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January 29, 2025

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Read-Alikes for The Crash by Freida McFadden | LibraryReads
By Heidi Sandiford, Blinn Sheffield, and Sandra Woodbury
The Crash by Freida McFadden is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Heather Gudenkauf, Mary Kubica, and Ana Reyes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.
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Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene and Sarah Wolberg

  • Oregon Book Award Finalists Are Announced
  • ALA’s Youth Media Awards Announced
  • RUSA Book and Media Awards Are Announced
  • Finalists for National Book Critics Circle Awards Are Announced
  • Edgar Award Nominees Are Announced
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SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

 

How Worker-to-Worker Organizing Is Revitalizing Labor and Winning


Through digital tools and ambitious campaigns, young worker leaders are turning the labor movement back into a movement—and they're winning. We Are the Union illustrates how this new grassroots approach can exponentially grow the power of working people to overcome economic exploitation, racial injustice, and authoritarianism at work.

 

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This Week’s New Starred Reviews

By LJ Reviews 

  • Baldwin, James. Giovanni’s Room. Books on Tape. 
  • Jones, Dan. Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England’s Greatest Warrior King. Books on Tape. 
  • McCann, Colum. Twist. Random. 
  • Patch, Jessica R. The Other Sister. Love Inspired. 
  • Russell, Karen. The Antidote. Knopf.
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A Contentious Conclave, a Macabre Crime Thriller, and Stories from an NYC Ballroom | Fast Scans

By Jeff T. Dick
Can’t-miss movies for your queue include Oscar contender Conclave, a twisty character study of a London theater critic, and a sanguine trio of stories situated in an NYC ballroom. 

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SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

 

A Science-Based Rebuttal to Fallacies About Human Difference


Physicians, parents, and even scientists today often spread misinformation about what biology can and can’t tell us about our bodies, minds, and identities. In this myth-busting book, geneticist Shoumita Dasgupta draws on the latest science to correct misconceptions about how much of our identities are actually based in genetics.

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From the Marvel Universe to Saturday Night Live | Coming Attractions

By Jeff T. Dick
Forthcoming DVDs and Blu-rays for every taste, including grifters extraordinaire, Richard Pryor’s life story, and an eyebrow-raising Hitchcock biopic.

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Modern Design, Art-House Filmography, and a Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto | Real Reels

By Joshua Blevins Peck
This month’s must-see documentaries include a consideration of affirmative action, architect and designer Eliot Noyes’s modernism, and Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final concert film.

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