Plus editors’ picks, Prepub Alert, Book Pulse, new starred reviews, and read-alikes for ‘The Women’ by Kristin Hannah
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February 7, 2024

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The Readers’ Almanac | Books To Know in 2024 
By Barbara Hoffert
Turn the page into 2024 and explore the books filling the year. Across fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, here are titles, authors, and subjects to note, from future best sellers to gems readers will treasure to works destined for award attention. 
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Signs of Spring | Editors’ Picks of the Season 

By LJ Reviews
See the titles LJ's book review editors have on their TBR lists this upcoming season. 

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Be a part of the PLA 2024 Conference from the comfort of your own desk! Register for the Virtual Conference, April 3–5, and enjoy 20+ educational programs, live-streams of keynote speakers; author interviews; networking; and more!

 

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Prepub Alert | August 2024 Titles

By Melissa DeWild and Neal Wyatt

  • Thrillers
  • Mystery
  • History
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Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene and Sarah Wolberg

  • PEN/Faulkner Longlist Includes James McBride, Alice McDermott 
  • Soho Press Launches New Horror Imprint, Hell’s Hundred 
  • The Women by Kristin Hannah Tops Holds Lists 
  • Hachette Will Go on the Stock Market 
  • Shortlist for Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 
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The Activists That Challenged the Racial Inequities of Israel

 

Israel's Black Panthers tells the story of the Moroccan Israeli Jews who rebelled against the ethnic hierarchy of Israeli life in the 1970s. Inspired by the American group of the same name, the Black Panthers mounted a political campaign for the rights of Mizrahim, or Jews of Middle Eastern ancestry. 

 

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A Lonesome Place for Dying by Nolan Chase | Mystery Pick of the Month 

By Lesa Holstine 
Chase debuts his lonesome, reflective lawman with this well-written, complex case. Fans of Craig Johnson’s Longmire will enjoy. 

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The Phoenix Bride by Natasha Siegel | Romance Pick of the Month 

By Migdalia Jimenez 
This lyrically written and utterly romantic novel from Siegel will appeal to readers of historical fiction and epic love stories. 

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The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark | SFF Pick of the Month

By Marlene Harris
This wildly surprising caper fantasy from Clark will keep readers on the edge of their seats working out who “dunit,” and how and why, as they explore the gritty underbelly of this world of living contracts, dead gods, and legal necromancy, reminiscent of Max Gladstone’s “Craft Sequence” and “Craft Wars” series.

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Read-Alikes for The Women by Kristin Hannah | LibraryReads 

By Beth E. Andersen, Barbara Hoffert, Melanie Liechty, and Cat Ng 
The Women
by Kristin Hannah is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Eugenia Kim, Alice McDermott, and Kristina McMorris for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. 

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This Week’s New Starred Reviews

By LJ Reviews 

  • Castro, V. Immortal Pleasures. Del Rey: Ballantine. 
  • Dennis, Steve. Leaders Leap: Transforming Your Company at the Speed of Disruption. Wonderwell.
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