Plus Prepub Alert, a booklist for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in June, author interviews, and more book news
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April 12, 2023

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Read-Alikes for Dark Angel by John Sandford | LibraryReads 
By Maria Gruener, Lesa Holstine, Paul Lane, and Nina Radakovich 
For patrons waiting to read the top library holds title of the week, LJ and LibraryReads suggest read-alikes by Julie Garwood, Wanda M. Morris, and Karin Slaughter. 
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Prepub Alert

By Barbara Hoffert

  • Six Big Biographies: Oct. 2023, Pt. 4 
  • Three Big Memoirs: Oct. 2023, Pt. 4 
  • Eight Big Pop Fiction Titles: Oct. 2023, Pt. 4 
  • U.S. History: Oct. 2023, Pt. 4 
  • World History: Oct. 2023, Pt. 4 
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Surviving Prison as an Innocent Person Is a Surreal Nightmare


Justin Brooks offers up-close accounts of the cases he has fought, embedding them within a larger landscape of innocence claims and research on the causes of wrongful convictions. The stories of Brooks's clients paint the picture of a broken justice system, one where innocence is no protection from incarceration. 

 

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Book Pulse

By Anita Mechler and Kate Merlene

  • The Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards Shortlist 
  • Kimberly Unger Wins the Philip K. Dick Award for The Extractionist 
  • John Sandford’s Dark Angel Tops Library Holds Lists 
  • The National Book Foundation Announces 2023 5 Under 35 Honorees 
  • The 35th Annual Triangle Awards Are Announced 
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Call for Reviewers  

Do you like to read historical romance? LJ is looking for romance fans to review a number of category romance titles each month. If you are interested, please contact Melissa DeWild:  [email protected] 

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LGBTQIA+ Pride Month | 10 Books To Add to the Collection and Share with Readers 

By JoAnne E. Lehman 
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in June marks the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan and celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community. The titles on this list range from short stories to dystopian fiction and from graphic memoir to social sciences.

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LJ Talks with Horror Writer Kaaron Warren 

By Becky Spratford 
Australian author Kaaron Warren talks to LJ about her youthful bibliomania, how the horror genre chose her, and an ancient fish sauce that inspired her new novel, Bitters.

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LJ Talks with Award-Winning Poet and Professor Camille T. Dungy 

By Rebekah Kati 
In her latest book, Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden, Camille T. Dungy interweaves the themes of history, memory, motherhood, environment, and culture with the experience of planting a garden. She talks with LJ about those intersections and their impact. 

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