Plus new Prepub Alerts, Book Pulse, and Kate Quinn read-alikes
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July 10, 2024

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Fiction Shows Its Fangs | Horror Fiction Preview 2024 
By Becky Spratford
Vampires stake a renewed claim, women’s stories and translated novels expand the genre, and psychological horror challenges tropes. 
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LJ Talks Vampires and Centering Women in Stories with Rachel Harrison 

By Becky Spratford
Bestselling author Rachel Harrison, whose next novel, So Thirsty, is forthcoming this September, discusses her appreciation for libraries and librarians and the inspiration for her writing. 

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Learn How to Build Bridges and Heal Relationships


“Enables all of us to maximize the positive potential of our speech freedom.”—Nadine Strossen

“The habits it offers, with both humor and compassion, can help each of us do our part to heal this broken world.”—Nury Turkel

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Prepub Alert | January 2025 Titles

By Melissa DeWild and Neal Wyatt

  • History
  • Literary Fiction
  • Historical Fiction
  • Romantasy
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Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene and Sarah Wolberg

  • Dagger Award Winners Are Announced 
  • The Briar Club by Kate Quinn Tops Holds Lists 
  • Hisham Matar & Matthew Longo Win Orwell Prizes 
  • Arundhati Roy Wins PEN Pinter Prize 
  • The Colorado Book Award Winners 
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Everything Breaks


“Everything breaks–or ends up breaking something else,” says Carissa Carter, stating the basic premise of Assembling Tomorrow. “But by thinking about the world differently—the way designers do—we still have a chance to design for healing and to transform the future.”

Read more>>>

Ten Speed Press

Stars So Far

By LJ Reviews
The first half of 2024 has been full of astronomical events—the eclipse, the northern lights, and sublime images of space. Here on Earth, LJ reviewers have discovered 490+ stars of their own, with books that have earned the magazine’s highest accolade, a starred review. 

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I Dreamed of Falling by Julia Dahl | Mystery Pick of the Month 

By Lesa Holstine
The devastating crime novel will appeal to readers who appreciate tragic family stories and fans of Julia Keller’s Bell Elkins books. 

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The Naming Song by Jedediah Berry | SFF Pick of the Month 

By Matthew Galloway
Fans of Patricia A. McKillip’s The Forgotten Beasts of Eld or Marie Brennan’s Driftwood will be in awe of Berry’s wonderfully odd ode to language, story, and family.

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I’ll Have What He’s Having by Adib Khorram | Romance Pick of the Month

By Migdalia Jimenez
With an eminently likable group of characters, a generous helping of wine and foodie culture, and an extra steamy and tender love story, YA author Khorram’s (The Breakup Lists) first foray into adult fiction will warm readers’ hearts.

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Prepub Alert: The Complete List | December 2024 Titles

By Melissa DeWild and Neal Wyatt
All the December 2024 Prepub Alerts in one place, plus a downloadable spreadsheet of all titles from every post.

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Read-Alikes for The Briar Club by Kate Quinn | LibraryReads 

By Lesa Holstine, Jodi Prather, Linda Quinn, and Carol Ann Tack
The Briar Club
 by Kate Quinn is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Sadeqa Johnson, Wanda M. Morris, and Laura Lippman for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

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Display Shelf | Private Eye July

By Melissa DeWild
Solve readers' demand for mysteries featuring private investigators with this display.

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Haunting Love | Two Spooky and Swoony Reads

By Heather Miller Cover and Jenna Harmison

Two supernatural romances deliver delights for fans of witchy romance and ghostly settings.

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