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March 20, 2024

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PLA 2024 Galley Guide | Books To Pick Up and Have Signed 
By LJ Reviews
Library Journal’s galley guide for the 2024 Public Library Association conference is now available. Get a jump on reader demand and get in the know; sign up to get a PDF download now. 
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Prepub Alert | October 2024 Titles

By Melissa DeWild and Neal Wyatt

  • Thrillers
  • Mystery
  • History
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SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

 

An Exploration of Climate-Driven Reproductive Anxiety


Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question is the first comprehensive study of how environmental emotions influence whether, when, and why people today decide to become parents—or not. Jade S. Sasser argues that creating the families we desire will require deep commitments to social, reproductive, and climate justice.

 

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Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene and Sarah Wolberg

  • National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 Honorees 
  • Ned Blackhawk’s The Rediscovery of America Wins Mark Lynton History Prize 
  • Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle Tops Holds Lists 
  • Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting Is the Nero Gold Prize Book of the Year 
  • Writers’ Prize Winners Are Announced 
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Read-Alikes for Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle | LibraryReads 

By Marlyn Beebe, Barbara Hoffert, Kimberly McGee, and Jessica C. Williams 
Expiration Dates
by Rebecca Serle is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Alisha Rai, Josie Silver, and Emma Straub for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. 

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SPONSORED BY SHADOW MOUNTAIN PUBLISHING

 

A New Gothic Romance for Fans of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights 


A ghostly estate. A handsome caretaker hiding a secret. And the intrepid Hyacinth Bell, who is set on solving the mystery of both.
“Haunting. Eerie. Persistent. A cozy read.” —Booklist

 

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Dazzling Fantasy Debuts 

By Melissa DeWild, Andrea Dyba, and Matthew Galloway 
Check out these starred fantasy debuts about a Trans-Siberian luxury train, an underwater humanity, a department store that sells dreams, and a hotheaded hero with nothing to lose. 

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Environmental History: Conservation and Public Policy in America, 1870–1980 | eReview 

By Gricel Dominguez 
This Gale database offers a distinctive look into the history of American environmental conservation. 

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SPONSORED BY SIMON & SCHUSTER

 

A Q & A with Megan Miranda on her latest novel, Daughter of Mine


Megan Miranda is the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, The Perfect Stranger, The Last House Guest, which was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, The Girl from Widow Hills, Such a Quiet Place, The Last to Vanish, and The Only Survivors. Her latest book is Daughter of Mine. 

 

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Power to the People: Counterculture, Social Movements, and the Alternative Press | eReview 

By Rob Tench
This user-friendly Gale database contains primary sources from the 19th to 21st centuries that are sure to appeal to people interested in modern counterculture and social histories, along with progressive political and societal movements. 

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