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imageRead-Alikes for A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
By Melissa DeWild, Debbie Frizzell, Jen Ohzourk, and Annice Sevett

A Slow Fire Burning, by Paula Hawkins (Riverhead), is the top holds title of the week (8/31/21). LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.  

 

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Living in the Age of Fire—and What Happens Next

The Pyrocene tells the story of what happened when a fire-wielding species, humanity, met an especially fire-receptive time in Earth's history. Over the past two million years, we have remade the Earth, and Stephen J. Pyne explores how we might recover our responsibilities as keepers of the planetary flame.

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The Romance Writers of America (RWA) has again found itself embroiled in controversy. This time, the association gave one of its new Vivian awards to At Love’s Command by Karen Witemeyer, a historical romance that most observers saw as glorifying the genocide of Lakota people at the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890.

 

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imageJonathan Franzen’s Crossroads, the Diaries of Patricia Highsmith, Joy Harjo’s Memoir Poet Warrior, and 55 Other Exceptional Titles | Starred Reviews, September 2021
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Essential titles reviewed in our September 2021 print issue, spanning mystery and suspense, SF/fantasy, arts and humanities, social sciences, reference, audiobooks, and more.

 

imageTop Docs: The Life of L. Frank Baum; a Wild Ride into the World of Simulation Theory Believers
By Joshua Blevins Peck

LJ’s documentary film reviewer picks four stirring new works, now available on DVD/Blu-ray.

 

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University of California Press A Turkish Memoir of War, Slavery, and Self-Discovery

A pioneering work of Ottoman Turkish literature, Prisoner of the Infidels brings the seventeenth-century memoir of Osman Agha of Timişoara—slave, adventurer, and diplomat—into English for the first time. Osman tells a tale of indignation and betrayal but also of wonder and resilience.

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By Jeff T. Dick

Ten new and classic films now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

 

imageTop Film Picks on DVD/Blu-ray: Maggie Cheung Plays Silent-Film Star Ruan Lingyu; Benedict Cumberbatch as a Businessman-Turned-Spy
By Jeff T. Dick

LJ’s film columnist picks the month’s top indie, foreign, and classic films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

 

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Marko Zorn has just survived an attempt on his life when he is assigned to protect the prime minister of Montenegro, the known target of an assassination plot. International politics and personal vendettas collide as Zorn digs deep to stop the deadly, elusive killer—or killers—on the international stage.

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imageFive Tuesdays in Winter | Featured Review
By Lauren Gilbert

"Though the protagonists range from a young girl to a middle-aged gay man to a gruff nonagenarian grandfather, the stories share certain characteristics; King is a master at conveying through subtle description the small, painful, bumbling moments of life and the awkwardness of human interactions....A series of beautifully written character studies brimming with insight into the human condition."

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