In 1972 two idealistic Americans, Charles Horman and Frank Teruggi, arrived in Chile to participate in President Salvador Allende's revolution. A year later they were secretly executed as Chile's military, with U.S. backing, deposed Allende. Renowned journalist John Dinges scoured archives and interviewed new witnesses to reveal the true story.
By John Charles S.A. Cosby’s thriller King of Ashes launches Flatiron’s new imprint Pine & Cedar in June 2025. Cosby talks with LJ about the novel, his writing process, and the authors who first made him fall in love with crime fiction.
By Emily Bowles Like the novel’s lottery-winning protagonist, Lippman’s fans will feel like they hit the jackpot with this warm and cozy romp through a Paris vacation and cruise, without too many lives lost along the way.
Citrus by David J. Mabberley traces the history of today’s global superfood from its cultivation in the ancient world from just a handful of wild species, via Arab trade routes, the noble collectors of medieval Europe, imperial conquerors on the high seas, and merchants betting on the high-value fruit crop.
By Melissa DeWild Library displays highlight the collection and aid readers as they browse and find their next read, view, or listen. To help prompt display ideas and find titles to keep them stocked, LJ offers Display Shelf. Use this list to generate a quick display on the circulation desk or to fill an end-cap. The suggestions also offer RA librarians a handy list of popular titles on a range of high-interest genres and subjects. This list features the thrilling world of Formula 1 racing across fiction and nonfiction titles.
By Andrienne Cruz, Cyndi Larsen, Jennifer Schultz, and Lacey Webster All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Alafair Burke, Christine Platt and Catherine Wigginton Greene, and Jason Rekulak for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.
By Matthew Galloway Kelley’s debut might draw comparisons to Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water, but this powerfully queer story will stand tall in its own right on any shelf.
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