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April 24, 2024

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Read-Alikes for Funny Story by Emily Henry | LibraryReads 
By Migdalia Jimenez, Midge Loery, Stephanie Piro, and Jill Rupp 
Funny Story by Emily Henry is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Kristina Forest, Jasmine Guillory, and Annabel Monaghan for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. 
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Prepub Alert | November 2024 Titles

By Melissa DeWild and Neal Wyatt

  • History
  • Historical Fiction
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SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

 

The Original Manuscript and Revised Versions of Pudd’nhead Wilson


The Mark Twain Project makes available the full text of the Morgan Library manuscript (the original version), together with a critical text of the revised version, stripped of the changes imposed by Mark Twain's editors and publishers—two fascinating ways to encounter this troubled and troubling novel. 

 

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Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene and Sarah Wolberg

  • PEN America Announces Debut Novel and Poetry in Translation Winners 
  • PEN America Cancels Literary Awards Ceremony 
  • Funny Story by Emily Henry Tops Holds Lists 
  • Fady Joudah Wins the Jackson Poetry Prize 
  • Winners of Publishing Triangle Awards Are Announced 
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This Week’s New Starred Reviews

By LJ Reviews 

  • Perfect Eloquence: An Appreciation of Vin Scully. Univ. of Nebraska. 
  • Radchenko, Sergey. To Run the World: The Kremlin’s Cold War Bid for Global Power. Cambridge Univ. 
  • Winspear, Jacqueline. The Comfort of Ghosts. Soho Crime. 
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Twice as Nice | Romance 

By Heather Miller Cover and Eve Stano 
Contemporary romance author Katelyn Doyle and historical romance author Scarlett Peckham are one and the same, with both a unique, sizzling second-chance rom-com and a sexy, bawdy, and fun historical romance coming out this summer. 

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Romantic Retellings | Romance 

By Sydney Ashby, Jenna Harmison, and Hazel Ureta 
These three romances offer new takes on classic stories, including a steamy modern “Beauty and the Beast” tale, a rom-com reimagining of Rapunzel, and a unique contemporary twist on The Great Gatsby. 

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Titles About Taiwan | Travel and History 

By Whitney Bates-Gomez and Joshua Wallace 
An indispensable guide for readers traveling to Taiwan and a book recommended for anyone interested in China-Taiwan-U.S. relations. 

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Animated Leonardo, Waitress the Musical, and Cuba Before Castro | Fast Scans 

By Jeff T. Dick
This month’s top foreign and indie picks include an animated depiction of visionary Leonardo da Vinci, stories dramatizing Cuba’s pro-Castro movement, and Barbara Stanwyck as a laid-off newspaper reporter who spawns a social movement. 

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The Eiffel Tower and Alien Artifacts Down Under | Coming Attractions 

By Jeff T. Dick
Upcoming DVD and Blu-rays to watch include an adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste, River Phoenix with a prank turned bittersweet, and the story of fearless flight attendants. 

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Smoke Saunas, Joan Baez, and the Love of Dance | Real Reels 

By Joshua Blevins Peck 
This month’s can’t-miss documentaries delve into Joan Baez’s career, the intimacy of Estonian smoke saunas, and the lives of hip-hop dancers at a prestigious Paris academy. 

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