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|  Say Cheese | Tips for Digital Photos
By Elissa Bongiorno
The 2021 holidays have officially wrapped, halls undecked, New Year’s countdown completed. So, what to do now that watching winter holiday cinema is officially out of season? Why not consider upping the productivity of your couch time—we would never suggest you get up off the couch—by putting all those holiday pics you took last month to good use. You can create photo books, make pillows, or simply back up your images to ensure stress-free scrolling for years to come. |
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LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner. |
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 Buzz-worthy Books of the Week |
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Alma Katsu is an internationally award-winning novelist. The Hunger is one of NPR’s 100 favorite horror stories, and The Deep was nominated for the Stoker and Locus awards for best horror novel. Red Widow draws on her career as an intelligence officer, and her latest novel, The Fervor, is a horror novel set in a Japanese internment camp. LJ caught up with her to talk about writing, the power of horror fiction, and authors who inspire. |
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|  Fictional Science: Five Thought-Provoking Literary Works
By Steven Jablonski
Readers who love both science and fiction but not necessarily science fiction should find much to enjoy in these thought-provoking literary works that dramatize the challenges and rewards of real-life scientific inquiry. |
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|  First Books About Grief and Loss
By Kimberly Fakih
In SLJ’s new “Milestones” series that takes on topics for young children with relevant book suggestions, we round up some effective, affecting titles that take on death. |
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Christopher Paul Curtis reflects on his post-Newbery life, censorship attempts, and why his books, and their centering African American history, are necessary, especially today. |
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