LJ talks with playwright, actor, and Audie Award– and multiple-time Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator Dominic Hoffman to learn more about the process of storytelling and how he crafted his voice and style.
From the school-to-prison pipeline to transgender youth’s access to gender-affirming care to support for pregnant and parenting teens, Chris Barcelos shows that reproductive justice inspires political organizing across a range of issues. This book will help mobilize toward collective liberation.
By Mary Coe, Martha DiVittorio, and Cynthia Hunt Nightingale by Kristin Hannah is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Eve J. Chung, Kristin Harmel, and Georgia Hunter for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.
Vanessa Miller is a bestselling, award-winning author and playwright. Her writing has been centered on themes of redemption and books about strong Black women in pivotal moments of history. Her latest novel, The Filling Station, tells the story of the horrific 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre from the perspective of two young sisters.
By Neal Wyatt Smith’s novel is a quiet triumph. Each small unfolding supports the next, characters blossom off the page, and the pitch-perfect pacing is as pleasurable as the descriptive detail.
By Katherine Sleyko A relentless and beautifully balanced romantasy/legal thriller, offering blood and hope in equal measures. Recommended for fans of any of the genres it borrows from.
By Hallie Rich Morrison’s unflinching depictions imbue her characters with a richness and complexity that directs readers to regard them as worthy of attention and love. An essential text for generating discussion on race, culture, and U.S. society.
By Rob Tench This standout archive is well-organized, easy to use, and feature-laden; an indispensable resource for students of the global human rights movement.
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