Plus a booklist and poem for National Poetry Month, romance, SFF, and mystery picks of the month, and Prepub Alert
April 3, 2024 Great Reads | April Starred Reviews
By LJ Reviews The top reads from our April issue, ranging across audio, mystery, suspense, romance, fiction, graphic novels, horror, science fiction, fantasy, arts, science, and more. |
SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS How Biases Cause Us to Fall for Misinformation and How to Combat It
In this eye-opening book, renowned economist Alex Edmans teaches us how to separate fact from fiction. Going beyond simply checking the facts and explaining individual statistics, Edmans explores the relationships between statistics—the science of cause and effect—ultimately training us to think smarter, sharper, and more critically.
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Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera | SFF Pick of the Month By Erin Niederberger
The characters’ journey through fantastical worlds across millennia is reminiscent of This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. Recommended for fans of ambitious speculative fiction that tackles systems of oppression in fresh ways. |
SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Looking at Firearms Smuggled from the United States to Mexico
Ieva Jusionyte provides a rare look into the world of firearms trafficking and urges us to understand the effects of lax US gun laws abroad. Based on years of fieldwork, Exit Wounds expands debates about guns in America, grappling with US complicity in violence on both sides of the border.
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Display Shelf | Librarian Authors By Melissa DeWild
National Library Week is celebrated during April, and these multitalented authors have also worked in libraries. Recognize them with a display! |
Read-Alikes for Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez | LibraryReads By Ann Carpenter, Heather Miller Cover, Elizabeth Gabriel, and Jillian Hayes
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Jasmine Guillory, Farrah Rochon, and Mia Sosa for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. |
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