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August 28, 2024

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Read-Alikes for Daydream by Hannah Grace | LibraryReads
By Andrienne Cruz, Serita Patel, and Jessica Werner
Daydream by Hannah Grace is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Sarah Adams, Elle Kennedy, and Alisha Rai for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.
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Prepub Alert | March 2025 Titles

By Melissa DeWild and Neal Wyatt

  • Horror
  • Social Sciences
  • Nature
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How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors


The debate over campus sexual violence is more heated than ever, but hardly anyone knows what actually happens inside Title IX offices. On the Wrong Side provides the first comprehensive account of the workings of the Title IX system and imagines life-changing interventions for the next generation of students.

 

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Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene and Sarah Wolberg

  • Kirkus Prize Finalists Are Announced
  • Bouchercon Kicks Off Tomorrow in Nashville
  • Daydream by Hannah Grace Tops Holds Lists
  • Knight Foundation Survey on Book Banning
  • Winners of the Indiana Author Awards
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This Week’s New Starred Reviews

By LJ Reviews 

  • Brickman, Sophie. Plays Well with Others. Morrow.  
  • Dimova, Genoveva. Monstrous Nights. Tor.
  • Hati, S. And the Sky Bled. Bindery
  • Inventing the Modern: Untold Stories of the Women Who Shaped the Museum of Modern Art. Museum of Modern Art.
  • Moran, Rachel Louise. Blue: A History of Postpartum Depression in America. Univ. of Chicago.
  • Williamson, Thad & others. The Making of Twenty-First-Century Richmond: Politics, Policy, and Governance, 1988–2016. Univ. of North Carolina. 
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SPONSORED BY REVELL AND BETHANY HOUSE PUBLISHERS 

 

Danger, Mystery, and Romance from Bestselling and Rising Authors


Your patrons will be reading these pulse-pounding romances well into the night until the mystery is solved and justice is served. Stock your shelves today with these new releases from Irene Hannon, Lynette Eason, Jaime Jo Wright, and more! 

 

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Display Shelf | Rockin’ Biographies and Memoirs

By Melissa DeWild
Build a display that rocks with these books detailing the lives of musicians.

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Peking Opera, Early Francis Ford Coppola, and Conscious Eating Gone Wrong | Fast Scans

By Jeff T. Dick
This month’s top indie and foreign films feature entwined lives within the Peking Opera, a disquieting Holocaust film exploring the banality of evil, and mindful eating taken to an extreme.

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A Visionary Video Artist, Flight Attendant History, and a Jewish Grandmother Like No Other | Real Reels

By Joshua Blevins Peck
Key documentaries explore the storied history of flight attendants, photography at its finest, and beloved Jewish grandmother and a successful pornographer, Chelly Wilson.

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A DC Parody, Omen Prequel, and Rodeo Riders | Coming Attractions

By Jeff T. Dick
Upcoming DVDs and Blu-rays include a quartet of films from French director Patrice Leconte, a pair of oft-banned films from Ukrainian director Kira Muratova, and a searing meta-docudrama about sexual assault.

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Children and Climate Change | Parenting

By Julia Reffner
Two titles examine how climate change impacts children and issue a call to action to parents.

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Two TV Star Memoirs | Performing Arts

By Amy Shaw and Claire Sewell
A pair of memoirs celebrate the achievements and talents of women in Hollywood.

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