Plus, LJ editors' picks, Book Pulse, display shelves of romantasy and loveable villains, and Jojo Moyes read-alikes
February 12, 2025 Prepub Preview | A Year of Titles To Watch By Barbara Hoffert As the new year steams into action, the book season gets in full gear as well, greeting spring, summer, and fall with a long list of titles worth noting, from fiction that focuses on a range of contemporary concerns, to nonfiction reminding us that the past is always prologue, to poetry that summons attention. | Editors’ Spring Picks | Titles To Watch By LJ Reviews Zooming in on titles publishing in the next several months, LJ’s Reviews editors explore the many appeals of genre fiction, especially focused on series titles, plus a swath of issue-focused and expansive nonfiction. | SPONSORED BY TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Janette Oke, Author of When Calls the Heart, Releasing New Novel!
For fans of ancient historical fiction and biblical fiction, The Pharisee’s Wife is an inspiring story about a beautiful woman, an ambitious Pharisee, and a nation in turmoil over a miracle-working prophet. The latest from the beloved author of Love Comes Softly will release March 11, 2025.
Read more>>> | SPONSORED BY PLUTO PRESS A ‘Tough Love’ Letter to the Labor Movement Solidarity Betrayed reckons with the labor movement’s failures on sexual harassment. Ana Avendaño draws on decades of organizing experience to provide a compelling insider’s account of trade unions’ complicity, collusion, victim blaming, and lack of perpetrator accountability. Learn more>>> | Display Shelf | Romantasy By Melissa DeWild Readers can’t get enough of romantasy, so stock the shelves with these binge-worthy genre blends. | SPONSORED BY THOMAS NELSON A chat with the author of The Filling Station Vanessa Miller is a bestselling, award-winning author and playwright. Her writing has been centered on themes of redemption and books about strong Black women in pivotal moments of history. Her latest novel, The Filling Station, tells the story of the horrific 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre from the perspective of two young sisters.
Read more>>> | Read-Alikes for We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes | LibraryReads By Alisa Stanfield, Janine Walsh, and Alison Zaya We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Anissa Gray, Claire Lombardo, and Terah Shelton Harris for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. | Job Zone utilizes unique job matching technology to help you find the perfect job (and employers find the perfect candidate), whether you’re actively seeking or just keeping an eye out for your possibilities. Log on today and check out our newest features, including automated job and candidate matches, and email alerts. JOB OF THE WEEK
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