12 Novels Featuring Protagonists on the Autism Spectrum
By Anja Webb

This Autism Awareness month (and every month), it’s important to recognize the need for positive representation in fiction, as well as the amazing impact that neurodiversity has on literature. If you’re looking to stock your library with romance, mystery, or adventure, these novels all feature main characters that are either explicitly or implicitly on the autism spectrum.

Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt

 

Today in Book Pulse: Bernardine Evaristo & Hilary Mantel Shortlisted for Women's Prize; Goop Launches Book Club

 

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Roxane Gay’s Bestselling Short Story Expanded Into Graphic Novel

The Sacrifice of Darkness, from New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay along with co-writer Tracy Lynne Oliver and artist Rebecca Kirby, adapts Gay’s bestselling short story “We Are the Sacrifice of Darkness” into a full-length graphic novel about a tragic event that forever bathes the world in darkness.

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Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert

• Ken Bruen, Janet Evanovich, Anthony Horowitz, & More: Mystery Previews, Nov. 2020, Pt. 1
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Hot Off the Presses: Six New Books/Ebooks Out This Week
By Kiera Parrott
A twisty thriller, a spicy romance, a laugh-out-loud memoir, and more books publishing this week—all available digitally.

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Self-Help: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Modalities

In a time of global anxiety, self-help publishers are meeting increased demand for guidance and practical advice. Their growing catalogues feature authors with an ever-widening range of professional and personal experiences. There is truly something for everyone in this season’s exceptional set of self-help titles.

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Booklist: Post-Binge-Watching Reads
By Mahnaz Dar
Many people stuck inside all day have dived back into favorite TV se­ries to pass the time. Between binge-watches, learn more about your favorite shows from these can’t-miss reads. With so many of the authors providing “best of” lists, opinionated readers and viewers have hours of debate ahead of them, too.

Analyzing Our Inherent Bias as a Society: Academic Best Sellers in Social Sciences
By LJ Reviews
An exposé on the shocking root cause of gender inequality and research, an intimate investigation of the true scope of domestic violence, and a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers (and why they often go wrong) top the list of best-selling social sciences books.

Hard Cash Valley | Featured Review
By LJ Reviews
"Good rural mysteries excel at showing how both the land and the law that governs it are deeply personal, and Panowich knows the residents of the Georgia foothills down to his bones. Perfect for fans of Attica Locke or Laura McHugh."

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