By George Lichman Rapper, actor, producer, and entrepreneur Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson makes his thriller debut with The Accomplice, about Nia, the first Black woman to join the Texas Rangers. LJ talked with Jackson and his coauthor, Aaron Philip Clark, about storytelling, genre, and the interior world of their novel.
Bestselling Lambda Literary Award winner TJ Klune is the author of The House in the Cerulean Sea and the forthcoming Somewhere Beyond the Sea. He talks with LJ about fighting bigotry, the power of found family, and his future projects, including a book featuring a wandering black hole.
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From an all-star cast of creative talents comes a volatile, genre-defying graphic novel homage to hip-hop icon Ol' Dirty Bastard that reimagines New York City's Five Boroughs through the eyes of the maverick MC and Wu-Tang Clan co-founder.
By Mary Bell, Mara Bandy Fass, and Jessica Trotter Angel of Vengeance by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Robert Jackson Bennett, Daniel O’Malley, and Nalini Singh for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.
Luis Jaramillo is the author of the award-winning short story collection, The Doctor’s Wife. His writing has appeared in LitHub, BOMB Magazine, Los Angeles Review of Books, and other publications. He is an assistant professor of creative writing at The New School.
By LJ Reviews Titles about plant intelligence, memory, and the cosmos are topping the charts.
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