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June 12, 2024

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ALA 2024 Galley Guide | Books To Pick Up and Have Signed
By LJ Reviews
Besides sea, sand, and sun, this year’s ALA conference in San Diego also offers an abundance of ARCs. Library Journal’s galley guide charts the picks and includes an in-booth signing schedule to keep up with the conference’s biblio happenings. 
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Prepub Alert | December 2024 Titles

By Melissa DeWild and Neal Wyatt

  • Writing
  • Biography & Memoir
  • Pop Fiction
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SPONSORED BY SHADOW MOUNTAIN PUBLISHING

 

A New Historical Romance

 

Aisley lost everything in a Viking attack. Now, working alongside the one man she trusts, she is ready to fight for her people—and for love. 

“Endearing. [A] grand historical novel.” —Foreword Reviews

 

Request the ARC!>>>

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Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene and Sarah Wolberg

  • Oprah Picks David Wroblewski’s Familiaris for 106th Book Club 
  • Nephew of Donald Trump Will Publish Memoir on July 30 
  • Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood Tops Holds Lists 
  • Homer Aridjis Wins Griffin Poetry Prize 
  • Colson Whitehead’s Crook Manifesto Wins Gotham Book Prize 
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This Week’s New Starred Reviews

By LJ Reviews 

  • de Thame, Rachel. A Flower Garden for Pollinators. Mobius. 
  • Morrison, Diego Gerard. Pages of Mourning. Two Dollar Radio. 
  • Raven, Sarah (text) & Jonathan Buckley (photos). A Year Full of Pots: Container Flowers for All Seasons. Bloomsbury. 
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Historical Fiction Preview 2024 | The Best Books and Key Trends To Know 

By Jill Maguire & Sarah-Ruth Tasko 
Thriving across formats and enthralling audiences, today’s historical fiction is vibrant, on point, and expansive in its scope. 

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LJ Talks with Michelle Moran | Historical Fiction Author of Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp 

By Jill Maguire & Sarah-Ruth Tasko
Michelle Moran, author of Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp, talks with LJ about research, the Broadway production of the musical, and Maria’s real-life persona. 

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SPONSORED BY EXITS POETRY

 

Award-Winning Author Stephen C. Pollock Discusses His Poetry Collection Exits

 

The poems in Exits explore the beauty and frailty of life, the cycles of nature, and the potential for renewal. In a time of great uncertainty, Exits responds to prevailing anxieties and to the universal search for meaning. At its core, Exits is a meditation on mortality.

 

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Read-Alikes for Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood | LibraryReads 

By Amanda Baumann, Ebby Bowles, Migdalia Jimenez, and Neal Wyatt 
Not in Love
by Ali Hazelwood is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Elena Armas, Tarah DeWitt, and Jo Segura for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. 

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One on One by Jamie Harrow | Romance Debut of the Month 

By Ashli Wells 
Harrow’s breathtaking debut delves deep into the raw emotions of grief and the pure beauty of rediscovering joy in an exquisite tale of second chances, featuring an enemies-to-lovers romance. 

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Time’s Agent by Brenda Peynado | SFF Debut of the Month 

By Marlene Harris 
Fans of Carmen Maria Machado will find in this debut novelist a new author to follow every bit as voraciously. 

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Ladykiller by Katherine Wood | Mystery Debut of the Month 

By Carrie Voliva 
Wood has expertly mixed romance with mystery in a novel that leaves more questions than answers. This fast-paced thriller will work well for book clubs and fans of the unreliable narrator trope. 

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