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March 27, 2024

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Read-Alikes for The Truth About the Devlins by Lisa Scottoline | LibraryReads  

By Donna Ballard, Barbara Hoffert, Lauren Maxwell, and Allie Williams 
The Truth About the Devlins
by Lisa Scottoline is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

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Prepub Alert | October 2024 Titles

By Melissa DeWild and Neal Wyatt

  • Literary Fiction
  • Pop Fiction
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SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

 

Insider Knowledge on How to Consider and Navigate Graduate School


Is Grad School for Me? is an essential resource that offers step-by-step instructions on how to maneuver the admissions process before, during, and after applying. With a strong focus on demystifying higher education and revealing the hidden curriculum, this guide aims to diversify a wide range of professions.

 

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Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene and Sarah Wolberg

  • Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Winners 
  • Dylan Thomas Prize Shortlist 
  • Lisa Scottoline’s The Truth About the Devlins Tops Holds Lists 
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Winners Are Announced 
  • Horror Writers Association Announces Its Summer Scares Reading List 
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PLA 2024 Galley Guide | Books To Pick Up and Have Signed  

By LJ Reviews 
Get ready for PLA with our Galley Guide, updated with a new time for Rainbow Rowell’s in-booth signing at Harper. Also, please stop by our booth (No. 1743) to share your #ReasonsToLoveLibraries story and pick up a copy of LJ. 

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SPONSORED BY SIMON & SCHUSTER

 

A Q & A with Megan Miranda on her latest novel, Daughter of Mine


Megan Miranda is the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, The Perfect Stranger, The Last House Guest, which was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, The Girl from Widow Hills, Such a Quiet Place, The Last to Vanish, and The Only Survivors. Her latest book is Daughter of Mine. 

 

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Simon & Schuster

Display Shelf | Fairy-Tale Fiction 

By Melissa DeWild
Feature these genre-spanning reimaginings of fairy-tale favorites. 

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Display Shelf | Food Memoirs  

By Melissa DeWild
Captivate with these culinary-themed memoirs, featuring favorite famous chefs and humble home cooks.  

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David Lynch, Karaoke, and the International Space Station | Coming Attractions  

By Jeff T. Dick
Forthcoming DVDs and Blu-rays to watch include Nicole Kidman as a TV weather forecaster, a documentary about activist Nan Goldin, and a tribute to Ukrainian heroes.  

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A Classic Movie Palace, Fast-Driving Ferrari, and Miranda Rights | Fast Scans   

By Jeff T. Dick
These can’t-miss movies for your queue feature a biopic of Enzo Ferrari, anti-Nazi activist Sophie Scholl, and an homage to classic picture houses.  

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Cat Daddies, Documentaries, and Tom Wolfe | Real Reels   

By Joshua Blevins Peck
This month’s must-see documentaries feature feline fathers, a not-so-prestigious automobile race, and a study of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated writers.  

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Librarians in Love | Romance 

By Migdalia Jimenez, Jenny Kobiela-Mondor, and
Heather Miller Cover 

These contemporary romances by Emily Henry, Jenn McKinlay, and KJ Micciche all feature librarians falling in love. 

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