Plus an interview with Denny S. Bryce, read-alikes for “The Five-Star Weekend” by Elin Hilderbrand, and Book Pulse
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June 14, 2023

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Witches, Writers & War | Historical Fiction Trends and Titles To Know
By Virginia Grubbs & Jill Maguire  
LJ’s second annual historical fiction preview looks at the trends and titles of the upcoming season.
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Fact Meets Fiction | Talking with Historical Fiction Author Denny S. Bryce 

By Virginia Grubbs & Jill Maguire  
Bryce’s biographical historical novel The Other Princess is based on Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a real-life Yoruba princess who became a ward and goddaughter of Queen Victoria. 

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SPONSORED BY THE MIT PRESS

 

Pushing the Boundaries: Fall Titles from the MIT Press

 

A pocket-sized citizen’s guide on how to fight back against the disinformation campaigns; a collection of inspiring stories of long-overlooked women physicists and astronomers who reshaped the rules of society; a blueprint for a better future that offers a unified theory of human behavior, culture, and society; and more.

 

Explore the fall catalog>>>

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Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene and Sarah Wolberg 

  • Cormac McCarthy Has Died at Age 89
  • The 2023 Colorado Book Awards
  • The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand Tops Holds Lists
  • Biden Appoints Book Ban Coordinator for Dept. of Education
  • Lambda Literary Foundation Announces Several 2023 Winners
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This Week’s New Starred Reviews

By LJ Reviews 

  • Hessel, Katy. The Story of Art Without Men. Norton.
  • Miles, Cassie. K-9 Hunter. Harlequin Intrigue.
  • Nicholls, Steve. Alien Worlds: How Insects Conquered the Earth, and Why Their Fate Will Determine Our Future. Princeton Univ.
  • Wilbur, Matika. Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America. Ten Speed.
  • Williams, Katie. My Murder. Riverhead.
  • Wolf, Heather. Find More Birds: 111 Surprising Ways To Spot Birds Wherever You Are. The Experiment.
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Read-Alikes for The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand | LibraryReads 

By Alicia Ahlvers, Melissa DeWild, Rose Miller, and Jennifer Ohzourk  
For patrons waiting to get their hands on the top holds title of the week, LJ and LibraryReads suggest read-alikes by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Louise Miller, and Kosoko Jackson.

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The Beatles | On Film and in Photos 

By Bill Baars and Gregory Stall 
There are two new engaging options for Beatles fans. One title deviates from standard biographies and music analysis, the other showcases mostly unseen images of the Beatles from the end of 1963 through early 1964. 

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Biographies in Graphic Novel Form  

By Tom Batten 
In these graphic biographies, the life of legendary Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Schulz is depicted in the form of a newspaper comic strip, and the career of Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee is plotted through a succession of tightly crafted scenes, none more than a single page long.  

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20 Best-Selling History Books | The Most Sought-After Titles by Public Libraries   

By LJ Reviews  
Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, Ilyon Woo, and Timothy Egan are just some of the names topping the charts.  

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