June Virtual Events Wrap-Up
June Virtual Events Wrap-Up Watch Our June Morning Book Buzz We chatted about prepping for Pride Month, what’s new in nonfiction, Book Club Picks, and more. Watch Here. Watch Library of America in Conversation with Edward Hirsch, Author of The Heart of American Poetry Hirsch joins Library of America Live to discuss how these poems have […]
#FridayReads: Kaleidoscope
Click to Read an Excerpt on First Look. Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook. View or Download the Book Club Kit. Watch Cecily Wong on Our Relationship Fiction Panel. Read Cecily Wong’s Letter to Librarians. Everybody’s heard of The Brightons. From rags to riches, sleepy Oregon to haute New York, they are the biracial […]
What Will You Read for September? 2022
Request eGalleys of some of our favorite September titles, and if you love the books, please consider nominating them for LibraryReads! Remember, voting for the September list ends on 8/1. Click to Request eGalleys of These September Titles and More. Click to Learn More About the Audio Editions. Lessons: A Novel by Ian McEwan From the best-selling author of […]
A Letter to Librarians from Katelyn Monroe Howes
Dearest Librarians, It was an intergalactic star cruiser. A massive feat of human engineering with impossibly tall ceilings promising a lifetime of adventures. Just by stepping inside, one was instantly transported to alien planets. My hometown library is etched into my brain as this otherworldly vessel, forever seen through the eyes of a four-year-old falling […]
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#FridayReads: DELE WEDS DESTINY
Click to Read an Excerpt on First Look. Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook. Watch Tomi Obaro on Our Relationship Fiction Panel. Funmi, Enitan, and Zainab first meet at university in Nigeria and become friends for life despite their differences. Funmi is beautiful, brash, and determined; Enitan is homely and eager, seeking escape from […]
STARRED REVIEWS
With starred reviews from publications including Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal—your patrons will want to read these much-anticipated books that reviewers are raving about. FICTION Nothing But the Truth by James Holly “James’s debut is a sharply funny feminist spin on the 1997 Jim Carrey film Liar Liar… James (who’s trained in clinical […]
#FridayReads: Flying Solo
Click to Read an Excerpt on First Look. Listen to a Clip from the Audiobook. Watch Linda Holmes on Our Relationship Fiction Panel. Smarting from her recently canceled wedding and about to turn forty, Laurie Sassalyn returns to her Maine hometown of Calcasset to handle the estate of her great-aunt Dot, a spirited adventurer who […]
Announcing the July LibraryReads List
Public library staff across the nation have spoken! Congratulations to the books selected for the July 2022 LibraryReads Top Ten List. Click to Request eGalleys to Prepare for Your July Readers’ Advisory. Click to Learn More About our LibraryReads picks on Audio. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting: A Novel by Sophie Irwin A whip-smart debut that […]