Plus Prepub Alert, Book Pulse, and a Q&A with horror novelist and school librarian S.A. Barnes
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January 17, 2024

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Read-Alikes for The Fury by Alex Michaelides | LibraryReads 
By Marianne Fitzgerald, Barbara Hoffert, Paul Lane, and Jennifer Ohzourk 
The Fury by Alex Michaelides is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Nishita Parekh, Alice Feeney, and Peter Swanson for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. 
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Prepub Alert | July 2024 Titles

By Melissa DeWild and Neal Wyatt

Current Events 

  • Mystery
  • Thrillers
  • History
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Elevate Legal Writing from Passable to Polished


Drawing on ideas from cognitive science, stylistics, and litigation strategy, Elegant Legal Writing teaches practical techniques by example. Ryan McCarl shows how litigation documents that are easier and more pleasant to read are more likely to persuade judges and other busy readers.

 

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Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene and Sarah Wolberg

  • The Great Gatsby Comes to Broadway 
  • The Fury by Alex Michaelides Tops Holds Lists 
  • Katherine Hall Page and R.L. Stine Are MWA Grand Masters 
  • Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced 
  • PBS Books Launches Multi-Platform National PBS Reader’s Club 
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LJ Talks with S.A. Barnes, School Librarian and Horror Author 

By Becky Spratford 
S.A. Barnes is the author of Dead Silence and the forthcoming Ghost Station. She works in a high school library by day, recommending reads, talking with students, and removing the occasional forgotten cheese stick used as a bookmark. 

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SPONSORED BY RECOLLECT

 

Recollect Helps the University of Georgia Showcase Its Special Collections Online


Colleges and universities often have a hard time effectively showcasing their special collections for the general public. The University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences has solved this challenge with an easy-to-use digital platform called Recollect.

 

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This Week’s New Starred Reviews

By LJ Reviews 

  • Fein, Louise. The London Bookshop Affair: A Novel of the Cold War. Morrow. 
  • Houck, Judith A. Looking Through the Speculum: Examining the Women’s Health Movement. Univ. of Chicago. 
  • Kole, William J. The Big 100: The New World of Super-Aging. Diversion. 
  • Quin, Eilish. Medea. Atria.
  • St. James, Simone. Murder Road. Berkley. 
  • Woodward, Rose. Buddhism: A Journey Through Art. Interlink. 
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Las Vegas Love | Two Romances Betting It All 

By Jenny Kobiela-Mondor and Ashli Wells 
It might be known as a place for fake marriages, but these two novels make love real in Sin City. 

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Women in Art | Creation and Exploration 

By Nancy J. Mactague and Nancy B. Turner 
Fascinating, complex, imaginative, and scholarly, these two books aid readers interested in exploring spirituality and social activism in art. 

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Black Films and Icons 

By Rosellen “Rosy” Brewer and Leah K. Huey 
An exploration of 1970s Blaxploitation films and a memoir from a legendary actor. 

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