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July 3, 2017
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Stephanie Klose, Media Editor

Travel emerges as a theme as Boyd Childress builds a collection development list on the topic of Cuba, the Classic Returns column contains works on Sri Lankan gardens and an American in Liverpool, while Books for Dudes explores life on the road as a long-haul trucker. Barbara Hoffert's debut novels feature is packed with reading for home or away, Steve Kemple considers female jazz musicians of the 1960s and 1970s, and M. Brandon Robbins offers tips for hosting a gaming tournament at your library. In addition, Claire Zion shares her experiences of editing pioneering romance author Jo Beverley, and U.S. Marine veteran Thomas J. Brennan and war photojournalist Finbarr O’Reilly discuss cowriting Shooting Ghosts: A U.S. Marine, a Combat Photographer, and Their Journey Back from War.
Stay with Me cover First Steps | Debut Novels
By Barbara Hoffert
Debut novels good enough to keep you reading through summer vacation and into the fall.
Merely a Marriage cover Editing the Late Jo Beverley
By Kristin Ramsdell
Claire Zion, editor in chief at Penguin/Berkley, discusses her relationship with the much-revered author, Beverley’s process and themes, and her contributions to the romance genre.
Gamers photo Tournament Season, Part 1 | Games, Gamers, & Gaming
By M. Brandon Robbins
Summer is a great time for gaming programs. A competitive event can be run with minimal cost and minimal logistics, so there’s no reason not to give it a shot.
Audiobook Month Concludes | Wyatt's World
  1. Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo
  2. Defectors by Joseph Kanon
  3. Murder Games by James Patterson & Howard Roughan 
  4. The Force by Don Winslow
  5. Indecent Exposure by Stuart Woods
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Shooting Ghosts cover Q&A with the Authors of Shooting Ghosts
By Stephanie Sendaula
Marine veteran Thomas J. Brennan and war photojournalist Finbarr O’Reilly, coauthors of Shooting Ghosts: A U.S. Marine, a Combat Photographer, and Their Journey Back from War, discuss motivation, the military, and PTSD.
Dorothy Ashby Afro-Harping album cover Women in Jazz: Part 2 | Music Matters
By Steve Kemple
A look at the work of female jazz instrumentalists and composers from the 1960s and 1970s.
One Day in December cover Cuba, Then & Now | Collection Development
By Boyd Childress
Cuba has served as a playground for tourists, a model Communist state, and most recently a renewed interest for American travelers and investment. The country, a scant 90 miles off the Florida coast, has also been the subject of exciting literary output for decades.
Bawa cover Summer Travels | Classic Returns
By Liz French
Victorian adventurers and adventuresses, an American actress’s last act in Liverpool, and a peek at the Sri Lankan gardens of the brothers Bawa.
The Dark Dark cover Ungentlemanly Warfare & Prog Rock | Books for Dudes
By Douglas Lord
Douglas Lord highlights titles including Samantha Hunt’s The Dark Dark, Giles Milton’s Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler’s Defeat, and Finn Murphy’s The Long Haul: A Trucker’s Tales of Life on the Road.
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