Plus new Prepub Alerts, Book Pulse, and a dark academia display shelf
September 11, 2024 Read-Alikes for Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty | LibraryReads
By Douglas Beatty, Kelly Currie, and Karen Troutman Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Nikki Erlick, Roselle Lim, and Chloe Benjamin for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. |
SPONSORED BY SHADOW MOUNTAIN PUBLISHING A Master Class for Fiction Writers
This book is like teaming up with a personal writing coach who has more than a quarter of a century of editorial and publishing advice.
"What really stands out is the message of hope. Mangum’s words will encourage.”-Tricia Levenseller, NYT best-selling author
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Display Shelf | Dark Academia By Melissa DeWild
A genre perfect for fall, these books feature academic pursuits that take an unexpected and often perilous turn. |
SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS A Biography of Sanora Babb, Midcentury American Writer
When John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became a bestseller, but it also stopped the publication of another important novel. Renowned biographer Iris Jamahl Dunkle revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb and reminds us that the stories we know can change the way we remember history.
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Single Player by Tara Tai | Romance Debut of the Month By Michelle Mistalski
This is a must-read for fans of queer romance and those interested in the behind-the-scenes world of video games. Tai’s storytelling is both fun and thought-provoking, making this debut a standout in contemporary romance fiction. |
SPONSORED BY MIT PRESS How Tech Became the World’s Most Powerful Religion
In Tech Agnostic, Harvard and MIT's humanist chaplain Greg Epstein explores what it means to be a critical thinker and charts a path for tech agnosticism—not worship. He argues that we must learn how to collectively demand that technology serve our pursuit of human lives that are deeply worth living.
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LJ Talks with Laurie Notaro, Author of The Murderess By Liz French and Alana Quarles
The Murderess fictionalizes the notorious case of Winnie Ruth Judd, who in 1931 murdered her best friends and placed their bodies in trunks that she then attempted to ship. Notaro tells LJ about Phoenix’s “boogeyman,” her research, and how it feels to get inside a murderess’s head. |
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