Plus new Prepub Alerts, Book Pulse, and Darby Kane read-alikes
December 11, 2024 SPONSORED BY PLUTO PRESS Imagining a Transfemme Future Is an Act of Revolution
'Femme' describes the queer, gendered expressions that uproot expectations of what it means to be feminine. Trans Femme Futures discusses how transfeminists take their experiences of desire, belonging, and harm to create collective power through femininity, fighting for marginalized and non-conforming people.
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Read-Alikes for What the Wife Knew by Darby Kane | LibraryReads By John Charles, Debbie Lease, and Marika Zemke
What the Wife Knew by Darby Kane is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Sally Hepworth, B.A. Paris, and Alyssa Cole for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.
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SPONSORED CONTENT Reference: Covering All the Bases
What we think of as “reference” has steadily evolved with technology. Now “reference” is more likely than not to be synonymous with “database.” Most of the publishers in this month’s Reference section offer digital databases alongside—or in lieu of—traditional printed reference materials like books and periodicals.
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Two Truths and a Lie by Cory O’Brien | SFF Debut of the Month By Henry Bankhead
O’Brien’s fiction debut is a highly intriguing vision of the near future that examines the role of memory in a functional aspect, which also underscores the utility of forgetting: “Funes the Memorious” by Jorge Luis Borges meets Total Recall by Philip K. Dick, with a wry narration that balances the grim reality.
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This is the last LJ Reviews+ Newsletter of 2024. We wish you happy reading for the New Year and hope you find great books everywhere. Look for our December Audio in Depth coverage coming this Friday for great listens as well. |
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