Plus, Book Pulse, a Q&A with Kweli Journal's Laura Pegram, and a train-centric Display Shelf
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July 16, 2025

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Read-Alikes for A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna | LibraryReads
By Laura Eckert, Sandra Woodbury, Neal Wyatt, and Jenna Zarzycki
A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Roshani Chokshi, Heather Fawcett, and Rebecca Thorne for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.
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Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene and Sarah Wolberg

  • Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz Leads August LibraryReads List
  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Finalists Announced 
  • A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna Tops Holds Lists
  • Dobby Gibson’s Poem “Hold Everything” Wins Four Quartets Prize
  • Leila Aboulela Wins PEN Pinter Prize
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LJ Talks with Laura Pegram, Author, Educator, and Founder of Kweli Journal

By Jill Cox-Cordova
Laura Pegram—author, educator, painter, and jazz vocalist—first had the vision to launch Kweli Journal 15 years ago. Now Pegram talks to LJ about the publication’s moving origin story, its new commemorative anthology Sing the Truth, and plans for its future. 

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Display Shelf | Fiction on Track

By Melissa DeWild
Library displays highlight the collection and aid readers as they browse and find their next read, view, or listen. To help prompt display ideas and find titles to keep them stocked, LJ offers Display Shelf. Use this list to generate a quick display on the circulation desk or to fill an end-cap. The suggestions also offer RA librarians a handy list of popular titles on a range of high-interest genres and subjects. Take a reading journey with these novels set on trains.

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SLJ Picture Book Palooza: July 17, 2025

Agatha Everlasting | Cases, Characters, and Clues Inspired by the Grande Dame

By Julie Ciccarelli, Linsey Milillo, and Darcy Mohr
Agatha Christie fans will be delighted with these new takes and revamps.

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