presented in alphabetical “chapters” (“F Is for Firing Squad”) that move quickly and seamlessly between past and present, a device that adds immediacy and depth. Highly recommended to readers interested in accounts of wartime Europe or psychological studies of evil."

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