For patrons waiting to read the top library holds title of the week, LJ and LibraryReads suggest read-alikes by Julie Garwood, Wanda M. Morris, and Karin Slaughter.
Justin Brooks offers up-close accounts of the cases he has fought, embedding them within a larger landscape of innocence claims and research on the causes of wrongful convictions. The stories of Brooks's clients paint the picture of a broken justice system, one where innocence is no protection from incarceration.
Do you like to read historical romance? LJ is looking for romance fans to review a number of category romance titles each month. If you are interested, please contact Melissa DeWild: mdewild@mediasourceinc.com
By JoAnne E. Lehman LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in June marks the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan and celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community. The titles on this list range from short stories to dystopian fiction and from graphic memoir to social sciences.
By Becky Spratford Australian author Kaaron Warren talks to LJ about her youthful bibliomania, how the horror genre chose her, and an ancient fish sauce that inspired her new novel, Bitters.
By Rebekah Kati In her latest book, Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden, Camille T. Dungy interweaves the themes of history, memory, motherhood, environment, and culture with the experience of planting a garden. She talks with LJ about those intersections and their impact.
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