Juneteenth 2024 | A Reading List

By Jill Cox-Cordova
This booklist is a Juneteenth commemoration in the form of fiction and nonfiction about its history and the long-standing implications of enslavement and the Jim Crow era.

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month 2024 | A Reading List

By Sarah Hashimoto
These titles, ranging from romance and mystery to social sciences and poetry, honor the experiences, legacies, and accomplishments of LGBTQIA+ people.

Prepub Alert | December 2024 Titles

By Melissa DeWild and Neal Wyatt

Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene and Sarah Wolberg

Great Reads | June 2024 Starred Reviews

By LJ Reviews
The top reads from our June issue, ranging across mystery, suspense, romance, fiction, horror, science fiction, fantasy, arts, science, and more.

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Award-Winning Author Stephen C. Pollock Discusses His Poetry Collection Exits

The poems in Exits explore the beauty and frailty of life, the cycles of nature, and the potential for renewal. In a time of great uncertainty, Exits responds to prevailing anxieties and to the universal search for meaning. At its core, Exits is a meditation on mortality.

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Read-Alikes for Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson | LibraryReads

By Barbara Hoffert and James Woods Marshall
Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Remi Adeleke, Jack Carr, and Mark Greaney for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

The Moonlight Market by Joanne Harris | SFF Pick of the Month

By Matthew Galloway
This sometimes-unsettling yet consistently delightful fairy tale feels like a marriage of the clever schemes of Trip Galey’s A Market of Dreams and Destiny and the metaphors of Kelly Barnhill’s The Crane Husband.

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Improving Library Performance and Student Outcomes: A Conversation with Jessie Ransom

I'm sure every library has encountered this situation: a student comes in and says, “do you have this book? I need it for this course,” and that's the first time that the library ever hears about this resource being mandatory reading for a course.

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Hope To Die by Cara Hunter | Mystery Pick of the Month

By Lesa Holstine
Inspired by a real-life crime in Australia, the sixth DI Fawley novel is an intricate, carefully plotted police procedural comparable to the best of Ann Cleeves’s Vera novels or Louise Penny’s mysteries.

Errands & Espionage by Sam Tschida | Romance Pick of the Month

By Judy Garner
In this delightful spy thriller romance, disrespectful kids and mob bosses alike fall victim to special agent Gabby Greene, a stay-at-home mom with the lethal combination of a dart gun, just-dyed roots, and a minivan. Bad guys beware.

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20 Bestselling Thrillers | The Most Sought-After Titles by Public Libraries

By LJ Reviews
David Baldacci, James Patterson, and Lisa Scottoline are just some of the names topping the charts.

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