Safe travels to all those headed to sunny San Diego! Don’t forget to download LJ’s free Galley Guide for an insider look at the books and author signings on offer. Not headed to ALA Annual? The Galley Guide highlights titles that publishers are putting PR money behind and serves as a quick look at the upcoming titles of fall. For an even deeper dive into the biggest book season of the year, don’t miss our August issue, which covers the trends and titles to know in the second half of 2024.
The poems in Exits explore the beauty and frailty of life, the cycles of nature, and the potential for renewal. In a time of great uncertainty, Exits responds to prevailing anxieties and to the universal search for meaning. At its core, Exits is a meditation on mortality.
By Portia Kapraun, Debbie Lease, and Shellie Taylor All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Megan Goldin, Angie Kim, and Tim Johnston for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.
“Everything breaks–or ends up breaking something else,” says Carissa Carter, stating the basic premise of Assembling Tomorrow. “But by thinking about the world differently—the way designers do—we still have a chance to design for healing and to transform the future.”
By Joshua Blevins Peck This month’s key documentaries spotlight a range of intriguing individuals: photographer Nan Goldin, “Clown Prince of Hip-Hop” Biz Markie, Irish funeral director David McGowan, and Brian Jones, a founding member of the Rolling Stones.
By Jeff T. Dick Upcoming DVD and Blu-rays to watch include Hollywood It Girl Sydney Sweeney as a devout young nun, Japanese students sheltering from a typhoon, and a plague that turns humans into animals.
By Jeff T. Dick Can’t-miss foreign and indie films for your queue feature C.S. Lewis and Freud debating the existence of God, drama surrounding a dilapidated apartment block, and nonagenarian Madeleine’s last ride.
ByDenise Miller and Peter Thornell These two memoirs offer insider accounts of making music and acting in series television.
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