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April 17, 2024

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Read-Alikes for A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci | LibraryReads 
By Ellen Jennings, Sharon Layburn, and Jill Minor 
A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by S.A. Cosby, Greg Iles, and Thomas Mullen for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. 
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Prepub Alert | October 2024 Titles

By Melissa DeWild and Neal Wyatt

  • Horror
  • Social Sciences
  • Nonfiction Finale
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SPONSORED BY SHADOW MOUNTAIN PUBLISHING

 

Regency Romance Meets Beach Read

 

Love ignites when two rivals vie to secure a possible fortune at the seaside town of Brighton. This enemies-to-lovers romance as Regency meets beach read is perfect for both adult and young adult audiences. 

 

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Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene and Sarah Wolberg

  • Rebecca Yarros To Publish Stand-Alone Novel This Fall 
  • New PEN America Report Cites Surging Book Bans 
  • A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci Tops Holds 
  • Winners of the Oregon Book Award Are Announced 
  • Winners of the Whiting Award for Emerging Authors Are Announced 
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This Week’s New Starred Reviews

By LJ Reviews 

  • Donati, Sara. The Sweet Blue Distance. Berkley. 
  • Powter, Geoff. Survival Is Not Assured: The Life of Climber Jim Donini. Mountaineers Bks. 
  • Seeman, Tom. Animals I Want To See: A Memoir of Growing Up in the Projects and Defying the Odds. Post Hill. 
  • Sonia Delaunay: Living Art. Yale Univ. 
  • Thompson, Dave. Vinyl Record Collecting for Dummies. For Dummies: Wiley. 
  • Whiting, Robert. Gamblers, Fraudsters, Dreamers & Spies: The Outsiders Who Shaped Modern Japan. Tuttle. 
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SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

 

How to Create a More Private and Authentically Democratic World


Taking Privacy Seriously offers both a hard-hitting assessment of the origins of today’s privacy-eroding practices and a roadmap for creating new individual rights over our personal data. Rule proposes eleven key reforms in the control and use of personal information, all aimed at redressing the balance of power. 

 

Learn More>>>

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Cozy Science Fiction and Fantasy 

By LJ Reviews
SFF titles that offer out-of-this-world charm. 

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LJ Talks with Monika Kim, Author of The Eyes Are the Best Part 

By Becky Spratford
Monika Kim is a second-generation Korean American living in Los Angeles’s Koreatown. She learned about eating fish eyes from her mother, who immigrated to LA from Seoul in 1985. The Eyes Are the Best Part is her first novel. 

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LJ Talks with Stephen A. Marshall, Author of Hymenoptera 

By Jill Cox-Cordova
Stephen A. Marshall’s Hymenoptera: The Natural History and Diversity of Wasps, Bees and Ants was one of LJ’s Best Reference picks for 2023 and won the Dartmouth Medal. Here he reflects on the definition of reference and his approach to writing and research. 

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Native American Tribal Histories: Series 1–4, 1813–1880 | eReview 

By Bentley Clark
This extensive database of previously unaggregated primary-source documents provides a view of the United States government’s documentation of a crucial period in U.S. and Indigenous history. A valuable resource for researchers seeking firsthand historical reports. 

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First Folios Compared | eReview 

By Sarah Hashimoto
This superbly executed open-access database offers an unprecedented gateway to different versions of Shakespeare’s First Folios. AM’s powerful search tools and thoughtfully selected tips and pointers allow for exciting research opportunities. 

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