Plus new Prepub Alerts, Book Pulse, and display shelves for Halloween and Native American Heritage Month
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October 16, 2024

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Read-Alikes for The Waiting by Michael Connelly | LibraryReads
By Jeff Ayers, Jen Funk, Valerie Osborne, and Starr Smith
The Waiting by Michael Connelly is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Lee Child, Tracy Clark, and Elizabeth George for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.
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Prepub Alert | April 2025 Titles

By Melissa DeWild and Neal Wyatt

  • Historical Fiction
  • Biography and Memoir
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SPONSORED BY PLUTO PRESS

 

Writings by a Towering Palestinian Literary and Political Icon


Ghassan Kanafani is perhaps the greatest Palestinian novelist whose books documented the horrors of war and occupation. He was also a leading political thinker, strategist, and revolutionary. Here, his writings on politics, history, national liberation, and the media are collected in English for the first time.

 

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Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene and Sarah Wolberg

  • Lyla Sage’s Lost and Lassoed Tops November LibraryReads List
  • Alice McDermott’s Absolution Wins Mark Twain Voice in Literature Award
  • Han Kang Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
  • Oprah Picks Lisa Marie Presley’s From Here to the Great Unknown for Book Club
  • Terah Shelton Harris Is Target’s Author of the Year
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Display Shelf | Indigenous Fiction

By Melissa DeWild
Get ready to celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November with a display shelf of fiction from Indigenous authors.

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SPONSORED BY OCEANVIEW PUBLISHING

 

He Swears by His Boundaries. But Did He Cross the Line?


Charles Bliss is a teacher at an elite Connecticut boarding school who is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Then she disappears under mysterious circumstances, and he becomes the primary suspect. It soon becomes clear there’s only one way he can clear his name: find her.

 

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Display Shelf | Ghostly Goodness

By Melissa DeWild
Find a hauntingly good read with these titles featuring ghosts.

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Mom-Com Romances

By LJ Reviews
Don’t miss these on-trend romances featuring moms and a range of swoony partners.

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SPONSORED BY EBSCO

 

Navigating AI’s Future: How Sci-Fi Predicted Today’s Knowledge Challenges


Dr. Ashleigh Faith, MLIS, PhD from EBSCO dives into "Libraries of Future Past," exploring how science fiction predicted today’s AI challenges: navigating information overload, discerning truth, and ethical knowledge pursuits. While AI helps, humans—especially librarians— are crucial in organizing and helping unearth trustworthy information. 

 

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Body of Work | Two Mysteries with Authors as Key Characters

By John Charles and Jane Jorgenson
When authors become characters, the plot thickens.

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The Lady Is an Auteur | Performing Arts

By Kathleen McCallister and Frederick J. Augustyn Jr.
Auteurs Nora Ephron and Ida Lupino get the star treatment in new books by Ilana Kaplan and Alexandra Seros.

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