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Tour de France: A Watching, Reading, and Listening Guide By LJ Reviews The 2022 Tour de France, the biggest sporting road cycling race of the year, begins on July 1 and runs through July 24, as it winds its way across France. Cycling fans will be watching daily to see who makes the best time, who wins in the mountains, and who has the fastest sprint finish. Some fans will also be tuned in to see the glories of the French countryside and aerial views of the many French châteaux. Help patrons who enjoy “Le Tour” make the most of it with these supporting resources. |
Read-Alikes for The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager By Marianne Fitzgerald, Beth Mills, Kelly Verheyden, and Sandra Woodbury The House Across the Lake, by Riley Sager (Dutton), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. |
4 Middle Grade Novels About LGBTQIA+ Lives Across Time By SLJ Staff These four contemporary and historical fiction middle grade titles center LGBTQIA+ characters who fight to live authentically across time, and serve as important reminders that mantras like “protect trans kids” require both words and action. |
First Time Summer Fun | Milestones By Florence Simmons These 10 titles can help young children process their emotions as they go through some thrilling firsts associated with the summer holiday, whether it's flying in an airplane or jumping off a diving board. |
Books for Browsers | Reference Round-Up By Etta Verma Public and academic libraries alike can benefit from books that draw both browsers and researchers looking for quick facts. Many of the recent and upcoming titles listed offer that versatility, compellingly and factually covering everything from objects carried on the famed Silk Roads to the United States Constitution. |
Watch and Read Garden TV | The Reader’s Shelf By Neal Wyatt A bit oddly for an undertaking that demands working with one’s hands, gardening turns out to be a wonderful pastime on TV, and, less surprisingly, within the pages of books, where writers such as Jane Austen and William Shakespeare have set scenes in gardens. The following books celebrate the TV-ness of gardening, four written by garden TV hosts and one by a TikTok star. |
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