Through COVID-19 Closures, Libraries Take Book Clubs Virtual
By Mahnaz Dar

Though most libraries remain closed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, public librarians are still connecting with their patrons—thanks, in part, to virtual book clubs. 

Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt

 

Today in Book Pulse: Reni Eddo-Lodge Makes History; Oprah Picks James McBride's Deacon King Kong

 

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Prepub Alert
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Reading the Roaring Twenties: Fiction & Nonfiction | Collection Development
By Emma Carbone & Margaret Heller
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Graphic Novels about Unforgettable People

The award-winning Show Me History! graphic novel series is full of unforgettable people, entertaining action, era-specific facts, and colorful artwork. Meet some of history’s most interesting characters, including Susan B. Anthony, Walt Disney, Amelia Earhart, Alexander Hamilton, Martin Luther King Jr., and Babe Ruth!

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Making Cocktails at Home
By Devon Thomas
If the cocktail aficionado can't go to the fancy bar, then the fancy bar must come to the aficionado. Here is a collection of books that will help thirsty readers mix up some libations in their own spaces.

The Yield | Featured Web Review
By LJ
The Aborigines’ story is one of yielding, of not taking from the land but of bending to the will of others, a tragic picture of the Australian colonial period. Winch makes a strong statement, beautifully rendered.

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