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October 16, 2024 Read-Alikes for The Waiting by Michael Connelly | LibraryReads By Jeff Ayers, Jen Funk, Valerie Osborne, and Starr Smith The Waiting by Michael Connelly is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Lee Child, Tracy Clark, and Elizabeth George for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. | SPONSORED BY PLUTO PRESS Writings by a Towering Palestinian Literary and Political Icon Ghassan Kanafani is perhaps the greatest Palestinian novelist whose books documented the horrors of war and occupation. He was also a leading political thinker, strategist, and revolutionary. Here, his writings on politics, history, national liberation, and the media are collected in English for the first time. Read more>>> | Display Shelf | Indigenous Fiction By Melissa DeWild Get ready to celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November with a display shelf of fiction from Indigenous authors. | SPONSORED BY OCEANVIEW PUBLISHING He Swears by His Boundaries. But Did He Cross the Line? Charles Bliss is a teacher at an elite Connecticut boarding school who is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Then she disappears under mysterious circumstances, and he becomes the primary suspect. It soon becomes clear there’s only one way he can clear his name: find her. Read more>>> | Mom-Com Romances By LJ Reviews Don’t miss these on-trend romances featuring moms and a range of swoony partners. | SPONSORED BY EBSCO Navigating AI’s Future: How Sci-Fi Predicted Today’s Knowledge Challenges Dr. Ashleigh Faith, MLIS, PhD from EBSCO dives into "Libraries of Future Past," exploring how science fiction predicted today’s AI challenges: navigating information overload, discerning truth, and ethical knowledge pursuits. While AI helps, humans—especially librarians— are crucial in organizing and helping unearth trustworthy information. Read more>>> | The Lady Is an Auteur | Performing Arts By Kathleen McCallister and Frederick J. Augustyn Jr. Auteurs Nora Ephron and Ida Lupino get the star treatment in new books by Ilana Kaplan and Alexandra Seros. | 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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