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imageCriminal Minds: Previewing the Mystery Trends and Titles of 2022
By Brian Kenney and Henrietta Verma

An always popular genre, crime fiction continues to grow and evolve, keeping its core readership solidly engaged but also attracting new readers. In our 2022 preview, looking at books publishing through the fall, we have found that storytelling is king, across subgenres, as authors build cases with even more attention to characterization, with a character’s psyche, family, and motivations all powering the story. Already popular cozies—light, nearly violence-free mysteries—are going strong.

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By Barbara Hoffert

LJ asked Kellye Garrett, author of Like a Sister (Mulholland, Mar.) and the acclaimed “Detective by Day” mysteries, to discuss new developments in the crime fiction genre. 
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Beth Kava has been reading mysteries her entire life. During her long career as a history teacher, she engaged students by helping them think of past events as mysteries to be investigated. She is currently a volunteer in her community and president of the White Plains Library (NY) Foundation, helping to support a library with, among many riches, an ever-enticing section of mysteries. 
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By Brian Kenney and Henrietta Verma

Wondering if a book is a cozy? Take this quick quiz, and give yourself five points for every time you answer “yes.”

Essential titles reviewed in our March 2022 print issue, spanning audio, mystery and suspense, sf/fantasy, social sciences, reference, and more.
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LJ Talks with Nikesha Elise Williams, Winner of 2021 BCALA EBook Literary Award in Fiction

Founded in 1970, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) is a leading advocate for libraries serving the nation’s African American community. In 2016, the BCALA launched the Self-Publishing Literary Award in cooperation with BiblioLabs, a Charleston-based software/media company. The award’s goal is to highlight and amplify new African American voices.

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