Plus new Prepub Alerts, Book Pulse, starred reviews, and SFF and romance debuts of the month
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February 14, 2024

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Read-Alikes for Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey | LibraryReads 
By Whitney Kramer, Jennifer Lizak, Janet Schneider, and Jessica Werner 
Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Hannah Grace, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, and Alisha Rai for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. 
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Prepub Alert | August 2024 Titles

By Melissa DeWild and Neal Wyatt 

  • Pop Fiction
  • Literary Fiction
  • Romance
  • Magical Realism
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SPONSORED BY SHADOW MOUNTAIN PUBLISHING

 

The True Story of WWII Heroines Who Saved Jewish Children

 

“I was one of the hidden children saved by the Belgian resistance. Andrée Geulen and Ida Sterno are…my saving team who risked everything to intervene. This magnificent book is not to be missed.” -Professor Shaul Harel, author of A Child without a Shadow

 

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Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene and Sarah Wolberg

  • Kristin Hannah’s The Women Is Top Loanstars Pick 
  • Compton Crook Award Finalists Announced 
  • Tessa Bailey’s Fangirl Down Tops Holds 
  • Susan Cooper Wins SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award 
  • Society of Authors Translation Prize Winners Are Announced 
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This Week’s New Starred Reviews

By LJ Reviews 

  • Dorrance, Denise. Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir. The Experiment. 
  • Kindt, Julia. The Trojan Horse and Other Stories: Ten Ancient Creatures That Make Us Human. Cambridge Univ. 
  • Mingo, AnneMarie. Have You Got Good Religion? Black Women’s Faith, Courage, and Moral Leadership in the Civil Rights Movement. Univ. of Illinois. 
  • Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror. Books on Tape.
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SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

 

An Alternative American Dream Rooted in Sisterhood and Solidarity


Accidental Sisters follows five refugee women in Houston, Texas, as they navigate a program for single mothers overseen by Alia Altikrity, a former refugee from Iraq. Grounded in the words of these women, this book recounts their lives and their struggles to find belonging in an epicenter of refugee resettlement.

 

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The Prospects by KT Hoffman | Romance Debut of the Month 

By Jenny Kobiela-Mondor 
The plot follows the tried-and-true sports romance formula that will please fans, while the love story and the tenacious, hopeful hero at its center will give readers the warm fuzzies. 

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Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell | SFF Debut of the Month 

By Kristi Chadwick 
This romantic fantasy has a great balance of grimness and humor that will appeal to fans of T. Kingfisher’s fantasy titles. 

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Delicious Romance | Foodie Rom-Coms 

By Kara Kohn and Morgan Lockard 
Savor these contemporary romances featuring a sous-chef at a Michelin-starred Maine restaurant and a hotshot NYC cook who has just relocated to Spunes, OR. 

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